Flex Ltd 10-Q for FY2026 Q1
Flex Ltd. (FLEX)
10-Q
2025-07-25
For: 2025-06-27
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About this 10-Q
Flex Ltd filed this 10-Q on July 25, 2025, covering the quarter ended June 27, 2025 (FY2026 Q1).
Headline figures
Quarter ended June 27, 2025, as reported in this filing, compared with the same period a year earlier where the filing states it.
- Revenue
- $6.58B
- up 4.1% from $6.31B a year earlier
- Net income
- $192M
- up 38.1% from net income of $139M a year earlier
- Diluted EPS
- $0.50
- up 47.1% from $0.34 a year earlier
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
(Mark One)
For the quarterly period ended June 27, 2025
or
For the transition period from to
Commission file number 0-23354
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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(512 ) 425-7929
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| ☒ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | ||||||||||||||||||
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
The number of shares of the registrant’s ordinary shares outstanding as of July 18, 2025 was 375,324,843 .
FLEX LTD.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Flex Ltd., Singapore
Results of Review of Interim Financial Information
We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet of Flex Ltd. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of June 27, 2025, the related condensed consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, and shareholders’ equity for the three-month periods ended June 27, 2025 and June 28, 2024, the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the three-month periods ended June 27, 2025 and June 28, 2024, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “interim financial information”). Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying interim financial information for it to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of March 31, 2025, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, redeemable noncontrolling interest and shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated May 21, 2025, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2025 is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.
Basis for Review Results
This interim financial information is the responsibility of the Company’s management. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our reviews in accordance with standards of the PCAOB. A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
| /s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP | |||||
| San Jose, California | |||||
| July 25, 2025 | |||||
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| As of June 27, 2025 | As of March 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| (In millions, except share amounts) (Unaudited) | |||||||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||||||
| Current assets: | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $ | |||||||||||
| Contract assets | |||||||||||
| Inventories | |||||||||||
| Other current assets | |||||||||||
| Total current assets | |||||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | |||||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets, net | |||||||||||
| Goodwill | |||||||||||
| Other intangible assets, net | |||||||||||
| Other non-current assets | |||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||||||||||
| Current liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Bank borrowings and current portion of long-term debt | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Accounts payable | |||||||||||
| Accrued payroll and benefits | |||||||||||
| Deferred revenue and customer working capital advances | |||||||||||
| Other current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Total current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Long-term debt, net of current portion | |||||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities, non-current | |||||||||||
| Other non-current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities | |||||||||||
| Shareholders’ equity | |||||||||||
Ordinary shares, | |||||||||||
Treasury stock, at cost; | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Accumulated earnings | |||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Total shareholders’ equity | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ | $ | |||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
| Three-Month Periods Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 27, 2025 | June 28, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions, except per share amounts) (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restructuring charges | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restructuring charges | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intangible amortization | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other charges (income), net | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated affiliates | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for (benefit from) income taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings per share: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted-average shares used in computing per share amounts: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
| Three-Month Periods Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 27, 2025 | June 28, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions) (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments and other | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
| Ordinary Shares | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended June 27, 2025 | Shares Outstanding | Amount | Accumulated Earnings | Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments and Other | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments | Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Gain (Loss) | Shareholders' Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions) Unaudited | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BALANCE AT MARCH 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase of Flex Ltd. ordinary shares at cost | ( | ( | — | — | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Flex Ltd. vested shares under restricted share unit awards | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total other comprehensive income (loss) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BALANCE AT JUNE 27, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ordinary Shares | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended June 28, 2024 | Shares Outstanding | Amount | Accumulated Earnings | Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments and Other | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments | Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Gain (Loss) | Shareholders' Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions) Unaudited | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BALANCE AT MARCH 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase of Flex Ltd. ordinary shares at cost | ( | ( | — | — | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Flex Ltd. vested shares under restricted share unit awards | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total other comprehensive income (loss) | — | — | — | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BALANCE AT JUNE 28, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
| Three-Month Periods Ended | |||||||||||
| June 27, 2025 | June 28, 2024 | ||||||||||
| (In millions) (Unaudited) | |||||||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | |||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Depreciation, amortization and other impairment charges | |||||||||||
| Changes in working capital and other, net | |||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | |||||||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | |||||||||||
| Purchases of property and equipment | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Proceeds from the disposition of property and equipment | |||||||||||
| Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired | ( | ||||||||||
| Other investing activities, net | ( | ||||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from bank borrowings and long-term debt | |||||||||||
| Payments of bank borrowings, long-term debt and other financing liabilities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Payments for repurchases of ordinary shares | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Other, net | ( | ||||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents | ( | ||||||||||
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Non-cash investing activities: | |||||||||||
| Unpaid purchases of property and equipment | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities | |||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. ORGANIZATION OF THE COMPANY AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Organization of the Company
Flex Ltd. ("Flex" or the "Company") is the advanced, end-to-end manufacturing partner of choice that helps a diverse customer base design, build, deliver and manage innovative products that improve the world. Through the collective strength of a global workforce across approximately 30 countries with responsible, sustainable operations, Flex delivers technology innovation, supply chain, and manufacturing solutions to diverse industries and end markets. The Company's full suite of specialized capabilities includes design and engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, post-production and post-sale services, and proprietary products. Flex partners with customers across a diverse set of industries including data center, communications, enterprise, automotive, industrial, healthcare, industrial and power. As of June 27, 2025, Flex's two
•Flex Agility Solutions ("FAS"), which is comprised of the following end markets:
◦Communications, Enterprise and Cloud ("CEC"), including data center, edge, and communications infrastructure
◦Lifestyle, including appliances, floorcare, smart living, Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning ("HVAC"), and power tools
◦Consumer Devices, including mobile and high velocity consumer devices
•Flex Reliability Solutions ("FRS"), which is comprised of the following end markets:
◦Industrial, including industrial devices, capital equipment, renewables, critical power and embedded power
◦Automotive, including compute platforms, power electronics, motion, and interface
◦Health Solutions, including medical devices, medical equipment, and drug delivery
The Company's service offerings include a comprehensive range of value-added design and engineering services that are tailored to the various markets and needs of its customers. Other focused service offerings relate to manufacturing (including enclosures, metals, plastic injection molding, precision plastics, machining, and mechanicals), system integration and assembly and test services, materials procurement, inventory management, logistics and after-sales services (including product repair, warranty services, re-manufacturing and maintenance), supply chain management software solutions and component product offerings (including flexible printed circuit boards, power adapters and chargers).
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
The first quarters for fiscal years 2026 and 2025 ended on June 27, 2025 and June 28, 2024, respectively, and are comprised of 88 and 89 days.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Flex and its subsidiaries, after elimination of intercompany accounts and transactions. The Company consolidates subsidiaries and investments in entities in which the Company has a controlling interest.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Estimates are used in accounting for, among other things: allowances for doubtful accounts; inventory write-downs; valuation allowances for deferred tax assets; uncertain tax positions; valuation and useful lives of long-lived assets including property, equipment, and
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intangible assets; valuation of goodwill; valuation of investments in privately held companies; asset impairments; fair values of financial instruments, notes receivable and derivative instruments; restructuring charges; contingencies; warranty provisions; incremental borrowing rates in determining the present value of lease payments; accruals for potential price adjustments arising from customer contracts; fair values of assets obtained and liabilities assumed in business combinations; and the fair values of restricted share unit awards granted under the Company's stock-based compensation plans. Due to global economic conditions, including the impact of ongoing trade conflicts and tariffs, and geopolitical conflicts (including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas war, and other geopolitical conflicts) there has been and will continue to be uncertainty and disruption in the global economy and financial markets. The Company has made estimates and assumptions taking into consideration certain possible impacts due to the foregoing factors. These estimates may change, as new events occur, and additional information is obtained. Actual results may differ from previously estimated amounts, and such differences may be material to the consolidated financial statements. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically, and the effects of revisions are reflected in the period they occur.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03 "Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses", which requires public entities to disclose specified information about certain costs and expenses. The guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2028 and will be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented on its consolidated financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the guidance to determine the impact on the Company's disclosures. In January 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-01 on the same topic to clarify the amendments for ASU 2024-03 are effective for the Company in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2028.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09 "Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures", which expands disclosures in an entity’s income tax rate reconciliation table and regarding cash taxes paid both in the U.S. and foreign jurisdictions. The guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026. The Company expects the new guidance will have an immaterial impact on its consolidated financial statements, and intends to adopt the guidance prospectively when it becomes effective in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026.
2. BALANCE SHEET ITEMS
Inventories
The components of inventories, net of applicable lower of cost and net realizable value write-downs, were as follows:
| As of June 27, 2025 | As of March 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
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| Raw materials | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Work-in-progress | |||||||||||
| Finished goods | |||||||||||
| $ | $ | ||||||||||
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
During the three-month period ended June 27, 2025, goodwill increased by $8 million from an acquisition completed in the first quarter of fiscal year 2026. See note 12 for further details.
The components of acquired intangible assets are as follows:
| As of June 27, 2025 | As of March 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Carrying Amount | Accumulated Amortization | Net Carrying Amount | Gross Carrying Amount | Accumulated Amortization | Net Carrying Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intangible assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Customer-related intangibles | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Licenses and other intangibles | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The gross carrying amounts of intangible assets are removed when fully amortized.
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The estimated future annual amortization expense for intangible assets is as follows:
| Fiscal Year Ending March 31, | Amount | |||||||
| (In millions) | ||||||||
| 2026 (1) | $ | |||||||
| 2027 | ||||||||
| 2028 | ||||||||
| 2029 | ||||||||
| 2030 | ||||||||
| Thereafter | ||||||||
| Total amortization expense | $ | |||||||
Customer Working Capital Advances
Customer working capital advances were $1.5 billion and $1.6 billion as of June 27, 2025 and March 31, 2025, respectively. The customer working capital advances are not interest-bearing, do not generally have fixed repayment dates and are generally reduced as the underlying working capital is consumed in production or the customer working capital advance agreement is terminated.
Other Non-Current Assets
Other non-current assets include deferred tax assets of $576 million and $577 million as of June 27, 2025 and March 31, 2025, respectively.
Other Current Liabilities
Other current liabilities include customer-related accruals of $281 million and $246 million as of June 27, 2025 and March 31, 2025, respectively.
Supplier Finance Programs
The Company has four supplier finance programs, all of which have substantially similar characteristics, with various financial institutions that act as the paying agent for certain payables of the Company. The Company established these programs through agreements with the financial institutions to enable more efficient payment processing to our suppliers while also providing our suppliers a potential source of liquidity to the extent they choose to sell their receivables to the financial institutions in advance of the due dates. Our suppliers’ participation in the programs is voluntary, the Company is not involved in negotiations of the suppliers’ arrangements with the financial institutions to sell their receivables, and our rights and obligations to our suppliers are not impacted by our suppliers’ decisions to sell amounts under these programs. Under these supplier finance programs, the Company pays the financial institutions the stated amount of confirmed invoices from its participating suppliers on the original maturity dates of the invoices. All payment terms are short-term in nature and are not dependent on whether the suppliers participate in the supplier finance programs or if the suppliers elect to receive early payment from the financial institutions. No guarantees are provided by the Company under the supplier finance programs and the Company incurs no costs related to the programs. The Company has no economic interest in a supplier’s decision to participate in the supplier finance programs.
3. REVENUE
Contract Balances
A contract asset is recognized when the Company has recognized revenue, but not issued an invoice for payment. Contract assets are classified separately on the condensed consolidated balance sheets and transferred to receivables when rights to payment become unconditional and invoiced.
A contract liability is recognized when the Company receives payments in advance of the satisfaction of performance. Contract liabilities, identified as deferred revenue, were $450 million and $377 million as of June 27, 2025 and March 31, 2025,
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respectively, of which $406 million and $347 million, respectively, is included in deferred revenue and customer working capital advances under current liabilities.
Disaggregation of Revenue
The following table presents the Company’s revenue disaggregated based on timing of transfer, point in time or over time:
| Three-Month Periods Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 27, 2025 | June 28, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
4. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
Flex historically maintains share-based compensation plans at the corporate level. The Company grants equity compensation awards under its 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2017 Plan").
Share-Based Compensation Expense
The following table summarizes the Company’s share-based compensation expense for the 2017 Plan:
| Three-Month Periods Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 27, 2025 | June 28, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Cost of sales | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total share-based compensation expense | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
The 2017 Plan
During the three-month period ended June 27, 2025, the Company granted approximately 4.2 million restricted share unit ("RSU") awards. Of this amount, approximately 1.9 million are plain-vanilla unvested RSU awards that vest over a period of three years , with no performance or market conditions, with an average grant date price of $43.55 per award. In addition, approximately 1.0 million unvested shares represent the target amount of grants made to certain key employees whereby vesting is contingent on certain performance conditions, with an average grant date price of $45.03 per award. These performance-based RSUs include awards tied to the Company's adjusted earnings per share growth and awards tied to operating profit goals. The number of shares that will ultimately vest will range from zero up to a maximum of approximately 2.2 million based on the level of achievement of these performance conditions. The awards will cliff vest after a period of three years , depending on the specific performance metrics, to the extent such performance conditions have been met. Further, approximately 0.2 million unvested shares represent the target amount of grants made to certain key employees whereby vesting is contingent on certain market conditions. The average grant date fair value of these awards that are contingent on certain market conditions was estimated to be $58.55 per award and was calculated using a Monte Carlo simulation. The number of shares contingent on market conditions that ultimately will vest will range from zero up to a maximum of approximately 0.4 million based on a measurement of the percentile rank of the Company’s total shareholder return over certain specified periods against the Company's peer companies, and will cliff vest after a period of three years , to the extent such market conditions have been met. The remaining balance of approximately 1.1 million represents the number of shares issued
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upon the vesting of RSU awards above target levels based on the achievement of certain market and performance conditions for awards granted in fiscal year 2023. These awards were issued and immediately vested in accordance with the terms and conditions of the underlying awards.
As of June 27, 2025, approximately 10.2 million unvested RSU awards under the 2017 Plan were outstanding, of which vesting for a targeted amount of approximately 0.9 million shares is contingent on meeting certain market conditions, and vesting for a targeted amount of approximately 2.0 million shares is contingent on meeting certain performance conditions. The number of shares tied to market conditions that will ultimately be issued can range from zero to approximately 1.8 million based on the achievement levels. The number of shares tied to performance conditions that will ultimately be issued can range from zero to approximately 4.1 million based on the achievement levels. During the three-month period ended June 27, 2025, approximately 2.2 million shares vested in connection with the awards with market and performance conditions granted in fiscal year 2023.
As of June 27, 2025, total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested RSU awards under the 2017 Plan was approximately $281 million, and will be recognized over a weighted-average remaining vesting period of 2.4 years.
5. EARNINGS PER SHARE
The following table reflects basic weighted-average ordinary shares outstanding and diluted weighted-average ordinary share equivalents used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to the shareholders of Flex:
| Three-Month Periods Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 27, 2025 | June 28, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions, except per share amounts) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Numerator: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Denominator: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted-average ordinary shares outstanding - basic | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted-average ordinary share equivalents from RSU awards (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted-average ordinary shares and ordinary share equivalents outstanding - diluted | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings per share: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
(1)An immaterial
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6. BANK BORROWINGS AND LONG-TERM DEBT
Bank borrowings and long-term debt as of June 27, 2025 and March 31, 2025 are as follows:
| Maturity Date | As of June 27, 2025 | As of March 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||
| (In millions) | |||||||||||||||||
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| May 2030 | |||||||||||||||||
| January 2032 | |||||||||||||||||
| Delayed Draw Term Loan (2) | December 2027 | ||||||||||||||||
| December 2031 | |||||||||||||||||
| Debt issuance costs | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Current portion, net of debt issuance costs | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Non-current portion | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
(1)The notes are carried at the principal amount of each note, less any unamortized discount or premium and unamortized debt issuance costs. The notes are the Company’s senior unsecured obligations and rank equally with all other existing and future senior unsecured debt obligations.
(2)In March 2025, the Company entered into a $500 million Delayed Draw Term Loan agreement and drew down the funds in June 2025 at SOFR plus 100 basis points.
(3)The bonds mature in December 2031 with annual payments equal to 10 % of the original principal amount thereof on each of the seventh, eighth, and ninth anniversaries of the bonds, with the remaining 70 % due upon maturity.
The weighted-average interest rate for the Company's long-term debt was 4.6
Scheduled repayments of the Company's bank borrowings and long-term debt as of June 27, 2025 are as follows:
| Fiscal Year Ending March 31, | Amount | |||||||
| (In millions) | ||||||||
| 2026 (1) | $ | |||||||
| 2027 | ||||||||
| 2028 | ||||||||
| 2029 | ||||||||
| 2030 | ||||||||
| Thereafter | ||||||||
| Total | $ | |||||||
(1)Represents estimated repayments for the remaining fiscal nine-month period ending March 31, 2026.
Term Loan due December 2027
In March 2025, the Company entered into a delayed draw term loan agreement for an amount of $500 million. Borrowings under the delayed draw term loan may be used for working capital, capital expenditures, refinancing of current debt, and other general purposes. All borrowings on the delayed draw term loan will be come due on December 31, 2027. Interest is based on a Term SOFR-based formula plus a margin of 100 basis points. The Company has fully drawn the $500 million loan as of June 27, 2025.
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7. INTEREST EXPENSE AND INTEREST INCOME
Interest expense and interest income for the three-month periods ended June 27, 2025 and June 28, 2024 are composed of the following:
| Three-Month Periods Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 27, 2025 | June 28, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expenses on debt obligations | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| AR sale program related expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
8. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Foreign Currency Contracts
The Company enters into short-term and long-term foreign currency derivative contracts, including forward, swap, and options contracts, to hedge only those currency exposures associated with certain assets and liabilities, primarily accounts receivable, accounts payable, debt, and cash flows denominated in non-functional currencies. Gains and losses on the Company's derivative contracts are designed to offset losses and gains on the assets, liabilities and transactions hedged, and accordingly, generally do not subject the Company to risk of significant accounting losses. The Company hedges committed exposures and does not engage in speculative transactions. The credit risk of these derivative contracts is minimized since the contracts are with large financial institutions and, accordingly, fair value adjustments related to the credit risk of the counterparty financial institutions were not material.
As of June 27, 2025, the aggregate notional amount of the Company’s outstanding foreign currency derivative contracts was $6.4 billion as summarized below:
| Notional Contract Value in USD | ||||||||||||||
| Currency | Buy | Sell | ||||||||||||
| (In millions) | ||||||||||||||
| Cash Flow Hedges | p | |||||||||||||
| MXN | ||||||||||||||
| HUF | ||||||||||||||
| CNY | ||||||||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||||||
| Other Foreign Currency Contracts | ||||||||||||||
| EUR | ||||||||||||||
| CNY | ||||||||||||||
| MXN | ||||||||||||||
| MYR | ||||||||||||||
| BRL | ||||||||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||||||
| Total Notional Contract Value in USD | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
As of June 27, 2025, the fair value of the Company’s short-term foreign currency contracts was included in other current assets or other current liabilities, as applicable, in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Certain of these contracts are designed to economically hedge the Company’s exposure to monetary assets and liabilities denominated in a non-functional currency and are not accounted for as hedges under the accounting standards. Accordingly, changes in the fair value of these instruments are recognized in earnings during the period of change as a component of other charges (income), net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The Company also has included net deferred gains and losses in accumulated other comprehensive loss, a component of shareholders’ equity in the condensed consolidated balance sheets, relating to changes in fair value of its foreign currency contracts that are accounted for as cash flow hedges. Deferred gains were $30 million as of June 27, 2025, and are expected to be recognized primarily as a component of cost of sales in the condensed
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consolidated statements of operations over the next twelve-month period, except for gains attributable to changes in fair value of the USD HUF cross currency swaps, which are discussed below.
The Company entered into USD HUF cross currency swaps in December 2021 to hedge the foreign currency risk on the HUF bonds due December 2031, and the fair value of the cross currency swaps was included in other current liabilities and other non-current liabilities as of June 27, 2025, and in other current assets and other non-current liabilities as of March 31, 2025, respectively. The changes in fair value of the USD HUF cross currency swaps are reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss. In addition, corresponding amounts are reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive loss to other charges (income), net to offset the remeasurement of the underlying HUF bond principal, which also impacts the same line.
The following table presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative instruments utilized for foreign currency risk management purposes at June 27, 2025 and March 31, 2025:
| Fair Values of Derivative Instruments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asset Derivatives | Liability Derivatives | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fair Value | Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance Sheet Location | June 27, 2025 | March 31, 2025 | Balance Sheet Location | June 27, 2025 | March 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency contracts | Other current assets | $ | $ | Other current liabilities | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency contracts | Other non-current assets | $ | $ | Other non-current liabilities | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency contracts | Other current assets | $ | $ | Other current liabilities | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
The changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component, net of tax, are as follows:
| Three-Month Periods Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 27, 2025 | June 28, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments and other | Foreign currency translation adjustments | Total | Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments and other | Foreign currency translation adjustments | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beginning balance | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive gain (loss) before reclassifications | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net (gain) loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net current-period other comprehensive gain (loss) | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ending balance | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Substantially all unrealized gains and losses relating to derivative instruments and other, reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss for the three-month period ended June 27, 2025 were reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive loss to other charges (income), net and cost of sales in the condensed consolidated statement of operations, which primarily relate to the Company’s foreign currency contracts accounted for as cash flow hedges. The tax impacts on the changes in
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10. TRADE RECEIVABLES SALES PROGRAMS
11. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required or permitted to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact, and it considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. The accounting guidance for fair value establishes a fair value hierarchy based on the level of independent, objective evidence surrounding the inputs used to measure fair value. A financial instrument's categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The fair value hierarchy is as follows:
Level 1 - Applies to assets or liabilities for which there are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. There were no balances classified as level 1 in the fair value hierarchy as of June 27, 2025 and March 31, 2025.
Level 2 - Applies to assets or liabilities for which there are inputs other than quoted prices included within level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets) such as cash and cash equivalents and money market funds; or model-derived valuations in which significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data.
The Company values foreign exchange forward contracts using level 2 observable inputs which primarily consist of an income approach based on the present value of the forward rate less the contract rate multiplied by the notional amount.
The Company’s cash equivalents include bank time deposits and money market funds, which are valued using level 2 inputs, such as interest rates and maturity periods. Due to their short-term nature, their carrying amount approximates fair value.
The Company has deferred compensation plans for its officers and certain other employees. Amounts deferred under the plans are invested in hypothetical investments selected by the participant or the participant's investment manager. The Company's deferred compensation plan assets are included in other non-current assets on the consolidated balance sheets and include money market funds, mutual funds, corporate and government bonds and certain convertible securities that are valued using prices obtained from various pricing sources. These sources price these investments using certain market indices and the performance of these investments in relation to these indices. As a result, the Company has classified these investments as level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
The Company has accrued for contingent consideration related to an acquisition in fiscal year 2025, classified as a level 3 measurement in the fair value hierarchy due to significant unobservable inputs. Fair value is determined using internal cash flow models that incorporate unobservable inputs, including the probability of achieving performance milestones. As of June 27, 2025 and March 31, 2025, the balance of contingent consideration was $5
The significant inputs include the Company's probability assessments of expected future revenue during the earn-out periods, associated volatility, and a discount rate reflecting uncertainties in the obligation consistent with the terms of the purchase agreement. Significant changes in expected revenues or in the discount rate and volatility assumptions used would impact fair value estimates. The interrelationship between these inputs is not considered significant.
During the three-month periods ended June 27, 2025, and June 28, 2024, there were no other additions to the accrual, payments, fair value adjustments, or unrealized gains or losses included in earnings.
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There were no transfers between levels in the fair value hierarchy during the three-month periods ended June 27, 2025 and June 28, 2024.
Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
The following table presents the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 27, 2025 and March 31, 2025:
| Fair Value Measurements as of June 27, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Money market funds and time deposits (included in cash and cash equivalents of the condensed consolidated balance sheet) | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency contracts (Note 8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deferred compensation plan assets: | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mutual funds, money market accounts and equity securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency contracts (Note 8) | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||
| Contingent consideration in connection with business acquisitions | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Fair Value Measurements as of March 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Money market funds and time deposits (included in cash and cash equivalents of the condensed consolidated balance sheet) | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency contracts (Note 8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deferred compensation plan assets: | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mutual funds, money market accounts and equity securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency contracts (Note 8) | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||
| Contingent consideration in connection with business acquisitions | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
Other financial instruments
The following table presents the Company’s major debts not carried at fair value:
| As of June 27, 2025 | As of March 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carrying Amount | Fair Value | Carrying Amount | Fair Value | Fair Value Hierarchy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Delayed Draw Term Loan due December 2027 | Level 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Notes due June 2025, February 2026, January 2028, June 2029, May 2030 and January 2032 are valued based on broker trading prices in active markets. The Delayed Draw Term Loan due December 2027 bears interest at variable interest rates, therefore, as of June 27, 2027, the carrying amount approximates fair value. HUF Bonds are valued based on the broker trading prices in an inactive market.
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12. BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS
On April 30, 2025, the Company completed the acquisition of a manufacturing business in Bielsko Biała, Poland, for total estimated purchase consideration of $35 million. The site is included in the FRS segment. The results of the acquired business are included in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements from the acquisition date. The allocation of the purchase price to the tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed is based on their estimated fair values as of the date of acquisition. Additional information, which existed as of the acquisition date, may become known to the Company during the remainder of the measurement period, a period not to exceed 12 months from the date of the acquisition. Changes to amounts recorded as assets and liabilities may result in a corresponding adjustment to goodwill during the measurement period.
The following represents the Company's initial allocation of the total purchase price to the acquired assets and liabilities of the acquired business (in millions):
| Current Assets: | |||||
| Inventory | $ | ||||
| Unbilled Accounts Receivable | |||||
| Accounts Receivable | |||||
| Total current assets | |||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets, net | |||||
| Property and equipment | |||||
| Intangible assets | |||||
| Goodwill | |||||
| Total assets | $ | ||||
| Current Liabilities: | |||||
| Accrued payroll | $ | ||||
| Operating lease liabilities | |||||
| Total current liabilities | |||||
| Operating lease liabilities, non-current | |||||
| Total liabilities | |||||
| Total aggregate purchase price | $ | ||||
Intangible assets of $2 million are comprised of customer related intangible assets as well as acquired technology, which will both be amortized over a weighted-average estimated useful life of 5 years.
13. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Litigation and other legal matters
In connection with the matters described below, the Company has accrued for loss contingencies where it believes that losses are probable and estimable. Although it is reasonably possible that actual losses could be in excess of the Company’s accrual, the Company is unable to estimate a reasonably possible loss or range of loss in excess of its accrual, due to various reasons, including, among others, that: (i) the proceedings are in early stages or no claims have been asserted, (ii) specific damages have not been sought in all of these matters, (iii) damages, if asserted, are considered unsupported and/or exaggerated, (iv) there is uncertainty as to the outcome of pending appeals, motions, or settlements, (v) there are significant factual issues to be resolved, and/or (vi) there are novel legal issues or unsettled legal theories presented. Any such excess loss could have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations or cash flows for a particular period or on the Company’s financial condition.
The Company was involved in a commercial dispute related to a construction matter with related production objectives. Management had assessed the potential outcomes of this dispute, considered available information, and consulted with legal counsel and as a result of this assessment recognized $50 million in Selling, general and administrative expenses in the fourth
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quarter of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024 as an accrual. The parties reached a settlement in line with the accrued amount during the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 and the Company made an initial payment of $21 million in line with this agreement.
One of the Company's Brazilian subsidiaries received six assessments for certain sales and import taxes. Four of the assessments have been successfully definitively defeated. The Company was unsuccessful at the administrative level in two of the remaining assessments and filed annulment actions in federal court in Brasilia, Brazil. The first annulment action was filed on March 23, 2020; the updated value of that assessment inclusive of interest and penalties is 37 million Brazilian reals (approximately USD $7 million). The Brazilian court ruled in favor of the Company on the first annulment action on March 7, 2025 and the assessment obligation has been canceled, although it remains subject to appeal. The second annulment action was filed on September 19, 2023; the updated value of that assessment inclusive of interest and penalties is 60 million Brazilian reals (approximately USD $11 million). The Company is still awaiting a resolution of the second annulment action. The Company believes that it has meritorious defenses to these assessments and will continue to vigorously oppose them, as well as any future assessments. The Company does not expect final judicial determination on the remaining assessments and annulment actions in the near future.
A foreign Tax Authority (“Tax Authority”) had assessed a cumulative total of approximately $167 million in taxes owed for multiple Flex legal entities within its jurisdiction for various fiscal years ranging from fiscal year 2010 through fiscal year 2020. The assessed amounts related to the denial of certain deductible intercompany payments and taxability of income earned outside such jurisdiction. The Company disagrees with the Tax Authority’s remaining assessments and is actively contesting the assessments through the administrative and judicial processes.
As the final resolution of the above outstanding tax item remains uncertain, the Company continues to provide for the uncertain tax positions based on the more likely than not standard. While the resolution of the issues may result in tax liabilities, interest and penalties, which may be significantly higher than the amounts accrued for these matters, management currently believes that the resolution will not have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In addition to the matters discussed above, from time to time, the Company is subject to legal proceedings, claims, and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company defends itself vigorously against any such claims. Although the outcome of these matters is currently not determinable, management expects that any losses that are probable or reasonably possible of being incurred as a result of these matters, which are in excess of amounts already accrued in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets, would not be material to the financial statements as a whole.
14. SHARE REPURCHASES
During the three-month period ended June 27, 2025, the Company repurchased 7.2 million shares at an aggregate purchase price of $247 million and retired all of these shares.
Under the Company’s current share repurchase program, the Board of Directors authorized repurchases of its outstanding ordinary shares for up to $1.7 billion in accordance with the share repurchase mandate approved by the Company’s shareholders at the date of the most recent Annual General Meeting held on August 8, 2024. As of June 27, 2025, shares in the aggregate amount of $0.8 billion were available to be repurchased under the current plan.
15. SEGMENT REPORTING
The Company reports its financial performance based on two
An operating segment's performance is evaluated based on its pre-tax operating contribution, or segment income. Segment income is defined as net sales less cost of sales, and segment selling, general and administrative expenses, and does not include amortization of intangibles, stock-based compensation, certain restructuring charges, customer related asset impairment, legal and other, interest expense, interest income, other charges (income), net, and equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates. A portion of depreciation is allocated to the respective segments, together with other general corporate, research and development and administrative expenses.
The Company's Chief Executive Officer is our Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM") who uses segment income in evaluating how we allocate resources, assess performance and make strategic and operational decisions.
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Selected financial information by segment is in the table below.
| Three Months Ended June 27, 2025 | FAS | FRS | Corporate & Other | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net Sales | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of inventory | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturing expenses | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Segment selling, general and administrative expenses | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Segment income | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Reconciling items: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intangible amortization | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restructuring charges | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Legal and other (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other charges (income), net | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated affiliates | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)Legal and other consists of costs not directly related to core business results and including matters relating to commercial disputes, government regulatory and compliance, intellectual property, antitrust, tax, employment or shareholder issues, product liability claims and other issues on a global basis as well as acquisition related costs and asset impairment. During the first quarter of fiscal year 2026, legal costs were primarily related to costs from acquisitions occurring in fiscal year 2025 and the first quarter of fiscal year 2026.
| Three Months Ended June 28, 2024 | FAS | FRS | Corporate & Other | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net Sales | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of inventory | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturing expenses | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Segment selling, general and administrative expenses | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Segment income | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Reconciling items: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intangible amortization | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restructuring charges | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other charges (income), net | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated affiliates | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate and other primarily includes corporate service costs that are not included in the CODM's assessment of the performance of each of the identified reportable segments.
The Company provides an overall platform of assets and services, which the segments utilize for the benefit of their various customers. The shared assets and services are contained within the Company's global manufacturing and design operations and include manufacturing and design facilities. Most of the underlying manufacturing and design assets are co-mingled in the operating campuses and are compatible to operate across segments and highly interchangeable throughout the platform. Given the highly interchangeable nature of the assets, they are not separately identified by segment nor reported by segment to the Company's CODM.
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Property and equipment on a segment basis is not separately identified and is not internally reported by segment to the Company's CODM as described above.
Total depreciation expense, including amounts allocated to the reportable segments and Corporate and Other for the three-month periods ended June 27, 2025 and June 28, 2024 as follows:
| Three-Month Periods Ended | |||||||||||
| June 27, 2025 | June 28, 2024 | ||||||||||
| (In millions) | |||||||||||
| Depreciation expense: | |||||||||||
| Flex Agility Solutions | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Flex Reliability Solutions | |||||||||||
| Corporate and Other | |||||||||||
| Total depreciation expense | $ | $ | |||||||||
16. RESTRUCTURING CHARGES
The Company continued to improve operational efficiencies through targeted restructuring activities during the first quarter of fiscal year 2026. During the three-month period ended June 27, 2025, the Company recognized approximately $23 million of restructuring charges, most of which related to employee severance.
The following table summarizes the provisions, respective payments, and remaining accrued balance for charges incurred as of June 27, 2025:
| Severance | Long-Lived Asset Impairment | Other Exit Costs | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Provision for net charges incurred | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash payments | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
Non-cash reductions | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other adjustments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of June 27, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less: Current portion (classified as other current liabilities) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accrued restructuring costs, net of current portion (classified as other non-current liabilities) | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
17. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On July 15, 2025, the Company entered into a new $2.75 billion credit facility (the "New Credit Facility") which matures in July 2030 and consists of a $2.75 billion revolving credit facility with a sub-limit of $400 million available for swing line loans and a sub-limit of $200 million available for the issuance of letters of credit. The New Credit Facility replaced the previous $2.5 billion credit facility. Under the New Credit Facility, the interest rate margins, commitment fee and letter of credit usage fee are determined based on standard benchmark interest rates subject to potential adjustment based on the Company’s credit rating.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Unless otherwise specifically stated, references in this report to “Flex,” “the Company,” “we,” “us,” “our” and similar terms mean Flex Ltd. and its subsidiaries.
This report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The words “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “intends,” “plans” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements which refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly disclose any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring subsequent to filing this Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, those risks and uncertainties discussed in this section, as well as any risks and uncertainties discussed in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” and in Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025. In addition, new risks emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all such risk factors or to assess the impact of such risk factors on our business. Accordingly, our future results may differ materially from historical results or from those discussed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, the reader should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
OVERVIEW
We are the advanced, end-to-end manufacturing partner of choice that helps a diverse customer base design, build, deliver and manage innovative products that improve the world. Through the collective strength of a global workforce across approximately 30 countries with responsible, sustainable operations, we deliver technology innovation, supply chain, and manufacturing solutions to diverse industries and end markets. Our full suite of specialized capabilities includes design and engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, post-production and post-sale services, and proprietary products. We partner with customers across a diverse set of industries including data center, communications, enterprise, consumer, automotive, healthcare, industrial and power. As of June 27, 2025, our two operating and reportable segments were as follows:
•Flex Agility Solutions ("FAS"), which is comprised of the following end markets:
◦Communications, Enterprise and Cloud ("CEC"), including data center, edge, and communications infrastructure
◦Lifestyle, including appliances, floorcare, smart living, Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning ("HVAC"), and power tools
◦Consumer Devices, including mobile and high velocity consumer devices
•Flex Reliability Solutions ("FRS"), which is comprised of the following end markets:
◦Industrial, including industrial devices, capital equipment, renewables, critical power and embedded power
◦Automotive, including compute platforms, power electronics, motion, and interface
◦Health Solutions, including medical devices, medical equipment, and drug delivery
Our strategy is to provide customers with a full range of cost competitive, vertically-integrated global supply chain solutions through which we can design, build, ship and service a complete packaged product for our customers. This enables our customers to leverage our supply chain solutions to meet their product requirements throughout the entire product lifecycle.
In today’s business landscape, we are witnessing greater product diversification by many companies, primarily in the technology sector, along with increased product complexity. These companies now require unique and customized manufacturing and supply chain solutions that meet their evolving requirements.
We use a portfolio approach to manage our extensive service offerings. As our customers change the way they go to market, we have the capability to reorganize and rebalance our business portfolio in order to align with our customers' needs and requirements in an effort to optimize operating results. The objective of our business model is to allow us to be flexible and redeploy and reposition our assets and resources as necessary to meet specific customers' supply chain solution needs across all the markets we serve and earn a return on our invested capital above the weighted average cost of that capital.
We believe that our strategy is positioning us to take advantage of the long-term, future growth prospects for outsourcing of advanced manufacturing capabilities, design and engineering services and after-market services.
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We are continuously evaluating our capital structure in response to the current environment and expect that our current financial condition, including our liquidity sources are adequate to fund future commitments. See additional discussion in the Liquidity and Capital Resources section below.
Russian Invasion of Ukraine and Israel-Hamas War
We continue to monitor and respond to the conflict in Ukraine and the associated sanctions and other restrictions. We also are monitoring and responding to the Israel-Hamas war. As of the date of this report, there is no material impact to our business operations and financial performance in Ukraine and Israel. The full impact of the conflicts on our business operations and financial performance remains uncertain and will depend on future developments, including the severity and duration of the conflicts and their impact on regional and global economic conditions. We will continue to monitor the conflicts and assess the related restrictions and other effects and pursue prudent decisions for our team members, customers, and business.
Tariffs
In the fourth quarter of our fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, the U.S. implemented a series of global tariffs, including on a number of countries in which Flex operates. Although we have been and expect to continue to be able to pass tariff costs through to our customers, the global tariff landscape, which continues to evolve, has the potential to meaningfully impact end customer demand. During the quarter ended June 27. 2025, tariff costs paid and recoveries from our customers impacted our revenues and costs of goods sold by less than one percent and had a negligible impact on our profitability. If, in the future, we are no longer able to fully pass through these tariffs, our results from operations and cash flows would be negatively impacted. For further information, refer to Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors - "Global economic conditions, including inflationary pressures, currency volatility, stagflation, slower economic growth or recession, high or rising interest rates, trade conflicts, tariffs, geopolitical uncertainty and instability in financial markets have in the past adversely affected, and may in the future adversely affect, our business, results of operations, financial condition, and access to capital markets." in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025.
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Business Overview
We are one of the world's largest providers of global supply chain solutions, with revenues of $6.6 billion for the three-month period ended June 27, 2025 and $25.8 billion in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025. We have established an extensive network of manufacturing facilities in the world's major consumer and enterprise markets (Asia, the Americas, and Europe) to serve the growing outsourcing needs of both multinational and regional customers. We design, build, ship, and service consumer and enterprise products for our customers through a network of approximately 100 facilities in approximately 30 countries across four continents. The following tables set forth the relative percentages and dollar amounts of net sales by region and by country, and net property and equipment by country, based on the location of our manufacturing sites.
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| Americas | $ | 3,364 | 51 | % | $ | 3,018 | 48 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asia | 1,870 | 28 | % | 1,907 | 30 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Europe | 1,341 | 21 | % | 1,389 | 22 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | 6,575 | $ | 6,314 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mexico | $ | 1,709 | 26 | % | $ | 1,587 | 25 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. | 1,283 | 20 | % | 1,004 | 16 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China | 1,072 | 16 | % | 1,068 | 17 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | 597 | 9 | % | 591 | 9 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | 354 | 5 | % | 400 | 6 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | 346 | 5 | % | 343 | 5 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 1,214 | 19 | % | 1,321 | 22 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | 6,575 | $ | 6,314 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mexico | $ | 810 | 35 | % | $ | 815 | 35 | % | |||||||||||||||
| U.S. | 376 | 16 | % | 376 | 16 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| China | 290 | 13 | % | 293 | 13 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | 174 | 7 | % | 163 | 7 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | 145 | 6 | % | 140 | 6 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | 81 | 4 | % | 83 | 4 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Other | 453 | 19 | % | 460 | 19 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| $ | 2,329 | $ | 2,330 | ||||||||||||||||||||
We believe that the combination of our extensive open innovation platform solutions, design and engineering services, advanced supply chain management solutions and services, significant scale and global presence, and manufacturing campuses, including many in low-cost geographic areas, provide us with a competitive advantage and strong differentiation in the market for designing, manufacturing and servicing products for leading multinational and regional customers. Specifically, we offer our customers the ability to simplify their global product development, manufacturing process, and after-sales services, and enable them to meaningfully accelerate their time to market and cost savings.
Our operating results are affected by a number of factors, including the following:
•global economic conditions, including inflationary pressures, currency volatility, stagflation, slower economic growth or recession, high or rising interest rates, trade conflicts, tariffs, geopolitical uncertainty and instability in financial markets;
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•the mix of the manufacturing services we are providing, the number, size, and complexity of new manufacturing programs, the degree to which we utilize our manufacturing capacity, seasonal demand, and other factors;
•the effects on our business when our customers are not successful in marketing their products, or when their products do not gain widespread commercial acceptance;
•our ability to achieve commercially viable production yields and to manufacture components in commercial quantities to the performance specifications demanded by our customers;
•the effects on our business due to certain customers' products having short product lifecycles, our customers' ability to cancel or delay orders or change production quantities or locations, the short-term nature of our customers' commitments and rapid changes in demand;
•the effects that current credit and market conditions could have on the liquidity and financial condition of our customers and suppliers, including any impact on their ability to meet their contractual obligations;
•the impacts on our business due to supply chain issues, including component shortages, disruptions in transportation or other supply chain related constraints including disruptions in international commerce as a result of attacks on shipping vessels in the Red Sea;
•integration of acquired businesses and facilities;
•increased labor costs due to adverse labor conditions in the markets we operate;
•changes in tax legislation;
•changes in trade regulations and treaties; and
•exposure to infectious disease, epidemics and pandemics on our business operations in geographic locations impacted by an outbreak and on the business operations of our customers and suppliers.
We are also subject to other risks as outlined in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP" or "GAAP") requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Due to global economic conditions, including the impact of ongoing trade conflicts and tariffs, and geopolitical conflicts (including the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war), there has been and we expect there will continue to be uncertainty and disruption in the global economy and financial markets. We have made estimates and assumptions taking into consideration certain possible impacts due to the foregoing factors. These estimates may change, as new events occur, and additional information is obtained. Actual results may differ from previously estimated amounts, and such differences may be material to the condensed consolidated financial statements. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically, and the effects of revisions are reflected in the period they occur.
Refer to the accounting policies under Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, where we discuss our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, certain statements of operations data expressed as a percentage of net sales (amounts may not sum due to rounding). The financial information and the discussion below should be read together with the condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in this document. In addition, reference should be made to our audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and related Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025.
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| Net sales | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 91.1 | 92.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Restructuring charges | 0.2 | 0.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 8.7 | 7.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 3.5 | 3.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Restructuring charges | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Intangible amortization | 0.4 | 0.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | 4.7 | 3.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 0.8 | 0.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | 0.2 | 0.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other charges (income), net | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated affiliates | (0.3) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 3.7 | 3.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for (benefit from) income taxes | 0.8 | 0.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | 2.9 | % | 2.2 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Net sales
The following table sets forth our net sales by segment, and their relative percentages (the sum of the individual percentages may not equal 100% due to rounding):
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| Flex Agility Solutions | $ | 3,691 | 56 | % | $ | 3,365 | 53 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Flex Reliability Solutions | 2,884 | 44 | % | 2,949 | 47 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | 6,575 | $ | 6,314 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net sales during the three-month period ended June 27, 2025 totaled $6.6 billion, representing an increase of approximately $0.3 billion, or 4% from $6.3 billion during the three-month period ended June 28, 2024. Net sales for our FAS segment increased approximately $0.3 billion, or 10% from the three-month period ended June 28, 2024, primarily driven by a strong increase in our CEC business from increased demand in data center cloud, partially offset by a significant decrease in our Consumer Devices business due to lower demand. Net sales for our FRS segment decreased approximately $0.1 billion, or 2% from the three-month period ended June 28, 2024, as growth in data center power combined with sales from our recent Crown acquisition was more than offset by weaker demand in our core Industrial, Automotive, and Health Solutions businesses. Net sales remained consistent in Asia at $1.9 billion, decreased $0.1 billion to $1.3 billion in Europe and increased $0.4 billion to $3.4 billion in the Americas.
Our ten largest customers during the three-month periods ended June 27, 2025 and June 28, 2024 accounted for approximately 48% and 43% of net sales, respectively. No customer accounted for more than 10% of net sales during the three-month periods ended June 27, 2025 or June 28, 2024.
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Cost of sales
Cost of sales is affected by a number of factors, including the number and size of new manufacturing programs, product mix, labor cost fluctuations by region, component costs and availability and capacity utilization.
Cost of sales during the three-month period ended June 27, 2025, totaled $6.0 billion, representing an increase of $0.2 billion, or 3% from $5.8 billion during the three-month period ended June 28, 2024. The higher cost of sales for the three-month period ended June 27, 2025, was primarily driven by a $0.3 billion or 4% increase in consolidated sales, partially offset by cost efficiencies and favorable mix. Cost of sales in our FAS segment for the three-month period ended June 27, 2025, increased approximately $0.3 billion, or 8% from the three-month period ended June 28, 2024, due to revenue growth of 10% offset by favorable mix and cost efficiencies. Cost of sales in our FRS segment for the three-month period ended June 27, 2025, decreased approximately $0.1 billion, or 4% from the three-month period ended June 28, 2024, outpacing a 2% revenue decline due to favorable mix and cost efficiencies.
Gross profit
Gross profit is affected by fluctuations in net sales and cost of sales elements as outlined above and further by a number of factors, including product lifecycles, unit volumes, product mix, pricing, competition, new product introductions, and the expansion or consolidation of manufacturing facilities, as well as specific restructuring activities initiated from time to time. The flexible design of our manufacturing processes allows us to manufacture a broad range of products in our facilities and better utilize our manufacturing capacity across our diverse geographic footprint and service customers from all markets. In the case of new programs, profitability normally lags revenue growth due to product start-up costs, lower manufacturing program volumes in the start-up phase, operational inefficiencies, and under-absorbed overhead. Gross margin for these programs often improves over time as manufacturing volumes increase, as our utilization rates and overhead absorption improve, and as we increase the level of manufacturing services content. As a result of these various factors, our gross margin varies from period to period.
Gross profit during the three-month period ended June 27, 2025 increased $0.1 billion to $0.6 billion, or 8.7% of net sales, from $0.5 billion, or 7.5% of net sales, during the three-month period ended June 28, 2024. Gross margin improved 120 basis points year over year primarily due to favorable mix and continued operational execution.
Segment income
An operating segment's performance is evaluated based on its pre-tax operating contribution, or segment income. Segment income is defined as net sales less cost of sales, and segment selling, general and administrative expenses, and does not include amortization of intangibles, stock-based compensation, certain restructuring charges, customer related asset impairment, legal and other, interest expense, interest income, other charges (income), net, and equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates. A portion of depreciation is allocated to the respective segments, together with other general corporate, research and development and administrative expenses.
The Company's Chief Executive Officer is our Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM") who uses segment income in evaluating how we allocate resources, assess performance and make strategic and operational decisions.
The following table sets forth segment income and margins. Segment margins in the table below may not recalculate exactly due to rounding.
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| Flex Agility Solutions | $ | 240 | 6.5 | % | $ | 179 | 5.3 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Flex Reliability Solutions | 172 | 6.0 | % | 147 | 5.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FAS segment margin increased approximately 120 basis points to 6.5% for the three-month period ended June 27, 2025, from 5.3%, for the three-month period ended June 28, 2024, primarily driven by continued mix improvement and strong operational execution.
FRS segment margin increased approximately 100 basis points to 6.0% for the three-month period ended June 27, 2025, compared to 5.0%, for the three-month period ended June 28, 2024, primarily driven by favorable mix and strong operational execution.
Restructuring charges
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We undertook targeted restructuring activities to improve operational efficiencies by reducing excess workforce capacity. During the three-month period ended June 27, 2025, we recognized approximately $23 million of restructuring charges primarily related to employee severance, compared to $25 million in the same period in fiscal year 2025.
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) was $0.2 billion, or 3.5% of net sales, during the three-month period ended June 27, 2025, remaining consistent with $0.2 billion or 3.4% of net sales, during the three-month period ended June 28, 2024. The percentage consistency in SG&A reflects ongoing cost control efforts.
Intangible amortization
Amortization of intangible assets increased to $21 million for the three-month period ended June 27, 2025, compared to $16 million in the same period in fiscal year 2025, primarily due to acquisitions during fiscal year 2025.
Interest expense
Interest expense decreased to $51 million for the three-month period ended June 27, 2025, from $56 million in the prior year, driven by a decrease in interest expense from lower commercial paper borrowings and reduced receivable factoring costs, partially offset by increased interest expense on our long-term debt.
Interest income
Interest income for the three-month period ended June 27, 2025, decreased to $13 million compared to $16 million for the same period in fiscal year 2025. These results are the result of lower interest rates and lower average cash balances comparatively between the two periods.
Other charges (income), net
Other charges (income), net was $7 million during the three-month period ended June 27, 2025 compared to $2 million during the three-month period ended June 28, 2024, primarily due to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates during the quarter.
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated affiliates
Equity in losses was $20 million during the three-month period ended June 27, 2025, compared to earnings of $1 million during the three-month period ended June 28, 2024, primarily due to a $17 million loss related to a specific venture capital fund during the first quarter of fiscal year 2026.
Income taxes
Certain of our subsidiaries, at various times, have been granted tax relief in their respective countries, resulting in lower income taxes than would otherwise be the case under ordinary tax rates. Refer to note 15, “Income Taxes” of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 for further discussion.
The consolidated effective tax rate was 22% and 28% for the three-month periods ended June 27, 2025 and June 28, 2024, respectively. The effective rate varies from the Singapore statutory rate of 17% as a result of recognition of earnings in different jurisdictions (we generate most of our revenues and profits from operations outside of Singapore), operating loss carryforwards, income tax credits, release of previously established valuation allowances for deferred tax assets, liabilities for uncertain tax positions, as well as the effects of certain tax holidays and incentives granted to our subsidiaries primarily in China, Costa Rica, Malaysia, the Netherlands and Israel. The effective tax rate for the three-month period ended June 27, 2025 was lower than the effective tax rate for the three-month period ended June 28, 2024, for a variety of reasons, primarily favorable foreign exchange impacts, tax benefits on restructuring charges, and additional interest recoverable on prior periods taxes paid by one of our Brazilian subsidiaries.
The OECD Pillar Two Global Anti-Base Erosion (“GloBE”) model rules, issued under the OECD Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting, introduce a global minimum tax of 15% applicable to multinational enterprise groups with consolidated financial statement revenue in excess of €750 million. Numerous foreign jurisdictions have already enacted tax legislation based on the GloBE rules, with some effective as early as January 1, 2024. As of June 27, 2025, the Company has reflected all estimated impacts of the Pillar Two GloBE minimum tax accordingly within its estimated annual effective tax rate for the year.
On July 4, 2025, The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) was enacted in the U.S. The OBBBA makes permanent various provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act which otherwise would have expired as well as makes significant
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modifications to the U.S. international tax framework. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of the OBBBA to our consolidated financial statements.
Net income
Net income was $192 million during the three-month period ended June 27, 2025, compared to $139 million during the three-month period ended June 28, 2024, driven by the factors discussed above.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
We continuously evaluate our ability to meet our obligations over the next 12 months and beyond and proactively reset our capital structure to improve maturities and liquidity. We expect that our current financial condition, including our liquidity sources are adequate to fund current and future commitments. As of June 27, 2025, we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $2.2 billion and bank and other borrowings of approximately $3.7 billion and had a $2.5 billion revolving credit facility under which we had no borrowings outstanding as of June 27, 2025. In July 2025, the $2.5 billion revolving credit facility was replaced by a new $2.75 billion revolving credit facility, which matures in July 2030. We also drew down $500 million from our Delayed Draw Term Loan which is due December 31, 2027 ("the "2027 Delayed Draw Term Loan") in the first quarter of fiscal year 2026. During the first quarter of fiscal year 2026, we repaid the 4.750% Senior Notes due June 2025. As of June 27, 2025, we were in compliance with the covenants under all of our credit facilities and indentures; we also expect to remain in compliance with the covenants in the upcoming 12 months for our credit facilities and indentures. We do not anticipate that the new credit facility will impact our compliance with covenants.
Cash provided by operating activities was $0.4 billion during the three-month period ended June 27, 2025, primarily driven by $0.2 billion of net income for the period plus $0.2 billion of non-cash charges such as depreciation, amortization, and stock-based compensation.
We believe net working capital is a key metric that measures our liquidity. Net working capital is calculated as current assets less current liabilities. Net working capital increased approximately $0.5 billion to $3.5 billion as of June 27, 2025, from $3.0 billion as of March 31, 2025. The increase was primarily the result of a $0.5 billion decrease in the current portion of long-term debt driven by the repayment of the 4.750% Senior Notes during the first quarter. Other movements in working capital largely offset themselves with increases of $0.2 billion in accounts receivable, $0.2 billion in contract assets and $0.1 billion in inventory, against increases of $0.7 billion in accounts payable and $0.1 billion in other current liabilities.
Net cash used in investing activities was $0.2 billion during the three-month period ended June 27, 2025. This was primarily driven by $0.1 billion of net capital expenditures for property and equipment to continue expanding capabilities and capacity in support of our Automotive, CEC, and Industrial businesses as well as payment for a business acquisition during the period.
We believe adjusted free cash flow is an important liquidity metric because it measures, during a given period, the amount of cash generated that is available to repay debt obligations, make investments, fund acquisitions, repurchase company shares and for certain other activities. Our adjusted free cash flow is defined as cash from operations, less net purchases of property and equipment allowing us to present adjusted cash flows on a consistent basis for investors. Our adjusted free cash flow for the three-month periods ended June 27, 2025 and June 28, 2024 was an inflow of $0.3 billion and $0.2 billion, respectively. Adjusted free cash flow is not a measure of liquidity under U.S. GAAP, and may not be defined and calculated by other companies in the same manner. Adjusted free cash flow should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to net cash provided by operating activities. Adjusted free cash flows reconcile to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure of cash flows from operations as follows:
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| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 399 | $ | 340 | |||||||
| Purchases of property and equipment | (133) | (111) | |||||||||
| Proceeds from the disposition of property and equipment | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| Adjusted free cash flow | $ | 268 | $ | 232 | |||||||
Cash used by financing activities was $0.3 billion during the three-month period ended June 27, 2025, which was primarily driven by $0.2 billion of cash paid for the repurchase of our ordinary shares as our debt repayments and borrowings largely offset.
Our cash balances are generated and held in numerous locations throughout the world. Liquidity is affected by many factors, some of which are based on normal ongoing operations of the business and some of which arise from fluctuations related to global economics and markets. Local government regulations may restrict our ability to move cash balances to meet cash needs
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under certain circumstances; however, any current restrictions are not material. We do not currently expect such regulations and restrictions to impact our ability to pay vendors and conduct operations throughout the global organization. We believe that our existing cash balances, together with anticipated cash flows from operations and borrowings available under our credit facilities, will be sufficient to fund our operations through at least the next twelve months and beyond. As of June 27, 2025 and March 31, 2025, approximately 81% of our cash and cash equivalents were held by foreign subsidiaries outside of Singapore. Although substantially all of the amounts held outside of Singapore could be repatriated under current laws, a significant amount could be subject to income tax withholdings. We provide for tax liabilities on these amounts for financial statement purposes, except for certain of our foreign earnings that are considered indefinitely reinvested outside of Singapore (approximately $0.8 billion as of March 31, 2025). Repatriation could result in an additional income tax payment; however, for the majority of our foreign entities, our intent is to permanently reinvest these funds outside of Singapore and our current plans do not demonstrate a need to repatriate them to fund our operations in jurisdictions outside of where they are held. Where local restrictions prevent an efficient intercompany transfer of funds, our intent is that cash balances would remain outside of Singapore and we would meet our liquidity needs through ongoing cash flows, external borrowings, or both.
Future liquidity needs will depend on fluctuations in levels of inventory, accounts receivable and accounts payable, the timing of capital expenditures for new equipment, the extent to which we utilize operating leases for new facilities and equipment, and the levels of shipments and changes in the volumes of customer orders.
We maintain a commercial paper program which provides short-term financing under which there were no borrowings outstanding as of June 27, 2025.
Historically, we have funded operations from cash and cash equivalents generated from operations, proceeds from public offerings of equity and debt securities, bank debt and lease financings. We may enter into debt and equity financings, sales of accounts receivable and lease transactions to fund acquisitions and anticipated growth as needed.
The sale or issuance of equity or convertible debt securities could result in dilution to current shareholders. Further, we may issue debt securities that have rights and privileges senior to those of holders of ordinary shares, and the terms of this debt could impose restrictions on operations and could increase debt service obligations. This increased indebtedness could limit our flexibility as a result of debt service requirements and restrictive covenants, potentially affect our credit ratings, and may limit our ability to access additional capital or execute our business strategy. Any downgrades in credit ratings could adversely affect our ability to borrow as a result of more restrictive borrowing terms. We continue to assess our capital structure and evaluate the merits of redeploying available cash to reduce existing debt or repurchase ordinary shares.
Under our current share repurchase program, our Board of Directors authorized repurchases of our outstanding ordinary shares for up to $1.7 billion in accordance with the share purchase mandate approved by our shareholders at the date of the most recent Annual General Meeting which was held on August 8, 2024. During the three-month period ended June 27, 2025, we paid $0.2 billion to repurchase shares under the current repurchase plan at an average price of $34.29 per share. As of June 27, 2025, shares in the aggregate amount of $0.8 billion were available to be repurchased under the current plan.
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND COMMITMENTS
Information regarding our long-term debt payments, operating lease payments, capital lease payments and other commitments is provided in Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our Annual Report on our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025.
