EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT
Published on December 22, 2004
Exhibit 10.16
EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT
between
ALCAN INC.
and
NOVELIS INC.
Dated December o, 2004 with effect as of the Effective Time
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT entered into in the City of Montreal, Province of Quebec, is
dated December , 2004 with effect as of the Effective Time.
BETWEEN: ALCAN INC., a corporation organized under the Canada Business
Corporations Act ("ALCAN");
AND: NOVELIS INC., a corporation incorporated under the Canada
Business Corporations Act ("NOVELIS").
RECITALS:
WHEREAS Alcan and Novelis have entered into a Separation Agreement pursuant to
which the Parties (as defined below) have set out the terms on which, and the
conditions subject to which, they wish to implement the Separation (as defined
below) (such agreement, as amended, restated or modified from time to time, the
"SEPARATION AGREEMENT").
WHEREAS in connection therewith, Alcan and Novelis have agreed to enter into
this Agreement to allocate between them assets, liabilities and responsibilities
with respect to certain employee compensation, pension and benefit plans,
programs and arrangements and certain employment matters and, more specifically,
to set out the terms and conditions pertaining to the transfer of the
Transferred Employees (as defined below) to Novelis or any other member of
Novelis Group (as defined below).
WHEREAS in connection therewith, it is necessary to indicate in individual
Appendices (as defined below), by applicable country, certain of the terms and
conditions of this Agreement which are applicable to the Employees (as defined
below) and Former Employees (as defined below) affected by the transaction
described in the Separation Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, covenants and other
provisions set forth in this Agreement, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
1.1 DEFINITIONS
Unless otherwise defined in this Agreement, capitalized words and expressions
and variations thereof used in this Agreement or in its Appendices have, unless
a clearly inconsistent meaning is required under the context, the meanings set
forth in the Separation Agreement and the following words and expressions and
variations thereof used in this Agreement or in its Appendices, unless a clearly
inconsistent meaning is required under the context, have the following meanings:
"ALCAN EMPLOYMENT POLICIES" means all material benefits, compensation and
employment policies as well as all material practices relating thereto of Alcan
Group, applicable to the
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Employees and Former Employees in each applicable country immediately prior to
the Effective Time, including but not limited to those listed in the Appendices,
as well as the following policies, which apply internationally:
o Individual Performance and Career Management System (IPCM)
o Job evaluation process with the Hay system
o Jobs online
o People development
o Executive Performance Award (EPA)
o Environment, Health and Safety First (EHS First)
o Code of Conduct
o Policy on International Assignments.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Alcan Employment Policies
include all policies and practices relating to vacation, statutory holidays,
leaves of absence, scholarship or tuition reimbursement, dependant care
assistance, immigration assistance, employee loans or loan guarantees,
severance, compensation or bonus or change of control.
"ALCAN EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS" means all equity compensation plans of Alcan
Group applicable to the Employees and Former Employees in each applicable
country, as listed in Section 11.
"ALCAN GROUP" means Alcan and its Subsidiaries from time to time after the
Effective Time.
"ALCAN P. B. PLANS" means all pension and benefit plans as well as all material
practices relating thereto of Alcan Group, applicable to the Employees and
Former Employees in each applicable country, including but not limited to those
listed in the Appendices. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Alcan P.B. Plans include all retirement, pension, supplemental pension, savings,
retirement savings, retiring allowance, profit sharing, deferred compensation,
life insurance, medical, hospital, dental care, vision care, drug, sick leave,
short term or long term disability, salary continuation, unemployment benefits,
tuition fees, employee bonus award, recognition plans or programs and other
employee benefit plan, program, arrangement, policy or practice whether written
or oral, formal or informal, funded or unfunded, registered or unregistered,
insured or self-insured that is maintained or otherwise contributed to, or
required to be contributed to, by or on behalf of Alcan Group for the benefit of
the Employees and Former Employees, including any public or government sponsored
plan.
"AESOP" has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1.
