Form S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 4, 2010.
Registration No. 333-______
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Wolverine World Wide, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
|
|
|
Delaware
|
|
38-1185150 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
|
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization)
|
|
Identification Number) |
|
|
|
9341 Courtland Drive, Rockford, Michigan
|
|
49351 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
|
|
(Zip Code) |
Wolverine World Wide, Inc.
Stock Incentive Plan of 2010
(Full Title of the Plans)
|
|
|
|
|
Blake W. Krueger
|
|
Copies to:
|
|
Stephen I. Glover, Esq. |
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
|
|
|
|
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP |
Wolverine World Wide, Inc.
|
|
|
|
1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. |
9341 Courtland Drive
|
|
|
|
Washington, DC 20036-5306 |
Rockford, Michigan 49351
|
|
|
|
(202) 955-8500 |
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(616) 866-5500
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated
filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Large accelerated filer þ
|
|
Accelerated filer o
|
|
Non-accelerated filer o
|
|
Smaller reporting company o |
|
|
|
|
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |
|
|
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proposed Maximum |
|
|
Proposed Maximum |
|
|
|
|
|
Title of Securities |
|
|
Amount to be |
|
|
Offering Price |
|
|
Aggregate |
|
|
Amount of |
|
|
to be Registered |
|
|
Registered(1) |
|
|
Per Share(2) |
|
|
Offering Price(2) |
|
|
Registration Fee |
|
|
Common Stock,
$1 Par Value |
|
|
4,600,000 shares |
|
|
$ |
27.86 |
|
|
|
$ |
128,156,000 |
|
|
|
$ |
9,137.52 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement also registers such additional shares of Common Stock that become available under
the Stock Incentive Plan of 2010 in connection with changes in the number of outstanding
shares of Common Stock because of events such as reorganizations, recapitalizations, stock
dividends, stock splits and reverse stock splits, and any other securities with respect to
which the outstanding shares of Common Stock are converted or exchanged. |
|
(2) |
|
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. The registration fee
has been calculated in accordance with Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, based upon the average of the high and low prices for the Common Stock on March 1,
2010, which was $27.86. |
INTRODUCTION
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is filed by Wolverine World Wide, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the Registrant or the Company),
relating to 4,600,000 shares of the Companys
Common Stock, par value $1 per share (the Common Stock), to be issued pursuant to awards under
the Companys Stock Incentive Plan of 2010 (the Plan).
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The information required in Part I of this Registration Statement is included in the
prospectus for the Plan, which is not filed as part of this Registration Statement pursuant to the
Note to Part I of Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
Commission) hereby are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:
|
(a) |
|
The Registrants most recent Annual Report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), or latest
prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the Securities Act), that contains audited financial statements for the Registrants
latest fiscal year for which such statements have been filed. |
|
(b) |
|
All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act
since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Registrants latest annual report or
prospectus referred to in (a) above. |
|
(c) |
|
The description of the Registrants Common Stock set forth in the Registrants
Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the Commission on April 28, 1986,
together with any amendment or report filed with the Commission for the purpose of
updating such description. |
All reports and other documents that the Registrant subsequently files with the Commission
pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment indicating that the Registrant has sold all of the securities offered
under this Registration Statement or that deregisters the distribution of all such securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement
from the date that the Registrant files such report or document. Any statement contained in this
Registration Statement or any report or document incorporated into this Registration Statement by
reference, however, shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration
Statement to the extent that a statement contained in a subsequently
dated report or document that is also considered part of this Registration Statement, or in
any amendment to this Registration Statement, is inconsistent with such prior statement. Any
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to
constitute a part of this Registration Statement. Subject to the foregoing, all information
appearing in this Registration Statement is so qualified in its entirety by the information
appearing in the documents incorporated herein by reference. The Registrants file number with the
Commission is 001-06024.
Under no circumstances will any information that the Registrant discloses under Item 2.02 or
7.01 of any Current Report on Form 8-K that the Registrant may from time to time furnish to the
Commission be incorporated by reference into, or otherwise become a part of, this Registration
Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145(a) of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a Delaware corporation
may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by
reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise,
against expenses (including attorneys fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding
if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
Section 145(b) of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a Delaware corporation
may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a
judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person acted in any of the capacities set
forth above, against expenses (including attorneys fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such
person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he or she acted under
similar standards, except that no indemnification may be made in respect of any claim, issue or
matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and
only to the extent that the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine that,
despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of
the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to be indemnified for such expenses which
the court shall deem proper.
2
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law further provides that to the extent a
former or current director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation has been successful in the
defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsections (a) and (b) or in the defense
of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including
attorneys fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection therewith; that
indemnification provided for by Section 145 shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to
which the indemnified party may be entitled; and empowers the corporation to purchase and maintain
insurance on behalf of a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation against any
liability asserted against him or her or incurred by him or her in any such capacity or arising out
of his or her status as such whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him
or her against such liabilities under Section 145.
Similarly, Article Seven of the Companys Restated Certificate of Incorporation allows the
Company to indemnify a present or former director, officer, employee or agent of the Company
against any and all expenses, judgments, fines and amounts actually and reasonably incurred in
connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, in which such person may become involved by reason of his or her
being or having been a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or any firm, corporation
or organization which he or she served in any capacity at the request of the Company or by reason
of that person acting in a corporate capacity. It is a condition to indemnification in connection
with any such action, suit, or proceeding that such person acted in good faith and in a manner he
or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company and, in
criminal proceedings, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. The
Company is required to indemnify a person who otherwise qualifies for indemnification against
expenses (including attorneys fees) actually and reasonably incurred to the extent that such
person successfully defends (on the merits or otherwise) any such action, suit or proceeding.
Where such action, suit or proceeding is by or in the right of the Company and where such person is
adjudged liable for negligence or misconduct in performing duties owed to the Company,
indemnification is not permitted unless and then only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of
the State of Delaware or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon
application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all of the circumstances of
the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses.
Termination of an action, suit or proceeding, civil or criminal, by judgment, order,
settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent does not, of itself,
create a presumption that such person did not meet the required standard of conduct. The
determination that a person has or has not met the standard of conduct required for indemnification
may only be made by (i) the Board of Directors by a majority of a quorum consisting of the
directors who were not party to such action, suit or proceeding, (ii) by written opinion of
independent legal counsel who may be the regular counsel of the Company, or (iii) by the
stockholders of the Company. These indemnification rights are expressly declared to be additional
to such other rights to which any officer or director may be entitled by contract or as a
matter of law. The Company also maintains in force a policy of directors and officers liability
insurance.
3
Article Eight of the Companys Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that no director
of the Company will be personally liable to the Company or to the stockholders for any breach of
fiduciary duty. Article Eight does not affect the liability of a director for any breach of his or
her duty of loyalty, for acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional
misconduct, for any conduct proscribed under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law,
or for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
Article X of the Companys Amended and Restated By-laws provides that the Company shall, to
the fullest extent permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, indemnify any
and all persons the Company has the power to indemnify under Section 145 from and against any and
all expenses, liabilities or other matters covered in Section 145.
In addition, the Company has entered into indemnification agreements with each director and
certain officers of the Company. The indemnification agreements indemnify each director and
certain officers against all expenses incurred in connection with any action or investigation
involving the director or officer by reason of his or her position with the Company (or with
another entity at the Companys request). The directors and officers who have entered into
indemnification agreements will also be indemnified for costs, including judgments, fines and
penalties, indemnifiable under Delaware law or under the terms of any current or future liability
insurance policy maintained by the Company that covers the directors and officers. Pursuant to the
indemnification agreements, a director or officer involved in a derivative suit will be indemnified
for expenses and amounts paid in settlement. Indemnification is dependent in every instance on the
director or officer meeting the standards of conduct set forth in the indemnification agreements.
If a potential change in control occurs, the Company will fund a trust to satisfy its anticipated
indemnification obligations.
The above discussion of the Delaware General Corporation Law and of the Registrants Restated
Certificate of Incorporation, Amended and Restated By-laws and indemnification agreements is not
intended to be exhaustive and is qualified in its entirety by such statute, Certificate, By-laws
and indemnification agreements.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
4
Item 8. Exhibits.
|
|
|
|
|
Exhibit No. |
|
Description |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.1 |
|
|
The Registrant has other long-term debt instruments outstanding
in addition to those described in Exhibit 4.2. The authorized
amount of none of these classes of debt exceeds 10% of the
Companys total consolidated assets. The Company agrees to
furnish copies of any agreement defining the rights of holders of
any such long-term indebtedness to the Commission upon request. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.2* |
|
|
Credit Agreement dated as of July 22, 2005, among Wolverine World
Wide, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries, JPMorgan Chase Bank,
N.A., as Administrative Agent, Harris, N.A., as Syndication
Agent, Comerica Bank, Standard Federal Bank N.A. and National
City Bank of the Midwest, as Documentation Agents, and certain
other Banks that are parties to the Credit Agreement. Previously
filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on July 28, 2005. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.1 |
|
|
Opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.1 |
|
|
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan of 2010. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
23.1 |
|
|
Consent of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1). |
|
|
|
|
|
|
23.2 |
|
|
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
Power of Attorney. |
|
|
|
* |
|
Incorporated herein by reference. |
Item 9. Undertakings.
A. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities
Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered)
and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range
may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to
Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and
price represent no more than a 20 percent change in
the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the Calculation of
Registration Fee table in the effective registration statement; and
5
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material
change to such information in this Registration Statement.
provided, however, that the undertakings set forth in paragraphs (i) and (ii) above
do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange
Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to
the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
B. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrants annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plans annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that
time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
C. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
(other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding)
is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled
by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
[SIGNATURES ON THE NEXT PAGE]
6
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Rockford, State of Michigan, on this 4th day of March, 2010.
|
|
|
|
|
|
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ Blake W. Krueger
|
|
|
|
Blake W. Krueger |
|
|
|
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
(Principal Executive Officer) |
|
|
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
|
|
|
|
|
Signature |
|
Title |
|
Date |
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ Blake W. Krueger
Blake W. Krueger
|
|
Chairman, Chief Executive
Officer and President
(Principal Executive Officer)
|
|
March 4, 2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ Donald T. Grimes
Donald T. Grimes
|
|
Senior Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and
Treasurer
(Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
|
|
March 4, 2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
*/s/ Jeffrey M. Boromisa
|
|
Director
|
|
March 4, 2010 |
Jeffrey M. Boromisa
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*/s/ William K. Gerber
|
|
Director
|
|
March 4, 2010 |
William K. Gerber
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*/s/ Alberto L. Grimoldi
|
|
Director
|
|
March 4, 2010 |
Alberto L. Grimoldi
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*/s/ Joseph R. Gromek
|
|
Director
|
|
March 4, 2010 |
Joseph R. Gromek
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*/s/ David T. Kollat
|
|
Director
|
|
March 4, 2010 |
David T. Kollat
|
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
Signature |
|
Title |
|
Date |
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ Blake W. Krueger
|
|
Director
|
|
March 4, 2010 |
Blake W. Krueger
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*/s/ Brenda J. Lauderback
|
|
Director
|
|
March 4, 2010 |
Brenda J. Lauderback
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*/s/ David P. Mehney
|
|
Director
|
|
March 4, 2010 |
David P. Mehney
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*/s/ Timothy J. ODonovan
|
|
Director
|
|
March 4, 2010 |
Timothy J. ODonovan
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*/s/ Shirley D. Peterson
|
|
Director
|
|
March 4, 2010 |
Shirley D. Peterson
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*/s/ Michael A. Volkema
|
|
Director
|
|
March 4, 2010 |
Michael A. Volkema
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*By /s/ Blake W. Krueger
Blake W. Krueger
Attorney-in-Fact
|
|
Chairman, Chief Executive
Officer and President
|
|
March 4, 2010 |
8
Exhibit Index
|
|
|
|
|
Exhibit No. |
|
Description |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.1 |
|
|
The Registrant has other long-term debt instruments outstanding
in addition to those described in Exhibit 4.2. The authorized
amount of none of these classes of debt exceeds 10% of the
Companys total consolidated assets. The Company agrees to
furnish copies of any agreement defining the rights of holders of
any such long-term indebtedness to the Commission upon request. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.2* |
|
|
Credit Agreement dated as of July 22, 2005, among Wolverine World
Wide, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries, JPMorgan Chase Bank,
N.A., as Administrative Agent, Harris, N.A., as Syndication
Agent, Comerica Bank, Standard Federal Bank N.A. and National
City Bank of the Midwest, as Documentation Agents, and certain
other Banks that are parties to the Credit Agreement. Previously
filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on July 28, 2005. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.1 |
|
|
Opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.1 |
|
|
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan of 2010. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
23.1 |
|
|
Consent of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1). |
|
|
|
|
|
|
23.2 |
|
|
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
Power of Attorney. |
|
|
|
* |
|
Incorporated herein by reference. |
9
Exhibit 5.1
Exhibit 5.1
|
|
|
|
|
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036-5306
Tel 202.955.8500
www.gibsondunn.com |
Client Matter No.: 98315-00007
Direct: (202) 955-8500
March 3, 2010
Wolverine World Wide, Inc.
9341 Courtland Drive
Rockford, Michigan 49351
|
|
|
Re:
|
|
Proposed Offering of up to 4,600,000 Shares of Common Stock
Pursuant to the Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Stock Incentive
Plan of 2010 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have examined the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the Registration Statement), of
Wolverine World Wide, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the Commission) pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
Securities Act), in connection with the offering by the
Company of up to 4,600,000 shares of the
Companys Common Stock, par value $1 per share (the Shares). The Shares subject to the
Registration Statement are to be issued under the Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan
of 2010 (the Plan), subject to stockholder approval of the Plan.
We have examined the originals, or photostatic or certified copies, of such records of the Company
and certificates of the officers of the Company and of public officials and such other documents as
we have deemed relevant and necessary as the basis for the opinions set forth below. In our
examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity and competency
of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and the
conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies. We have also assumed
that there are no agreements or understandings between or among the Company and any participants in
the Plan that would expand, modify or otherwise affect the terms of the Plan or the respective
rights or obligations of the participants thereunder. Finally, we have assumed the accuracy of all
other information provided to us by the Company during the course of our investigations, on which
we have relied in issuing the opinion expressed below.
Brussels Century City Dallas Denver Dubai London Los Angeles Munich New York Orange County
Palo Alto Paris San Francisco São Paulo Singapore Washington, D.C.
March 4, 2010
Page 2
Based upon the foregoing examination and in reliance thereon, and subject to the qualifications,
assumptions and limitations stated herein and in reliance on the statements of fact contained in
the documents that we have examined, and subject to stockholder approval of the Plan, we are of the
opinion that the Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms
set forth in the Plan and against payment therefor, and when the Registration Statement has become
effective under the Securities Act, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
Our opinions set forth herein are limited to the effect of the Delaware General Corporation Law (including the
statutory provisions, all applicable provisions of the Delaware Constitution and to the present reported judicial
interpretations thereof) and to the facts as they presently exist. Although we are not admitted to practice in the
State of Delaware, we are familiar with the Delaware General Corporation Law and have made such investigation thereof
as we deemed necessary or desirable for the purpose of rendering the opinion contained herein. We assume no obligation
either to revise or supplement our opinions should the present laws, or the interpretation thereof, be changed or to
revise or supplement our opinions in respect of any circumstances or events that occur subsequent to the date hereof.
We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, and we
further consent to the use of our name under the caption Legal Matters in the Registration
Statement and the prospectus that forms a part thereof. In giving these consents, we do not
thereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7
of the Securities Act or the Rules and Regulations of the Commission.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Exhibit 10.1
Exhibit 10.1
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.
STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN OF 2010
1. Purpose
The purpose of the Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan of 2010 (the Plan) is to
advance the interests of the Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (the Company) by stimulating the efforts
of employees, officers, non-employee directors and other service providers, in each case who are
selected to be Participants, by heightening the desire of such persons to continue working toward
and contributing to the success and progress of the Company. The Plan supersedes the Companys
Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan of 2005, Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan of
2003 and Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan of 2001 (the Prior Plans) with respect to
future awards, and provides for the grant of Incentive and Nonqualified Stock Options, Stock
Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units and Stock Awards, any of which may be
performance-based, and for Incentive Bonuses, which may be paid in cash or stock or a combination
thereof, as determined by the Administrator. No new awards shall be issued under the Prior Plans
after the approval of this Plan by the Companys stockholders.
2. Definitions
As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
(a) Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(b) Administrator means the Administrator of the Plan in accordance with Section 19.
(c) Award means an Incentive Stock Option, Nonqualified Stock Option, Stock Appreciation
Right, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Stock Award or Incentive Bonus granted to a
Participant pursuant to the provisions of the Plan, any of which the Administrator may structure to
qualify in whole or in part as a Performance Award.
(d) Award Agreement means a written agreement or other instrument as may be approved from
time to time by the Administrator implementing the grant of each Award. An Agreement may be in the
form of an agreement to be executed by both the Participant and the Company (or an authorized
representative of the Company) or certificates, notices or similar instruments as approved by the
Administrator.
(e) Board means the board of directors of the Company.
(f) Change in Control unless otherwise defined in an Award, means (i) the failure of the
Continuing Directors at any time to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board;
(ii) the acquisition by any Person other than an Excluded Holder of beneficial ownership (within
the meaning of Rule 13d-3 issued under the Act) of 20% or more of the outstanding
Shares or the combined voting power of the Companys outstanding securities entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors; (iii) the consummation of a reorganization, merger or
consolidation of the Company, unless such reorganization, merger or consolidation is with or into a
Permitted Successor; or (iv) a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or the sale or
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company other than to a Permitted
Successor.
(g) Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the
rulings and regulations issued thereunder.
(h) Continuing Directors mean the individuals constituting the Board as of the date this
Plan was adopted and any subsequent directors whose election or nomination for election by the
Companys stockholders was approved by a vote of three-quarters (3/4) of the individuals who are
then Continuing Directors, but specifically excluding any individual whose initial assumption of
office occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened solicitation subject to Rule 14a- 12(c)
of Regulation 14A issued under the Act or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or
consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board.
(i) Company means Wolverine World Wide, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
(j) Disability has the meaning set forth in the Companys long-term disability plan. The
determination of the Administrator as to an individuals Disability shall be conclusive on all
parties.