In June 2025, the Company drew down the 2027 Delayed Draw Term Loan and repaid the 4.750% Senior Notes due June 2025. There were no other material changes in our contractual obligations and commitments as of June 27, 2025.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
There were no material changes in our exposure to market risks for changes in interest and foreign currency exchange rates for the three-month period ended June 27, 2025 as compared to the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company's management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) as of June 27, 2025. Based on that evaluation, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of June 27, 2025, the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it
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files or submits under the Exchange Act, is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our quarter ended June 27, 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
For a description of our material legal proceedings, see note 13 “Commitments and Contingencies” in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements, which is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties discussed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be not material also may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table provides information regarding purchases of our ordinary shares made by us for the period from April 1, 2025 through June 27, 2025:
| Period (2) | Total Number of Shares Purchased (1) | Average Price Paid per Share | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 1, 2025 - May 3, 2025 | 5,001,483 | $ | 30.66 | 5,001,483 | $ | 881,038,276 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| May 4, 2025 - May 31, 2025 | 1,191,921 | $ | 40.72 | 1,191,921 | $ | 832,497,953 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| June 1, 2025 - June 27 2025 | 1,009,205 | $ | 44.68 | 1,009,205 | $ | 787,406,427 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 7,202,609 | 7,202,609 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)During the period from April 1, 2025 through June 27, 2025, all purchases were made pursuant to the programs discussed below in open market transactions. All purchases were made in accordance with Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
(2)On August 8, 2024, our Board of Directors authorized repurchases of our outstanding ordinary shares for up to $1.7 billion. This is in accordance with the share purchase mandate whereby our shareholders approved a repurchase limit of 20% of our issued ordinary shares outstanding at the Annual General Meeting held on the same date as the Board authorization. As of June 27, 2025, shares in the aggregate amount of $0.8 billion were available to be repurchased under the current plan.
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ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
Insider Trading Arrangements
During the fiscal quarter ended June 27, 2025, the officers and director listed below adopted trading plans intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
On June 11, 2025 , Daniel J. Wendler , Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer , adopted a trading plan that provides for the sale of up to 10,000 ordinary shares of the Company. The plan will terminate on June 11, 2026 , subject to early termination for certain specified events set forth in the plan.
On June 17, 2025 , Michael P. Hartung , President and Chief Commercial Officer , adopted a trading plan that provides for the sale of up to 90,000 ordinary shares of the Company. The plan will terminate on December 31, 2025 , subject to early termination for certain specified events set forth in the plan.
No other officers or directors adopted or terminated
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Incorporated by Reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exhibit No. | Exhibit | Form | File No. | Filing Date | Exhibit No. | Filed Herewith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description of Annual Incentive Bonus Plan for Fiscal Year 2026 | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Form of Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement under the Amended and Restated 2017 Equity Incentive Plan for service-based vesting awards (FY26) | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Form of Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement under the Amended and Restated 2017 Equity Incentive Plan for performance-based vesting awards (FY26-EVP, PRES, CFO) | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Form of Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement under the Amended and Restated 2017 Equity Incentive Plan for performance-based vesting awards (FY26-SVP) | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Form of Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement under the Amended and Restated 2017 Equity Incentive Plan for performance-based vesting awards (FY26-CEO supplemental equity) | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 Flextronics International USA, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (amended and restated June 6, 2025). | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Form of Addendum Award Agreement under the Amended and Restated 2010 Deferred Compensation Plan (FY26) | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Letter in lieu of consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002* | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 101.INS | XBRL Instance Document | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL with applicable taxonomy extension information contained in Exhibit 101) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* This exhibit is furnished with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, is not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and is not incorporated by reference into any filing of Flex Ltd. under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
| FLEX LTD. | ||||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||||
| /s/ REVATHI ADVAITHI | ||||||||
| Revathi Advaithi | ||||||||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| (Principal Executive Officer) | ||||||||
| Date: | July 25, 2025 | |||||||
/s/ KEVIN KRUMM | ||||||||
Kevin Krumm | ||||||||
Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| (Principal Financial Officer) | ||||||||
| Date: | July 25, 2025 | |||||||
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EXHIBIT 10.01
DESCRIPTION OF ANNUAL INCENTIVE BONUS PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026
Annual Incentive Bonus Plan for Fiscal 2026
On June 12, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Flex Ltd. (the “Company”) approved the Company’s Annual Incentive Bonus Plan for fiscal year 2026. The plan provides the Company’s executive officers with the opportunity to earn annual cash bonuses based upon the achievement of pre-established performance goals. Performance measures under the plan will be: operating profit, free cash flow and revenue targets at the Company level; and, additionally for the President, Chief Commercial Officer, operating profit and revenue targets at the segment levels. The plan allows awards to provide for different metrics, target levels and weightings for different executives. The Board, or the Board’s Compensation and People Committee, if so delegated by the Board, maintains the authority to adjust award payouts upon evaluation of each bonus award in the context of the Company’s overall performance.
Under the Annual Incentive Bonus Plan, target award opportunities are set at various percentages of base salary, which will be: 165% of base salary in the case of the Chief Executive Officer; 115% of base salary in the case of the Chief Financial Officer; and between 100% and 110% of base salary in the cases of other named executive officers. Actual payout opportunities for each bonus component will range from a threshold of 30% of target for operating profit, 30% of target for revenue, and 50% of target for free cash flow, to a maximum of 200% of target (for all metrics, inclusive of the modifier described below), in each case based on achievement of the performance measures. If the Company or segment fails to achieve the threshold level for any performance measure, no payout is awarded for that measure. If the Company or segment fails to achieve the threshold level for all performance measures, the bonus payout will be capped at the target level. In addition, Company operating profit will be a funding metric for all Company bonus plans, including the executive plan, such that actual bonus payouts for executives may increase or decrease based on the level of Company operating profit (within +/- 20 percentage points) versus the enterprise-wide bonus payout level. If the Company fails to achieve the threshold level for the operating profit performance measure, no payout is awarded for any measure. Actual bonus payouts based on achievement of performance goals will be subject to modification by up to +/- 10 percentage points depending on each executive officer’s individual performance as determined by the Compensation and People Committee. For purposes of calculating performance under the Annual Incentive Bonus Plan, the Compensation and People Committee has discretion to exclude extraordinary items or events that have an unanticipated impact, corporate transactions (including acquisitions or dispositions), and other unusual or nonrecurring items. For purposes of determining achievement of award opportunities, the plan uses adjusted, non-GAAP measures.
EXHIBIT 10.02
No. «GrantID»
FLEX LTD.
AMENDED AND RESTATED 2017 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
FORM OF RESTRICTED SHARE UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
This Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of [insert date], (the “Effective Date”) by and between Flex Ltd., a Singapore corporation (the “Company”), and the participant named below (the “Participant”). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Flex Ltd. Amended and Restated 2017 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time (the “Plan”). The Participant understands and agrees that this Restricted Share Unit Award (the “RSU Award”) is granted subject to and in accordance with the express terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement including any country-specific terms set forth in Exhibit A to this Agreement. The Participant further agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan and the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Participant acknowledges receipt of a copy of Plan and the official prospectus for the Plan. A copy of the Plan and the official prospectus for the Plan are available at the offices of the Company and the Participant hereby agrees that the Plan and the official prospectus for the Plan are deemed delivered to the Participant.
| Participant: | «First» «Last» | ||||
| Restricted Share Unit Award: | «Shares» | ||||
| Date of Grant | «Grant Date» | ||||
| Vesting Criteria | Provided the Participant continues to provide services to the Company or to any Parent, Subsidiary, or Affiliate, the shares underlying this RSU Award shall be issued as follows: | ||||
| Vesting Date | % of RSUs Vesting | ||||
1st anniversary of the grant date | 33.333% of the number of units granted | ||||
2nd anniversary of the grant date | 33.333% of the number of units granted | ||||
3rd anniversary of the grant date | 33.333% of the number of units granted | ||||
1. Grant of RSU Award.
1.1 Grant of RSU Award. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, including any country-specific terms set forth in Exhibit A to this Agreement, the Company hereby grants to the Participant an RSU Award for the number of ordinary shares set forth above under “RSU Award” (the “Shares”).
(a) Vesting Criteria. The RSU Award shall vest, and the Shares shall be issuable to the Participant, according to the Vesting Criteria set forth above. If application of the Vesting Criteria causes vesting of a fractional Share, such Share shall be rounded down to the nearest whole Share. Shares that vest and are issuable pursuant to the Vesting Criteria are “Vested Shares.”
(b) Termination of Service. The RSU Award, all of the Company’s obligations and the Participant’s rights under this Agreement, shall terminate on the earlier of the Participant’s Termination Date (as defined in the Plan) or the date when all the Shares that are subject to the RSU Award have been allotted and issued, or forfeited in the case of any portion of the RSU Award that fails to vest; provided, however, that if the Participant has a Termination of Service due to Retirement, and signs a release of claims in the format specified by the Company, then (i) the RSU Award and all rights and obligations hereunder will not terminate and (ii) the RSU Award shall continue to vest in accordance with the Vesting Criteria; provided,
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further, that if within the period of time in which the RSU Award shall continue to vest, the Participant violates the terms of Sections 10 through 13 of this Agreement, a non-disclosure agreement with, or other confidentiality obligation owed to, the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, then the RSU Award and all of the Company’s obligations and the Participant’s rights under this Agreement shall immediately terminate.
For purposes of this Agreement, “Retirement” shall mean the Participant’s voluntary Termination of Service after the Participant has attained age fifty-five (55) and completed at least five (5) years of service as an Employee of the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate; provided that the Participant’s age plus years of service equals at least sixty-five (65); provided, further, that the Participant provides, as may be required by the Company in its discretion, up to 6 months of written notice of such Retirement which is irrevocable by the Participant.
(c) Termination of Service due to Death or Disability. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the Participant has a Termination of Service due to death or Disability, then (i) the RSU Award and all rights and obligations hereunder will not terminate and (ii) the RSU Award shall immediately vest in full and become one hundred percent (100%) vested.
For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” shall mean inability of the Participant to perform in all material respects his or her duties and responsibilities to the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, by reason of a physical or mental disability or infirmity which inability is reasonably expected to be permanent and has continued (i) for a period of six consecutive months or (ii) such shorter period as the CEO, or the Committee as to the CEO or the CEO’s direct reports, may reasonably determine in good faith. The Disability determination shall be in the sole discretion of the CEO, or the Committee in the case of the CEO or the CEO’s direct reports.
(d) Allotment and Issuance of Vested Shares. The Company shall allot and issue the Vested Shares as soon as practicable after such Shares have vested pursuant to the Vesting Criteria. The Company shall have no obligation to allot and issue, and the Participant will have no right or title to, any Shares, and no Shares will be allotted and issued to the Participant, until satisfaction of the Vesting Criteria.
(e) Change of Control. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if a Change of Control occurs on or prior to the Participant’s Termination Date, the vesting of any outstanding portion of the RSU Award will be governed by the applicable provisions of Section 10.2 of the Plan.
(f) No Obligation to Employ. Nothing in the Plan or this Agreement shall confer on the Participant any right to continue in the employ of, or other relationship with, the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate to terminate the Participant’s employment or service relationship at any time, with or without cause.
(g) Nontransferability of RSU Award. None of the Participant’s rights under this Agreement or under the RSU Award may be transferred in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Participants in the U.S. may transfer or assign the RSU Award to Family Members (as defined in the Plan) through a gift or a domestic relations order (and not in a transfer for value), or as otherwise allowed by the Plan. The terms of this Agreement shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, successors and assigns of the Participant.
(h) Privileges of Share Ownership. The Participant shall not have any of the rights of a shareholder until the Vested Shares are allotted and issued after the applicable vest date.
(i) Interpretation. Any dispute regarding the interpretation of the terms and provisions with respect to the RSU Award and this Agreement shall be submitted by the Participant or the Company to the Committee for review. The resolution of such a dispute by the Committee shall be final and binding on the Company and on the Participant.
1.2 Title to Shares. Title will be provided in the Participant’s individual name on the Company’s records unless the Participant otherwise notifies Stock Administration of an alternative designation in compliance with the terms of this Agreement and applicable laws.
2. Delivery.
2.1 Deliveries by Participant. The Participant hereby delivers to the Company this Agreement.
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2.2 Deliveries by the Company. The Company will issue a duly executed share certificate or other documentation evidencing the Vested Shares in the name specified in Section 1.2 above upon vesting, provided the Participant has delivered and executed this Agreement prior to the applicable vesting date and has remained continuously employed by the Company or a Parent, Subsidiary, or Affiliate through each applicable vesting date.
3. Compliance with Laws and Regulations. The issuance and transfer of the Shares to the Participant shall be subject to and conditioned upon compliance by the Company and the Participant with all applicable requirements of any share exchange or automated quotation system on which the Company’s Ordinary Shares may be listed at the time of such issuance or transfer. The Participant understands that the Company is under no obligation to register or qualify the Shares with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any state, local or foreign securities commission or any share exchange to effect such compliance.
4. Rights as Shareholder. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Participant will have all of the rights of a shareholder of the Company with respect to the Vested Shares which have been allotted and issued to the Participant until such time as the Participant disposes of such Vested Shares.
5. Stop-Transfer Orders.
5.1 Stop-Transfer Instructions. The Participant agrees that, to ensure compliance with the restrictions imposed by this Agreement, the Company may issue appropriate “stop-transfer” instructions to its transfer agent, if any, and if the Company administers transfers of its own securities, it may make appropriate notations to the same effect in its own records.
5.2 Refusal to Transfer. The Company will not be required (i) to register in its books any Shares that have been sold or otherwise transferred in violation of any of the provisions of this Agreement or (ii) to treat as owner of such Shares, or to accord the right to vote or pay dividends to any Participant or other transferee to whom such Shares have been so transferred.
6. Taxes and Disposition of Shares.
6.1 Tax Obligations.
(a) Regardless of any action the Company or the Participant’s employer (the “Employer”) takes with respect to any or all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related items arising out of the Participant’s participation in the Plan and legally applicable to the Participant (“Tax-Related Items”), the Participant acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains the Participant’s responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company and/or the Employer. The Participant further acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (a) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the RSU Award, including but not limited to, the grant, vesting or issuance of Vested Shares underlying the RSU Award, the subsequent sale of Vested Shares acquired upon vesting and the receipt of any dividends; and (b) do not commit and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the RSU Award to reduce or eliminate the Participant’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Furthermore, if the Participant has become subject to tax in more than one jurisdiction between the Date of Grant and the date of any relevant taxable event, the Participant acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (or former employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.
(b) Prior to the relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, the Participant shall pay or make arrangements satisfactory to the Company and/or the Employer to satisfy all Tax-Related Items. In this regard, the Participant authorizes the Company and/or the Employer, or their respective agents, at their discretion, to satisfy the Tax-Related Items by one or a combination of the following (1) withholding from the Participant’s wages or other cash compensation paid to the Participant by the Company, the Employer, or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company; or (2) withholding from the proceeds of the sale of Vested Shares either through a voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by the Company (on the Participant’s behalf pursuant to this authorization); or (3) withholding in Shares to be issued at vesting of the RSU Award.
(c) To avoid any negative accounting treatment, the Company may withhold or account for Tax-Related Items by considering applicable minimum statutory withholding amounts or other applicable withholding rates. If the obligation for the Tax- Related Items is satisfied by withholding in Shares, for tax purposes, the Participant is deemed to have been issued the
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full number of Vested Shares, notwithstanding that a number of Shares are held back solely for the purpose of paying the Tax-Related Items due as a result of the Participant’s participation in the Plan.
(d) The Participant shall pay to the Company or the Employer any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company or the Employer may be required to withhold or account for as a result of the Participant’s participation in the Plan that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described in this section. The Company may refuse to issue or deliver the Vested Shares or the proceeds from the sale of Shares, if the Participant fails to comply with his or her obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items.
6.2 Disposition of Shares. Participant hereby agrees that the Participant shall make no disposition of the Shares (other than as permitted by this Agreement) unless and until the Participant shall have complied with all requirements of this Agreement applicable to the disposition of the Shares.
7. Nature of Grant. In accepting the RSU Award, the Participant acknowledges and agrees that:
(a) the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, is discretionary in nature and may be amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time;
(b) the grant of the RSU Award is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future RSU Awards, or benefits in lieu of RSU Awards, even if RSU Awards have been granted repeatedly in the past;
(c) all decisions with respect to future RSU Awards, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;
(d) the Participant’s participation in the Plan is voluntary;
(e) the future value of the Shares underlying the RSU Award is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty;
(f) no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from the forfeiture of the RSU Award resulting from a Termination of Service (for any reason whatsoever and whether or not in breach of local labor laws), and in consideration of the RSU Award to which the Participant is otherwise not entitled, the Participant irrevocably agrees never to institute any claim against the Company and/or the Employer, waives the Participant’s ability, if any, to bring any such claim, and releases the Company and/or the Employer from any such claim; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is allowed by a court of competent jurisdiction, then, by participating in the Plan, the Participant shall be deemed irrevocably to have agreed not to pursue such claim and agrees to execute any and all documents necessary to request dismissal or withdrawal of such claims; and
(g) for the Participants residing outside of the U.S.A.:
(A) the RSU Award and any Shares acquired under the Plan are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;
(B) the RSU Award is not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes, including, but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, end of service payments, dismissal, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments and in no event should be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to past services for the Employer, the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate; and
(C) in the event of the Participant’s Termination of Service (whether or not in breach of local labor laws), the Participant’s right to vest in the RSU Award under the Plan, if any, will terminate effective as of the date of Termination of Service and; the Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when the Participant is no longer actively providing service for purposes of this RSU Award.
8. No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Participant’s participation in the Plan, or the sale of the Shares acquired upon vesting of the RSU Award. The Participant is hereby advised to consult with his or her own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding his or her participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.
9. Data Privacy.
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(a) The Participant hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of the Participant’s personal data as described in this Agreement and any other RSU Award materials by and among, as applicable, the Employer, the Company and its Parent, Subsidiaries and Affiliates for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan.
(b) The Participant understands that the Company and the Employer may hold certain personal information about the Participant, including, but not limited to, the Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in the Company, details of all RSU Awards or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor, for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (“Data”).
(c) The Participant understands that Data will be transferred to the Company stock plan service provider as may be selected by the Company in the future, which is assisting the Company with the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. The Participant understands that the recipients of the Data may be located in the United States or elsewhere, and that the recipients’ country (e.g., the United States) may have different data privacy laws and protections from the Participant’s country. The Participant understands that he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting his or her local human resources representative. The Participant authorizes the Company, the Company stock plan service provider and any other possible recipients which may assist the Company (presently or in the future) with implementing, administering and managing the Plan to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the sole purpose of implementing, administering and managing his or her participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage the Participant’s participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that he or she may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing his or her local human resources representative. The Participant understands, however, that refusing or withdrawing his or her consent may affect the Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the consequences of the Participant’s refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, the Participant understands that he or she may contact his or her local human resources representative.
10. Non-Disclosure of Confidential Information.
(a) The Participant acknowledges that the Company’s business and services are highly specialized, the identity and particular needs of the Company’s customers, suppliers, and independent contractors are not generally known, and the documents, records, and information regarding the Company’s customers, suppliers, independent contractors, services, methods of operation, policies, procedures, sales, pricing, and costs are highly confidential information and constitute trade secrets. The Participant further acknowledges that the services rendered to the Company by the Participant have been or will be of a special and unusual character which have a unique value to the Company and that the Participant has had or will have access to trade secrets and confidential information belonging to the Company, the loss of which cannot be adequately compensated by damages in an action at law.
(b) The Participant agrees to not use, disclose, upload, download, copy, transfer, or delete any Confidential Information, including trade secrets except as required in the performance of the Participant’s duties to the Company. “Confidential Information” means information that the Company has obtained in connection with its present or planned business, including information the Participant developed in the performance of the Participant’s duties for the Company, the disclosure of which could result in a competitive or other disadvantage to the Company. Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to, all information of Company to which the Participant has had or will have access, whether in oral, written, graphic or machine-readable form, including without limitation, records, lists, specifications, operations or systems manuals, decision processes, policies, procedures, profiles, system and management architectures, diagrams, graphs, models, sketches, technical data, research, business or financial information, plans, strategies, forecasts, forecast assumptions, business practices, marketing information and material, customer names, vendor lists, independent contractor lists, identities, or information, proprietary ideas, concepts, know-how, methodologies and all other information related to Company’s business and/or the business of any of its affiliates, knowledge of the Company’s customers, suppliers, employees, independent contractors, methods of operation, trade secrets, software, software code, methods of determining prices. Confidential Information shall also include all information of a third party to which Company and/or any of its affiliates have access and to which the Participant has had or will have access. The Participant will not, directly, or indirectly, copy, take, disclose, or remove from the Company’s premises, any of the Company’s books, records, customer lists, or any Confidential Information. The Participant acknowledges and understands that, pursuant to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016: An individual may not be
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held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that: (i) is made (A) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (B) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (ii) is made in a complaint or other document that is filed under seal in a lawsuit or other proceeding. Further, an individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the employer’s trade secrets to the individual’s attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding if the individual: (i) files any document containing the trade secret under seal; and (ii) does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement is intended to restrict or prohibit the Participant from communicating with, providing testimony before, providing confidential information to, reporting to or participating in an investigation with a government agency or authority about a possible violation of law, or from making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower protections of applicable state or federal law or regulation. As used in this Section 10, “Company” includes any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate.
11. Employee Non-Solicitation. The employee non-solicitation provisions contained in Section 11(a) apply to all Participants, and the provisions in Section 11(b) apply to all Participants except California employees. As used in this Section 11, “Company” includes any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate.
(a) Non-Solicitation of Employees During Employment. During the term of the Participant’s employment with the Company, the Participant will not, either on the Participant’s own account or for any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity (a) solicit, interfere with, or endeavor to cause any employee of the Company to leave employment with the Company; or (b) induce or attempt to induce any such employee to breach their obligations to the Company.
(b) Non-Solicitation of Employees After Employment. For a period of twelve (12) months following the date of the Participant’s separation from employment with the Company for any reason , the Participant will not, either on the Participant’s own account or for any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity, (a) solicit, interfere with, or endeavor to cause any employee of the Company to leave employment with the Company; (b) refer any employee of the Company to anyone outside of the Company for the purpose of that employee seeking, obtaining, or entering into an employment relationship and/or agreement to provide services; or (c) induce or attempt to induce any such employee to breach their obligations to the Company.
12. Customer Non-Solicitation. The customer non-solicitation provisions contained in Section 12(a) apply to all Participants, and the provisions in Section 12(b) apply to all Participants except California employees. As used in this Section 12, “Company” includes any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate.
(a) Non-Solicitation of Customers During Employment. During the term of the Participant’s employment with the Company, the Participant will not solicit, induce, or attempt to induce any past or current customer of the Company (i) to cease doing business, in whole or in part, with the Company; or (ii) to do business with any other person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity which performs services similar to or competitive with those provided by the Company.
(b) Non-Solicitation of Customers After Employment. For a period of twelve (12) months following the date of the Participant’s separation from employment with the Company for any reason, the Participant will not, either on the Participant’s own account or for any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity, either directly or through others, solicit, induce, or attempt to induce any past or current Customer (defined below) of the Company to terminate, reduce, or negatively alter his/her/its relationship with the Company or to do business with a Competing Company (defined below). The geographic scope of the covenants described in this Section 12 shall include any city, county, or state of the United States and any such other city, territory, country, or jurisdiction in which Participant has worked and/or performed services for the Company. For purposes of this Section 12, “Customer” means any person, company or entity that: (a) was a customer of the Company during the last two (2) years of Participant’s employment and/or at the time of the termination of Participant’s employment; or (b) was engaged in active negotiations with the Company relating to the purchase of services or products from the Company at any time during the two (2) years immediately prior to the termination of Participant’s employment. A “Customer” shall not include any customer that Participant did not solicit, service, or have business-related dealings with or receive Confidential Information about in the last two (2) years of Participant’s employment with the Company.
13. Non-Compete. The non-compete provision contained in this Section 13 applies to all Participants except California employees. As used in this Section 13, “Company” includes any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate. For a period of twelve (12) months following the date on which the Participant’s employment with the Company terminates for any reason, regardless of whether the termination is initiated by the Participant or the Company, the Participant agrees that the Participant will not: (A) provide services that are the same or similar in function or purpose to that which Participant performed for the Company to a Competing Company within the Restricted Area (defined below); (B) own (other than the ownership of five percent (5%) or less of the shares of a publicly traded company) or operate a business that is a competitor of the Company; or (C) provide services that are otherwise likely to result in the use or disclosure of the Company’s Confidential Information.
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A “Competing Company” is a person or entity engaged in the provision of a product or service which competes with the products and services offered by the Company and as to which Participant (a) had business-related involvement or (b) received Confidential Information about during the last two (2) years of Participant’s employment with the Company. The “Restricted Area” means the Company’s area of legitimate competitive concern based on Participant’s responsibilities to Flex and knowledge of the Company’s Confidential Information and goodwill with customers, clients, business partners, dealers, and agents as it exists in view of all relevant facts and circumstances. If Participant is or was an employee with defined geographic responsibilities, the Restricted Area shall include all geographies over which Participant had assigned responsibilities during the last two (2) years of Participant’s employment with the Company.
14. Additional Post-Employment Restrictive Covenant Terms.
(a) Consideration. Participant acknowledges that s/he would not have received the benefits and consideration provided under this Agreement but for his/her agreement to abide by its Non-Disclosure, Non-Solicitation, and Non-Compete (collectively, “Post-Employment Restrictive Covenants”) terms and that Participant’s agreement to the Post-Employment Restrictive Covenants is a material component of the consideration for this Agreement. Participant understands that s/he has the right to consult with an attorney regarding the terms of this Agreement before signing it, and that s/he has had at least 14 days to review the Agreement.
(b) Subsequent Employment. Participant agrees that, while employed by the Company and for twelve (12) months thereafter, Participant will communicate the terms of the Post-Employment Restrictive Covenants to any person, firm, association, partnership, corporation, or other entity that Participant intends to become employed by, associated with or represent, or contract for, prior to accepting and engaging in such employment, contract, association and/or representation.
(c) Tolling. Participant agrees that the applicable Restricted Period shall be tolled and suspended during and for the pendency of any violation of the Post-Employment Restrictive Covenants’ terms and for the pendency of any legal proceedings to enforce these terms, and that all time that is part of or subject to such tolling and suspension shall not be counted toward the 12-month duration of the Restricted Period.
(d) Reasonable and Necessary. Participant agrees that the Post-Employment Restrictive Covenants set forth in Sections 11, 12 and 13 are reasonable and necessary for the protection of the Company’s legitimate business interest, that they do not impose a greater restraint than is necessary to protect the goodwill or other business interests of the Company, that they contain reasonable limitations as to time and scope of activity to be restrained, that they do not unduly restrict Participant’s ability to earn a living, and that they are not unduly burdensome to Participant.
(e) Judicial Modification. If any restriction set forth in Sections 11, 12 or 13 is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable because it extends for too long a period of time or over too great a range of activities or in too broad a geographic area, it shall be interpreted to extend only over the maximum period of time, range of activities or geographic area as to which it may be enforceable.
(f) Non-U.S. Country-Specific Provisions. The restrictions contained in Sections 12 and 13 do not apply to Participant if Participant works and resides in a country that mandates, as a non-waivable condition, continued pay during the Restricted Period, unless the Company advises the Participant that it will tender such pay, which shall be in the minimum amount required by applicable law.
15. Successors and Assigns. The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Agreement and in the Plan, this Agreement will be binding upon the Participant and the Participant’s heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns.
16. Governing Law; Venue; Severability. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the state where you reside, excluding that body of laws pertaining to conflict of laws. For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises directly or indirectly from the relationship of the parties evidenced by the RSU Award or this Agreement, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state where you reside and agree that such litigation shall be conducted only in the applicable federal courts for the state where you reside, or if he issue cannot be adjudicated by federal courts, then the state courts for the state where you reside. If any provision of this Agreement is determined by a court of law to be illegal or unenforceable, then such provision will be enforced to the maximum extent possible and the other provisions will remain fully effective and enforceable.
17. Notices. Any notice required to be given or delivered to the Company shall be in writing and addressed to the Vice President of Finance of the Company at its corporate offices at 847 Gibraltar Drive, Milpitas, California 95035. Any notice required to be given or delivered to the Participant shall be in writing and addressed to the Participant at the address indicated
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on the signature page hereto or to such other address as the Participant may designate in writing from time to time to the Company. All notices shall be deemed effectively given upon personal delivery, three (3) days after deposit in the United States mail by certified or registered mail (return receipt requested), one (1) business day after its deposit with any return receipt express courier (prepaid), or one (1) business day after transmission by facsimile.
18. Headings. The captions and headings of this Agreement are included for ease of reference only and will be disregarded in interpreting or construing this Agreement. All references herein to Sections will refer to Sections of this Agreement.
19. Language. If the Participant has received this Agreement or any other document related to the Plan translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version is different from the English version, the English version will control.
20. Electronic Delivery. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to current or future participation in the Plan by electronic means. The Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.
21. Exhibit A. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, the RSU Award shall be subject to any special terms and provisions as set forth in Exhibit A to this Agreement for the Participant’s country. Moreover, if the Participant relocates to one of the countries included in Exhibit A, the special terms and conditions for such country will apply to the Participant, to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Plan. Exhibit A constitutes part of this Agreement.
22. Code Section 409A. With respect to U.S. taxpayers, it is intended that the terms of the RSU Award will comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations relating thereto so as not to subject the Participant to the payment of additional taxes and interest under Section 409A of the Code, and this Agreement will be interpreted, operated and administered in a manner that is consistent with this intent. In furtherance of this intent, the Committee may adopt such amendments to this Agreement or adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions, in each case, without the consent of the Participant, that the Committee determines are reasonable, necessary or appropriate to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and related U.S. Department of Treasury guidance. In that light, the Company makes no representation or covenant to ensure that the RSU Awards that are intended to be exempt from, or compliant with, Section 409A of the Code are not so exempt or compliant or for any action taken by the Committee with respect thereto.
23. Imposition of Other Requirements. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the Participant’s participation in the Plan, on the RSU Award and on any Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Plan, and to require the Participant to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.
24. Remedies. In addition to all of the remedies otherwise available to the Company, the Company shall have the right to injunctive relief to restrain and enjoin any actual or threatened breach of Sections 10, 11, 12 and 13 of this Agreement. Participant further agrees that, in the event of a breach of Sections 10, 11, 12 and/or 13, (a) the Company shall be entitled to all of its remedies at law or in equity, including but not limited to monetary damages; (b) the Company shall be entitled to an accounting and repayment from Participant of all profits, compensation, commissions, remuneration or benefits that Participant directly or indirectly realized or may realize as a result of or in connection with any breach of the Post-Employment Restrictive Covenants, and such remedy shall be in addition to and not in limitation of any injunctive relief or other rights or remedies to which the Company may be entitled at law or equity. All of the Company’s remedies for breach of this Agreement shall be cumulative and the pursuit of one remedy will not be deemed to exclude any other remedies.
25. Entire Agreement; Recoupment.
(a) The Plan and this Agreement, together with all its Exhibits, constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, and supersede all prior understandings and agreements, whether oral or written, between the parties hereto with respect to the specific subject matter hereof.
(b) In consideration of the grant of the RSU Award to the Participant, and notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (i) the RSU Award shall be subject to cancellation, and (ii) any Shares issued or payments made pursuant to the
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RSU Award shall be subject to recovery, clawback and/or recoupment, in each case, (x) as set forth in Section 14.16 of the Plan pursuant to any clawback or similar policy that the Company adopts or amends (or has adopted or amended), or (y) as required under applicable law or any applicable requirement of any share exchange on which such Shares may be listed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.
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FLEX LTD. AMENDED AND RESTATED 2017 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
EXHIBIT A TO THE
RESTRICTED SHARE UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
FOR NON-U.S. PARTICIPANTS
Terms and Conditions
This Exhibit A includes additional terms and conditions that govern the RSU Award granted to the Participant under the Plan if the Participant resides in one of the countries listed below. Certain capitalized terms used but not defined in this Exhibit A have the meanings set forth in the Plan and/or the Agreement.
Notifications
This Exhibit A also includes information regarding exchange controls and certain other issues of which the Participant should be aware with respect to his or her participation in the Plan. The information is based on the securities, exchange control and other laws in effect in the respective countries as of July 2023. Such laws are often complex and change frequently. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that the Participant not rely on the information in this Exhibit A as the only source of information relating to the consequences of the Participant’s participation in the Plan because the information may be out of date at the time that the RSU Award vests and Shares are issued to the Participant or the Participant sells Shares acquired upon vesting of the RSU Award under the Plan.
In addition, the information contained herein is general in nature and may not apply to the Participant’s particular situation, and the Company is not in a position to assure the Participant of a particular result. Accordingly, the Participant is advised to seek appropriate professional advice (including for the avoidance of doubt legal and tax advice) as to how the relevant laws, regulations, guidance or any other similar rules in the Participant’s country may apply to his or her situation. Finally, if the Participant is a citizen or resident of a country other than the one in which he or she is currently working or transfers employment after the Date of Grant, the information contained herein may not be applicable to the Participant.
PART 1 – LOCAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
AUSTRIA
Notifications
Exchange Control Information. If the Participant holds Shares acquired under the Plan outside of Austria, the Participant must submit a report to the Austrian National Bank. An exemption applies if the value of the Shares as of any given quarter does not exceed €5,000,000. If the threshold is exceeded, quarterly obligations are imposed, with the reporting deadline being the fifteenth day of the month immediately following the end of a calendar quarter.
When the Participant sells Vested Shares issued under the Plan, there may be exchange control obligations if the cash received is held outside of Austria. If the transaction volume of all the Participant’s accounts abroad exceeds €3,000,000, the movements and balances of all accounts must be reported monthly, as of the last day of the month, on or before the fifteenth day of the following month.
Consumer Protection Information. To the extent that the provisions of the Austrian Consumer Protection Act are applicable to the Agreement and the Plan, the Participant may be entitled to revoke his or her acceptance of the Agreement if the conditions listed below are met:
If the Participant accepts the RSU Award outside of the business premises of the Company, the Participant may be entitled to revoke his or her acceptance of the Agreement, provided the revocation is made within fourteen days after the Participant accepts the Agreement.
The revocation must be in written form to be valid. It is sufficient if the Participant returns the Agreement to the Company or the Company’s representative with language that can be understood as the Participant’s refusal to conclude or honor the Agreement, provided the revocation is sent within the period set forth above.
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BRAZIL
Terms and Conditions
This provision replaces Section 9 of the Agreement:
The Participant understands that the Company may hold certain personal information about the Participant, including, but not limited to, the Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, details of all RSU Awards or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor, and that the Company will process said data and other data lawfully received from any third party (“Personal Data”) for the exclusive purpose of managing and administering the Plan and complying with applicable laws and regulations. The Participant also understands that providing the Company with Personal Data is mandatory for compliance with laws and is necessary for the performance of the Plan and that the Participant’s refusal to provide Personal Data would make it impossible for the Company to perform its contractual obligations and may affect the Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan. Personal Data may be transferred to relevant parties for the purposes of managing the Plan, such as banks, other financial institutions or brokers involved in the management and administration of the Plan. More specifically, the Participant further understands that the Company and any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate will transfer Personal Data amongst themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Participant’s participation in the Plan, and that the Company and any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate may each further transfer Personal Data to third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, including any requisite transfer of Personal Data to a broker or other third party with whom the Participant may elect to deposit any Vested Shares acquired under the Plan or any proceeds from the sale of such Shares. Such recipients may receive, possess, use, retain and transfer Personal Data in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that these recipients may be acting as controllers or processors, as the case may be, according to applicable privacy laws, and that they may be located in or outside Brazil, such as in the United States and/or Singapore or elsewhere, in countries that may provide a different level of data protection as intended under Brazilian privacy law.
Participants can exercise their rights over their Personal Data at any time. The rights include access to their Personal Data, rectification of outdated Personal Data, information on the sharing of Personal Data with third parties, among others. Further information on how the Company processes Personal Data and how to contact the Company in case of doubts or requests are set out in the Company’s privacy notice, which is available at: https://flex.com/company/policies/privacy-policy.
Notifications
Compliance with Law. By accepting the RSU Award, the Participant acknowledges his or her agreement to comply with applicable Brazilian laws and to pay any and all applicable taxes (including, but not limited to, income tax, social security contributions, capital gains taxes and foreign exchange taxes) associated with the RSU Award, the receipt of any dividends, and the sale of Vested Shares issued under the Plan.
Exchange Control Reporting Information. If the Participant is a resident or domiciled in Brazil, he or she will be required to submit an annual declaration of assets and rights held outside of Brazil to the Central Bank of Brazil if the aggregate value of such assets and rights (i.e., the Shares individually and/or together with any other assets or rights) is equal to or greater than US$1,000,000 (approximately BRL4,800,000 as of July 2023) as verified on December 31st of any given calendar year. Additionally, if said aggregate value of assets and rights held abroad by the Participant is equal to or greater than US$ 100,000,000 or its equivalent in other currencies (approximately BRL 480,000,000 as of July 2023), as verified on March 31st, June 30th and/or September 30th of any given calendar year, he or she will be required to submit one or more quarterly declarations to the Central Bank of Brazil, as applicable according to the dates and times defined by such authority. Foreign individuals holding Brazilian visas and residency authorizations are considered Brazilian residents for purposes of this reporting requirement and must declare at least the assets held abroad that were acquired subsequent to the Participant’s date of admittance as a resident of Brazil. Assets and rights that must be reported include Shares issued upon vesting of the RSU Award under the Plan.
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Tax Reporting Information. Assets and rights held by the Participant (including the Shares) must also be declared and described in his or her annual individual income tax return in the section “Bens e Direitos”, subsections “Situação em 12.31.«year»“ and “Discriminação”.
Risk Factor. By accepting this RSU Award, the Participant hereby represents and acknowledges that investment in the Shares underlying the RSU Award involves a degree of risk. If the Participant elects to participate in the Plan, the Participant should monitor their participation and consider all risk factors relevant to the vesting or delivery of the Shares acquired upon vesting of the RSU Award.
CANADA
Terms and Conditions
French Language Provision. The following provision will apply if the Participant is a resident of Quebec:
The parties acknowledge that it is their express wish that the Agreement, as well as all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up in English.
Les parties reconnaissent avoir exigé la rédaction en anglais de cette convention, ainsi que de tous documents, avis et procédures judiciaires, exécutés, donnés ou intentés en vertu de, ou liés directement ou indirectement à, la présente convention.
Termination of Service. This provision supplements Section 1.1(c) of the Agreement:
In the event of involuntary Termination of Service (whether or not in breach of local labor laws), the Participant’s right to receive and vest in the RSU Award under the Plan, if any, will terminate effective as of the date that is the earlier of: (1) the date the Participant receives notice of Termination of Service from the Company or the Employer, or (2) the date the Participant is no longer actively providing service by the Company or his or her Employer regardless of any notice period or period of pay in lieu of such notice required under local law (including, but not limited to, statutory law, regulatory law and/or common law); the Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when the Participant no longer actively providing service for purposes of the RSU Award.
Data Privacy. This provision supplements Section 9 of the Agreement:
The Participant hereby authorizes the Company and the Company’s representatives to discuss with and obtain all relevant information from all personnel, professional or not, involved in the administration and operation of the Plan. The Participant further authorizes the Company, any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate and the Committee to disclose and discuss the Plan with their advisors. The Participant further authorizes the Company and any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate to record such information and to keep such information in the Participant’s employee file.
Notifications
Grant of RSU Award. The RSU Award does not constitute compensation nor is in any way related to the Participant’s past services and/or employment to the Company, the Employer, and/or a Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company.
CHINA
Terms and Conditions
Issuance of Vested Shares and Sale of Shares. This provision supplements Section 1.1(d) of the Agreement:
Due to local regulatory requirements, upon the vesting of the RSU Award, the Participant agrees to the immediate sale of any Vested Shares to be issued to the Participant upon vesting and settlement of the RSU Award. The Participant further agrees that the Company is authorized to instruct its designated broker to assist with the mandatory sale of such Vested Shares (on the Participant’s behalf pursuant to this authorization) and the Participant expressly authorizes the Company’s
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designated broker to complete the sale of such Vested Shares. The Participant acknowledges that the Company’s designated broker is under no obligation to arrange for the sale of the Vested Shares at any particular price. Upon the sale of the Vested Shares, the Company agrees to pay the Participant the cash proceeds from the sale, less any brokerage fees or commissions and subject to any obligation to satisfy Tax-Related Items.
Exchange Control Requirements. The Participant understands and agrees that, pursuant to local exchange control requirements, the Participant will be required to immediately repatriate the cash proceeds from the sale of Vested Shares underlying the RSU Award to China. The Participant further understands that, under local law, such repatriation of his or her cash proceeds may need to be effectuated through a special exchange control account established by the Company, any Parent, Subsidiary, Affiliate or the Employer, and the Participant hereby consents and agrees that any proceeds from the sale of Vested Shares may be transferred to such special account prior to being delivered to the Participant. The Company is under no obligation to secure any exchange conversion rate, and the Company may face delays in converting the proceeds to local currency due to exchange control restrictions in China. The Participant agrees to bear any currency fluctuation risk between the time the Vested Shares are sold and the time the sale proceeds are distributed through any such special exchange account. The Participant further agrees to comply with any other requirements that may be imposed by the Company in the future in order to facilitate compliance with exchange control requirements in China. These requirements will not apply to non-PRC citizens.
Administration. The Company and its Parent, Subsidiary, Affiliate or the Employer shall not be liable for any costs, fees, lost interest or dividends or other losses the Participant may incur or suffer resulting from the enforcement of the terms of this Exhibit A or otherwise from the Company’s operation and enforcement of the Plan and the Agreement in accordance with the PRC law including, without limitation, any applicable local exchange control rules, regulations and requirements.
Data Privacy
(a) Data Collection and Usage. The Company collects, processes and uses personal data about the Participant, including but not limited to, the Participant’s name, home address, email address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number, passport or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares or directorships held in the Company, details of all awards, rights or any other entitlement to shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor, which the Company receives from the Participant or the Employer. In order for the Participant to participate in the Plan, the Company will collect his or her personal data for purposes of allocating Vested Shares and implementing, administering and managing the Plan. The Company’s legal basis for the processing of the Participant’s personal data is based on the Participant’s consent, the necessity for Company’s performance of its obligations under the Plan and pursuant to the Company’s legitimate business interests, and the Participant hereby confirms and agrees that the Company shall be entitled to collect, process, use and cross-border transfer such personal data for the purpose of implementation of the Plan.
(b) Stock Plan Administration and Service Providers. The Company may transfer the Participant’s data to one or more third party stock plan service providers based in the U.S. and/or Singapore, which may assist the Company with the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. Such service provider(s) may open an account for the Participant to receive and trade Vested Shares. The Participant may be asked to acknowledge, or agree to, separate terms and data processing practices with the service provider(s).
(c) International Data Transfers. The Participant’s personal data will be transferred from the Participant’s country to the U.S. and/or Singapore, where the Company is based, and may be further transferred by the Company to the U.S. and/Singapore, where its service providers are based.
(d) Data Retention. The Company will use the Participant’s personal data only as long as necessary to implement, administer and manage the Participant’s participation in the Plan or as required to comply with legal or regulatory obligations, including under tax and securities laws. When the Company no longer needs the Participant’s personal data, which will generally be ten (10) years after the Participant participates in the Plan, the Company will delete such data, or make data anonymize such data on its systems. If the Company keeps the data longer, it would be to satisfy any applicable legal or regulatory obligations.
(e) Data Subject Rights. The Participant understands that he or she may have a number of rights under data privacy laws in China. Subject to the applicable data protection laws and regulations in China, as updated from time to time,
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such rights may include the right to (i) request access or copies of personal data processed by the Company, (ii) rectification of incorrect data, (iii) deletion of data, (iv) restrictions or reject on processing of data, (v) portability of data, (vi) lodge complaints with competent authorities in the Participant’s jurisdiction, (vii) request for an explanation on the data processing rules, and/or (viii) receive a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Participant’s personal data. To receive clarification regarding these rights or to exercise these rights, the Participant can contact his or her local human resources department.
CZECH REPUBLIC
Notifications
Exchange Control Information. If the Czech National Bank notifies the Participant that he/she is considered by the Czech National Bank as a statistically significant reporting person for the purpose of the balance of payments statistics, the Participant will need to file a notification to the Czech National Bank on an annual basis regarding the Shares held by such Participant.
DENMARK
Notifications
Danish Stock Options Act. The Participant will receive an Employer Statement pursuant to the Danish Act on Stock Options.
Exchange Control/Tax Reporting Information. The Danish Tax Administration automatically receives information about brokerage accounts held with brokers or banks outside Denmark. As the Danish Tax Administration does not necessarily receive information about transactions made on foreign brokerage accounts on an ongoing basis, the numbers which appear in the Danish Tax Administration’s e-self-service, TastSelv, may not be correct. The Participant has a duty to control the numbers in TastSelv no later than 1 July following the expiration of the foregoing income year. In the event the numbers are not correct, the Participant shall before 1 July correct and submit the correct numbers in the Danish Tax Administration’s e-self-service, TastSelv. In addition, the Participant shall contact the Danish Tax Administration and inform them about the following: (i) the name of the Shares purchased or sold, (ii) the number of Shares purchased or sold, (iii) the time the Shares were purchased or sold, (iv) the price per Share and (v) the total price paid for the Shares, including transaction costs, if any.
The Participant shall send the transaction information via the contact formula in the e-self-service, TastSelv, with documentation in the form of account statements from the broker or bank to be included.
FINLAND
Employee Non-Solicitation, Customer Non-Solicitation and Non-Compete. This provision supplements Sections 11, 12 and 13 of the Agreement:
The Participant acknowledges and agrees that After Employment Employee Non-Solicitation, Customer Non-Solicitation and Non-Compete obligations are not considered Post-Employment Non-Compete Agreements under the Finnish Employment Contracts Act and, therefore, the Participant is not entitled to any additional compensation for these obligations.
Nature of Grant. This provision supplements Section 7(f) of the Agreement:
Notwithstanding the above, the Participant has the right to make claims against the Employer on any matters relating to the possible employment relationship, unless otherwise agreed between the Employer and the Participant after the termination of employment.
FRANCE
Term and Conditions
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Language Consent. By accepting the RSU Award, the Participant confirms having read and understood the documents relating to this grant (the Plan, the Agreement and this Exhibit A) which were provided in English language. The Participant accepts the terms of those documents accordingly.
En acceptant l’attribution, vous confirmez ainsi avoir lu et compris les documents relatifs à cette attribution (le Plan, le contrat et cette Annexe) qui ont été communiqués en langue anglaise. Vous acceptez les termes en connaissance de cause.
Nature of Grant. By accepting the RSU Award, the Participant acknowledges and agrees that, as provided for under the Plan and Agreement provisions, the grant of the RSU Award is discretionary in nature by the Company and as such may be amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time. It does not create any claim or entitlement to compensation or damages under the French employment agreement signed between the Participant and the Employer.
Non-Qualified status of the RSU Award. The RSU Award is not intended to qualify for the special tax and social security treatment in France applicable to shares granted for no consideration under Sections L. 225-197-1 to L 225-197-5 and Sections L. 22-10-59 and L. 22-10-60 of the French Commercial Code, as amended.
Foreign Account Reporting Notification. The Participant must report annually any shares and bank accounts he/she holds outside France, including the accounts that were opened, held, used and/or closed during the tax year, to the French tax authorities, on an annual basis on a special Form N° 3916, together with his/her personal income tax return. This specific reporting obligation applies also to securities accounts opened for the purpose of the grant of the RSU Award. Failure to report triggers a significant penalty.
GERMANY
Notifications
Exchange Control Notification. Cross-border payments in excess of €12,500 must be reported on a monthly basis. If the Participant makes or receives a payment in excess of this amount, the Participant must report the payment to Bundesbank electronically using the “General Statistics Reporting Portal” (“Allgemeines Meldeportal Statistik”) available via Bundesbank’s website (www.bundesbank.de). If the Participant uses a German bank to effect a cross-border payment in excess of €12,500 in connection with the sale of Shares acquired under the Plan, the bank will make the report for the Participant. In addition, the Participant must report any (i) receivables or (ii) payables vis-à-vis foreigners exceeding in each case of (i) and (ii) a total amount of €5,000,000 at the end of the relevant calendar month. Finally, the Participant must report Shares on an annual basis in case the Participant holds at least 10% of the Shares or the total voting rights of the Company.
Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Notification. If the acquisition of Shares in the Company under the Plan leads to a so-called “qualified participation” at any point during the calendar year, the Participant will need to report the acquisition when filing the tax return for the relevant year (at the latest 14 months after the end of such calendar year). A “qualified participation” is attained if (i) the acquisition costs of all participations in the Company exceed €150,000 (if the Participant owns 1% or more of the Company’s nominal share capital) or (ii) the participant holds Shares exceeding 10% of the nominal share capital of the Company.
Terms and Conditions
Tax Obligations. The following provisions supplement the “Vesting / Release” definition of the Agreement:
The applicable tax withholding and reporting shall be contingent on the closing prices of the Shares on the Release Date (Zuflusszeitpunkt). The 20-Day Closing Price Average shall be disregarded for the Participant.
HONG KONG
Terms and Conditions
Warning: The RSU Award and Shares acquired upon vesting of the RSU Award do not constitute a public offering of securities under Hong Kong law and are available only to employees of the Company, its Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliates. The Agreement, including this Exhibit A, the Plan and other incidental communication materials have not been
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prepared in accordance with and are not intended to constitute a “prospectus” for a public offering of securities under the applicable securities legislation in Hong Kong. Nor have the documents been reviewed by any regulatory authority in Hong Kong. The RSU Award is intended only for the personal use of each eligible Employee of the Employer, the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate and may not be distributed to any other person.
Sale Restriction. Notwithstanding anything contrary in the Notice, the Agreement or the Plan, in the event the Participant’s RSU Award vests such that Vested Shares are issued to the Participant or his or her heirs and representatives within six months of the Date of Grant, the Participant agrees that the Participant or his or her heirs and representatives will not dispose of any Vested Shares acquired prior to the six-month anniversary of the Date of Grant.
Notifications
Nature of Scheme. The Company specifically intends that the Plan will not be an occupational retirement scheme for purposes of the Occupational Retirement Schemes Ordinance.
HUNGARY
A.IF THE PARTICIPANT IS AN EMPLOYEE
Terms and Conditions
Employment related provisions. The Employer’s prior consent is required for the delivery of the Agreement between the Participant and the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate if it is not the Employer of the Participant.
Section 13 of the Agreement shall not be deemed as a non-compete agreement under Hungarian labour law; it is considered as a non-compete agreement concluded between the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate and the Participant on a contractual basis.
INDIA
Notifications
Exchange Control Information. The Participant must repatriate the proceeds from the sale of Vested Shares acquired under the Plan within 180 days after receipt. The Participant must maintain the foreign inward remittance certificate received from the bank where the foreign currency is deposited in the event that the Reserve Bank of India or the Employer requests proof of repatriation. It is the Participant’s responsibility to comply with applicable exchange control laws in India. This only applies to a Participant who qualifies as a person resident in India under the Indian foreign exchange laws.
Additionally, the Participant must inform their Employer of any divestment made by them in relation to the Vested Shares within 7 days of undertaking such divestment. This is to enable the Indian Employer to undertake the mandatory reporting of the investment and divestment made by the Participant(s) to the Reserve Bank in India in Form OPI.
Foreign Asset / Account Reporting Information. The Participant is required to declare any foreign bank accounts and any foreign financial assets (which includes Vested Shares held in the Participant’s offshore brokerage account) in the Participant’s annual tax return. It is the Participant’s responsibility to comply with this reporting obligation. Additionally, upon the event of any income arising to the Participant out of the Vested Shares, the Participant will be obligated to report such income in his / her annual tax return. This only applies to a Participant who is an ordinary resident of India under Indian tax law.
IRELAND
Terms and Conditions
Data Privacy: Section 9 of the Agreement is replaced by the following:
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(a) The Employer or as the case may be the Company, its Parent, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate will collect, use and transfer as required among the aforementioned parties, in electronic or other form, the Participant’s personal data as described in this Agreement and any other RSU Award materials for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan.
(b) The Participant understands that the Company and the Employer may hold certain personal information about the Participant, including, but not limited to, the Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in the Company, details of all RSU Awards or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor, for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (“Data”).
(c) The Participant understands that Data will be transferred to the Company stock plan service provider as may be selected by the Company in the future, which is assisting the Company with the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. The Participant understands that the recipients of the Data may be located in the United States, Singapore or elsewhere, and that the recipients’ country (e.g., the United States or Singapore) may have different data privacy laws and protections from the Participant’s country. The Participant understands that he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting his or her local human resources representative. The Participant authorizes the Company, the Company stock plan service provider and any other possible recipients which may assist the Company (presently or in the future) with implementing, administering and managing the Plan to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the sole purpose of implementing, administering and managing his or her participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage the Participant’s participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that he or she may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or object to the processing of Data, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing his or her local human resources representative. The Participant understands, however, that objecting to processing of Data may affect the Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the consequences of an objection, the Participant understands that he or she may contact his or her local human resources representative.
Notifications
Director Notification Obligation. Directors, shadow directors and secretaries of the Company’s Irish Subsidiary or Affiliate are subject to certain notification requirements under the Irish Companies Act. Directors, shadow directors and secretaries must notify the Irish Subsidiary or Affiliate in writing of their interest in the Company and the number and class of Shares or rights to which the interest relates within five days of the issuance or disposal of Shares or within five days of becoming aware of the event giving rise to the notification. This disclosure requirement also applies to any rights or Shares acquired by the director’s spouse or children (under the age of 18).
Reporting Obligations to the Irish Revenue Commissioners. The Company and/or the Employer have certain mandatory reporting obligations to the Irish Revenue Commissioners in relation to the operation of the Agreement and the Plan. The Participant acknowledges this obligation and agrees that the Company and/or the Employer may share certain information in relation to the RSU Reward and Vested Shares with the Irish Revenue Commissioners to satisfy this obligation.
ISRAEL
Israeli Sub-Plan. The RSU Award is also subject to the Sub-Plan for Israeli Participants (the “Israeli Sub-Plan”) which is considered as a part of the Plan. The terms used herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Plan or Israeli Sub-Plan. In the event of any conflict, whether explicit or implied, between the provisions of the Agreement and the Israeli Sub-Plan, the provisions set out in the Israeli Sub-Plan shall prevail. By accepting this RSU Award, the Participant acknowledges that a copy of the Israeli Sub-Plan has been provided to the Participant and agreed to the terms of such Israeli Sub-Plan.
Designation. If the Participant is an employee of an Employer, the RSU Award will be subject to the trustee capital gain tax treatment in accordance with the provisions of Section 102(b)(2) and 102(b)(3)of the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance [New Version], 5721-1961 (“Section 102” and “Capital Gains Route” and the “Ordinance”, respectively) and it has
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been designated as a 102 Award (as defined in the Israeli Sub-Plan), subject to compliance with the requirements under Section 102 and any associated rules or regulations, including the execution of the Agreement and the acknowledgments included below. In respect of Capital Gain Award, the tax is only due upon sale of the underlying Shares or upon release of the underlying Shares from the holding or control of the Trustee.
If the Participant is an Israeli resident however is engaged by the Company or any other non-Israeli Subsidiary or is a consultant or service provider of the Company’s Israeli resident Subsidiary, the RSU Award will be subject to tax upon vesting and settlement in accordance with Section 3(i) of the Ordinance.
Trustee Arrangement. With respect to any Award under the Capital Gains Route - the RSU Award and the Shares issued upon settlement of such RSU Award, and/or any additional rights, including without limitation any right to receive any dividends or any Shares received as a result of an adjustment made under the Plan that may be granted in connection with the RSU Award (the “Additional Rights”), will be issued to the Trustee or placed under the control of the Trustee under a supervisory trustee arrangement for at least the period stated in Section 102 under the Capital Gains Route or any shorter period of time as determined by the Israeli Tax Authority (“Holding Period and the “ITA”, respectively). In the event the RSU Awards do not meet the requirements of Section 102, such RSU Awards and the underlying Shares shall not qualify for the favorable tax treatment under Section 102. In accordance with the requirements of Section 102 and the Capital Gains Route, during the Holding Period the Participant shall not sell or transfer the underlying Shares or the Additional Rights from the Trustee. Notwithstanding the above, if such sale or transfer occurs before the end of the Holding Period, the sanctions under Section 102 shall apply to and shall be borne by the Participant.
The Company makes no representations or guarantees that the RSU Award will qualify for favorable tax treatment and will not be liable or responsible if favorable tax treatment is not available under Section 102. Any RSU Award accelerated upon termination of employment in accordance with Article 10.2(b) of the Plan may be disqualified from the Capital Gains Route.
Any fees associated with any vesting, sale, transfer or any act in relation to the RSU Awards shall be borne by the Participant. The Trustee and/or the Company and/or any Subsidiary shall be entitled to withhold or deduct such fees from payments otherwise due to the Participant from the Company or any Subsidiary or the Trustee.
Taxes. In addition to the provisions included in the Agreement, it is clarified that any and all taxes imposed in respect of the RSU Awards and/or underlying Shares, including, but not limited to, the grant of the RSU Awards, and/or the vesting, exercise, transfer, waiver, or expiration of RSU Awards and/or underlying Shares, and/or the sale of underlying Shares, shall be borne solely by the Participant, and in the event of death, by the Participant’s heirs. The Company, any Subsidiary, the Trustee or anyone on their behalf shall not be required to bear the aforementioned tax, directly or indirectly, nor shall they be required to gross up such tax in the Participant’s salary or remuneration. The applicable tax shall be withheld from the proceeds of sale of underlying Shares or shall be paid to the Company or any Subsidiary or the Trustee by the Participant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company or any Subsidiary or the Trustee shall be entitled to withhold tax as it deems necessary to comply with applicable law and to deduct any tax from payments otherwise due to the Participant from the Company or any Subsidiary or the Trustee. The ramifications of any future modification of applicable law regarding the taxation of the RSU Awards granted to the Participant shall apply to the Participant accordingly and the Participant shall bear the full cost thereof, unless such modified laws expressly provide otherwise.
Securities Law Notification. The Company has obtained an exemption from the requirements of filing a prospectus in Israel with respect to any grant under the Plan. Applicable documentation can be obtained by contacting the Participant’s local human resources department.