"APPLICABLE WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW" means the statutory and administrative
regime set up within each applicable country for the insurance and management of
workplace injuries and illnesses.
"APPENDIX (CES)" means an appendix or the appendices listed in Section 1.2.
"APPO" has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1 of this Agreement.
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"COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS" means all written agreements entered into between Alcan
or any other member of Alcan Group and unions on behalf of Employees with
respect to the terms and conditions of employment of Employees, in each
applicable country, including but not limited to, those listed in the
Appendices.
"CONVERTED OPTIONS" has the meaning set forth in Appendix 15.
"DSUP" has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1.
"EFFECTIVE DATE" means the date shown on the Certificate of Arrangement issued
by the Director under the Canada Business Corporations Act giving effect to the
Separation.
"EFFECTIVE TIME" means 12:01 a.m. Montreal time on the Effective Date.
"EPA" has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1.
"EMPLOYEES" means all employees, including Leave Employees, of the Separated
Businesses and the Separated Entities, including but not limited to, those
listed in the Appendices.
"EXPATRIATES" means those Employees who are, as at the Effective Time, assigned
to a country other than their country of origin, including but not limited to,
those listed in Appendix "16".
"FORMER EMPLOYEES" means all former employees of any Separated Business or
Separated Entity, as at the Effective Time, including retirees, who were
employed by a Separated Business or a Separated Entity when they ceased to be
employed by the Alcan Group, for whatever reason.
"GROUP" means Alcan Group or Novelis Group, as the context requires.
"HR LIABILITIES" means all obligations and liabilities for wages, bonuses
(including, for greater certainty, all EPA) variable compensation, workers'
compensation benefits, pension and other benefits or any other employee claim,
including vacation pay, in respect of any Transferred Employee or Former
Employee.
"LEAVE EMPLOYEE" means any Employee who is on short-term disability leave,
long-term disability leave, pregnancy or parental leave, absent and in receipt
of workers' compensation benefits or on any other form of approved leave, as of
the Effective Time.
"NON-ASSUMED ALCAN P.B. PLANS" means the Alcan P.B. Plans that are not sponsored
by a Separated Business or a Separated Entity and that do not cover exclusively
Employees or Former Employees.
"NON-ASSUMED ALCAN GROUP BENEFIT PLANS" means the Non-Assumed Alcan P.B. Plans
providing life, dismemberment, health, disability or similar benefits.
"NON-ASSUMED ALCAN PENSION PLANS" means the Non-Assumed Alcan P.B. Plans that
are pension plans.
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"NOVELIS GROUP" means Novelis and its Subsidiaries from time to time after the
Effective Time.
"NOVELIS GROUP BENEFITS PLANS" means the Novelis P.B. Plans providing life,
dismemberment, health, disability or similar benefits.
"NOVELIS P.B. PLANS" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.4.
"NOVELIS PENSION PLANS" means the Novelis P.B. Plans that are pension plans.
"PARTY" means each of Alcan and Novelis as a party to this Agreement and
"PARTIES" means both of them.
"PARTICIPATION PERIOD" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.4.
"RSU" has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1.
"SEPARATION" means the transfer by Alcan to Novelis, pursuant to a Plan of
Arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act of substantially all of
the aluminium rolled products businesses operated by Alcan prior to December
2003 together with certain other assets, the whole as further described in the
Separation Agreement.
"SEPARATION AGREEMENT" has the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this
Agreement.
"SPAU" has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1.
"SUBSIDIARY" of any Person means any corporation, partnership, limited liability
entity, joint venture or other organization, whether incorporated or
unincorporated, of which a majority of the total voting power of capital stock
or other interests entitled (without the occurrence of any contingency) to vote
in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof, is at the time owned
or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person.
"TRANSFERRED EMPLOYEES" means those Employees whose employment is continued with
Novelis or any relevant other member of Novelis Group, pursuant to Section 7.1
of this Agreement.