(k) Employee Benefit Plan means any plan or program established by the Company or a
Subsidiary for the compensation or benefit of employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(l) Excluded Holder means (i) any Person who at the time this Plan was adopted was the
beneficial owner of 20% or more of the outstanding Shares; or (ii) the Company, a Subsidiary or any
Employee Benefit Plan of the Company or a Subsidiary or any trust holding Shares or other
securities pursuant to the terms of an Employee Benefit Plan.
(m) Fair Market Value means, as of any date, the closing price per share at which the Shares
are sold in the regular way on the New York Stock Exchange (or any successor exchange that is the
primary stock exchange for trading of Shares) or, if no Shares are traded on the New York Stock
Exchange (or any successor exchange that is the primary stock exchange for trading of Shares) on
the date in question, then for the next preceding date for which Shares were traded on the New York
Stock Exchange (or any successor exchange that is the primary stock exchange for trading of
Shares).
(n) Incentive Bonus means a bonus opportunity awarded under Section 10 pursuant to which a
Participant may become entitled to receive an amount based on satisfaction of such performance
criteria as are specified in the Award Agreement or otherwise.
(o) Incentive Stock Option means a stock option that is intended to qualify as an incentive
stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.
2
(p) Nonemployee Director means each person who is, or is elected to be, a member of the
Board and who is not an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary.
(q) Nonqualified Stock Option means a stock option that is not intended to qualify as an
incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.
(r) Option means an Incentive Stock Option and/or a Nonqualified Stock Option granted
pursuant to Section 6 of the Plan.
(s) Participant means any individual described in Section 3 to whom Awards have been granted
from time to time by the Administrator and any authorized transferee of such individual.
(t) Permitted Successor means a company that, immediately following the consummation of a
transaction specified in clauses (iii) and (iv) of the definition of Change in Control above,
satisfies each of the following criteria: (i) 50% or more of the outstanding common stock of the
company and the combined voting power of the outstanding securities of the company entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors (in each case determined immediately following the
consummation of the applicable transaction) is beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by all
or substantially all of the Persons who were the beneficial owners of the Companys outstanding
Shares and outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors
(respectively) immediately prior to the applicable transaction; (ii) no Person other than an
Excluded Holder beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 20% or more of the outstanding common
stock of the company or the combined voting power of the outstanding securities of the company
entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (for these purposes the term Excluded
Holder shall include the company, any subsidiary of the company and any employee benefit plan of
the company or any such subsidiary or any trust holding common stock or other securities of the
company pursuant to the terms of any such employee benefit plan); and (iii) at least a majority of
the Board of the Company is comprised of Continuing Directors.
(u) Person has the same meaning as set forth in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Act.
(v) Performance Award means an Award, the grant, issuance, retention, vesting or settlement
of which is subject to satisfaction of one or more Qualifying Performance Criteria established
pursuant to Section 14.
(w) Plan means the Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan of 2010 as set forth
herein and as amended from time to time.
(x) Qualifying Performance Criteria has the meaning set forth in Section 14(b).
(y) Restricted Stock means Shares granted pursuant to Section 8 of the Plan.
(z) Restricted Stock Unit means an Award granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 8
pursuant to which Shares or cash in lieu thereof may be issued in the future.
3
(aa) Retirement means the voluntary Termination of Employment by a Participant after the
Participant has attained (i) 50 years of age and seven years of service (as a Director and/or an
employee and/or officer of the Company or a Subsidiary), (ii) 62 years of age, or (iii) such other
age or years of service as shall be determined by the Administrator or as otherwise may be set
forth in the Award agreement or other grant document with respect to a Participant and a particular
Award.
(bb) Share means a share of the Companys common stock, par value $1.00, subject to
adjustment as provided in Section 13.
(cc) Stock Appreciation Right means a right granted pursuant to Section 7 of the Plan that
entitles the Participant to receive, in cash or Shares or a combination thereof, as determined by
the Administrator, value equal to or otherwise based on the excess of (i) the Fair Market Value of
a specified number of Shares at the time of exercise over (ii) the exercise price of the right, as
established by the Administrator on the date of grant.
(dd) Stock Award means an award of Shares to a Participant pursuant to Section 9 of the
Plan.
(ee) Subsidiary means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of
corporations beginning with the Company where each of the corporations in the unbroken chain other
than the last corporation owns stock possessing at least 50 percent or more of the total combined
voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in the chain, and if
specifically determined by the Administrator in the context other than with respect to Incentive
Stock Options, may include an entity in which the Company has a significant ownership interest or
that is directly or indirectly controlled by the Company.
(ff) Termination of Employment means ceasing to serve as a full-time employee of the Company
and its Subsidiaries or, with respect to a Nonemployee Director or other service provider, ceasing
to serve as such for the Company, except that with respect to all or any Awards held by a
Participant (i) the Administrator may determine, subject to Section 6(d), that an approved leave of
absence or approved employment on a less than full-time basis is not considered a Termination of
Employment, (ii) the Administrator may determine that a transition of employment to service with a
partnership, joint venture or corporation not meeting the requirements of a Subsidiary in which the
Company or a Subsidiary is a party is not considered a Termination of Employment, (iii) unless
otherwise determined by the Administrator, service as a member of the Board or other service
provider shall not constitute continued employment with respect to Awards granted to a Participant
while he or she served as an employee and (iv) service as an employee of the Company or a
Subsidiary shall constitute continued employment with respect to Awards granted to a Participant
while he or she served as a member of the Board or other service provider. The Administrator shall
determine whether any corporate transaction, such as a sale or spin-off of a division or subsidiary
that employs a Participant, shall be deemed to result in a Termination of Employment with the
Company and its Subsidiaries for purposes of any affected Participants Options, and the
Administrators decision shall be final and binding.
4
3. Eligibility
Any Person who is a current or prospective officer or employee of the Company or of any
Subsidiary shall be eligible for selection by the Administrator for the grant of Awards hereunder.
In addition, Nonemployee Directors and any other service providers who have been retained to
provide consulting, advisory or other services to the Company or to any Subsidiary shall be
eligible for the grant of Awards hereunder as determined by the Administrator. Options intending
to qualify as Incentive Stock Options may only be granted to employees of the Company or any
Subsidiary within the meaning of the Code, as selected by the Administrator.
4. Effective Date and Termination of Plan
This Plan was adopted by the Board as of February 11, 2010 (the Effective Date), provided
that any grants made prior to the approval of the Plan by the Companys stockholders shall be
subject to such approval. All Awards granted under this Plan are subject to, and may not be
exercised before, the approval of this Plan by the stockholders prior to the first anniversary of
the date the Board adopts the Plan, by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the
outstanding Shares of the Company present, or represented by proxy, and entitled to vote, at a
meeting of the Companys stockholders or by written consent in accordance with the laws of the
State of Delaware; provided that if such approval by the stockholders of the Company is not
forthcoming, all Awards previously granted under this Plan shall be void. The Plan shall remain
available for the grant of Awards until the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Plan may be terminated at such earlier time as the Board may
determine. Termination of the Plan will not affect the rights and obligations of the Participants
and the Company arising under Awards theretofore granted and then in effect.
5. Shares Subject to the Plan and to Awards
(a) Aggregate Limits. The aggregate number of Shares issuable pursuant to all Awards shall not
exceed 4,600,000; provided that any Shares granted under Options or Stock Appreciation Rights shall
be counted against this limit on a one-for-one basis and any Shares granted as Awards other than
Options or Stock Appreciation Rights shall be counted against this limit as two (2) Shares for
every one (1) Share subject to such Award. The aggregate number of Shares available for grant
under this Plan and the number of Shares subject to outstanding Awards shall be subject to
adjustment as provided in Section 13. The Shares issued pursuant to Awards granted under this Plan
may be shares that are authorized and unissued or shares that were reacquired by the Company,
including shares purchased in the open market.
(b) Issuance of Shares. For purposes of Section 5(a), the aggregate number of Shares issued
under this Plan at any time shall equal only the number of Shares actually issued upon exercise or
settlement of an Award. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Shares subject to an Award under the Plan
may not again be made available for issuance under the Plan if such Shares are: (i) Shares that
were subject to a stock-settled Stock Appreciation Right and were not issued upon the net
settlement or net exercise of such Stock Appreciation Right, (ii) Shares used to pay the exercise
price of an Option, (iii) Shares delivered to or withheld by the Company to pay the withholding
taxes related an Award, or (iv) Shares repurchased on the open market with the proceeds of an
Option exercise. Shares subject to Awards that have been canceled, expired,
forfeited or otherwise not issued under an Award and Shares subject to Awards settled in cash
shall not count as Shares issued under this Plan.
5
(c) Tax Code Limits. The aggregate number of Shares subject to Awards granted under this Plan
during any calendar year to any one Participant shall not exceed 3,000,000, which number shall be
calculated and adjusted pursuant to Section 13 only to the extent that such calculation or
adjustment will not affect the status of any Award intended to qualify as performance-based
compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code but which number shall not count any tandem SARs (as
defined in Section 7). The aggregate number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to the exercise
of Incentive Stock Options granted under this Plan shall not exceed
4,600,000, which number shall
be calculated and adjusted pursuant to Section 13 only to the extent that such calculation or
adjustment will not affect the status of any option intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock
Option under Section 422 of the Code. The maximum cash amount payable pursuant to that portion of
an Incentive Bonus granted in any calendar year to any Participant under this Plan that is intended
to satisfy the requirements for performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code
shall not exceed $20 million.