Additional Acknowledgments and Undertakings. In addition to the provisions set out in the Agreement, by accepting an RSU Award classified under the Capital Gains Route, the Participant also confirms that:
1.The Participant is familiar with and understands the provisions of Section 102 and any associated rules or regulations in general, and the tax arrangement under the Capital Gains Route in particular, and agrees to comply with such provisions, as amended from time to time.
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2.The Participant agrees that RSU Awards and the Shares that may be issued in connection with the RSU Awards, will be held or controlled by a trustee under a supervisory trustee arrangement for at least the duration of the Holding Period, as determined in Section 102 under the Capital Gains Route.
3.The Participant agrees to the provisions of the trust deed signed between the Company and/or the Employer and the Trustee attached hereto.
4.The Participant understands that any release of such Shares from trust, or any sale of the Shares prior to the termination of the Holding Period constitutes a violation of the terms of Section 102 and agree to bear the relevant sanctions.
5.The Participant authorizes the Company and/or the Employer to provide the Trustee with any information required for the purpose of administrating the grant of the RSU Awards, including without limitation information about the Participant's RSU Awards, income tax rates, salary bank account, contact details and identification number and any reasonable information required by the Trustee.
6.The Participant declares that he/she is a resident of the state of Israel for tax purposes and agree to notify the Company upon any change in the residence address and acknowledge that if he/she ceases to be an Israeli resident or if his/her engagement with the Company or any Subsidiary is terminated, the RSU Awards and underlying Shares shall remain subject to Section 102, the trust agreement, the Plan and grant document.
7.The Participant acknowledges, understands and agrees that the RSU Awards are an extraordinary, one-time benefit granted to the Participant, and does not create any contractual or other right to receive a future grant of RSU Awards.
The grant of the RSU Awards is conditioned upon the Participant signing all documents requested by the Company, the Employer or the Trustee.
ITALY
Terms and Conditions
Data Privacy. This provision replaces Section 9 of the Agreement:
The Participant understands that as a Data Controller according to Art 4 Para 1.7 Reg. UE/2016/679 (“GDPR”) the Company and the Employer as the Privacy Representative of the Company in Italy (the “Controller”), may hold certain personal information about the Participant, including, but not limited to, the Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, details of all RSU Awards or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor. The Company and the Employer inform the Participant as per Art. 12-13 GDPR that they will process said data and other data lawfully received from a third party (“Personal Data”) according to a level of security equal to that required by the GDPR or by the US Data Privacy Framework; Personal Data will be processed for the exclusive purpose of managing and administering the Plan (and so on the legal basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR) and complying with applicable laws, regulations and Community legislation (and so on the legal basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR). The Participant understands that Personal Data may also be transferred to the independent registered public accounting firm engaged by the Company, and also to the legitimate addressees under applicable laws. The Participant also understands that providing the Company with Personal Data is mandatory for compliance with laws and is necessary for the performance of the Plan and that the Participant’s refusal to provide Personal Data would make it impossible for the Company to perform its contractual obligations and may affect the Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan. The Participant understands that Personal Data will not be publicized, but it may be accessible by the Company and the Employer and within the Employer’s organization by its internal and external personnel in charge of processing, and by the data processor, if appointed. The updated list of processors and of the subjects to which Personal Data are communicated will remain available upon request at the Employer. Furthermore, Personal Data may be transferred to banks, other financial institutions or brokers involved in the management and administration of the Plan. The Participant further understands that the Company and any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate will transfer Personal Data amongst themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Participant’s participation in the Plan, and that the Company and any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate may each further transfer Personal Data to third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, including any requisite transfer of Personal Data to a broker or other third party with whom the Participant may elect to deposit any Vested Shares acquired under the Plan or any proceeds from the sale of such Shares. Such recipients may receive, possess, use, retain and transfer Personal Data in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the
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Participant’s participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that these recipients may be acting as controllers, processors or persons in charge of processing, as the case may be, according to applicable privacy laws, and that they may be located in or outside the European Economic Area, such as in the United States, Singapore or elsewhere, in countries that do not provide an adequate level of data protection as intended under Italian privacy law.
Should the Company exercise its discretion in suspending all necessary legal obligations connected with the management and administration of the Plan, it will delete Personal Data as soon as it has accomplished all the necessary legal obligations connected with the management and administration of the Plan. Otherwise, Personal Data will be processed for the entire period of the Participant’s employment relationship and for ten years thereafter or such longer period required to satisfy any applicable legal or regulatory obligations.
The Participant understands that Personal Data processing related to the purposes specified above shall take place under automated or non-automated conditions, anonymously when possible, that comply with the purposes for which Personal Data is collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations, with specific reference to GDPR and Legislative Decree no. 196/2003.
The processing activity, including communication, the transfer of Personal Data abroad, including outside of the European Economic Area, as specified herein and pursuant to applicable laws and regulations, does not require the Participant’s consent thereto as the processing is necessary to performance of law and contractual obligations related to implementation, administration and management of the Plan. The Participant understands that, pursuant to Articles 13(2)(b) and (d), 15, 18, 19, 20 and 21 GDPR , he or she has the right at any moment to, including, but not limited to, (a) consult data and request that it be updated, corrected, supplemented, deleted or to object to or restrict its processing, as well as to request its portability, (b) submit a complaint to the Italian Data Protection Authority (the “Authority”), following the procedures and directions published on the Authority’s official website at www.garanteprivacy.it. In the event of a request to limit the processing of the data provided, to object to their processing, to their cancellation or to withdraw consent, the Data Controller may reserve the right to retain some of the Participant’s data to the extent that they are necessary for the “performance of the contract” or for the protection of its “legitimate interest” pursuant to section 7 of the Legislative Decree no. 196/2003 and to obtain confirmation that Personal Data exists or not, access, verify its contents, origin and accuracy, delete, update, integrate, correct, blocked or stop, for legitimate reason, the Personal Data processing. To exercise privacy rights (which is not subject to any formal constraint and is free of charge), the Participant should contact the Employer. Furthermore, the Participant is aware that Personal Data will not be used for direct marketing purposes. In addition, Personal Data provided can be reviewed and questions or complaints can be addressed by contacting the Participant’s human resources department.
Plan Document Acknowledgement. The Participant acknowledges that the Participant has read and specifically and expressly approves the following sections of the Agreement: Section 1: Grant of RSU Award; Section 2: Delivery; Section 3: Compliance with Laws and Regulations; Section 4: Rights as Shareholder; Section 5: Stop-Transfer Orders; Section 6: Taxes and Disposition of Shares; Section 7: Nature of Grant; Section 8: No advice Regarding Grant; Section 10: Successors and Assigns; Section 11: Governing Law; Venue; Section 15: Electronic Delivery; Section 16: Exhibit A; Section 18: Imposition of Other Requirements; and the Data Privacy section of this Exhibit A.
Notifications
Exchange Control Information. Without limiting in any way Participant’s obligations under the Agreement and/or the Plan (also with regard to Section 6: Taxes and Disposition of Shares and Section 8: No Advice Regarding Grant), to participate in the Plan, the Participant – whether he or she is an Italian resident – must comply with exchange control regulations in Italy. The Participant is required to report in his or her annual tax return: (a) any transfers of cash or Vested Shares to or from Italy; (b) any foreign investments or investments held outside of Italy at the end of the calendar year; and (c) the amount of the transfers to and from Italy which have had an impact during the calendar year on the Participant’s foreign investments or investments held outside of Italy. The Participant may be exempt from the requirement in (a) if the transfer or investment is made through an authorized broker resident in Italy, as the broker will generally comply with the reporting obligation on his or her behalf. Italian residents may be subject to tax on the value of financial assets held outside of Italy. The taxable amount will be the fair market value of the financial assets, assessed at the end of the calendar year.
JAPAN
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Notifications
Notice of Private Placement in Japan. Neither the RSU Award nor the Shares to be issued pursuant to the RSU Award have been or will be registered under Article 4, Paragraph 1 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan (the “FIEA”) in respect of this offering, because the offer or solicitation to acquire the RSU Award or the Shares hereunder meets the requirements for exemption from registration pursuant to Article 2, Paragraph 3, Sub-Paragraph 2 “ha” of the FIEA.
Exchange Control/Tax Reporting Information. If the aggregate fair value of the Shares issued pursuant to the RSU Award is more than JPY 100,000,000, the reporting requirement is applicable under the Japanese foreign exchange rules. In addition, the Participant is required to report the details of any assets held outside of Japan as of December 31 (including the Shares acquired under the Plan) to the relevant tax authority by March 15 of the following year to the extent such assets have a total net fair market value in excess of JPY 50,000,000.
KOREA
Notifications
Exchange Control Information. If the Participant realizes US$500,000 (approximately KRW 632,500,000 as of July 2023) or more from the sale of Shares, Korean exchange laws require the Participant to repatriate the proceeds to Korea within eighteen months of the sale. In order for the Participant to dispose of its shares which have been originally procured by the Plan (the “Share Plan Shares”), according to the recently announced Korean Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) guideline in respect of sale and purchase of listed stocks of a foreign parent company which were procured via a share plan, the Participant is required to (1) open an account with a Korean securities company and (2) put a disposition order though a Korean securities company. Further, the Share Plan Shares are required to be deposited to a foreign depository which is linked to the Korea Securities Depository.
MALAYSIA
Malaysian Insider Trading. The Participant should be aware of the Malaysian insider-trading rules, which may impact his or her acquisition or disposal of Shares or rights to Shares under the Plan. Under the Malaysian insider-trading rules, the Participant is prohibited from selling Shares when he or she is in possession of information which is not generally available and which he or she knows or should know will have a material effect on the value of the Shares once such information is generally available.
Director Notification Obligation. If the Participant is a director of the Company’s Malaysian Subsidiary, he or she is subject to certain notification requirements under the Malaysian Companies Act. Among these requirements is an obligation to notify the Malaysian Subsidiary in writing when the Participant receives or disposes of an interest (e.g., RSU Award, Shares) in the Company or any related company. Such notifications must be made within 14 days of receiving or disposing of any interest in the Company or any related company.
Tax Responsibility of the Participant. The Participant is required to make an assessment by including the share benefit as income for the basis period in which the Shares are vested, report in the income tax return form of the Participant, the amount in respect of benefits from the Shares that have been vested, and ensure that income tax on that benefit is paid.
MEXICO
Terms and Conditions
The following provisions supplement Sections 6 and 7 of the Agreement:
Section 7
Modification. By accepting the RSU Award, the Participant understands and agrees that any modification of the Plan or the Agreement or its termination shall not constitute a change or impairment of the terms and conditions of employment.
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Policy Statement. The RSU Award grant the Company is making under the Plan is unilateral and discretionary and, therefore, the Company reserves the absolute right to amend it and discontinue it at any time without any liability.
The Company, with registered offices at 2 Changi South Lane, Singapore 486123, is solely responsible for the administration of the Plan, and participation in the Plan and the grant of the RSU Award do not, in any way, establish an employment relationship between the Participant and the Company since he or she is participating in the Plan on a wholly commercial basis. The Participant expressly recognizes that the Plan and the grant of the RSU Award do not establish any rights between the Participant and his or her sole Employer (Availmed Servicios S.A. de C.V., Grupo Flextronics S.A. de C.V., Flextronics Servicios Guadalajara S.A. de C.V., Flextronics Servicios Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. or Flextronics Aguascalientes Servicios S.A. de C.V.), nor does it form part of the employment conditions and/or benefits provided by the Employer.
Plan Document Acknowledgment. By accepting the RSU Award, the Participant acknowledges that he or she has received copies of the Plan, has reviewed the Plan and the Agreement in their entirety, and fully understands and accepts all provisions of the Plan and the Agreement.
In addition, the Participant further acknowledges that he or she has read and specifically and expressly approves the terms and conditions in the Nature of Grant section of the Agreement, in which the following is clearly described and established: (i) participation in the Plan does not constitute an acquired right; (ii) the Plan and participation in the Plan is offered by the Company on a wholly discretionary basis; (iii) participation in the Plan is voluntary; and (iv) the Company and any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliates are not responsible for any decrease in the value of the Shares acquired upon vesting of the RSU Award.
No Entitlement for Claims or Compensation. The Participant hereby declares that he or she does not reserve any action or right to bring any claim against the Company or his or her Employer for any compensation or damages as a result of his or her participation in the Plan and therefore grants a full and broad release to the Employer, the Company and any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliates with respect to any claim that may arise under the Plan.
Spanish Translation
Términos y condiciones
Las siguientes disposiciones complementan las secciones 7 del Acuerdo:
Sección 7
Modificación: Al aceptar el Otorgamiento de Acciones por Bonificación, el Participante entiende y está de acuerdo en que cualquier modificación del Plan o del Acuerdo o su terminación, no constituirá un cambio o disminución de los términos y condiciones de empleo.
Declaración de Política: El Otorgamiento de Acciones por Bonificación que la Compañía efectúa conforme al Plan es de forma unilateral y discrecional y, por lo tanto, la Compañía se reserva el derecho absoluto de modificarlo y discontinuarlo en cualquier momento sin responsabilidad alguna para la Compañía.
La Compañía, con oficinas registradas en 2 Changi South Lane, Singapore 486123 es la única responsable de la administración del Plan y la participación en el Plan y el Otorgamiento de Acciones por Bonificación no establece de forma alguna una relación de trabajo entre el Participante y la Compañía, ya que su participación en el Plan es completamente comercial. El Participante expresamente reconoce que el Plan y el Otorgamiento de Acciones por Bonificación no establece ningún derecho entre el Participante y su único Empleador (Availmed Servicios S.A. de C.V., Grupo Flextronics S.A. de C.V., Flextronics Servicios Guadalajara S.A. de C.V., Flextronics Servicios México S. de R.L. de C.V. o Flextronics Aguascalientes S.A. de C.V., según sea el caso), ni tampoco forma parte de las condiciones laborales o beneficios provistos por el Empleador.
Conocimiento del Documento del Plan. Al aceptar el Otorgamiento de Acciones por Bonificación, el Participante reconoce que ha recibido copia del Plan, ha revisado el mismo, al igual que la totalidad del Acuerdo y que entiende y acepta completamente todas las disposiciones contenidas en el Plan y en el Acuerdo.
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Además, el Participante reconoce que ha leído, y que aprueba específica y expresamente los términos y condiciones contenidos en la sección denominada Naturaleza del Otorgamiento, en la cual se encuentra claramente descrito y establecido lo siguiente: (i) la participación en el Plan no constituye un derecho adquirido; (ii) el Plan y la participación en éste es ofrecida por la Compañía de forma enteramente discrecional; (iii) la participación en el Plan es voluntaria; y (iv) la Compañía, así como su Matriz, Subsidiaria o Filiales no son responsables por cualquier disminución en el valor de las Acciones adquiridas por virtud del Otorgamiento de Acciones por Bonificación.
Derecho a Reclamaciones o Indemnizaciones. El Participante declara que no se reserva ninguna acción o derecho para interponer reclamo alguno en contra de la Compañía o su empleador por indemnización o daño alguno como resultado de su participación en el Plan y, en consecuencia, otorga el más amplio finiquito al Empleador, así como a la Compañía o su Matriz, Subsidiaria o Filiales con respecto a cualquier reclamo que pudiera originarse en virtud del Plan.
NETHERLANDS
Notifications
Securities Law Information. The Participant should be aware of the Dutch insider-trading rules, which may impact the sale of Shares acquired under the Plan. In particular, the Participant may be prohibited from effectuating certain transactions if the Participant has inside information about the Company.
Under Article 5:56 of the Dutch Financial Supervision Act, anyone who has “insider information” related to an issuing company is prohibited from effectuating a transaction in securities in or from the Netherlands. “Inside information” is defined as knowledge of specific information concerning the issuing company to which the securities relate or the trade in securities issued by such company, which has not been made public and which, if published, would reasonably be expected to affect the share price, regardless of the development of the price. The insider could be any Employee in the Netherlands who has inside information as described herein.
Given the broad scope of the definition of inside information, certain Employees working at a Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate in the Netherlands may have inside information and, thus, would be prohibited from effectuating a transaction in securities in the Netherlands at a time when the Participant has such inside information.
NORWAY
Terms and Conditions
Data Privacy. This provision replaces Section 9 of the Agreement:
The Participant understands that the Company and the Employer will process certain personal information about the Participant, including, but not limited to, the Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, details of all RSU Awards or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor, and that the Company and the Employer will process said data and other data lawfully received from third party (“Personal Data”) for the purposes of managing and administering the Plan, the employment relationship and complying with applicable laws and regulations. The legal bases under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (the “GDPR”) are thus (i) the necessity for performing a contract to which the Participant is party (Article 6 no. 1 b)); and (ii) the necessity for compliance with a legal obligation (Article 6 no 1 b)). The Participant also understands that providing the Company with Personal Data is mandatory for compliance with laws and is necessary for the performance of the Plan and that the Participant’s refusal to provide Personal Data would make it impossible for the Company to perform its contractual obligations and may affect the Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan. The Participant understands that Personal Data will not be publicized, but it may be accessible by the Employer as the Privacy Representative of the Company and within the Employer’s organization by its internal and external personnel in charge of processing, and by the data processor, if appointed. The updated list of processors and of the subjects to which Personal Data are communicated will remain available upon request at the Employer.
Furthermore, Personal Data may be transferred to banks, other financial institutions or brokers involved in the management and administration of the Plan. The Participant understands that Personal Data may also be transferred to
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the independent registered public accounting firm engaged by the Company, and also to the legitimate addressees under applicable laws.
The Participant further understands that the Company and any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate will transfer Personal Data amongst themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Participant’s participation in the Plan, and that the Company and any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate may each further transfer Personal Data to third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, including any requisite transfer of Personal Data to a broker or other third party with whom the Participant may elect to deposit any Vested Shares acquired under the Plan or any proceeds from the sale of such Shares. Such recipients may receive, possess, use, retain and transfer Personal Data in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that these recipients may be acting as controllers, processors or persons in charge of processing, as the case may be, according to applicable privacy laws, and that they may be located in or outside the European Economic Area, such as in the United States and/or Singapore or elsewhere, including countries that do not provide an adequate level of data protection. In the lack of an adequacy decision under Article 45 of the GDPR, the Employer and/or Company will rely on other safeguards, such as binding corporate rules or the Standard Contractual Clauses adopted according to the Commission Implementing Decision on standard contractual clauses for the transfer of personal data to third countries pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
The Company and the Employer will process the Personal Data for as long as it is necessary to fulfill the employment contract with the Participant, or for as long as it is necessary to comply with a legal obligation to which the Company and/or Employer is subject.
The Participant shall, according to Chapter III of the GDPR, have the right to, including, but not limited to, obtain confirmation that Personal Data exists or not, access, verify its contents, origin and accuracy, delete, update, integrate, correct, blocked or stop, for legitimate reason, the Personal Data processing, and to complain to the national data protection authority. To exercise privacy rights, the Participant should contact the Employer. In addition, Personal Data provided can be reviewed and questions or complaints can be addressed by contacting the Participant’s human resources department.
POLAND
Terms and Conditions
Restriction on Type of Shares Issued. Due to tax regulations in Poland, as necessary, the Participant’s Vested Shares will be settled in newly issued Shares only. Treasury Shares will not be used to satisfy the RSU Award upon vesting.
ROMANIA
Notifications
Exchange Control Information. If the Participant remits foreign currency into or out of Romania (e.g., the proceeds from the sale of his or her Vested Shares), the Participant may be required to provide the Romanian bank assisting with the transaction with appropriate documentation explaining the source of the income.
Non-compete
Applicability. This provision supplements Section 13 of the Agreement (where applicable):
1. The Participant is forbidden to carry out in his/her own interest or a third party, directly or indirectly, dependent or independent activities in the fields of activity set forth in any confidentiality, non-competition, non-solicitation or similar agreement between the Participant and the Company or any Affiliate thereof, for the benefit of but not limited to any competitor of the Company (i.e., which has the same core business as the Company).
2. The non-competition clause in relation to the competing companies listed above produces its effects across such territories set forth in any confidentiality, non-competition, non-solicitation or similar agreement between the Participant and the Company or any Affiliate thereof.
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3. The list of the companies mentioned above shall be supplemented automatically with the legal entities which have the same core business as the Company and, consequently, compete with it, entities which shall be incorporated across the aforementioned territories after signing the present agreement, as well as during the non-competition period mentioned below.
4. The Participant further undertakes during the non-competition period mentioned below not to:
- entice the clientele of the Company by making use of the relationships established with such clientele while being employed by the Company;
- entice any Participants of the Company for the purpose of setting up a competing company in order to attract the customers of the Company as well as not to entice any Participants of the Company in order to cause business disruption.
5. The non-competition clause produces its effects for a period of 12 months after termination of the individual employment agreement.
6. After the termination of the employment agreement and during the period of time mentioned above, the monthly non-competition compensation equals the price of the applicable Vested Share, but no less than 50% of the average gross salaries from the last 6 months prior to the termination date of the employment agreement shall be paid to the Participant in exchange of his or her compliance with the non-competition clause. In case the price obtained from the sale of the RSU is less than 50% of the average gross salaries from the last 6 months prior to the termination date of the individual employment agreement, the Company will pay the difference to maintain such level of compensation. The above-mentioned monthly compensation becomes due at the end of each month and is paid by bank transfer into an account indicated by the Participant.
7. In case of infringement against the non-competition clause, the Participant shall be obligated to return in full the amounts paid by the Company after the termination of the employment relationship as non-competition compensation and, as the case may be, to pay damages thus caused to the Company.
8. The Company may unilaterally waive the non-competition clause stipulated in the individual employment agreement at any moment prior to its entry into force based on a written notification sent by the Company to the Participant with regard to the denunciation of this clause.
SINGAPORE
Notifications
Securities Law Information. The RSU Award is being granted to the Participant pursuant to the “Qualifying Person” exemption under section 273(1)(i) read with section 273(2) and (4) of the Singapore Securities and Futures Act 2001 (“SFA”). The Plan, the Agreement and the RSU Award have not been lodged or registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
Selling Restrictions. The Participant should note that the Plan, the Agreement and any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the RSU Award and/or Shares may not be circulated or distributed, nor may the RSU Award and/or Shares be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than pursuant to, and in accordance with, the conditions of an exemption under any provision of Subdivision (4) of Division (1) of Part 13 (other than section 280) of the SFA. Any transfer and/or disposal of the RSU Award and/or Shares by the Participant (as may be allowed under the Plan and the Agreement and subject to compliance with applicable law) shall be subject to the condition that the foregoing restrictions shall be imposed on each and every transferee and purchaser, and subsequent transferee and purchaser, of the relevant RSU Award and/or Shares.
Notification under Section 309B(1) of the SFA. The RSU Award and Shares are prescribed capital markets products (as defined in the Singapore Securities and Futures (Capital Markets Products) Regulations 2018), being rights issued or proposed to be issued by a corporation in respect of its own stocks or shares and stocks or shares issued or proposed to
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be issued by a corporation, respectively, and Excluded Investment Products (as defined in MAS Notice SFA 04-N12: Notice on the Sale of Investment Products and MAS Notice FAA-N16: Notice on Recommendations on Investment Products).
Director Notification Obligation. If the Participant is a director (including an alternate director or shadow director) of the Company and/or a Singapore company that is a related corporation (as defined in the Singapore Companies Act 1967 (the “Singapore Companies Act”)) of the Company (the “Singapore Entity(ies)”), the Participant is subject to certain notification requirements under the Singapore Companies Act in connection with the grant of the RSU Award and the subsequent vesting of, and delivery of, Shares underlying the RSU Award. Among these requirements is an obligation to notify the Singapore Entity(ies) in writing when the Participant acquires an interest (e.g., RSU Award, Shares) in the Company. In addition, the Participant must notify the Singapore Entity(ies) in writing when the Participant sells Shares of the Company (including when the Participant sells Shares acquired under the Plan). Please contact the Company to obtain a copy of the notification form.
The Participant must give written notice to the Singapore Entity(ies) of the prescribed particulars relating to the RSU Award and Shares underlying the RSU Award within two business days after (a) the date on which the Participant became a director of the Singapore Entity(ies); or (b) the date on which the Participant became a registered holder of or acquired an interest in the RSU Award or Shares underlying the RSU Award.
Upon the vesting of the Shares underlying the RSU Award and the delivery of Shares to the Participant resulting in the Participant becoming a registered shareholder of the Company, there is a change in the nature of the interest the Participant holds from a beneficial interest arising contractually under the RSU Award to a legal interest as a registered shareholder of the Company. As a result, the Participant is required within two business days, to notify the Singapore Entity(ies) of this technical change in the nature of the Participant’s interest in the Shares of the Company, to enable the Singapore Entity(ies) to meet its statutory obligations and update its Register of Directors’ Shareholdings within three days of receiving the Participant’s notification.
In addition, the Participant must give written notice to the Singapore Entity(ies) of particulars of any change in respect of the prescribed particulars previously given in respect of the RSU Award or Shares underlying the RSU Award, including the consideration (if any) received as a result of the event giving rise to the change, upon say, a sale and transfer of the Shares, within two business days after the occurrence of the event giving rise to the change.
Terms and Conditions
Data Protection. The Participant acknowledges that:
(a) the personal data of the Participant as contained in each document and/or any other notice or communication given or received pursuant to the Plan and/or the Agreement, and/or which is otherwise collected from the Participant (or his or her authorised representative(s)), will be collected, used and disclosed by the Company and/or the relevant subsidiary for the purposes of implementing and administering the Plan, and in order to comply with any applicable laws, listing rules, take-over rules, regulations and/or guidelines;
(b) by participating in the Plan, the Participant also consents to the collection, use and disclosure of his or her personal data for all such purposes, including disclosure of personal data of the Participant held by the Company and/or the relevant subsidiary to any of their affiliates and/or to third party administrators who provide services to the Company (whether within or outside Singapore), and to the collection, use and further disclosure by such persons of such personal data for such purposes; and
(c) the Participant also warrants that where he or she discloses the personal data of third parties to the Company and/or the relevant subsidiary in connection with the Plan and/or the Agreement, he or she has obtained the prior consent of such third parties for the Company and/or the relevant subsidiary to collect, use and disclose their personal data for the abovementioned purposes, in accordance with any applicable laws, regulations and/or guidelines. The Participant shall indemnify the Company and/or the relevant subsidiary in respect of any penalties, liabilities, claims, demands, losses and damages as a result of the Participant’s breach of this warranty.
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(d) to the extent that the Participant withdraws consent, the Company may use its discretion under the Agreement to terminate the RSU Award for no consideration.
For this purpose, the term “personal data” shall refer to any information and data which can be related directly or indirectly to an identifiable individual.
SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Notifications
Exchange Control Information. Upon request of the Slovak National Bank, the Participant may need to file a notification in respect of Shares pursuant to the Plan he or she acquires.
SOUTH AFRICA
Warning: The RSU Award and Shares acquired upon vesting of the RSU Award do not constitute a public offering of securities under South African law and are available only to employees of the Company, its Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliates. The Agreement, including this Exhibit A, the Plan and other incidental communication materials have not been prepared in accordance with and are not intended to constitute a “prospectus” for a public offering of securities under the South African Companies Act. It is to be noted that no documents been reviewed by any regulatory authority in South Africa. The RSU Award is intended only for the personal use of each eligible Employee of the Employer, the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate and may not be distributed to any other person.
Terms and Conditions
Notification Obligation. Directors and prescribed officers of the Company’s South African Subsidiary or Affiliate are subject to certain notification requirements under the South African Companies Act. Directors and prescribed officers must notify the South African Subsidiary or Affiliate in writing of their interest in the Company and the number and class of Shares or rights to which the interest relates as soon as practically possible and/or where relevant in relation to any decisions affecting the South African Subsidiary or Affiliate.
Insider Trading Notification. The Participant should be aware of the South African insider-trading rules, which may impact his or her acquisition or disposal of Shares or rights to Shares under the Plan. Under the South African insider-trading rules, the Participant is prohibited from selling Shares when he or she is in possession of information which is not generally available and which he or she knows or should know will have a material effect on the value of the Shares once such information is generally available.
Tax Obligations. The following provision supplements Section 6.1 of the Agreement:
By accepting the RSU Award, the Participant agrees to notify the Employer of the amount of any gain realized at vesting and settlement of the RSU Award. If the Participant fails to advise the Employer of the gain realized at vesting and settlement of the RSU Award, he or she may be liable for a fine.
Notifications
Exchange Control Information. The Participant is solely responsible for complying with all exchange control laws in South Africa, and neither the Company nor the Employer will be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Participant’s failure to comply with South African exchange control laws. The Participant should notify their local bank within 30 days of receiving shares.
SWEDEN
There are no country specific provisions.
SWITZERLAND
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Securities Law Information. In Switzerland, the grant of RSUs is exempt from the requirement to prepare and publish a prospectus under the Swiss Financial Services Act (“FINSA”). This document does not constitute a prospectus pursuant to the FINSA and no such prospectus has been or will be prepared for or in connection with the RSU Awards granted pursuant to the Plan. This document is neither subject to any governmental approval nor must be filed with any Swiss authorities.
Employment Law Information. The Plan and any RSU Award are made as and constitute a discretionary ex gratia payment (Gratifikation/Sondervergütung) within the meaning of Art. 322d of the Swiss Code of Obligation.
Tax Reporting Information.
(i) At grant. The Participant will receive an addendum to the annual salary statement, reporting the details of the RSU Award granted. The Participant is required to file such addendum with his/her tax return. Furthermore, the Participant is required to declare all RSU Awards granted under the Plan which should not be subject to the net wealth tax, but must be reflected “pro memoria” in the statement on bank accounts and securities (Wertschriftenverzeichnis) that the Participant is required to file with the annual tax return.
(ii) At vesting. The Participant will receive an addendum to the annual salary statement, reporting the taxable income realized upon vesting of the RSU Award. The Participant is required to declare such income in and to file the addendum with his/her tax return. Any Shares acquired upon vesting will be subject to the net wealth tax and must be reported in the statement on bank accounts and securities (Wertschriftenverzeichnis) that the Participant is required to file with the annual tax return.
Data Privacy; Transfer of personal data to the United States and/or Singapore. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that personal data will be transferred to the United States and/or Singapore and that there is a risk, in particular, that the rights provided for by Swiss (and EU data protection laws, as applicable) may only be guaranteed to a limited extent and that foreign authorities, i.e., authorities of the United States and/or Singapore may gain access to personal data with or without the Participant’s knowledge. Such access may also result in further tracking and/or observations by foreign authorities.
TAIWAN
Notifications
Securities Law Information. The RSU Award to be granted by the Company to the Participants of the Company or a Taiwan Subsidiary or Affiliate have not been and will not be registered or filed with, or approved by, the Financial Supervisory Commission and/or any other regulatory authorities of Taiwan pursuant to relevant securities laws and regulations and may not be sold, issued or offered within Taiwan through a public offering or in circumstances which constitute an offer or a solicitation of an offer within the meaning of the Securities and Exchange Act or relevant laws and regulations of Taiwan that requires a registration or approval of the Financial Supervisory Commission and/or any other regulatory authorities of Taiwan. No person or entity in Taiwan has been authorized to offer or sell the RSU Award in Taiwan.
Exchange Control Information. The Participant may acquire and remit foreign currency (including proceeds from the sale of Shares) into and out of Taiwan up to US$5,000,000 (approximately TW$ 155,000,000 as of July 2023) per year for inward and outward remittances. On the contrary, the approval of the Central Bank of Taiwan would be required for making inward and outward remittances of foreign exchange that, in the aggregate, exceed the US$5,000,000 annual quota. If the transaction amount is TW$ 500,000 or more in a single transaction, the Participant must submit a Foreign Exchange Transaction Form and also provide supporting documentation to the satisfaction of the remitting bank.
TURKEY
Notifications
Securities Law Information. Pursuant to Turkish capital markets legislation, the sale of shares in stock option plans of foreign companies to employees residing in Türkiye are not subject to filing or disclosure requirements in Türkiye, provided that: (i) such sale does not take place in Türkiye; (ii) it does not fall within the scope of any public offering in
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Türkiye (i.e., the transaction cannot be defined as a public offering); and (iii) any information to be provided to the employees does not contain any statements giving the impression of a public offering.
UNITED KINGDOM
Terms and Conditions
Tax Obligations. The following provisions supplement Section 6.1 of the Agreement:
The Participant agrees that they are liable for all Tax-Related Items and hereby covenant to pay all such Tax-Related Items, as and when requested by the Company or, if different, the Participant’s Employer or by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”) (or any other tax authority or any other relevant authority). The Participant also agree to indemnify and keep indemnified the Company and, if different, the Participant’s Employer against any Tax-Related Items that they are required to pay or withhold or have paid or will pay to HMRC (or any other tax authority or any other relevant authority) on the Participant’s behalf.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant is a director or executive officer of the Company (within the meaning of Section 13(k) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), the amount of any income tax not collected from or paid by the Participant within ninety (90) days of the end of the U.K. tax year in which the event giving rise to the Tax-Related Items occurs may constitute a benefit to the Participant on which additional income tax and National Insurance contributions may be payable. The Participant understands that they will be responsible for reporting and paying any income tax due on this additional benefit directly to HMRC under the self-assessment regime and for paying to the Company and/or the Employer (as appropriate) the amount of any National Insurance contributions due on this additional benefit, which may also be recovered from the Participant through any means set forth in the “Tax Withholding” section of the Agreement.
In the event that the Participant has failed to make arrangements pursuant to the “Tax Withholding” section of the Agreement, for the amount so indemnified hereunder, the Participant shall pay to the Company (or such other affiliate, as the case may be) the balance in cash promptly on written demand and in any event within 60 days from the date on which any relevant amount indemnified is due to be accounted for to the applicable tax authority. If such payment is not made, the Participant shall also be liable to account to the Company or any affiliate for any additional liability that may arise to the Company or such other affiliate as a result of the operation of Section 222 of Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003.
National Insurance Contributions Acknowledgment. As a condition of participation in the Plan and the vesting of the RSU Award, the Participant agrees to accept any liability for secondary Class 1 National Insurance Contributions which may be payable by the Company and/or the Employer in connection with the RSU Award and any event giving rise to Tax-Related Items (the “Employer NICs”). To accomplish the foregoing, the Participant agrees to execute a joint election with the Company, the form of such joint election being formally approved by HMRC (the “Joint Election”), and any other required consent or election. The Participant further agrees to execute such other joint elections as may be required between the Participant and any successor to the Company and/or the Employer. The Participant further agrees that the Company and/or the Employer may collect the Employer NICs from the Participant by any of the means set forth in Section 6.1 of the Agreement.
If, at the election of the Company, the Participant does not enter into a Joint Election prior to vesting of the RSU Award or if approval of the Joint Election has been withdrawn by HMRC, the RSU Award shall become null and void without any liability to the Company and/or the Employer and the Company may choose not to issue or deliver Shares upon vesting of the RSU Award.
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PART 2 – GDPR
Subject to the laws of the jurisdiction that the Participant is resident in or otherwise subject to, this provision shall apply to any Participant who is resident in a jurisdiction or otherwise subject to the laws of a jurisdiction that is subject to or has implemented GDPR (as hereinafter defined) (as may be amended from time to time and any successor thereto).
For the execution of the Plan and the Agreement it is necessary to process personal data relating to the Participant, consisting of full name, address, position, employer, appraisals and bank account details, employment related data (“Personal Data”).
The Personal Data shall, upon participation in the Plan, be provided to the Company by the Participant and/or any relevant Affiliate or Subsidiary. The Personal Data shall be processed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and any applicable national GDPR implementation law, which may for the processing of special categories of personal data (additionally) require the Participant’s (explicit) consent thereto.
The following shall apply:
1. For the execution and administration of the Plan and the Agreement, the Personal Data shall be transferred and processed outside of the European Economic Area (“EEA”), which shall be based on article 49(1)b of the GDPR where such transfer is of an incidental nature and is necessary for the entering into and execution of the Agreement with the Participant. Otherwise, any data transfers between the Company and any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates shall be based on adequate transfer mechanisms that are implemented within the Company and any Subsidiary or Affiliate, such as the EU Model Clauses.
2. The Personal Data shall solely be processed by the Company (or any of its legal successors) when such processing is necessary for the execution and administration of the Plan or the Agreement and ensuing rights and obligations. Without such processing the Participant cannot participate in the Plan. Furthermore, the Personal Data shall be processed by the Company to comply with its legal obligations and/or for the purposes of its legitimate interest(s) such as to establish, exercise or defend its rights and legal position, and to monitor compliance with the Plan.
3. The Personal Data can be shared by the Company, with other third parties and the competent supervisory authorities in order to comply with its obligations (such as to comply with a request or order), with advisors or lawyers, based on a legitimate business interest to request advice, exercise its rights or with (potential) business partners in the context of a contemplated sale or restructuring of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate.
4. The Personal Data shall be retained for 5 years after participation in the Plan has been terminated, unless longer retention of the Personal Data is required, for example, based on a legal obligation or in order to establish, defend or exercise a legal position.
5. The Participant has the right to request from the Company (or any of its relevant legal successors), access to and, under circumstances to request rectification or erasure of the Personal Data or restriction of processing of their Personal Data or to object to such processing as well as the right to data portability. The Participant has the right to lodge a complaint with respect to the processing of the Personal Data with the competent data protection authority.
6. The Participant may contact the Company with any questions regarding the processing of the Personal Data, to invoke their data subject’s rights or to obtain a copy of the mechanism for the (international) transfer of the Personal Data under this Plan.
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EXHIBIT 10.03
No. «GrantID»
FLEX LTD.
AMENDED AND RESTATED 2017 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
FORM OF RESTRICTED SHARE UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
This Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement (this “Agreement” or the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of [<<Grant Date>>], (the “Effective Date”) by and between Flex Ltd., a Singapore corporation (the “Company”), and the participant named below (the “Participant”). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Flex Ltd. Amended and Restated 2017 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time (the “Plan”). The Participant understands and agrees that this Restricted Share Unit Award (the “RSU Award”) is granted subject to and in accordance with the express terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement including any country-specific terms set forth in Exhibit A to this Agreement. The Participant further agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan and the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Participant acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and the official prospectus for the Plan. A copy of the Plan and the official prospectus for the Plan are available at the offices of the Company and the Participant hereby agrees that the Plan and the official prospectus for the Plan are deemed delivered to the Participant.
PRIMARY INFORMATION
| Participant: | «First» «Last» | ||||
| Total Target Shares: | «Total Target Shares» | ||||
| Target rTSR Shares | «Target rTSR Shares» | ||||
| Target EPS Shares | «Target EPS Shares» | ||||
| Maximum rTSR Shares: | 200% of the Target rTSR Shares | ||||
| Maximum EPS Shares: | 250% of the Target EPS Shares | ||||
| Date of Grant: | «Grant Date» | ||||
| rTSR Performance Period: | The three (3)-year period beginning on ______, 2025 and ending on ______, 2028. | ||||
| EPS Performance Period: | The three (3)-year period beginning on ______, 2025 and ending on ______, 2028. | ||||
| rTSR Performance Criteria: | Vesting is based on the percentile rank of the Company’s Total Shareholder Return (TSR) in rTSR Peer Companies, measured with respect to each rTSR Measurement Period described below and averaged with respect to all three (3) rTSR Measurement Periods that relate to the rTSR Performance Period (i.e., the Company’s average percentile ranking). | ||||
| EPS Performance Criteria: | Vesting is based on the Company’s earnings per share (EPS) growth, measured with respect to each EPS Measurement Period described below and averaged with respect to all three (3) EPS Measurement Periods that relate to the EPS Performance Period (i.e., the Company’s average EPS growth). | ||||
rTSR Measurement Periods: There are three distinct measurement periods within the rTSR Performance Period that are applied to determine the extent to which the rTSR Performance Criteria is attained:
(i) the first measurement period will begin on ______, 2025 and end on ______, 2026;
(ii) the second measurement period will begin on ______, 2025 and end on ______, 2027;
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(iii) and the third measurement period will begin on ______, 2025 and end on ______, 2028.
EPS Measurement Periods: There are three distinct measurement periods within the EPS Performance Period that are applied to determine the extent to which the EPS Performance Criteria is attained:
(i) the first measurement period will begin on ______, 2025 and end on ______, 2026;
(ii) the second measurement period will begin on ______, 2026 and end on ______, 2027;
(iii) and the third measurement period will begin on ______, 2027 and end on ______, 2028.
rTSR Peer Companies: The rTSR Peer Companies are the companies set forth on Exhibit B to this Agreement; provided, however, that the Peer Companies will be subject to change as described below.
PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT, VESTING AND RELEASE
rTSR Payout Table: Payouts can range from 0 – 200% of the Target rTSR Shares based on the achievement levels set forth in the chart below:
| Performance Level | Percentile Rank of Flex TSR Relative to rTSR Peer Companies | Awards Earned as a % of the Target | ||||||
| Maximum | > 75th Percentile | 200% | ||||||
| Below Maximum / Above Target | > 50th – ≤ 75th Percentile | Interpolate | ||||||
| Target | 50th Percentile | 100% | ||||||
| Below Target / Above Threshold | > 30th – < 50th Percentile | Interpolate | ||||||
| Threshold | 30th Percentile | 25% | ||||||
| Below Threshold | < 30th Percentile | 0% | ||||||
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EPS Payout Table: Payouts can range from 0 – 250% of the Target EPS Shares based on the achievement levels set forth in the chart below:
| Performance Level | Year on Year EPS Growth | Awards Earned as a % of the Target | ||||||
| Maximum | > [●]% | 250%* | ||||||
| Below Maximum / Above High | > [●]% – > [●]% | Interpolate | ||||||
| High | [●]% | 200% | ||||||
| Below High / Above Target | > [●]% – < [●]% | Interpolate | ||||||
| Target | [●]% | 100% | ||||||
| Below Target / Above Threshold | > [●]% – < [●]% | Interpolate | ||||||
| Threshold | [●]% | 50% | ||||||
| Below Threshold | < [●]% | 0% | ||||||
* If the Company’s TSR performance over the three-year EPS Performance Period is below the 25th percentile rank relative to rTSR Peer Companies, then the Maximum EPS Shares pursuant to the EPS program will be capped at 200% of Target EPS Shares.
Payout Matters: If threshold performance is not attained with respect to Target EPS Shares or Target rTSR Shares, then the RSU Award pursuant to the EPS or rTSR program, respectively, will be forfeited in its entirety. If threshold performance is attained, the applicable number of Shares will vest (as Vested Shares). If applicable, such number of Vested Shares will be determined on an interpolated basis for performance between (i) threshold and target or (ii) target and maximum, as the case may be, per the above Payout Tables. Fractional percentage points will be rounded to the nearest percentage point with respect to the rTSR Payout Table and the nearest tenth of a percentage point with respect to EPS Payout Table. The foregoing describes payout matters in general terms and is subject to Sections 1.1(b) and (c) of this Agreement.
Vesting / Release: If the applicable rTSR Performance Criteria and/or EPS Performance Criteria (collectively, the “Performance Criteria”) is attained, the applicable number of Shares will vest (as Vested Shares): (i) for Performance Shares based on rTSR Performance Criteria, on the next business day following the third anniversary of June 12, 2025 and (ii) for Performance Shares based on EPS Performance Criteria, on the date the Committee certifies the level of achievement of the EPS Performance Criteria during the EPS Performance Period (which may include the determination of the Company’s TSR performance over the three-year EPS Performance Period). The Vested Shares will be released as soon as administratively practicable thereafter (such date of release being the “Release Date”), and in any event following the end of the rTSR Performance Period or EPS Performance Period (collectively, the “Performance Period”), as applicable, and certification of results by the Committee, but prior to June 30, 2028. Applicable tax withholding and reporting will be contingent on the closing price on the Release Date. The foregoing describes vesting and release matters in general terms and is subject to Sections 1.1(b) and (c) of this Agreement.
TSR-RELATED DEFINITIONS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Total Shareholder Return: TSR represents the cumulative return of an investment and includes the change in the stock price and dividend value from a specified start and ending period. The formula for the calculation is as follows:
TSR = ((Price End - Price Begin) + Dividend Value) ÷ Price Begin
TSR Payout Calculation: In General: The payout is determined by calculating the TSR of each rTSR Peer Company and determining the percentile rank of the Company’s TSR as compared to the TSRs for all of the rTSR Peer Companies (that is, the number of members of the rTSR Peer Group with TSRs at or below the TSR of the Company); provided that a company will be removed from the group of rTSR Peer Companies if, during the applicable rTSR Measurement Period, it ceases to have a class of equity securities that is both registered under the Exchange Act and actively traded on a U.S. public securities market (unless such cessation is due to any of the circumstances described in clauses (i) through (iv) of the following sentence). The TSR for an rTSR Peer Company will be negative one hundred percent (-100%) for the applicable rTSR Measurement Period, if such company: (i) files for bankruptcy, reorganization, or liquidation under any chapter of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code; (ii) is the subject of an involuntary bankruptcy proceeding [under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code] that is not dismissed within thirty (30) days; (iii) is the subject of a stockholder approved plan of liquidation or dissolution; or (iv) ceases to conduct substantial business operations. For the avoidance of doubt, the acquisition of a company within the group of rTSR Peer Companies during the applicable rTSR Measurement Period by another person or group of related persons by itself does not result in the company being treated as ceasing to conduct substantial business operations.
20-Day Closing Price Average: To avoid the effects of short-term price fluctuations, a “20-day closing price average” will be used for determining TSR values, and will be calculated using a basic average of the applicable company’s closing prices on the previous twenty (20) trading days prior to the beginning and end of each rTSR Measurement Period. Only the daily closing price will be used to determine TSR values as reported by the Wall Street Journal or any other reputable financial services information provider. The formula for the calculation is as follows:
20-Day Closing Price Average = (Sum of Prior 20-Day Closing Prices) ÷ 20
Dividends Generally: Dividends (including any special dividends or distributions) will be assumed to be reinvested in shares (including fractional shares) of the applicable dividend-paying company, based on its per-share closing price on the date on which such dividends are paid.
Equity Distributions: In the case of an equity distribution, the value of distributed equity will be treated as a stock dividend, and captured using the 20-day closing price average for measuring performance, as described above.
Spin-Offs: In the event of a stock distribution from an rTSR Peer Company consisting of the shares of a new publicly traded company (a “spin-off”), such rTSR Peer Company shall remain as an rTSR Peer Company and such stock distribution shall be treated as a dividend from such rTSR Peer Company based on the closing price of the shares of the spun-off company on its first day of trading. The performance of the shares of the spun-off company shall not thereafter be tracked for TSR calculation purposes.
Other Equitable Adjustments: Equitable adjustments shall be made to account for stock splits, recapitalizations and other similar events affecting the common equity securities in question.
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The formula for this TSR payout calculation is as follows:
((B + .5E) ÷ N) × 100
B = Number of rTSR Peer Companies with TSRs below the Company’s TSR
E = Number of rTSR Peer Companies with TSRs equal to the Company’s TSR
N = The number of rTSR Peer Companies
EPS-RELATED DEFINITIONS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Earnings Per Share: EPS represents the Company’s net income divided by the weighted average of the number of the Company’s Ordinary Shares on a fully diluted basis during a specified start and ending period.
Earnings Per Share Growth: In General: EPS growth is determined based on the annual growth rate of the Company’s EPS during the applicable EPS Measurement Period. For purposes of this calculation, (i) the starting point to calculate EPS growth shall be the Company’s EPS for the twelve (12)-month period preceding the applicable EPS Measurement Period, (ii) the ending point to calculate EPS growth shall be the Company’s EPS with respect to, and as of the close of, such EPS Measurement Period. EPS shall be determined on a non-GAAP basis. In calculating non-GAAP financial measures, the Committee shall exclude certain items to facilitate a review of the comparability of the Company’s operating performance on a period-to-period basis because such items are not, in the Committee’s view, related to the Company’s ongoing operational performance. All adjustments shall be subject to approval by the Committee to ensure that payout levels are consistent with performance.
Extraordinary Items or Events: In addition to the non-GAAP measures and adjustments historically used by the Company in determining EPS, the following items shall be disregarded in determining achievement of the EPS growth performance goal: extraordinary items or events that have unanticipated impact (e.g., the Ukraine Conflict), corporate transactions (including acquisitions or dispositions) and other unusual or nonrecurring items. For purposes of such EPS growth determinations, the impact of unplanned share repurchases attributable to corporate transactions (including acquisitions or dispositions) shall be disregarded.
EXAMPLE
The example below assumes:
•100,500 Total Target Shares are awarded, resulting in an RSU Award of:
◦30,000 Target rTSR Shares,
◦70,500 Target EPS Shares,
◦60,000 Maximum rTSR Shares, and
◦176,250 Maximum EPS Shares
Scenario 1:
Outcome: Below Maximum / Above Target rTSR Performance over the rTSR Performance Period
rTSR Percentile Rank: 60th percentile
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rTSR Award Earned: 60th percentile is above the 50th percentile (Target Performance Level) and below the 75th percentile (Maximum Performance Level) so interpolated earnings of 140% of the Target rTSR Shares, or 42,000 Vested Shares is achieved
Outcome: Maximum EPS Growth Performance and rTSR Percentile Rank at 40th percentile, each over the EPS Performance Period
EPS Growth Percentage: [●]%
EPS Award Earned: [●]% is greater than [●]% (Maximum Performance Level) and rTSR performance over the EPS Performance Period is above 25th percentile rank relative to rTSR Peer Companies, so maximum earnings of 250% of the Target EPS Shares, or 176,250 Vested Shares is achieved
Total Vested Shares (Scenario 1): 218,250 Vested Shares (i.e., 42,000 rTSR Shares Earned + 176,250 EPS Shares Earned)
Scenario 2:
Outcome: Threshold rTSR Performance over the rTSR Performance Period
rTSR Percentile Rank: 30th percentile
rTSR Award Earned: 30th percentile is equal to Threshold Performance Level so earnings of 25% of the Target rTSR Shares, or 7,500 Vested Shares is achieved
Outcome: Maximum EPS Growth Performance and rTSR Percentile Rank at 20th percentile, each over the EPS Performance Period
EPS Growth Percentage: [●]%
EPS Award Earned: [●]% is greater than [●]% (High Performance Level) and less than [●]% (Maximum Performance Level). Interpolation would not apply since the rTSR performance over the EPS Performance Period is below 25th percentile rank relative to rTSR Peer Companies, so earnings capped at 200% of the Target EPS Shares, or 141,000 Vested Shares is achieved
Total Vested Shares (Scenario 2): 148,500 Vested Shares (i.e., 7,500 rTSR Shares Earned + 141,000 EPS Shares Earned)
1. Grant of RSU Award.
1.1 Grant of RSU Award. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, including any country-specific terms set forth in Exhibit A to this Agreement, the Company hereby grants to the Participant an RSU Award for the number of Ordinary Shares set forth above in the “PRIMARY INFORMATION” section of this Agreement (the “Shares”).
(a) Vesting. The RSU Award shall vest, and the applicable number of Shares shall be issuable to the Participant, according to the Performance Criteria set forth above. If application of the Performance Criteria results in the vesting of a fractional Share, such Share shall be rounded down to the nearest whole Share (it being understood that fractional Shares resulting from application of separate Performance Criteria hereunder shall first be added together, and then rounded down, if applicable, to the nearest whole Share). Shares that vest and are issuable pursuant to the Performance Criteria are “Vested Shares.”
(b) Termination of Service. The RSU Award, all of the Company’s obligations and the Participant’s rights under this Agreement, shall terminate on the earlier of the Participant’s Termination Date (at which time, for the sake of clarity, all Performance Shares granted to Participant pursuant to the RSU Award that have not yet vested and been released will be immediately forfeited) or the date when all applicable Shares that are subject to the RSU Award have been allotted and issued, or forfeited in the case of any portion of the RSU Award that fails to vest; provided, however, that if the Participant has a Termination of Service due to Retirement, and signs a release of claims in the format specified by the Company, then (i) the RSU Award and all rights and obligations hereunder
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will not terminate and (ii) a number of Vested Shares shall be issued to the Participant following the end of the Performance Period and on the Release Date upon the vesting of the RSU Award pursuant to the Performance Criteria and pro-rated for the portion of the Performance Period during which the Participant was employed prior to Retirement; provided, further, that if within the Performance Period, the Participant violates the terms of Sections 10 through 13 of this Agreement, a non-disclosure agreement with, or other confidentiality obligation owed to, the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, then the RSU Award and all of the Company’s obligations and the Participant’s rights under this Agreement shall immediately terminate.
For purposes of this Agreement, “Retirement” shall mean the Participant’s voluntary Termination of Service after the Participant has attained age fifty-five (55) and completed at least five (5) years of service as an Employee of the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate; provided that the Participant’s age plus years of service equals at least sixty-five (65); provided, further, that the Participant provides, as may be required by the Company in its discretion, up to six (6) months of written notice of such Retirement which is irrevocable by the Participant.
(c) Termination of Service due to Death or Disability. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the Participant has a Termination of Service due to death or Disability, then (i) the RSU Award and all rights and obligations hereunder will not terminate and (ii) a number of Vested Shares shall be issued to the Participant as soon as administratively practicable following his or her Termination of Service due to death or Disability, but in no event later than [DATE] (such date being deemed as the Release Date for purposes of this Section 1.1(c)), pursuant to the Performance Criteria based upon (x) actual TSR and EPS growth performance for any completed rTSR Measurement Period and EPS Measurement Period during the Performance Period, (y) target TSR and target EPS growth performance for any unfinished rTSR Measurement Period and EPS Measurement Period during the Performance Period and (z) pro-rated for the fraction of the Performance Period during which the Participant was employed prior to death or Disability.
For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” shall mean the inability of the Participant to perform in all material respects his or her duties and responsibilities to the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, by reason of a physical or mental disability or infirmity which inability is reasonably expected to be permanent and has continued (i) for a period of at least six (6) consecutive months or (ii) such shorter period as the CEO (or the Committee in the case of the CEO) or the CEO’s direct reports, may reasonably determine in good faith. The Disability determination shall be in the sole discretion of the CEO, the Committee or the CEO’s direct reports, as applicable.
(d) Allotment and Issuance of Vested Shares. The Company shall allot and issue the Vested Shares as soon as administratively practicable after such number of Shares are determined to have vested (as Vested Shares) pursuant to the Performance Criteria, and as further set forth above in the “PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT, VESTING AND RELEASE – Vesting / Release” section of this Agreement or as provided above in Sections 1.1(b) and (c), as applicable. The Company shall have no obligation to allot and issue, and the Participant will have no right or title to, any Shares, and no Shares will be allotted and issued to the Participant, until satisfaction of the Performance Criteria.
(e) Change of Control. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if a Change of Control occurs on or prior to the Participant’s Termination Date, the vesting of any outstanding portion of the RSU Award will be governed by the applicable provisions of Section 10.2 of the Plan.
(f) No Obligation to Employ. Nothing in the Plan or this Agreement shall confer on the Participant any right to continue in the employ of, or other relationship with, the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate to terminate the Participant’s employment or service relationship at any time, with or without cause.
(g) Nontransferability of RSU Award. None of the Participant’s rights under this Agreement or under the RSU Award may be transferred in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Participants in the U.S. may transfer or assign the RSU Award to Family Members through a gift or a domestic relations order (and not in a transfer for value), or as otherwise allowed by the Plan. The terms of this Agreement shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, successors and assigns of the Participant.
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(h) Privileges of Share Ownership. The Participant shall not have any of the rights of a shareholder until the Vested Shares are allotted and issued after the applicable vest date.
(i) Interpretation. Any dispute regarding the interpretation of the terms and provisions with respect to the RSU Award and this Agreement shall be submitted by the Participant or the Company to the Committee for review. The resolution of such a dispute by the Committee shall be final and binding on the Company and on the Participant.
1.2 Title to Shares. Title will be provided in the Participant’s individual name on the Company’s records unless the Participant otherwise notifies Stock Administration of an alternative designation in compliance with the terms of this Agreement and applicable laws.
2. Delivery.
2.1 Deliveries by the Participant. The Participant hereby delivers to the Company this Agreement.
2.2 Deliveries by the Company. The Company will issue a duly executed share certificate or other documentation evidencing the Vested Shares in the name specified in Section 1.2 after such number of Shares are determined to have vested (as Vested Shares) pursuant to the Performance Criteria, and as further set forth above in the “PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT, VESTING AND RELEASE – Vesting / Release” section of this Agreement or as provided above in Sections 1.1(b) and (c), as applicable; provided the Participant has delivered and executed this Agreement prior to the applicable vesting date and has remained continuously employed by the Company or a Parent, Subsidiary, or Affiliate through the relevant date on which such Shares become Vested Shares.
3. Compliance with Laws and Regulations. The issuance and transfer of the Shares to the Participant shall be subject to and conditioned upon compliance by the Company and the Participant with all applicable requirements of any share exchange or automated quotation system on which the Company’s Ordinary Shares may be listed at the time of such issuance or transfer. The Participant understands that the Company is under no obligation to register or qualify the Shares with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any state, local or foreign securities commission or any share exchange to effect such compliance.
4. Rights as Shareholder. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Participant will have all of the rights of a shareholder of the Company with respect to the Vested Shares which have been allotted and issued to the Participant until such time as the Participant disposes of such Vested Shares.
5. Stop-Transfer Orders.
5.1 Stop-Transfer Instructions. The Participant agrees that, to ensure compliance with the restrictions imposed by this Agreement, the Company may issue appropriate “stop-transfer” instructions to its transfer agent, if any, and if the Company administers transfers of its own securities, it may make appropriate notations to the same effect in its own records.
5.2 Refusal to Transfer. The Company will not be required (i) to register in its books any Shares that have been sold or otherwise transferred in violation of any of the provisions of this Agreement or (ii) to treat as owner of such Shares, or to accord the right to vote or pay dividends to any Participant or other transferee to whom such Shares have been so transferred.
6. Taxes and Disposition of Shares.
6.1 Tax Obligations.
(a) Regardless of any action the Company or the Participant’s employer (the “Employer”) takes with respect to any or all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related items arising out of the Participant’s participation in the Plan and legally applicable to the Participant (“Tax-Related Items”), the Participant acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains the Participant’s responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company and/or the Employer. The Participant further acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding
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the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the RSU Award, including but not limited to, the grant, vesting or issuance of Vested Shares underlying the RSU Award, the subsequent sale of Vested Shares acquired upon vesting and the receipt of any dividends; and (ii) do not commit and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the RSU Award to reduce or eliminate the Participant’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Furthermore, if the Participant has become subject to tax in more than one jurisdiction between the Date of Grant and the date of any relevant taxable event, the Participant acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (or former employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.