"TRANSITIONAL SERVICES" means the employment related services to be provided by
either Party under the Transitional Services Agreement and which are further
described in the Transitional Services Agreement.
"TSRP" has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1.
1.2 APPENDICES
The following are the Appendices attached to this Agreement and which form part
hereof:
Appendix 1 - Canada
Appendix 1A - List of Canadian Employees
Appendix 2 - France
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Appendix 2A - List of French Employees
Appendix 3 - Korea
Appendix 3A - List of Korean Employees
Appendix 4 - Malaysia
Appendix 4A - List of Malaysian Employees
Appendix 5 - Brazil
Appendix 5A - List of Brazilian Employees
Appendix 5B - List of Claims and Grievances Filed by Brazilian
Employees and Former Employees
Appendix 6 - United Kingdom
Appendix 6A - List of United Kingdom Employees
Appendix 7 - Germany
Appendix 7A - List of German Employees, excluding Alu-Norf
Employees
Appendix 8 - United States
Appendix 8A - List of US Employees
Appendix 9 - Italy
Appendix 9A - List of Italian Employees
Appendix 10 - Luxembourg
Appendix 10A - List of Luxembourg Employees
Appendix 11 - Switzerland
Appendix 11A - List of Switzerland Employees
Appendix 12 - Belgium
Appendix 12A - List of Belgian Employees
Appendix 13 - Netherlands
Appendix 13A - List of Dutch Employees
Appendix 14 - Change of Control Agreements
Appendix 15 - Conversion of rights in Alcan Equity
Compensation Plans
Appendix 16 - List of Expatriates.
2. CONFIDENTIALITY
The terms of the confidentiality provisions set forth in Sections 11.07 and
11.08 of the Separation Agreement shall apply to any and all Confidential
Information disclosed in the course of the Parties' interactions under this
Agreement including Confidential Information disclosed in the course of and
pursuant to the Transitional Services Agreement, and such Confidentiality
provisions shall continue to apply notwithstanding the expiry or early
termination of the Separation Agreement and Transitional Services Agreement.
3. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION
The terms of the Separation Agreement relating to mutual releases and
indemnification set forth in Article IX of the Separation Agreement shall apply
to this Agreement, as if such Article was set out in full herein by reference to
the obligations of the Parties hereunder, subject to the provisions set forth in
Section 7.1 of this Agreement.
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4. DISPUTE RESOLUTION
The Master Agreement with respect to Dispute Resolution among the Parties and
other parties thereto shall govern all disputes, controversies or claims
(whether arising in contract, delict, tort or otherwise) between the Parties
that may arise out of, or relate to, or arise under or in connection with, this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (including all actions taken
in furtherance of the transactions contemplated hereby), or the commercial or
economic relationship of the Parties relating hereto or thereto.
5. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND OTHER COVENANTS
The Parties hereby reiterate for the purposes of this Agreement those
representations and warranties set forth in Article VI of the Separation
Agreement.
In addition and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Novelis shall,
and shall cause, where applicable, any relevant other member of Novelis Group
to, comply with all covenants and undertakings set out in this Agreement,
including all Appendices, that are made by Novelis, whether on its own behalf or
on behalf of Novelis Group or any relevant other member of Novelis Group, such
as those mentioned in Sections 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 of this Agreement (which
enumeration is not intended to be exhaustive), subject to Applicable Law.
6. ASSIGNMENT
Neither Party shall assign or transfer this Agreement, in whole or in part, or
any interest or obligation arising under this Agreement without the prior
written consent of the other Party.
7. TRANSFERRED EMPLOYEES
7.1 CONTINUITY OF EMPLOYMENT
Novelis and each relevant other member of Novelis Group shall continue the
employment of the Employees whose employment is automatically transferred to it
pursuant to Applicable Law, on substantially comparable terms and conditions, in
the aggregate, (including the Alcan P.B. Plans and the Alcan Employment
Policies) as those applicable at the Effective Time to the Employees, and shall
maintain such terms and conditions for a period up to and including the first
anniversary of the Effective Time or for such longer period as is required
pursuant to Applicable Law.
