Terms to all Participants. Accordingly, Prudential and the Participant agree that the Plan and these Terms will be governed by the laws of the State of New Jersey, without giving effect to its
conflict of law provisions.
10. |
Electronic delivery and acceptance |
By accepting an Award under the Plan, a Participant agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Laws, in lieu of receiving documents in paper format,
to accept electronic delivery of any documents that any member of the Company Group may be required to deliver in connection with the Plan. Electronic delivery of a document may be via e-mail or by reference
to a location on a member of the Company Groups intranet site or a designated third-party vendors internet site.
11. |
No rights as a shareholder |
A Participant does not have any rights as a shareholder in Prudential by virtue of the grant of an Award under the Plan, but only with respect to shares of
Common Stock, if any, delivered to the Participant in accordance with the Plan and these Terms.
12. |
Applicable Laws and Section 409A |
Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, no acceleration or delay of the time or schedule of any delivery of shares of Common Stock or other
payment related to an Award will be permitted to the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A. The Compensation Committee may amend, modify, adjust or supplement any provision of the Plan without a Participants consent if the
Compensation Committee determines that the amendment, modification, adjustment or supplementation is required or advisable for an Award or Prudential to comply with, or not violate, any Applicable Laws, regulation or rule, including, without
limitation, Section 409A.
Participation in the Plan does not entitle an employee of the Company Group to any benefit other than that granted under the Plan. Any benefits granted under
the Plan will not be deemed to be compensation under any pension plan or other retirement plan, welfare plan or any compensation plan or program maintained by any member of the Company Group, and will not be considered as part of compensation for
the purposes of calculating pension, profit-sharing, bonuses, service awards, or in the event of severance, redundancy or resignation.
No Awards may be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will
or by the laws of descent and distribution.
Prudential may modify, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan or any and all of the policies, programs and
terms of the Plan in whole or in part, at any time, without notice to or the consent of Participants. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this document to the contrary, any action taken under the Plan or these Terms by the Compensation
Committee, Prudential, the Company Group or the Company Group Managers will be taken at the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee, Prudential, the Company Group or the Company Group Managers, as applicable.
If shares of Common Stock are, or are to be, delivered, or if cash is paid, or is to be paid, in a manner not specifically authorized by the Plan (i.e., in
Error), Prudential will be entitled to correct the Error, including reversing the transaction and recouping any shares of Common Stock, cash or gain that might be delivered or paid as a result of the Error.
The English language version of any documents provided in connection with the Plan will prevail in the case of any ambiguities or divergences as a result of
the translation of the document into any other language.
Participation in the Plan is not intended to constitute or create a contract of Employment nor
does it constitute or create the right to remain associated with or in the employ of any member of the Company Group. Participation in the Plan does not affect in any way a member of the Company Groups right to terminate an employees
Employment at any time, with or without cause, and does not form part of an employees Employment contract, if any.
As a term of participation in
the Plan, each Participant will indemnify the Company Group for any loss (including but not limited to any costs, damages, expenses, claims, penalties or demands) suffered by any member of the Company Group, and no member of the Company Group will
be liable to such Participant (or any beneficiaries thereto) for any such loss suffered by the Participant (or any beneficiaries), as a result of any action taken by the Participant or any failure by the Participant to take any action.