-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, N3Bc2fiY02DQlxfAHXPAMoiMxZwI84scTF2IZl4UC7CAv8onCWNjHwvCrRuMmGXi oB5RnBlU1p5kE5F6m2b6Aw== 0000950123-10-054330.txt : 20100528 0000950123-10-054330.hdr.sgml : 20100528 20100528172902 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-10-054330 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20100528 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20100528 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100528 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000005272 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331] IRS NUMBER: 132592361 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08787 FILM NUMBER: 10867565 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 70 PINE ST CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10270 BUSINESS PHONE: 2127707000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 70 PINE STREET CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10270 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL ENTERPRISES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19700507 8-K 1 y84839e8vk.htm FORM 8-K e8vk
 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 28, 2010
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   1-8787   13-2592361
         
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)       Identification No.)
70 Pine Street
New York, New York 10270
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 770-7000
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Section 5 — Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
     As previously discussed in American International Group, Inc.’s (“AIG’s”) Proxy Statement for its 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the Determination Memorandum issued by the Office of the Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation on March 23, 2010 (the “Determination Memorandum”) permits AIG to pay 2010 stock salary to its top twenty-five most highly compensated employees in the form of units based on a basket of AIG common stock and debt securities designed to serve as a proxy for AIG’s long-term value. On May 28, 2010, final terms for these units, which are now referred to as Long-Term Performance Units, or LTPUs, were approved and AIG determined to pay 2010 stock salaries in LTPUs for a group of senior employees including named executive officers David L. Herzog, Kristian P. Moor, Rodney O. Martin, Jr. and Nicholas C. Walsh. These LTPU-based stock salaries will be settled in cash on the dates required by the Determination Memorandum, will be effective from January 1, 2010, and will replace any stock salary previously earned by these employees in 2010. In accordance with the Determination Memorandum, Robert H. Benmosche will continue to receive stock salary on the terms specified in his letter agreement previously disclosed in AIG’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 17, 2009.
     In addition, and in accordance with the Determination Memorandum, the rates of 2010 stock salaries for Messrs. Martin and Walsh will be reduced to $3,630,000 and $4,525,000, respectively, to reflect the additional cash salary earned by these employees in 2010 prior to the implementation of the approved cash salary rates specified in the Determination Memorandum.
     Copies of the AIG Long-Term Performance Units Plan and the form of Award Letter for LTPU stock salary are attached as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated into this Item 5.02 by reference.
Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit 10.1 AIG Long-Term Performance Units Plan
Exhibit 10.2 Form of Award Letter for LTPU-based stock salary

 


 

SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
  AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
                              (Registrant)
 
 
Date: May 28, 2010  By:   /s/ Kathleen E. Shannon    
    Name:   Kathleen E. Shannon   
    Title:   Senior Vice President and Secretary   
 

 