With respect to Employees whose employment is not automatically transferred
pursuant to Applicable Law, or if required pursuant to Applicable Law, Novelis
and each relevant other member of Novelis Group will offer such Employees
continuation of employment on substantially comparable terms and conditions, in
the aggregate, (including the Alcan P.B. Plans and the Alcan Employment
Policies) as those applicable at the Effective Time to such
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Employees, by means of a letter from Novelis Group in such form as may be
required by Applicable Law or in such other legally permissible and effective
form as may be appropriate.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Novelis and each relevant other member of Novelis
Group shall have the right to modify such terms and conditions of employment
before the expiry of said one year period, only if such changes are part of a
Collective Agreement.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Novelis and each relevant
other member of Novelis Group shall offer its executives benefits of comparable
value to those which applied to them at the Effective Time. Furthermore, those
amongst the Transferred Employees who currently participate in the Alcan Pension
Plan for Officers (the "APPO") shall see their respective service and earnings
as officers of Alcan (or any other member of Alcan Group) recognized by Novelis
and each relevant other member of Novelis Group, for purposes of the Novelis
pension plan applicable to such Transferred Employees.
For greater certainty, in addition to Novelis's indemnification obligations set
out in Section 9.02 of the Separation Agreement, Novelis shall indemnify and
hold harmless, and shall cause the other members of Novelis Group, to solidarily
indemnify and hold harmless Alcan and each other member of Alcan Group from and
against any Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from any claim,
of any nature whatsoever, made by any Employee who refuses to be employed or to
continue to be employed by Novelis or any relevant other member of Novelis Group
or who alleges, once he has begun employment with Novelis or any relevant other
member of Novelis Group, that Novelis or any relevant other member of Novelis
Group did not maintain such terms and conditions of employment for a period of
one year as stipulated in the first paragraph of this Section 7.1.
7.2 CONTINUOUS SERVICE WITH ALCAN
Novelis and each relevant other member of Novelis Group shall recognize the
respective service with Alcan (or any other member of Alcan Group) of all
Transferred Employees, for all purposes except where it would result in
duplicate benefits for the same period of service. With respect to Novelis
Pension Plans, and except as otherwise dealt with in an Appendix, such service
will not be counted for calculation of benefits, unless Novelis or any other
relevant member of Novelis Group decides otherwise. Where applicable, Alcan
shall recognize service with Novelis and any relevant other member of Novelis
Group of all Transferred Employees for vesting and for eligibility requirements
for all Alcan P.B. Plans.
7.3 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS
Novelis or the relevant other member of Novelis Group shall be the successor
employer of Alcan or any other member of Alcan Group under the Collective
Agreements pursuant to the respective terms of such Collective Agreements and/or
Applicable Law and, from and after the Effective Time, Novelis or any relevant
other member of Novelis Group shall be bound by, and observe, and shall cause
the other members of Novelis Group to observe, all the terms, conditions, rights
and obligations under such Collective Agreements. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, Novelis or the relevant other members of Novelis
Group shall be the successor
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employers with respect to any pending grievances, complaints or other litigation
relating to Employees covered by such Collective Agreements.
7.4 FORMER EMPLOYEES
Except as otherwise specifically dealt with in this Agreement or an Appendix,
Novelis or the relevant other members of Novelis Group shall assume all
Liabilities, including HR Liabilities, relating to the Former Employees.
7.5 NOVELIS RESPONSIBILITY FOR HR LIABILITIES
As of the Effective Time, and except as otherwise specifically dealt with in
this Agreement or an Appendix, Novelis shall be responsible for, and shall
discharge, and shall cause the relevant other members of Novelis Group to
discharge, all HR Liabilities, whether accrued prior to, on or after the
Effective Time.