(b) Prior to the relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, the Participant shall pay or make arrangements satisfactory to the Company and/or the Employer to satisfy all Tax-Related Items. In this regard, the Participant authorizes the Company and/or the Employer, or their respective agents, at their discretion, to satisfy the Tax-Related Items by one or a combination of the following (i) withholding from the Participant’s wages or other cash compensation paid to the Participant by the Company, the Employer, or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company; or (ii) withholding from the proceeds of the sale of Vested Shares either through a voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by the Company (on the Participant’s behalf pursuant to this authorization); or (iii) withholding in Shares to be issued at vesting of the RSU Award.
(c) To avoid any negative accounting treatment, the Company may withhold or account for Tax-Related Items by considering applicable minimum statutory withholding amounts or other applicable withholding rates. If the obligation for the Tax-Related Items is satisfied by withholding in Shares, for tax purposes, the Participant is deemed to have been issued the full number of Vested Shares, notwithstanding that a number of Shares are held back solely for the purpose of paying the Tax-Related Items due as a result of the Participant’s participation in the Plan.
(d) The Participant shall pay to the Company or the Employer any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company or the Employer may be required to withhold or account for as a result of the Participant’s participation in the Plan that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described in this section. The Company may refuse to issue or deliver the Vested Shares or the proceeds from the sale of Shares, if the Participant fails to comply with his or her obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items.
6.2 Disposition of Shares. The Participant hereby agrees that he or she shall make no disposition of the Shares (other than as permitted by this Agreement) unless and until the Participant shall have complied with all requirements of this Agreement applicable to the disposition of the Shares.
7. Nature of Grant. In accepting the RSU Award, the Participant acknowledges and agrees that:
(a) the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, is discretionary in nature and may be amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time;
(b) the grant of the RSU Award is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future RSU Awards, or benefits in lieu of RSU Awards, even if RSU Awards have been granted repeatedly in the past;
(c) all decisions with respect to future RSU Awards, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;
(d) the Participant’s participation in the Plan is voluntary;
(e) the future value of the Shares underlying the RSU Award is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty;
(f) no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from the forfeiture of the RSU Award resulting from a Termination of Service (for any reason whatsoever and whether or not in breach of local labor laws), and in consideration of the RSU Award to which the Participant is otherwise not entitled, the Participant irrevocably agrees never to institute any claim against the Company and/or the Employer, waives the Participant’s ability, if any, to bring any such claim, and releases the Company and/or the Employer from any such claim; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is allowed by a court of competent jurisdiction, then, by
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participating in the Plan, the Participant shall be deemed irrevocably to have agreed not to pursue such claim and agrees to execute any and all documents necessary to request dismissal or withdrawal of such claims; and
(g) if the Participant resides outside of the U.S.A.:
(A) the RSU Award and any Shares acquired under the Plan are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;
(B) the RSU Award is not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes, including, but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, end of service payments, dismissal, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments and in no event should be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to past services for the Employer, the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate; and
(C) in the event of the Participant’s Termination of Service (whether or not in breach of local labor laws), and subject to Sections 1.1(b) and (c), as applicable, the Participant’s right to vest in the RSU Award under the Plan, if any, will terminate effective as of the date of Termination of Service, it being understood that the Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when the Participant is no longer actively providing service for purposes of this RSU Award.
8. No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Participant’s participation in the Plan, or the sale of the Shares acquired upon vesting of the RSU Award. The Participant is hereby advised to consult with his or her own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding his or her participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.
9. Data Privacy.
(a) The Participant hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of the Participant’s personal data as described in this Agreement and any other RSU Award materials by and among, as applicable, the Employer, the Company and its Parent, Subsidiaries and Affiliates for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan.
(b) The Participant understands that the Company and the Employer may hold certain personal information about the Participant, including, but not limited to, the Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in the Company, details of all RSU Awards or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor, for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (“Data”).
(c) The Participant understands that Data will be transferred to the Company stock plan service provider as may be selected by the Company in the future, which is assisting the Company with the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. The Participant understands that the recipients of the Data may be located in the United States or elsewhere, and that the recipients’ country (e.g., the United States) may have different data privacy laws and protections from the Participant’s country. The Participant understands that he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting his or her local human resources representative. The Participant authorizes the Company, the Company stock plan service provider and any other possible recipients which may assist the Company (presently or in the future) with implementing, administering and managing the Plan to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the sole purpose of implementing, administering and managing his or her participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage the Participant’s participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that he or she may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing his or her local human resources representative. The Participant understands, however, that refusing or withdrawing his or her consent may affect the Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the
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consequences of the Participant’s refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, the Participant understands that he or she may contact his or her local human resources representative.
10. Non-Disclosure of Confidential Information.
(a) The Participant acknowledges that the Company’s business and services are highly specialized, the identity and particular needs of the Company’s customers, suppliers, and independent contractors are not generally known, and the documents, records, and information regarding the Company’s customers, suppliers, independent contractors, services, methods of operation, policies, procedures, sales, pricing, and costs are highly confidential information and constitute trade secrets. The Participant further acknowledges that the services rendered to the Company by the Participant have been or will be of a special and unusual character which have a unique value to the Company and that the Participant has had or will have access to trade secrets and confidential information belonging to the Company, the loss of which cannot be adequately compensated by damages in an action at law.
(b) The Participant agrees to not use, disclose, upload, download, copy, transfer, or delete any Confidential Information, including trade secrets, except as required in the performance of the Participant’s duties to the Company. “Confidential Information” means information that the Company has obtained in connection with its present or planned business, including information the Participant developed in the performance of the Participant’s duties for the Company, the disclosure of which could result in a competitive or other disadvantage to the Company. Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to, all information of Company to which the Participant has had or will have access, whether in oral, written, graphic or machine-readable form, including without limitation, records, lists, specifications, operations or systems manuals, decision processes, policies, procedures, profiles, system and management architectures, diagrams, graphs, models, sketches, technical data, research, business or financial information, plans, strategies, forecasts, forecast assumptions, business practices, marketing information and material, customer names, vendor lists, independent contractor lists, identities, or information, proprietary ideas, concepts, know-how, methodologies and all other information related to Company’s business and/or the business of any of its affiliates, knowledge of the Company’s customers, suppliers, employees, independent contractors, methods of operation, trade secrets, software, software code, methods of determining prices. Confidential Information shall also include all information of a third party to which Company and/or any of its affiliates have access and to which the Participant has had or will have access. The Participant will not, directly, or indirectly, copy, take, disclose, or remove from the Company’s premises, any of the Company’s books, records, customer lists, or any Confidential Information. The Participant acknowledges and understands that, pursuant to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016: An individual may not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that: (i) is made (A) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (B) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (ii) is made in a complaint or other document that is filed under seal in a lawsuit or other proceeding. Further, an individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the employer’s trade secrets to the individual’s attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding if the individual: (i) files any document containing the trade secret under seal; and (ii) does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement is intended to restrict or prohibit Participant from communicating with, providing testimony before, providing confidential information to, reporting to or participating in an investigation with a government agency or authority about a possible violation of law, or from making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower protections of appliable state or federal law or regulation. As used in this Section 10, “Company” includes any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate.
11. Employee Non-Solicitation. The employee non-solicitation provisions contained in Section 11(a) apply to all Participants, and the provisions in Section 11(b) apply to all Participants except California employees. As used in this Section 11, “Company” includes any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate.
(a) Non-Solicitation of Employees During Employment. During the term of the Participant’s employment with the Company, the Participant will not, either on the Participant’s own account or for any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity (a) solicit, interfere with, or endeavor to cause any employee of the Company to leave employment with the Company; or (b) induce or attempt to induce any such employee to breach their obligations to the Company.
(b) Non-Solicitation of Employees After Employment. For a period of twelve (12) months following the date of the Participant’s separation from employment with the Company for any reason , the Participant will not, either on
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the Participant’s own account or for any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity, (a) solicit, interfere with, or endeavor to cause any employee of the Company to leave employment with the Company; or (b) refer any employee of the Company to anyone outside of the Company for the purpose of that employee seeking, obtaining, or entering into an employment relationship and/or agreement to provide services; or (c) induce or attempt to induce any such employee to breach their obligations to the Company.
12. Customer Non-Solicitation. The customer non-solicitation provisions contained in Section 12(a) apply to all Participants, and the provisions contained in Section 12(b) apply to all Participants except California employees. As used in this Section 12, “Company” includes any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate.
(a) Non-Solicitation of Customers During Employment. During the term of the Participant’s employment with the Company, the Participant will not solicit, induce, or attempt to induce any past or current customer of the Company (i) to cease doing business, in whole or in part, with the Company; or (ii) to do business with any other person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity which performs services similar to or competitive with those provided by the Company.
(b) Non-Solicitation of Customers After Employment. For a period of twelve (12) months following the date of the Participant’s separation from employment with the Company for any reason, the Participant will not, either on the Participant’s own account or for any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity, either directly or through others, solicit, induce, or attempt to induce any past or current Customer (defined below) of the Company to terminate, reduce, or negatively alter his/her/its relationship with the Company or to do business with a Competing Company (defined below). The geographic scope of the covenants described in this Section 12 shall include any city, county, or state of the United States and any such other city, territory, country, or jurisdiction in which Participant has worked and/or performed services for the Company. For purposes of this Section 12, “Customer” means any person, company or entity that: (a) was a customer of the Company during the last two (2) years of Participant’s employment and/or at the time of the termination of Participant’s employment; or (b) was engaged in active negotiations with the Company relating to the purchase of services or products from the Company at any time during the two (2) years immediately prior to the termination of Participant’s employment. A “Customer” shall not include any customer that Participant did not solicit, service, or have business-related dealings with or receive Confidential Information about in the last two (2) years of Participant’s employment with the Company.
13. Non-Compete. The non-compete provision contained in this Section 13 applies to all Participants except California employees. As used in this Section 13, “Company” includes any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate.
For a period of twelve (12) months following the date on which the Participant’s employment with the Company terminates for any reason, regardless of whether the termination is initiated by the Participant or the Company, the Participant agrees that the Participant will not: (A) provide services that are the same or similar in function or purpose to that which Participant performed for the Company to a Competing Company within the Restricted Area (defined below); (B) own (other than the ownership of five percent (5%) or less of the shares of a publicly traded company) or operate a business that is a competitor of the Company; or (C) provide services that are otherwise likely to result in the use or disclosure of the Company’s Confidential Information.
A “Competing Company” is a person or entity engaged in the provision of a product or service which competes with the products and services offered by the Company, as to which Participant (a) had business-related involvement or (b) received Confidential Information about during the last two (2) years of Participant’s employment with the Company.
The “Restricted Area” means the Company’s area of legitimate competitive concern based on Participant’s responsibilities to Flex and knowledge of the Company’s Confidential Information and goodwill with customers, clients, business partners, dealers, and agents as it exists in view of all relevant facts and circumstances. If Participant is or was an employee with defined geographic responsibilities, the Restricted Area shall include all geographies over which Participant had assigned responsibilities during the last two (2) years of Participant’s employment with the Company.
14. Additional Post-Employment Restrictive Covenant Terms.
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(a) Consideration. Participant acknowledges that s/he would not have received the benefits and consideration provided under this Agreement but for his/her agreement to abide by its Non-Disclosure, Non-Solicitation, and Non-Compete (collectively, “Post-Employment Restrictive Covenants”) terms and that Participant’s agreement to the Post-Employment Restrictive Covenants is a material component of the consideration for this Agreement. Participant understands that s/he has the right to consult with an attorney regarding the terms of this Agreement before signing it, and that s/he has had at least 14 days to review the Agreement.
(b) Subsequent Employment. Participant agrees that, while employed by the Company and for twelve (12) months thereafter, Participant will communicate the terms of the Post-Employment Restrictive Covenants to any person, firm, association, partnership, corporation, or other entity that Participant intends to become employed by, associated with or represent, or contract for, prior to accepting and engaging in such employment, contract, association and/or representation.
(c) Tolling. Participant agrees that the applicable Restricted Period shall be tolled and suspended during and for the pendency of any violation of the Post-Employment Restrictive Covenants’ terms and for the pendency of any legal proceedings to enforce these terms, and that all time that is part of or subject to such tolling and suspension shall not be counted toward the 12-month duration of the Restricted Period.
(d) Reasonable and Necessary. Participant agrees that the Post-Employment Restrictive Covenants set forth in Sections 11, 12 and 13 are reasonable and necessary for the protection of the Company’s legitimate business interests, that they do not impose a greater restraint than is necessary to protect the goodwill or other business interests of the Company, that they contain reasonable limitations as to time and scope of activity to be restrained, that they do not unduly restrict Participant’s ability to earn a living, and that they are not unduly burdensome to Participant.
(e) Judicial Modification. If any restriction set forth in Sections 11, 12 or 13 is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable because it extends for too long a period of time or over too great a range of activities or in too broad a geographic area, it shall be interpreted to extend only over the maximum period of time, range of activities or geographic area as to which it may be enforceable.
(f) Non-U.S. Country-Specific Provisions. The restrictions contained in Sections 12 and 13 do not apply to Participant if Participant works and resides in a country that mandates, as a non-waivable condition, continued pay during the Restricted Period, unless the Company advises the Participant that it will tender such pay, which shall be in the minimum amount required by applicable law.
15. Successors and Assigns. The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Agreement and in the Plan, this Agreement will be binding upon the Participant and the Participant’s heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns.
16. Governing Law; Venue; Severability. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the state where you reside, excluding that body of laws pertaining to conflict of laws. For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises directly or indirectly from the relationship of the parties evidenced by the RSU Award or this Agreement, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state where you reside and agree that such litigation shall be conducted only in the applicable federal courts for the state where you reside, or if the issue cannot be adjudicated by federal courts, then the state courts for the state where you reside. If any provision of this Agreement is determined by a court of law to be illegal or unenforceable, then such provision will be enforced to the maximum extent possible and the other provisions will remain fully effective and enforceable.
17. Notices. Any notice required to be given or delivered to the Company shall be in writing and addressed to the Vice President of Finance of the Company at its corporate offices at 847 Gibraltar Drive, Milpitas, California 95035. Any notice required to be given or delivered to the Participant shall be in writing and addressed to the Participant at the address indicated on the signature page hereto or to such other address as the Participant may designate in writing from time to time to the Company. All notices shall be deemed effectively given upon personal delivery, three (3) days after deposit in the United States mail by certified or registered mail (return receipt requested), one (1) business day after its deposit with any return receipt express courier (prepaid), or one (1) business day after transmission by facsimile.
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18. Headings. The captions and headings of this Agreement are included for ease of reference only and will be disregarded in interpreting or construing this Agreement. All references herein to Sections will refer to Sections of this Agreement.
19. Language. If the Participant has received this Agreement or any other document related to the Plan translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version is different from the English version, the English version will control.
20. Electronic Delivery. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to current or future participation in the Plan by electronic means. The Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.
21. Exhibits. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, the RSU Award shall be subject to any special terms and provisions as set forth in Exhibit A to this Agreement for the Participant’s country. Moreover, if the Participant relocates to one of the countries included in Exhibit A, the special terms and conditions for such country will apply to the Participant, to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Plan. For the avoidance of doubt, each of Exhibit A and Exhibit B constitutes part of this Agreement.
22. Code Section 409A. With respect to U.S. taxpayers, it is intended that the terms of the RSU Award will comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations relating thereto so as not to subject the Participant to the payment of additional taxes and interest under Section 409A of the Code, and this Agreement will be interpreted, operated and administered in a manner that is consistent with this intent. In furtherance of this intent, the Committee may adopt such amendments to this Agreement or adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions, in each case, without the consent of the Participant, that the Committee determines are reasonable, necessary or appropriate to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and related U.S. Department of Treasury guidance. In that light, the Company makes no representation or covenant to ensure that the RSU Awards that are intended to be exempt from, or compliant with, Section 409A of the Code are not so exempt or compliant or for any action taken by the Committee with respect thereto.
23. Imposition of Other Requirements. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the Participant’s participation in the Plan, on the RSU Award and on any Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Plan, and to require the Participant to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.
24. Remedies. In addition to all of the remedies otherwise available to the Company, the Company shall have the right to injunctive relief to restrain and enjoin any actual or threatened breach of Sections 10, 11, 12 and 13 of this Agreement. Participant further agrees that, in the event of a breach of Sections 10, 11, 12 and/or 13, (a) the Company shall be entitled to all of its remedies at law or in equity, including but not limited to monetary damages; (b) the Company shall be entitled to an accounting and repayment from Participant of all profits, compensation, commissions, remuneration or benefits that Participant directly or indirectly realized or may realize as a result of or in connection with any breach of the Post-Employment Restrictive Covenants, and such remedy shall be in addition to and not in limitation of any injunctive relief or other rights or remedies to which the Company may be entitled at law or equity. All of the Company’s remedies for breach of this Agreement shall be cumulative and the pursuit of one remedy will not be deemed to exclude any other remedies.
25. Entire Agreement; Recoupment.
(a) The Plan and this Agreement, together with all its Exhibits, constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, and supersede all prior understandings and agreements, whether oral or written, between the parties hereto with respect to the specific subject matter hereof.
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(b) In consideration of the grant of the RSU Award to the Participant, and notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (i) the RSU Award shall be subject to cancellation, and (ii) any Shares issued or payments made pursuant to the RSU Award shall be subject to recovery, clawback and/or recoupment, in each case, (x) as set forth in Section 14.16 of the Plan pursuant to any clawback or similar policy that the Company adopts or amends (or has adopted or amended), or (y) as required under applicable law or any applicable requirement of any share exchange on which such Shares may be listed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.
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FLEX LTD. AMENDED AND RESTATED 2017 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
EXHIBIT A TO THE RESTRICTED SHARE UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT FOR NON-U.S. PARTICIPANTS
Terms and Conditions
This Exhibit A includes additional terms and conditions that govern the RSU Award granted to the Participant under the Plan if the Participant resides in one of the countries listed below. Certain capitalized terms used but not defined in this Exhibit A have the meanings set forth in the Plan and/or the Agreement.
Notifications
This Exhibit A also includes information regarding exchange controls and certain other issues of which the Participant should be aware with respect to his or her participation in the Plan. The information is based on the securities, exchange control and other laws in effect in the respective countries as of July 2023. Such laws are often complex and change frequently. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that the Participant not rely on the information in this Exhibit A as the only source of information relating to the consequences of the Participant’s participation in the Plan because the information may be out of date at the time that the RSU Award vests and Shares are issued to the Participant or the Participant sells Shares acquired upon vesting of the RSU Award under the Plan.
In addition, the information contained herein is general in nature and may not apply to the Participant’s particular situation, and the Company is not in a position to assure the Participant of a particular result. Accordingly, the Participant is advised to seek appropriate professional advice (including for the avoidance of doubt legal and tax advice) as to how the relevant laws, regulations, guidance or any other similar rules in the Participant’s country may apply to his or her situation. Finally, if the Participant is a citizen or resident of a country other than the one in which he or she is currently working or transfers employment after the Date of Grant, the information contained herein may not be applicable to the Participant.
PART 1 – LOCAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
AUSTRIA
Notifications
Exchange Control Information. If the Participant holds Shares acquired under the Plan outside of Austria, the Participant must submit a report to the Austrian National Bank. An exemption applies if the value of the Shares as of any given quarter does not exceed €5,000,000. If the threshold is exceeded, quarterly obligations are imposed, with the reporting deadline being the fifteenth day of the month immediately following the end of a calendar quarter.
When the Participant sells Vested Shares issued under the Plan, there may be exchange control obligations if the cash received is held outside of Austria. If the transaction volume of all the Participant’s accounts abroad exceeds €3,000,000, the movements and balances of all accounts must be reported monthly, as of the last day of the month, on or before the fifteenth day of the following month.
Consumer Protection Information. To the extent that the provisions of the Austrian Consumer Protection Act are applicable to the Agreement and the Plan, the Participant may be entitled to revoke his or her acceptance of the Agreement if the conditions listed below are met:
If the Participant accepts the RSU Award outside of the business premises of the Company, the Participant may be entitled to revoke his or her acceptance of the Agreement, provided the revocation is made within fourteen days after the Participant accepts the Agreement.
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The revocation must be in written form to be valid. It is sufficient if the Participant returns the Agreement to the Company or the Company’s representative with language that can be understood as the Participant’s refusal to conclude or honor the Agreement, provided the revocation is sent within the period set forth above.
BRAZIL
Terms and Conditions
This provision replaces Section 9 of the Agreement:
The Participant understands that the Company may hold certain personal information about the Participant, including, but not limited to, the Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, details of all RSU Awards or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor, and that the Company will process said data and other data lawfully received from any third party (“Personal Data”) for the exclusive purpose of managing and administering the Plan and complying with applicable laws and regulations. The Participant also understands that providing the Company with Personal Data is mandatory for compliance with laws and is necessary for the performance of the Plan and that the Participant’s refusal to provide Personal Data would make it impossible for the Company to perform its contractual obligations and may affect the Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan. Personal Data may be transferred to relevant parties for the purposes of managing the Plan, such as banks, other financial institutions or brokers involved in the management and administration of the Plan. More specifically, the Participant further understands that the Company and any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate will transfer Personal Data amongst themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Participant’s participation in the Plan, and that the Company and any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate may each further transfer Personal Data to third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, including any requisite transfer of Personal Data to a broker or other third party with whom the Participant may elect to deposit any Vested Shares acquired under the Plan or any proceeds from the sale of such Shares. Such recipients may receive, possess, use, retain and transfer Personal Data in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that these recipients may be acting as controllers or processors, as the case may be, according to applicable privacy laws, and that they may be located in or outside Brazil, such as in the United States and/or Singapore or elsewhere, in countries that may provide a different level of data protection as intended under Brazilian privacy law.
Participants can exercise their rights over their Personal Data at any time. The rights include access to their Personal Data, rectification of outdated Personal Data, information on the sharing of Personal Data with third parties, among others. Further information on how the Company processes Personal Data and how to contact the Company in case of doubts or requests are set out in the Company’s privacy notice, which is available at: https://flex.com/company/policies/privacy-policy.
Notifications
Compliance with Law. By accepting the RSU Award, the Participant acknowledges his or her agreement to comply with applicable Brazilian laws and to pay any and all applicable taxes (including, but not limited to, income tax, social security contributions, capital gains taxes and foreign exchange taxes) associated with the RSU Award, the receipt of any dividends, and the sale of Vested Shares issued under the Plan.
Exchange Control Reporting Information. If the Participant is a resident or domiciled in Brazil, he or she will be required to submit an annual declaration of assets and rights held outside of Brazil to the Central Bank of Brazil if the aggregate value of such assets and rights (i.e., the Shares individually and/or together with any other assets or rights) is equal to or greater than US$1,000,000 (approximately BRL4,800,000 as of July 2023) as verified on December 31st of any given calendar year. Additionally, if said aggregate value of assets and rights held abroad by the Participant is equal to or greater than US$ 100,000,000 or its equivalent in other currencies (approximately BRL 480,000,000 as of July 2023), as verified on March 31st, June 30th and/or September 30th of any given calendar year, he or she will be required to submit one or more quarterly
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declarations to the Central Bank of Brazil, as applicable according to the dates and times defined by such authority. Foreign individuals holding Brazilian visas and residency authorizations are considered Brazilian residents for purposes of this reporting requirement and must declare at least the assets held abroad that were acquired subsequent to the Participant’s date of admittance as a resident of Brazil. Assets and rights that must be reported include Shares issued upon vesting of the RSU Award under the Plan.
Tax Reporting Information. Assets and rights held by the Participant (including the Shares) must also be declared and described in his or her annual individual income tax return in the section “Bens e Direitos”, subsections “Situação em 12.31.«year»“ and “Discriminação”.
Risk Factor. By accepting this RSU Award, the Participant hereby represents and acknowledges that investment in the Shares underlying the RSU Award involves a degree of risk. If the Participant elects to participate in the Plan, the Participant should monitor their participation and consider all risk factors relevant to the vesting or delivery of the Shares acquired upon vesting of the RSU Award.
CANADA
Terms and Conditions
French Language Provision. The following provision will apply if the Participant is a resident of Quebec:
The parties acknowledge that it is their express wish that the Agreement, as well as all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up in English.
Les parties reconnaissent avoir exigé la rédaction en anglais de cette convention, ainsi que de tous documents, avis et procédures judiciaires, exécutés, donnés ou intentés en vertu de, ou liés directement ou indirectement à, la présente convention.
Termination of Service. This provision supplements Section 1.1(c) of the Agreement:
In the event of involuntary Termination of Service (whether or not in breach of local labor laws), the Participant’s right to receive and vest in the RSU Award under the Plan, if any, will terminate effective as of the date that is the earlier of: (1) the date the Participant receives notice of Termination of Service from the Company or the Employer, or (2) the date the Participant is no longer actively providing service by the Company or his or her Employer regardless of any notice period or period of pay in lieu of such notice required under local law (including, but not limited to, statutory law, regulatory law and/or common law); the Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when the Participant no longer actively providing service for purposes of the RSU Award.
Data Privacy. This provision supplements Section 9 of the Agreement:
The Participant hereby authorizes the Company and the Company’s representatives to discuss with and obtain all relevant information from all personnel, professional or not, involved in the administration and operation of the Plan. The Participant further authorizes the Company, any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate and the Committee to disclose and discuss the Plan with their advisors. The Participant further authorizes the Company and any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate to record such information and to keep such information in the Participant’s employee file.
Notifications
Grant of RSU Award. The RSU Award does not constitute compensation nor is in any way related to the Participant’s past services and/or employment to the Company, the Employer, and/or a Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company.
CHINA
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Terms and Conditions
Issuance of Vested Shares and Sale of Shares. This provision supplements Section 1.1(d) of the Agreement:
Due to local regulatory requirements, upon the vesting of the RSU Award, the Participant agrees to the immediate sale of any Vested Shares to be issued to the Participant upon vesting and settlement of the RSU Award. The Participant further agrees that the Company is authorized to instruct its designated broker to assist with the mandatory sale of such Vested Shares (on the Participant’s behalf pursuant to this authorization) and the Participant expressly authorizes the Company’s designated broker to complete the sale of such Vested Shares. The Participant acknowledges that the Company’s designated broker is under no obligation to arrange for the sale of the Vested Shares at any particular price. Upon the sale of the Vested Shares, the Company agrees to pay the Participant the cash proceeds from the sale, less any brokerage fees or commissions and subject to any obligation to satisfy Tax-Related Items.
Exchange Control Requirements. The Participant understands and agrees that, pursuant to local exchange control requirements, the Participant will be required to immediately repatriate the cash proceeds from the sale of Vested Shares underlying the RSU Award to China. The Participant further understands that, under local law, such repatriation of his or her cash proceeds may need to be effectuated through a special exchange control account established by the Company, any Parent, Subsidiary, Affiliate or the Employer, and the Participant hereby consents and agrees that any proceeds from the sale of Vested Shares may be transferred to such special account prior to being delivered to the Participant. The Company is under no obligation to secure any exchange conversion rate, and the Company may face delays in converting the proceeds to local currency due to exchange control restrictions in China. The Participant agrees to bear any currency fluctuation risk between the time the Vested Shares are sold and the time the sale proceeds are distributed through any such special exchange account. The Participant further agrees to comply with any other requirements that may be imposed by the Company in the future in order to facilitate compliance with exchange control requirements in China. These requirements will not apply to non-PRC citizens.
Administration. The Company and its Parent, Subsidiary, Affiliate or the Employer shall not be liable for any costs, fees, lost interest or dividends or other losses the Participant may incur or suffer resulting from the enforcement of the terms of this Exhibit A or otherwise from the Company’s operation and enforcement of the Plan and the Agreement in accordance with the PRC law including, without limitation, any applicable local exchange control rules, regulations and requirements.
Data Privacy
(a) Data Collection and Usage. The Company collects, processes and uses personal data about the Participant, including but not limited to, the Participant’s name, home address, email address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number, passport or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares or directorships held in the Company, details of all awards, rights or any other entitlement to shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor, which the Company receives from the Participant or the Employer. In order for the Participant to participate in the Plan, the Company will collect his or her personal data for purposes of allocating Vested Shares and implementing, administering and managing the Plan. The Company’s legal basis for the processing of the Participant’s personal data is based on the Participant’s consent, the necessity for Company’s performance of its obligations under the Plan and pursuant to the Company’s legitimate business interests, and the Participant hereby confirms and agrees that the Company shall be entitled to collect, process, use and cross-border transfer such personal data for the purpose of implementation of the Plan.
(b) Stock Plan Administration and Service Providers. The Company may transfer the Participant’s data to one or more third party stock plan service providers based in the U.S. and/or Singapore, which may assist the Company with the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. Such service provider(s) may open an account for the Participant to receive and trade Vested Shares. The Participant may be asked to acknowledge, or agree to, separate terms and data processing practices with the service provider(s).
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(c) International Data Transfers. The Participant’s personal data will be transferred from the Participant’s country to the U.S. and/or Singapore, where the Company is based, and may be further transferred by the Company to the U.S. and/Singapore, where its service providers are based.
(d) Data Retention. The Company will use the Participant’s personal data only as long as necessary to implement, administer and manage the Participant’s participation in the Plan or as required to comply with legal or regulatory obligations, including under tax and securities laws. When the Company no longer needs the Participant’s personal data, which will generally be ten (10) years after the Participant participates in the Plan, the Company will delete such data, or make data anonymize such data on its systems. If the Company keeps the data longer, it would be to satisfy any applicable legal or regulatory obligations.
(e) Data Subject Rights. The Participant understands that he or she may have a number of rights under data privacy laws in China. Subject to the applicable data protection laws and regulations in China, as updated from time to time, such rights may include the right to (i) request access or copies of personal data processed by the Company, (ii) rectification of incorrect data, (iii) deletion of data, (iv) restrictions or reject on processing of data, (v) portability of data, (vi) lodge complaints with competent authorities in the Participant’s jurisdiction, (vii) request for an explanation on the data processing rules, and/or (viii) receive a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Participant’s personal data. To receive clarification regarding these rights or to exercise these rights, the Participant can contact his or her local human resources department.
CZECH REPUBLIC
Notifications
Exchange Control Information. If the Czech National Bank notifies the Participant that he/she is considered by the Czech National Bank as a statistically significant reporting person for the purpose of the balance of payments statistics, the Participant will need to file a notification to the Czech National Bank on an annual basis regarding the Shares held by such Participant.
DENMARK
Notifications
Danish Stock Options Act. The Participant will receive an Employer Statement pursuant to the Danish Act on Stock Options.
Exchange Control/Tax Reporting Information. The Danish Tax Administration automatically receives information about brokerage accounts held with brokers or banks outside Denmark. As the Danish Tax Administration does not necessarily receive information about transactions made on foreign brokerage accounts on an ongoing basis, the numbers which appear in the Danish Tax Administration’s e-self-service, TastSelv, may not be correct. The Participant has a duty to control the numbers in TastSelv no later than 1 July following the expiration of the foregoing income year. In the event the numbers are not correct, the Participant shall before 1 July correct and submit the correct numbers in the Danish Tax Administration’s e-self-service, TastSelv. In addition, the Participant shall contact the Danish Tax Administration and inform them about the following: (i) the name of the Shares purchased or sold, (ii) the number of Shares purchased or sold, (iii) the time the Shares were purchased or sold, (iv) the price per Share and (v) the total price paid for the Shares, including transaction costs, if any.
The Participant shall send the transaction information via the contact formula in the e-self-service, TastSelv, with documentation in the form of account statements from the broker or bank to be included.
FINLAND
Employee Non-Solicitation, Customer Non-Solicitation and Non-Compete. This provision supplements Sections 11, 12 and 13 of the Agreement:
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The Participant acknowledges and agrees that After Employment Employee Non-Solicitation, Customer Non-Solicitation and Non-Compete obligations are not considered Post-Employment Non-Compete Agreements under the Finnish Employment Contracts Act and, therefore, the Participant is not entitled to any additional compensation for these obligations.
Nature of Grant. This provision supplements Section 7(f) of the Agreement:
Notwithstanding the above, the Participant has the right to make claims against the Employer on any matters relating to the possible employment relationship, unless otherwise agreed between the Employer and the Participant after the termination of employment.
FRANCE
Term and Conditions
Language Consent. By accepting the RSU Award, the Participant confirms having read and understood the documents relating to this grant (the Plan, the Agreement and this Exhibit A) which were provided in English language. The Participant accepts the terms of those documents accordingly.
En acceptant l’attribution, vous confirmez ainsi avoir lu et compris les documents relatifs à cette attribution (le Plan, le contrat et cette Annexe) qui ont été communiqués en langue anglaise. Vous acceptez les termes en connaissance de cause.
Nature of Grant. By accepting the RSU Award, the Participant acknowledges and agrees that, as provided for under the Plan and Agreement provisions, the grant of the RSU Award is discretionary in nature by the Company and as such may be amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time. It does not create any claim or entitlement to compensation or damages under the French employment agreement signed between the Participant and the Employer.
Non-Qualified status of the RSU Award. The RSU Award is not intended to qualify for the special tax and social security treatment in France applicable to shares granted for no consideration under Sections L. 225-197-1 to L 225-197-5 and Sections L. 22-10-59 and L. 22-10-60 of the French Commercial Code, as amended.
Foreign Account Reporting Notification. The Participant must report annually any shares and bank accounts he/she holds outside France, including the accounts that were opened, held, used and/or closed during the tax year, to the French tax authorities, on an annual basis on a special Form N° 3916, together with his/her personal income tax return. This specific reporting obligation applies also to securities accounts opened for the purpose of the grant of the RSU Award. Failure to report triggers a significant penalty.
GERMANY
Notifications
Exchange Control Notification. Cross-border payments in excess of €12,500 must be reported on a monthly basis. If the Participant makes or receives a payment in excess of this amount, the Participant must report the payment to Bundesbank electronically using the “General Statistics Reporting Portal” (“Allgemeines Meldeportal Statistik”) available via Bundesbank’s website (www.bundesbank.de). If the Participant uses a German bank to effect a cross-border payment in excess of €12,500 in connection with the sale of Shares acquired under the Plan, the bank will make the report for the Participant. In addition, the Participant must report any (i) receivables or (ii) payables vis-à-vis foreigners exceeding in each case of (i) and (ii) a total amount of €5,000,000 at the end of the relevant calendar month. Finally, the Participant must report Shares on an annual basis in case the Participant holds at least 10% of the Shares or the total voting rights of the Company.
Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Notification. If the acquisition of Shares in the Company under the Plan leads to a so-called “qualified participation” at any point during the calendar year, the Participant will need to
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report the acquisition when filing the tax return for the relevant year (at the latest 14 months after the end of such calendar year). A “qualified participation” is attained if (i) the acquisition costs of all participations in the Company exceed €150,000 (if the Participant owns 1% or more of the Company’s nominal share capital) or (ii) the participant holds Shares exceeding 10% of the nominal share capital of the Company.
Terms and Conditions
Tax Obligations. The following provisions supplement the “Vesting / Release” definition of the Agreement:
The applicable tax withholding and reporting shall be contingent on the closing prices of the Shares on the Release Date (Zuflusszeitpunkt). The 20-Day Closing Price Average shall be disregarded for the Participant.
HONG KONG
Terms and Conditions
Warning: The RSU Award and Shares acquired upon vesting of the RSU Award do not constitute a public offering of securities under Hong Kong law and are available only to employees of the Company, its Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliates. The Agreement, including this Exhibit A, the Plan and other incidental communication materials have not been prepared in accordance with and are not intended to constitute a “prospectus” for a public offering of securities under the applicable securities legislation in Hong Kong. Nor have the documents been reviewed by any regulatory authority in Hong Kong. The RSU Award is intended only for the personal use of each eligible Employee of the Employer, the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate and may not be distributed to any other person.
Sale Restriction. Notwithstanding anything contrary in the Notice, the Agreement or the Plan, in the event the Participant’s RSU Award vests such that Vested Shares are issued to the Participant or his or her heirs and representatives within six months of the Date of Grant, the Participant agrees that the Participant or his or her heirs and representatives will not dispose of any Vested Shares acquired prior to the six-month anniversary of the Date of Grant.
Notifications
Nature of Scheme. The Company specifically intends that the Plan will not be an occupational retirement scheme for purposes of the Occupational Retirement Schemes Ordinance.
HUNGARY
A.IF THE PARTICIPANT IS AN EMPLOYEE
Terms and Conditions
Employment related provisions. The Employer’s prior consent is required for the delivery of the Agreement between the Participant and the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate if it is not the Employer of the Participant.
Section 13 of the Agreement shall not be deemed as a non-compete agreement under Hungarian labour law; it is considered as a non-compete agreement concluded between the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate and the Participant on a contractual basis.
INDIA
Notifications
Exchange Control Information. The Participant must repatriate the proceeds from the sale of Vested Shares acquired under the Plan within 180 days after receipt. The Participant must maintain the foreign inward remittance certificate received from the bank where the foreign currency is deposited in the event that the
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Reserve Bank of India or the Employer requests proof of repatriation. It is the Participant’s responsibility to comply with applicable exchange control laws in India. This only applies to a Participant who qualifies as a person resident in India under the Indian foreign exchange laws.
Additionally, the Participant must inform their Employer of any divestment made by them in relation to the Vested Shares within 7 days of undertaking such divestment. This is to enable the Indian Employer to undertake the mandatory reporting of the investment and divestment made by the Participant(s) to the Reserve Bank in India in Form OPI.
Foreign Asset / Account Reporting Information. The Participant is required to declare any foreign bank accounts and any foreign financial assets (which includes Vested Shares held in the Participant’s offshore brokerage account) in the Participant’s annual tax return. It is the Participant’s responsibility to comply with this reporting obligation. Additionally, upon the event of any income arising to the Participant out of the Vested Shares, the Participant will be obligated to report such income in his / her annual tax return. This only applies to a Participant who is an ordinary resident of India under Indian tax law.
IRELAND
Terms and Conditions
Data Privacy: Section 9 of the Agreement is replaced by the following:
(a) The Employer or as the case may be the Company, its Parent, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate will collect, use and transfer as required among the aforementioned parties, in electronic or other form, the Participant’s personal data as described in this Agreement and any other RSU Award materials for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan.
(b) The Participant understands that the Company and the Employer may hold certain personal information about the Participant, including, but not limited to, the Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in the Company, details of all RSU Awards or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor, for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (“Data”).
(c) The Participant understands that Data will be transferred to the Company stock plan service provider as may be selected by the Company in the future, which is assisting the Company with the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. The Participant understands that the recipients of the Data may be located in the United States, Singapore or elsewhere, and that the recipients’ country (e.g., the United States or Singapore) may have different data privacy laws and protections from the Participant’s country. The Participant understands that he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting his or her local human resources representative. The Participant authorizes the Company, the Company stock plan service provider and any other possible recipients which may assist the Company (presently or in the future) with implementing, administering and managing the Plan to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the sole purpose of implementing, administering and managing his or her participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage the Participant’s participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that he or she may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or object to the processing of Data, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing his or her local human resources representative. The Participant understands, however, that objecting to processing of Data may affect the Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the consequences of an objection, the Participant understands that he or she may contact his or her local human resources representative.
Notifications
Director Notification Obligation. Directors, shadow directors and secretaries of the Company’s Irish Subsidiary or Affiliate are subject to certain notification requirements under the Irish Companies Act.
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Directors, shadow directors and secretaries must notify the Irish Subsidiary or Affiliate in writing of their interest in the Company and the number and class of Shares or rights to which the interest relates within five days of the issuance or disposal of Shares or within five days of becoming aware of the event giving rise to the notification. This disclosure requirement also applies to any rights or Shares acquired by the director’s spouse or children (under the age of 18).
Reporting Obligations to the Irish Revenue Commissioners. The Company and/or the Employer have certain mandatory reporting obligations to the Irish Revenue Commissioners in relation to the operation of the Agreement and the Plan. The Participant acknowledges this obligation and agrees that the Company and/or the Employer may share certain information in relation to the RSU Reward and Vested Shares with the Irish Revenue Commissioners to satisfy this obligation.
ISRAEL
Israeli Sub-Plan. The RSU Award is also subject to the Sub-Plan for Israeli Participants (the “Israeli Sub-Plan”) which is considered as a part of the Plan. The terms used herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Plan or Israeli Sub-Plan. In the event of any conflict, whether explicit or implied, between the provisions of the Agreement and the Israeli Sub-Plan, the provisions set out in the Israeli Sub-Plan shall prevail. By accepting this RSU Award, the Participant acknowledges that a copy of the Israeli Sub-Plan has been provided to the Participant and agreed to the terms of such Israeli Sub-Plan.
Designation. If the Participant is an employee of an Employer, the RSU Award will be subject to the trustee capital gain tax treatment in accordance with the provisions of Section 102(b)(2) and 102(b)(3)of the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance [New Version], 5721-1961 (“Section 102” and “Capital Gains Route” and the “Ordinance”, respectively) and it has been designated as a 102 Award (as defined in the Israeli Sub-Plan), subject to compliance with the requirements under Section 102 and any associated rules or regulations, including the execution of the Agreement and the acknowledgments included below. In respect of Capital Gain Award, the tax is only due upon sale of the underlying Shares or upon release of the underlying Shares from the holding or control of the Trustee.
If the Participant is an Israeli resident however is engaged by the Company or any other non-Israeli Subsidiary or is a consultant or service provider of the Company’s Israeli resident Subsidiary, the RSU Award will be subject to tax upon vesting and settlement in accordance with Section 3(i) of the Ordinance.
Performance Achievement above Target: Any amount of shares issued under the Award as a result of achieving the Performance Criteria above the Target, and which is above the Total Target Shares amount shall be regarded as a new grant for the purpose of Section 102 and the Capital Gains Route.
Trustee Arrangement. With respect to any Award under the Capital Gains Route - the RSU Award and the Shares issued upon settlement of such RSU Award, and/or any additional rights, including without limitation any right to receive any dividends or any Shares received as a result of an adjustment made under the Plan that may be granted in connection with the RSU Award (the “Additional Rights”), will be issued to the Trustee or placed under the control of the Trustee under a supervisory trustee arrangement for at least the period stated in Section 102 under the Capital Gains Route or any shorter period of time as determined by the Israeli Tax Authority (“Holding Period and the “ITA”, respectively). In the event the RSU Awards do not meet the requirements of Section 102, such RSU Awards and the underlying Shares shall not qualify for the favorable tax treatment under Section 102. In accordance with the requirements of Section 102 and the Capital Gains Route, during the Holding Period the Participant shall not sell or transfer the underlying Shares or the Additional Rights from the Trustee. Notwithstanding the above, if such sale or transfer occurs before the end of the Holding Period, the sanctions under Section 102 shall apply to and shall be borne by the Participant.
The Company makes no representations or guarantees that the RSU Award will qualify for favorable tax treatment and will not be liable or responsible if favorable tax treatment is not available under Section 102. Any RSU Award accelerated upon termination of employment in accordance with Article 10.2(b) of the Plan may be disqualified from the Capital Gains Route.
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Any fees associated with any vesting, sale, transfer or any act in relation to the RSU Awards shall be borne by the Participant. The Trustee and/or the Company and/or any Subsidiary shall be entitled to withhold or deduct such fees from payments otherwise due to the Participant from the Company or any Subsidiary or the Trustee.
Taxes. In addition to the provisions included in the Agreement, it is clarified that any and all taxes imposed in respect of the RSU Awards and/or underlying Shares, including, but not limited to, the grant of the RSU Awards, and/or the vesting, exercise, transfer, waiver, or expiration of RSU Awards and/or underlying Shares, and/or the sale of underlying Shares, shall be borne solely by the Participant, and in the event of death, by the Participant’s heirs. The Company, any Subsidiary, the Trustee or anyone on their behalf shall not be required to bear the aforementioned tax, directly or indirectly, nor shall they be required to gross up such tax in the Participant’s salary or remuneration. The applicable tax shall be withheld from the proceeds of sale of underlying Shares or shall be paid to the Company or any Subsidiary or the Trustee by the Participant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company or any Subsidiary or the Trustee shall be entitled to withhold tax as it deems necessary to comply with applicable law and to deduct any tax from payments otherwise due to the Participant from the Company or any Subsidiary or the Trustee. The ramifications of any future modification of applicable law regarding the taxation of the RSU Awards granted to the Participant shall apply to the Participant accordingly and the Participant shall bear the full cost thereof, unless such modified laws expressly provide otherwise.
Securities Law Notification. The Company has obtained an exemption from the requirements of filing a prospectus in Israel with respect to any grant under the Plan. Applicable documentation can be obtained by contacting the Participant’s local human resources department.
Additional Acknowledgments and Undertakings. In addition to the provisions set out in the Agreement, by accepting an RSU Award classified under the Capital Gains Route, the Participant also confirms that:
1.The Participant is familiar with and understands the provisions of Section 102 and any associated rules or regulations in general, and the tax arrangement under the Capital Gains Route in particular, and agrees to comply with such provisions, as amended from time to time.
2.The Participant agrees that RSU Awards and the Shares that may be issued in connection with the RSU Awards, will be held or controlled by a trustee under a supervisory trustee arrangement for at least the duration of the Holding Period, as determined in Section 102 under the Capital Gains Route.
3.The Participant agrees to the provisions of the trust deed signed between the Company and/or the Employer and the Trustee attached hereto.
4.The Participant understands that any release of such Shares from trust, or any sale of the Shares prior to the termination of the Holding Period constitutes a violation of the terms of Section 102 and agree to bear the relevant sanctions.
5.The Participant authorizes the Company and/or the Employer to provide the Trustee with any information required for the purpose of administrating the grant of the RSU Awards, including without limitation information about the Participant's RSU Awards, income tax rates, salary bank account, contact details and identification number and any reasonable information required by the Trustee.
6.The Participant declares that he/she is a resident of the state of Israel for tax purposes and agree to notify the Company upon any change in the residence address and acknowledge that if he/she ceases to be an Israeli resident or if his/her engagement with the Company or any Subsidiary is terminated, the RSU Awards and underlying Shares shall remain subject to Section 102, the trust agreement, the Plan and grant document.
7.The Participant acknowledges, understands and agrees that the RSU Awards are an extraordinary, one-time benefit granted to the Participant, and does not create any contractual or other right to receive a future grant of RSU Awards.
The grant of the RSU Awards is conditioned upon the Participant signing all documents requested by the Company, the Employer or the Trustee.
ITALY
Terms and Conditions
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Data Privacy. This provision replaces Section 9 of the Agreement:
The Participant understands that as a Data Controller according to Art 4 Para 1.7 Reg. UE/2016/679 (“GDPR”) the Company and the Employer as the Privacy Representative of the Company in Italy (the “Controller”), may hold certain personal information about the Participant, including, but not limited to, the Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, details of all RSU Awards or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor. The Company and the Employer inform the Participant as per Art. 12-13 GDPR that they will process said data and other data lawfully received from a third party (“Personal Data”) according to a level of security equal to that required by the GDPR or by the US Data Privacy Framework; Personal Data will be processed for the exclusive purpose of managing and administering the Plan (and so on the legal basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR) and complying with applicable laws, regulations and Community legislation (and so on the legal basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR). The Participant understands that Personal Data may also be transferred to the independent registered public accounting firm engaged by the Company, and also to the legitimate addressees under applicable laws. The Participant also understands that providing the Company with Personal Data is mandatory for compliance with laws and is necessary for the performance of the Plan and that the Participant’s refusal to provide Personal Data would make it impossible for the Company to perform its contractual obligations and may affect the Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan. The Participant understands that Personal Data will not be publicized, but it may be accessible by the Company and the Employer and within the Employer’s organization by its internal and external personnel in charge of processing, and by the data processor, if appointed. The updated list of processors and of the subjects to which Personal Data are communicated will remain available upon request at the Employer. Furthermore, Personal Data may be transferred to banks, other financial institutions or brokers involved in the management and administration of the Plan. The Participant further understands that the Company and any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate will transfer Personal Data amongst themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Participant’s participation in the Plan, and that the Company and any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate may each further transfer Personal Data to third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, including any requisite transfer of Personal Data to a broker or other third party with whom the Participant may elect to deposit any Vested Shares acquired under the Plan or any proceeds from the sale of such Shares. Such recipients may receive, possess, use, retain and transfer Personal Data in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that these recipients may be acting as controllers, processors or persons in charge of processing, as the case may be, according to applicable privacy laws, and that they may be located in or outside the European Economic Area, such as in the United States, Singapore or elsewhere, in countries that do not provide an adequate level of data protection as intended under Italian privacy law.
Should the Company exercise its discretion in suspending all necessary legal obligations connected with the management and administration of the Plan, it will delete Personal Data as soon as it has accomplished all the necessary legal obligations connected with the management and administration of the Plan. Otherwise, Personal Data will be processed for the entire period of the Participant’s employment relationship and for ten years thereafter or such longer period required to satisfy any applicable legal or regulatory obligations.
The Participant understands that Personal Data processing related to the purposes specified above shall take place under automated or non-automated conditions, anonymously when possible, that comply with the purposes for which Personal Data is collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations, with specific reference to GDPR and Legislative Decree no. 196/2003.
The processing activity, including communication, the transfer of Personal Data abroad, including outside of the European Economic Area, as specified herein and pursuant to applicable laws and regulations, does not require the Participant’s consent thereto as the processing is necessary to performance of law and contractual obligations related to implementation, administration and management of the Plan. The Participant understands that, pursuant to Articles 13(2)(b) and (d), 15, 18, 19, 20 and 21 GDPR , he or she has the right at any moment to, including, but not limited to, (a) consult data and request that it be updated, corrected, supplemented, deleted or to object to or restrict its processing, as well as to request its portability, (b) submit a complaint to the Italian Data Protection Authority (the “Authority”), following the procedures and directions published on
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the Authority’s official website at www.garanteprivacy.it. In the event of a request to limit the processing of the data provided, to object to their processing, to their cancellation or to withdraw consent, the Data Controller may reserve the right to retain some of the Participant’s data to the extent that they are necessary for the “performance of the contract” or for the protection of its “legitimate interest” pursuant to section 7 of the Legislative Decree no. 196/2003 and to obtain confirmation that Personal Data exists or not, access, verify its contents, origin and accuracy, delete, update, integrate, correct, blocked or stop, for legitimate reason, the Personal Data processing. To exercise privacy rights (which is not subject to any formal constraint and is free of charge), the Participant should contact the Employer. Furthermore, the Participant is aware that Personal Data will not be used for direct marketing purposes. In addition, Personal Data provided can be reviewed and questions or complaints can be addressed by contacting the Participant’s human resources department.
Plan Document Acknowledgement. The Participant acknowledges that the Participant has read and specifically and expressly approves the following sections of the Agreement: Section 1: Grant of RSU Award; Section 2: Delivery; Section 3: Compliance with Laws and Regulations; Section 4: Rights as Shareholder; Section 5: Stop-Transfer Orders; Section 6: Taxes and Disposition of Shares; Section 7: Nature of Grant; Section 8: No advice Regarding Grant; Section 10: Successors and Assigns; Section 11: Governing Law; Venue; Section 15: Electronic Delivery; Section 16: Exhibit A; Section 18: Imposition of Other Requirements; and the Data Privacy section of this Exhibit A.
Notifications
Exchange Control Information. Without limiting in any way Participant’s obligations under the Agreement and/or the Plan (also with regard to Section 6: Taxes and Disposition of Shares and Section 8: No Advice Regarding Grant), to participate in the Plan, the Participant – whether he or she is an Italian resident – must comply with exchange control regulations in Italy. The Participant is required to report in his or her annual tax return: (a) any transfers of cash or Vested Shares to or from Italy; (b) any foreign investments or investments held outside of Italy at the end of the calendar year; and (c) the amount of the transfers to and from Italy which have had an impact during the calendar year on the Participant’s foreign investments or investments held outside of Italy. The Participant may be exempt from the requirement in (a) if the transfer or investment is made through an authorized broker resident in Italy, as the broker will generally comply with the reporting obligation on his or her behalf. Italian residents may be subject to tax on the value of financial assets held outside of Italy. The taxable amount will be the fair market value of the financial assets, assessed at the end of the calendar year.
JAPAN
Notifications
Notice of Private Placement in Japan. Neither the RSU Award nor the Shares to be issued pursuant to the RSU Award have been or will be registered under Article 4, Paragraph 1 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan (the “FIEA”) in respect of this offering, because the offer or solicitation to acquire the RSU Award or the Shares hereunder meets the requirements for exemption from registration pursuant to Article 2, Paragraph 3, Sub-Paragraph 2 “ha” of the FIEA.
Exchange Control/Tax Reporting Information. If the aggregate fair value of the Shares issued pursuant to the RSU Award is more than JPY 100,000,000, the reporting requirement is applicable under the Japanese foreign exchange rules. In addition, the Participant is required to report the details of any assets held outside of Japan as of December 31 (including the Shares acquired under the Plan) to the relevant tax authority by March 15 of the following year to the extent such assets have a total net fair market value in excess of JPY 50,000,000.
KOREA
Notifications
Exchange Control Information. If the Participant realizes US$500,000 (approximately KRW 632,500,000 as of July 2023) or more from the sale of Shares, Korean exchange laws require the Participant to repatriate the
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proceeds to Korea within eighteen months of the sale. In order for the Participant to dispose of its shares which have been originally procured by the Plan (the “Share Plan Shares”), according to the recently announced Korean Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) guideline in respect of sale and purchase of listed stocks of a foreign parent company which were procured via a share plan, the Participant is required to (1) open an account with a Korean securities company and (2) put a disposition order though a Korean securities company. Further, the Share Plan Shares are required to be deposited to a foreign depository which is linked to the Korea Securities Depository.
MALAYSIA
Malaysian Insider Trading. The Participant should be aware of the Malaysian insider-trading rules, which may impact his or her acquisition or disposal of Shares or rights to Shares under the Plan. Under the Malaysian insider-trading rules, the Participant is prohibited from selling Shares when he or she is in possession of information which is not generally available and which he or she knows or should know will have a material effect on the value of the Shares once such information is generally available.
Director Notification Obligation. If the Participant is a director of the Company’s Malaysian Subsidiary, he or she is subject to certain notification requirements under the Malaysian Companies Act. Among these requirements is an obligation to notify the Malaysian Subsidiary in writing when the Participant receives or disposes of an interest (e.g., RSU Award, Shares) in the Company or any related company. Such notifications must be made within 14 days of receiving or disposing of any interest in the Company or any related company.
Tax Responsibility of the Participant. The Participant is required to make an assessment by including the share benefit as income for the basis period in which the Shares are vested, report in the income tax return form of the Participant, the amount in respect of benefits from the Shares that have been vested, and ensure that income tax on that benefit is paid.
MEXICO
Terms and Conditions
The following provisions supplement Sections 6 and 7 of the Agreement:
Section 7
Modification. By accepting the RSU Award, the Participant understands and agrees that any modification of the Plan or the Agreement or its termination shall not constitute a change or impairment of the terms and conditions of employment.
Policy Statement. The RSU Award grant the Company is making under the Plan is unilateral and discretionary and, therefore, the Company reserves the absolute right to amend it and discontinue it at any time without any liability.
The Company, with registered offices at 2 Changi South Lane, Singapore 486123, is solely responsible for the administration of the Plan, and participation in the Plan and the grant of the RSU Award do not, in any way, establish an employment relationship between the Participant and the Company since he or she is participating in the Plan on a wholly commercial basis. The Participant expressly recognizes that the Plan and the grant of the RSU Award do not establish any rights between the Participant and his or her sole Employer (Availmed Servicios S.A. de C.V., Grupo Flextronics S.A. de C.V., Flextronics Servicios Guadalajara S.A. de C.V., Flextronics Servicios Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. or Flextronics Aguascalientes Servicios S.A. de C.V.), nor does it form part of the employment conditions and/or benefits provided by the Employer.
Plan Document Acknowledgment. By accepting the RSU Award, the Participant acknowledges that he or she has received copies of the Plan, has reviewed the Plan and the Agreement in their entirety, and fully understands and accepts all provisions of the Plan and the Agreement.
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In addition, the Participant further acknowledges that he or she has read and specifically and expressly approves the terms and conditions in the Nature of Grant section of the Agreement, in which the following is clearly described and established: (i) participation in the Plan does not constitute an acquired right; (ii) the Plan and participation in the Plan is offered by the Company on a wholly discretionary basis; (iii) participation in the Plan is voluntary; and (iv) the Company and any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliates are not responsible for any decrease in the value of the Shares acquired upon vesting of the RSU Award.
No Entitlement for Claims or Compensation. The Participant hereby declares that he or she does not reserve any action or right to bring any claim against the Company or his or her Employer for any compensation or damages as a result of his or her participation in the Plan and therefore grants a full and broad release to the Employer, the Company and any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliates with respect to any claim that may arise under the Plan.
Spanish Translation
Términos y condiciones
Las siguientes disposiciones complementan las secciones 7 del Acuerdo:
Sección 7
Modificación: Al aceptar el Otorgamiento de Acciones por Bonificación, el Participante entiende y está de acuerdo en que cualquier modificación del Plan o del Acuerdo o su terminación, no constituirá un cambio o disminución de los términos y condiciones de empleo.
Declaración de Política: El Otorgamiento de Acciones por Bonificación que la Compañía efectúa conforme al Plan es de forma unilateral y discrecional y, por lo tanto, la Compañía se reserva el derecho absoluto de modificarlo y discontinuarlo en cualquier momento sin responsabilidad alguna para la Compañía.
La Compañía, con oficinas registradas en 2 Changi South Lane, Singapore 486123 es la única responsable de la administración del Plan y la participación en el Plan y el Otorgamiento de Acciones por Bonificación no establece de forma alguna una relación de trabajo entre el Participante y la Compañía, ya que su participación en el Plan es completamente comercial. El Participante expresamente reconoce que el Plan y el Otorgamiento de Acciones por Bonificación no establece ningún derecho entre el Participante y su único Empleador (Availmed Servicios S.A. de C.V., Grupo Flextronics S.A. de C.V., Flextronics Servicios Guadalajara S.A. de C.V., Flextronics Servicios México S. de R.L. de C.V. o Flextronics Aguascalientes S.A. de C.V., según sea el caso), ni tampoco forma parte de las condiciones laborales o beneficios provistos por el Empleador.