EX-10.1 2 y84839exv10w1.htm EX-10.1 exv10w1
Exhibit 10.1
American International Group, Inc.
Long-Term Performance Units Plan
     American International Group, Inc. (“AIG”) hereby adopts the American International Group, Inc. Long-Term Performance Units Plan (the “Plan”) as of May 28, 2010 (the “Effective Date”).
1. Purpose
     The purpose of the Plan is to attract, motivate and retain selected employees of AIG and subsidiaries of AIG, incentivize balanced risk-taking and encourage the long-term performance of AIG through the award of long-term performance units (“LTPUs”) representing a mix of AIG’s Hybrid Securities and Common Stock (each as defined in Section 3).
2.   Participation
     Awards under the Plan (“Awards”) may be made to any employee of AIG or a subsidiary of AIG. Each employee who is selected to participate in the Plan by the Compensation and Management Resources Committee of the Board of Directors of AIG (as constituted from time to time, and including any successor committee, the “Committee”), as evidenced by the receipt by such individual of an award letter (an “Award Letter”) from AIG or its designee, will be a “Participant” in the Plan. A Participant’s Award Letter will set forth the terms of the Award of LTPUs for the Participant under the Plan, as established by the Committee. By accepting an Award pursuant to the Plan, a Participant thereby agrees that the Award will be subject to all of the terms and provisions of the Plan and the applicable Award Letter.
3.   LTPUs
     A. General. Each LTPU constitutes an unfunded and unsecured promise to pay the Value (as defined in Section 4.A) of the securities underlying the LTPU on the applicable Payment Date (as defined in Section 5). Each Award of LTPUs may be subject to such terms and conditions, including service-based and performance-based vesting conditions, as the Committee determines.
     B. Underlying Securities. Each LTPU represents a mix of AIG’s 8.175% Series A-6 Junior Subordinated Debentures (“Hybrid Securities”) and common stock of AIG, par value $2.50 per share (“Common Stock” and, together with the Hybrid Securities, the “Underlying Securities”) determined on the grant date for that LTPU (the “Grant Date”) in accordance with this Section 3.B. The Value of a LTPU on its Grant Date will be $1000, and the Underlying Securities for the LTPU will consist of Common Stock and Hybrid Securities with Values on the Grant Date of $200 and $800, respectively. LTPUs will be payable solely in cash and, as a holder of LTPUs, a Participant will have only the rights of a general unsecured creditor and no rights as a shareholder or Hybrid Security-debtholder of AIG.
     C. Dollar Denominated Grants. Where the amount of a grant to be made on a specified date under the Plan is denominated in dollars, the number of LTPUs granted on that date will be equal to the dollar amount divided by $1,000.


 

     D. Fractional LTPUs. Fractional LTPUs may be issued under the Plan.
4.   Valuation; Interest and Dividends
     A. Valuation. “Value” on any date means:
     (1) For Common Stock, the closing price on the New York Stock Exchange on that date.
     (2) For Hybrid Securities, the volume-weighted average price during the ten trading days prior to the date as reported on the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine system.
     (3) For a LTPU, the sum of the Values of the Underlying Securities for the LTPU.
     B. Interest and Dividend Payments. During the period prior to payment of the LTPUs, any interest or dividend paid in cash on any Underlying Security will be converted into additional Hybrid Securities (if the Underlying Security is a Hybrid Security) or Common Stock (if the Underlying Security is a share of Common Stock) as soon as practicable following the date of the cash payment of interest or dividends.
5. Payouts of LTPUs.
     Each LTPU will become payable on the dates specified for the LTPU in a Participant’s Award Letter (each such date, a “Payment Date”). Cash payments for the LTPUs will be made within 30 days following the applicable Payment Date through the Participant’s normal payroll and will be based on the LTPU Value in effect on such Payment Date or the next following date for which Value is available.
6.   Annual LTPU Salary
     A. General. A Participant’s Award Letter may specify that an Award will take the form of periodic grants of LTPUs at a specified annual dollar rate (“Annual LTPU Salary”) pursuant to this Section 6. In such case, the Annual LTPU Salary will be governed by the terms of this Section 6.
     B. Earning; Rate. Beginning on the date of the applicable Award Letter, or such other date as may be specified in the Award Letter, Annual LTPU Salary will accrue and be earned equally over the course of the year, subject to the Participant’s continued employment with AIG or any of AIG’s subsidiaries. A Participant’s Annual LTPU Salary may be changed from time to time by the Committee, including to increase, decrease or terminate the Annual LTPU Salary.
     C. Periodic Grants. Grants of LTPUs in respect of Annual LTPU Salary will be made on the 15th and 30th day of each month, or, if any such day is not a business day, the immediately preceding business day (each such date, a “Salary Grant Date”). Each such grant will be for a dollar amount equal to the amount of

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the Participant’s Annual LTPU Salary which has been earned but not yet paid as of the applicable Salary Grant Date.
     D. Vesting. Unless otherwise specified in an Award Letter, LTPUs will be immediately vested in the Participant on the applicable Salary Grant Date or Retroactive Grant Date (as defined in Section 6.E).
     E. Retroactive LTPU Salary. Where an Award Letter provides that Annual LTPU Salary is to be awarded retroactively effective from a specified date (the “Initial Date”), then, upon the later of the date of the Award Letter and the Effective Date (the “Retroactive Grant Date”), an initial grant of LTPUs (the “Retroactive Grant”) will be made for a dollar amount equal to the amount of Annual LTPU Salary that would have been earned between the Initial Date and the last Salary Grant Date preceding the Retroactive Grant Date. For purposes of Section 3.B, the Grant Date of the Retroactive Grant will be the Retroactive Grant Date. For the purposes of determining Payment Dates, the Retroactive Grant will be treated as though it had been granted as earned at the applicable Salary Grant Dates between the Initial Date and the Retroactive Grant Date.
7. Adjustments; Conversion
     A. Adjustment of Awards. Subject to Sections 7.B and 7.C, the Committee will adjust the terms of outstanding LTPUs to give effect to any exchange or conversion of, or adjustment to, any Underlying Security, in each case in the same manner as is applicable to the Underlying Securities held by third parties.
     B. Hybrid Conversion for Voluntary Exchange, Conversion or Adjustment. In the event of a voluntary exchange or conversion of, or adjustment to, the Hybrid Securities into another security in which at least 50% of the principal amount of the Hybrid Securities are exchanged, converted or adjusted, any Underlying Security that is a Hybrid Security will be exchanged, converted or adjusted into such other security on the same terms as in the exchange, conversion or adjustment. If the Hybrid Securities are exchanged, converted or adjusted in whole or in part into cash or securities other than (1) Common Stock or (2) securities substantially similar to the Hybrids Securities (with respect to reflecting the long-term value of AIG), then (a) the value of such cash or securities will be converted into additional LTPUs having such terms and features as designed in the discretion of the Committee to reflect the long-term value of AIG, unless otherwise approved by the Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation (the “Special Master”), and (B) additional grants of LTPUs in respect of Annual LTPU Salary will be suspended and the structure of any future grants of Annual LTPU Salary by AIG (if other than in the form of Common Stock) shall be subject to the approval of the Special Master. Any grants of additional LTPUs to a Participant pursuant to this Section 7.B will be made promptly following the first date on which at least 50% of the principal amount of the Hybrid Securities are exchanged, converted or adjusted, and such LTPUs will become payable on the Payment Date of the LTPUs whose Underlying Securities the additional LTPUs are granted in respect of.
     C. Hybrid Conversion for Redemptions. There will be no adjustment for any redemption of the Hybrid Securities (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the Value of any Underlying Security that is a Hybrid Security will continue to be determined in accordance with Section 4.A(2), unless 75% of the Hybrid Securities are redeemed prior to their final maturity date, in which case any Underlying Security that is a Hybrid Security will be converted into Common Stock (based on the par value of the Hybrid Securities and the Value of the Common Stock at the time of conversion).
     D. Hybrid Conversion for Other Events. Any Underlying Security that is a Hybrid Security will be converted into Common Stock (based on the Values of the Hybrid Securities and Common Stock at the time of conversion) 90 days after the earlier of the date on which (i) at least 75% of the preferred securities in AIG held by the U.S. Department of the Treasury are converted into Common Stock, or (ii) AIG’s closing market capitalization (based on publicly-held, outstanding Common Stock) is more than 10% of AIG’s total assets (as reported on AIG’s financial statements most recently filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission).
     E. Treatment of Alternative Securities. If, pursuant to this Section 7, any LTPU becomes based on a security which is not Common Stock or a Hybrid Security (such other security an “Alternative Security”), then such Alternative Security will be treated analogously to an Underlying Security and the terms and conditions of this Plan and any Award Letter shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the Alternative Security.

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8. Stock Incentive Plan
     A. Grant of LTPUs. Each LTPU granted under the Plan will constitute an award under Section 2.8 of the American International Group, Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan or comparable provision of any successor plan, as amended from time to time (the “SIP”) with respect to the Underlying Securities of such LTPU that are Common Stock. In the case of any conflict between the provisions of the Plan and the SIP, the SIP shall control with respect to the Underlying Securities that are Common Stock.
     B. Conversion of Underlying Securities. If, after the grant of a LTPU, any Underlying Security that is a Hybrid Security is converted into Common Stock pursuant to Section 7, such conversion will constitute an additional award under Section 2.8 of the SIP and will be subject to the availability of shares of Common Stock under the SIP.
9. Administration of the Plan
     A. General. The Plan will be administered by the Committee. Actions of the Committee may be taken by the vote of a majority of its members. The Committee may allocate among its members and delegate to any person who is not a member of the Committee any of its administrative responsibilities; provided that, the Committee may not delegate the determination of the terms and features of any additional LTPUs granted pursuant to Section 7.B. The Committee will have power to interpret the Plan, to make regulations for carrying out its purpose and to make all other determinations in connection with the Plan and its administration (including, without limitation, the persons who will be Participants and the terms of Awards, all of which will, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, be final, binding and conclusive.
     B. Non-Uniform Determinations. The Committee’s determinations under the Plan need not be uniform and may be made by it selectively among Participants (whether or not such Participants are similarly situated); provided that, the terms and features of any additional LTPUs granted pursuant to Section 7.B shall be uniform for all Participants. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee will be entitled, among other things, to make non-uniform and selective determinations as to the persons to become Participants and the amounts of Awards.
     C. Amendments. The Committee will have the power to amend the Plan in any manner and at any time, including in a manner adverse to the rights of the Participants; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may not take any actions that, in the aggregate, in the determination of the Committee under Section 9.A, materially and adversely impair any vested award or, to the extent a Participant is subject to Section 409A (as defined in Section 10.F), accelerate or postpone any payment to a Participant to occur at a time other than the time provided for in the Plan in a manner that would violate Section 409A.
     D. No Liability. No member of the Board of Directors of AIG or the Committee or any employee of AIG or any subsidiary of AIG (each, a “Covered Person”) will have any liability to any person (including any Participant) for any action taken or omitted to be taken or any determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Participant’s participation in it. Each Covered Person will be indemnified and held harmless by AIG against and from any loss, cost, liability, or expense (including attorneys’ fees) that may be imposed upon or

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incurred by such Covered Person in connection with or resulting from any action, suit or proceeding to which such Covered Person may be a party or in which such Covered Person may be involved by reason of any action taken or omitted to be taken under the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by such Covered Person, with AIG’s approval, in settlement thereof, or paid by such Covered Person in satisfaction of any judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding against such Covered Person, provided that AIG will have the right, at its own expense, to assume and defend any such action, suit or proceeding and, once AIG gives notice of its intent to assume the defense, AIG will have sole control over such defense with counsel of AIG’s choice. To the extent any taxable expense reimbursement under this paragraph is subject to Section 409A, (x) the amount thereof eligible in one taxable year shall not affect the amount eligible in any other taxable year; (y) in no event shall any expenses be reimbursed after the last day of the taxable year following the taxable year in which the Covered Person incurred such expenses; and (z) in no event shall any right to reimbursement be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit. The foregoing right of indemnification will not be available to a Covered Person to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction in a final judgment or other final adjudication, in either case, not subject to further appeal, determines that the acts or omissions of such Covered Person giving rise to the indemnification claim resulted from such Covered Person’s bad faith, fraud or willful misconduct. The foregoing right of indemnification will not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which Covered Persons may be entitled under AIG’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, or the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of any relevant subsidiary of AIG as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any other power that AIG or any subsidiary of AIG may have to indemnify such persons or hold them harmless.
10. General Rules
     A. Plan and Awards Subject to Compensation Requirements. Compensation under the Plan is subject to applicable regulations issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury pursuant to the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, as amended by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and applicable requirements of agreements between AIG and the U.S. government, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or the AIG Credit Facility Trust. Participants may receive compensation under the Plan only to the extent that it is consistent with the preceding.
     B. No Funding. AIG will be under no obligation to fund or set aside amounts to pay obligations under the Plan. Participants will have no rights to the issuance or payment of any LTPUs other than as a general unsecured creditor of AIG.
     C. No Rights to Other Payments. The provisions of the Plan provide no right or eligibility to a Participant to any other payouts from AIG or its subsidiaries under any other alternative plans, schemes, arrangements or contracts that AIG may have with any employees or group of employees of AIG.
     D. Market Activity Restrictions. A Participant may not trade in Hybrid Securities or engage in any derivative or similar transaction with respect to Hybrid Securities at any time during which the Participant holds any outstanding

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LTPUs. Any activity by a Participant in violation of this Section 10.D will result in immediate forfeiture of the Participant’s outstanding LTPUs.
     E. Set-Off. AIG has the right to set-off against its obligation to pay cash under the Plan or any Award Letter any outstanding amounts (including, without limitation, travel and entertainment or advance account balances, loans, repayment obligations under any awards, or amounts repayable to AIG or any subsidiary pursuant to tax equalization, housing, automobile or other employee programs) that a Participant then owes to AIG and any amounts the Committee otherwise deems appropriate pursuant to any tax equalization policy or agreement, provided that AIG may not effect such an offset if it would constitute a substitute for payment of deferred compensation under Section 409A (as defined in Section 10.F).
     F. Section 409A. LTPUs are intended to provide payments to Participants that are “deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A, and the Plan is intended to, and will be interpreted, administered and construed to, comply with Section 409A with respect to the LTPUs. For this purpose, “Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, including any amendments or successor provisions to that section, and any regulations and other administrative guidance thereunder, in each case as they may be from time to time amended or interpreted through further administrative guidance. The Committee will have full authority to give effect to the intent of this Section 10.F. Each payment of the LTPUs will be treated as a separate payment for purposes of Section 409A.
     G. Tax Withholding. As a condition to the award or payment of any compensation under the Plan or in connection with any other event that gives rise to a federal or other governmental tax withholding obligation (i) AIG or its affiliates may deduct or withhold (or cause to be deducted or withheld) from any payment or Award to a Participant whether or not pursuant to the Plan, or (ii) the Committee will be entitled to require that the Participant remit cash to AIG or its affiliates (through payroll deduction or otherwise), in each case, in an amount sufficient as determined by AIG to satisfy such withholding obligation. Participants shall be solely liable for any applicable taxes (including, without limitation, income and excise taxes) and penalties, and any interest that accrues thereon, that they incur in connection with the receipt of any LTPUs, and AIG shall have no liability in respect thereof.
     H. Severability. If any of the provisions of the Plan or any Award Letter is finally held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable (whether in whole or in part), such provision will be deemed modified to the extent, but only to the extent, of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability and the remaining provisions will not be affected thereby; provided that if any of such provisions is finally held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable because it exceeds the maximum scope determined to be acceptable to permit such provision to be enforceable, such provision will be deemed to be modified to the minimum extent necessary to modify such scope in order to make such provision enforceable hereunder.
     I. Entire Agreement. The Plan and any Award Letter contain the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter thereof and supersede all prior agreements, promises, covenants, arrangements,

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communications, representations and warranties between them, whether written or oral with respect to the subject matter thereof.
     J. No Third Party Beneficiaries. Except as expressly provided therein, neither the Plan nor any Award Letter will confer on any person other than AIG and the Participant any rights or remedies thereunder. The exculpation and indemnification provisions of Section 9.D will inure to the benefit of a Covered Person’s estate and beneficiaries and legatees.
     K. No Liability With Respect to Tax Qualification or Adverse Tax Treatment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall AIG be liable to a Participant on account of an Award’s failure to (a) qualify for favorable United States or foreign tax treatment or (b) avoid adverse tax treatment under United States or foreign law, including, without limitation, Section 409A.
     L. Successor Entity; AIG’s Successors and Assigns. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Letter and except as otherwise determined by the Committee, in the event of a merger, consolidation, mandatory share exchange or other similar business combination of AIG with or into any other entity (“Successor Entity”) or any transaction in which another person or entity acquires all of the issued and outstanding Common Stock of AIG, or all or substantially all of the assets of AIG, outstanding Awards may be assumed or a substantially equivalent award may be substituted by such Successor Entity or a parent or subsidiary of such Successor Entity. The terms of the Plan will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of AIG and any Successor Entity.
     M. Nonassignability; No Hedging. The LTPUs will not be assignable, transferable, pledged, hedged or in any manner alienated, whether by operation of law or otherwise, except as a result of death or incapacity where such rights are passed pursuant to a will or by operation of law. Any assignment, transfer, pledge, or other disposition in violation of the provisions of this Section 10.M will be null and void and any LTPUs which are hedged in any manner will immediately be forfeited. All of the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Award Letters will be binding upon any permitted successors and assigns.
     N. Right to Discharge. Nothing contained in the Plan or in any Award Letter will confer on any Participant any right to be continued in the employ of AIG or any of its subsidiaries or to be included in any future plans of a similar nature.
     O. Plan Headings. The headings in the Plan are for the purpose of convenience only and are not intended to define or limit the construction of the provisions hereof.
11. Disputes
     A. Governing Law. The Plan will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflict of laws.

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     B. Arbitration. Subject to the provisions of this Section 11, any dispute, controversy or claim between AIG or a subsidiary of AIG and a Participant, arising out of or relating to or concerning the Plan, any Award Letter or the LTPUs, will be finally settled by arbitration in New York City before, and in accordance with the rules then obtaining of, the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”) in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the AAA. Prior to arbitration, all claims maintained by a Participant must first be submitted to the Committee in accordance with claims procedures determined by the Committee.
     C. Jurisdiction. AIG and each Participant hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of a state or federal court of appropriate jurisdiction located in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to or concerning the Plan, any Award Letter or the LTPU. AIG and each Participant acknowledge that the forum designated by this Section 11.C has a reasonable relation to the Plan and to such Participant’s relationship with AIG.
     D. Waiver. AIG and each Participant waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which AIG and such Participant now or hereafter may have to personal jurisdiction or to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any court referred to in Section 11.C. AIG and each Participant undertake not to commence any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to or concerning the Plan, any Award Letter or the LTPUs in any forum other than a court of appropriate jurisdiction described in Section 11.C.
     E. Service of Process. Each Participant irrevocably appoints the Secretary of AIG as his or her agent for service of process in connection with any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to or concerning the Plan, any Award Letter or the LTPUs that is not otherwise arbitrated or resolved according to Section 11.B. The Secretary will promptly advise the Participant of any such service of process.
     F. Confidentiality. Each Participant must keep confidential any information concerning any grant made under the Plan and any dispute, controversy or claim relating to the Plan or any Award Letter, except that a Participant may disclose information concerning a dispute or claim to the court that is considering such dispute or to such Participant’s legal counsel (provided that such counsel agrees not to disclose any such information other than as necessary to the prosecution or defense of the dispute).
12. Term of Plan
     The Plan will continue until suspended or terminated by the Committee in its sole discretion. Any termination of the Plan will be done in a manner that the Committee determines complies with Section 409A.

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EX-10.2 3 y84839exv10w2.htm EX-10.2 exv10w2
Exhibit 10.2
[], 2010
Private & Confidential
[Name]
[Address]
[Address]
     Re: LTPU Salary
Dear [Name]:
     American International Group, Inc. (“AIG”) is awarding you periodic grants of LTPUs (the “Award”) pursuant to the AIG Long-Term Performance Units Plan (the “Plan”). The Award and this Award Letter (the “Award Letter”) are subject to the terms of the Plan. Capitalized terms not defined in this Award Agreement have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan.
     1. Annual LTPU Salary Award. AIG hereby grants you an Annual LTPU Salary pursuant to Section 6 of the Plan divided into one or more tranches as specified on Schedule A to this Award Letter. Schedule A also sets forth the rate of Annual LTPU Salary for each tranche, the Salary Start Date from which the Annual LTPU Salary is effective and the Payment Dates on which LTPUs will be settled. Your Annual LTPU Salary may be changed from time to time by the Committee, including to increase, decrease or terminate the Annual LTPU Salary.
     2. Nonassignability; No Hedging. The LTPUs will not be assignable, transferable, pledged, hedged or in any manner alienated, whether by operation of law or otherwise, except as a result of death or incapacity where such rights are passed pursuant to a will or by operation of law. Any assignment, transfer, pledge, or other disposition in violation of the provisions of this Paragraph will be null and void and any LTPUs which are hedged in any manner will immediately be forfeited. All of the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Award Letter will be binding upon any permitted successors and assigns.
     3. Death or Disability. If you die or become subject to Disability, in each case while actively employed by AIG or any subsidiary of AIG, then, notwithstanding the Payment Dates specified on Schedule A, the outstanding LTPUs granted under this Award Letter will be settled promptly after the date of such event, but no later than 90 days after such event. For this purpose, “Disability” means a period of medically determined physical or mental impairment that is expected to result in death or last for a period of not less than 12 months during which you qualify for income replacement benefits under AIG’s long-term disability plan for at least three months, or, if you do not participate in such a plan, a period of disability during which you are unable to engage in any substantial

 


 

gainful activity by reason of any medically determined physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.
     4. Market Activity Restrictions. You may not trade in Hybrid Securities or engage in any derivative or similar transaction with respect to Hybrid Securities at any time during which you hold any outstanding LTPUs. Any activity by you in violation of this Paragraph will result in immediate forfeiture of your outstanding LTPUs.
     5. No Stock Ownership. As a holder of LTPUs, you will have only the rights of a general unsecured creditor and no rights as a shareholder of AIG.
     6. Right to Discharge. Nothing contained in the Plan or in this Award Letter will confer on you any right to be continued in the employ of AIG or any of its subsidiaries or to be included in any future plans of a similar nature.
     7. Tax Withholding. As a condition to any payment under the Plan or this Award Letter or in connection with any other event that gives rise to a federal or other governmental tax withholding obligation (i) AIG or its affiliates may deduct or withhold (or cause to be deducted or withheld) from any payment to you whether or not pursuant to the Plan, or (ii) the Committee will be entitled to require that you remit cash to AIG or its affiliates (through payroll deduction or otherwise), in each case, in an amount sufficient as determined by AIG to satisfy such withholding obligation. You shall be solely liable for any applicable taxes (including, without limitation, income and excise taxes) and penalties, and any interest that accrues thereon, that you incur in connection with the receipt of any LTPUs, and AIG shall have no liability in respect thereof.
     8. Entire Agreement. The Plan is incorporated herein by reference. This Award Letter and the Plan constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements, promises, covenants, arrangements, communications, representations and warranties between them, whether written or oral with respect to the subject matter hereof.
     9. Notices. Any notice required to be given or delivered to AIG under the terms of this Award Letter shall be in writing and addressed to the Corporate Secretary of AIG at its principal corporate offices. Any notice required to be given or delivered to you shall be in writing and addressed to you at the address indicated below or to such other address as you may designate in writing from time to time to AIG. All notices shall be deemed to have been given or delivered upon: personal delivery; three (3) business days after deposit in the United States mail by certified or registered mail (return receipt requested) or one (1) business day after deposit with any return receipt express courier (prepaid).
     10. No Increase in Severance. Neither your Annual LTPU Salary nor other amounts you receive pursuant to this Award Letter or the Plan will increase the amounts payable to you pursuant to AIG’s severance plans and arrangements.
     11. Governing Law. This Award Letter will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflict of laws.

 


 

     Please confirm that these arrangements are acceptable to you by signing a copy of this letter in the space provided on Schedule A and return it to [].
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. has caused this Award Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of ___, 20_.
         
  AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
 
 
  By:      
     
     
  By:      
       
       

 


 

         
Schedule A
     
Recipient:
   
 
 
 
   
Company ID#
   
 
 
 
   
Annual LTPU Salary Rate:
$ per year
 
   
Salary Start Date:
   
 
 
Payment Dates:
         
 
Tranche   Annual Rate   Payment Date
1
  One-third of total   First Anniversary of Grant Date
2
  One-third of total   Second Anniversary of Grant Date
3
  One-third of total   Third Anniversary of Grant Date
 
             
Receipt
           
Acknowledged:
           
     
 
           
Name:
           
     
 
           
Address:
           
     
 
      Street    
 
           
     
 
  City   State   Zip Code

 

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