7.6 ALCAN RESPONSIBILITY FOR HR LIABILITIES
As of the Effective Time, and except as otherwise specifically dealt with in
this Agreement or an Appendix, no member of Alcan Group shall be responsible for
any HR Liabilities, whether accrued prior to, on or after the Effective Time.
7.7 SEVERANCE
Novelis shall pay, and shall cause the relevant other members of Novelis Group
to pay, severance to the Transferred Employees whose employment is terminated by
Novelis or any relevant other member of Novelis Group, on or before the first
anniversary of the Effective Time, on terms no less favourable than the
severance, if any, that would have been applicable to such Transferred Employees
pursuant to the severance policies of Alcan Group or Applicable Law in effect at
the Effective Time, assuming such Transferred Employees had remained employees
of Alcan or any other member of Alcan Group, until such termination.
7.8 CHANGE OF CONTROL AGREEMENTS
As of the Effective Time, Novelis and each relevant other member of Novelis
Group, shall assume, perform, discharge and fulfill all the obligations of Alcan
set forth in the Change of Control Agreements listed in Appendix "14" attached
to this Agreement.
8. EXPATRIATES
Each Expatriate shall receive from Novelis or the relevant other members of
Novelis Group, a letter confirming the terms and conditions of employment
applicable to such person. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
such letter will provide details as to the pension plans and benefits which will
apply to such Expatriate.
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9. PENSION AND BENEFITS MATTERS
9.1 GENERAL RULE
Except as otherwise dealt with in this Agreement, an Appendix or the
Transitional Services Agreement and subject to mandatory provisions of
Applicable Law, all matters relating to pension and benefits of the Transferred
Employees and Former Employees shall be governed by this Section 9. Novelis or
the relevant other members of the Novelis Group shall assume all Liabilities
relating to the benefits of the Transferred Employees and the Former Employees
under the Alcan P.B. Plans as of the Effective Time.
9.2 PLANS CONTINUED OR ASSUMED BY NOVELIS
All Alcan P.B. Plans sponsored by a Separated Entity or a Separated Business or
covering exclusively Employees or Former Employees shall be continued by or, as
applicable, assigned to and assumed by Novelis or the relevant other members of
the Novelis Group as of the Effective Time.
9.3 PUBLIC PLANS
Novelis or the relevant other members of Novelis Group shall be the successor
employers in respect of the Employees and Former Employees in respect of any
Alcan P.B. Plan that is a public or government sponsored plan as of the
Effective Time.
9.4 NON-ASSUMED ALCAN P.B. PLANS
As of the later of the Effective Time or the day following the end of a period
during which Transferred Employees and Former Employees have continued to be
covered by a Non-Assumed Alcan P.B. Plan after the Effective Time pursuant to an
Appendix or the Transitional Services Agreement (the "PARTICIPATION PERIOD"),
Transferred Employees and Former Employees shall cease to actively participate
in, accrue benefits under or be covered by, the Non-Assumed Alcan P.B. Plans and
shall be treated as terminated employees or terminated members under those
plans.
As of the later of the Effective Time or the day following the end of a
Participation Period, Novelis or the relevant other members of Novelis Group
shall establish pension and benefit plans that will provide the Transferred
Employees and Former Employees with pension and benefits and on terms and
conditions that are in the aggregate substantially similar to those of the
relevant Non-Assumed Alcan P.B. Plan in effect on the later of the Effective
Time or the end of the Participation Period in question (the "NOVELIS P.B.
PLANS"). However Novelis Group shall not be required to maintain substantially
similar benefits beyond the first anniversary of the Effective Time.
9.5 NON-ASSUMED ALCAN PENSION PLANS
Alcan and the relevant Non-Assumed Alcan Pension Plan shall remain responsible
for the benefits accrued by the Transferred Employees and the Former Employees
under each of the
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Non-Assumed Alcan Pension Plans up to the Effective Time or such later time
pursuant to an Appendix or the Transitional Services Agreement, unless and until
such benefits are transferred to a Novelis Pension Plan pursuant to terms set
out in an Appendix.