6. Options
(a) Option Awards. Options may be granted at any time and from time to time prior to the
termination of the Plan to Participants as determined by the Administrator. No Participant shall
have any rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares subject to Option hereunder until said
Shares have been issued. Each Option shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement. Options granted
pursuant to the Plan need not be identical but each Option must contain and be subject to the terms
and conditions set forth below.
(b) Price. The Administrator will establish the exercise price per Share under each Option,
which, in no event will be less than the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of grant;
provided, however, that the exercise price per Share with respect to an Option that is granted in
connection with a merger or other acquisition as a substitute or replacement award for options held
by optionees of the acquired entity may be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on
the date such Option is granted if such exercise price is based on a formula set forth in the terms
of the options held by such optionees or in the terms of the agreement providing for such merger or
other acquisition. The exercise price of any Option may be paid in Shares, cash or a combination
thereof, as determined by the Administrator, including an irrevocable commitment by a broker to pay
over such amount from a sale of the Shares issuable under an Option, the delivery of previously
owned Shares and withholding of Shares deliverable upon exercise, or in such other form as is
acceptable to the Administrator.
(c) No Repricing without Stockholder Approval. Other than in connection with a change in the
Companys capitalization (as described in Section 13) the exercise price of an Option may not be
reduced without stockholder approval (including canceling previously awarded Options and regranting
them with a lower exercise price).
(d) Provisions Applicable to Options. The date on which Options become exercisable shall be
determined at the sole and absolute discretion of the Administrator and set forth in an Award
Agreement. Unless provided otherwise in the applicable Award Agreement, to the extent
that the Administrator determines that an approved leave of absence or employment on a less
than full-time basis is not a Termination of Employment, the vesting period and/or exercisability
of an Option shall be adjusted by the Administrator during or to reflect the effects of any period
during which the Participant is on an approved leave of absence or is employed on a less than
full-time basis.
6
(e) Term of Options and Termination of Employment: The Administrator shall establish the term
of each Option, which in no case shall exceed a period of ten (10) years from the date of grant.
Unless an Option earlier expires upon the expiration date established pursuant to the foregoing
sentence, upon the termination of the Participants employment, his or her rights to exercise an
Option then held shall be only as follows, unless the Administrator specifies otherwise:
(1) General. If a Participants Termination of Employment is for any reason other than
the Participants death, Disability, Retirement or termination for cause, Options granted to
the Participant may continue to be exercised in accordance with their terms for a period of
three (3) months after such Termination of Employment, but only to the extent the
Participant was entitled to exercise the Options on the date of such termination.
(2) Death. If a Participant dies either while an employee or officer of the Company or
a Subsidiary or member of the Board, or after the Termination of Employment other than for
cause but during the time when the Participant could have exercised an Option, the Options
issued to such Participant shall become fully vested and exercisable by the personal
representative of such Participant or other successor to the interest of the Participant for
one year after the Participants death.
(3) Disability. If a Participants Termination of Employment is due to Disability, then
all of the Participants Options shall immediately fully vest, and the Options held by the
Participant at the time of such termination of employment or service shall be exercisable by
the Participant or the personal representative of such Participant for one year following
such Termination of Employment.
(4) Participant Retirement. Upon a Participants Retirement as an employee or officer
of the Company and its Subsidiaries or Retirement from service as a member of the Board,
then all of the Participants Options shall immediately fully vest, and the Options held by
the Participant at the time of such Retirement shall be exercisable by the Participant or
the personal representative of such Participant during the remaining term of the Options.
(5) Termination for Cause. If a Participant is terminated for cause, the Participant
shall have no further right to exercise any Options previously granted. The Administrator or
officers designated by the Administrator shall determine whether a termination is for cause.
7
(f) Incentive Stock Options. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6, in
the case of the grant of an Option intending to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option:
(i) if the Participant owns stock possessing more than 10 percent of the combined voting power
of all classes of stock of the Company, the exercise price of such Option must be at least 110
percent of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of grant and the Option must expire
within a period of not more than five (5) years from the date of grant, and (ii) Termination of
Employment will occur when the person to whom an Award was granted ceases to be an employee (as
determined in accordance with Section 3401(c) of the Code and the regulations promulgated
thereunder) of the Company and its Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 6 to the
contrary, options designated as Incentive Stock Options shall not be eligible for treatment under
the Code as Incentive Stock Options (and will be deemed to be Nonqualified Stock Options) to the
extent that either (a) the aggregate Fair Market Value of Shares (determined as of the time of
grant) with respect to which such Options are exercisable for the first time by the Participant
during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and any Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000,
taking Options into account in the order in which they were granted, or (b) such Options otherwise
remain exercisable but are not exercised within three (3) months of Termination of Employment (or
such other period of time provided in Section 422 of the Code).
7. Stock Appreciation Rights
Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted to Participants from time to time either in tandem
with or as a component of other Awards granted under the Plan (tandem SARs) or not in conjunction
with other Awards (freestanding SARs) and may, but need not, relate to a specific Option granted
under Section 6. The provisions of Stock Appreciation Rights need not be the same with respect to
each grant or each recipient. Any Stock Appreciation Right granted in tandem with an Award may be
granted at the same time such Award is granted or at any time thereafter before exercise or
expiration of such Award. All freestanding SARs shall be granted subject to the same terms and
conditions applicable to Options as set forth in Section 6 and all tandem SARs shall have the same
exercise price, vesting, exercisability, forfeiture and termination provisions as the Award to
which they relate. Subject to the provisions of Section 6 and the immediately preceding sentence,
the Administrator may impose such other conditions or restrictions on any Stock Appreciation Right
as it shall deem appropriate. Stock Appreciation Rights may be settled in Shares, cash or a
combination thereof, as determined by the Administrator and set forth in the applicable Award
Agreement. Other than in connection with a change in the Companys capitalization (as described in
Section 13) the exercise price of Stock Appreciation Rights may not be reduced without stockholder
approval (including canceling previously awarded Stock Appreciation Rights and regranting them with
a lower exercise price).
8. Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units
(a) Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Awards. Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock
Units may be granted at any time and from time to time prior to the termination of the Plan to
Participants as determined by the Administrator. Restricted Stock is an award or issuance of Shares
the grant, issuance, retention, vesting and/or transferability of which is subject during specified
periods of time to such conditions (including continued employment or performance conditions) and
terms as the Administrator deems appropriate. Restricted Stock Units are Awards denominated in
units of Shares under which the issuance of Shares is subject to such conditions (including
continued employment or performance conditions) and terms as the
Administrator deems appropriate. Each grant of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units
shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement. Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, each
Restricted Stock Unit will be equal to one Share and will entitle a Participant to either the
issuance of Shares or payment of an amount of cash determined with reference to the value of
Shares. To the extent determined by the Administrator, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units
may be satisfied or settled in Shares, cash or a combination thereof. Restricted Stock and
Restricted Stock Units granted pursuant to the Plan need not be identical but each grant of
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units must contain and be subject to the terms and conditions
set forth below.
8
(b) Contents of Agreement. Each Award Agreement shall contain provisions regarding (i) the
number of Shares or Restricted Stock Units subject to such Award or a formula for determining such
number, (ii) the purchase price of the Shares, if any, and the means of payment, (iii) the
performance criteria, if any, and level of achievement versus these criteria that shall determine
the number of Shares or Restricted Stock Units granted, issued, retainable and/or vested, (iv) such
terms and conditions on the grant, issuance, vesting and/or forfeiture of the Shares or Restricted
Stock Units as may be determined from time to time by the Administrator, (v) the term of the
performance period, if any, as to which performance will be measured for determining the number of
such Shares or Restricted Stock Units, and (vi) restrictions on the transferability of the Shares
or Restricted Stock Units. Shares issued under a Restricted Stock Award may be issued in the name
of the Participant and held by the Participant or held by the Company, in each case as the
Administrator may provide.
(c) Vesting and Performance Criteria. The grant, issuance, retention, vesting and/or
settlement of shares of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units will occur when and in such
installments as the Administrator determines or under criteria the Administrator establishes, which
may include Qualifying Performance Criteria. Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary,
the performance criteria for any Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit that is intended to
satisfy the requirements for performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code will
be a measure based on one or more Qualifying Performance Criteria selected by the Administrator and
specified when the Award is granted.
(d) Termination of Employment. Unless the Administrator provides otherwise:
(i) General. In the event of Termination of Employment for any reason other than death,
Disability or Retirement, any Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units still subject in
full or in part to restrictions at the date of such Termination of Employment shall
automatically be forfeited and returned to the Company.
(ii) Death, Retirement or Disability. In the event a Participants Termination of
Employment is because of death, Disability or Retirement, the restrictions remaining on any
or all Shares remaining subject to a Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Award shall
lapse.
(e) Discretionary Adjustments and Limits. Subject to the limits imposed under
Section 162(m) of the Code for Awards that are intended to qualify as performance-based
compensation, notwithstanding the satisfaction of any performance goals, the number of Shares
granted, issued, retainable and/or vested under an Award of Restricted Stock or Restricted
Stock Units on account of either financial performance or personal performance evaluations may, to
the extent specified in the Award Agreement, be reduced, but not increased, by the Administrator on
the basis of such further considerations as the Administrator shall determine.
9
(f) Voting Rights. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, Participants holding
shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder may exercise full voting rights with respect to those
shares during the period of restriction. Participants shall have no voting rights with respect to
Shares underlying Restricted Stock Units unless and until such Shares are reflected as issued and
outstanding shares on the Companys stock ledger.
(g) Dividends and Distributions. Participants in whose name Restricted Stock is granted shall
be entitled to receive all dividends and other distributions paid with respect to those Shares,
unless determined otherwise by the Administrator. The Administrator will determine whether any such
dividends or distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional shares of Restricted
Stock and subject to the same restrictions on transferability as the Restricted Stock with respect
to which they were distributed or whether such dividends or distributions will be paid in cash.
Shares underlying Restricted Stock Units shall be entitled to dividends or dividend equivalents
only to the extent provided by the Administrator.
(h) Payment of Restricted Stock Units. In all events, unless payment with respect to a
Restricted Stock Unit is deferred in a manner consistent with Section 409A of the Code, the Shares
and/or cash underlying such Restricted Stock Unit shall be paid to the Participant no later than
two and one-half months following the end of the year in which the Restricted Stock Unit is no
longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture.
(i) Legending of Restricted Stock. The Administrator may also require that certificates
representing shares of Restricted Stock be retained and held in escrow by a designated employee or
agent of the Company or any Subsidiary until any restrictions applicable to shares of Restricted
Stock so retained have been satisfied or lapsed. Any certificates evidencing shares of Restricted
Stock awarded pursuant to the Plan shall bear the following legend:
The shares represented by this certificate were issued subject to certain restrictions under
the Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan of 2010 (the Plan). This certificate
is held subject to the terms and conditions contained in a restricted stock agreement that
includes a prohibition against the sale or transfer of the stock represented by this
certificate except in compliance with that agreement and that provides for forfeiture upon
certain events. Copies of the Plan and the restricted stock agreement are on file in the
office of the Secretary of the Company.
9. Stock Awards
(a) Grant. Stock Awards may be granted at any time and from time to time prior to the
termination of the Plan to Participants as determined by the Administrator. Stock Awards shall be
subject to such terms and conditions, consistent with the other provisions of the Plan, as may be
determined by the Administrator.
(b) Rights as a Stockholder. A Participant shall have all voting, dividend, liquidation and
other rights with respect to Shares issued to the Participant as a Stock Award under this Section 9
upon the Participant becoming the holder of record of the Shares granted pursuant to such Stock
Award; provided, that the Administrator may impose such restrictions on the assignment or transfer
of Shares awarded pursuant to a Stock Award as it considers appropriate.
10
10. Incentive Bonuses
(a) General. Each Incentive Bonus Award will confer upon the Participant the opportunity to
earn a future payment tied to the level of achievement with respect to one or more performance
criteria established for a performance period of not less than one year.
(b) Incentive Bonus Document. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, the terms of
any Incentive Bonus will be set forth in an Award Agreement. Each Award Agreement evidencing an
Incentive Bonus shall contain provisions regarding (i) the target and maximum amount payable to the
Participant as an Incentive Bonus, (ii) the performance criteria and level of achievement versus
these criteria that shall determine the amount of such payment, (iii) the term of the performance
period as to which performance shall be measured for determining the amount of any payment,
(iv) the timing of any payment earned by virtue of performance, (v) restrictions on the alienation
or transfer of the Incentive Bonus prior to actual payment, (vi) forfeiture provisions and
(vii) such further terms and conditions, in each case not inconsistent with this Plan as may be
determined from time to time by the Administrator.
(c) Performance Criteria. The Administrator shall establish the performance criteria and level
of achievement versus these criteria that shall determine the target and maximum amount payable
under an Incentive Bonus, which criteria may be based on financial performance and/or personal
performance evaluations. The Administrator may specify the percentage of the target Incentive Bonus
that is intended to satisfy the requirements for performance-based compensation under
Section 162(m) of the Code. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the performance
criteria for any portion of an Incentive Bonus that is intended by the Administrator to satisfy the
requirements for performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code shall be a
measure based on one or more Qualifying Performance Criteria (as defined in Section 14(b)) selected
by the Administrator and specified at the time the Incentive Bonus is granted. The Administrator
shall certify the extent to which any Qualifying Performance Criteria has been satisfied, and the
amount payable as a result thereof, prior to payment of any Incentive Bonus that is intended to
satisfy the requirements for performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code.
(d) Timing and Form of Payment. The Administrator shall determine the timing of payment of any
Incentive Bonus. Payment of the amount due under an Incentive Bonus may be made in cash or in
Shares, as determined by the Administrator. The Administrator may provide for or, subject to such
terms and conditions as the Administrator may specify, may permit a Participant to elect for the
payment of any Incentive Bonus to be deferred to a specified date or event. In all events, unless
payment of an Incentive Bonus is deferred in a manner consistent with Section 409A of the Code, any
Incentive Bonus shall be paid to the Participant no later than two and one-half months following
the end of the year in which the Incentive Bonus is no longer subject to a substantial risk of
forfeiture.
(e) Discretionary Adjustments. Notwithstanding satisfaction of any performance goals, the
amount paid under an Incentive Bonus on account of either financial performance or personal
performance evaluations may, to the extent specified in the Award Agreement or other document
evidencing the Award, be reduced, but not increased, by the Administrator on the basis of such
further considerations as the Administrator shall determine.
11
11. Deferral of Gains
The Administrator may, in an Award Agreement or otherwise, provide for the deferred delivery
of Shares upon settlement, vesting or other events with respect to Restricted Stock or Restricted
Stock Units, or in payment or satisfaction of an Incentive Bonus. Notwithstanding anything herein
to the contrary, in no event will any deferral of the delivery of Shares or any other payment with
respect to any Award be allowed if the Administrator determines, in its sole and absolute
discretion, that the deferral would result in the imposition of the additional tax under
Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code. No award shall provide for deferral of compensation that does
not comply with Section 409A of the Code, unless the Board, at the time of grant, specifically
provides that the Award is not intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code. The Company shall
have no liability to a Participant, or any other party, if an Award that is intended to be exempt
from, or compliant with, Section 409A of the Code is not so exempt or compliant or for any action
taken by the Board.
12. Conditions and Restrictions Upon Securities Subject to Awards
The Administrator may provide that the Shares issued upon exercise of an Option or Stock
Appreciation Right or otherwise subject to or issued under an Award shall be subject to such
further agreements, restrictions, conditions or limitations as the Administrator in its sole and
absolute discretion may specify prior to the exercise of such Option or Stock Appreciation Right or
the grant, vesting or settlement of such Award, including without limitation, conditions on vesting
or transferability, forfeiture or repurchase provisions and method of payment for the Shares issued
upon exercise, vesting or settlement of such Award (including the actual or constructive surrender
of Shares already owned by the Participant) or payment of taxes arising in connection with an
Award. Without limiting the foregoing, such restrictions may address the timing and manner of any
resales by the Participant or other subsequent transfers by the Participant of any Shares issued
under an Award, including without limitation (i) restrictions under an insider trading policy or
pursuant to applicable law, (ii) restrictions designed to delay and/or coordinate the timing and
manner of sales by Participant and holders of other Company equity compensation arrangements,
(iii) restrictions as to the use of a specified brokerage firm for such resales or other transfers
and (iv) provisions requiring Shares to be sold on the open market or to the Company in order to
satisfy tax withholding or other obligations.
13. Adjustment of and Changes in the Stock
(a) General. The number and kind of Shares available for issuance under this Plan (including
under any Awards then outstanding), and the number and kind of Shares subject to the limits set
forth in Section 5 of this Plan, shall be equitably adjusted by the Administrator to reflect any
reorganization, reclassification, combination of shares, stock split, reverse stock split,
spin-off, dividend or distribution of securities, property or cash (other than regular, quarterly
cash dividends), or any other event or transaction that affects the number or kind of Shares
outstanding. Such adjustment may be designed to comply with Section 425 of the Code or may be
designed to treat the Shares available under the Plan and subject to Awards as if they were all
outstanding on the record date for such event or transaction or to increase the number of such
Shares to reflect a deemed reinvestment in Shares of the amount distributed to the Companys
securityholders. The terms of any outstanding Award shall also be equitably adjusted by the
Administrator as to price, number or kind of Shares subject to such Award, vesting, and other terms
to reflect the foregoing events, which adjustments need not be uniform as between different Awards
or different types of Awards.
12
In the event there shall be any other change in the number or kind of outstanding Shares, or
any stock or other securities into which such Shares shall have been changed, or for which it shall
have been exchanged, by reason of a change of control, other merger, consolidation or otherwise,
then the Administrator shall determine the appropriate and equitable adjustment to be effected. In
addition, in the event of such change described in this paragraph, the Administrator may accelerate
the time or times at which any Award may be exercised and may provide for cancellation of such
accelerated Awards that are not exercised within a time prescribed by the Administrator in its sole
and absolute discretion.
No right to purchase fractional shares shall result from any adjustment in Awards pursuant to
this Section 13. In case of any such adjustment, the Shares subject to the Award shall be rounded
down to the nearest whole Share with respect to Options and Stock Appreciation Rights. The Company
shall notify Participants holding Awards subject to any adjustments pursuant to this Section 13 of
such adjustment, but (whether or not notice is given) such adjustment shall be effective and
binding for all purposes of the Plan.
(b) Change in Control. The Administrator may determine the effect of a Change in Control on
outstanding Awards in a manner that, in the Administrators reasonable discretion, is fair and
equitable to Participants. Such effects, which need not be the same for every Participant, may
include, without limitation: (x) the substitution for the Shares subject to any outstanding Award,
or portion thereof, stock or other securities of the surviving corporation or any successor
corporation to the Company, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, in which event the aggregate
purchase or exercise price, if any, of such Award, or portion thereof, shall remain the same,
and/or (y) the conversion of any outstanding Award, or portion thereof, into a right to receive
cash or other property upon or following the consummation of the Change in Control in an amount
equal to the value of the consideration to be received by holders of Shares in connection with such
transaction for one Share, less the per share purchase or exercise price of such Award, if any,
multiplied by the number of Shares subject to such Award, or a portion thereof. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, Awards shall be treated as follows
in connection with a Change in Control:
(i) Acceleration of Vesting. Without action by the Administrator or the Board: (a) all
outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall become immediately exercisable in full and
shall remain exercisable during the remaining terms thereof, regardless of whether the Participants
to whom such Options and Stock Appreciation Rights have been granted remain in the employ or
service of the Company or any Subsidiary; and (b) all other outstanding Awards shall become
immediately fully vested and exercisable and nonforfeitable; and
13
(ii) Cash Payment for Stock Options/Stock Appreciation Rights. Without the consent of any
Participant affected thereby, the Administrator may determine that some or all Participants holding
outstanding Options and/or Stock Appreciation Rights shall receive, with respect to some or all of
the Shares subject to such Options and/or Stock Appreciation Rights, as of the effective date of
any such Change in Control of the Company, cash in an amount equal to the greater of the excess of
(A) the highest sales price of the shares on the New York Stock Exchange on the date immediately
prior to the effective date of such Change in Control of the Company or (B) the highest price per
share actually paid in connection with any Change in Control of the Company over the exercise price
per share of such Options and/or Stock Appreciation Rights.
14. Qualifying Performance-Based Compensation
(a) General. The Administrator may establish performance criteria and level of achievement
versus such criteria that shall determine the number of Shares to be granted, retained, vested,
issued or issuable under or in settlement of or the amount payable pursuant to an Award, which
criteria may be based on Qualifying Performance Criteria or other standards of financial
performance and/or personal performance evaluations. In addition, the Administrator may specify
that an Award or a portion of an Award is intended to satisfy the requirements for
performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code, provided that the performance
criteria for such Award or portion of an Award that is intended by the Administrator to satisfy the
requirements for performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code shall be a
measure based on one or more Qualifying Performance Criteria selected by the Administrator and
specified at the time the Award is granted. The Administrator shall certify the extent to which any
Qualifying Performance Criteria has been satisfied, and the amount payable as a result thereof,
prior to payment, settlement or vesting of any Award that is intended to satisfy the requirements
for performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code.
(b) Qualifying Performance Criteria. For purposes of this Plan, the term Qualifying
Performance Criteria shall mean any one or more of the following performance criteria, or
derivations of such performance criteria, either individually, alternatively or in any combination,
applied to either the Company as a whole or to a business unit or Subsidiary, either individually,
alternatively or in any combination, and measured either annually or cumulatively over a period of
years, on an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, to previous years results or
to a designated comparison group, in each case as specified by the Administrator: (i) net earnings
or earnings per share (including earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and/or
amortization), (ii) income, net income or operating income, (iii) revenues, (iv) net sales, (v)
return on sales, (vi) return on equity, (vii) return on capital (including return on total capital
or return on invested capital), (viii) return on assets or net assets, (ix) earnings per share, (x)
economic value added measurements, including BVA, (xi) return on invested capital, (xii) return on
operating revenue, (xiii) cash flow (before or after dividends), (xiv) stock price, (xv) total
stockholder return, (xvi) market capitalization, (xvii) economic value added, (xviii) debt leverage
(debt to capital), (xix) operating profit or net operating profit, (xx) operating margin or profit
margin, (xxi) cash from operations, (xxii) market share, (xxiii) product development or release
schedules, (xxiv) new product innovation, (xxv) cost reductions, (xxvi) customer service, or
(xxvii) customer satisfaction. To the extent consistent with Section 162(m) of the Code, the
Administrator (A) may appropriately adjust any evaluation of performance under a Qualifying
Performance Criteria to eliminate the effects of charges for restructurings, discontinued
operations, extraordinary items and all items of gain, loss or expense determined to be
extraordinary or unusual in nature or related to the disposal of a segment of a business or related
to a change in accounting principle all as determined in accordance with standards established by
opinion No. 30 of the Accounting Principles Board (APB Opinion No. 30) or other applicable or
successor accounting provisions, as well as the cumulative effect of accounting changes, in each
case as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles or identified in the
Companys financial statements or notes to the financial statements, and (B) may appropriately
adjust any evaluation of performance under a Qualifying Performance Criteria to exclude any of the
following events that occurs during a performance period: (i) asset write-downs, (ii) litigation,
claims, judgments or settlements, (iii) the effect of changes in tax law or other such laws or
provisions affecting reported results, and (iv) accruals of any amounts for payment under this Plan
or any other compensation arrangement maintained by the Company.
14
15. Transferability
Unless the Administrator determines otherwise, each Award may not be sold, transferred,
pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated by a Participant other than by will or
the laws of descent and distribution, and each Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall be
exercisable only by the Participant during his or her lifetime. To the extent permitted by the
Administrator, the person to whom an Award is initially granted (the Grantee) may transfer an
Award to any family member of the Grantee (as such term is defined in Section 1(a)(5) of the
General Instructions to Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Form S-8)), to
trusts solely for the benefit of such family members and to partnerships in which such family
members and/or trusts are the only partners; provided that, (i) as a condition thereof, the
transferor and the transferee must execute a written agreement containing such terms as specified
by the Administrator, and (ii) the transfer is pursuant to a gift or a domestic relations order to
the extent permitted under the General Instructions to Form S-8. Except to the extent specified
otherwise in the agreement the Administrator provides for the Grantee and transferee to execute,
all vesting, exercisability and forfeiture provisions that are conditioned on the Grantees
continued employment or service shall continue to be determined with reference to the Grantees
employment or service (and not to the status of the transferee) after any transfer of an Award
pursuant to this Section 15, and the responsibility to pay any taxes in connection with an Award
shall remain with the Grantee notwithstanding any transfer other than by will or intestate
succession.
16. Suspension or Termination of Awards
Except as otherwise provided by the Administrator, if at any time (including after a notice of
exercise has been delivered or an award has vested) the Companys chief executive officer or any
other person designated by the Administrator (each such person, an Authorized Officer) reasonably
believes that a Participant may have committed an Act of Misconduct as described in this
Section 16, the Authorized Officer, Administrator or the Board may suspend the Participants rights
to exercise any Option, to vest in an Award, and/or to receive payment for or receive Shares in
settlement of an Award pending a determination of whether an Act of Misconduct has been committed.
15
If the Administrator or an Authorized Officer determines a Participant has committed an act of
embezzlement, fraud, dishonesty, nonpayment of any obligation owed to the Company or any
Subsidiary, breach of fiduciary duty or deliberate disregard of the Company or Subsidiary rules
resulting in loss, damage or injury to the Company or any Subsidiary, or if a Participant makes an
unauthorized disclosure of any Company or Subsidiary trade secret or confidential information,
solicits any employee or service provider to leave the employ or cease providing services to the
Company or any Subsidiary, breaches any intellectual property or assignment of inventions covenant,
engages in any conduct constituting unfair competition, breaches any non-competition agreement,
induces any Company or Subsidiary customer to breach a contract with the Company or any Subsidiary
or to cease doing business with the Company or any Subsidiary, or induces any principal for whom
the Company or any Subsidiary acts as agent to terminate such agency relationship (any of the
foregoing acts, an Act of Misconduct), then except as otherwise provided by the Administrator,
including through any agreement approved by the Administrator, (i) neither the Participant nor his
or her estate nor transferee shall be entitled to exercise any Option or Stock Appreciation Right
whatsoever, vest in or have the restrictions on an Award lapse, or otherwise receive payment of an
Award, (ii) the Participant will forfeit all outstanding Awards and (iii) the Participant may be
required, at the Administrators sole and absolute discretion, to return and/or repay to the
Company any then unvested Shares previously issued under the Plan. In making such determination,
the Administrator or an Authorized Officer shall give the Participant an opportunity to appear and
present evidence on his or her behalf at a hearing before the Administrator or its designee or an
opportunity to submit written comments, documents, information and arguments to be considered by
the Administrator.
17. Compliance with Laws and Regulations
This Plan, the grant, issuance, vesting, exercise and settlement of Awards thereunder, and the
obligation of the Company to sell, issue or deliver Shares under such Awards, shall be subject to
all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations, stock exchange rules
and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental or regulatory agency as may be required.
The Company shall not be required to register in a Participants name or deliver any Shares prior
to the completion of any registration or qualification of such shares under any foreign, federal,
state or local law or any ruling or regulation of any government body which the Administrator shall
determine to be necessary or advisable. To the extent the Company is unable to or the Administrator
deems it infeasible to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which
authority is deemed by the Companys counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any
Shares hereunder, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall be relieved of any liability with respect
to the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have
been obtained. No Option shall be exercisable and no Shares shall be issued and/or transferable
under any other Award unless a registration statement with respect to the Shares underlying such
Option is effective and current or the Company has determined that such registration is
unnecessary.
In the event an Award is granted to or held by a Participant who is employed or providing
services outside the United States, the Administrator may, in its sole and absolute discretion,
modify the provisions of the Plan or of such Award as they pertain to such individual to comply
with applicable foreign law or to recognize differences in local law, currency or tax policy. The
Administrator may also impose conditions on the grant, issuance, exercise, vesting, settlement or
retention of Awards in order to comply with such foreign law and/or to minimize the Companys
obligations with respect to tax equalization for Participants employed outside their home country.
16
18. Withholding
To the extent required by applicable federal, state, local or foreign law, a Participant shall
be required to satisfy, in a manner satisfactory to the Company, any withholding tax obligations
that arise by reason of an Option exercise, disposition of Shares issued under an Incentive Stock
Option, the vesting of or settlement of an Award, an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code
or otherwise with respect to an Award. To the extent a Participant makes an election under
Section 83(b) of the Code, within ten days of filing such election with the Internal Revenue
Service, the Participant must notify the Company in writing of such election. The Company and its
Subsidiaries shall not be required to issue Shares, make any payment or to recognize the transfer
or disposition of Shares until all such obligations are satisfied. The Administrator may provide
for or permit these obligations to be satisfied through the mandatory or elective sale of Shares
and/or by having the Company withhold a portion of the Shares that otherwise would be issued to him
or her upon exercise of the Option or the vesting or settlement of an Award, or by tendering Shares
previously acquired.
19. Administration of the Plan
(a) Administrator of the Plan. The Plan shall be administered by the Administrator who shall
be the Compensation Committee of the Board or, in the absence of a Compensation Committee, the
Board itself. Any power of the Administrator may also be exercised by the Board, except to the
extent that the grant or exercise of such authority would cause any Award or transaction to become
subject to (or lose an exemption under) the short-swing profit recovery provisions of Section 16 of
the Act or cause an Award designated as a Performance Award not to qualify for treatment as
performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code. To the extent that any permitted
action taken by the Board conflicts with action taken by the Administrator, the Board action shall
control. The Compensation Committee may by resolution authorize one or more officers of the Company
to perform any or all things that the Administrator is authorized and empowered to do or perform
under the Plan, and for all purposes under this Plan, such officer or officers shall be treated as
the Administrator; provided, however, that no such officer shall designate himself or herself as a
recipient of any Awards granted under authority delegated to such officer. The Compensation
Committee hereby designates the Companys chief executive officer, the Companys chief financial
officer, the Secretary of the Company, and the head of the Companys human resource function to
assist the Administrator in the administration of the Plan and execute agreements evidencing Awards
made under this Plan or other documents entered into under this Plan on behalf of the Administrator
or the Company. In addition, the Compensation Committee may delegate any or all aspects of the
day-to-day administration of the Plan to one or more officers or employees of the Company or any
Subsidiary, and/or to one or more agents.
17
(b) Powers of Administrator. Subject to the express provisions of this Plan, the Administrator
shall be authorized and empowered to do all things that it determines to be necessary or
appropriate in connection with the administration of this Plan, including, without
limitation: (i) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to this Plan
and to define terms not otherwise defined herein; (ii) to determine which persons are Participants,
to which of such Participants, if any, Awards shall be granted hereunder and the timing of any such
Awards; (iii) to grant Awards to Participants and determine the terms and conditions thereof,
including the number of Shares subject to Awards and the exercise or purchase price of such Shares
and the circumstances under which Awards become exercisable or vested or are forfeited or expire,
which terms may but need not be conditioned upon the passage of time, continued employment, the
satisfaction of performance criteria, the occurrence of certain events (including a Change in
Control), or other factors; (iv) to establish and verify the extent of satisfaction of any
performance goals or other conditions applicable to the grant, issuance, exercisability, vesting
and/or ability to retain any Award; (v) to prescribe and amend the terms of the agreements or other
documents evidencing Awards made under this Plan (which need not be identical) and the terms of or
form of any document or notice required to be delivered to the Company by Participants under this
Plan; (vi) to determine the extent to which adjustments are required pursuant to Section 13;
(vii) to interpret and construe this Plan, any rules and regulations under this Plan and the terms
and conditions of any Award granted hereunder, and to make exceptions to any such provisions if the
Administrator, in good faith, determines that it is necessary to do so in light of extraordinary
circumstances and for the benefit of the Company; (viii) to approve corrections in the
documentation or administration of any Award; and (ix) to make all other determinations deemed
necessary or advisable for the administration of this Plan. The Administrator may, in its sole and
absolute discretion, without amendment to the Plan, waive or amend the operation of Plan provisions
respecting exercise after termination of employment or service to the Company or an Affiliate and,
except as otherwise provided herein, adjust any of the terms of any Award. The Administrator may
also (A) accelerate the date on which any Award granted under the Plan becomes exercisable or
(B) accelerate the vesting date or waive or adjust any condition imposed hereunder with respect to
the vesting or exercisability of an Award, provided that the Administrator, in good faith,
determines that such acceleration, waiver or other adjustment is necessary or desirable in light of
extraordinary circumstances. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, no Award
outstanding under the Plan may be repriced, regranted through cancellation or otherwise amended to
reduce the exercise price applicable thereto (other than with respect to adjustments made in
connection with a transaction or other change in the Companys capitalization as described in
Section 13) without the approval of the Companys stockholders.
(c) Determinations by the Administrator. All decisions, determinations and interpretations by
the Administrator regarding the Plan, any rules and regulations under the Plan and the terms and
conditions of or operation of any Award granted hereunder, shall be final and binding on all
Participants, beneficiaries, heirs, assigns or other persons holding or claiming rights under the
Plan or any Award. The Administrator shall consider such factors as it deems relevant, in its sole
and absolute discretion, to making such decisions, determinations and interpretations including,
without limitation, the recommendations or advice of any officer or other employee of the Company
and such attorneys, consultants and accountants as it may select.
(d) Subsidiary Awards. In the case of a grant of an Award to any Participant employed by a
Subsidiary, such grant may, if the Administrator so directs, be implemented by the Company issuing
any subject Shares to the Subsidiary, for such lawful consideration as the Administrator may
determine, upon the condition or understanding that the Subsidiary will
transfer the Shares to the Participant in accordance with the terms of the Award specified by
the Administrator pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. Notwithstanding any other provision
hereof, such Award may be issued by and in the name of the Subsidiary and shall be deemed granted
on such date as the Administrator shall determine.
18
(e) Indemnification of Administrator. Neither any member nor former member of the
Administrator nor any individual to whom authority is or has been delegated shall be personally
responsible or liable for any act or omission in connection with the performance of powers or
duties or the exercise of discretion or judgment in the administration and implementation of the
Plan. Each person who is or shall have been a member of the Administrator shall be indemnified and
held harmless by the Company from and against any cost, liability or expense imposed or incurred in
connection with such persons or the Administrators taking or failing to take any action under the
Plan. Each such person shall be justified in relying on information furnished in connection with
the Plans administration by any employee, officer, agent or expert employed or retained by the
Administrator or the Company.
20. Amendment of the Plan or Awards
The Board may amend, alter or discontinue this Plan and the Administrator may amend or alter
any agreement or other document evidencing an Award made under this Plan but, except as provided
pursuant to the provisions of Section 13, no such amendment shall, without the approval of the
stockholders of the Company:
(a) increase the maximum number of Shares for which Awards may be granted under this Plan;
(b) reduce the price at which Options or Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted below the
price provided for in Section 6(a);
(c) reduce the exercise price of outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights;
(d) extend the term of this Plan;
(e) change the class of persons eligible to be Participants;
(f) otherwise amend the Plan in any manner requiring stockholder approval by law or under the
New York Stock Exchange listing requirements; or
(g) increase the individual maximum limits in Sections 5(c).
No amendment or alteration to the Plan or an Award or Award Agreement shall be made which
would impair the rights of the holder of an Award, without such holders consent, provided that no
such consent shall be required if the Administrator determines in its sole and absolute discretion
and prior to the date of any Change in Control that such amendment or alteration either is required
or advisable in order for the Company, the Plan or the Award to satisfy any law or regulation or to
meet the requirements of or avoid adverse financial accounting consequences under any accounting
standard. In addition, the Plan may not be amended in any way that causes the Plan to fail to
comply with or be exempt from Section 409A of the Code,
unless the Board expressly determines to amend the Plan to be subject to Section 409A of the
Code.
19
21. No Liability of Company
The Company and any Subsidiary or affiliate which is in existence or hereafter comes into
existence shall not be liable to a Participant or any other person as to: (a) the non-issuance or
sale of Shares as to which the Company has been unable to obtain from any regulatory body having
jurisdiction the authority deemed by the Companys counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance
and sale of any Shares hereunder; and (b) any tax consequence expected, but not realized, by any
Participant or other person due to the receipt, exercise or settlement of any Award granted
hereunder.
22. Non-Exclusivity of Plan
Neither the adoption of this Plan by the Board nor the submission of this Plan to the
stockholders of the Company for approval shall be construed as creating any limitations on the
power of the Board or the Administrator to adopt such other incentive arrangements as either may
deem desirable, including without limitation, the granting of restricted stock or stock options
otherwise than under this Plan or an arrangement not intended to qualify under Code Section 162(m),
and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.
23. Governing Law
This Plan and any agreements or other documents hereunder shall be interpreted and construed
in accordance with the laws of Delaware and applicable federal law. Any reference in this Plan or
in the agreement or other document evidencing any Awards to a provision of law or to a rule or
regulation shall be deemed to include any successor law, rule or regulation of similar effect or
applicability.
24. No Right to Employment, Reelection or Continued Service
Nothing in this Plan or an Award Agreement shall interfere with or limit in any way the right
of the Company, its Subsidiaries and/or its affiliates to terminate any Participants employment,
service on the Board or service for the Company at any time or for any reason not prohibited by
law, nor shall this Plan or an Award itself confer upon any Participant any right to continue his
or her employment or service for any specified period of time. Neither an Award nor any benefits
arising under this Plan shall constitute an employment contract with the Company, any Subsidiary
and/or its affiliates. Subject to Sections 4 and 20, this Plan and the benefits hereunder may be
terminated at any time in the sole and exclusive discretion of the Board without giving rise to any
liability on the part of the Company, its Subsidiaries and/or its affiliates.
25. Unfunded Plan
The Plan is intended to be an unfunded plan. Participants are and shall at all times be
general creditors of the Company with respect to their Awards. If the Administrator or the
Company chooses to set aside funds in a trust or otherwise for the payment of Awards under the
Plan, such funds shall at all times be subject to the claims of the creditors of the Company in the
event of its bankruptcy or insolvency.
20
Exhibit 23.2
Exhibit 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8
pertaining to the Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan of 2010 of our reports dated
March 3, 2010, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Wolverine
World Wide, Inc. included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2,
2010, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Wolverine World Wide,
Inc., filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Grand Rapids, Michigan
March 3, 2010
Exhibit 24
Exhibit 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer, or both, as the case may be,
of Wolverine World Wide, Inc., does hereby appoint BLAKE W. KRUEGER; KENNETH A. GRADY; TIMOTHY E.
FOLEY; and DONALD T. GRIMES, or any of them, his or her attorneys or attorney, with full power of
substitution, to execute in his or her name a Form S-8 Registration Statement of Wolverine World
Wide, Inc. for the Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan of 2010, and any and all
pre-effective or post-effective amendments to such Registration Statement, and to file it or them
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each attorney shall have power and authority to do and
perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act to be
done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in
person, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves the acts of such attorneys.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Signature
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
February 11, 2010
|
|
/s/ Jeffrey M. Boromisa |
|
|
|
|
Jeffrey M. Boromisa
|
|
|
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer, or both, as the case may be,
of Wolverine World Wide, Inc., does hereby appoint BLAKE W. KRUEGER; KENNETH A. GRADY; TIMOTHY E.
FOLEY; and DONALD T. GRIMES, or any of them, his or her attorneys or attorney, with full power of
substitution, to execute in his or her name a Form S-8 Registration Statement of Wolverine World
Wide, Inc. for the Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan of 2010, and any and all
pre-effective or post-effective amendments to such Registration Statement, and to file it or them
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each attorney shall have power and authority to do and
perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act to be
done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in
person, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves the acts of such attorneys.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Signature
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
February 11, 2010
|
|
/s/ William K. Gerber |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
William K. Gerber |
|
|
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer, or both, as the case may be,
of Wolverine World Wide, Inc., does hereby appoint BLAKE W. KRUEGER; KENNETH A. GRADY; TIMOTHY E.
FOLEY; and DONALD T. GRIMES, or any of them, his or her attorneys or attorney, with full power of
substitution, to execute in his or her name a Form S-8 Registration Statement of Wolverine World
Wide, Inc. for the Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan of 2010, and any and all
pre-effective or post-effective amendments to such Registration Statement, and to file it or them
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each attorney shall have power and authority to do and
perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act to be
done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in
person, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves the acts of such attorneys.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Signature
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
February 11, 2010
|
|
/s/ Alberto L. Grimoldi |
|
|
|
|
Alberto L. Grimoldi
|
|
|
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer, or both, as the case may be,
of Wolverine World Wide, Inc., does hereby appoint BLAKE W. KRUEGER; KENNETH A. GRADY; TIMOTHY E.
FOLEY; and DONALD T. GRIMES, or any of them, his or her attorneys or attorney, with full power of
substitution, to execute in his or her name a Form S-8 Registration Statement of Wolverine World
Wide, Inc. for the Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan of 2010, and any and all
pre-effective or post-effective amendments to such Registration Statement, and to file it or them
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each attorney shall have power and authority to do and
perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act to be
done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in
person, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves the acts of such attorneys.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Signature
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
February 11, 2010
|
|
/s/ Joseph R. Gromek |
|
|
|
|
Joseph R. Gromek
|
|
|
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer, or both, as the case may be,
of Wolverine World Wide, Inc., does hereby appoint BLAKE W. KRUEGER; KENNETH A. GRADY; TIMOTHY E.
FOLEY; and DONALD T. GRIMES, or any of them, his or her attorneys or attorney, with full power of
substitution, to execute in his or her name a Form S-8 Registration Statement of Wolverine World
Wide, Inc. for the Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan of 2010, and any and all
pre-effective or post-effective amendments to such Registration Statement, and to file it or them
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each attorney shall have power and authority to do and
perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act to be
done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in
person, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves the acts of such attorneys.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Signature
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
February 11, 2010
|
|
/s/ David T. Kollat |
|
|
|
|
David T. Kollat
|
|
|
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer, or both, as the case may be,
of Wolverine World Wide, Inc., does hereby appoint BLAKE W. KRUEGER; KENNETH A. GRADY; TIMOTHY E.
FOLEY; and DONALD T. GRIMES, or any of them, his or her attorneys or attorney, with full power of
substitution, to execute in his or her name a Form S-8 Registration Statement of Wolverine World
Wide, Inc. for the Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan of 2010, and any and all
pre-effective or post-effective amendments to such Registration Statement, and to file it or them
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each attorney shall have power and authority to do and
perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act to be
done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in
person, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves the acts of such attorneys.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Signature
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
February 11, 2010
|
|
/s/ Brenda J. Lauderback |
|
|
|
|
Brenda J. Lauderback
|
|
|
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer, or both, as the case may be,
of Wolverine World Wide, Inc., does hereby appoint BLAKE W. KRUEGER; KENNETH A. GRADY; TIMOTHY E.
FOLEY; and DONALD T. GRIMES, or any of them, his or her attorneys or attorney, with full power of
substitution, to execute in his or her name a Form S-8 Registration Statement of Wolverine World
Wide, Inc. for the Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan of 2010, and any and all
pre-effective or post-effective amendments to such Registration Statement, and to file it or them
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each attorney shall have power and authority to do and
perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act to be
done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in
person, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves the acts of such attorneys.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Signature
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
February 11, 2010
|
|
/s/ David P. Mehney |
|
|
|
|
David P. Mehney
|
|
|
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer, or both, as the case may be,
of Wolverine World Wide, Inc., does hereby appoint BLAKE W. KRUEGER; KENNETH A. GRADY; TIMOTHY E.
FOLEY; and DONALD T. GRIMES, or any of them, his or her attorneys or attorney, with full power of
substitution, to execute in his or her name a Form S-8 Registration Statement of Wolverine World
Wide, Inc. for the Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan of 2010, and any and all
pre-effective or post-effective amendments to such Registration Statement, and to file it or them
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each attorney shall have power and authority to do and
perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act to be
done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in
person, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves the acts of such attorneys.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Signature
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
February 11, 2010
|
|
/s/ Timothy J. ODonovan |
|
|
|
|
Timothy J. ODonovan
|
|
|
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer, or both, as the case may be,
of Wolverine World Wide, Inc., does hereby appoint BLAKE W. KRUEGER; KENNETH A. GRADY; TIMOTHY E.
FOLEY; and DONALD T. GRIMES, or any of them, his or her attorneys or attorney, with full power of
substitution, to execute in his or her name a Form S-8 Registration Statement of Wolverine World
Wide, Inc. for the Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan of 2010, and any and all
pre-effective or post-effective amendments to such Registration Statement, and to file it or them
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each attorney shall have power and authority to do and
perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act to be
done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in
person, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves the acts of such attorneys.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Signature
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
February 11, 2010
|
|
/s/ Shirley D. Peterson |
|
|
|
|
Shirley D. Peterson
|
|
|
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer, or both, as the case may be,
of Wolverine World Wide, Inc., does hereby appoint BLAKE W. KRUEGER; KENNETH A. GRADY; TIMOTHY E.
FOLEY; and DONALD T. GRIMES, or any of them, his or her attorneys or attorney, with full power of
substitution, to execute in his or her name a Form S-8 Registration Statement of Wolverine World
Wide, Inc. for the Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan of 2010, and any and all
pre-effective or post-effective amendments to such Registration Statement, and to file it or them
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each attorney shall have power and authority to do and
perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act to be
done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in
person, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves the acts of such attorneys.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Signature
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
February 11, 2010
|
|
/s/ Michael A. Volkema |
|
|
|
|
Michael A. Volkema
|
|
|