Conocimiento del Documento del Plan. Al aceptar el Otorgamiento de Acciones por Bonificación, el Participante reconoce que ha recibido copia del Plan, ha revisado el mismo, al igual que la totalidad del Acuerdo y que entiende y acepta completamente todas las disposiciones contenidas en el Plan y en el Acuerdo.
Además, el Participante reconoce que ha leído, y que aprueba específica y expresamente los términos y condiciones contenidos en la sección denominada Naturaleza del Otorgamiento, en la cual se encuentra claramente descrito y establecido lo siguiente: (i) la participación en el Plan no constituye un derecho adquirido; (ii) el Plan y la participación en éste es ofrecida por la Compañía de forma enteramente discrecional; (iii) la participación en el Plan es voluntaria; y (iv) la Compañía, así como su Matriz, Subsidiaria o Filiales no son responsables por cualquier disminución en el valor de las Acciones adquiridas por virtud del Otorgamiento de Acciones por Bonificación.
Derecho a Reclamaciones o Indemnizaciones. El Participante declara que no se reserva ninguna acción o derecho para interponer reclamo alguno en contra de la Compañía o su empleador por indemnización o daño alguno como resultado de su participación en el Plan y, en consecuencia, otorga el más amplio finiquito al Empleador, así como a la Compañía o su Matriz, Subsidiaria o Filiales con respecto a cualquier reclamo que pudiera originarse en virtud del Plan.
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Notifications
Securities Law Information. The Participant should be aware of the Dutch insider-trading rules, which may impact the sale of Shares acquired under the Plan. In particular, the Participant may be prohibited from effectuating certain transactions if the Participant has inside information about the Company.
Under Article 5:56 of the Dutch Financial Supervision Act, anyone who has “insider information” related to an issuing company is prohibited from effectuating a transaction in securities in or from the Netherlands. “Inside information” is defined as knowledge of specific information concerning the issuing company to which the securities relate or the trade in securities issued by such company, which has not been made public and which, if published, would reasonably be expected to affect the share price, regardless of the development of the price. The insider could be any Employee in the Netherlands who has inside information as described herein.
Given the broad scope of the definition of inside information, certain Employees working at a Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate in the Netherlands may have inside information and, thus, would be prohibited from effectuating a transaction in securities in the Netherlands at a time when the Participant has such inside information.
NORWAY
Terms and Conditions
Data Privacy. This provision replaces Section 9 of the Agreement:
The Participant understands that the Company and the Employer will process certain personal information about the Participant, including, but not limited to, the Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, details of all RSU Awards or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor, and that the Company and the Employer will process said data and other data lawfully received from third party (“Personal Data”) for the purposes of managing and administering the Plan, the employment relationship and complying with applicable laws and regulations. The legal bases under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (the “GDPR”) are thus (i) the necessity for performing a contract to which the Participant is party (Article 6 no. 1 b)); and (ii) the necessity for compliance with a legal obligation (Article 6 no 1 b)). The Participant also understands that providing the Company with Personal Data is mandatory for compliance with laws and is necessary for the performance of the Plan and that the Participant’s refusal to provide Personal Data would make it impossible for the Company to perform its contractual obligations and may affect the Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan. The Participant understands that Personal Data will not be publicized, but it may be accessible by the Employer as the Privacy Representative of the Company and within the Employer’s organization by its internal and external personnel in charge of processing, and by the data processor, if appointed. The updated list of processors and of the subjects to which Personal Data are communicated will remain available upon request at the Employer.
Furthermore, Personal Data may be transferred to banks, other financial institutions or brokers involved in the management and administration of the Plan. The Participant understands that Personal Data may also be transferred to the independent registered public accounting firm engaged by the Company, and also to the legitimate addressees under applicable laws.
The Participant further understands that the Company and any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate will transfer Personal Data amongst themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Participant’s participation in the Plan, and that the Company and any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate may each further transfer Personal Data to third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, including any requisite transfer of Personal Data to a broker or other third party with whom the Participant may elect to deposit any Vested Shares acquired under the Plan or any proceeds from the sale of such Shares. Such recipients may receive, possess, use, retain and transfer Personal Data in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the
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Participant’s participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that these recipients may be acting as controllers, processors or persons in charge of processing, as the case may be, according to applicable privacy laws, and that they may be located in or outside the European Economic Area, such as in the United States and/or Singapore or elsewhere, including countries that do not provide an adequate level of data protection. In the lack of an adequacy decision under Article 45 of the GDPR, the Employer and/or Company will rely on other safeguards, such as binding corporate rules or the Standard Contractual Clauses adopted according to the Commission Implementing Decision on standard contractual clauses for the transfer of personal data to third countries pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
The Company and the Employer will process the Personal Data for as long as it is necessary to fulfill the employment contract with the Participant, or for as long as it is necessary to comply with a legal obligation to which the Company and/or Employer is subject.
The Participant shall, according to Chapter III of the GDPR, have the right to, including, but not limited to, obtain confirmation that Personal Data exists or not, access, verify its contents, origin and accuracy, delete, update, integrate, correct, blocked or stop, for legitimate reason, the Personal Data processing, and to complain to the national data protection authority. To exercise privacy rights, the Participant should contact the Employer. In addition, Personal Data provided can be reviewed and questions or complaints can be addressed by contacting the Participant’s human resources department.
POLAND
Terms and Conditions
Restriction on Type of Shares Issued. Due to tax regulations in Poland, as necessary, the Participant’s Vested Shares will be settled in newly issued Shares only. Treasury Shares will not be used to satisfy the RSU Award upon vesting.
ROMANIA
Notifications
Exchange Control Information. If the Participant remits foreign currency into or out of Romania (e.g., the proceeds from the sale of his or her Vested Shares), the Participant may be required to provide the Romanian bank assisting with the transaction with appropriate documentation explaining the source of the income.
Non-compete
Applicability. This provision supplements Section 13 of the Agreement (where applicable):
1. The Participant is forbidden to carry out in his/her own interest or a third party, directly or indirectly, dependent or independent activities in the fields of activity set forth in any confidentiality, non-competition, non-solicitation or similar agreement between the Participant and the Company or any Affiliate thereof, for the benefit of but not limited to any competitor of the Company (i.e., which has the same core business as the Company).
2. The non-competition clause in relation to the competing companies listed above produces its effects across such territories set forth in any confidentiality, non-competition, non-solicitation or similar agreement between the Participant and the Company or any Affiliate thereof.
3. The list of the companies mentioned above shall be supplemented automatically with the legal entities which have the same core business as the Company and, consequently, compete with it, entities which shall be incorporated across the aforementioned territories after signing the present agreement, as well as during the non-competition period mentioned below.
4. The Participant further undertakes during the non-competition period mentioned below not to:
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- entice the clientele of the Company by making use of the relationships established with such clientele while being employed by the Company;
- entice any Participants of the Company for the purpose of setting up a competing company in order to attract the customers of the Company as well as not to entice any Participants of the Company in order to cause business disruption.
5. The non-competition clause produces its effects for a period of 12 months after termination of the individual employment agreement.
6. After the termination of the employment agreement and during the period of time mentioned above, the monthly non-competition compensation equals the price of the applicable Vested Share, but no less than 50% of the average gross salaries from the last 6 months prior to the termination date of the employment agreement shall be paid to the Participant in exchange of his or her compliance with the non-competition clause. In case the price obtained from the sale of the RSU is less than 50% of the average gross salaries from the last 6 months prior to the termination date of the individual employment agreement, the Company will pay the difference to maintain such level of compensation. The above-mentioned monthly compensation becomes due at the end of each month and is paid by bank transfer into an account indicated by the Participant.
7. In case of infringement against the non-competition clause, the Participant shall be obligated to return in full the amounts paid by the Company after the termination of the employment relationship as non-competition compensation and, as the case may be, to pay damages thus caused to the Company.
8. The Company may unilaterally waive the non-competition clause stipulated in the individual employment agreement at any moment prior to its entry into force based on a written notification sent by the Company to the Participant with regard to the denunciation of this clause.
SINGAPORE
Notifications
Securities Law Information. The RSU Award is being granted to the Participant pursuant to the “Qualifying Person” exemption under section 273(1)(i) read with section 273(2) and (4) of the Singapore Securities and Futures Act 2001 (“SFA”). The Plan, the Agreement and the RSU Award have not been lodged or registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
Selling Restrictions. The Participant should note that the Plan, the Agreement and any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the RSU Award and/or Shares may not be circulated or distributed, nor may the RSU Award and/or Shares be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than pursuant to, and in accordance with, the conditions of an exemption under any provision of Subdivision (4) of Division (1) of Part 13 (other than section 280) of the SFA. Any transfer and/or disposal of the RSU Award and/or Shares by the Participant (as may be allowed under the Plan and the Agreement and subject to compliance with applicable law) shall be subject to the condition that the foregoing restrictions shall be imposed on each and every transferee and purchaser, and subsequent transferee and purchaser, of the relevant RSU Award and/or Shares.
Notification under Section 309B(1) of the SFA. The RSU Award and Shares are prescribed capital markets products (as defined in the Singapore Securities and Futures (Capital Markets Products) Regulations 2018), being rights issued or proposed to be issued by a corporation in respect of its own stocks or shares and stocks or shares issued or proposed to be issued by a corporation, respectively, and Excluded Investment Products (as defined in MAS Notice SFA 04-N12: Notice on the Sale of Investment Products and MAS Notice FAA-N16: Notice on Recommendations on Investment Products).
Director Notification Obligation. If the Participant is a director (including an alternate director or shadow director) of the Company and/or a Singapore company that is a related corporation (as defined in the Singapore Companies Act 1967 (the “Singapore Companies Act”)) of the Company (the “Singapore Entity(ies)”), the Participant is subject to certain notification requirements under the Singapore Companies Act in connection
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with the grant of the RSU Award and the subsequent vesting of, and delivery of, Shares underlying the RSU Award. Among these requirements is an obligation to notify the Singapore Entity(ies) in writing when the Participant acquires an interest (e.g., RSU Award, Shares) in the Company. In addition, the Participant must notify the Singapore Entity(ies) in writing when the Participant sells Shares of the Company (including when the Participant sells Shares acquired under the Plan). Please contact the Company to obtain a copy of the notification form.
The Participant must give written notice to the Singapore Entity(ies) of the prescribed particulars relating to the RSU Award and Shares underlying the RSU Award within two business days after (a) the date on which the Participant became a director of the Singapore Entity(ies); or (b) the date on which the Participant became a registered holder of or acquired an interest in the RSU Award or Shares underlying the RSU Award.
Upon the vesting of the Shares underlying the RSU Award and the delivery of Shares to the Participant resulting in the Participant becoming a registered shareholder of the Company, there is a change in the nature of the interest the Participant holds from a beneficial interest arising contractually under the RSU Award to a legal interest as a registered shareholder of the Company. As a result, the Participant is required within two business days, to notify the Singapore Entity(ies) of this technical change in the nature of the Participant’s interest in the Shares of the Company, to enable the Singapore Entity(ies) to meet its statutory obligations and update its Register of Directors’ Shareholdings within three days of receiving the Participant’s notification.
In addition, the Participant must give written notice to the Singapore Entity(ies) of particulars of any change in respect of the prescribed particulars previously given in respect of the RSU Award or Shares underlying the RSU Award, including the consideration (if any) received as a result of the event giving rise to the change, upon say, a sale and transfer of the Shares, within two business days after the occurrence of the event giving rise to the change.
Terms and Conditions
Data Protection. The Participant acknowledges that:
(a) the personal data of the Participant as contained in each document and/or any other notice or communication given or received pursuant to the Plan and/or the Agreement, and/or which is otherwise collected from the Participant (or his or her authorised representative(s)), will be collected, used and disclosed by the Company and/or the relevant subsidiary for the purposes of implementing and administering the Plan, and in order to comply with any applicable laws, listing rules, take-over rules, regulations and/or guidelines;
(b) by participating in the Plan, the Participant also consents to the collection, use and disclosure of his or her personal data for all such purposes, including disclosure of personal data of the Participant held by the Company and/or the relevant subsidiary to any of their affiliates and/or to third party administrators who provide services to the Company (whether within or outside Singapore), and to the collection, use and further disclosure by such persons of such personal data for such purposes; and
(c) the Participant also warrants that where he or she discloses the personal data of third parties to the Company and/or the relevant subsidiary in connection with the Plan and/or the Agreement, he or she has obtained the prior consent of such third parties for the Company and/or the relevant subsidiary to collect, use and disclose their personal data for the abovementioned purposes, in accordance with any applicable laws, regulations and/or guidelines. The Participant shall indemnify the Company and/or the relevant subsidiary in respect of any penalties, liabilities, claims, demands, losses and damages as a result of the Participant’s breach of this warranty.
(d) to the extent that the Participant withdraws consent, the Company may use its discretion under the Agreement to terminate the RSU Award for no consideration.
For this purpose, the term “personal data” shall refer to any information and data which can be related directly or indirectly to an identifiable individual.
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SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Notifications
Exchange Control Information. Upon request of the Slovak National Bank, the Participant may need to file a notification in respect of Shares pursuant to the Plan he or she acquires.
SOUTH AFRICA
Warning: The RSU Award and Shares acquired upon vesting of the RSU Award do not constitute a public offering of securities under South African law and are available only to employees of the Company, its Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliates. The Agreement, including this Exhibit A, the Plan and other incidental communication materials have not been prepared in accordance with and are not intended to constitute a “prospectus” for a public offering of securities under the South African Companies Act. It is to be noted that no documents been reviewed by any regulatory authority in South Africa. The RSU Award is intended only for the personal use of each eligible Employee of the Employer, the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate and may not be distributed to any other person.
Terms and Conditions
Notification Obligation. Directors and prescribed officers of the Company’s South African Subsidiary or Affiliate are subject to certain notification requirements under the South African Companies Act. Directors and prescribed officers must notify the South African Subsidiary or Affiliate in writing of their interest in the Company and the number and class of Shares or rights to which the interest relates as soon as practically possible and/or where relevant in relation to any decisions affecting the South African Subsidiary or Affiliate.
Insider Trading Notification. The Participant should be aware of the South African insider-trading rules, which may impact his or her acquisition or disposal of Shares or rights to Shares under the Plan. Under the South African insider-trading rules, the Participant is prohibited from selling Shares when he or she is in possession of information which is not generally available and which he or she knows or should know will have a material effect on the value of the Shares once such information is generally available.
Tax Obligations. The following provision supplements Section 6.1 of the Agreement:
By accepting the RSU Award, the Participant agrees to notify the Employer of the amount of any gain realized at vesting and settlement of the RSU Award. If the Participant fails to advise the Employer of the gain realized at vesting and settlement of the RSU Award, he or she may be liable for a fine.
Notifications
Exchange Control Information. The Participant is solely responsible for complying with all exchange control laws in South Africa, and neither the Company nor the Employer will be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Participant’s failure to comply with South African exchange control laws. The Participant should notify their local bank within 30 days of receiving shares.
SWEDEN
There are no country specific provisions.
SWITZERLAND
Securities Law Information. In Switzerland, the grant of RSUs is exempt from the requirement to prepare and publish a prospectus under the Swiss Financial Services Act (“FINSA”). This document does not constitute a prospectus pursuant to the FINSA and no such prospectus has been or will be prepared for or in connection with the RSU Awards granted pursuant to the Plan. This document is neither subject to any governmental approval nor must be filed with any Swiss authorities.
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Employment Law Information. The Plan and any RSU Award are made as and constitute a discretionary ex gratia payment (Gratifikation/Sondervergütung) within the meaning of Art. 322d of the Swiss Code of Obligation.
Tax Reporting Information.
(i) At grant. The Participant will receive an addendum to the annual salary statement, reporting the details of the RSU Award granted. The Participant is required to file such addendum with his/her tax return. Furthermore, the Participant is required to declare all RSU Awards granted under the Plan which should not be subject to the net wealth tax, but must be reflected “pro memoria” in the statement on bank accounts and securities (Wertschriftenverzeichnis) that the Participant is required to file with the annual tax return.
(ii) At vesting. The Participant will receive an addendum to the annual salary statement, reporting the taxable income realized upon vesting of the RSU Award. The Participant is required to declare such income in and to file the addendum with his/her tax return. Any Shares acquired upon vesting will be subject to the net wealth tax and must be reported in the statement on bank accounts and securities (Wertschriftenverzeichnis) that the Participant is required to file with the annual tax return.
Data Privacy; Transfer of personal data to the United States and/or Singapore. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that personal data will be transferred to the United States and/or Singapore and that there is a risk, in particular, that the rights provided for by Swiss (and EU data protection laws, as applicable) may only be guaranteed to a limited extent and that foreign authorities, i.e., authorities of the United States and/or Singapore may gain access to personal data with or without the Participant’s knowledge. Such access may also result in further tracking and/or observations by foreign authorities.
TAIWAN
Notifications
Securities Law Information. The RSU Award to be granted by the Company to the Participants of the Company or a Taiwan Subsidiary or Affiliate have not been and will not be registered or filed with, or approved by, the Financial Supervisory Commission and/or any other regulatory authorities of Taiwan pursuant to relevant securities laws and regulations and may not be sold, issued or offered within Taiwan through a public offering or in circumstances which constitute an offer or a solicitation of an offer within the meaning of the Securities and Exchange Act or relevant laws and regulations of Taiwan that requires a registration or approval of the Financial Supervisory Commission and/or any other regulatory authorities of Taiwan. No person or entity in Taiwan has been authorized to offer or sell the RSU Award in Taiwan.
Exchange Control Information. The Participant may acquire and remit foreign currency (including proceeds from the sale of Shares) into and out of Taiwan up to US$5,000,000 (approximately TW$ 155,000,000 as of July 2023) per year for inward and outward remittances. On the contrary, the approval of the Central Bank of Taiwan would be required for making inward and outward remittances of foreign exchange that, in the aggregate, exceed the US$5,000,000 annual quota. If the transaction amount is TW$ 500,000 or more in a single transaction, the Participant must submit a Foreign Exchange Transaction Form and also provide supporting documentation to the satisfaction of the remitting bank.
TURKEY
Notifications
Securities Law Information. Pursuant to Turkish capital markets legislation, the sale of shares in stock option plans of foreign companies to employees residing in Türkiye are not subject to filing or disclosure requirements in Türkiye, provided that: (i) such sale does not take place in Türkiye; (ii) it does not fall within the scope of any public offering in Türkiye (i.e., the transaction cannot be defined as a public offering); and (iii) any information to be provided to the employees does not contain any statements giving the impression of a public offering.
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UNITED KINGDOM
Terms and Conditions
Tax Obligations. The following provisions supplement Section 6.1 of the Agreement:
The Participant agrees that they are liable for all Tax-Related Items and hereby covenant to pay all such Tax-Related Items, as and when requested by the Company or, if different, the Participant’s Employer or by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”) (or any other tax authority or any other relevant authority). The Participant also agree to indemnify and keep indemnified the Company and, if different, the Participant’s Employer against any Tax-Related Items that they are required to pay or withhold or have paid or will pay to HMRC (or any other tax authority or any other relevant authority) on the Participant’s behalf.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant is a director or executive officer of the Company (within the meaning of Section 13(k) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), the amount of any income tax not collected from or paid by the Participant within ninety (90) days of the end of the U.K. tax year in which the event giving rise to the Tax-Related Items occurs may constitute a benefit to the Participant on which additional income tax and National Insurance contributions may be payable. The Participant understands that they will be responsible for reporting and paying any income tax due on this additional benefit directly to HMRC under the self-assessment regime and for paying to the Company and/or the Employer (as appropriate) the amount of any National Insurance contributions due on this additional benefit, which may also be recovered from the Participant through any means set forth in the “Tax Withholding” section of the Agreement.
In the event that the Participant has failed to make arrangements pursuant to the “Tax Withholding” section of the Agreement, for the amount so indemnified hereunder, the Participant shall pay to the Company (or such other affiliate, as the case may be) the balance in cash promptly on written demand and in any event within 60 days from the date on which any relevant amount indemnified is due to be accounted for to the applicable tax authority. If such payment is not made, the Participant shall also be liable to account to the Company or any affiliate for any additional liability that may arise to the Company or such other affiliate as a result of the operation of Section 222 of Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003.
National Insurance Contributions Acknowledgment. As a condition of participation in the Plan and the vesting of the RSU Award, the Participant agrees to accept any liability for secondary Class 1 National Insurance Contributions which may be payable by the Company and/or the Employer in connection with the RSU Award and any event giving rise to Tax-Related Items (the “Employer NICs”). To accomplish the foregoing, the Participant agrees to execute a joint election with the Company, the form of such joint election being formally approved by HMRC (the “Joint Election”), and any other required consent or election. The Participant further agrees to execute such other joint elections as may be required between the Participant and any successor to the Company and/or the Employer. The Participant further agrees that the Company and/or the Employer may collect the Employer NICs from the Participant by any of the means set forth in Section 6.1 of the Agreement.
If, at the election of the Company, the Participant does not enter into a Joint Election prior to vesting of the RSU Award or if approval of the Joint Election has been withdrawn by HMRC, the RSU Award shall become null and void without any liability to the Company and/or the Employer and the Company may choose not to issue or deliver Shares upon vesting of the RSU Award.
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PART 2 – GDPR
Subject to the laws of the jurisdiction that the Participant is resident in or otherwise subject to, this provision shall apply to any Participant who is resident in a jurisdiction or otherwise subject to the laws of a jurisdiction that is subject to or has implemented GDPR (as hereinafter defined) (as may be amended from time to time and any successor thereto).
For the execution of the Plan and the Agreement it is necessary to process personal data relating to the Participant, consisting of full name, address, position, employer, appraisals and bank account details, employment related data (“Personal Data”).
The Personal Data shall, upon participation in the Plan, be provided to the Company by the Participant and/or any relevant Affiliate or Subsidiary. The Personal Data shall be processed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and any applicable national GDPR implementation law, which may for the processing of special categories of personal data (additionally) require the Participant’s (explicit) consent thereto.
The following shall apply:
1. For the execution and administration of the Plan and the Agreement, the Personal Data shall be transferred and processed outside of the European Economic Area (“EEA”), which shall be based on article 49(1)b of the GDPR where such transfer is of an incidental nature and is necessary for the entering into and execution of the Agreement with the Participant. Otherwise, any data transfers between the Company and any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates shall be based on adequate transfer mechanisms that are implemented within the Company and any Subsidiary or Affiliate, such as the EU Model Clauses.
2. The Personal Data shall solely be processed by the Company (or any of its legal successors) when such processing is necessary for the execution and administration of the Plan or the Agreement and ensuing rights and obligations. Without such processing the Participant cannot participate in the Plan. Furthermore, the Personal Data shall be processed by the Company to comply with its legal obligations and/or for the purposes of its legitimate interest(s) such as to establish, exercise or defend its rights and legal position, and to monitor compliance with the Plan.
3. The Personal Data can be shared by the Company, with other third parties and the competent supervisory authorities in order to comply with its obligations (such as to comply with a request or order), with advisors or lawyers, based on a legitimate business interest to request advice, exercise its rights or with (potential) business partners in the context of a contemplated sale or restructuring of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate.
4. The Personal Data shall be retained for 5 years after participation in the Plan has been terminated, unless longer retention of the Personal Data is required, for example, based on a legal obligation or in order to establish, defend or exercise a legal position.
5. The Participant has the right to request from the Company (or any of its relevant legal successors), access to and, under circumstances to request rectification or erasure of the Personal Data or restriction of processing of their Personal Data or to object to such processing as well as the right to data portability. The Participant has the right to lodge a complaint with respect to the processing of the Personal Data with the competent data protection authority.
6. The Participant may contact the Company with any questions regarding the processing of the Personal Data, to invoke their data subject’s rights or to obtain a copy of the mechanism for the (international) transfer of the Personal Data under this Plan.
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FLEX LTD. AMENDED AND RESTATED 2017 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
EXHIBIT B TO THE
RESTRICTED SHARE UNIT AWARD
rTSR PEER COMPANIES
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EXHIBIT 10.04
No. «GrantID»
FLEX LTD.
AMENDED AND RESTATED 2017 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
FORM OF RESTRICTED SHARE UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
This Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement (this “Agreement” or the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of [<<Grant Date>>], (the “Effective Date”) by and between Flex Ltd., a Singapore corporation (the “Company”), and the participant named below (the “Participant”). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Flex Ltd. Amended and Restated 2017 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time (the “Plan”). The Participant understands and agrees that this Restricted Share Unit Award (the “RSU Award”) is granted subject to and in accordance with the express terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement including any country-specific terms set forth in Exhibit A to this Agreement. The Participant further agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan and the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Participant acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and the official prospectus for the Plan. A copy of the Plan and the official prospectus for the Plan are available at the offices of the Company and the Participant hereby agrees that the Plan and the official prospectus for the Plan are deemed delivered to the Participant.
PRIMARY INFORMATION
| Participant: | «First» «Last» | ||||
| Total Target Shares: | «Total Target Shares» | ||||
| Target rTSR Shares | «Target rTSR Shares» (i.e., 50% of the Total Target Shares) | ||||
| Target EPS Shares | «Target EPS Shares» (i.e., 50% of the Total Target Shares) | ||||
| Maximum Shares: | 200% of the Total Target Shares, Target EPS Shares or Target rTSR Shares, as applicable | ||||
| Date of Grant: | «Grant Date» | ||||
| rTSR Performance Period: | The three (3)-year period beginning on ______, 2025 and ending on ______, 2028. | ||||
| EPS Performance Period: | The three (3)-year period beginning on ______, 2025 and ending on ______, 2028. | ||||
| rTSR Performance Criteria: | Vesting is based on the percentile rank of the Company’s Total Shareholder Return (TSR) in rTSR Peer Companies, measured with respect to each rTSR Measurement Period described below and averaged with respect to all three (3) rTSR Measurement Periods that relate to the rTSR Performance Period (i.e., the Company’s average percentile ranking). | ||||
| EPS Performance Criteria: | Vesting is based on the Company’s earnings per share (EPS) growth, measured with respect to each EPS Measurement Period described below and averaged with respect to all three (3) EPS Measurement Periods that relate to the EPS Performance Period (i.e., the Company’s average EPS growth). | ||||
rTSR Measurement Periods: There are three distinct measurement periods within the rTSR Performance Period that are applied to determine the extent to which the rTSR Performance Criteria is attained:
(i) the first measurement period will begin on ______, 2025 and end on ______, 2026;
(ii) the second measurement period will begin on ______, 2025 and end on ______, 2027; and
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(iii) the third measurement period will begin on ______, 2025 and end on ______, 2028.
EPS Measurement Periods: There are three distinct measurement periods within the EPS Performance Period that are applied to determine the extent to which the EPS Performance Criteria is attained:
(i) the first measurement period will begin on ______, 2025 and end on ______, 2026;
(ii) the second measurement period will begin on ______, 2026 and end on ______, 2027; and
(iii) the third measurement period will begin on ______, 2027 and end on ______, 2028.
rTSR Peer Companies: The rTSR Peer Companies are the companies set forth on Exhibit B to this Agreement; provided, however, that the Peer Companies will be subject to change as described below.
PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT, VESTING AND RELEASE
rTSR Payout Table: Payouts can range from 0 – 200% of the Target rTSR Shares based on the achievement levels set forth in the chart below:
| Performance Level | Percentile Rank of Flex TSR Relative to rTSR Peer Companies | Awards Earned as a % of the Target | ||||||
| Maximum | > 75th Percentile | 200% | ||||||
| Below Maximum / Above Target | > 50th – ≤ 75th Percentile | Interpolate | ||||||
| Target | 50th Percentile | 100% | ||||||
| Below Target / Above Threshold | > 30th – <50th Percentile | Interpolate | ||||||
| Threshold | 30th Percentile | 25% | ||||||
| Below Threshold | < 30th Percentile | 0% | ||||||
EPS Payout Table: Payouts can range from 0 – 200% of the Target EPS Shares based on the achievement levels set forth in the chart below:
| Performance Level | Year on Year EPS Growth | Awards Earned as a % of the Target | ||||||
| Maximum | > [●]% | 200% | ||||||
| Below Maximum / Above Target | > [●]% – < [●]% | Interpolate | ||||||
| Target | [●]% | 100% | ||||||
| Below Target / Above Threshold | > [●]% – < [●]% | Interpolate | ||||||
| Threshold | [●]% | 50% | ||||||
| Below Threshold | < [●]% | 0% | ||||||
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Payout Matters: If threshold performance is not attained with respect to Target EPS Shares or Target rTSR Shares, then the RSU Award pursuant to the EPS or rTSR program, respectively, will be forfeited in its entirety. If threshold performance is attained, the applicable number of Shares will vest (as Vested Shares). If applicable, such number of Vested Shares will be determined on an interpolated basis for performance between (i) threshold and target or (ii) target and maximum, as the case may be, per the above Payout Tables. Fractional percentage points will be rounded to the nearest percentage point with respect to the rTSR Payout Table and the nearest tenth of a percentage point with respect to EPS Payout Table. The foregoing describes payout matters in general terms and is subject to Sections 1.1(b) and (c) of this Agreement.
Vesting/Release: the applicable rTSR Performance Criteria and/or EPS Performance Criteria (collectively, the “Performance Criteria”) is attained, the applicable number of Shares will vest (as Vested Shares): (i) for Performance Shares based on rTSR Performance Criteria, on the next business day following the third anniversary of June 12, 2025 and (ii) for Performance Shares based on EPS Performance Criteria, on the date the Committee certifies the level of achievement of the EPS Performance Criteria during the EPS Performance Period. The Vested Shares will be released as soon as administratively practicable thereafter (such date of release being the “Release Date”), and in any event following the end of the rTSR Performance Period or EPS Performance Period (collectively, the “Performance Period”), as applicable, and certification of results by the Committee, but prior to June 30, 2028. Applicable tax withholding and reporting will be contingent on the closing price on the Release Date. The foregoing describes vesting and release matters in general terms and is subject to Sections 1.1(b) and (c) of this Agreement.
TSR-RELATED DEFINITIONS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Total Shareholder Return: TSR represents the cumulative return of an investment and includes the change in the stock price and dividend value from a specified start and ending period. The formula for the calculation is as follows
TSR = ((Price End - Price Begin) + Dividend Value) ÷ Price Begin
TSR Payout Calculation: In General: The payout is determined by calculating the TSR of each rTSR Peer Company and determining the percentile rank of the Company’s TSR as compared to the TSRs for all of the rTSR Peer Companies (that is, the number of members of the rTSR Peer Group with TSRs at or below the TSR of the Company); provided that a company will be removed from the group of rTSR Peer Companies if, during the applicable rTSR Measurement Period, it ceases to have a class of equity securities that is both registered under the Exchange Act and actively traded on a U.S. public securities market (unless such cessation is due to any of the circumstances described in clauses (i) through (iv) of the following sentence). The TSR for an rTSR Peer Company will be negative one hundred percent (-100%) for the applicable rTSR Measurement Period, if such company: (i) files for bankruptcy, reorganization, or liquidation under any chapter of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code; (ii) is the subject of an involuntary bankruptcy proceeding [under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code] that is not dismissed within thirty (30) days; (iii) is the subject of a stockholder approved plan of liquidation or dissolution; or (iv) ceases to conduct substantial business operations. For the avoidance of doubt, the acquisition of a company within the group of rTSR Peer Companies during the applicable rTSR Measurement Period by another person or group of related persons by itself does not result in the company being treated as ceasing to conduct substantial business operations.
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20-Day Closing Price Average: To avoid the effects of short-term price fluctuations, a “20-day closing price average” will be used for determining TSR values, and will be calculated using a basic average of the applicable company’s closing prices on the previous twenty (20) trading days prior to the beginning and end of each rTSR Measurement Period. Only the daily closing price will be used to determine TSR values as reported by the Wall Street Journal or any other reputable financial services information provider. The formula for the calculation is as follows:
20-Day Closing Price Average = (Sum of Prior 20-Day Closing Prices) ÷ 20
Dividends Generally: Dividends (including any special dividends or distributions) will be assumed to be reinvested in shares (including fractional shares) of the applicable dividend-paying company, based on its per-share closing price on the date on which such dividends are paid.
Equity Distributions: In the case of an equity distribution, the value of distributed equity will be treated as a stock dividend, and captured using the 20-day closing price average
Spin-Offs: In the event of a stock distribution from an rTSR Peer Company consisting of the shares of a new publicly traded company (a “spin-off”), such rTSR Peer Company shall remain as an rTSR Peer Company and such stock distribution shall be treated as a dividend from such rTSR Peer Company based on the closing price of the shares of the spun-off company on its first day of trading. The performance of the shares of the spun-off company shall not thereafter be tracked for TSR calculation purposes.
Other Equitable Adjustments: Equitable adjustments shall be made to account for stock splits, recapitalizations and other similar events affecting the common equity securities in question.
The formula for this TSR payout calculation is as follows:
((B + .5E) ÷ N) × 100
B = Number of rTSR Peer Companies with TSRs below the Company’s TSR
E = Number of rTSR Peer Companies with TSRs equal to the Company’s TSR
N = The number of rTSR Peer Companies
EPS-RELATED DEFINITIONS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Earnings Per Share: EPS represents the Company’s net income divided by the weighted average of the number of the Company’s Ordinary Shares on a fully diluted basis during a specified start and ending period.
Earnings Per Share Growth: In General: EPS growth is determined based on the annual growth rate of the Company’s EPS during the applicable EPS Measurement Period. For purposes of this calculation, (i) the starting point to calculate EPS growth shall be the Company’s EPS for the twelve (12)-month period preceding the applicable EPS Measurement Period, (ii) the ending point to calculate EPS growth shall be the Company’s EPS with respect to, and as of the close of, such EPS Measurement Period. EPS shall be determined on a non-GAAP basis. In calculating non-GAAP financial measures, the Committee shall exclude certain items to facilitate a review of the comparability of the Company’s operating performance on a period-to-period basis because such items are not, in the Committee’s view, related to the Company’s ongoing
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operational performance. All adjustments shall be subject to approval by the Committee to ensure that payout levels are consistent with performance.
Extraordinary Items or Events: In addition to the non-GAAP measures and adjustments historically used by the Company in determining EPS, the following items shall be disregarded in determining achievement of the EPS growth performance goal: extraordinary items or events that have unanticipated impact (e.g., the Ukraine Conflict), corporate transactions (including acquisitions or dispositions) and other unusual or nonrecurring items. For purposes of such EPS growth determinations, the impact of unplanned share repurchases attributable to corporate transactions (including acquisitions or dispositions) shall be disregarded.
EXAMPLE
The example below assumes:
•90,000 Total Target Shares are awarded, resulting in an RSU Award of:
◦45,000 Target rTSR Shares,
◦45,000 Target EPS Shares, and
◦180,000 Maximum Shares
Outcome: Maximum rTSR Performance
rTSR Percentile Rank: 85th percentile
rTSR Award Earned: 85th percentile is above the 75th percentile (Maximum Performance Level) so maximum earnings of 200% of the Target rTSR Shares, or 90,000 Vested Shares is achieved
Outcome: Below Maximum / Above Target EPS Growth Performance
EPS Growth Percentage: [●]%
EPS Growth Percentage: [●]% is between [●]% (Maximum Performance Level) and [●]% (Target Performance Level), so, interpolated earnings of 150% (i.e., 1½ expressed as a percentage) of the Target EPS Shares, or 67,500 Vested Shares is achieved
Total Vested Shares: 157,500 Vested Shares (i.e., 90,000 rTSR Shares Earned + 67,500 EPS Shares Earned)
1.Grant of RSU Award.
1.1 Grant of RSU Award. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, including any country-specific terms set forth in Exhibit A to this Agreement, the Company hereby grants to the Participant an RSU Award for the number of Ordinary Shares set forth above in the “PRIMARY INFORMATION” section of this Agreement (the “Shares”).
(a) Vesting. The RSU Award shall vest, and the applicable number of Shares shall be issuable to the Participant, according to the Performance Criteria set forth above. If application of the Performance Criteria results in the vesting of a fractional Share, such Share shall be rounded down to the nearest whole Share (it being understood that fractional Shares resulting from application of separate Performance Criteria hereunder shall first be added together, and then rounded down, if applicable, to the nearest whole Share). Shares that vest and are issuable pursuant to the Performance Criteria are “Vested Shares.”
(b) Termination of Service. The RSU Award, all of the Company’s obligations and the Participant’s rights under this Agreement, shall terminate on the earlier of the Participant’s Termination Date (at which time, for the sake of clarity, all Performance Shares granted to Participant pursuant to the RSU Award that have not yet vested and been released will be immediately forfeited) or the date when all applicable Shares that are subject to the RSU Award have been allotted and issued, or forfeited in the case of any portion of the RSU Award that fails to vest; provided, however, that if the Participant has a Termination of Service due to Retirement, and signs a release of claims in the format specified by the
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Company, then (i) the RSU Award and all rights and obligations hereunder will not terminate and (ii) a number of Vested Shares shall be issued to the Participant following the end of the Performance Period and on the Release Date upon the vesting of the RSU Award pursuant to the Performance Criteria and pro-rated for the portion of the Performance Period during which the Participant was employed prior to Retirement; provided, further, that if within the Performance Period, the Participant violates the terms of Sections 10 through 13 of this Agreement, a non-disclosure agreement with, or other confidentiality obligation owed to, the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, then the RSU Award and all of the Company’s obligations and the Participant’s rights under this Agreement shall immediately terminate.
For purposes of this Agreement, “Retirement” shall mean the Participant’s voluntary Termination of Service after the Participant has attained age fifty-five (55) and completed at least five (5) years of service as an Employee of the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate; provided that the Participant’s age plus years of service equals at least sixty-five (65); provided, further, that the Participant provides, as may be required by the Company in its discretion, up to six (6) months of written notice of such Retirement which is irrevocable by the Participant.
(c) Termination of Service due to Death or Disability. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the Participant has a Termination of Service due to death or Disability, then (i) the RSU Award and all rights and obligations hereunder will not terminate and (ii) a number of Vested Shares shall be issued to the Participant as soon as administratively practicable following his or her Termination of Service due to death or Disability, but in no event later than [DATE] (such date being deemed as the Release Date for purposes of this Section 1.1(c)), pursuant to the Performance Criteria based upon (x) actual TSR and EPS growth performance for any completed rTSR Measurement Period and EPS Measurement Period during the Performance Period, (y) target TSR and target EPS growth performance for any unfinished rTSR Measurement Period and EPS Measurement Period during the Performance Period and (z) pro-rated for the fraction of the Performance Period during which the Participant was employed prior to death or Disability.
For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” shall mean the inability of the Participant to perform in all material respects his or her duties and responsibilities to the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, by reason of a physical or mental disability or infirmity which inability is reasonably expected to be permanent and has continued (i) for a period of at least six (6) consecutive months or (ii) such shorter period as the CEO (or the Committee in the case of the CEO) or the CEO’s direct reports, may reasonably determine in good faith. The Disability determination shall be in the sole discretion of the CEO, the Committee or the CEO’s direct reports, as applicable.
(d) Allotment and Issuance of Vested Shares. The Company shall allot and issue the Vested Shares as soon as administratively practicable after such number of Shares are determined to have vested (as Vested Shares) pursuant to the Performance Criteria, and as further set forth above in the “PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT, VESTING AND RELEASE – Vesting / Release” section of this Agreement or as provided above in Sections 1.1(b) and (c), as applicable. The Company shall have no obligation to allot and issue, and the Participant will have no right or title to, any Shares, and no Shares will be allotted and issued to the Participant, until satisfaction of the Performance Criteria.
(e) Change of Control. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if a Change of Control occurs on or prior to the Participant’s Termination Date, the vesting of any outstanding portion of the RSU Award will be governed by the applicable provisions of Section 10.2 of the Plan.
(f) No Obligation to Employ. Nothing in the Plan or this Agreement shall confer on the Participant any right to continue in the employ of, or other relationship with, the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate to terminate the Participant’s employment or service relationship at any time, with or without cause.
(g) Nontransferability of RSU Award. None of the Participant’s rights under this Agreement or under the RSU Award may be transferred in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Participants in the U.S. may transfer or assign the RSU Award to Family Members through a gift or a domestic relations order (and not in a transfer for value), or as otherwise allowed by the Plan. The terms of this Agreement shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, successors and assigns of the Participant.
(h) Privileges of Share Ownership. The Participant shall not have any of the rights of a shareholder until the Vested Shares are allotted and issued after the applicable vest date.
(i) Interpretation. Any dispute regarding the interpretation of the terms and provisions with respect to the RSU Award and this Agreement shall be submitted by the Participant or the Company to the Committee for review. The resolution of such a dispute by the Committee shall be final and binding on the Company and on the Participant.
1.2 Title to Shares. Title will be provided in the Participant’s individual name on the Company’s records unless the Participant otherwise notifies Stock Administration of an alternative designation in compliance with the terms of this Agreement and applicable laws.
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2. Delivery.
2.1 Deliveries by the Participant. The Participant hereby delivers to the Company this Agreement.
2.2 Deliveries by the Company. The Company will issue a duly executed share certificate or other documentation evidencing the Vested Shares in the name specified in Section 1.2 after such number of Shares are determined to have vested (as Vested Shares) pursuant to the Performance Criteria, and as further set forth above in the “PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT, VESTING AND RELEASE – Vesting / Release” section of this Agreement or as provided above in Sections 1.1(b) and (c), as applicable; provided the Participant has delivered and executed this Agreement prior to the applicable vesting date and has remained continuously employed by the Company or a Parent, Subsidiary, or Affiliate through the relevant date on which such Shares become Vested Shares.
3. Compliance with Laws and Regulations. The issuance and transfer of the Shares to the Participant shall be subject to and conditioned upon compliance by the Company and the Participant with all applicable requirements of any share exchange or automated quotation system on which the Company’s Ordinary Shares may be listed at the time of such issuance or transfer. The Participant understands that the Company is under no obligation to register or qualify the Shares with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any state, local or foreign securities commission or any share exchange to effect such compliance.
4. Rights as Shareholder. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Participant will have all of the rights of a shareholder of the Company with respect to the Vested Shares which have been allotted and issued to the Participant until such time as the Participant disposes of such Vested Shares.
5. Stop-Transfer Orders.
5.1 Stop-Transfer Instructions. The Participant agrees that, to ensure compliance with the restrictions imposed by this Agreement, the Company may issue appropriate “stop-transfer” instructions to its transfer agent, if any, and if the Company administers transfers of its own securities, it may make appropriate notations to the same effect in its own records.
5.2 Refusal to Transfer. The Company will not be required (i) to register in its books any Shares that have been sold or otherwise transferred in violation of any of the provisions of this Agreement or (ii) to treat as owner of such Shares, or to accord the right to vote or pay dividends to any Participant or other transferee to whom such Shares have been so transferred.
6. Taxes and Disposition of Shares.
6.1 Tax Obligations.
(a) Regardless of any action the Company or the Participant’s employer (the “Employer”) takes with respect to any or all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related items arising out of the Participant’s participation in the Plan and legally applicable to the Participant (“Tax-Related Items”), the Participant acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains the Participant’s responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company and/or the Employer. The Participant further acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the RSU Award, including but not limited to, the grant, vesting or issuance of Vested Shares underlying the RSU Award, the subsequent sale of Vested Shares acquired upon vesting and the receipt of any dividends; and (ii) do not commit and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the RSU Award to reduce or eliminate the Participant’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Furthermore, if the Participant has become subject to tax in more than one jurisdiction between the Date of Grant and the date of any relevant taxable event, the Participant acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (or former employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.
(b) Prior to the relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, the Participant shall pay or make arrangements satisfactory to the Company and/or the Employer to satisfy all Tax-Related Items. In this regard, the Participant authorizes the Company and/or the Employer, or their respective agents, at their discretion, to satisfy the Tax-Related Items by one or a combination of the following (i) withholding from the Participant’s wages or other cash compensation paid to the Participant by the Company, the Employer, or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company; or (ii) withholding from the proceeds of the sale of Vested Shares either through a voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by the Company (on the Participant’s behalf pursuant to this authorization); or (iii) withholding in Shares to be issued at vesting of the RSU Award.
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(c) To avoid any negative accounting treatment, the Company may withhold or account for Tax-Related Items by considering applicable minimum statutory withholding amounts or other applicable withholding rates. If the obligation for the Tax-Related Items is satisfied by withholding in Shares, for tax purposes, the Participant is deemed to have been issued the full number of Vested Shares, notwithstanding that a number of Shares are held back solely for the purpose of paying the Tax-Related Items due as a result of the Participant’s participation in the Plan.
(d) The Participant shall pay to the Company or the Employer any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company or the Employer may be required to withhold or account for as a result of the Participant’s participation in the Plan that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described in this section. The Company may refuse to issue or deliver the Vested Shares or the proceeds from the sale of Shares, if the Participant fails to comply with his or her obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items.
6.2 Disposition of Shares. The Participant hereby agrees that he or she shall make no disposition of the Shares (other than as permitted by this Agreement) unless and until the Participant shall have complied with all requirements of this Agreement applicable to the disposition of the Shares.
7. Nature of Grant. In accepting the RSU Award, the Participant acknowledges and agrees that:
(a) the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, is discretionary in nature and may be amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time;
(b) the grant of the RSU Award is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future RSU Awards, or benefits in lieu of RSU Awards, even if RSU Awards have been granted repeatedly in the past;
(c) all decisions with respect to future RSU Awards, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;
(d) the Participant’s participation in the Plan is voluntary;
(e) the future value of the Shares underlying the RSU Award is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty;
(f) no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from the forfeiture of the RSU Award resulting from a Termination of Service (for any reason whatsoever and whether or not in breach of local labor laws), and in consideration of the RSU Award to which the Participant is otherwise not entitled, the Participant irrevocably agrees never to institute any claim against the Company and/or the Employer, waives the Participant’s ability, if any, to bring any such claim, and releases the Company and/or the Employer from any such claim; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is allowed by a court of competent jurisdiction, then, by participating in the Plan, the Participant shall be deemed irrevocably to have agreed not to pursue such claim and agrees to execute any and all documents necessary to request dismissal or withdrawal of such claims; and
(g) if the Participant resides outside of the U.S.A.:
(A) the RSU Award and any Shares acquired under the Plan are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;
(B) the RSU Award is not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes, including, but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, end of service payments, dismissal, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments and in no event should be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to past services for the Employer, the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate; and
(C) in the event of the Participant’s Termination of Service (whether or not in breach of local labor laws), and subject to Sections 1.1(b) and (c), as applicable, the Participant’s right to vest in the RSU Award under the Plan, if any, will terminate effective as of the date of Termination of Service, it being understood that the Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when the Participant is no longer actively providing service for purposes of this RSU Award.
8. No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Participant’s participation in the Plan, or the sale of the Shares acquired upon vesting of the RSU Award. The Participant is hereby advised to consult with his or her own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding his or her participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.
9. Data Privacy.
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(a) The Participant hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of the Participant’s personal data as described in this Agreement and any other RSU Award materials by and among, as applicable, the Employer, the Company and its Parent, Subsidiaries and Affiliates for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan.
(b) The Participant understands that the Company and the Employer may hold certain personal information about the Participant, including, but not limited to, the Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in the Company, details of all RSU Awards or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor, for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (“Data”).
(c) The Participant understands that Data will be transferred to the Company stock plan service provider as may be selected by the Company in the future, which is assisting the Company with the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. The Participant understands that the recipients of the Data may be located in the United States or elsewhere, and that the recipients’ country (e.g., the United States) may have different data privacy laws and protections from the Participant’s country. The Participant understands that he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting his or her local human resources representative. The Participant authorizes the Company, the Company stock plan service provider and any other possible recipients which may assist the Company (presently or in the future) with implementing, administering and managing the Plan to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the sole purpose of implementing, administering and managing his or her participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage the Participant’s participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that he or she may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing his or her local human resources representative. The Participant understands, however, that refusing or withdrawing his or her consent may affect the Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the consequences of the Participant’s refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, the Participant understands that he or she may contact his or her local human resources representative.
10. Non-Disclosure of Confidential Information.
(a) The Participant acknowledges that the Company’s business and services are highly specialized, the identity and particular needs of the Company’s customers, suppliers, and independent contractors are not generally known, and the documents, records, and information regarding the Company’s customers, suppliers, independent contractors, services, methods of operation, policies, procedures, sales, pricing, and costs are highly confidential information and constitute trade secrets. The Participant further acknowledges that the services rendered to the Company by the Participant have been or will be of a special and unusual character which have a unique value to the Company and that the Participant has had or will have access to trade secrets and confidential information belonging to the Company, the loss of which cannot be adequately compensated by damages in an action at law.
(b) The Participant agrees to not use, disclose, upload, download, copy, transfer, or delete any Confidential Information, including trade secrets, except as required in the performance of the Participant’s duties to the Company. “Confidential Information” means information that the Company has obtained in connection with its present or planned business, including information the Participant developed in the performance of the Participant’s duties for the Company, the disclosure of which could result in a competitive or other disadvantage to the Company. Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to, all information of Company to which the Participant has had or will have access, whether in oral, written, graphic or machine-readable form, including without limitation, records, lists, specifications, operations or systems manuals, decision processes, policies, procedures, profiles, system and management architectures, diagrams, graphs, models, sketches, technical data, research, business or financial information, plans, strategies, forecasts, forecast assumptions, business practices, marketing information and material, customer names, vendor lists, independent contractor lists, identities, or information, proprietary ideas, concepts, know-how, methodologies and all other information related to Company’s business and/or the business of any of its affiliates, knowledge of the Company’s customers, suppliers, employees, independent contractors, methods of operation, trade secrets, software, software code, methods of determining prices. Confidential Information shall also include all information of a third party to which Company and/or any of its affiliates have access and to which the Participant has had or will have access. The Participant will not, directly, or indirectly, copy, take, disclose, or remove from the Company’s premises, any of the Company’s books, records, customer lists, or any Confidential Information. The Participant acknowledges and understands that, pursuant to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016: An individual may not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that: (i) is made (A) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (B) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (ii) is made in a complaint or other document that is filed under seal in a lawsuit or other proceeding. Further, an
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individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the employer’s trade secrets to the individual’s attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding if the individual: (i) files any document containing the trade secret under seal; and (ii) does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement is intended to restrict or prohibit Participant from communicating with, providing testimony before, providing confidential information to, reporting to or participating in an investigation with a government agency or authority about a possible violation of law, or from making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower protections of appliable state or federal law or regulation. As used in this Section 10, “Company” includes any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate.
11. Employee Non-Solicitation. The employee non-solicitation provisions contained in Section 11(a) apply to all Participants, and the provisions in Section 11(b) apply to all Participants except California employees. As used in this Section 11, “Company” includes any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate.
(a) Non-Solicitation of Employees During Employment. During the term of the Participant’s employment with the Company, the Participant will not, either on the Participant’s own account or for any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity (a) solicit, interfere with, or endeavor to cause any employee of the Company to leave employment with the Company; or (b) induce or attempt to induce any such employee to breach their obligations to the Company.
(b) Non-Solicitation of Employees After Employment. For a period of twelve (12) months following the date of the Participant’s separation from employment with the Company for any reason , the Participant will not, either on the Participant’s own account or for any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity, (a) solicit, interfere with, or endeavor to cause any employee of the Company to leave employment with the Company; or (b) refer any employee of the Company to anyone outside of the Company for the purpose of that employee seeking, obtaining, or entering into an employment relationship and/or agreement to provide services; or (c) induce or attempt to induce any such employee to breach their obligations to the Company.
12. Customer Non-Solicitation. The customer non-solicitation provisions contained in Section 12(a) apply to all Participants, and the provisions contained in Section 12(b) apply to all Participants except California employees. As used in this Section 12, “Company” includes any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate.
(a) Non-Solicitation of Customers During Employment. During the term of the Participant’s employment with the Company, the Participant will not solicit, induce, or attempt to induce any past or current customer of the Company (i) to cease doing business, in whole or in part, with the Company; or (ii) to do business with any other person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity which performs services similar to or competitive with those provided by the Company.
(b) Non-Solicitation of Customers After Employment. For a period of twelve (12) months following the date of the Participant’s separation from employment with the Company for any reason, the Participant will not, either on the Participant’s own account or for any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity, either directly or through others, solicit, induce, or attempt to induce any past or current Customer (defined below) of the Company to terminate, reduce, or negatively alter his/her/its relationship with the Company or to do business with a Competing Company (defined below). The geographic scope of the covenants described in this Section 12 shall include any city, county, or state of the United States and any such other city, territory, country, or jurisdiction in which Participant has worked and/or performed services for the Company. For purposes of this Section 12, “Customer” means any person, company or entity that: (a) was a customer of the Company during the last two (2) years of Participant’s employment and/or at the time of the termination of Participant’s employment; or (b) was engaged in active negotiations with the Company relating to the purchase of services or products from the Company at any time during the two (2) years immediately prior to the termination of Participant’s employment. A “Customer” shall not include any customer that Participant did not solicit, service, or have business-related dealings with or receive Confidential Information about in the last two (2) years of Participant’s employment with the Company.
13. Non-Compete. The non-compete provision contained in this Section 13 applies to all Participants except California employees. As used in this Section 13, “Company” includes any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate.
For a period of twelve (12) months following the date on which the Participant’s employment with the Company terminates for any reason, regardless of whether the termination is initiated by the Participant or the Company, the Participant agrees that the Participant will not: (A) provide services that are the same or similar in function or purpose to that which Participant performed for the Company to a Competing Company within the Restricted Area (defined below); (B) own (other than the ownership of five percent (5%) or less of the shares of a publicly traded company) or operate a business that is a competitor of the Company; or (C) provide services that are otherwise likely to result in the use or disclosure of the Company’s Confidential Information.
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A “Competing Company” is a person or entity engaged in the provision of a product or service which competes with the products and services offered by the Company, as to which Participant (a) had business-related involvement or (b) received Confidential Information about during the last two (2) years of Participant’s employment with the Company.
The “Restricted Area” means the Company’s area of legitimate competitive concern based on Participant’s responsibilities to Flex and knowledge of the Company’s Confidential Information and goodwill with customers, clients, business partners, dealers, and agents as it exists in view of all relevant facts and circumstances. If Participant is or was an employee with defined geographic responsibilities, the Restricted Area shall include all geographies over which Participant had assigned responsibilities during the last two (2) years of Participant’s employment with the Company.
14. Additional Post-Employment Restrictive Covenant Terms.
(a) Consideration. Participant acknowledges that s/he would not have received the benefits and consideration provided under this Agreement but for his/her agreement to abide by its Non-Disclosure, Non-Solicitation, and Non-Compete (collectively, “Post-Employment Restrictive Covenants”) terms and that Participant’s agreement to the Post-Employment Restrictive Covenants is a material component of the consideration for this Agreement. Participant understands that s/he has the right to consult with an attorney regarding the terms of this Agreement before signing it, and that s/he has had at least 14 days to review the Agreement.
(b) Subsequent Employment. Participant agrees that, while employed by the Company and for twelve (12) months thereafter, Participant will communicate the terms of the Post-Employment Restrictive Covenants to any person, firm, association, partnership, corporation, or other entity that Participant intends to become employed by, associated with or represent, or contract for, prior to accepting and engaging in such employment, contract, association and/or representation.
(c) Tolling. Participant agrees that the applicable Restricted Period shall be tolled and suspended during and for the pendency of any violation of the Post-Employment Restrictive Covenants’ terms and for the pendency of any legal proceedings to enforce these terms, and that all time that is part of or subject to such tolling and suspension shall not be counted toward the 12-month duration of the Restricted Period.
(d) Reasonable and Necessary. Participant agrees that the Post-Employment Restrictive Covenants set forth in Sections 11, 12 and 13 are reasonable and necessary for the protection of the Company’s legitimate business interests, that they do not impose a greater restraint than is necessary to protect the goodwill or other business interests of the Company, that they contain reasonable limitations as to time and scope of activity to be restrained, that they do not unduly restrict Participant’s ability to earn a living, and that they are not unduly burdensome to Participant.
(e) Judicial Modification. If any restriction set forth in Sections 11, 12 or 13 is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable because it extends for too long a period of time or over too great a range of activities or in too broad a geographic area, it shall be interpreted to extend only over the maximum period of time, range of activities or geographic area as to which it may be enforceable.
(f) Non-U.S. Country-Specific Provisions. The restrictions contained in Sections 12 and 13 do not apply to Participant if Participant works and resides in a country that mandates, as a non-waivable condition, continued pay during the Restricted Period, unless the Company advises the Participant that it will tender such pay, which shall be in the minimum amount required by applicable law.
15. Successors and Assigns. The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Agreement and in the Plan, this Agreement will be binding upon the Participant and the Participant’s heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns.
16. Governing Law; Venue; Severability. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the state where you reside, excluding that body of laws pertaining to conflict of laws. For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises directly or indirectly from the relationship of the parties evidenced by the RSU Award or this Agreement, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state where you reside and agree that such litigation shall be conducted only in the applicable federal courts for the state where you reside, or if the issue cannot be adjudicated by federal courts, then the state courts for the state where you reside. If any provision of this Agreement is determined by a court of law to be illegal or unenforceable, then such provision will be enforced to the maximum extent possible and the other provisions will remain fully effective and enforceable.
17. Notices. Any notice required to be given or delivered to the Company shall be in writing and addressed to the Vice President of Finance of the Company at its corporate offices at 847 Gibraltar Drive, Milpitas, California 95035. Any notice required to be given or delivered to the Participant shall be in writing and addressed to the Participant at the address indicated on the signature page hereto or to such other address as the Participant may designate in writing from time to time
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to the Company. All notices shall be deemed effectively given upon personal delivery, three (3) days after deposit in the United States mail by certified or registered mail (return receipt requested), one (1) business day after its deposit with any return receipt express courier (prepaid), or one (1) business day after transmission by facsimile.
18. Headings. The captions and headings of this Agreement are included for ease of reference only and will be disregarded in interpreting or construing this Agreement. All references herein to Sections will refer to Sections of this Agreement.
19. Language. If the Participant has received this Agreement or any other document related to the Plan translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version is different from the English version, the English version will control.
20. Electronic Delivery. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to current or future participation in the Plan by electronic means. The Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.
21. Exhibits. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, the RSU Award shall be subject to any special terms and provisions as set forth in Exhibit A to this Agreement for the Participant’s country. Moreover, if the Participant relocates to one of the countries included in Exhibit A, the special terms and conditions for such country will apply to the Participant, to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Plan. For the avoidance of doubt, each of Exhibit A and Exhibit B constitutes part of this Agreement.
22. Code Section 409A. With respect to U.S. taxpayers, it is intended that the terms of the RSU Award will comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations relating thereto so as not to subject the Participant to the payment of additional taxes and interest under Section 409A of the Code, and this Agreement will be interpreted, operated and administered in a manner that is consistent with this intent. In furtherance of this intent, the Committee may adopt such amendments to this Agreement or adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions, in each case, without the consent of the Participant, that the Committee determines are reasonable, necessary or appropriate to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and related U.S. Department of Treasury guidance. In that light, the Company makes no representation or covenant to ensure that the RSU Awards that are intended to be exempt from, or compliant with, Section 409A of the Code are not so exempt or compliant or for any action taken by the Committee with respect thereto.
23. Imposition of Other Requirements. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the Participant’s participation in the Plan, on the RSU Award and on any Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Plan, and to require the Participant to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.
24. Remedies. In addition to all of the remedies otherwise available to the Company, the Company shall have the right to injunctive relief to restrain and enjoin any actual or threatened breach of Sections 10, 11, 12 and 13 of this Agreement. Participant further agrees that, in the event of a breach of Sections 10, 11, 12 and/or 13, (a) the Company shall be entitled to all of its remedies at law or in equity, including but not limited to monetary damages; (b) the Company shall be entitled to an accounting and repayment from Participant of all profits, compensation, commissions, remuneration or benefits that Participant directly or indirectly realized or may realize as a result of or in connection with any breach of the Post-Employment Restrictive Covenants, and such remedy shall be in addition to and not in limitation of any injunctive relief or other rights or remedies to which the Company may be entitled at law or equity. All of the Company’s remedies for breach of this Agreement shall be cumulative and the pursuit of one remedy will not be deemed to exclude any other remedies.
25. Entire Agreement; Recoupment.
(a) The Plan and this Agreement, together with all its Exhibits, constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, and supersede all prior understandings and agreements, whether oral or written, between the parties hereto with respect to the specific subject matter hereof.
(b) In consideration of the grant of the RSU Award to the Participant, and notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (i) the RSU Award shall be subject to cancellation, and (ii) any Shares issued or payments made pursuant to the RSU Award shall be subject to recovery, clawback and/or recoupment, in each case, (x) as set forth in Section 14.16 of the Plan pursuant to any clawback or similar policy that the Company adopts or amends (or has adopted or amended), or (y) as required under applicable law or any applicable requirement of any share exchange on which such Shares may be listed.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.
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FLEX LTD. AMENDED AND RESTATED 2017 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
EXHIBIT A TO THE
RESTRICTED SHARE UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
FOR NON-U.S. PARTICIPANTS
Terms and Conditions
This Exhibit A includes additional terms and conditions that govern the RSU Award granted to the Participant under the Plan if the Participant resides in one of the countries listed below. Certain capitalized terms used but not defined in this Exhibit A have the meanings set forth in the Plan and/or the Agreement.
Notifications
This Exhibit A also includes information regarding exchange controls and certain other issues of which the Participant should be aware with respect to his or her participation in the Plan. The information is based on the securities, exchange control and other laws in effect in the respective countries as of July 2023. Such laws are often complex and change frequently. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that the Participant not rely on the information in this Exhibit A as the only source of information relating to the consequences of the Participant’s participation in the Plan because the information may be out of date at the time that the RSU Award vests and Shares are issued to the Participant or the Participant sells Shares acquired upon vesting of the RSU Award under the Plan.
In addition, the information contained herein is general in nature and may not apply to the Participant’s particular situation, and the Company is not in a position to assure the Participant of a particular result. Accordingly, the Participant is advised to seek appropriate professional advice (including for the avoidance of doubt legal and tax advice) as to how the relevant laws, regulations, guidance or any other similar rules in the Participant’s country may apply to his or her situation. Finally, if the Participant is a citizen or resident of a country other than the one in which he or she is currently working or transfers employment after the Date of Grant, the information contained herein may not be applicable to the Participant.
PART 1 – LOCAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
AUSTRIA
Notifications
Exchange Control Information. If the Participant holds Shares acquired under the Plan outside of Austria, the Participant must submit a report to the Austrian National Bank. An exemption applies if the value of the Shares as of any given quarter does not exceed €5,000,000. If the threshold is exceeded, quarterly obligations are imposed, with the reporting deadline being the fifteenth day of the month immediately following the end of a calendar quarter.
When the Participant sells Vested Shares issued under the Plan, there may be exchange control obligations if the cash received is held outside of Austria. If the transaction volume of all the Participant’s accounts abroad exceeds €3,000,000, the movements and balances of all accounts must be reported monthly, as of the last day of the month, on or before the fifteenth day of the following month.
Consumer Protection Information. To the extent that the provisions of the Austrian Consumer Protection Act are applicable to the Agreement and the Plan, the Participant may be entitled to revoke his or her acceptance of the Agreement if the conditions listed below are met:
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If the Participant accepts the RSU Award outside of the business premises of the Company, the Participant may be entitled to revoke his or her acceptance of the Agreement, provided the revocation is made within fourteen days after the Participant accepts the Agreement.
The revocation must be in written form to be valid. It is sufficient if the Participant returns the Agreement to the Company or the Company’s representative with language that can be understood as the Participant’s refusal to conclude or honor the Agreement, provided the revocation is sent within the period set forth above.
BRAZIL
Terms and Conditions
This provision replaces Section 9 of the Agreement:
The Participant understands that the Company may hold certain personal information about the Participant, including, but not limited to, the Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, details of all RSU Awards or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor, and that the Company will process said data and other data lawfully received from any third party (“Personal Data”) for the exclusive purpose of managing and administering the Plan and complying with applicable laws and regulations. The Participant also understands that providing the Company with Personal Data is mandatory for compliance with laws and is necessary for the performance of the Plan and that the Participant’s refusal to provide Personal Data would make it impossible for the Company to perform its contractual obligations and may affect the Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan. Personal Data may be transferred to relevant parties for the purposes of managing the Plan, such as banks, other financial institutions or brokers involved in the management and administration of the Plan. More specifically, the Participant further understands that the Company and any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate will transfer Personal Data amongst themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Participant’s participation in the Plan, and that the Company and any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate may each further transfer Personal Data to third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, including any requisite transfer of Personal Data to a broker or other third party with whom the Participant may elect to deposit any Vested Shares acquired under the Plan or any proceeds from the sale of such Shares. Such recipients may receive, possess, use, retain and transfer Personal Data in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that these recipients may be acting as controllers or processors, as the case may be, according to applicable privacy laws, and that they may be located in or outside Brazil, such as in the United States and/or Singapore or elsewhere, in countries that may provide a different level of data protection as intended under Brazilian privacy law.
Participants can exercise their rights over their Personal Data at any time. The rights include access to their Personal Data, rectification of outdated Personal Data, information on the sharing of Personal Data with third parties, among others. Further information on how the Company processes Personal Data and how to contact the Company in case of doubts or requests are set out in the Company’s privacy notice, which is available at: https://flex.com/company/policies/privacy-policy.
Notifications
Compliance with Law. By accepting the RSU Award, the Participant acknowledges his or her agreement to comply with applicable Brazilian laws and to pay any and all applicable taxes (including, but not limited to, income tax, social security contributions, capital gains taxes and foreign exchange taxes) associated with the RSU Award, the receipt of any dividends, and the sale of Vested Shares issued under the Plan.
Exchange Control Reporting Information. If the Participant is a resident or domiciled in Brazil, he or she will be required to submit an annual declaration of assets and rights held outside of Brazil to the Central Bank of Brazil if the aggregate value of such assets and rights (i.e., the Shares individually and/or together with any
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other assets or rights) is equal to or greater than US$1,000,000 (approximately BRL4,800,000 as of July 2023) as verified on December 31st of any given calendar year. Additionally, if said aggregate value of assets and rights held abroad by the Participant is equal to or greater than US$ 100,000,000 or its equivalent in other currencies (approximately BRL 480,000,000 as of July 2023), as verified on March 31st, June 30th and/or September 30th of any given calendar year, he or she will be required to submit one or more quarterly declarations to the Central Bank of Brazil, as applicable according to the dates and times defined by such authority. Foreign individuals holding Brazilian visas and residency authorizations are considered Brazilian residents for purposes of this reporting requirement and must declare at least the assets held abroad that were acquired subsequent to the Participant’s date of admittance as a resident of Brazil. Assets and rights that must be reported include Shares issued upon vesting of the RSU Award under the Plan.
Tax Reporting Information. Assets and rights held by the Participant (including the Shares) must also be declared and described in his or her annual individual income tax return in the section “Bens e Direitos”, subsections “Situação em 12.31.«year»“ and “Discriminação”.
Risk Factor. By accepting this RSU Award, the Participant hereby represents and acknowledges that investment in the Shares underlying the RSU Award involves a degree of risk. If the Participant elects to participate in the Plan, the Participant should monitor their participation and consider all risk factors relevant to the vesting or delivery of the Shares acquired upon vesting of the RSU Award.
CANADA
Terms and Conditions
French Language Provision. The following provision will apply if the Participant is a resident of Quebec:
The parties acknowledge that it is their express wish that the Agreement, as well as all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up in English.
Les parties reconnaissent avoir exigé la rédaction en anglais de cette convention, ainsi que de tous documents, avis et procédures judiciaires, exécutés, donnés ou intentés en vertu de, ou liés directement ou indirectement à, la présente convention.
Termination of Service. This provision supplements Section 1.1(c) of the Agreement:
In the event of involuntary Termination of Service (whether or not in breach of local labor laws), the Participant’s right to receive and vest in the RSU Award under the Plan, if any, will terminate effective as of the date that is the earlier of: (1) the date the Participant receives notice of Termination of Service from the Company or the Employer, or (2) the date the Participant is no longer actively providing service by the Company or his or her Employer regardless of any notice period or period of pay in lieu of such notice required under local law (including, but not limited to, statutory law, regulatory law and/or common law); the Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when the Participant no longer actively providing service for purposes of the RSU Award.
Data Privacy. This provision supplements Section 9 of the Agreement:
The Participant hereby authorizes the Company and the Company’s representatives to discuss with and obtain all relevant information from all personnel, professional or not, involved in the administration and operation of the Plan. The Participant further authorizes the Company, any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate and the Committee to disclose and discuss the Plan with their advisors. The Participant further authorizes the Company and any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate to record such information and to keep such information in the Participant’s employee file.
Notifications
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Grant of RSU Award. The RSU Award does not constitute compensation nor is in any way related to the Participant’s past services and/or employment to the Company, the Employer, and/or a Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company.
CHINA
Terms and Conditions
Issuance of Vested Shares and Sale of Shares. This provision supplements Section 1.1(d) of the Agreement:
Due to local regulatory requirements, upon the vesting of the RSU Award, the Participant agrees to the immediate sale of any Vested Shares to be issued to the Participant upon vesting and settlement of the RSU Award. The Participant further agrees that the Company is authorized to instruct its designated broker to assist with the mandatory sale of such Vested Shares (on the Participant’s behalf pursuant to this authorization) and the Participant expressly authorizes the Company’s designated broker to complete the sale of such Vested Shares. The Participant acknowledges that the Company’s designated broker is under no obligation to arrange for the sale of the Vested Shares at any particular price. Upon the sale of the Vested Shares, the Company agrees to pay the Participant the cash proceeds from the sale, less any brokerage fees or commissions and subject to any obligation to satisfy Tax-Related Items.
Exchange Control Requirements. The Participant understands and agrees that, pursuant to local exchange control requirements, the Participant will be required to immediately repatriate the cash proceeds from the sale of Vested Shares underlying the RSU Award to China. The Participant further understands that, under local law, such repatriation of his or her cash proceeds may need to be effectuated through a special exchange control account established by the Company, any Parent, Subsidiary, Affiliate or the Employer, and the Participant hereby consents and agrees that any proceeds from the sale of Vested Shares may be transferred to such special account prior to being delivered to the Participant. The Company is under no obligation to secure any exchange conversion rate, and the Company may face delays in converting the proceeds to local currency due to exchange control restrictions in China. The Participant agrees to bear any currency fluctuation risk between the time the Vested Shares are sold and the time the sale proceeds are distributed through any such special exchange account. The Participant further agrees to comply with any other requirements that may be imposed by the Company in the future in order to facilitate compliance with exchange control requirements in China. These requirements will not apply to non-PRC citizens.
Administration. The Company and its Parent, Subsidiary, Affiliate or the Employer shall not be liable for any costs, fees, lost interest or dividends or other losses the Participant may incur or suffer resulting from the enforcement of the terms of this Exhibit A or otherwise from the Company’s operation and enforcement of the Plan and the Agreement in accordance with the PRC law including, without limitation, any applicable local exchange control rules, regulations and requirements.
Data Privacy
(i)Data Collection and Usage. The Company collects, processes and uses personal data about the Participant, including but not limited to, the Participant’s name, home address, email address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number, passport or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares or directorships held in the Company, details of all awards, rights or any other entitlement to shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor, which the Company receives from the Participant or the Employer. In order for the Participant to participate in the Plan, the Company will collect his or her personal data for purposes of allocating Vested Shares and implementing, administering and managing the Plan. The Company’s legal basis for the processing of the Participant’s personal data is based on the Participant’s consent, the necessity for Company’s performance of its obligations under the Plan and pursuant to the Company’s legitimate business interests, and the Participant hereby confirms and agrees that the Company shall be entitled to collect, process, use and cross-border transfer such personal data for the purpose of implementation of the Plan.
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(i)Stock Plan Administration and Service Providers. The Company may transfer the Participant’s data to one or more third party stock plan service providers based in the U.S. and/or Singapore, which may assist the Company with the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. Such service provider(s) may open an account for the Participant to receive and trade Vested Shares. The Participant may be asked to acknowledge, or agree to, separate terms and data processing practices with the service provider(s).
(i)International Data Transfers. The Participant’s personal data will be transferred from the Participant’s country to the U.S. and/or Singapore, where the Company is based, and may be further transferred by the Company to the U.S. and/Singapore, where its service providers are based.
(i)Data Retention. The Company will use the Participant’s personal data only as long as necessary to implement, administer and manage the Participant’s participation in the Plan or as required to comply with legal or regulatory obligations, including under tax and securities laws. When the Company no longer needs the Participant’s personal data, which will generally be ten (10) years after the Participant participates in the Plan, the Company will delete such data, or make data anonymize such data on its systems. If the Company keeps the data longer, it would be to satisfy any applicable legal or regulatory obligations.
(i)Data Subject Rights. The Participant understands that he or she may have a number of rights under data privacy laws in China. Subject to the applicable data protection laws and regulations in China, as updated from time to time, such rights may include the right to (i) request access or copies of personal data processed by the Company, (ii) rectification of incorrect data, (iii) deletion of data, (iv) restrictions or reject on processing of data, (v) portability of data, (vi) lodge complaints with competent authorities in the Participant’s jurisdiction, (vii) request for an explanation on the data processing rules, and/or (viii) receive a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Participant’s personal data. To receive clarification regarding these rights or to exercise these rights, the Participant can contact his or her local human resources department.
CZECH REPUBLIC
Notifications
Exchange Control Information. If the Czech National Bank notifies the Participant that he/she is considered by the Czech National Bank as a statistically significant reporting person for the purpose of the balance of payments statistics, the Participant will need to file a notification to the Czech National Bank on an annual basis regarding the Shares held by such Participant.
DENMARK
Notifications
Danish Stock Options Act. The Participant will receive an Employer Statement pursuant to the Danish Act on Stock Options.
Exchange Control/Tax Reporting Information. The Danish Tax Administration automatically receives information about brokerage accounts held with brokers or banks outside Denmark. As the Danish Tax Administration does not necessarily receive information about transactions made on foreign brokerage accounts on an ongoing basis, the numbers which appear in the Danish Tax Administration’s e-self-service, TastSelv, may not be correct. The Participant has a duty to control the numbers in TastSelv no later than 1 July following the expiration of the foregoing income year. In the event the numbers are not correct, the Participant shall before 1 July correct and submit the correct numbers in the Danish Tax Administration’s e-self-service, TastSelv. In addition, the Participant shall contact the Danish Tax Administration and inform them about the following: (i) the name of the Shares purchased or sold, (ii) the number of Shares purchased or sold, (iii) the time the Shares were purchased or sold, (iv) the price per Share and (v) the total price paid for the Shares, including transaction costs, if any.
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The Participant shall send the transaction information via the contact formula in the e-self-service, TastSelv, with documentation in the form of account statements from the broker or bank to be included.
FINLAND
Employee Non-Solicitation, Customer Non-Solicitation and Non-Compete. This provision supplements Sections 11, 12 and 13 of the Agreement:
The Participant acknowledges and agrees that After Employment Employee Non-Solicitation, Customer Non-Solicitation and Non-Compete obligations are not considered Post-Employment Non-Compete Agreements under the Finnish Employment Contracts Act and, therefore, the Participant is not entitled to any additional compensation for these obligations.
Nature of Grant. This provision supplements Section 7(f) of the Agreement:
Notwithstanding the above, the Participant has the right to make claims against the Employer on any matters relating to the possible employment relationship, unless otherwise agreed between the Employer and the Participant after the termination of employment.
FRANCE
Term and Conditions
Language Consent. By accepting the RSU Award, the Participant confirms having read and understood the documents relating to this grant (the Plan, the Agreement and this Exhibit A) which were provided in English language. The Participant accepts the terms of those documents accordingly.
En acceptant l’attribution, vous confirmez ainsi avoir lu et compris les documents relatifs à cette attribution (le Plan, le contrat et cette Annexe) qui ont été communiqués en langue anglaise. Vous acceptez les termes en connaissance de cause.
Nature of Grant. By accepting the RSU Award, the Participant acknowledges and agrees that, as provided for under the Plan and Agreement provisions, the grant of the RSU Award is discretionary in nature by the Company and as such may be amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time. It does not create any claim or entitlement to compensation or damages under the French employment agreement signed between the Participant and the Employer.
Non-Qualified status of the RSU Award. The RSU Award is not intended to qualify for the special tax and social security treatment in France applicable to shares granted for no consideration under Sections L. 225-197-1 to L 225-197-5 and Sections L. 22-10-59 and L. 22-10-60 of the French Commercial Code, as amended.
Foreign Account Reporting Notification. The Participant must report annually any shares and bank accounts he/she holds outside France, including the accounts that were opened, held, used and/or closed during the tax year, to the French tax authorities, on an annual basis on a special Form N° 3916, together with his/her personal income tax return. This specific reporting obligation applies also to securities accounts opened for the purpose of the grant of the RSU Award. Failure to report triggers a significant penalty.
GERMANY
Notifications
Exchange Control Notification. Cross-border payments in excess of €12,500 must be reported on a monthly basis. If the Participant makes or receives a payment in excess of this amount, the Participant must report the payment to Bundesbank electronically using the “General Statistics Reporting Portal” (“Allgemeines Meldeportal Statistik”) available via Bundesbank’s website (www.bundesbank.de). If the Participant uses a German bank to effect a cross-border payment in excess of €12,500 in connection with the sale of Shares
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acquired under the Plan, the bank will make the report for the Participant. In addition, the Participant must report any (i) receivables or (ii) payables vis-à-vis foreigners exceeding in each case of (i) and (ii) a total amount of €5,000,000 at the end of the relevant calendar month. Finally, the Participant must report Shares on an annual basis in case the Participant holds at least 10% of the Shares or the total voting rights of the Company.
Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Notification. If the acquisition of Shares in the Company under the Plan leads to a so-called “qualified participation” at any point during the calendar year, the Participant will need to report the acquisition when filing the tax return for the relevant year (at the latest 14 months after the end of such calendar year). A “qualified participation” is attained if (i) the acquisition costs of all participations in the Company exceed €150,000 (if the Participant owns 1% or more of the Company’s nominal share capital) or (ii) the participant holds Shares exceeding 10% of the nominal share capital of the Company.
Terms and Conditions
Tax Obligations. The following provisions supplement the “Vesting / Release” definition of the Agreement:
The applicable tax withholding and reporting shall be contingent on the closing prices of the Shares on the Release Date (Zuflusszeitpunkt). The 20-Day Closing Price Average shall be disregarded for the Participant.
HONG KONG
Terms and Conditions
Warning: The RSU Award and Shares acquired upon vesting of the RSU Award do not constitute a public offering of securities under Hong Kong law and are available only to employees of the Company, its Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliates. The Agreement, including this Exhibit A, the Plan and other incidental communication materials have not been prepared in accordance with and are not intended to constitute a “prospectus” for a public offering of securities under the applicable securities legislation in Hong Kong. Nor have the documents been reviewed by any regulatory authority in Hong Kong. The RSU Award is intended only for the personal use of each eligible Employee of the Employer, the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate and may not be distributed to any other person.
Sale Restriction. Notwithstanding anything contrary in the Notice, the Agreement or the Plan, in the event the Participant’s RSU Award vests such that Vested Shares are issued to the Participant or his or her heirs and representatives within six months of the Date of Grant, the Participant agrees that the Participant or his or her heirs and representatives will not dispose of any Vested Shares acquired prior to the six-month anniversary of the Date of Grant.
Notifications
Nature of Scheme. The Company specifically intends that the Plan will not be an occupational retirement scheme for purposes of the Occupational Retirement Schemes Ordinance.
HUNGARY
A.IF THE PARTICIPANT IS AN EMPLOYEE
Terms and Conditions
Employment related provisions. The Employer’s prior consent is required for the delivery of the Agreement between the Participant and the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate if it is not the Employer of the Participant.
Section 13 of the Agreement shall not be deemed as a non-compete agreement under Hungarian labour law; it is considered as a non-compete agreement concluded between the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate and the Participant on a contractual basis.
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INDIA
Notifications
Exchange Control Information. The Participant must repatriate the proceeds from the sale of Vested Shares acquired under the Plan within 180 days after receipt. The Participant must maintain the foreign inward remittance certificate received from the bank where the foreign currency is deposited in the event that the Reserve Bank of India or the Employer requests proof of repatriation. It is the Participant’s responsibility to comply with applicable exchange control laws in India. This only applies to a Participant who qualifies as a person resident in India under the Indian foreign exchange laws.
Additionally, the Participant must inform their Employer of any divestment made by them in relation to the Vested Shares within 7 days of undertaking such divestment. This is to enable the Indian Employer to undertake the mandatory reporting of the investment and divestment made by the Participant(s) to the Reserve Bank in India in Form OPI.
Foreign Asset / Account Reporting Information. The Participant is required to declare any foreign bank accounts and any foreign financial assets (which includes Vested Shares held in the Participant’s offshore brokerage account) in the Participant’s annual tax return. It is the Participant’s responsibility to comply with this reporting obligation. Additionally, upon the event of any income arising to the Participant out of the Vested Shares, the Participant will be obligated to report such income in his / her annual tax return. This only applies to a Participant who is an ordinary resident of India under Indian tax law.
IRELAND
Terms and Conditions
Data Privacy: Section 9 of the Agreement is replaced by the following:
(a) The Employer or as the case may be the Company, its Parent, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate will collect, use and transfer as required among the aforementioned parties, in electronic or other form, the Participant’s personal data as described in this Agreement and any other RSU Award materials for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan.
(b) The Participant understands that the Company and the Employer may hold certain personal information about the Participant, including, but not limited to, the Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in the Company, details of all RSU Awards or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor, for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (“Data”).
(c) The Participant understands that Data will be transferred to the Company stock plan service provider as may be selected by the Company in the future, which is assisting the Company with the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. The Participant understands that the recipients of the Data may be located in the United States, Singapore or elsewhere, and that the recipients’ country (e.g., the United States or Singapore) may have different data privacy laws and protections from the Participant’s country. The Participant understands that he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting his or her local human resources representative. The Participant authorizes the Company, the Company stock plan service provider and any other possible recipients which may assist the Company (presently or in the future) with implementing, administering and managing the Plan to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the sole purpose of implementing, administering and managing his or her participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage the Participant’s participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that he or she may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or object to the processing of Data, in any case without cost, by
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contacting in writing his or her local human resources representative. The Participant understands, however, that objecting to processing of Data may affect the Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the consequences of an objection, the Participant understands that he or she may contact his or her local human resources representative.
Notifications
Director Notification Obligation. Directors, shadow directors and secretaries of the Company’s Irish Subsidiary or Affiliate are subject to certain notification requirements under the Irish Companies Act. Directors, shadow directors and secretaries must notify the Irish Subsidiary or Affiliate in writing of their interest in the Company and the number and class of Shares or rights to which the interest relates within five days of the issuance or disposal of Shares or within five days of becoming aware of the event giving rise to the notification. This disclosure requirement also applies to any rights or Shares acquired by the director’s spouse or children (under the age of 18).
Reporting Obligations to the Irish Revenue Commissioners. The Company and/or the Employer have certain mandatory reporting obligations to the Irish Revenue Commissioners in relation to the operation of the Agreement and the Plan. The Participant acknowledges this obligation and agrees that the Company and/or the Employer may share certain information in relation to the RSU Reward and Vested Shares with the Irish Revenue Commissioners to satisfy this obligation.
ISRAEL
Israeli Sub-Plan. The RSU Award is also subject to the Sub-Plan for Israeli Participants (the “Israeli Sub-Plan”) which is considered as a part of the Plan. The terms used herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Plan or Israeli Sub-Plan. In the event of any conflict, whether explicit or implied, between the provisions of the Agreement and the Israeli Sub-Plan, the provisions set out in the Israeli Sub-Plan shall prevail. By accepting this RSU Award, the Participant acknowledges that a copy of the Israeli Sub-Plan has been provided to the Participant and agreed to the terms of such Israeli Sub-Plan.
Designation. If the Participant is an employee of an Employer, the RSU Award will be subject to the trustee capital gain tax treatment in accordance with the provisions of Section 102(b)(2) and 102(b)(3)of the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance [New Version], 5721-1961 (“Section 102” and “Capital Gains Route” and the “Ordinance”, respectively) and it has been designated as a 102 Award (as defined in the Israeli Sub-Plan), subject to compliance with the requirements under Section 102 and any associated rules or regulations, including the execution of the Agreement and the acknowledgments included below. In respect of Capital Gain Award, the tax is only due upon sale of the underlying Shares or upon release of the underlying Shares from the holding or control of the Trustee.
If the Participant is an Israeli resident however is engaged by the Company or any other non-Israeli Subsidiary or is a consultant or service provider of the Company’s Israeli resident Subsidiary, the RSU Award will be subject to tax upon vesting and settlement in accordance with Section 3(i) of the Ordinance.
Performance Achievement above Target: Any amount of shares issued under the Award as a result of achieving the Performance Criteria above the Target, and which is above the Total Target Shares amount shall be regarded as a new grant for the purpose of Section 102 and the Capital Gains Route.
Trustee Arrangement. With respect to any Award under the Capital Gains Route - the RSU Award and the Shares issued upon settlement of such RSU Award, and/or any additional rights, including without limitation any right to receive any dividends or any Shares received as a result of an adjustment made under the Plan that may be granted in connection with the RSU Award (the “Additional Rights”), will be issued to the Trustee or placed under the control of the Trustee under a supervisory trustee arrangement for at least the period stated in Section 102 under the Capital Gains Route or any shorter period of time as determined by the Israeli Tax Authority (“Holding Period and the “ITA”, respectively). In the event the RSU Awards do not meet the requirements of Section 102, such RSU Awards and the underlying Shares shall not qualify for the favorable tax treatment under Section 102. In accordance with the requirements of Section 102 and the Capital Gains Route, during the Holding Period the Participant shall not sell or transfer the underlying Shares
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or the Additional Rights from the Trustee. Notwithstanding the above, if such sale or transfer occurs before the end of the Holding Period, the sanctions under Section 102 shall apply to and shall be borne by the Participant.
The Company makes no representations or guarantees that the RSU Award will qualify for favorable tax treatment and will not be liable or responsible if favorable tax treatment is not available under Section 102. Any RSU Award accelerated upon termination of employment in accordance with Article 10.2(b) of the Plan may be disqualified from the Capital Gains Route.
Any fees associated with any vesting, sale, transfer or any act in relation to the RSU Awards shall be borne by the Participant. The Trustee and/or the Company and/or any Subsidiary shall be entitled to withhold or deduct such fees from payments otherwise due to the Participant from the Company or any Subsidiary or the Trustee.
Taxes. In addition to the provisions included in the Agreement, it is clarified that any and all taxes imposed in respect of the RSU Awards and/or underlying Shares, including, but not limited to, the grant of the RSU Awards, and/or the vesting, exercise, transfer, waiver, or expiration of RSU Awards and/or underlying Shares, and/or the sale of underlying Shares, shall be borne solely by the Participant, and in the event of death, by the Participant’s heirs. The Company, any Subsidiary, the Trustee or anyone on their behalf shall not be required to bear the aforementioned tax, directly or indirectly, nor shall they be required to gross up such tax in the Participant’s salary or remuneration. The applicable tax shall be withheld from the proceeds of sale of underlying Shares or shall be paid to the Company or any Subsidiary or the Trustee by the Participant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company or any Subsidiary or the Trustee shall be entitled to withhold tax as it deems necessary to comply with applicable law and to deduct any tax from payments otherwise due to the Participant from the Company or any Subsidiary or the Trustee. The ramifications of any future modification of applicable law regarding the taxation of the RSU Awards granted to the Participant shall apply to the Participant accordingly and the Participant shall bear the full cost thereof, unless such modified laws expressly provide otherwise.
Securities Law Notification. The Company has obtained an exemption from the requirements of filing a prospectus in Israel with respect to any grant under the Plan. Applicable documentation can be obtained by contacting the Participant’s local human resources department.
Additional Acknowledgments and Undertakings. In addition to the provisions set out in the Agreement, by accepting an RSU Award classified under the Capital Gains Route, the Participant also confirms that:
1.The Participant is familiar with and understands the provisions of Section 102 and any associated rules or regulations in general, and the tax arrangement under the Capital Gains Route in particular, and agrees to comply with such provisions, as amended from time to time.
2.The Participant agrees that RSU Awards and the Shares that may be issued in connection with the RSU Awards, will be held or controlled by a trustee under a supervisory trustee arrangement for at least the duration of the Holding Period, as determined in Section 102 under the Capital Gains Route.
3.The Participant agrees to the provisions of the trust deed signed between the Company and/or the Employer and the Trustee attached hereto.
4.The Participant understands that any release of such Shares from trust, or any sale of the Shares prior to the termination of the Holding Period constitutes a violation of the terms of Section 102 and agree to bear the relevant sanctions.
5.The Participant authorizes the Company and/or the Employer to provide the Trustee with any information required for the purpose of administrating the grant of the RSU Awards, including without limitation information about the Participant's RSU Awards, income tax rates, salary bank account, contact details and identification number and any reasonable information required by the Trustee.
6.The Participant declares that he/she is a resident of the state of Israel for tax purposes and agree to notify the Company upon any change in the residence address and acknowledge that if he/she ceases to be an Israeli resident or if his/her engagement with the Company or any Subsidiary is terminated, the RSU Awards and underlying Shares shall remain subject to Section 102, the trust agreement, the Plan and grant document.
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7.The Participant acknowledges, understands and agrees that the RSU Awards are an extraordinary, one-time benefit granted to the Participant, and does not create any contractual or other right to receive a future grant of RSU Awards.
The grant of the RSU Awards is conditioned upon the Participant signing all documents requested by the Company, the Employer or the Trustee.
ITALY
Terms and Conditions
Data Privacy. This provision replaces Section 9 of the Agreement:
The Participant understands that as a Data Controller according to Art 4 Para 1.7 Reg. UE/2016/679 (“GDPR”) the Company and the Employer as the Privacy Representative of the Company in Italy (the “Controller”), may hold certain personal information about the Participant, including, but not limited to, the Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, details of all RSU Awards or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor. The Company and the Employer inform the Participant as per Art. 12-13 GDPR that they will process said data and other data lawfully received from a third party (“Personal Data”) according to a level of security equal to that required by the GDPR or by the US Data Privacy Framework; Personal Data will be processed for the exclusive purpose of managing and administering the Plan (and so on the legal basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR) and complying with applicable laws, regulations and Community legislation (and so on the legal basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR). The Participant understands that Personal Data may also be transferred to the independent registered public accounting firm engaged by the Company, and also to the legitimate addressees under applicable laws. The Participant also understands that providing the Company with Personal Data is mandatory for compliance with laws and is necessary for the performance of the Plan and that the Participant’s refusal to provide Personal Data would make it impossible for the Company to perform its contractual obligations and may affect the Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan. The Participant understands that Personal Data will not be publicized, but it may be accessible by the Company and the Employer and within the Employer’s organization by its internal and external personnel in charge of processing, and by the data processor, if appointed. The updated list of processors and of the subjects to which Personal Data are communicated will remain available upon request at the Employer. Furthermore, Personal Data may be transferred to banks, other financial institutions or brokers involved in the management and administration of the Plan. The Participant further understands that the Company and any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate will transfer Personal Data amongst themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Participant’s participation in the Plan, and that the Company and any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate may each further transfer Personal Data to third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, including any requisite transfer of Personal Data to a broker or other third party with whom the Participant may elect to deposit any Vested Shares acquired under the Plan or any proceeds from the sale of such Shares. Such recipients may receive, possess, use, retain and transfer Personal Data in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that these recipients may be acting as controllers, processors or persons in charge of processing, as the case may be, according to applicable privacy laws, and that they may be located in or outside the European Economic Area, such as in the United States, Singapore or elsewhere, in countries that do not provide an adequate level of data protection as intended under Italian privacy law.
Should the Company exercise its discretion in suspending all necessary legal obligations connected with the management and administration of the Plan, it will delete Personal Data as soon as it has accomplished all the necessary legal obligations connected with the management and administration of the Plan. Otherwise, Personal Data will be processed for the entire period of the Participant’s employment relationship and for ten years thereafter or such longer period required to satisfy any applicable legal or regulatory obligations.
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The Participant understands that Personal Data processing related to the purposes specified above shall take place under automated or non-automated conditions, anonymously when possible, that comply with the purposes for which Personal Data is collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations, with specific reference to GDPR and Legislative Decree no. 196/2003.
The processing activity, including communication, the transfer of Personal Data abroad, including outside of the European Economic Area, as specified herein and pursuant to applicable laws and regulations, does not require the Participant’s consent thereto as the processing is necessary to performance of law and contractual obligations related to implementation, administration and management of the Plan. The Participant understands that, pursuant to Articles 13(2)(b) and (d), 15, 18, 19, 20 and 21 GDPR , he or she has the right at any moment to, including, but not limited to, (a) consult data and request that it be updated, corrected, supplemented, deleted or to object to or restrict its processing, as well as to request its portability, (b) submit a complaint to the Italian Data Protection Authority (the “Authority”), following the procedures and directions published on the Authority’s official website at www.garanteprivacy.it. In the event of a request to limit the processing of the data provided, to object to their processing, to their cancellation or to withdraw consent, the Data Controller may reserve the right to retain some of the Participant’s data to the extent that they are necessary for the “performance of the contract” or for the protection of its “legitimate interest” pursuant to section 7 of the Legislative Decree no. 196/2003 and to obtain confirmation that Personal Data exists or not, access, verify its contents, origin and accuracy, delete, update, integrate, correct, blocked or stop, for legitimate reason, the Personal Data processing. To exercise privacy rights (which is not subject to any formal constraint and is free of charge), the Participant should contact the Employer. Furthermore, the Participant is aware that Personal Data will not be used for direct marketing purposes. In addition, Personal Data provided can be reviewed and questions or complaints can be addressed by contacting the Participant’s human resources department.
Plan Document Acknowledgement. The Participant acknowledges that the Participant has read and specifically and expressly approves the following sections of the Agreement: Section 1: Grant of RSU Award; Section 2: Delivery; Section 3: Compliance with Laws and Regulations; Section 4: Rights as Shareholder; Section 5: Stop-Transfer Orders; Section 6: Taxes and Disposition of Shares; Section 7: Nature of Grant; Section 8: No advice Regarding Grant; Section 10: Successors and Assigns; Section 11: Governing Law; Venue; Section 15: Electronic Delivery; Section 16: Exhibit A; Section 18: Imposition of Other Requirements; and the Data Privacy section of this Exhibit A.
Notifications
Exchange Control Information. Without limiting in any way Participant’s obligations under the Agreement and/or the Plan (also with regard to Section 6: Taxes and Disposition of Shares and Section 8: No Advice Regarding Grant), to participate in the Plan, the Participant – whether he or she is an Italian resident – must comply with exchange control regulations in Italy. The Participant is required to report in his or her annual tax return: (a) any transfers of cash or Vested Shares to or from Italy; (b) any foreign investments or investments held outside of Italy at the end of the calendar year; and (c) the amount of the transfers to and from Italy which have had an impact during the calendar year on the Participant’s foreign investments or investments held outside of Italy. The Participant may be exempt from the requirement in (a) if the transfer or investment is made through an authorized broker resident in Italy, as the broker will generally comply with the reporting obligation on his or her behalf. Italian residents may be subject to tax on the value of financial assets held outside of Italy. The taxable amount will be the fair market value of the financial assets, assessed at the end of the calendar year.
JAPAN
Notifications
Notice of Private Placement in Japan. Neither the RSU Award nor the Shares to be issued pursuant to the RSU Award have been or will be registered under Article 4, Paragraph 1 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan (the “FIEA”) in respect of this offering, because the offer or solicitation to acquire the RSU Award or the Shares hereunder meets the requirements for exemption from registration pursuant to Article 2, Paragraph 3, Sub-Paragraph 2 “ha” of the FIEA.
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Exchange Control/Tax Reporting Information. If the aggregate fair value of the Shares issued pursuant to the RSU Award is more than JPY 100,000,000, the reporting requirement is applicable under the Japanese foreign exchange rules. In addition, the Participant is required to report the details of any assets held outside of Japan as of December 31 (including the Shares acquired under the Plan) to the relevant tax authority by March 15 of the following year to the extent such assets have a total net fair market value in excess of JPY 50,000,000.
KOREA
Notifications
Exchange Control Information. If the Participant realizes US$500,000 (approximately KRW 632,500,000 as of July 2023) or more from the sale of Shares, Korean exchange laws require the Participant to repatriate the proceeds to Korea within eighteen months of the sale. In order for the Participant to dispose of its shares which have been originally procured by the Plan (the “Share Plan Shares”), according to the recently announced Korean Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) guideline in respect of sale and purchase of listed stocks of a foreign parent company which were procured via a share plan, the Participant is required to (1) open an account with a Korean securities company and (2) put a disposition order though a Korean securities company. Further, the Share Plan Shares are required to be deposited to a foreign depository which is linked to the Korea Securities Depository.
MALAYSIA
Malaysian Insider Trading. The Participant should be aware of the Malaysian insider-trading rules, which may impact his or her acquisition or disposal of Shares or rights to Shares under the Plan. Under the Malaysian insider-trading rules, the Participant is prohibited from selling Shares when he or she is in possession of information which is not generally available and which he or she knows or should know will have a material effect on the value of the Shares once such information is generally available.
Director Notification Obligation. If the Participant is a director of the Company’s Malaysian Subsidiary, he or she is subject to certain notification requirements under the Malaysian Companies Act. Among these requirements is an obligation to notify the Malaysian Subsidiary in writing when the Participant receives or disposes of an interest (e.g., RSU Award, Shares) in the Company or any related company. Such notifications must be made within 14 days of receiving or disposing of any interest in the Company or any related company.
Tax Responsibility of the Participant. The Participant is required to make an assessment by including the share benefit as income for the basis period in which the Shares are vested, report in the income tax return form of the Participant, the amount in respect of benefits from the Shares that have been vested, and ensure that income tax on that benefit is paid.
MEXICO
Terms and Conditions
The following provisions supplement Sections 6 and 7 of the Agreement:
Section 7
Modification. By accepting the RSU Award, the Participant understands and agrees that any modification of the Plan or the Agreement or its termination shall not constitute a change or impairment of the terms and conditions of employment.
Policy Statement. The RSU Award grant the Company is making under the Plan is unilateral and discretionary and, therefore, the Company reserves the absolute right to amend it and discontinue it at any time without any liability.
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The Company, with registered offices at 2 Changi South Lane, Singapore 486123, is solely responsible for the administration of the Plan, and participation in the Plan and the grant of the RSU Award do not, in any way, establish an employment relationship between the Participant and the Company since he or she is participating in the Plan on a wholly commercial basis. The Participant expressly recognizes that the Plan and the grant of the RSU Award do not establish any rights between the Participant and his or her sole Employer (Availmed Servicios S.A. de C.V., Grupo Flextronics S.A. de C.V., Flextronics Servicios Guadalajara S.A. de C.V., Flextronics Servicios Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. or Flextronics Aguascalientes Servicios S.A. de C.V.), nor does it form part of the employment conditions and/or benefits provided by the Employer.
Plan Document Acknowledgment. By accepting the RSU Award, the Participant acknowledges that he or she has received copies of the Plan, has reviewed the Plan and the Agreement in their entirety, and fully understands and accepts all provisions of the Plan and the Agreement.
In addition, the Participant further acknowledges that he or she has read and specifically and expressly approves the terms and conditions in the Nature of Grant section of the Agreement, in which the following is clearly described and established: (i) participation in the Plan does not constitute an acquired right; (ii) the Plan and participation in the Plan is offered by the Company on a wholly discretionary basis; (iii) participation in the Plan is voluntary; and (iv) the Company and any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliates are not responsible for any decrease in the value of the Shares acquired upon vesting of the RSU Award.
No Entitlement for Claims or Compensation. The Participant hereby declares that he or she does not reserve any action or right to bring any claim against the Company or his or her Employer for any compensation or damages as a result of his or her participation in the Plan and therefore grants a full and broad release to the Employer, the Company and any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliates with respect to any claim that may arise under the Plan.
Spanish Translation
Términos y condiciones
Las siguientes disposiciones complementan las secciones 7 del Acuerdo:
Sección 7
Modificación: Al aceptar el Otorgamiento de Acciones por Bonificación, el Participante entiende y está de acuerdo en que cualquier modificación del Plan o del Acuerdo o su terminación, no constituirá un cambio o disminución de los términos y condiciones de empleo.
Declaración de Política: El Otorgamiento de Acciones por Bonificación que la Compañía efectúa conforme al Plan es de forma unilateral y discrecional y, por lo tanto, la Compañía se reserva el derecho absoluto de modificarlo y discontinuarlo en cualquier momento sin responsabilidad alguna para la Compañía.
La Compañía, con oficinas registradas en 2 Changi South Lane, Singapore 486123 es la única responsable de la administración del Plan y la participación en el Plan y el Otorgamiento de Acciones por Bonificación no establece de forma alguna una relación de trabajo entre el Participante y la Compañía, ya que su participación en el Plan es completamente comercial. El Participante expresamente reconoce que el Plan y el Otorgamiento de Acciones por Bonificación no establece ningún derecho entre el Participante y su único Empleador (Availmed Servicios S.A. de C.V., Grupo Flextronics S.A. de C.V., Flextronics Servicios Guadalajara S.A. de C.V., Flextronics Servicios México S. de R.L. de C.V. o Flextronics Aguascalientes S.A. de C.V., según sea el caso), ni tampoco forma parte de las condiciones laborales o beneficios provistos por el Empleador.
Conocimiento del Documento del Plan. Al aceptar el Otorgamiento de Acciones por Bonificación, el Participante reconoce que ha recibido copia del Plan, ha revisado el mismo, al igual que la totalidad del Acuerdo y que entiende y acepta completamente todas las disposiciones contenidas en el Plan y en el Acuerdo.
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Además, el Participante reconoce que ha leído, y que aprueba específica y expresamente los términos y condiciones contenidos en la sección denominada Naturaleza del Otorgamiento, en la cual se encuentra claramente descrito y establecido lo siguiente: (i) la participación en el Plan no constituye un derecho adquirido; (ii) el Plan y la participación en éste es ofrecida por la Compañía de forma enteramente discrecional; (iii) la participación en el Plan es voluntaria; y (iv) la Compañía, así como su Matriz, Subsidiaria o Filiales no son responsables por cualquier disminución en el valor de las Acciones adquiridas por virtud del Otorgamiento de Acciones por Bonificación.
Derecho a Reclamaciones o Indemnizaciones. El Participante declara que no se reserva ninguna acción o derecho para interponer reclamo alguno en contra de la Compañía o su empleador por indemnización o daño alguno como resultado de su participación en el Plan y, en consecuencia, otorga el más amplio finiquito al Empleador, así como a la Compañía o su Matriz, Subsidiaria o Filiales con respecto a cualquier reclamo que pudiera originarse en virtud del Plan.
NETHERLANDS
Notifications
Securities Law Information. The Participant should be aware of the Dutch insider-trading rules, which may impact the sale of Shares acquired under the Plan. In particular, the Participant may be prohibited from effectuating certain transactions if the Participant has inside information about the Company.
Under Article 5:56 of the Dutch Financial Supervision Act, anyone who has “insider information” related to an issuing company is prohibited from effectuating a transaction in securities in or from the Netherlands. “Inside information” is defined as knowledge of specific information concerning the issuing company to which the securities relate or the trade in securities issued by such company, which has not been made public and which, if published, would reasonably be expected to affect the share price, regardless of the development of the price. The insider could be any Employee in the Netherlands who has inside information as described herein.
Given the broad scope of the definition of inside information, certain Employees working at a Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate in the Netherlands may have inside information and, thus, would be prohibited from effectuating a transaction in securities in the Netherlands at a time when the Participant has such inside information.
NORWAY
Terms and Conditions
Data Privacy. This provision replaces Section 9 of the Agreement:
The Participant understands that the Company and the Employer will process certain personal information about the Participant, including, but not limited to, the Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, details of all RSU Awards or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor, and that the Company and the Employer will process said data and other data lawfully received from third party (“Personal Data”) for the purposes of managing and administering the Plan, the employment relationship and complying with applicable laws and regulations. The legal bases under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (the “GDPR”) are thus (i) the necessity for performing a contract to which the Participant is party (Article 6 no. 1 b)); and (ii) the necessity for compliance with a legal obligation (Article 6 no 1 b)). The Participant also understands that providing the Company with Personal Data is mandatory for compliance with laws and is necessary for the performance of the Plan and that the Participant’s refusal to provide Personal Data would make it impossible for the Company to perform its contractual obligations and may affect the Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan. The Participant understands that Personal Data will not be publicized, but it may be accessible by the Employer as the Privacy Representative of the Company and within the Employer’s organization by its internal and external personnel in charge of processing, and by
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the data processor, if appointed. The updated list of processors and of the subjects to which Personal Data are communicated will remain available upon request at the Employer.
Furthermore, Personal Data may be transferred to banks, other financial institutions or brokers involved in the management and administration of the Plan. The Participant understands that Personal Data may also be transferred to the independent registered public accounting firm engaged by the Company, and also to the legitimate addressees under applicable laws.
The Participant further understands that the Company and any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate will transfer Personal Data amongst themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Participant’s participation in the Plan, and that the Company and any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate may each further transfer Personal Data to third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, including any requisite transfer of Personal Data to a broker or other third party with whom the Participant may elect to deposit any Vested Shares acquired under the Plan or any proceeds from the sale of such Shares. Such recipients may receive, possess, use, retain and transfer Personal Data in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that these recipients may be acting as controllers, processors or persons in charge of processing, as the case may be, according to applicable privacy laws, and that they may be located in or outside the European Economic Area, such as in the United States and/or Singapore or elsewhere, including countries that do not provide an adequate level of data protection. In the lack of an adequacy decision under Article 45 of the GDPR, the Employer and/or Company will rely on other safeguards, such as binding corporate rules or the Standard Contractual Clauses adopted according to the Commission Implementing Decision on standard contractual clauses for the transfer of personal data to third countries pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
The Company and the Employer will process the Personal Data for as long as it is necessary to fulfill the employment contract with the Participant, or for as long as it is necessary to comply with a legal obligation to which the Company and/or Employer is subject.
The Participant shall, according to Chapter III of the GDPR, have the right to, including, but not limited to, obtain confirmation that Personal Data exists or not, access, verify its contents, origin and accuracy, delete, update, integrate, correct, blocked or stop, for legitimate reason, the Personal Data processing, and to complain to the national data protection authority. To exercise privacy rights, the Participant should contact the Employer. In addition, Personal Data provided can be reviewed and questions or complaints can be addressed by contacting the Participant’s human resources department.
POLAND
Terms and Conditions
Restriction on Type of Shares Issued. Due to tax regulations in Poland, as necessary, the Participant’s Vested Shares will be settled in newly issued Shares only. Treasury Shares will not be used to satisfy the RSU Award upon vesting.
ROMANIA
Notifications
Exchange Control Information. If the Participant remits foreign currency into or out of Romania (e.g., the proceeds from the sale of his or her Vested Shares), the Participant may be required to provide the Romanian bank assisting with the transaction with appropriate documentation explaining the source of the income.
Non-compete
Applicability. This provision supplements Section 13 of the Agreement (where applicable):
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1. The Participant is forbidden to carry out in his/her own interest or a third party, directly or indirectly, dependent or independent activities in the fields of activity set forth in any confidentiality, non-competition, non-solicitation or similar agreement between the Participant and the Company or any Affiliate thereof, for the benefit of but not limited to any competitor of the Company (i.e., which has the same core business as the Company).
2. The non-competition clause in relation to the competing companies listed above produces its effects across such territories set forth in any confidentiality, non-competition, non-solicitation or similar agreement between the Participant and the Company or any Affiliate thereof.
3. The list of the companies mentioned above shall be supplemented automatically with the legal entities which have the same core business as the Company and, consequently, compete with it, entities which shall be incorporated across the aforementioned territories after signing the present agreement, as well as during the non-competition period mentioned below.
4. The Participant further undertakes during the non-competition period mentioned below not to:
- entice the clientele of the Company by making use of the relationships established with such clientele while being employed by the Company;
- entice any Participants of the Company for the purpose of setting up a competing company in order to attract the customers of the Company as well as not to entice any Participants of the Company in order to cause business disruption.
5. The non-competition clause produces its effects for a period of 12 months after termination of the individual employment agreement.
6. After the termination of the employment agreement and during the period of time mentioned above, the monthly non-competition compensation equals the price of the applicable Vested Share, but no less than 50% of the average gross salaries from the last 6 months prior to the termination date of the employment agreement shall be paid to the Participant in exchange of his or her compliance with the non-competition clause. In case the price obtained from the sale of the RSU is less than 50% of the average gross salaries from the last 6 months prior to the termination date of the individual employment agreement, the Company will pay the difference to maintain such level of compensation. The above-mentioned monthly compensation becomes due at the end of each month and is paid by bank transfer into an account indicated by the Participant.
7. In case of infringement against the non-competition clause, the Participant shall be obligated to return in full the amounts paid by the Company after the termination of the employment relationship as non-competition compensation and, as the case may be, to pay damages thus caused to the Company.
8. The Company may unilaterally waive the non-competition clause stipulated in the individual employment agreement at any moment prior to its entry into force based on a written notification sent by the Company to the Participant with regard to the denunciation of this clause.
SINGAPORE
Notifications
Securities Law Information. The RSU Award is being granted to the Participant pursuant to the “Qualifying Person” exemption under section 273(1)(i) read with section 273(2) and (4) of the Singapore Securities and Futures Act 2001 (“SFA”). The Plan, the Agreement and the RSU Award have not been lodged or registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
Selling Restrictions. The Participant should note that the Plan, the Agreement and any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the RSU Award and/or Shares may not be circulated or distributed, nor may the RSU Award and/or Shares be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to persons
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in Singapore other than pursuant to, and in accordance with, the conditions of an exemption under any provision of Subdivision (4) of Division (1) of Part 13 (other than section 280) of the SFA. Any transfer and/or disposal of the RSU Award and/or Shares by the Participant (as may be allowed under the Plan and the Agreement and subject to compliance with applicable law) shall be subject to the condition that the foregoing restrictions shall be imposed on each and every transferee and purchaser, and subsequent transferee and purchaser, of the relevant RSU Award and/or Shares.
Notification under Section 309B(1) of the SFA. The RSU Award and Shares are prescribed capital markets products (as defined in the Singapore Securities and Futures (Capital Markets Products) Regulations 2018), being rights issued or proposed to be issued by a corporation in respect of its own stocks or shares and stocks or shares issued or proposed to be issued by a corporation, respectively, and Excluded Investment Products (as defined in MAS Notice SFA 04-N12: Notice on the Sale of Investment Products and MAS Notice FAA-N16: Notice on Recommendations on Investment Products).
Director Notification Obligation. If the Participant is a director (including an alternate director or shadow director) of the Company and/or a Singapore company that is a related corporation (as defined in the Singapore Companies Act 1967 (the “Singapore Companies Act”)) of the Company (the “Singapore Entity(ies)”), the Participant is subject to certain notification requirements under the Singapore Companies Act in connection with the grant of the RSU Award and the subsequent vesting of, and delivery of, Shares underlying the RSU Award. Among these requirements is an obligation to notify the Singapore Entity(ies) in writing when the Participant acquires an interest (e.g., RSU Award, Shares) in the Company. In addition, the Participant must notify the Singapore Entity(ies) in writing when the Participant sells Shares of the Company (including when the Participant sells Shares acquired under the Plan). Please contact the Company to obtain a copy of the notification form.
The Participant must give written notice to the Singapore Entity(ies) of the prescribed particulars relating to the RSU Award and Shares underlying the RSU Award within two business days after (a) the date on which the Participant became a director of the Singapore Entity(ies); or (b) the date on which the Participant became a registered holder of or acquired an interest in the RSU Award or Shares underlying the RSU Award.
Upon the vesting of the Shares underlying the RSU Award and the delivery of Shares to the Participant resulting in the Participant becoming a registered shareholder of the Company, there is a change in the nature of the interest the Participant holds from a beneficial interest arising contractually under the RSU Award to a legal interest as a registered shareholder of the Company. As a result, the Participant is required within two business days, to notify the Singapore Entity(ies) of this technical change in the nature of the Participant’s interest in the Shares of the Company, to enable the Singapore Entity(ies) to meet its statutory obligations and update its Register of Directors’ Shareholdings within three days of receiving the Participant’s notification.
In addition, the Participant must give written notice to the Singapore Entity(ies) of particulars of any change in respect of the prescribed particulars previously given in respect of the RSU Award or Shares underlying the RSU Award, including the consideration (if any) received as a result of the event giving rise to the change, upon say, a sale and transfer of the Shares, within two business days after the occurrence of the event giving rise to the change.
Terms and Conditions
Data Protection. The Participant acknowledges that:
(i)the personal data of the Participant as contained in each document and/or any other notice or communication given or received pursuant to the Plan and/or the Agreement, and/or which is otherwise collected from the Participant (or his or her authorised representative(s)), will be collected, used and disclosed by the Company and/or the relevant subsidiary for the purposes of implementing and administering the Plan, and in order to comply with any applicable laws, listing rules, take-over rules, regulations and/or guidelines;
(i)by participating in the Plan, the Participant also consents to the collection, use and disclosure of his or her personal data for all such purposes, including disclosure of personal data of the Participant held by the
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Company and/or the relevant subsidiary to any of their affiliates and/or to third party administrators who provide services to the Company (whether within or outside Singapore), and to the collection, use and further disclosure by such persons of such personal data for such purposes; and
(i)the Participant also warrants that where he or she discloses the personal data of third parties to the Company and/or the relevant subsidiary in connection with the Plan and/or the Agreement, he or she has obtained the prior consent of such third parties for the Company and/or the relevant subsidiary to collect, use and disclose their personal data for the abovementioned purposes, in accordance with any applicable laws, regulations and/or guidelines. The Participant shall indemnify the Company and/or the relevant subsidiary in respect of any penalties, liabilities, claims, demands, losses and damages as a result of the Participant’s breach of this warranty.
(i)to the extent that the Participant withdraws consent, the Company may use its discretion under the Agreement to terminate the RSU Award for no consideration.
For this purpose, the term “personal data” shall refer to any information and data which can be related directly or indirectly to an identifiable individual.
SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Notifications
Exchange Control Information. Upon request of the Slovak National Bank, the Participant may need to file a notification in respect of Shares pursuant to the Plan he or she acquires.
SOUTH AFRICA
Warning: The RSU Award and Shares acquired upon vesting of the RSU Award do not constitute a public offering of securities under South African law and are available only to employees of the Company, its Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliates. The Agreement, including this Exhibit A, the Plan and other incidental communication materials have not been prepared in accordance with and are not intended to constitute a “prospectus” for a public offering of securities under the South African Companies Act. It is to be noted that no documents been reviewed by any regulatory authority in South Africa. The RSU Award is intended only for the personal use of each eligible Employee of the Employer, the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate and may not be distributed to any other person.
Terms and Conditions
Notification Obligation. Directors and prescribed officers of the Company’s South African Subsidiary or Affiliate are subject to certain notification requirements under the South African Companies Act. Directors and prescribed officers must notify the South African Subsidiary or Affiliate in writing of their interest in the Company and the number and class of Shares or rights to which the interest relates as soon as practically possible and/or where relevant in relation to any decisions affecting the South African Subsidiary or Affiliate.
Insider Trading Notification. The Participant should be aware of the South African insider-trading rules, which may impact his or her acquisition or disposal of Shares or rights to Shares under the Plan. Under the South African insider-trading rules, the Participant is prohibited from selling Shares when he or she is in possession of information which is not generally available and which he or she knows or should know will have a material effect on the value of the Shares once such information is generally available.
Tax Obligations. The following provision supplements Section 6.1 of the Agreement:
By accepting the RSU Award, the Participant agrees to notify the Employer of the amount of any gain realized at vesting and settlement of the RSU Award. If the Participant fails to advise the Employer of the gain realized at vesting and settlement of the RSU Award, he or she may be liable for a fine.
Notifications
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Exchange Control Information. The Participant is solely responsible for complying with all exchange control laws in South Africa, and neither the Company nor the Employer will be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Participant’s failure to comply with South African exchange control laws. The Participant should notify their local bank within 30 days of receiving shares.
SWEDEN
There are no country specific provisions.
SWITZERLAND
Securities Law Information. In Switzerland, the grant of RSUs is exempt from the requirement to prepare and publish a prospectus under the Swiss Financial Services Act (“FINSA”). This document does not constitute a prospectus pursuant to the FINSA and no such prospectus has been or will be prepared for or in connection with the RSU Awards granted pursuant to the Plan. This document is neither subject to any governmental approval nor must be filed with any Swiss authorities.
Employment Law Information. The Plan and any RSU Award are made as and constitute a discretionary ex gratia payment (Gratifikation/Sondervergütung) within the meaning of Art. 322d of the Swiss Code of Obligation.
Tax Reporting Information.
(i) At grant. The Participant will receive an addendum to the annual salary statement, reporting the details of the RSU Award granted. The Participant is required to file such addendum with his/her tax return. Furthermore, the Participant is required to declare all RSU Awards granted under the Plan which should not be subject to the net wealth tax, but must be reflected “pro memoria” in the statement on bank accounts and securities (Wertschriftenverzeichnis) that the Participant is required to file with the annual tax return.
(ii) At vesting. The Participant will receive an addendum to the annual salary statement, reporting the taxable income realized upon vesting of the RSU Award. The Participant is required to declare such income in and to file the addendum with his/her tax return. Any Shares acquired upon vesting will be subject to the net wealth tax and must be reported in the statement on bank accounts and securities (Wertschriftenverzeichnis) that the Participant is required to file with the annual tax return.
Data Privacy; Transfer of personal data to the United States and/or Singapore. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that personal data will be transferred to the United States and/or Singapore and that there is a risk, in particular, that the rights provided for by Swiss (and EU data protection laws, as applicable) may only be guaranteed to a limited extent and that foreign authorities, i.e., authorities of the United States and/or Singapore may gain access to personal data with or without the Participant’s knowledge. Such access may also result in further tracking and/or observations by foreign authorities.
TAIWAN
Notifications
Securities Law Information. The RSU Award to be granted by the Company to the Participants of the Company or a Taiwan Subsidiary or Affiliate have not been and will not be registered or filed with, or approved by, the Financial Supervisory Commission and/or any other regulatory authorities of Taiwan pursuant to relevant securities laws and regulations and may not be sold, issued or offered within Taiwan through a public offering or in circumstances which constitute an offer or a solicitation of an offer within the meaning of the Securities and Exchange Act or relevant laws and regulations of Taiwan that requires a registration or approval of the Financial Supervisory Commission and/or any other regulatory authorities of Taiwan. No person or entity in Taiwan has been authorized to offer or sell the RSU Award in Taiwan.
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Exchange Control Information. The Participant may acquire and remit foreign currency (including proceeds from the sale of Shares) into and out of Taiwan up to US$5,000,000 (approximately TW$ 155,000,000 as of July 2023) per year for inward and outward remittances. On the contrary, the approval of the Central Bank of Taiwan would be required for making inward and outward remittances of foreign exchange that, in the aggregate, exceed the US$5,000,000 annual quota. If the transaction amount is TW$ 500,000 or more in a single transaction, the Participant must submit a Foreign Exchange Transaction Form and also provide supporting documentation to the satisfaction of the remitting bank.
TURKEY
Notifications
Securities Law Information. Pursuant to Turkish capital markets legislation, the sale of shares in stock option plans of foreign companies to employees residing in Türkiye are not subject to filing or disclosure requirements in Türkiye, provided that: (i) such sale does not take place in Türkiye; (ii) it does not fall within the scope of any public offering in Türkiye (i.e., the transaction cannot be defined as a public offering); and (iii) any information to be provided to the employees does not contain any statements giving the impression of a public offering.
UNITED KINGDOM
Terms and Conditions
Tax Obligations. The following provisions supplement Section 6.1 of the Agreement:
The Participant agrees that they are liable for all Tax-Related Items and hereby covenant to pay all such Tax-Related Items, as and when requested by the Company or, if different, the Participant’s Employer or by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”) (or any other tax authority or any other relevant authority). The Participant also agree to indemnify and keep indemnified the Company and, if different, the Participant’s Employer against any Tax-Related Items that they are required to pay or withhold or have paid or will pay to HMRC (or any other tax authority or any other relevant authority) on the Participant’s behalf.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant is a director or executive officer of the Company (within the meaning of Section 13(k) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), the amount of any income tax not collected from or paid by the Participant within ninety (90) days of the end of the U.K. tax year in which the event giving rise to the Tax-Related Items occurs may constitute a benefit to the Participant on which additional income tax and National Insurance contributions may be payable. The Participant understands that they will be responsible for reporting and paying any income tax due on this additional benefit directly to HMRC under the self-assessment regime and for paying to the Company and/or the Employer (as appropriate) the amount of any National Insurance contributions due on this additional benefit, which may also be recovered from the Participant through any means set forth in the “Tax Withholding” section of the Agreement.
In the event that the Participant has failed to make arrangements pursuant to the “Tax Withholding” section of the Agreement, for the amount so indemnified hereunder, the Participant shall pay to the Company (or such other affiliate, as the case may be) the balance in cash promptly on written demand and in any event within 60 days from the date on which any relevant amount indemnified is due to be accounted for to the applicable tax authority. If such payment is not made, the Participant shall also be liable to account to the Company or any affiliate for any additional liability that may arise to the Company or such other affiliate as a result of the operation of Section 222 of Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003.
National Insurance Contributions Acknowledgment. As a condition of participation in the Plan and the vesting of the RSU Award, the Participant agrees to accept any liability for secondary Class 1 National Insurance Contributions which may be payable by the Company and/or the Employer in connection with the RSU Award and any event giving rise to Tax-Related Items (the “Employer NICs”). To accomplish the foregoing, the Participant agrees to execute a joint election with the Company, the form of such joint election being formally approved by HMRC (the “Joint Election”), and any other required consent or election. The
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Participant further agrees to execute such other joint elections as may be required between the Participant and any successor to the Company and/or the Employer. The Participant further agrees that the Company and/or the Employer may collect the Employer NICs from the Participant by any of the means set forth in Section 6.1 of the Agreement.
If, at the election of the Company, the Participant does not enter into a Joint Election prior to vesting of the RSU Award or if approval of the Joint Election has been withdrawn by HMRC, the RSU Award shall become null and void without any liability to the Company and/or the Employer and the Company may choose not to issue or deliver Shares upon vesting of the RSU Award.
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PART 2 – GDPR
Subject to the laws of the jurisdiction that the Participant is resident in or otherwise subject to, this provision shall apply to any Participant who is resident in a jurisdiction or otherwise subject to the laws of a jurisdiction that is subject to or has implemented GDPR (as hereinafter defined) (as may be amended from time to time and any successor thereto).
For the execution of the Plan and the Agreement it is necessary to process personal data relating to the Participant, consisting of full name, address, position, employer, appraisals and bank account details, employment related data (“Personal Data”).
The Personal Data shall, upon participation in the Plan, be provided to the Company by the Participant and/or any relevant Affiliate or Subsidiary. The Personal Data shall be processed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and any applicable national GDPR implementation law, which may for the processing of special categories of personal data (additionally) require the Participant’s (explicit) consent thereto.
The following shall apply:
1. For the execution and administration of the Plan and the Agreement, the Personal Data shall be transferred and processed outside of the European Economic Area (“EEA”), which shall be based on article 49(1)b of the GDPR where such transfer is of an incidental nature and is necessary for the entering into and execution of the Agreement with the Participant. Otherwise, any data transfers between the Company and any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates shall be based on adequate transfer mechanisms that are implemented within the Company and any Subsidiary or Affiliate, such as the EU Model Clauses.
2. The Personal Data shall solely be processed by the Company (or any of its legal successors) when such processing is necessary for the execution and administration of the Plan or the Agreement and ensuing rights and obligations. Without such processing the Participant cannot participate in the Plan. Furthermore, the Personal Data shall be processed by the Company to comply with its legal obligations and/or for the purposes of its legitimate interest(s) such as to establish, exercise or defend its rights and legal position, and to monitor compliance with the Plan.
3. The Personal Data can be shared by the Company, with other third parties and the competent supervisory authorities in order to comply with its obligations (such as to comply with a request or order), with advisors or lawyers, based on a legitimate business interest to request advice, exercise its rights or with (potential) business partners in the context of a contemplated sale or restructuring of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate.
4. The Personal Data shall be retained for 5 years after participation in the Plan has been terminated, unless longer retention of the Personal Data is required, for example, based on a legal obligation or in order to establish, defend or exercise a legal position.
5. The Participant has the right to request from the Company (or any of its relevant legal successors), access to and, under circumstances to request rectification or erasure of the Personal Data or restriction of processing of their Personal Data or to object to such processing as well as the right to data portability. The Participant has the right to lodge a complaint with respect to the processing of the Personal Data with the competent data protection authority.
6. The Participant may contact the Company with any questions regarding the processing of the Personal Data, to invoke their data subject’s rights or to obtain a copy of the mechanism for the (international) transfer of the Personal Data under this Plan.
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FLEX LTD. AMENDED AND RESTATED 2017 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
EXHIBIT B TO THE
RESTRICTED SHARE UNIT AWARD
rTSR PEER COMPANIES
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EXHIBIT 10.05
No. «GrantID»
FLEX LTD.
AMENDED AND RESTATED 2017 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
RESTRICTED SHARE UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
This Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement (this “Agreement” or the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of [<<Grant Date>>], (the “Effective Date”) by and between Flex Ltd., a Singapore corporation (the “ Company ”), and the participant named below (the “Participant”). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Flex Ltd. Amended and Restated 2017 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”). The Participant understands and agrees that this Restricted Share Unit Award (the “RSU Award”) is granted subject to and in accordance with the express terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement. The Participant further agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan and the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Participant acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and the official prospectus for the Plan. A copy of the Plan and the official prospectus for the Plan are available at the offices of the Company and the Participant hereby agrees that the Plan and the official prospectus for the Plan are deemed delivered to the Participant.
PRIMARY INFORMATION
| Participant: | «First» «Last» | ||||
| Total Target Shares: | «Total Target Shares» | ||||
| Target [*] Shares | «Total Target Shares» (i.e., 100% of the Total Target Shares) | ||||
| Maximum Shares: | 100% - 250% of the Total Target Shares, based on the rTSR Cap described below | ||||
| rTSR Cap: | The number of Maximum Shares is 250% of the Total Target Shares if rTSR is at or above the median; 200% of the Total Target Shares if rTSR is below the median but at or above the 25th percentile; and 100% of the Total Target Shares if rTSR is below the 25th percentile. | ||||
| Date of Grant: | «Grant Date» | ||||
| rTSR Performance Period: | The three (3)-year period beginning on ______, 2025 and ending on ______, 2028. | ||||
| [*] Performance Period: | The three (3)-year period beginning on ______, 2025 and ending on ______, 2028 | ||||
| [*] Performance Criteria: | Vesting is based on [*] with respect to fiscal year 2028, as set forth herein | ||||
| rTSR Cap: | Determination of the Maximum Shares is based on the percentile rank of the Company’s Total Shareholder Return (TSR) in rTSR Peer Companies | ||||
| rTSR Peer Companies: | The rTSR Peer Companies are the companies set forth on Exhibit A to this Agreement; provided, however, that the Peer Companies will be subject to change as described below. | ||||
PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT, VESTING AND RELEASE | |||||||||||||||||
[*] Payout Table: | Payouts can range from 0 – 250% of the Target [*] Shares based on the achievement levels set forth in the chart below, with linear interpolation applied for results between the values identified below: | ||||||||||||||||
Performance Level | FY28 [*] ($ Millions) | Awards Earned as a % of the Target | |||||||||||||||
Maximum | > $[●] | 250% | |||||||||||||||
Below Maximum / Above Target | $[●] | 200% | |||||||||||||||
Below Maximum / Above Target | $[●] | 150% | |||||||||||||||
Target | $[●] | 100% | |||||||||||||||
Threshold | $[●] | 50% | |||||||||||||||
Below Threshold | < $[●] | 0% | |||||||||||||||
rTSR Cap Table: | The Maximum Shares may be subject to the rTSR Cap based on the achievement levels set forth in the chart below: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Percentile Rank of Flex TSR Relative to rTSR Peer Companies | rTSR Cap as a % of the Target | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
> 50th Percentile | 250% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
< 50th Percentile | 200% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
< 25th Percentile | 100% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout Matters: | If threshold performance is not attained with respect to [*] Shares, then the RSU Award will be forfeited in its entirety. If threshold performance is attained, the applicable number of Shares will vest (as Vested Shares). If applicable, such number of Vested Shares will be determined on an interpolated basis for performance between the levels designated in the above [*] Payout Table. The number of Maximum Shares that may be paid out ranges from 100% - 250% of the Total Target Shares, depending on rTSR performance as set forth in the above rTSR Cap Table. [*] achievement will be rounded to the nearest whole dollar with respect to the [*] Table, and fractional percentage points will be rounded to the nearest percentage point with respect to the rTSR Cap Table. The foregoing describes payout matters in general terms and is subject to Sections 1.1(b), (c) and (d) of this Agreement. | ||||
| Vesting / Release: | If the [*] Performance Criteria (the “Performance Criteria”) is attained, the applicable number of Shares will vest (as Vested Shares) on the date the Committee certifies the level of achievement of the [*] Performance Criteria following the [*] Performance Period. The Vested Shares will be released as soon as administratively practicable thereafter (such date of release being the “Release Date”), and in any event following the end of the [*] Performance Period and rTSR Performance Period (collectively, the “Performance Period”) and certification of results by the Committee, but prior to June 30, 2028. Applicable tax withholding and reporting will be contingent on the closing price on the Release Date. The foregoing describes vesting and release matters in general terms and is subject to Sections 1.1(b), (c) and (d) of this Agreement. | ||||
[*] DEFINITIONS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
[*]: [*] represents [*]. [*] shall be determined on a non-GAAP basis, but consistent with the Company’s historical accounting practices. In calculating non-GAAP financial measures, the Committee shall exclude certain items to facilitate a review of the comparability of the Company’s operating performance on a period-to-period basis because such items are not, in the Committee’s view, related to the Company’s ongoing operational performance. All adjustments shall be subject to approval by the Committee to ensure that payout levels are consistent with performance.
Extraordinary Items or Events: In addition to the non-GAAP measures and adjustments historically used by the Company in [*], the following items shall be disregarded in determining achievement of the [*] performance goal: extraordinary items or events that have unanticipated impact (e.g., the Ukraine Conflict), corporate transactions (including acquisitions or dispositions), including any increases or decreases in [*] resulting from any such acquisitions or dispositions and other unusual or nonrecurring items.
| TSR-RELATED DEFINITIONS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Shareholder Return: | TSR represents the cumulative return of an investment and includes the change in the stock price and dividend value from a specified start and ending period. The formula for the calculation is as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||
TSR = ((Price End - Price Begin) + Dividend Value) ÷ Price Begin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| rTSR Cap Calculation: | In General: The rTSR Cap is determined by calculating the TSR of each rTSR Peer Company and determining the percentile rank of the Company’s TSR as compared to the TSRs for all of the rTSR Peer Companies (that is, the number of members of the rTSR Peer Group with TSRs at or below the TSR of the Company); provided that a company will be removed from the group of rTSR Peer Companies if, during the applicable rTSR Measurement Period, it ceases to have a class of equity securities that is both registered under the Exchange Act and actively traded on a U.S. public securities market (unless such cessation is due to any of the circumstances described in clauses (i) through (iv) of the following sentence). The TSR for an rTSR Peer Company will be negative one hundred percent (-100%) for the applicable rTSR Measurement Period, if such company: (i) files for bankruptcy, reorganization, or liquidation under any chapter of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code; (ii) is the subject of an involuntary bankruptcy proceeding under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code that is not dismissed within thirty (30) days; (iii) is the subject of a stockholder approved plan of liquidation or dissolution; or (iv) ceases to conduct substantial business operations. For the avoidance of doubt, the acquisition of a company within the group of rTSR Peer Companies during the applicable rTSR Measurement Period by another person or group of related persons by itself does not result in the company being treated as ceasing to conduct substantial business operations. | |||||||||||||||||||
20-Day Closing Price Average: To avoid the effects of short-term price fluctuations, a “20-day closing price average” will be used for determining TSR values, and will be calculated using a basic average of the applicable company’s closing prices on the previous twenty (20) trading days prior to the beginning and end of the rTSR Measurement Period. Only the daily closing price will be used to determine TSR values as reported by the Wall Street Journal or any other reputable financial services information provider. The formula for the calculation is as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 20-Day Closing Price Average = (Sum of Prior 20-Day Closing Prices) ÷ 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends Generally: Dividends (including any special dividends or distributions) will be assumed to be reinvested in shares (including fractional shares) of the applicable dividend-paying company, based on its per-share closing price on the date on which such dividends are paid. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Equity Distributions: In the case of an equity distribution, the value of distributed equity will be treated as a stock dividend, and captured using the 20-day closing price average for measuring performance, as described above. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Spin-Offs: In the event of a stock distribution from an rTSR Peer Company consisting of the shares of a new publicly traded company (a “spin-off”), such rTSR Peer Company shall remain as an rTSR Peer Company and such stock distribution shall be treated as a dividend from such rTSR Peer Company based on the closing price of the shares of the spun-off company on its first day of trading. The performance of the shares of the spun-off company shall not thereafter be tracked for TSR calculation purposes. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other Equitable Adjustments: Equitable adjustments, including adjustments to the performance targets, shall be made to account for stock splits, recapitalizations and other similar events affecting the common equity securities in question. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The formula for determining the rTSR Cap is as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||
((B + .5E) ÷ N) × 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B = Number of rTSR Peer Companies with TSRs below the Company’s TSR E = Number of rTSR Peer Companies with TSRs equal to the Company’s TSR N = The number of rTSR Peer Companies | ||||||||||||||
EXAMPLE | ||||||||||||||||||||
The example below assumes: | ||||||||||||||||||||
• 90,000 Total Target Shares are awarded, resulting in an RSU Award of: | ||||||||||||||||||||
◦ 90,000 Target [*] Shares, | ||||||||||||||||||||
◦ 90,000 - 225,000 Maximum Shares | ||||||||||||||||||||
Outcome: 25th Percentile rTSR Cap | ||||||||||||||||||||
rTSR Percentile Rank: | 25th percentile | |||||||||||||||||||
rTSR Cap: | 25th percentile rTSR Percentile rank, so the number of Total Vested Shares will be capped at 100% of Total Target Shares, or 90,000 Vested Shares. | |||||||||||||||||||
Outcome: Below Maximum / Above Target [*] Performance | ||||||||||||||||||||
[*]: | $[●] million | |||||||||||||||||||
[*] Award Earned: | $[●] million is between the Maximum Performance Level and Target Performance Level, so interpolated earnings of 150% of the Target [*] Shares, or 135,000 Vested Shares is achieved. | |||||||||||||||||||
Total Vested Shares: | 135,000 Vested Shares (i.e., 135,000 [*] Shares earned, subject to the rTSR Cap of 250% of Total Target Shares) | |||||||||||||||||||
1. Grant of RSU Award .
1.1 Grant of RSU Award. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, the Company hereby grants to the Participant an RSU Award for the number of Ordinary Shares set forth above in the “PRIMARY INFORMATION” section of this Agreement (the “Shares”).
(a) Vesting. The RSU Award shall vest, and the applicable number of Shares shall be issuable to the Participant, according to the Performance Criteria set forth above. If application of the Performance Criteria results in the vesting of a fractional Share, such Share shall be rounded down to the nearest whole Share. Shares that vest and are issuable pursuant to the Performance Criteria are “Vested Shares.”
(b) Voluntary Termination of Service. Subject to the exceptions set forth in Sections 1(c) and 1(d) below, the RSU Award, all of the Company’s obligations and the Participant’s rights under this Agreement, shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the Participant’s Termination Date (at which time, for the sake of clarity, all Performance Shares granted to Participant pursuant to the RSU Award that have not yet vested and been released will be immediately forfeited), or (ii) the date when all applicable Shares that are subject to the RSU Award have been allotted and issued, or forfeited in the case of any portion of the RSU Award that fails to vest; provided, however, that if within the Performance Period, the Participant violates the terms of Sections 10 through 13 of this Agreement, a non-disclosure agreement with, or other confidentiality obligation owed to, the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, then the RSU Award and all of the Company’s obligations and the Participant’s rights under this Agreement shall immediately terminate. For the avoidance of doubt, all Performance Shares granted to Participant pursuant to the RSU Award that have not yet vested and been released will be immediately
forfeited in the event of any termination of Participant’s employment by reason of Disability or by reason of Participant’s resignation for any reason other than Good Reason.
(c) Involuntary Termination of Service. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the Participant’s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company without Cause (excluding by reason of Disability) or by the Participant for Good Reason (either such termination of employment, an “Involuntary Termination of Service”), then (i) the RSU Award and all rights and obligations hereunder will not terminate and (ii) a number of Vested Shares shall be issued to the Participant as soon as administratively practicable following her Involuntary Termination of Service, but in no event later than June 30, 2028 (such date being deemed as the Release Date for purposes of this Section 1.1(c)), pursuant to the Performance Criteria, based upon actual performance determined at the conclusion of the Performance Period and pro-rated by calculating the number of days the Participant provided services to the Company from the Date of Grant until the date of the Involuntary Termination of Service divided by the total number of days from the Date of Grant through the completion of the Performance Period; provided, however, that if the Participant’s Involuntary Termination of Service occurs within the period beginning on the consummation of a Change of Control and ending 24 months following such Change of Control, 100% of the RSU Award will vest on an accelerated basis as of the Participant’s Termination Date, with the number of Vested Shares based upon (x) actual performance in the event the Performance Period is complete as of the date of the Participant’s Termination Date, or (y) target performance if the Performance Period is incomplete as of the date of the Participant’s Termination Date (with the rTSR deemed to be above the 50th percentile).
(d) Termination of Service due to Death. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the Participant has a Termination of Service due to death, then (i) the RSU Award and all rights and obligations hereunder will not terminate and (ii) a number of Vested Shares shall be issued to the Participant as soon as administratively practicable following her Termination of Service due to death, but in no event later than June 30, 2028 (such date being deemed as the Release Date for purposes of this Section 1.1(d)), pursuant to the Performance Criteria, based upon (x) actual performance in the event the Performance Period is complete as of the date of the Participant’s death, or (y) target performance if the Performance Period is incomplete as of the date of the Participant’s death (with the rTSR deemed to be above the 50th percentile), and (z) in either case, pro-rated by calculating the number of days following the Date of Grant that the Participant provides services to the Company until the date of the Participant’s death, divided by the total number of days from the Date of Grant through the completion of the Performance Period.
For purposes of this Agreement, “ Cause ” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following: (i) the failure by Participant to perform Participant’s duties with the Company and its subsidiaries, as may be determined by the Board from time to time, at a level commensurate with that reasonably expected of a chief executive officer of a publicly traded company (other than any such failure resulting from Participant’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness) after a written demand for performance is delivered to Participant by the Company which demand identifies the manner in which the Company believes that Participant has not performed Participant’s duties, (ii) the engaging by Participant in conduct which is injurious to the Company or its subsidiaries, monetarily or otherwise, (iii) Participant’s conviction of, guilty plea to, or entering a plea of nolo contendere to, a felony, or (iv) Participant’s material breach of any terms of the Company’s Code of Conduct, employee handbook or manual, written policies, or written agreements between the Company and Participant, including in each case, without limitation, with respect to confidential information and restrictive covenants.
For purposes of this Agreement, “Change of Control” shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan.
For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” shall mean the inability of the Participant to perform in all material respects her duties and responsibilities to the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, by reason of a physical or mental disability or infirmity which inability is reasonably expected to be permanent and has continued (i) for a period of at least six (6) consecutive months or (ii) such shorter period as the CEO (or the Committee in the case of the CEO) or the CEO’s direct reports, may reasonably determine in good faith. The Disability determination shall be in the sole discretion of the Committee.
For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events or circumstances: (i) a material diminution in the position, authority, duties or responsibilities of the Participant; provided, however that a sale or other disposition of assets (including, without limitation, a spin-off transaction) which does not constitute a Change of Control and following which Participant remains employed by the Company
shall not, by itself, be deemed to result in Good Reason under this clause (i); (ii) the assignment to the Participant of any duties that are materially inconsistent with the Participant’s status as an officer; (iii) any failure by the Company to obtain the written assumption of this Plan by any successor to the Company as contemplated in Section 8(e) hereof; (iv) material reduction in target base salary and target bonus opportunity; or (v) mandatory relocation of 50 miles or more; provided, that to incur a termination of employment for Good Reason, the Participant must provide written notice to the Company of a Good Reason condition and at least 30 days’ written notice to the Company of the Participant’s election to terminate employment within 90 days after the initial existence of the condition. For the avoidance of doubt, failure for any reason to give written notice to the Company of a Good Reason condition during such 90-day period shall be deemed a waiver of the right to claim a voluntarily termination for Good Reason under this Agreement in relation to such event. If the Good Reason condition remains uncorrected for 30 days following such notice the Participant must terminate her employment within 90 days in order for such termination of employment to constitute Good Reason. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company may notify Participant before the Good Reason correction period expires that it will not correct the circumstance and the correction period shall end immediately.
(d) Allotment and Issuance of Vested Shares. The Company shall allot and issue the Vested Shares as soon as administratively practicable after such number of Shares are determined to have vested (as Vested Shares) pursuant to the Performance Criteria (but in no event later than March 15th of the year following the end of the Performance Period), and as further set forth above in the “PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT, VESTING AND RELEASE – Vesting / Release” section of this Agreement or as provided above in Sections 1.1(b), (c) and (d), as applicable. The Company shall have no obligation to allot and issue, and the Participant will have no right or title to, any Shares, and no Shares will be allotted and issued to the Participant, until satisfaction of the Performance Criteria.
(e) No Obligation to Employ. Nothing in the Plan or this Agreement shall confer on the Participant any right to continue in the employ of, or other relationship with, the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate to terminate the Participant’s employment or service relationship at any time, with or without cause.
(f) Nontransferability of RSU Award. None of the Participant’s rights under this Agreement or under the RSU Award may be transferred in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Participants in the U.S. may transfer or assign the RSU Award to Family Members through a gift or a domestic relations order (and not in a transfer for value), or as otherwise allowed by the Plan. The terms of this Agreement shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, successors and assigns of the Participant.
(g) Privileges of Share Ownership. The Participant shall not have any of the rights of a shareholder with respect to the shares underlying the RSU Award until the Vested Shares are allotted and issued after the applicable vest date.
(h) Interpretation. Any dispute regarding the interpretation of the terms and provisions with respect to the RSU Award and this Agreement shall be submitted by the Participant or the Company to the Committee for review. The resolution of such a dispute by the Committee shall be final and binding on the Company and on the Participant.
1.2 Title to Shares. Title will be provided in the Participant’s individual name on the Company’s records unless the Participant otherwise notifies Stock Administration of an alternative designation in compliance with the terms of this Agreement and applicable laws.
2. Delivery.
2.1 Deliveries by the Participant. The Participant hereby delivers to the Company this Agreement.
2.2 Deliveries by the Company. The Company will issue a duly executed share certificate or other documentation evidencing the Vested Shares in the name specified in Section 1.2 after such number of Shares are determined to have vested (as Vested Shares) pursuant to the Performance Criteria, and as further set forth above in the “PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT, VESTING AND RELEASE – Vesting / Release” section of this Agreement or as provided above in Sections 1.1(b), (c) and (d), as applicable; provided the Participant has delivered
and executed this Agreement prior to the applicable vesting date and has remained continuously employed by the Company or a Parent, Subsidiary, or Affiliate through the relevant date on which such Shares become Vested Shares.
3. Compliance with Laws and Regulations. The issuance and transfer of the Shares to the Participant shall be subject to and conditioned upon compliance by the Company and the Participant with all applicable requirements of any share exchange or automated quotation system on which the Company’s Ordinary Shares may be listed at the time of such issuance or transfer. The Participant understands that the Company is under no obligation to register or qualify the Shares with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any state, local or foreign securities commission or any share exchange to effect such compliance.
4. Rights as Shareholder. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Participant will have all of the rights of a shareholder of the Company with respect to the Vested Shares which have been allotted and issued to the Participant until such time as the Participant disposes of such Vested Shares.
5. Stop-Transfer Orders.
5.1 Stop-Transfer Instructions . The Participant agrees that, to ensure compliance with the restrictions imposed by this Agreement, the Company may issue appropriate “stop-transfer” instructions to its transfer agent, if any, and if the Company administers transfers of its own securities, it may make appropriate notations to the same effect in its own records.
5.2 Refusal to Transfer . The Company will not be required (i) to register in its books any Shares that have been sold or otherwise transferred in violation of any of the provisions of this Agreement or (ii) to treat as owner of such Shares, or to accord the right to vote or pay dividends to any Participant or other transferee to whom such Shares have been so transferred.
6. Taxes and Disposition of Shares.
6.1 Tax Obligations .
(a) Regardless of any action the Company or the Participant’s employer (the “Employer”) takes with respect to any or all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related items arising out of the Participant’s participation in the Plan and legally applicable to the Participant (“Tax-Related Items”), the Participant acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains the Participant’s responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company and/or the Employer. The Participant further acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the RSU Award, including but not limited to, the grant, vesting or issuance of Vested Shares underlying the RSU Award, the subsequent sale of Vested Shares acquired upon vesting and the receipt of any dividends; and (ii) do not commit and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the RSU Award to reduce or eliminate the Participant’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Furthermore, if the Participant has become subject to tax in more than one jurisdiction between the Date of Grant and the date of any relevant taxable event, the Participant acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (or former employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.
(b) Prior to the relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, the Participant shall pay or make arrangements satisfactory to the Company and/or the Employer to satisfy all Tax-Related Items. In this regard, the Participant authorizes the Company and/or the Employer, or their respective agents, at their discretion, to satisfy the Tax-Related Items by one or a combination of the following (i) withholding from the Participant’s wages or other cash compensation paid to the Participant by the Company, the Employer, or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company; or (ii) withholding from the proceeds of the sale of Vested Shares either through a voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by the Company (on the Participant’s behalf pursuant to this authorization); or (iii) withholding in Shares to be issued at vesting of the RSU Award.
(c) To avoid any negative accounting treatment, the Company may withhold or account for Tax-Related Items by considering applicable minimum statutory withholding amounts or other applicable withholding rates. If the obligation for the Tax-Related Items is satisfied by withholding in Shares, for tax purposes, the Participant is
deemed to have been issued the full number of Vested Shares, notwithstanding that a number of Shares are held back solely for the purpose of paying the Tax-Related Items due as a result of the Participant’s participation in the Plan.
(d) The Participant shall pay to the Company or the Employer any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company or the Employer may be required to withhold or account for as a result of the Participant’s participation in the Plan that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described in this section. The Company may refuse to issue or deliver the Vested Shares or the proceeds from the sale of Shares, if the Participant fails to comply with her obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items.
6.2 Disposition of Shares . The Participant hereby agrees that he or she shall make no disposition of the Shares (other than as permitted by this Agreement) unless and until the Participant shall have complied with all requirements of this Agreement applicable to the disposition of the Shares.
7. Nature of Grant. In accepting the RSU Award, the Participant acknowledges and agrees that:
(a) the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, is discretionary in nature and may be amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time;
(b) the grant of the RSU Award is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future RSU Awards, or benefits in lieu of RSU Awards, even if RSU Awards have been granted repeatedly in the past;
(c) all decisions with respect to future RSU Awards, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;
(d) the Participant’s participation in the Plan is voluntary;
(e) the future value of the Shares underlying the RSU Award is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty;
(f) no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from the forfeiture of the RSU Award resulting from a Termination of Service (for any reason whatsoever and whether or not in breach of local labor laws), and in consideration of the RSU Award to which the Participant is otherwise not entitled, the Participant irrevocably agrees never to institute any claim against the Company and/or the Employer, waives the Participant’s ability, if any, to bring any such claim, and releases the Company and/or the Employer from any such claim; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is allowed by a court of competent jurisdiction, then, by participating in the Plan, the Participant shall be deemed irrevocably to have agreed not to pursue such claim and agrees to execute any and all documents necessary to request dismissal or withdrawal of such claims; and
8. No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Participant’s participation in the Plan, or the sale of the Shares acquired upon vesting of the RSU Award. The Participant is hereby advised to consult with her own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding her participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.
9. Data Privacy.
(a) The Participant hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of the Participant’s personal data as described in this Agreement and any other RSU Award materials by and among, as applicable, the Employer, the Company and its Parent, Subsidiaries and Affiliates for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan.
(b) The Participant understands that the Company and the Employer may hold certain personal information about the Participant, including, but not limited to, the Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in the Company, details of all RSU Awards or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor, for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (“Data”).
(c) The Participant understands that Data will be transferred to the Company stock plan service provider as may be selected by the Company in the future, which is assisting the Company with the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. The Participant understands that the recipients of the Data may be located in the United States or elsewhere, and that the recipients’ country (e.g., the United States) may have different data privacy laws and protections from the Participant’s country. The Participant understands that he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting her local human resources representative. The Participant authorizes the Company, the Company stock plan service provider and any other possible recipients which may assist the Company (presently or in the future) with implementing, administering and managing the Plan to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the sole purpose of implementing, administering and managing her participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage the Participant’s participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that he or she may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing her local human resources representative. The Participant understands, however, that refusing or withdrawing her consent may affect the Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the consequences of the Participant’s refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, the Participant understands that he or she may contact her local human resources representative.
10. Non-Disclosure of Confidential Information.
(a) The Participant acknowledges that the Company’s business and services are highly specialized, the identity and particular needs of the Company’s customers, suppliers, and independent contractors are not generally known, and the documents, records, and information regarding the Company’s customers, suppliers, independent contractors, services, methods of operation, policies, procedures, sales, pricing, and costs are highly confidential information and constitute trade secrets. The Participant further acknowledges that the services rendered to the Company by the Participant have been or will be of a special and unusual character which have a unique value to the Company and that the Participant has had or will have access to trade secrets and confidential information belonging to the Company, the loss of which cannot be adequately compensated by damages in an action at law.
(b) The Participant agrees to not use, disclose, upload, download, copy, transfer, or delete any Confidential Information, including trade secrets, except as required in the performance of the Participant’s duties to the Company. “Confidential Information” means information that the Company has obtained in connection with its present or planned business, including information the Participant developed in the performance of the Participant’s duties for the Company, the disclosure of which could result in a competitive or other disadvantage to the Company. Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to, all information of Company to which the Participant has had or will have access, whether in oral, written, graphic or machine-readable form, including without limitation, records, lists, specifications, operations or systems manuals, decision processes, policies, procedures, profiles, system and management architectures, diagrams, graphs, models, sketches, technical data, research, business or financial information, plans, strategies, forecasts, forecast assumptions, business practices, marketing information and material, customer names, vendor lists, independent contractor lists, identities, or information, proprietary ideas, concepts, know-how, methodologies and all other information related to Company’s business and/or the business of any of its affiliates, knowledge of the Company’s customers, suppliers, employees, independent contractors, methods of operation, trade secrets, software, software code, methods of determining prices. Confidential Information shall also include all information of a third party to which Company and/or any of its affiliates have access and to which the Participant has had or will have access. The Participant will not, directly, or indirectly, copy, take, disclose, or remove from the Company’s premises, any of the Company’s books, records, customer lists, or any Confidential Information. The Participant acknowledges and understands that, pursuant to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016: An individual may not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that: (i) is made (A) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (B) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (ii) is made in a complaint or other document that is filed under seal in a lawsuit or other proceeding. Further, an individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the employer’s trade secrets to the individual’s attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding if the individual: (i) files any document containing the trade secret under seal; and (ii) does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to prohibit Participant from providing confidential information, reporting to or participating in an investigation with a
government agency or authority about a possible violation of law, or from making other disclosures protected by applicable whistleblower statutes. As used in this Section 10, “Company” includes any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate.
11. Employee Non-Solicitation. As used in this Section 11, "Company" includes any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate.
(a) Non-Solicitation of Employees During Employment. During the term of the Participant’s employment with the Company, the Participant will not, either on the Participant’s own account or for any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity (a) solicit, interfere with, or endeavor to cause any employee of the Company to leave employment with the Company; or (b) induce or attempt to induce any such employee to breach their obligations to the Company.
(b) Non-Solicitation of Employees After Employment. For a period of twelve (12) months following the date of the Participant’s separation from employment with the Company for any reason , the Participant will not, either on the Participant’s own account or for any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity, (a) solicit, interfere with, or endeavor to cause any employee of the Company to leave employment with the Company; or (b) refer any employee of the Company to anyone outside of the Company for the purpose of that employee seeking, obtaining, or entering into an employment relationship and/or agreement to provide services; or (c) induce or attempt to induce any such employee to breach their obligations to the Company.
12. Customer Non-Solicitation. As used in this Section 12, “Company” includes any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate.
(a) Non-Solicitation of Customers During Employment. During the term of the Participant’s employment with the Company, the Participant will not solicit, induce, or attempt to induce any past or current customer of the Company (i) to cease doing business, in whole or in part, with the Company; or (ii) to do business with any other person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity which performs services similar to or competitive with those provided by the Company.
(b) Non-Solicitation of Customers After Employment. For a period of twelve (12) months following the date of the Participant’s separation from employment with the Company for any reason, the Participant will not, either on the Participant’s own account or for any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity, either directly or through others, solicit, induce, or attempt to induce any past or current Customer (defined below) of the Company to terminate, reduce, or negatively alter his/her/its relationship with the Company or to do business with a Competing Company (defined below). The geographic scope of the covenants described in this Section 12 shall include any city, county, or state of the United States and any such other city, territory, country, or jurisdiction in which Participant has worked and/or performed services for the Company. For purposes of this Section 12, “Customer” means any person, company or entity that: (a) was a customer of the Company during the last two (2) years of Participant’s employment and/or at the time of the termination of Participant’s employment; or (b) was engaged in active negotiations with the Company relating to the purchase of services or products from the Company at any time during the two (2) years immediately prior to the termination of Participant’s employment. A “Customer” shall not include any customer that Participant did not solicit, service, or have business-related dealings with or receive Confidential Information about in the last two (2) years of Participant’s employment with the Company.
13. Non-Compete. As used in this Section 13, “Company” includes any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate.
For a period of twelve (12) months following the date on which the Participant’s employment with the Company terminates for any reason, regardless of whether the termination is initiated by the Participant or the Company, the Participant agrees that the Participant will not: (A) provide services that are the same or similar in function or purpose to that which Participant performed for the Company to a Competing Company within the Restricted Area (defined below); (B) own (other than the ownership of five percent (5%) or less of the shares of a publicly traded company) or operate a business that is a competitor of the Company; or (C) provide services that are otherwise likely to result in the use or disclosure of the Company’s Confidential Information.
A “Competing Company” is a person or entity engaged in the provision of a product or service which competes with the products and services offered by the Company, as to which Participant (a) had business-related involvement or
(b) received Confidential Information about during the last two (2) years of Participant’s employment with the Company.
The “Restricted Area” means the Company’s area of legitimate competitive concern based on Participant’s responsibilities to Flex and knowledge of the Company’s Confidential Information and goodwill with customers, clients, business partners, dealers, and agents as it exists in view of all relevant facts and circumstances. If Participant is or was an employee with defined geographic responsibilities, the Restricted Area shall include all geographies over which Participant had assigned responsibilities during the last two (2) years of Participant’s employment with the Company.
14. Additional Post-Employment Restrictive Covenant Terms.
(a) Consideration. Participant acknowledges that she would not have received the benefits and consideration provided under this Agreement but for her agreement to abide by its Non-Disclosure, Non-Solicitation, and Non-Compete (collectively, “Post-Employment Restrictive Covenants”) terms and that Participant’s agreement to the Post-Employment Restrictive Covenants is a material component of the consideration for this Agreement. Participant understands that s/he has the right to consult with an attorney regarding the terms of this Agreement before signing it, and that s/he has had at least 14 days to review the Agreement.
(b) Subsequent Employment. Participant agrees that, while employed by the Company and for twelve (12) months thereafter, Participant will communicate the terms of the Post-Employment Restrictive Covenants to any person, firm, association, partnership, corporation, or other entity that Participant intends to become employed by, associated with or represent, or contract for, prior to accepting and engaging in such employment, contract, association and/or representation.
(c) Tolling. Participant agrees that the applicable Restricted Period shall be tolled and suspended during and for the pendency of any violation of the Post-Employment Restrictive Covenants’ terms and for the pendency of any legal proceedings to enforce these terms, and that all time that is part of or subject to such tolling and suspension shall not be counted toward the 12-month duration of the Restricted Period.
(d) Reasonable and Necessary. Participant agrees that the Post-Employment Restrictive Covenants set forth in Sections 11, 12 and 13 are reasonable and necessary for the protection of the Company’s legitimate business interests, that they do not impose a greater restraint than is necessary to protect the goodwill or other business interests of the Company, that they contain reasonable limitations as to time and scope of activity to be restrained, that they do not unduly restrict Participant’s ability to earn a living, and that they are not unduly burdensome to Participant.
(e) Judicial Modification. If any restriction set forth in Sections 11, 12 or 13 is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable because it extends for too long a period of time or over too great a range of activities or in too broad a geographic area, it shall be interpreted to extend only over the maximum period of time, range of activities or geographic area as to which it may be enforceable.
15. Successors and Assigns . The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Agreement and in the Plan, this Agreement will be binding upon the Participant and the Participant's heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns.
16. Governing Law; Venue; Severability. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the state where the Participant resides excluding that body of laws pertaining to conflict of laws. For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises directly or indirectly from the relationship of the parties evidenced by the RSU Award or this Agreement, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state where you reside and agree that such litigation shall be conducted only in the applicable federal courts for the state where the Participant resides, or if the issue cannot be adjudicated by federal courts, then the state courts for the state where the Participant resides. If any provision of this Agreement is determined by a court of law to be illegal or unenforceable, then such provision will be enforced to the maximum extent possible and the other provisions will remain fully effective and enforceable.
17. Notices. Any notice required to be given or delivered to the Company shall be in writing and addressed to the Vice President of Finance of the Company at its corporate offices at 847 Gibraltar Drive, Milpitas, California 95035. Any notice required to be given or delivered to the Participant shall be in writing and addressed to the Participant at the address indicated on the signature page hereto or to such other address as the Participant may designate in writing from time to time to the Company. All notices shall be deemed effectively given upon personal delivery, three (3) days after deposit in the United States mail by certified or registered mail (return receipt requested), one (1) business day after its deposit with any return receipt express courier (prepaid), or one (1) business day after transmission by facsimile.
18. Headings. The captions and headings of this Agreement are included for ease of reference only and will be disregarded in interpreting or construing this Agreement. All references herein to Sections will refer to Sections of this Agreement.
19. Language. If the Participant has received this Agreement or any other document related to the Plan translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version is different from the English version, the English version will control.
20. Electronic Delivery. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to current or future participation in the Plan by electronic means. The Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.
21. Exhibits.. For the avoidance of doubt, Exhibit A constitutes part of this Agreement.
22. Code Section 409A. With respect to U.S. taxpayers, it is intended that the terms of the RSU Award will comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations relating thereto so as not to subject the Participant to the payment of additional taxes and interest under Section 409A of the Code, and this Agreement will be interpreted, operated and administered in a manner that is consistent with this intent. In furtherance of this intent, the Committee may adopt such amendments to this Agreement or adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions, in each case, without the consent of the Participant, that the Committee determines are reasonable, necessary or appropriate to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and related U.S. Department of Treasury guidance. In that light, the Company makes no representation or covenant to ensure that the RSU Awards that are intended to be exempt from, or compliant with, Section 409A of the Code are not so exempt or compliant or for any action taken by the Committee with respect thereto.
23. Imposition of Other Requirements. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the Participant’s participation in the Plan, on the RSU Award and on any Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Plan, and to require the Participant to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.
24. Remedies. In addition to all of the remedies otherwise available to the Company, the Company shall have the right to injunctive relief to restrain and enjoin any actual or threatened breach of Sections 10, 11, 12 and 13 of this Agreement. Participant further agrees that, in the event of a breach of Sections 10, 11, 12 and/or 13, (a) the Company shall be entitled to all of its remedies at law or in equity, including but not limited to monetary damages; (b) the Company shall be entitled to an accounting and repayment from Participant of all profits, compensation, commissions, remuneration or benefits that Participant directly or indirectly realized or may realize as a result of or in connection with any breach of the Post-Employment Restrictive Covenants, and such remedy shall be in addition to and not in limitation of any injunctive relief or other rights or remedies to which the Company may be entitled at law or equity. All of the Company’s remedies for breach of this Agreement shall be cumulative and the pursuit of one remedy will not be deemed to exclude any other remedies.
25. Entire Agreement; Recoupment.
(a) The Plan and this Agreement, together with all its Exhibits, constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, and supersede all prior
understandings and agreements, whether oral or written, between the parties hereto with respect to the specific subject matter hereof, including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Flex Ltd. Executive Severance Plan.
(b) In consideration of the grant of the RSU Award to the Participant, and notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (i) the RSU Award shall be subject to cancellation, and (ii) any Shares issued or payments made pursuant to the RSU Award shall be subject to recovery, clawback and/or recoupment, in each case, (x) as set forth in Section 14.16 of the Plan pursuant to any clawback or similar policy that the Company adopts or amends (or has adopted or amended), or (y) as required under applicable law or any applicable requirement of any share exchange on which such Shares may be listed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.
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FLEX LTD. AMENDED AND RESTATED 2017 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
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EXHIBIT 10.06
FLEX 2010 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
(Amended and Restated Effective as of June 6, 2025)
The Flex 2010 Deferred Compensation Plan (formerly known as the Flextronics International USA, Inc. 2010 Deferred Compensation Plan), as previously amended from time to time, is amended and restated in its entirety as set forth herein, effective as of June 6, 2025 (the “Restatement Date”). The Plan is an unfunded “top hat” plan maintained for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly compensated employees, and as such, is intended to be exempt from the provisions of Parts 2, 3 and 4 of Title I of ERISA. The Plan will be administered, operated and construed in accordance with such intention.
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
For purposes of the Plan, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings set forth below, unless their context clearly requires a different meaning:
1.1 “Account” means the bookkeeping account maintained by the Plan Administrator on behalf of each Participant pursuant to this Plan. The Account shall be a bookkeeping entry only and shall be used solely as a device to measure and determine the amounts, if any, to be paid to a Participant or the Participant’s Beneficiary under the Plan. The Plan Administrator shall cause a Participant’s Account to be maintained in the form of one or more subaccounts, including a Deferral Account, an Award Account, and such subaccounts as may be established in the discretion of the Plan Administrator with respect to amounts credited thereto for one or more Plan Years.
1.2 “Affiliate” means, with respect to the Company, any entity directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Company, or any other entity designated by the Committee in which the Company or an Affiliate has an interest.
1.3 “Arbitrable Dispute” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.7.
1.4 “Award Account” means the bookkeeping account maintained by the Plan Administrator with respect to a Participant that is credited with an amount equal to a Discretionary Award granted pursuant to Article IV, if any, and earnings pursuant to Article V.
1.5 “Award Agreement” means the document or documents prepared by the Company and distributed to a Participant to advise the Participant of the terms, conditions, and limitations of a Discretionary Award credited to the Participant’s Award Account pursuant to Article IV.
1.6 “Base Salary” means the base compensation payable by the Employer to an Eligible Employee in cash during a Plan Year, excluding severance payments, garden leave payments and other similar payments. For purposes of this Plan, an Eligible Employee’s Base Salary shall be determined prior to reduction for any deferrals under this Plan or under any other
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plan of the Employer under Sections 125 or 401(k) of the Code. For purposes of this Plan, any Base Salary payable after the last day of a calendar year solely for services performed during a final payroll period described in Section 3401(b) of the Code containing December 31 of such year shall be treated as earned during the subsequent calendar year.
1.7 “Beneficiary” or “Beneficiaries” means the person or persons, including one or more trusts, designated by a Participant in accordance with Article VII Plan to receive payment of the remaining balance of the Participant's Account in the event of the death of the Participant prior to the Participant's receipt of the entire amount credited to the Participant’s Account.
1.8 “Beneficiary Designation” means a Participant’s written designation of one or more Beneficiaries, made in such manner (which may include an electronic format and may require consent by the Participant’s spouse) as designated by the Plan Administrator.
1.9 “Board” means the Board of Directors of Flex.
1.10 “Bonus” means any incentive bonus or commission payable in cash to an Eligible Employee pursuant to any incentive compensation or commission plan of the Employer that is designated by the Committee or the Plan Administrator as an eligible source of compensation for deferral under this Plan, determined prior to reduction for any deferrals under this Plan or under any other plan of the Employer under Sections 125 or 401(k) of the Code. For purposes of clarity, a Bonus shall not include any severance payments, garden leave payments or other similar payments.
1.11 “Change in Control” means a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of its assets, within the meaning of Section 409A.
1.12 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Treasury Regulations issued thereunder.
1.13 “Committee” means the Compensation and People Committee of the Board.
1.14 “Company” means Flextronics International USA, Inc. or any successor organization thereto.
1.15 “Deferral Account” means the bookkeeping account maintained by the Plan Administrator with respect to a Participant that is credited with deferrals of Base Salary and/or Bonus deferred by a Participant pursuant to Article III, if any, and earnings pursuant to Article V.
1.16 “Deferral Election” means a Participant's written election, made in such manner as designated by the Plan Administrator (which may include an electronic format), to defer a portion of the Participant’s Base Salary and/or Bonus for a Plan Year and to designate the time and/or form of payment for such deferrals in accordance with the provisions of Article III, which Deferral Election, once it has become effective, shall be irrevocable with respect to the Plan Year to which it applies, except as otherwise explicitly provided in the Plan.
1.17 “Disability Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3.
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1.18 “Disabled” means, with respect to a Participant, that any one or more of the following applies:
(a) The Social Security Administration has determined that such Participant is totally disabled.
(b) The Participant is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.
(c) The Participant is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Participant’s employer.
This definition of “Disabled” shall be construed and administered in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A.
1.19 “Discretionary Award” means a credit by the Company to a Participant’s Account in accordance with the provisions of Article IV of the Plan. Discretionary Awards, if any, shall be credited at the sole discretion of the Company, and the fact that a Discretionary Award may be credited in one year shall not obligate the Company to continue to make any such Discretionary Award in any subsequent year.
1.20 “Eligible Employee” has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.1 hereof.
1.21 “Employee” means any employee of an Employer.
1.22 “Employer” means, with respect to any Participant, the entity (which must be incorporated or organized in the United States), whether the Company or an Affiliate of the Company that has adopted the Plan with the approval of the Company, that receives services from such Participant and is a member of the same controlled group of corporations or the same group of trades or businesses under common control (within the meaning of Sections 414(b) and 414(c) of the Code, as modified by Section 415(h) of the Code) as the Company, or an affiliated service group (as defined in Section 414(m) of the Code which includes the Company, or any other entity required to be aggregated with the Company pursuant to Section 414(o) of the Code or Section 409A.
1.23 “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
1.24 “Flex” means Flex Ltd. (formerly known as Flextronics International Ltd.), or any successor organization thereto.
1.25 “For Cause” means, with respect to a Participant, that (a) the Participant shall have committed a felony, fraud, theft, embezzlement involving the assets of the Company; (b)
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the Participant willfully violates or causes the Company to violate, in a material respect, any statute, law ordinance, rule or regulation relating to, or written policy of, the Company, which violation results in a material adverse effect to the Company’s business or financial condition; or (c) the Participant engages in any activity which is outside the scope of the Participant’s authority and can reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business.
1.26 “Indemnified Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.12(a).
1.27 “Installment-Eligible Termination” means a Participant’s Separation from Service after reaching age 59.
1.28 “Involuntary Separation from Service” means any Separation from Service that is either an Involuntary Termination Without Cause or a Voluntary Termination for Good Reason.
1.29 “Involuntary Termination Without Cause” means a Separation from Service due to the independent exercise of the unilateral authority of the Company to terminate a Participant’s services other than For Cause. A termination by the Company shall be presumed to be an Involuntary Termination Without Cause unless the Company sets forth in a written notice of termination the grounds for such termination to be For Cause.
1.30 “Officers” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.12(b).
1.31 “Participant” means any Eligible Employee who (a) at any time has elected to defer the receipt of Base Salary and/or Bonus in accordance with the Plan or (b) whose Account has been credited with a Discretionary Award, and who, in any case, has not received complete payment of the amount credited to the Participant’s Account.
1.32 “Plan” means this Flex 2010 Deferred Compensation Plan, amended and restated effective as of June 6, 2025, as it may be further amended from time to time.
1.33 “Plan Administrator” means the Chief Human Resources Officer of Flex, or such any successor to such position, or such other person or persons who may be designated by the Committee from time to time to serve as Plan Administrator.
1.34 “Plan Year” means each calendar year (or portion thereof) during which the Plan is in effect; provided that as the context may require with respect to a Participant’s Bonus that is earned for services performed during a 12-month period other than the calendar year, “Plan Year” shall mean such 12-month period with respect to with the Participant’s Bonus is earned.
1.35 “Re-Deferral Election” has the meaning given to such term in Section 6.6 hereof.
1.36 “Released Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.12(c).
1.37 “Restatement Date” means June 6, 2025.
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1.38 “Separation from Service” means a Participant’s termination of employment or service with the Employer in such a manner as to constitute a “separation from service” as defined under Section 409A.
1.39 “Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code.
1.40 “Trust” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.4(b).
1.41 “Trustee” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.12(a).
1.42 “Unforeseeable Emergency” means an “unforeseeable emergency” as defined under Section 409A. In general, for purposes of Section 409A, an “unforeseeable emergency” means a severe financial hardship to a Participant resulting from an illness or accident of the Participant, the Participant’s spouse, the Participant’s Beneficiary, or the Participant’s dependent (as defined in Section 152 of the Code, without regard to Sections 152(b)(1), (b)(2), and (d)(1)(B)); loss of the Participant’s property due to casualty (including the need to rebuild a home following damage to a home not otherwise covered by insurance, for example, not as a result of a natural disaster); or other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant.
1.43 “Vesting Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).
1.44 “Voluntary Termination for Good Reason” means a Separation from Service by the Participant due to one of the following conditions arising without the consent of the Participant:
(a) Executive Leadership Team Participants. If the Participant is the Chief Executive Officer of Flex or a member of the Flex Executive Leadership Team who reports to the Chief Executive Officer (an “ELT Participant”):
(i) A material diminution in the position, authority, duties or responsibilities of the ELT Participant;
(ii) The assignment to the Participant of any duties that are materially inconsistent with the ELT Participant’s status as an officer;
(iii) Any failure by the Company to obtain the written assumption of this Plan by any successor to the Company as contemplated in Section 10.8 hereof;
(iv) Material reduction in target base salary and target bonus opportunity; or
(v) Mandatory relocation of 50 miles or more.
(b) Other Participants. If the Participant is not an ELT Participant:
(i) A material reduction in target base salary and target bonus opportunity (other than as part of an across-the-board, proportional salary reduction applicable to similarly situated employees); or
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(ii) Mandatory relocation of 50 miles or more.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan, no Voluntary Termination for Good Reason shall occur unless (x) the Participant has given written notice to the Company of the existence of a condition described above within ninety (90) days of the initial existence of such condition, (y) such condition has not been remedied by the Company within thirty (30) days after the receipt of such notice, and (z) the Participant terminates his or her employment within thirty (30) days after the expiration of such cure period.
ARTICLE II
ELIGIBILITY
2.1 Eligibility. Participation in the Plan is limited to any employee of the Company (or a participating Affiliate that is incorporated or organized in the United States) who (i) is selected by the Committee or the Plan Administrator, in its discretion, as eligible to participate in the Plan, and (ii) is a member of a “select group of management or highly compensated employees,” within the meaning of Sections 201, 301 and 401 of ERISA (each an “Eligible Employee”). In lieu of designating individual Eligible Employees for Plan participation, the Committee or the Plan Administrator may establish eligibility criteria (consistent with the requirements of this Section 2.1) providing for participation of all Eligible Employees who satisfy such criteria. The Committee or the Plan Administrator may at any time, in its sole discretion, change the eligibility criteria for Eligible Employees, or determine that one or more Participants will cease to be an Eligible Employee. An Eligible Employee shall become eligible to participate in the Plan effective as of the first day of a calendar quarter as designated by the Committee or the Plan Administrator.
2.2 Enrollment Requirements. Except as otherwise determined by the Plan Administrator, as a condition to participation, each Eligible Employee shall make a Deferral Election no later than the date or dates specified by the Plan Administrator in accordance with the Plan. In addition, the Plan Administrator may establish from time to time such other enrollment requirements as it determines in its sole discretion are necessary.
2.3 Commencement Date. Except as otherwise may be provided by the Committee or the Plan Administrator pursuant to Section 3.1, each Eligible Employee first shall be eligible to commence participation in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Plan effective as of January 1 of the Plan Year next following the Plan Year in which he or she becomes an Eligible Employee pursuant to Section 2.1. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee or the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, may permit an Eligible Employee to commence participation in the Plan upon such earlier date as may be specified by the Committee or the Plan Administrator that is the first day of a calendar quarter, consistent with the Plan and Section 409A.
2.4 Termination of Eligibility. An Eligible Employee’s right to make any Deferral Elections under the Plan shall cease with respect to the Plan Year following the Plan Year in which such individual ceases to be an Eligible Employee, although any such individual shall continue to be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan for so long as such individual remains a Participant.
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ARTICLE III
DEFERRAL ELECTIONS
3.1 Certain Newly Eligible Participants. Except as otherwise determined by the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, newly Eligible Employees shall not be permitted to make a Deferral Election with respect to Base Salary and/or Bonus earned during the Plan Year in which the Eligible Employee is first eligible to participate in the Plan. However, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, may permit any Eligible Employee to make a Deferral Election with respect to the Eligible Employee’s Base Salary earned for services performed during the Plan Year in which the Eligible Employee is first eligible to participate in the Plan (and in any other plan that would be aggregated with the Plan under Section 409A), as determined in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(a)(7); provided, however, that such Deferral Election (a) is made and becomes irrevocable no later than the 30th day after the date that the Eligible Employee first becomes eligible to participate in the Plan (or by such earlier date as specified by the Plan Administrator), and (b) shall apply only to Base Salary earned for services performed after the date that the Deferral Election becomes irrevocable, as determined by the Plan Administrator in accordance with Section 409A.
3.2 Annual Deferral Elections. Unless the Plan Administrator determines to permit an election pursuant to Section 3.1, and except as otherwise determined by the Plan Administrator, each Eligible Employee may elect to defer Base Salary and/or Bonus for a Plan Year by filing a Deferral Election with the Plan Administrator only in accordance with the following rules:
(a) Base Salary. The Deferral Election with respect to Base Salary must be made by such date as specified by the Plan Administrator that is not later than December 31 of the Plan Year immediately preceding the Plan Year for which such Base Salary would otherwise be earned.
(b) Bonus.
(i) In General. With respect to any Bonus to which Section 3.2(b)(ii) does not apply, a Participant’s Deferral Election must be made by such date as specified by the Plan Administrator that is not later than December 31 of the calendar year immediately preceding January 1 of the Plan Year with which or during which the applicable Bonus performance period begins.
(ii) Certain Elections with Respect to Fiscal Year Compensation. In the case of an Employer with a taxable year other than the calendar year, the Plan Administrator may determine that “Fiscal Year Compensation” may be deferred at the Participant’s election with an “Applicable Election Date” of the close of the Employer’s taxable year immediately preceding the first taxable year of the Employer in which any services are performed for which such compensation is payable, in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(a)(6). For purposes of this paragraph, the term “Fiscal Year Compensation” means compensation relating to a period of service coextensive with the taxable year of the Employer (or consecutive
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taxable years of the Employer), of which no amount is paid or payable during the Employer’s taxable year (or years) constituting the period of service.
3.3 Amount Deferred. A Participant shall designate on a Deferral Election the portion of the Participant Base Salary and/or Bonus that is to be deferred with respect to the applicable Plan Year in accordance with this Article III. The Participant may specify a different portion to be deferred for each element of the Participant’s deferrable compensation (Base Salary and/or Bonus). For each Plan Year, a Participant may defer (in 1% increments) up to 70% of the Participant’s Base Salary, and/or up to 70% of the Participant’s Bonus.
3.4 Elections as to Time and Form of Payment. Each Deferral Election will specify the time and form of payment for each element of compensation (Base Salary and/or Bonus) deferred by the Participant for the applicable Plan Year, subject to the provisions of Article VI. A Participant may elect the time and form of payment applicable to such deferrals in connection with the Participant’s Installment-Eligible Termination or an in-service distribution date as provided pursuant to this Section 3.4. In the event of a Participant’s Separation from Service prior to Installment-Eligible Termination, or in the event of the Participant’s death or Disability, payment of the Participant’s Deferral Account shall be made as provided in Section 6.2, Section 6.3, or Section 6.4, as applicable, notwithstanding any election made by such Participant pursuant to this Section 3.4.
(a) Time of Payment Election. A Participant may elect for payment of the amount deferred pursuant to the Participant’s Deferral Election for a Plan Year to be made, or to commence, as follows:
(i) Installment-Eligible Termination Election. On the first business day of the first calendar quarter beginning on or after the date that is six (6) months after the Participant’s Installment-Eligible Termination; or
(ii) In-Service Election. On the first business day of a specified calendar quarter in a Plan Year that is no earlier than the second Plan Year after the Plan Year for which such Deferral Election is made, provided that the Participant does not incur a Separation from Service prior to such date.
(b) Form of Payment Election. A Participant may elect to receive payment of the amount deferred pursuant to the Participant’s Deferral Election for a Plan Year and payable at the time provided pursuant to Section 3.4(a) in one of the following forms of payment:
(i) A single lump sum payment, or
(ii) Substantially equal annual installments over a period of up to ten (10) years.
(c) Default Time and Form of Payment. To the extent that a Participant does not designate the time and form of payment on a Deferral Election as provided in this Section 3.4 (or such designation does not comply with the terms of the Plan), the Participant shall be deemed to have elected to receive a single lump sum payment on the first business day of the first
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calendar quarter beginning on or after the date that is six (6) months after the Participant’s Installment-Eligible Termination.
3.5 Duration and Cancellation of Deferral Elections.
(a) Duration. Once irrevocable, a Deferral Election shall only be effective for the Plan Year with respect to which such election was made. Except as otherwise provided pursuant to Section 3.5(b), Section 6.5 or Section 6.6 hereof, a Deferral Election for a Plan Year, once irrevocable, may not be cancelled or modified.
(b) Cancellation.
(i) The Plan Administrator may, in its sole discretion, cancel a Participant’s Deferral Election where such cancellation occurs by the later of the end of the Plan Year in which the Participant incurs a “disability” or the fifteenth (15th) day of the third month following the date the Participant incurs a “disability.” For purposes of this Section 3.5(b)(i), a “disability” refers to any medically determinable physical or mental impairment resulting in the Participant’s inability to perform the duties of his or her position or any substantially similar position, where such impairment can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than six months.
(ii) The Plan Administrator may, in its sole discretion, cancel a Participant’s Deferral Election due to an Unforeseeable Emergency, a hardship distribution pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.401(k)-1(d)(3) or such other event or condition as may be permitted under Section 409A pursuant to generally applicable guidance published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin.
(iii) If a Participant’s Deferral Election is cancelled with respect to a particular Plan Year in accordance with this Section 3.5(b), such Participant may make a new Deferral Election for a subsequent Plan Year only in accordance with Section 3.2 hereof.
3.6 Vesting. Each Participant shall at all times have a fully vested interest in any amounts credited to the Participant’s Deferral Account in accordance with a Deferral Election made pursuant to this Article III.
ARTICLE IV
DISCRETIONARY AWARDS
4.1 In General. In any Plan Year, the Committee or the Plan Administrator, in its discretion, may, but shall not be required to, credit a Discretionary Award to a Participant’s Account, in such amount as determined by the Committee or the Plan Administrator, in its discretion. For the avoidance of doubt, the Committee and the Plan Administrator shall have no obligation to treat Eligible Employees or Participants consistently with respect to any Discretionary Awards, nor shall any Participant who receives a Discretionary Award to his or her Account in one Plan Year have any right to receive a Discretionary Award in any other Plan Year. A Discretionary Award, if any, generally shall be credited to a Participant’s Account either on July 1 of the applicable Plan Year, or with respect to the initial Discretionary Award credited to an Eligible Employee’s Account, on the first day of such other calendar quarter as
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determined in the discretion of the Committee or the Plan Administrator; provided, however, that a Discretionary Award may be credited to a Participant’s Account on any other date selected in the discretion of the Committee or the Plan Administrator. In any event, the Committee and the Plan Administrator reserve the right to amend, reduce, or eliminate any Discretionary Award at any time prior to the date that such Discretionary Award is credited to the Participant’s Account, and a Participant whose employment terminates for any reason prior to such date will not be eligible to receive such Discretionary Award.
4.2 Vesting of Discretionary Awards.
(a) Vesting Schedule. Except as otherwise provided below, or as otherwise determined by the Committee or the Plan Administrator and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement, the portion of a Participant’s Account attributable to a Discretionary Award will become one hundred percent (100%) vested on the fourth anniversary of the date that the Discretionary Award was credited to the Participant’s Account (the “Vesting Date”), subject to the Participant’s continued employment until the Vesting Date, and any unvested portion of a Participant’s Account that is attributable to Discretionary Awards shall be forfeited automatically and without further action or notice in the event of the termination of the Participant’s employment with the Employer for any reason.
(b) Accelerated or Continued Vesting. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Section 4.2(a), and except as otherwise determined by the Committee or the Plan Administrator and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement:
(i) The portion of a Participant’s Award Account attributable to a Discretionary Award will continue to vest on the scheduled Vesting Date, in the event of the Participant’s voluntary Separation from Service prior to the applicable Vesting Date and on or after the date that (x) the Participant has attained age fifty-five (55) and completed at least five (5) years of service, and (y), the sum of the Participant’s age plus the Participant’s years of service equals at least sixty-five (65), provided that all of the following requirements are satisfied:
(A) As may be required by the Company in its discretion, the Participant provides up to six (6) months of advance written notice of such voluntary Separation from Service, which is irrevocable by the Participant;
(B) The Participant executes a release of claims in the format specified by the Company, and such release of claims becomes effective and irrevocable in accordance with its terms; and
(C) The Participant complies with all applicable Confidential Information, Employee Non-Solicitation, Customer Non-Solicitation, and Non-Compete provisions set forth in the Participant’s Award Agreement.
(ii) If a Participant incurs a Separation from Service due to death or Disability, as determined in the sole discretion of the Company, the Participant shall be 100% vested in the balance of all subaccounts in the Participant’s Award Account on the date of such Separation from Service.
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(iii) If a Participant incurs an Involuntary Separation from Service that occurs within two years following a Change in Control, the Participant shall be 100% vested in the balance of each subaccount in the Participant’s Award Account on the date of such Involuntary Separation from Service.
(iv) The Committee is authorized in its sole and absolute discretion to waive vesting conditions, or accelerate vesting, with respect to any portion of a Participant's Award Account, provided that such waiver or acceleration does not result in a change in the time of payment Code Section 409A and Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(j)(1).
4.3 Time and Form of Payment of Award Account.
(a) Default Time and Form of Payment. Except as otherwise may be provided pursuant to a Re-Deferral Election made by the Participant pursuant to Section 6.6, or as otherwise provided pursuant to Article VI, or as otherwise determined by the Committee or the Plan Administrator and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement, the vested portion of a Participant’s Award Account shall be payable in a single lump sum as soon as practicable after the applicable Vesting Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and except as otherwise determined by the Committee or the Plan Administrator and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement:
(i) In the event that a Discretionary Award held by a Participant becomes vested due to the Participant’s voluntary Separation from Service prior to the applicable Vesting Date under the circumstances described in Section 4.2(b)(i), the vested portion of the Participant’s Award Account attributable to such Discretionary Award shall be payable in a single lump sum as soon as practicable after the applicable Vesting Date (or, if later, on the first business day of the first calendar quarter beginning on or after the date that is six (6) months after the Participant’s Separation from Service).
(ii) In the event that a Participant’s Award Account becomes vested due to the Participant’s death prior to the applicable Vesting Date as described in Section 4.2(b)(ii), the vested portion of the Participant’s Award Account shall be payable as provided in Section 6.3.
(iii) In the event that a Participant’s Award Account becomes vested due to the Participant’s Disability prior to the applicable Vesting Date as described in Section 4.2(b)(ii), the vested portion of the Participant’s Award Account shall be payable as provided in Section 6.4.
(iv) In the event that a Participant’s Award Account becomes vested prior to the applicable Vesting Date due to the Participant’s Involuntary Separation from Service described in Section 4.2(b)(iii), the vested portion of the Participant’s Award Account shall be payable in a single lump sum on the first business day of the first calendar quarter beginning on or after the date that is six (6) months after the Participant’s Separation from Service (or, if earlier, within ninety (90) days after the Participant’s death).
(b) Pre-2025 Awards. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the time and form of payment of the vested portion of a Participant’s Award Account attributable to Discretionary
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Awards credited during Plan Years prior to 2025 shall be determined based on the terms of the Plan and the Participant’s time and form of payment elections in effect immediately prior to the Restatement Date.
ARTICLE V
CREDITING OF GAINS, LOSSES AND EARNINGS TO ACCOUNTS
Each Participant’s Account will be credited with gains, losses and earnings based on hypothetical investment directions made by the Participant in accordance with hypothetical investment crediting options and procedures established from time to time by the Committee or the Plan Administrator in its discretion. The Committee and the Plan Administrator specifically retain the right to change the hypothetical investment crediting options and procedures from time to time. By electing to defer any amount under the Plan, each Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Company is not and shall not be required to make any investment in connection with the Plan, nor is it required to follow the Participant’s hypothetical investment directions in any actual investment it may make or acquire in connection with the Plan. Any amounts credited to a Participant’s Account with respect to which a Participant does not provide hypothetical investment direction shall be credited with gains, losses and earnings as if such amounts were invested in a hypothetical investment option or based upon such interest rate as may be selected by the Committee or the Plan Administrator in its discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, following a Change in Control, the hypothetical investment options available under the Plan shall not be changed in a manner that is reasonably likely to be adverse to Participants.
ARTICLE VI
PAYMENTS
6.1 Payment of Participant Accounts. Except as otherwise provided in this Article VI:
(a) Deferral Account. In the event of a Participant’s Installment-Eligible Termination or the occurrence, prior to the Participant’s Separation from Service, of an applicable in-service payment date elected by the Participant pursuant to Section 3.4(a)(ii), the Participant’s Deferral Account shall be paid, or commence to be paid, in accordance with the applicable time and form of payment specified in the Participant’s applicable Deferral Election pursuant to Section 3.4; and
(b) Award Account. A Participant’s Award Account, to the extent vested, shall be paid as provided pursuant to Section 4.3.
6.2 Deferral Account: Separation from Service Before Installment-Eligible Termination. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, in the event of the Participant’s Separation from Service for any reason prior to the Participant’s Installment-Eligible Termination, death or Disability or prior the occurrence of a an applicable in-service payment date elected by the Participant pursuant to Section 3.4(a)(ii), the balance of the Participant’s Deferral Account as to which payment has not previously commenced shall be paid to the Participant in a single lump sum payment on the first business day of the first calendar quarter beginning on or after the date that is six (6) months after the Participant’s Separation from Service, regardless of any time and form of payment election made by the Participant pursuant to Section 3.4.
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6.3 Deferral Account and Award Account: Death of Participant. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, in the event of the Participant’s death, vested portion of the Participant’s Account shall be paid to the Participant’s Beneficiary or Beneficiaries in a single lump sum within 90 days after the Participant’s death.
6.4 Deferral Account and Award Account: Disability of Participant. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, in the event of the Participant’s Disability, the vested portion of the Participant’s Account shall be paid to the Participant in a single lump sum within 90 days after the Participant’s Disability.
6.5 Deferral Account and Award Account: Unforeseeable Emergency. The Plan Administrator may, in its sole discretion, provide for payment of the vested portion of a Participant’s Account that is reasonably necessary to satisfy a need due to an Unforeseeable Emergency pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(3)(iii). Any distributions because of an Unforeseeable Emergency must be limited to the amount reasonably necessary to satisfy the emergency need (which may include amounts necessary to pay any federal, state, local, or foreign income taxes or penalties reasonably anticipated to result from the distribution), determined by taking into account the additional compensation upon cancellation of the Participant’s Deferral Election pursuant to Section 3.5(b).
6.6 Re-Deferral Elections. A Participant may elect, on a form provided by the Plan Administrator in accordance with this Section 6.6, which may be electronic, to change the time and/or form of payment with respect to one or more of his or her Deferral Elections or Discretionary Awards to a later time in accordance with this Section 6.6 (a “Re-Deferral Election”). Each such Re-Deferral Election must be filed with the Plan Administrator at least twelve (12) months prior to the date that the payment otherwise would have been made (or commenced) under the Plan. On each such Re-Deferral Election, the Participant must delay the payment date for a period of at least five (5) years after the date that payment otherwise would have been made (or commenced) under the Plan, except with respect to payment in the event of the Participant’s death, Disability or Unforeseeable Emergency.
6.7 Limited Cash-Outs. The Committee or the Plan Administrator may, in its discretion, require a lump sum payment of a Participant’s Account at any time if the amount deferred under the Plan does not exceed the applicable dollar amount under Section 402(g)(1)(B) of the Code, provided that such lump sum payment results in the termination and liquidation of the entirety of the Participant’s interest under the Plan, including all agreements, methods, programs or other arrangements with respect to which deferrals of compensation are treated as having been deferred under a single nonqualified deferred compensation plan under Section 409A.
6.8 Discretionary Acceleration of Payments. The Committee or the Plan Administrator may, in its discretion, accelerate the time or schedule of a payment under the Plan to a time or form otherwise permitted under Section 409A in accordance with the requirements, restrictions and limitations of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(j).
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6.9 Discretionary Delay of Payments. The Committee or the Plan Administrator may, in its discretion, delay the time or form of a payment under the Plan to a time or form otherwise permitted under Section 409A in accordance with the requirements, restrictions and limitations of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(7).
6.10 Actual Date of Payment. To the extent permitted by Section 409A, the Committee or the Plan Administrator, in its discretion, may cause any payment under this Plan to be made or commence on any later date that occurs in the same calendar year as the date on which payment otherwise would be required to be made under this Plan, or, if later, by the fifteenth (15th) day of the third month after the date on which payment would otherwise be required to be made under this Plan. Further, to the extent permitted by Section 409A, the Committee or the Plan Administrator may delay payment in the event that it is not administratively possible to make payment on the date (or within the periods) specified in this Article VI, or if making the payment would jeopardize the ability of the Company (or any entity which would be considered to be a single employer with the Company under Section 414(b) or Section 414(c) of the Code) to continue as a going concern. Notwithstanding the foregoing, payment must be made no later than the latest possible date permitted under Section 409A.
6.11 Discharge of Obligations. The payment to a Participant (or to his or her Beneficiary or estate) of an Account in a single lump sum or the number of installments as provided pursuant to this Plan shall discharge all obligations of the Company and its Affiliates to such Participant (and Beneficiary or estate) under the Plan with respect to that Participant’s Account.
6.12 Calculation of Installment Payments. In the event that any portion of a Participant’s Account is paid in installments: (i) the first installment shall commence at the time specified pursuant to Section 3.4(b) and/or Section 4.4, as applicable; (ii) each subsequent installment shall be paid on or as soon as practicable after the applicable anniversary of the payment commencement date; (iii) the amount of each installment shall equal the quotient obtained by dividing the applicable portion of the Participant’s vested Account balance as of the date of such installment payment (or as of such earlier date as may be reasonably determined by the Plan Administrator to facilitate the administration of the Plan) by the number of installment payments remaining to be paid at the time of the calculation; and (iv) the amount remaining unpaid shall continue to be credited with gains, losses and earnings as provided in Article V hereof. For purposes of Section 409A, each series of installment payments under the Plan shall be treated as a right to a single payment.
ARTICLE VII
BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION
7.1 Beneficiary Designation.
(a) “Beneficiary” or “Beneficiaries” shall mean the person or persons, including an entity, trustee, personal representative or other fiduciary, last designated in writing by a Participant in accordance with procedures established by the Committee to receive the benefits specified hereunder in the event of the Participant’s death. A Beneficiary Designation shall be effective only when the Beneficiary Designation is filed with the Committee while the Participant is alive, and a subsequent Beneficiary Designation filed with the Committee while the
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Participant is alive will cancel all of the Participant's Beneficiary Designations previously filed with the Committee. Once received and acknowledged by the Committee, a Beneficiary Designation shall be effective as of the date the designation was executed, but without prejudice to the Committee on account of any payment made before the change is received and acknowledged by the Committee.
(b) If there is no valid Beneficiary Designation in effect, or if there is no surviving designated Beneficiary, then the Participant’s surviving spouse shall be the Beneficiary. If there is no surviving spouse to receive any benefits payable in accordance with the preceding sentence, the Beneficiary shall be the duly appointed and currently acting personal representative of the Participant’s estate, or such Beneficiary as shall be determined by the Plan Administrator using equitable procedures adopted by the Plan Administrator.
(c) In the event any amount is payable under the Plan to a minor, payment shall not be made to the minor, but instead be paid (i) to that person’s living parent(s) to act as custodian, (ii) if that person’s parents are then divorced, and one parent is the sole custodial parent, to such custodial parent, or (iii) if no parent of that person is then living, to a custodian selected by the Plan Administrator to hold the funds for the minor under the Uniform Transfers or Gifts to Minors Act in effect in the jurisdiction in which the minor resides. If no parent is living and the Plan Administrator decides not to select another custodian to hold the funds for the minor, then payment shall be made to the duly appointed and currently acting guardian of the estate for the minor or, if no guardian of the estate for the minor is duly appointed and currently acting within 60 days after the date the amount becomes payable, payment may be deposited with the court having jurisdiction over the estate of the minor.
7.2 Effect of Payment. The payment to the Beneficiary or deemed Beneficiary, in accordance with the provisions of this Plan, shall completely discharge all obligations under this Plan of the Company, the Employer, the Committee and the Plan Administrator.
ARTICLE VIII
ADMINISTRATION AND CLAIMS PROCEDURES
8.1 General. The Committee shall administer the Plan and may select one or more persons to serve as the Plan Administrator. The Plan Administrator shall have authority to perform any act that the Committee is entitled to perform under this Plan, except to the extent that the Committee specifies limitations on the Plan Administrator’s authority. Any person selected to serve as the Plan Administrator may, but need not, be a Committee member or an officer or employee of the Company. However, if a person serving as Plan Administrator or a member of the Committee is a Participant, such person may not decide or vote on a matter affecting his interest as a Participant. The Committee or Plan Administrator shall administer the Plan in accordance with its terms, and shall have all powers necessary to accomplish such purpose, including the power and authority to reasonably construe and interpret the Plan, to reasonably define the terms used herein, to reasonably prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations, agreements, forms, and notices relating to the administration of the Plan, and to make all other determinations reasonably necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. The Committee or Plan Administrator may appoint additional agents and delegate thereto powers and duties under the Plan. The actions taken and the decisions made by the Committee and the Plan Administrator hereunder, as applicable, shall be final, conclusive, and binding on all
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persons, including the Company, its Affiliates, Eligible Employees, Participants, and their estates and Beneficiaries.
8.2 Claims Procedure. Any person who believes he is entitled to receive a benefit under the Plan shall make application in writing in the form and in the manner prescribed by the Plan Administrator. If any claim for benefits filed by any person under the Plan (the “claimant”) is denied in whole or in part, the Plan Administrator shall issue a written notice of such adverse benefit determination to the claimant. The notice shall be issued to the claimant within a reasonable period of time but in no event later than 90 days from the date the claim for benefits was filed or, if special circumstances require an extension, within 180 days of such date. The notice issued by the Plan Administrator shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant and shall include the following: (a) the specific reason or reasons for any adverse benefit determination, (b) the specific Plan provisions on which any adverse benefit determination is based, (c) a description of any further material or information which is necessary for the claimant to perfect his or her claim and an explanation of why the material or information is needed, and (d) a statement of the claimant’s right to seek review of the denial pursuant to Section 8.4 below, including a statement of the claimant’s right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA following an adverse benefit determination on review.
8.3 Disability Claims Procedure. Notwithstanding Section 8.2 above, the following will apply with regard to claims for a benefit which require a determination of Disability (a “Disability Claim”), other than those Disability Claims determined under the Plan solely by reference to whether the claimant is entitled to disability-based benefits under the Social Security Act or under a long-term disability plan of the Company. The Plan Administrator will notify the claimant of the Plan Administrator’s determination within a reasonable period of time, but in any event within 45 days after receipt of the Disability Claim by the Plan Administrator. The Plan Administrator may extend the period for making the benefit determination by 30 days if it determines that such an extension is necessary due to matters beyond the control of the Plan and if it notifies the claimant, prior to the expiration of the initial 45 day period, of circumstances requiring the extension of time and the date by which the Plan Administrator expects to render a decision. The Plan Administrator may further extend the period for making the benefit determination by 30 days if it determines that such an extension is necessary due to matters beyond the control of the Plan and if it notifies the claimant, prior to the expiration of the first 30 day extension period, of the circumstances requiring the extension of time and the date by which the Plan Administrator expects to render a decision. Any notice of extension under this 0 shall include the standards on which entitlement to a disability-based benefit is based, the unresolved issues that prevent a decision on the Disability Claim, and the additional information needed to resolve those issues for which the claimant will be afforded at least 45 days within which to provide the specified information. Any adverse benefit determination related to a Disability Claim shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant and shall include the following: (a) the specific reason or reasons for any adverse benefit determination, (b) the specific Plan provisions on which any adverse benefit determination is based, (c) a description of any further material or information which is necessary for the claimant to perfect his or her claim and an explanation of why the material or information is needed, (d) a statement of the claimant’s right to seek review of the denial pursuant to Section 8.5 below, including a statement of the claimant’s right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA, (e) a discussion of the adverse benefit determination, including an explanation of the basis for disagreeing with or not the following: (i) the views presented by the claimant to the Plan of health care professionals
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treating the claimant and vocational professionals who evaluated the claimant, (ii) the views of medical or vocational experts whose advice was obtained on behalf of the Plan in connection with a claimant’s adverse benefit determination, without regard to whether the advice was relied upon in making the benefit determination, and (iii) a disability determination regarding the claimant presented by the claimant to the Plan made by the Social Security Administration, (f) if the adverse benefit determination is based on a medical necessity or experimental treatment or similar exclusion or limit, either an explanation of the scientific or clinical judgment for the determination, applying the terms of the Plan to the claimant’s medical circumstances, or a statement that such explanation will be provided free of charge upon request, (g) either the specific internal rules, guidelines, protocols, standards or other similar criteria of the Plan relied upon in making the adverse benefit determination or a statement that such rules, guidelines, protocols, standards or other similar criteria do not exist, and (h) a statement that the claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records, and other information relevant to the claimant’s Disability Claim.
8.4 Review of Claim Denial. If a claim is denied, in whole or in part, the claimant shall have the right to (a) request that the Plan Administrator review the denial, (b) review pertinent documents, and (c) submit issues and comments in writing, provided that the claimant files a written request for review with the Plan Administrator within 60 days after the date on which the claimant received written notice from the Plan Administrator of the denial. Within 60 days after the Plan Administrator receives a properly filed request for review, the Plan Administrator shall conduct such review and advise the claimant in writing of its decision on review, unless special circumstances require an extension of time for conducting the review. If an extension of time for conducting the review is required, the Plan Administrator shall provide the claimant with written notice of the extension before the expiration of the initial 60-day period, specifying the circumstances requiring an extension and the date by which such review shall be completed (which date shall not be later than 120 days after the date on which the Plan Administrator received the request for review). The Plan Administrator will provide a review that takes into account all comments, documents, records and other information submitted by the claimant without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination. The Plan Administrator shall inform the claimant of its decision on review in a written notice which shall include the following: (a) the specific reason or reasons for any adverse benefit determination, (b) the specific Plan provisions on which any adverse benefit determination is based, (c) a statement that the claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records, and other information relevant to the claimant’s claim for benefits, and (d) a statement of the claimant’s right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA.
8.5 Review of Disability Claim Denial. Notwithstanding Section 8.4 above, the following will apply with regard to appeals of Disability Claims, other than those Disability Claims determined under the Plan solely by reference to whether the claimant is entitled to disability-based benefits under the Social Security Act or under a long-term disability plan of the Company. An appeal of a Disability Claim must be brought within 180 days after receipt of the notice of adverse benefit determination. Within 60 days after the Plan Administrator receives a properly filed request for review, the Plan Administrator shall conduct such review and advise the claimant in writing of its decision on review, unless special circumstances require an extension of time for conducting the review. If an extension of time for conducting the review is required, the Plan Administrator shall provide the claimant with written notice of the extension
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before the expiration of the initial 60-day period, specifying the circumstances requiring an extension and the date by which such review shall be completed (which date shall not be later than 120 days after the date on which the Plan Administrator received the request for review). In such a review, the Plan Administrator (a) will not afford deference to the initial determination made by the Plan Administrator; (b) will designate an individual to conduct the review process who is neither the individual who made the adverse benefit determination that is the subject of the appeal nor the subordinate of such individual; (c) in the case of an appeal of any adverse benefit determination that is based in whole or in part on a medical judgment, will consult with a health care professional who has appropriate training and expertise in the field of medicine involved in the medical judgment, and who was neither consulted in connection with the adverse benefit determination that is the subject of the appeal, nor the subordinate of any such individual; (d) will identify any medical or vocational experts whose advice was obtained on behalf of the Plan in connection with a claimant’s adverse benefit determination, without regard as to whether the advice was relied upon in making the benefit determination; and (e) will provide the claimant, free of charge, with (i) any new or additional evidence considered, relied upon, or generated by the Plan in connection with the Disability Claim and (ii) the rationale for the determination on review. Such evidence and rationale shall be provided as soon as possible and sufficiently in advance of the date on which the written notice of the adverse benefit determination is required to be provided to give the claimant a reasonable opportunity to respond prior to that date. Any adverse benefit determination related to a Disability Claim shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant and shall include the following: (a) the specific reason or reasons for any adverse benefit determination, (b) the specific Plan provisions on which any adverse benefit determination is based, (c) a statement that the claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records, and other information relevant to the claimant’s claim for benefits, (d) a statement of the claimant’s right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA, (e) a discussion of the adverse benefit determination, including an explanation of the basis for disagreeing with or not the following: (i) the views presented by the claimant to the Plan of health care professionals treating the claimant and vocational professionals who evaluated the claimant, (ii) the views of medical or vocational experts whose advice was obtained on behalf of the Plan in connection with a claimant’s adverse benefit determination, without regard to whether the advice was relied upon in making the benefit determination, and (iii) a disability determination regarding the claimant presented by the claimant to the Plan made by the Social Security Administration, (f) if the adverse benefit determination is based on a medical necessity or experimental treatment or similar exclusion or limit, either an explanation of the scientific or clinical judgment for the determination, applying the terms of the Plan to the claimant’s medical circumstances, or a statement that such explanation will be provided free of charge upon request, and (g) either the specific internal rules, guidelines, protocols, standards or other similar criteria of the Plan relied upon in making the adverse benefit determination or a statement that such rules, guidelines, protocols, standards or other similar criteria do not exist.
8.6 Exhaustion of Claims Procedures. After exhaustion of the claims procedure as provided herein, nothing shall prevent the Claimant from pursuing any other legal or equitable remedy otherwise available, including the right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA, if applicable.
8.7 Elective Arbitration. If a Claimant's claim is denied pursuant to Sections 8.2 and 8.4, or Sections 8.3 and 8.5, as applicable, (an "Arbitrable Dispute"), the Claimant may, in
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lieu of the Claimant's right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA, and as the Claimant's only further recourse, submit the claim to final and binding arbitration in the city of Austin, State of Texas, before an experienced employment arbitrator selected in accordance with the Employment Dispute Resolution Rules of the American Arbitration Association. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 8.7 or Section 8.9, each party shall pay the fees of their respective attorneys, the expenses of their witnesses and any other expenses connected with the arbitration, but all other costs of the arbitration, including the fees of the arbitrator, costs of any record or transcript of the arbitration, administrative fees and other fees and costs shall be paid in equal shares by each party (or, if applicable, each group of parties) to the arbitration. In any Arbitrable Dispute in which the Claimant prevails, the Employer shall reimburse the Claimant's reasonable attorneys fees and related expenses. Related expenses shall include, but not be limited to, witness expenses, fees of the arbitrator, costs of any record or transcript of the arbitration, administrative fees and other fees and expenses connected with the arbitration. Arbitration in this manner shall be the exclusive remedy for any Arbitrable Dispute for which an arbitration is elected. The arbitrator's decision or award shall be fully enforceable and subject to an entry of judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction. Should any party attempt to resolve an Arbitrable Dispute for which an arbitration is elected by any method other than arbitration pursuant to this Section 8.7, the responding party shall be entitled to recover from the initiating party all damages, expenses and attorneys fees incurred as a result.
8.8 Legal Action. Prior to a Change in Control, except to enforce an arbitrator's award, no actions may be brought by a Claimant in any court with respect to an Arbitrable Dispute that is arbitrated.
8.9 Following a Change in Control. Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, an independent party selected jointly by the Participants in the Plan prior to the Change in Control and the Committee shall assume all duties and responsibilities of the Committee under this Section 8.9 and actions may be brought by a Claimant in any appropriate court with respect to an Arbitrable Dispute that is arbitrated. After a Change in Control, if any person or entity has failed to comply (or is threatening not to comply) with any of its obligations under the Plan, or takes or threatens to take any action to deny, diminish or to recover from any Participant the benefits intended to be provided thereunder, the Company shall reimburse the Participant for reasonable attorneys fees and related costs incurred in the pursuance or defense of the Participant's rights. If the Participant does not prevail, attorneys fees shall also be payable under the preceding sentence to the extent the Participant had reasonable justification for pursuing its claim, but only to the extent that the scope of such representation was reasonable.
ARTICLE IX
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
9.1 Amendment. The Company reserves the right to amend, terminate or freeze the Plan, in whole or in part. In no event shall any such action by the Company materially and adversely affect the vested amount credited to any Participant’s Account, or result in any change in the timing or manner of payment of the amount of any Account (except as otherwise permitted under the Plan, including under Sections 6.8, 6.9, 6.10 and 9.3), without the consent of the Participant, unless the Company determines in good faith that such action is necessary to ensure compliance with Section 409A. To the extent permitted by Section 409A, the Committee or the
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Plan Administrator may, in its discretion, modify the rules applicable to Deferral Elections to the extent necessary to satisfy the requirements of the Uniformed Service Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, as amended, 38 U.S.C. 4301-4334.
9.2 Payments Upon Termination of Plan. Except as otherwise provided pursuant to Sections 6.8, 6.9, 6.10 and 9.3, in the event that the Plan is terminated, the amounts allocated to a Participant’s Account shall be paid to the Participant or the Participant’s Beneficiary, as applicable, on the dates on which the Participant or his or her Beneficiary would otherwise receive payments hereunder without regard to the termination of the Plan.
9.3 Amendment and Termination in Connection with a Change in Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, following a Change in Control, the Plan will not be subject to amendment, alteration, suspension, or discontinuation without the prior written consent of each Participant who would be reasonably expected to be materially adversely affected by such action; provided, however, that the Company, in its discretion, may terminate and liquidate the Plan without such prior consent within thirty (30) days preceding or twelve (12) months following a Change in Control to the extent provided pursuant to Section 6.8 of the Plan and Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix)(B); and provided further that the Company may accelerate distributions under this Plan only to the extent (if any) that doing so will not result in the imposition of additional tax or interest under Section 409A. Following a Change in Control, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to amend the Plan without detriment to a Participant whenever necessary to avoid the imposition of additional tax and interest under Section 409A.
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
10.1 Non-Assignment of Deferred Compensation. Other than by will, the laws of descent and distribution, or by appointing a Beneficiary, no right, title or interest of any kind in the Plan shall be transferable or assignable by a Participant (or the Participant’s Beneficiary) or be subject to alienation, anticipation, encumbrance, garnishment, attachment, levy, execution or other legal or equitable process, nor subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities or engagements, or torts of any Participant or the Participant’s Beneficiary. Any attempt to alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, garnish, attach or take any other action subject to legal or equitable process or encumber or dispose of any interest in the Plan shall be void.
10.2 Compliance with Section 409A. It is intended that the Plan comply with the provisions of Section 409A, so as to prevent the inclusion in gross income of any amounts deferred hereunder in a taxable year that is prior to the taxable year or years in which such amounts would otherwise actually be paid or made available to Participants (or their Beneficiaries or estates). Without limiting the foregoing, in no event shall payment be made under the Plan within six (6) months after the Separation from Service of a “specified employee” (within the meaning of Section 409A), except as permitted by Section 409A. This Plan shall be construed, administered, and governed in a manner that effects such intent, and the Committee and the Plan Administrator shall not take any action that would be inconsistent with such intent. Although the Committee and the Plan Administrator shall use their best efforts to avoid the imposition of taxation, interest and penalties under Section 409A, the tax treatment of
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deferrals under this Plan is not warranted or guaranteed. Neither the Company and its Affiliates, the Committee, nor the Plan Administrator (nor their delegate(s)) shall be held liable for any taxes, interest, penalties or other monetary amounts owed by any Participant, Beneficiary or other taxpayer as a result of the Plan. Any reference in this Plan to Section 409A will also include any proposed, temporary or final regulations, or any other guidance, promulgated with respect to Section 409A by the U.S. Department of Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service. For purposes of the Plan, the phrase “permitted by Section 409A,” or words or phrases of similar import, shall mean that the event or circumstance shall only be permitted to the extent it would not cause an amount deferred or payable under the Plan to be includible in the gross income of a Participant or Beneficiary under Section 409A(a)(1) of the Code.
10.3 Participation by Employees of Affiliates. Any Affiliate that is incorporated or organized in the United States may, by action of its board of directors or equivalent governing body and with the consent of the Committee or the Plan Administrator, adopt the Plan; provided that the Committee or the Plan Administrator may waive the requirement that such board of directors or equivalent governing body effect such adoption. By its adoption of or participation in the Plan, each such adopting Affiliate shall be deemed to appoint the Company its exclusive agent to exercise on its behalf all of the power and authority conferred by the Plan upon the Company and accept the delegation to the Committee and the Plan Administrator of all the power and authority conferred upon them by the Plan. The authority of the Company to act as such agent shall continue until the Plan is terminated as to the participating Affiliate.
10.4 Interest of Participant. (a) The obligation of the Company and any participating Affiliate under the Plan to make payment of amounts reflected in an Account merely constitutes the unsecured promise of the Company (or, if applicable, the participating Affiliate) to make payments from its general assets, and no Participant or Beneficiary shall have any interest in, or a lien or prior claim upon, any property of Company or any Affiliate. It is the intention of the Company and each participating Affiliate that the Plan be unfunded for tax purposes and for purposes of Title I of ERISA. Further, nothing in the Plan shall be construed as guaranteeing continued employment to any Eligible Employee. (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may establish a trust, substantially consistent with the provisions of Revenue Procedure 92-64, to hold funds to be used in payment of the obligations of the Company and participating Affiliates under the Plan (“Trust”), and the Company may fund such trust; provided, however, that (i) any assets held by such trust shall remain liable for the claims of the general creditors of the Company in the event of bankruptcy or insolvency, and (ii) no assets shall be transferred to any such trust at a time or in a manner that would cause an amount to be included in the income of a Participant pursuant to Section 409A(b) of the Code.
10.5 Claims of Other Persons. The provisions of the Plan shall in no event be construed as giving any other person any legal or equitable right as against the Company or any Affiliate or the officers, employees or directors of the Company or any Affiliate, except any such rights as are specifically provided for in the Plan or are hereafter created in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Plan.
10.6 Severability. The invalidity and unenforceability of any particular provision of the Plan shall not affect any other provision hereof, and the Plan shall be construed in all respects as if such invalid or unenforceable provision were omitted.
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10.7 Governing Law. Except to the extent preempted by federal law, the provisions of the Plan shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas without regard to its conflict of law principles.
10.8 Successors. The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation, reorganization or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company expressly to assume this Plan. This Plan shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and any successor of or to the Company, including without limitation any persons acquiring directly or indirectly all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company whether by sale, merger, consolidation, reorganization or otherwise (and such successor shall thereafter be deemed the “Company” for the purposes of this Plan), and the heirs, beneficiaries, executors and administrators of each Participant.
10.9 Withholding of Taxes. The Employer may withhold or cause to be withheld from any amounts payable under the Plan, or to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 409A and Section 6.8 of the Plan, from any amounts deferred under the Plan, all federal, state, local and other taxes as shall be legally required to be withheld. Further, the Employer shall have the right to (a) require a Participant to pay or provide for payment of the amount of any taxes that the Employer may be required to withhold with respect to amounts credited to a Participant’s Account under the Plan, or (b) deduct from any amount otherwise payable in cash to the Participant the amount of any taxes that the Employer may be required to withhold with respect to amounts credited to a Participant’s Account under the Plan.
10.10 Electronic or Other Media. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, including any provision that requires the use of a written instrument, the Plan Administrator may establish procedures for the use of electronic or other media in communications and transactions between the Plan or the Plan Administrator and Participants and Beneficiaries. Electronic or other media may include e-mail, the Internet, intranet systems and automated telephonic response systems.
10.11 Headings; Interpretation. Headings in this Plan are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not to be considered in the construction of the provisions hereof. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the masculine pronoun wherever used herein shall be construed to include the feminine pronoun. The use of words “including” or “include” in this Plan shall be by way of example rather than by limitation.
10.12 Waiver, Receipt and Release.
(a) As between the Participant and the Employer, a Participant and the Participant's Beneficiary shall assume all risk (other than for the gross negligence of the Employer or the Committee or Plan Administrator, or breach by the Employer of the terms of this Plan) in connection with the Plan, Trust design, implementation or administration, decisions made by the Participant and the resulting value of the Participant's Account, the selection and actions of the trustee of the Trust (“Trustee”) or any other third party providing services to the Employer or the Trust in connection with the Plan or Trust (including their administrative and investment expenses), including any income taxes of the Participant or Participant's Beneficiary
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relating to or arising out of his or her participation in the Plan, and neither the Employer, the Committee, nor the Plan Administrator shall be liable or responsible therefor. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Employer shall indemnify a Participant for any additional tax and interest imposed pursuant to Section 409A as a result of any action of the Employer in administering or operating the Plan; provided, however, that the foregoing indemnity shall not apply to additional tax and interest that could have been avoided by any action or inaction of the Participant reasonably requested by the Employer that would have had the effect of reducing such additional tax or interest. In addition, the Employer shall indemnify each Participant for reasonable defense costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees and other professional fees, incurred by that Participant as a result of any audit by a taxing authority and subsequent appeals and litigation with respect to any matter for which the Participant is indemnified pursuant to this Section 10.12(a). An amount for which a Participant is indemnified under the preceding two sentences (“Indemnified Amount”) shall be computed on an after-tax basis, so that after the payment by the Participant of any and all taxes (including any interest on such taxes, additions to tax, and penalties) and amounts payable pursuant to Section 409A(a)(l)(B) of the Code with respect to matters for which Participant is indemnified, including any Indemnified Amount, the Participant will retain an amount equal to the amount that the Participant would have had if the Participant had not been subject to Section 409A(a)(l)(B) of the Code with respect to matters for which the Participant is indemnified hereunder. Any Indemnified Amount with respect to taxes, additions to tax or interest shall be paid no later than the end of the Participant's taxable year following the taxable year of the Participant in which the Participant remits the related taxes; and any Indemnified Amount with respect to fees, expenses or costs of conducting a tax controversy shall be paid no later than the end of the Participant's taxable year following the taxable year of the Participant in which the taxes that are the subject of the audit or litigation are remitted to the applicable taxing authority, or, where as a result of such audit or litigation no taxes are remitted, no later than the end of the Participant's taxable year following the taxable year of the Participant in which the audit is completed or there is a final and nonappealable settlement or other resolution of the audit or litigation.
(b) As a condition of being a Participant in the Plan, each Participant releases the Company and its Affiliates, the Committee, the Plan Administrator, officers of the Employer or its Affiliates (the “Officers”) and the Board from any claims and liabilities regarding the matters to which the Participant has assumed the risk as set forth in this Section 10.12. Payments (in any form) to any Participant or Beneficiary in accordance with the provisions of the Plan shall, to the extent thereof, be in full satisfaction of all claims for compensation deferred and relating to the Account to which the payments relate against the Employer or any Affiliate or the Committee or Plan Administrator, and the Committee or Plan Administrator may require such Participant or Beneficiary, as a condition to such payments, to execute a waiver, receipt and release to such effect.
(c) As a condition of being a Participant in the Plan, each Participant releases the Trustee and each of its Affiliates (each, a “Released Party”) against any and all loss, claims, liability and expenses imposed on or incurred by any Released Party as a result of any acts taken or any failure to act by the Trustee, where such act or failure to act is in accordance with the directions from the Committee or Plan Administrator or any designee of the Committee or Plan Administrator.
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(d) Subject to the Employer’s indemnification of Participants described in Section 10.12(a), each Participant or Beneficiary must pay any taxes, penalties and interest such Participant or Beneficiary may incur in connection with his or her participation in this Plan, and, as a condition of Plan participation, each Participant or Beneficiary indemnifies the Employer and its Affiliates, the Committee, the Plan Administrator, Officers, the Board and the Employer’s agents for such taxes, penalties and interest the Participant or Beneficiary incurs and fails to pay and for which the Company is made liable by the appropriate tax authority.
10.13 Executive Incentive Compensation Recoupment Policy. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, any portion of a Participant’s Account that is attributable to “Incentive-Based Compensation” (within the meaning of Rule 10D-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) shall be subject to forfeiture or recoupment to the extent provided pursuant to the Flex Ltd. Executive Incentive Compensation Recoupment Policy, as the same may be amended from time to time, or any successor Flex compensation recoupment or “clawback” policy (the “Incentive Compensation Recoupment Policy”), and the Board or the Committee, acting pursuant to the Incentive Compensation Recoupment Policy, may cause the forfeiture or recoupment of any such amount, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law (including Section 409A of the Code), whether any such amount otherwise would be considered vested or unvested under this Plan.
10.14 Participants Deemed to Accept Plan. By accepting any benefit under the Plan, each Participant and each person claiming under or through any such Participant shall be conclusively deemed to have indicated his or her acceptance and ratification of, and consent to, all of the terms and conditions of the Plan and any action taken under the Plan by the Committee, the Plan Administrator, the Company and its Affiliates, in any case in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan.
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EXHIBIT 10.07
ADDENDUM
AWARD AGREEMENT
Flex 2010 Deferred Compensation Plan
(Amended and Restated Effective as of June 6, 2025)
Award Agreement
I am pleased to inform you that Flextronics International USA, Inc. (the “Company”) has agreed to provide you with a deferred long-term incentive bonus (the “Discretionary Award”) under the Flex 2010 Deferred Compensation Plan (Amended and Restated effective as of June 6, 2025) (the “Plan”) in return for services to be rendered in the future as an employee of the Company (or an Affiliate). Unless the context indicates otherwise, capitalized terms used in this Award Agreement have the meanings given to them Plan.
Your Discretionary Award, in the amount set forth in the Long-Term Cash Incentives (Deferred Compensation) section of your attached FY26 Total Compensation letter, will be credited to your Award Account under the Plan effective on July 1, 2025, and the Vesting Date of the Discretionary Award will be July 1, 2029 (the fourth anniversary of such crediting date).
The Discretionary Award is subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Award Agreement, including, but not limited to, the vesting and payment terms of the Plan and the Non-Disclosure, Non-Solicitation, and Non-Compete covenants (collectively, the “Restrictive Covenants”) set forth in this Award Agreement. To the extent that the Discretionary Award becomes vested, the portion of your Award Account attributable to the Discretionary Award will be payable in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan, as applicable to Discretionary Awards and Award Accounts thereunder.
Account Balance Reachable by Company Creditors
You understand and acknowledge that your Award Account will be reachable by the Company’s general creditors upon the insolvency of the Company. You also understand and acknowledge that, except as provided in the Plan, you are not entitled to accelerate distributions from the Plan.
Restrictive Covenants
In consideration of the grant of the Discretionary Award, you agree to the Restrictive Covenants set forth below.
Non-Disclosure of Confidential Information
You acknowledge that the Company’s business and services are highly specialized, the identity and particular needs of the Company’s customers, suppliers, and independent contractors are not generally known, and the documents, records, and information regarding the Company’s customers, suppliers, independent contractors, services, methods of operation, policies,
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procedures, sales, pricing, and costs are highly confidential information and constitute trade secrets. You further acknowledge that the services you rendered to the Company have been or will be of a special and unusual character which have a unique value to the Company and that you have or will have access to trade secrets and confidential information belonging to the Company, the loss of which cannot be adequately compensated by damages in an action at law.
You agree to not use, disclose, upload, download, copy, transfer, or delete any Confidential Information, including trade secrets, except as required in the performance of your duties to the Company. “Confidential Information” means information that the Company has obtained in connection with its present or planned business, including information you developed in the performance of your duties for the Company, the disclosure of which could result in a competitive or other disadvantage to the Company. “Confidential Information” includes, but is not limited to, all information of Company to which you have or will have access, whether in oral, written, graphic or machine-readable form, including without limitation, records, lists, specifications, operations or systems manuals, decision processes, policies, procedures, profiles, system and management architectures, diagrams, graphs, models, sketches, technical data, research, business or financial information, plans, strategies, forecasts, forecast assumptions, business practices, marketing information and material, customer names, vendor lists, independent contractor lists, identities, or information, proprietary ideas, concepts, know-how, methodologies and all other information related to Company’s business and/or the business of any of its affiliates, knowledge of the Company’s customers, suppliers, employees, independent contractors, methods of operation, trade secrets, software, software code, methods of determining prices. Confidential Information shall also include all information of a third party to which Company and/or any of its affiliates have access and to which you have or will have access. You will not, directly or indirectly, copy, take, disclose, or remove from the Company’s premises, any of the Company’s books, records, customer lists, or any Confidential Information. You acknowledge and understand that, pursuant to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016: An individual may not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that: (i) is made (A) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (B) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (ii) is made in a complaint or other document that is filed under seal in a lawsuit or other proceeding. Further, an individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the employer’s trade secrets to the individual’s attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding if the individual: (i) files any document containing the trade secret under seal; and (ii) does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement is intended to restrict or prohibit you from communicating with, providing testimony before, providing confidential information to, reporting to or participating in an investigation with a government agency or authority about a possible violation of law, or from making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower protections of applicable state or federal law or regulations. As used in this Section, “Company” includes any Affiliate.
Employee Non-Solicitation
The employee non-solicitation provisions contained in paragraph (1) of this Section apply to you, and the provisions contained in paragraph (2) of this Section apply to you unless you are a California employee. As used in this Section, “Company” includes any Affiliate.
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(1) During the term of your employment with the Company, you will not, either on your own account or for any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity (a) solicit, interfere with, or endeavor to cause any employee of the Company to leave employment with the Company; or (b) induce or attempt to induce any such employee to breach their obligations to the Company.
(2) For a period of twelve (12) months following the date of your separation from employment with the Company for any reason, you will not, either on your own account or for any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity, (a) solicit, interfere with, or endeavor to cause any employee of the Company to leave employment with the Company; or (b) refer any employee of the Company to anyone outside of the Company for the purpose of that employee seeking, obtaining, or entering into an employment relationship and/or agreement to provide services; or (c) induce or attempt to induce any such employee to breach their obligations to the Company.
Customer Non-Solicitation
The customer non-solicitation provisions contained in paragraph (1) of this Section apply to you, and the provisions of paragraph (2) of this Section apply to you unless you are a California employee. As used in this Section, “Company” includes any Affiliate.
(1)During the term of your employment with the Company, you will not solicit, induce, or attempt to induce any past or current customer of the Company (a) to cease doing business, in whole or in part, with the Company; or (b) to do business with any other person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity which performs services similar to or competitive with those provided by the Company.
(2) For a period of twelve (12) months following the date of your separation from employment with the Company for any reason, you will not, either on your own account or for any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity, either directly or through others, solicit, induce, or attempt to induce any past or current Customer (defined below) of the Company (a) to terminate, reduce, or negatively alter his/her/its relationship with the Company or (b) to do business with a Competing Company (defined below).
The geographic scope of the covenants described in this Section shall include any city, county, or state of the United States and any such other city, territory, country, or jurisdiction in which you have worked and/or performed services for the Company. For purposes of this Section, “Customer” means any person, company or entity that: (a) was a customer of the Company during the last two (2) years of your employment and/or at the time of the termination of your employment; or (b) was engaged in active negotiations with the Company relating to the purchase of services or products from the Company at any time during the two (2) years immediately prior to the termination of your employment. A “Customer” shall not include any customer that you did not solicit, service, or have business-related dealings with or receive Confidential Information about in the last two (2) years of your employment with the Company.
Non-Compete
The non-compete provision contained in this Section applies to you unless you are a California employee. As used in this Section, “Company” includes any Affiliate.
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For a period of twelve (12) months following the date on which your employment with the Company terminates for any reason, regardless of whether the termination is initiated by you or the Company, you agree that you will not: (A) provide services that are the same or similar in function or purpose to that which you performed for the Company to a Competing Company within the Restricted Area (defined below); (B) own (other than the ownership of five percent (5%) or less of the shares of a publicly traded company) or operate a business that is a competitor of the Company; or (C) provide services that are otherwise likely to result in the use or disclosure of the Company’s Confidential Information.
A “Competing Company” is a person or entity engaged in the provision of a product or service which competes with the products and services offered by the Company, as to which you (a) had business-related involvement or (b) received Confidential Information about during the last two (2) years of your employment with the Company.
The “Restricted Area” means the Company’s area of legitimate competitive concern based on your responsibilities to Flex and knowledge of the Company’s Confidential Information and goodwill with customers, clients, business partners, dealers, and agents as it exists in view of all relevant facts and circumstances. If you are or were an employee with defined geographic responsibilities, the Restricted Area shall include all geographies over which you had assigned responsibilities during the last two (2) years of your employment with the Company.
Additional Post-Employment Restrictive Covenant Terms
(a)Consideration. You acknowledge that you would not have received the benefits and consideration provided under this Agreement but for your agreement to abide by the terms of the Restrictive Covenants and that your agreement to the Restrictive Covenants is a material component of the consideration for this Agreement. You understand that you have the right to consult with an attorney regarding the terms of this Agreement before signing it, and that you have had at least 14 days to review this Agreement.
(b)Subsequent Employment. You agree that, while employed by the Company or an Affiliate and for twelve (12) months thereafter, you will communicate the terms of the Restrictive Covenants to any person, firm, association, partnership, corporation, or other entity that you intend to become employed by, associated with or represent, or contract for, prior to accepting and engaging in such employment, contract, association and/or representation.
(c)Tolling. You agree that the applicable Restricted Period shall be tolled and suspended during and for the pendency of any violation of the Restrictive Covenants’ terms and for the pendency of any legal proceedings to enforce these terms, and that all time that is part of or subject to such tolling and suspension shall not be counted toward the 12-month duration of the Restricted Period.
(d) Reasonable and Necessary. You agree that the Restrictive Covenants set forth above are reasonable and necessary for the protection of the Company’s and its Affiliates’ legitimate business interests, that they do not impose a greater restraint than is necessary to protect the goodwill or other business interests of the Company and its Affiliates, that they contain reasonable limitations as to time and scope of activity to be restrained, that they do not unduly restrict your ability to earn a living, and that they are not unduly burdensome to you.
(e) Judicial Modification. If any restriction set forth in the above Sections titled “Employee Non-Solicitation,” “Customer Non-Solicitation” or “Non-Compete” is found by a court of
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competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable because it extends for too long a period of time or over too great a range of activities or in too broad a geographic area, it shall be interpreted to extend only over the maximum period of time, range of activities or geographic area as to which it may be enforceable.
(f) Non-U.S. Country-Specific Provisions. The restrictions contained in the above Sections titled “Customer Non-Solicitation” and “Non-Compete” do not apply to you if you work and reside in a country that mandates, as a non-waivable condition, continued pay during the Restricted Period, unless the Company advises you that it will tender such pay, which shall be in the minimum amount required by applicable law.
Other Agreements
The Discretionary Award is in addition to any rights that you have under any other agreement with the Company or an Affiliate. The Discretionary Award will not be deemed to be salary or other compensation for the purpose of computing benefits under any employee benefit plan or other arrangement of the Company or an Affiliate for the benefit of its employees. This Award Agreement is subject in its entirety to the terms of the Plan.
The Discretionary Award does not give you any right to be retained by the Company (or an Affiliate), and does not affect the right of the Company (or an Affiliate) to dismiss you. All benefits under the Plan are subject to the right of the Company or an Affiliate to withhold any taxes required by applicable law.
In addition to all of the remedies otherwise available to the Company, the Company shall have the right to injunctive relief to restrain and enjoin any actual or threatened breach of the above Sections titled “Non-Disclosure of Confidential Information,” Employee Non-Solicitation”, “Customer Non-Solicitation” or “Non-Compete” of this Agreement. You further agree that, in the event of a breach of any such Sections, (a) the Company shall be entitled to all of its remedies at law or in equity, including but not limited to monetary damages; (b) the Company shall be entitled to an accounting and repayment from you of all profits, compensation, commissions, remuneration or benefits that you directly or indirectly realized or may realize as a result of or in connection with any breach of the Restrictive Covenants, and such remedy shall be in addition to and not in limitation of any injunctive relief or other rights or remedies to which the Company may be entitled at law or equity. All of the Company’s remedies for breach of this Agreement shall be cumulative and the pursuit of one remedy will not be deemed to exclude any other remedies.
By participating in the Plan, you represent that you have had adequate opportunity to review and ask any questions about the Plan. You may request a copy of the Plan via email to benefits@flex.com. You understand that although the Company has attempted to structure a plan to accomplish the tax results discussed in the documents, the Company cannot warrant that the tax effect on you will be as expected. You also understand that the Company and its representatives are not attempting to give you tax advice. We strongly advise you to seek any tax advice from your own tax adviser.
If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall nonetheless be given effect. This Agreement shall be governed and by and
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construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Texas without regard to its conflict of law principles.
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Exhibit 15.01
LETTER IN LIEU OF CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
July 25, 2025
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Flex Ltd.
2 Changi South Lane
Singapore 486123
We are aware that our report dated July 25, 2025, on our review of the interim financial information of Flex Ltd. and its subsidiaries appearing in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 27, 2025, is incorporated by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 333-273790 and 333-248470 on Form S-8 and Registration Statement No. 333-281573 on Form S-3ASR.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
San Jose, California
EXHIBIT 31.01
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Revathi Advaithi, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Flex Ltd.;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a.Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b.Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c.Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d.Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a.All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b.Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: July 25, 2025
| /s/ Revathi Advaithi | |||||
| Revathi Advaithi | |||||
| Chief Executive Officer | |||||
EXHIBIT 31.02
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Kevin Krumm, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Flex Ltd.;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a.Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b.Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c.Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d.Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a.All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b.Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: July 25, 2025
| /s/ Kevin Krumm | |||||
| Kevin Krumm | |||||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||||
EXHIBIT 32.01
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
We, Revathi Advaithi and Kevin Krumm, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, of Flex Ltd. (the “Company”), hereby certify, to the best of our knowledge, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
•the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended June 27, 2025, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
•the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
A signed original of this written statement has been provided to Flex Ltd. and will be retained by it and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
| Date: | July 25, 2025 | /s/ Revathi Advaithi | ||||||
| Revathi Advaithi | ||||||||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| (Principal Executive Officer) | ||||||||
| Date: | July 25, 2025 | /s/ Kevin Krumm | ||||||
| Kevin Krumm | ||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| (Principal Financial Officer) | ||||||||