9.6 NON-ASSUMED ALCAN GROUP BENEFIT PLANS
Novelis and the relevant other members of Novelis Group shall ensure that
evidence of insurability or pre-existing conditions and eligibility periods in
respect of the Novelis Group Benefit Plans are waived in respect of the
Transferred Employees and Former Employees and shall honour any deductibles,
co-payments, co-insurance or out-of-pocket expenses paid or incurred by such
Transferred Employees and Former Employees, including with respect to their
covered dependants, under the Non-Assumed Alcan Group Benefit Plans from the
beginning of the current coverage period to the Effective Time, as though such
amounts had been paid in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Novelis
Group Benefit Plans.
Alcan shall retain responsibility under and subject to the terms of the
Non-Assumed Alcan Group Benefit Plans, for death, dismemberment, medical and
dental claims incurred prior to the Effective Time, and Novelis and the relevant
other members of Novelis Group shall be responsible for death, dismemberment,
medical and dental claims incurred after the Effective Time. For greater
certainty, for the purposes hereof, a claim in connection with the foregoing
shall be deemed to be incurred on the date hereinafter specified:
- - with respect to death or dismemberment claim: the date on which the
event occurred; and
- - with respect to a medical or a dental claim: the date on which the
services were provided
or the supplies were
purchased.
With respect to disability, salary continuance or other wage replacement
benefit, Novelis and the relevant other members of Novelis Group shall be
responsible for all payments to disabled Transferred Employees from and after
the Effective Time except for those payments that remain covered by the insured
portion of the Non-Assumed Alcan Group Benefit Plans or by a Non-Assumed Alcan
Pension Plan.
10. EMPLOYMENT-RELATED MATTERS
10.1 TRANSFERRED EMPLOYEES' RECORDS
Subject to Applicable Law, Alcan shall deliver to Novelis or the relevant other
members of Novelis Group, on or after the Effective Time, all documentation it
has on file relating to each Transferred Employee and Former Employee,
including, as applicable, any curriculum vitae, offer of employment and history
of employment (positions held and salary progression), disciplinary measures and
performance evaluations carried out by Alcan Group and received by such
Transferred Employee. Alcan shall retain a copy of all such documentation
relating to such Transferred Employees it is legally required to retain pursuant
to Applicable Law.
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10.2 VACATION
Appendices "1" to "13" attached to this Agreement set forth, on a
country-by-country basis, Alcan's estimate of the total amount of pay for all
accrued and unused vacation days due and owing to the Transferred Employees of
the relevant country up to the Effective Time. Novelis shall grant, and shall
cause each relevant other member of Novelis Group to grant, each Transferred
Employee paid time off in an amount equal to the accrued and unused vacation
days for each such Transferred Employee as set forth in the relevant Appendix
and which was used by Alcan in connection with the foregoing calculations. Alcan
shall, within sixty (60) days after the Effective Time or as soon as practicable
thereafter, provide Novelis and each relevant other member of Novelis Group,
upon request, with updated Appendices "1" to "13" prepared as at the Effective
Time, confirming the accrued and unused vacation days.
10.3 WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Novelis and each relevant other member of Novelis Group shall reimburse Alcan
and each relevant other member of Alcan Group for any and all assessments,
reassessments, charges, surcharges, fines, levies or penalties imposed upon
Alcan or any other member of Alcan Group after the Effective Time, under any
Applicable Workers' Compensation Law, to the extent that such assessments,
reassessments, charges, surcharges, fines, levies or penalties relate to any
Transferred Employee or any Former Employee.
10.4 COOPERATION
After the date hereof, Alcan and Novelis shall co-operate, and shall cause the
other members of their respective Group to co-operate, promptly and in good
faith in implementing this Agreement.
Alcan and Novelis acknowledge that the employee matters relating to the
transaction are complex and that there are situations that may not be dealt with
specifically in this Agreement and agree that, should they occur, such
situations shall be dealt with to the fullest extent possible in accordance with
the general principles laid out in this Agreement and the Separation Agreement.
11. ALCAN EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS
11.1 GENERAL PRINCIPLES
The Alcan Equity Compensation Plans are the following:
o Alcan Executive Share Option Plan ("AESOP");
o Total Shareholder Return Plan ("TSRP");
o Stock Price Appreciation Unit - Suisse ("SPAU");
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o Deferred Stock Unit Plan ("DSUP");
o Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU"); and
o Employee Performance Award ("EPA").
Subject to the terms of the Plan of Arrangement, and save and except for those
who, amongst the Transferred Employees, hold Pechiney options (with underlying
Alcan options), all rights enjoyed by Transferred Employees in the Alcan Equity
Compensation Plans shall be cancelled or forfeited, as applicable, as of the
Effective Time.
As of the Effective Time, such Transferred Employees who were entitled to
participate in the Alcan Equity Compensation Plans shall be entitled to receive
Converted Options and other rights in accordance with the principles further
described in Appendix "15".
The liabilities relating to the EPA earned by the Transferred Employees in year
2004 and to be paid in year 2005 shall be assumed by Novelis.
11.2 FORMER EMPLOYEES
For greater certainty, the general principles mentioned in Section 11.1 do not
apply to Former Employees. Such Former Employees shall be entitled to exercise
their rights in the Alcan Equity Compensation Plans in accordance with the terms
thereof, with the exception of Novelis' Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Geoff Batt,
who will also receive Converted Options in accordance with the principles set
out in Appendix "15".
12. TRANSITIONAL SERVICES
The Parties shall provide one another those Transitional Services relating to
employment matters that are described in the Transitional Services Agreement.
13. MISCELLANEOUS
13.1 CONSTRUCTION
The terms of the Separation Agreement relating to construction or interpretation
set forth in Section 16.04 of the Separation Agreement shall apply to this
Agreement.
13.2 PAYMENT TERMS
Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, the terms of the Separation
Agreement relating to payment terms set forth in Section 16.08 of the Separation
Agreement shall apply to this Agreement.
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13.3 NOTICES
All notices and other communications hereunder shall be given in conformity with
Section 16.10 of the Separation Agreement.
13.4 GOVERNING LAW
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance
with the laws of the Province of Quebec and the laws of Canada applicable
therein, irrespective of conflict of laws principles under Quebec law, as to all
matters, including matters of validity, construction, effect, enforceability,
performance and remedies.
13.5 ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Agreement, the Separation Agreement and exhibits, schedules and Appendices
hereto and thereto and the specific agreements contemplated herein or thereby,
contain the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof and supersede all previous agreements, negotiations, discussions,
writings, understandings, commitments and conversations with respect to such
subject matter. No agreements or understandings exist between the Parties other
than those set forth or referred to herein or therein.
13.6 CONFLICTS
In case of any conflict or inconsistency between this Agreement and the
Separation Agreement, this Agreement shall prevail. In case of any conflict or
inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms
of any Transition Service Schedule to the Transitional Services Agreement, the
provisions of this Agreement shall prevail. In case of any conflict or
inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and the term
of any Appendix thereto, the provisions of the Appendix shall prevail.
13.7 SURVIVAL
Except as expressly set forth in the Separation Agreement, the covenants,
representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, including those
contained in Section 2 (Confidentiality) hereof, and liability for the breach of
any obligation contained herein shall survive the expiration of this Agreement.
13.8 INDEMNIFICATION
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Novelis shall
indemnify and hold Alcan and the relevant other members of Alcan Group harmless
from and against all Liabilities in respect of claims resulting from the failure
of any other member of Novelis Group to fulfill its obligations pursuant to this
Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Employee Matters
Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives.
ALCAN INC.
By: _______________________________
Name:
Title:
By: _______________________________
Name:
Title:
NOVELIS INC.
By: _______________________________
Name:
Title:
By: _______________________________
Name:
Title: