Form 8-K - Current report

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 3, 2024

CNH INDUSTRIAL N.V.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Netherlands

001-36085

98-1125413

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


Cranes Farm Road, Basildon, Essex, SS14 3AD, United Kingdom						N/A
(Address of principal executive offices)						(Zip Code)

+44 2079 251964

(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Shares, par value €0.01

CNHI

New York Stock Exchange

3.850% Notes due 2027

CNHI27

New York Stock Exchange

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934(§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 3, 2024, as reported below in Item 5.07, the shareholders of CNH Industrial N.V. (the “Company”) approved the plan to grant rights to subscribe for common shares of the Company to be used for making grants to non-executive directors under the Company’s Directors’ Compensation Plan (the “DCP”) and the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan. In connection with such approval, the Equity Incentive Plan was amended and restated (as amended and restated, the “Amended and Restated EIP”) and the DCP was amended (the “Amended DCP”), in each case to permit the Company’s non-executive directors to receive grants of equity-based awards thereunder.

The terms of the Amended and Restated EIP and the Amended DCP are described in more detail in the Proxy Statement, which descriptions are incorporated herein by reference. The descriptions of the Amended and Restated EIP and the DCP contained herein and incorporated by reference from the Proxy Statement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full texts of the Amended and Restated EIP and the DCP, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Company held its annual general meeting of shareholders on May 3, 2024 (the “AGM”). As of April 5, 2024, the record date for the AGM, the Company’s issued share capital amounted to 1,364,400,196 common shares and 396,474,276 special voting shares, each share having a nominal value of one eurocent, including 106,918,372 common shares and 25,477,191 special voting shares held in treasury. Each share carries one vote. No votes can be cast for any treasury shares held by the Company. At the AGM 87.32% of all outstanding shares in the capital of the Company were present or represented. The total number of voting rights at the AGM amounted to 1,421,918,407.

Set forth below are the voting results for each resolution submitted to a vote of the Company’s shareholders at the AGM. In accordance with the Company’s Articles of Association, votes abstained and broker non-votes have not been calculated as part of the votes cast at the AGM. Broker non-votes were not recorded as part of the votes cast at the AGM.

Resolutions 1.a. – 1.i.: Proposal to re-appoint executive and non-executive directors

All nominees for appointment to the Board were appointed, each to a one-year term. Voting results are set out in the table below. However, as previously announced by the Company, Scott W. Wine, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, has announced his resignation as Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, as well as from all other positions that he holds with the Company, effective as of July 1, 2024.


Director	For	%	Against	%	Votes Validly Cast Total	Abstain	Broker Non-Vote
Suzanne Heywood	1,180,532,340	83.05	240,947,590	16.95	1,421,479,930	438,477	N/A
Scott W. Wine	1,418,778,608	99.80	2,813,591	0.20	1,421,592,199	326,208	N/A
Elizabeth Bastoni	1,404,424,839	98.79	17,158,690	1.21	1,421,583,529	334,878	N/A
Howard W. Buffett	1,334,324,883	93.86	87,267,527	6.14	1,421,592,410	325,997	N/A
Richard J. Kramer	1,418,036,892	99.76	3,385,738	0.24	1,421,422,630	495,777	N/A
Karen Linehan	1,409,963,520	99.18	11,617,916	0.82	1,421,581,436	336,971	N/A
Alessandro Nasi	975,269,668	68.61	446,234,501	31.39	1,421,504,169	414,238	N/A
Vagn Sørensen	1,047,789,056	73.72	373,556,667	26.28	1,421,345,723	572,684	N/A
Åsa Tamsons	1,418,333,041	99.78	3,126,050	0.22	1,421,459,091	459,316	N/A

Resolution 2.a.: Approval of Remuneration Policy

This resolution requested that shareholders approve an amendment to the remuneration policy to provide that non-executive directors are allowed to receive grants of equity awards as part of their compensation, and was approved with the following vote:


For	%	Against	%	Votes Validly Cast Total	Abstain	Broker Non-Vote
1,075,268,999	75.74	344,428,078	24.26	1,419,697,077	2,221,330	N/A

Resolution 2.b.: Approval of the plan to grant rights to subscribe for Common Shares to non-executive directors under Equity Incentive Plans

This resolution requested that shareholders approve the issuance of rights to subscribe for up to 250,000 common shares to be used for making grants to non-executive directors under the [Amended DCP][Company’s Directors’ Compensation Plan] and in accordance with the Amended and Restated EIP and remuneration policy, and was approved with the following vote:


For	%	Against	%	Votes Validly Cast Total	Abstain	Broker Non-Vote
1,405,406,810	98.98	14,535,370	1.02	1,419,942,180	1,976,227	N/A

Resolution 3.a.: Adoption of the 2023 Annual Financial Statements

The resolution requested that shareholders approve the 2023 Annual Financial Statements and was approved with the following vote:


For	%	Against	%	Votes Validly Cast Total	Abstain	Broker Non-Vote
1,420,028,194	99.97	487,316	0.03	1,420,515,510	1,402,897	N/A

Resolution 3.c.: Proposal of a dividend for 2023

This resolution requested that shareholders approve a dividend payment of $0.47 per outstanding common share and was approved with the following vote:


For	%	Against	%	Votes Validly Cast Total	Abstain	Broker Non-Vote
1,420,880,702	99.95	734,795	0.05	1,421,615,497	302,910	N/A

Resolution 3.d.: Discharge the executive directors and non-executive directors of the Board during the financial year 2023 for performance of their duties in 2023

This resolution requested that the executive and the non-executive directors be discharged for the performance of their duties in 2023. This release of liability is limited to facts known on the basis of the 2023 annual report, the 2023 Annual Financial Statements and disclosures and statements made during the AGM. This resolution was approved with the following vote:


For	%	Against	%	Votes Validly Cast Total	Abstain	Broker Non-Vote
1,410,742,858	99.35	9,267,625	0.65	1,420,010,483	1,907,924	N/A

Resolution 4: Re-appointment of independent auditor

The proposal to re-appoint Deloitte Accountants B.V. as the Company’s independent auditor for the 2025 financial year was approved with the following vote:


For	%	Against	%	Votes Validly Cast Total	Abstain	Broker Non-Vote
1,413,133,462	99.41	8,320,780	0.59	1,421,454,242	464,165	N/A

Resolution 5.a.: Authorization to issue shares and/or grant rights to subscribe for shares

This resolution requested that shareholders authorize the Board, for a period of 18 months beginning on May 3, 2024, to issue shares or grant rights to subscribe for shares. The authorization is limited to 10% of the Company’s issued share capital as of the date of the AGM. The authorization may be used in connection with awards under the Company’s equity incentive plans, but may also serve other purposes, such as the funding of acquisitions. This resolution was approved with the following vote:


For	%	Against	%	Votes Validly Cast Total	Abstain	Broker Non-Vote
1,419,845,957	99.88	1,698,018	0.12	1,421,543,975	374,432	N/A

Resolution 5.b.: Authorization to limit or exclude pre-emptive rights

This resolution requested that shareholders authorize the Board for a period of 18 months, beginning May 3, 2024, to restrict or exclude shareholders’ pre-emptive rights in relation to the issue of shares or the granting of rights to subscribe for shares pursuant to the authorization under resolution 5.a. This resolution was approved with the following vote:


For	%	Against	%	Votes Validly Cast Total	Abstain	Broker Non-Vote
1,417,410,338	99.71	4,069,853	0.29	1,421,480,191	438,216	N/A

Resolution 5.c.: Authorization to repurchase own shares

This resolution requested that shareholders authorize the Board for a period of 18 months, beginning on May 3, 2024, to acquire common shares in its own share capital on the New York Stock Exchange or through other means (including but not limited to derivatives, private, over-the-counter, or block trades or otherwise), subject to terms set forth in the AGM materials. This resolution was approved with the following vote:


For	%	Against	%	Votes Validly Cast Total	Abstain	Broker Non-Vote
1,416,639,958	99.73	3,871,195	0.27	1,420,511,153	1,407,254	N/A

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On May 3, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the voting results at the AGM. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit 10.1			Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated May 3, 2024
Exhibit 10.2			Directors' Compensation Plan, as amended and restated May 3, 2024
Exhibit 99.1			Press release, dated May 3, 2024, titled: “CNH Industrial announces voting results of 2024 Annual General Meeting and publishes 2023 Sustainability Report”
Exhibit 104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


		CNH INDUSTRIAL N.V.

	By:	/s/ Roberto Russo
	Name:	Roberto Russo
	Title:	Chief Legal and Compliance Officer
Date: May 9, 2024

Exhibit 10.1

CNH INDUSTRIAL N.V.
EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

Exhibit 10.1

CNH INDUSTRIAL N.V. EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

1.Introduction and Purpose. This CNH Industrial N.V. Equity Incentive Plan was originally adopted by the CNH Industrial N.V. (the “Company”) Board of Directors by written resolution dated February 27, 2014 and was subsequently ratified and approved by the Company shareholders at the Annual General Meeting of the Company’s stockholders held on April 16, 2014. The Plan was amended by the Board on March 3, 2020, and amended and restated by the Board on March 19, 2024 (the “Amendment Date”). Terms capitalized but not defined shall have the definitions set forth in Section 2.

The purpose of the Plan is to set forth principles and rules, which govern the grant of Stock-based awards to eligible top performers and key leaders of the Company (and its Subsidiaries), in order to foster a strong performance culture, to reward the best performers, and to align management’s and shareholders’ interests in achieving the Company’s financial and other objectives. The Company believes that the Plan will also assist in attracting and retaining individuals of outstanding training, experience and ability, and will also ultimately promote the long-term success of the Company.

2.Definitions. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a)“Award” means the grant of a right or potential right, as applicable, to a Participant to receive incentive compensation under the Plan. An Award shall be earned and vested only to the extent its terms and conditions are satisfied.

(b)“Award Agreement” means the written or electronic agreement between the Company and the Participant that sets forth the applicable terms, conditions, and limitations with respect to a particular Award, together with any amendments thereto. Each Award Agreement shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.

(c)“Board” means the board of directors of the Company.

(d)“Cause” shall mean, unless otherwise defined in the applicable Award Agreement or an employment agreement between the Participant and the Company (or any Subsidiary or Joint Venture, as applicable): (i) a Participant engaging (or about to engage) in willful misconduct that is injurious to the Company or its Subsidiaries or Joint Ventures; (ii) a Participant embezzling or misappropriating funds or property of the Company or its Subsidiaries or Joint Ventures, or a Participant’s conviction of a felony or the Participant’s entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony; (iii) a Participant’s willful failure or refusal to substantially perform his or her duties or responsibilities that continues after being brought to the attention of the Participant; or (iv) a Participant’s violation of any restrictive covenants entered into between the Participant and the Company (or any Subsidiary or Joint Venture, as applicable) or of the Company’s (or any Subsidiary’s or Joint Venture’s) code of conduct or written policies or any

Exhibit 10.1

crime involving a material element of fraud or dishonesty. Any determination of Cause shall be made by the Committee in its sole discretion. Any such determination shall be final and binding on a Participant.

(e)“Change of Control” means an event described in Section 12 hereof.

(f)“Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. Any reference in the Plan to a specific Section of the Code shall include such Section, any valid regulation and other applicable authorities promulgated thereunder, and any comparable provision of any future legislation amending, supplementing, or superseding such Section of the Code.

(g)“Committee” means the Human Capital and Compensation Committee of the Board.

(h)“Company” means CNH Industrial N.V., a public limited liability company, incorporated in and under the laws of The Netherlands, or any successor thereto.

(i)“Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time. Any reference in the Plan to a specific Section of the Exchange Act shall include such Section, any valid regulation and other applicable authorities promulgated thereunder, and any comparable provision of any future legislation amending, supplementing, or superseding such Section of the Exchange Act.

(j)“Executive Director” means a member of the Board having responsibility for day-to-day management of the Company.

(k)“Fair Market Value” means a price that is based on the opening selling price, closing selling price, actual high, low, or average of the actual high and low selling price, or average selling prices (weighted or unweighted based on the volume of trading) of Stock reported on the New York Stock Exchange, or such other established securities market on the applicable date, the trading day immediately preceding the applicable date, the trading day next succeeding the applicable date, or during a specified period before or after the applicable date, all as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, or such other price as required by applicable law or regulation.

(l)“Incentive Stock Option” means a Stock Option designed to meet the requirements of Code Section 422.

(m)“Joint Venture” means a joint venture, corporation or partnership, or comparable entity, in which the Company or a Subsidiary has a material equity interest.

(n)“Non-Executive Director” means a member of the Board who does not have responsibility for day-to-day management of the Company.

(o) “Nonqualified Stock Option” means a Stock Option that is not an Incentive

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Stock Option.

(p)“Participant” means (i) an employee of the Company, its Subsidiaries or its Joint Ventures or (ii) an individual providing services to the Company or its Subsidiaries, including Executive Directors and Non-Executive Directors, who, in each case (A) has been selected by the Committee to receive an Award under the Plan and (B) to the extent required by the Committee, has executed an Award Agreement.

(q)“Performance Criteria” means one or more pre-established objective performance goals established by the Committee, in its sole discretion, which may be based on one or more business criteria, including, but not limited to: trading profit (or operating profit after restructuring); trading cash flow; revenue; revenue growth; earnings before interest and taxes; earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; earnings per share; operating income; pre- or after-tax income; net operating profit after taxes; economic value added (or an equivalent metric); ratio of operating earnings to capital spending; cash flow (before or after dividends); cash-flow per share (before or after dividends); net earnings; net sales; sales growth; share price performance; return on assets or net assets; return on shareholder equity; return on capital (including return on total capital or return on invested capital); cash flow return on investment; total shareholder return; cumulative return on net assets employed; improvement in or attainment of expense levels; market share; and improvement in or attainment of working capital levels or other business criteria. Performance Criteria may (i) be based on one or more business criteria that apply to the Participant, the Company as a whole, or any Subsidiary, business unit, division, segment of the Company, or any combination thereof, (ii) include or exclude (or be adjusted to include or exclude) extraordinary items, the impact of charges for restructurings, discontinued operations and other unusual and non-recurring items, and the cumulative effects of tax or accounting changes, each determined based on International Financial Reporting Standards, as in effective from time to time, generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, as in effect from time to time (“GAAP”), or on a non-GAAP basis and/or (iii) reflect absolute entity performance or a relative comparison of entity performance to the performance of a peer group, index, or other external measure, in each case as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.

(r)“Performance Period” means the period during which the Performance Criteria must be attained, as designated by the Committee in its sole discretion.

(s)“Performance Share” means an Award providing the Participant with a designated number of shares of Stock subject to the attainment of Performance Criteria within the Performance Period and the satisfaction of such other terms and conditions, as specified by the Committee in the Award Agreement in accordance with Section 10 hereof.

(t)“Performance Share Unit” means an Award, designated as a unit, providing a Participant with the right to receive a designated number of shares of Stock or cash in an amount determined as a function of a designated number of shares of Stock at a date on or after, and subject to, the attainment of Performance Criteria within the Performance Period and the

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satisfaction of such other terms and conditions, as specified by the Committee in the Award Agreement in accordance with Section 10 hereof.

(u)“Person” means any individual, entity or group, including any “person” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act.

(v)“Plan” means the CNH Industrial N.V. Equity Incentive Plan, as may be amended or restated from time to time, including any and all component plans and programs established hereunder pursuant to which Awards are granted.

(w)“Restricted Stock” means an Award providing a Participant with a designated number of shares of Stock subject to the satisfaction of vesting conditions and such other terms and conditions, as specified by the Committee in the Award Agreement in accordance with Section 9 hereof.

(x)“Restricted Stock Unit” means an Award, designated as a unit, providing a Participant with the right to receive a designated number of shares of Stock or cash in an amount determined as a function of a designated number of shares of Stock at a date on or after, and subject to, the satisfaction of vesting conditions and such other terms and conditions, as specified by the Committee in the Award Agreement in accordance with Section 9 hereof.

(y)“SAR” means an Award of a stock appreciation right granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 8 hereof.

(z)“Stock” means a common share of the Company, nominal value EUR 0.01.

(aa)“Stock Option” means an Award providing a Participant with the right to acquire a designated number of shares of Stock at a certain price that is granted pursuant to Section 7 hereof. The term Stock Option includes both Incentive Stock Options and Nonqualified Stock Options.

(ab)“Subsidiary” or “Subsidiaries” means any corporation or entity of which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, at least 50% of the total voting power or in which it has at least a 50% economic interest, and which is authorized by the Committee to participate in the Plan.

(ac)“Termination Event” means an event described in Section 12 hereof.

3.Administration. The Plan will be administered by the Committee consisting of two or more directors of the Company as the Board may designate from time to time, each of whom shall satisfy such requirements under applicable law.

The Committee shall have the discretionary authority to select those individuals who are eligible to participate in the Plan, to determine the number, type, and amount of Awards to be granted to Participants, to construe and interpret the Plan and any Awards granted thereunder, to establish and amend rules for Plan administration, to change the terms and conditions of Awards at

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or after grant (subject to the provisions of Section 18 hereof), to correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or in any Award granted under the Plan, and to make all other determinations which it deems necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.

The Committee or the Board may authorize one or more officers of the Company to select individuals to participate in the Plan and to determine the number, type, and amount of Awards to be granted to such Participants. Any reference in the Plan to the Committee shall include such authorized officer or officers.

The determinations of the Committee shall be made in accordance with their judgment as to the best interests of the Company and its shareholders and in accordance with the purposes of the Plan. Any determination of the Committee under the Plan may be made without notice or meeting of the Committee, if in a writing signed by all the Committee members, and shall be final and binding on all interested Persons to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law.

4.Participants. Participants may consist of any or all employees of, and individuals providing services to, the Company, its Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures. Designation of a Participant in any year shall not require the Committee to designate that individual to receive an Award in any other year or to receive the same type or amount of Award as granted to the Participant in any other year or as granted to any other Participant in any year. The Committee shall consider all factors that it deems relevant in selecting Participants and in determining the type and amount of their respective Awards.

5.Shares Available under the Plan. Effective as of the Amendment Date, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Stock available for grant pursuant to Awards under the Plan is 50,250,000. The following shares of Stock related to Awards under the Plan may again be available for issuance under the Plan: (a) any shares of Stock covered by an Award which are settled in cash and (b) any shares of Stock related to Stock Option or other Awards that expire, lapse, are forfeited or are cancelled or terminate for any other reason without issuance of shares of Stock. Further, any shares of Stock subject to a SAR shall be counted as used only to the extent shares of Stock are actually issued to the Participant upon exercise of the SAR. Any shares of Stock retained by the Company to comply with applicable income tax or social security tax withholding requirements or withheld to facilitate payment of the exercise price of a Stock Option shall be deemed delivered for purposes of the Plan and will not be deemed to be Stock available for Awards under the Plan.

All Stock issued under the Plan may be either authorized and unissued Stock or issued Stock reacquired by the Company (including treasury shares). Stock Options and unissued Stock may only be issued if authorized pursuant to a resolution of the general meeting of shareholders of the Company (or, if authorized to do so by the general meeting of shareholders, by the Board) authorizing such issuance and excluding preference rights for existing shareholders, if applicable. The authorization shall not be applicable to the issuing of Stock to Participants who exercise a Stock Option.

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The Stock reserved for issuance and the other limitations set forth above shall be subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 13(a) hereof.

6.Types of Awards, Payments, and Limitations. Awards shall consist of Stock Options, SARs, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares, Performance Share Units, and other Stock-based Awards, all as described below. Payment of Awards may be in the form of cash, Stock, other Awards or combinations thereof as the Committee shall determine, and with the expectation that any Award of Stock shall be styled to preserve such restrictions as it may impose. The Committee need not require the execution of any such agreement by a Participant. Acceptance of the Award by the applicable Participant shall constitute agreement by the Participant to the terms and conditions of the Award.

The Committee may (but need not) provide that any Awards earn dividends or dividend equivalents and interest on such dividends or dividend equivalents. Such dividends or dividend equivalents may be paid currently or may be credited to a Participant’s Plan account and are subject to the same terms and conditions, including, without limitation, the attainment of Performance Criteria, as the underlying Award. Any crediting of dividends or dividend equivalents may be subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may establish, including reinvestment in additional Stock or Stock equivalents.

Awards shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that sets forth the terms, conditions and limitations of such Award. Such terms may include, but are not limited to, the term of the Award, the provisions applicable in the event the Participant’s employment terminates, and the Company’s authority (subject to the provisions of Section 18 hereof) to unilaterally or bilaterally amend, modify, suspend, cancel or rescind any Award, including, without limitation, the ability to amend such Awards to comply with changes in applicable law. An Award may also be subject to other provisions (whether or not applicable to similar Awards granted to other Participants) as the Committee determines appropriate, including provisions intended to comply with applicable securities laws, stock exchange and other regulatory requirements, understandings or conditions as to the Participant’s employment, requirements or inducements for continued ownership of Stock after exercise or vesting of Awards, or forfeiture of Awards in the event of termination of employment shortly after exercise or vesting, or breach of noncompetition, non-solicitation, confidentiality or other covenants following termination of employment.

The Committee may make retroactive adjustments to and the Participant shall reimburse to the Company any cash or equity-based incentive compensation paid to the Participant where such compensation was predicated upon achieving certain financial results that were substantially the subject of an accounting restatement, and as a result of such accounting restatement it is determined that the Participant otherwise would not have been paid such compensation, regardless of whether or not the accounting restatement resulted from the Participant’s fraud or misconduct. In each such instance, the Company will, to the extent practicable, seek to recover (a) the amount by which the Participant’s cash or equity-based incentive compensation for the relevant period exceeded the lower payment, if any, that would have been made based on the restated financial results, or (b) if in the Committee’s view the Participant engaged in fraud or misconduct that caused or partially caused the need for the accounting restatement, the total amount of the

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Participant’s cash or equity-based incentive compensation for the relevant period, plus a reasonable rate of interest. In addition to (and not in derogation of) the foregoing: (y) to the extent required under Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, if the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement due to its material noncompliance, as a result of misconduct, with any financial reporting requirement under applicable securities laws, the Company’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer shall reimburse the Company for (i) any bonus or other incentive-based or equity-based compensation received by that individual from the Company during the 12-month period following the first public issuance or filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (whichever first occurs) of the financial document embodying such financial reporting requirement, and (ii) any profits realized from the sale of securities of the Company during that 12-month period; and (z) to the extent required under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, effective on or after July 22, 2010, in the event that the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement due to its material noncompliance with any financial reporting requirement under applicable securities laws, the Company will recover from any current or former executive officer of the Company who received incentive-based compensation (including Stock Options awarded as compensation) during the three-year period preceding the date on which the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement, the excess of the amount of such incentive-based compensation received based on the erroneous data over what would have been paid to the executive officer under the accounting restatement.

The Committee, in its sole discretion, either at the time of grant or by subsequent amendment, and subject to the provisions of Sections 18 and 23 hereof, may, except in the case of Stock Options and SARs, require or permit a Participant to elect to defer amounts or Stock that otherwise would be paid or delivered to the Participant as a result of the exercise or settlement of an Award under such rules and procedures as the Committee may establish under the Plan, and to have any such deferred amounts or Stock credited to one or more accounts established for the Participant by the Committee on the Company’s books of account.

7.Stock Options. Stock Options may be awarded to Participants under such terms and conditions as may be established by the Committee, except that reload options may not be granted under the Plan. The Committee shall determine the number of shares of Stock subject to each Stock Option and whether the Stock Option is an Incentive Stock Option. All of the available Stock under the Plan may, but need not, be issued pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options; provided, however, notwithstanding a Stock Option’s designation, to the extent that Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by the Participant during any calendar year with respect to Stock whose aggregate Fair Market Value exceeds US$100,000, such Stock Options shall be treated as Nonqualified Stock Options. The exercise price for each Stock Option shall be determined by the Committee but shall not be less than the higher of (i) EUR 0.01 or (ii) 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date the Stock Option is granted unless the Stock Option is a substitute or assumed Stock Option granted pursuant to Section 14 hereof. Each Stock Option shall expire at such time as the Committee shall determine at the time of grant. Stock Options shall be exercisable at such time and be subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine; provided, however, that no Stock Option shall be exercisable later than the 10th anniversary of its grant. The exercise price, upon exercise of any Stock Option, shall

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be payable by or on behalf of the applicable Participant to the Company in full by: (a) cash payment or its equivalent; (b) tendering previously acquired Stock purchased on the open market having a Fair Market Value at the time of exercise equal to the exercise price or certification of ownership of such previously acquired Stock; (c) to the extent permitted by applicable law, delivery of a properly executed exercise notice, together with irrevocable instructions to a broker to promptly deliver to the Company the amount of sale proceeds from the Stock Option shares or loan proceeds to pay the exercise price and any withholding taxes due to the Company; and (d) such other methods of payment as the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate. Upon exercise of any Stock Option, the Stock will be issued in the manner as the Company may deem appropriate.

8.Stock Appreciation Rights. SARs may be awarded to Participants under such terms and conditions as may be established by the Committee. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, substitute SARs which can be settled only in Stock for outstanding Stock Options. The grant price of a substitute SAR shall be equal to the exercise price of the related Stock Option and the substitute SAR shall have substantive terms (e.g., duration) that are equivalent to the related Stock Option. The grant price of any other SAR shall be equal to the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date of its grant unless the SARs are substitute or assumed SARs granted pursuant to Section 14 hereof. A SAR may be exercised upon such terms and conditions and for the term the Committee in its sole discretion determines, as specified by the Committee in the Award Agreement; provided, however, that the term shall not exceed the Stock Option term in the case of a substitute SAR or 10 years in the case of any other SAR, and the terms and conditions applicable to a substitute SAR shall be substantially the same as those applicable to the Stock Option which it replaces. Upon exercise of a SAR, the Participant shall be entitled to receive payment from the Company in an amount determined by multiplying (a) the excess (if any) of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of exercise over the grant price of the SAR by (b) the number of shares of Stock with respect to which the SAR is exercised. The payment may be made in cash or Stock, or any combination thereof, at the discretion of the Committee, except in the case of a substitute SAR payment which may be made only in Stock.

9.Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units. Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units may be awarded to Participants under such terms and conditions as shall be established by the Committee. Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to vesting conditions and such other terms and conditions as the Committee determines, including, without limitation, any of the following:

(a)a prohibition against sale, assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or other encumbrance for a specified period; and

(b)a requirement that the holder forfeit the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units in the event of termination of employment during the period of restriction.

All restrictions shall expire and the Award shall vest at such times as the Committee shall specify.

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10.Performance Shares and Performance Share Units. Performance Shares and Performance Share Units may be awarded to Participants under such terms and conditions as shall be established by the Committee. Performance Shares and Performance Share Units shall be subject to the attainment of Performance Criteria during the applicable Performance Period and the satisfaction of such vesting conditions and other terms and conditions established by the Committee.

Notwithstanding the satisfaction of any Performance Criteria, the Performance Criteria for the applicable Performance Period and the number of shares of Stock issued or the amount of cash paid in respect of a Performance Shares Award or Performance Share Units Award may be adjusted by the Committee on the basis of such further consideration as the Committee in its sole discretion shall determine.

11.Other Stock-Based Awards. In addition to the incentives described in Sections 6 through 10 hereof, the Committee may grant other Stock-based incentives payable in cash, Stock, or any combination thereof, under the Plan as it determines to be in the best interests of the Company and subject to such other terms and conditions as it deems appropriate, as specified by the Committee in the applicable Award Agreement.

12.Change of Control.

(a)Unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, or otherwise determined by the Committee, unless Awards are not assumed, converted or replaced in connection with a transaction that constitutes a Change of Control (in which case such Awards shall vest immediately prior to the Change of Control and all Performance Criteria, to the extent applicable, shall be deemed achieved at target levels and all other terms and conditions met on Performance Shares and Performance Share Units), notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, in the event that the employment of the Participant is involuntarily terminated by the Company, or the applicable Subsidiary or Joint Venture (or the applicable successor to such entity), other than for Cause within a 24-month period following the effective date of a Change of Control (a “Termination Event”):

(i)any Stock Options and SARs outstanding which are not then exercisable and vested shall become fully exercisable and vested;

(ii)subject to Section 12(a)(vi), all restrictions shall lapse and all other terms and conditions shall be deemed met on Restricted Stock and Performance Shares and such Awards shall be become fully vested and transferable;

(iii)subject to Section 12(a)(vi), all Restricted Stock Units and Performance Share Units shall be considered to be earned and vested and payable in full, and such Awards shall be settled in cash or shares, or in any combination thereof, as determined by the Committee in its discretion, as promptly as practicable (but in no event later than 60 days following the Termination Event);

(iv)all other Awards shall be paid out in cash or shares, or in any combination thereof, as determined by the Committee in its discretion, as promptly as practicable

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(but in no event later than 60 days following the Termination Event);

(v)subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee may also make additional adjustments and/or settlements of outstanding Awards as it deems appropriate and consistent with the Plan’s purposes and applicable law; and

(vi)all Performance Criteria shall be deemed achieved at target levels and all other terms and conditions met on Performance Shares and Performance Share Units.

(b)In the event of a Change of Control, the Committee may in its discretion and upon at least 10 days’ advance notice to the affected Participants, cancel any outstanding Awards and pay to the holders thereof, in cash or shares, or any combination thereof, the value of such Awards based upon the price per share received or to be received by other shareholders of the Company in such event.

(c)Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Award is subject to Section 409A of the Code, this Section 12 shall be applicable only to the extent specifically provided in the Award Agreement and in accordance with Section 409A of the Code.

(d)To the extent the effect of a Change of Control on any Award granted under the Plan is not otherwise addressed in this Section 12 or the applicable Award Agreement, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, as to any such Award, take any one or more of the following actions: (i) provide for the acceleration of any time periods relating to the vesting, exercise or realization of any such Award so that such Award may be exercised or realized in full on or before a date fixed by the Committee; (ii) provide for the purchase of any such Award; (iii) make such adjustment to any such Award then outstanding as the Committee deems appropriate to reflect such Change of Control; (iv) cause any such Award then outstanding to be assumed, or new rights substituted therefor, by the successor company (or a subsidiary or affiliate of such successor company, as applicable) after such Change of Control; or (v) take any other action with respect to such Award as the Committee may determine is appropriate, in its sole discretion.

For purposes of the Plan, the term “Change of Control” shall mean:

(I) the acquisition by any individual, entity or group, including any Person, of beneficial ownership (as defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding capital stock of the Company that by its terms may be voted on all matters submitted to shareholders of the Company generally (“Voting Stock”); provided, however, that the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change of Control: (i) any acquisition directly from the Company (excluding any acquisition resulting from the exercise of a conversion or exchange privilege in respect of outstanding convertible or exchangeable securities unless such outstanding convertible or exchangeable securities were acquired directly from the Company); (ii) any acquisition by the Company; (iii) any acquisition by an employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company; or (iv) any acquisition by any entity pursuant to a reorganization, merger or consolidation involving the Company, if, immediately after such reorganization, merger

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or consolidation, each of the conditions described in clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection (II) below shall be satisfied; and provided, further, that, for purposes of clause (ii) above, if (A) any Person (other than the Company or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company) shall become the beneficial owner of more than 50% of the Voting Stock by reason of an acquisition of Voting Stock by the Company, and (B) such Person shall, after such acquisition by the Company, become the beneficial owner of any additional shares of the Voting Stock and such beneficial ownership is publicly announced, then such additional beneficial ownership shall constitute a Change of Control; or

(II) the consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation of the Company, or the sale, lease, exchange or other transfer of all or at least 50% of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company (with the total gross fair market value of the total assets of the Company and the assets of the Company being sold, leased, exchanged, or transferred each determined without regard to any liabilities associated with such assets), excluding, however, any such reorganization, merger, consolidation, sale, lease, exchange or other transfer with respect to which, immediately after consummation of such transaction: (i) all or substantially all of the beneficial owners of the Voting Stock of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such transaction continue to beneficially own, directly or indirectly (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the entity resulting from such transaction), more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the entity resulting from such transaction (including, without limitation, the Company or an entity which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or at least 50% of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company (as described in herein), directly or indirectly) (the “Resulting Entity”) outstanding immediately after such transaction, in substantially the same proportions relative to each other as their ownership immediately prior to such transaction; and (ii) no Person (other than any Person that beneficially owned, immediately prior to such reorganization, merger, consolidation, sale or other disposition, directly or indirectly, Voting Stock representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding Voting Stock) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding capital stock of the Resulting Entity; or

(III) upon the approval of a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

13.Adjustment Provisions.

(a)In the event of any change affecting the number, class, market price or terms of the Stock by reason of share dividend, share split, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, disaffiliation of a Subsidiary, combination of Stock, exchange of Stock, Stock rights offering, or other similar event, or any distribution to the holders of Stock other than a regular cash dividend, the Committee shall equitably substitute or adjust the number or class of Stock which may be issued under the Plan in the aggregate or to any one Participant in any calendar year and the number, class, price or terms of shares of Stock subject to outstanding Awards.

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(b)In the event of any merger, consolidation or reorganization of the Company with or into another corporation which results in the outstanding Stock of the Company being converted into or exchanged for different securities, cash or other property, or any combination thereof, there shall be substituted, on an equitable basis, for each share of Stock then subject to an Award, the number and kind of shares of stock, other securities, cash or other property to which holders of Stock will be entitled pursuant to the transaction.

14.Substitution and Assumption of Awards. The Board or the Committee may authorize the issuance of Awards in connection with the assumption of, or substitution for, outstanding equity awards previously granted to individuals who become employees of the Company or any Subsidiary as a result of any merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, or reorganization, upon such terms and conditions as the Committee may deem appropriate.

15.Nontransferability. Awards shall not be transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and each Stock Option and SAR shall be exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant or, in the event of disability, by the Participant’s personal representative. In the event of the death of a Participant, exercise of any Award or payment with respect to any Award shall be made only to the executor or administrator of the estate of the deceased Participant or to the Person or Persons to whom the deceased Participant’s rights under the Award shall pass by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Subject to the approval of the Committee in its sole discretion, Stock Options may be transferable to charity or to members of the immediate family of the Participant and to one or more trusts for the benefit of such family members, partnerships in which such family members are the only partners, or corporations in which such family members are the only shareholders. Members of the immediate family means the Participant’s spouse, children, stepchildren, grandchildren, parents, grandparents, siblings (including half-brothers and half-sisters), and individuals who are family members by adoption.

16.Taxes. The Company, Subsidiary and/or Joint Venture shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the wages, salary, bonus and other income paid by the Company, or Joint Venture Subsidiary to the Participant or require a Participant to remit the amount of any federal, state and cantonal, local and social or payroll tax, including social security contributions, attributable to any amounts payable or Stock deliverable under the Plan. The Company may defer making payment or delivery as to any Award, if any such tax is payable, until indemnified to its satisfaction, and the Company shall have no liability to any Participant for exercising the foregoing right. The Committee may, in its sole discretion and subject to such rules as it may adopt, permit or require a Participant to pay all or a portion of the federal, state and cantonal, local and social security or payroll tax arising in connection with the grant, vesting, settlement, or exercise of any Award by (i) having the Company withhold shares of Stock, (ii) tendering shares of Stock received in connection with such Award back to the Company or (iii) delivering other previously acquired shares of Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount required to be withheld.

17.Duration of the Plan. No Award shall be made under the Plan more than 10 years after April 16, 2020; provided, however, that the terms and conditions applicable to any Award granted

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on or before such date may thereafter be amended or modified by mutual agreement between the Company and the Participant, or such other Person as may then have an interest therein.

18.Amendment and Termination. The Board or the Committee may amend the Plan from time to time or terminate the Plan at any time. However, unless expressly provided in an Award Agreement or the Plan, no such action shall reduce the amount of any existing Award or change the terms and conditions thereof without the Participant’s consent; provided, however, that the Committee may, in its discretion, substitute SARs which can be settled only in Stock for outstanding Stock Options in accordance with Section 8 hereof, and may require an Award be deferred pursuant to Section 6 hereof, without a Participant’s consent; and further provided, that the Committee may amend or terminate an Award to comply with changes in applicable law without a Participant’s consent.

The Company shall obtain shareholder approval of any Plan amendment to the extent necessary to comply with applicable laws, regulations, or stock exchange rules.

19.Other Provisions.

(a) The Committee may grant Awards to employees or other service providers of the Company, its Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures who reside or perform services outside the United States. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the Committee may, in its sole discretion: (a) amend or vary the terms of the Awards in order to conform such terms with the requirements of each jurisdiction where a Subsidiary or Joint Venture is located; (b) amend or vary the terms of the Plan in each jurisdiction where a Subsidiary is located as it considers necessary or desirable to take into account or to mitigate or reduce the burden of taxation and social security contributions for Participants and/or the Subsidiary or Joint Venture; or (c) amend or vary the terms of the Plan in a jurisdiction where the Subsidiary or Joint Venture is located as it considers necessary or desirable to meet the goals and objectives of the Plan. The Committee may where it deems appropriate, in its sole discretion, establish one or more sub-plans for these purposes, and establish administrative rules and procedures to facilitate the operation of the Plan in such jurisdictions.

(b)Neither the Plan nor any Award shall confer upon a Participant any right with respect to continuing the Participant’s employment or service with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Joint Ventures; nor interfere in any way with the Participant’s right or the Company’s or a Subsidiary’s right to terminate such relationship at any time, with or without cause, to the extent permitted by applicable laws and any enforceable agreement between the Participant and the Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable.

(c)No fractional shares of Stock shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award, and the Committee, in its discretion, shall determine whether cash, other securities, or other property shall be paid or transferred in lieu of any fractional shares of Stock, or whether such fractional shares or any rights thereto shall be canceled, terminated, or otherwise eliminated.

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(d)In the event any provision of the Plan shall be held to be illegal or invalid for any reason, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provisions had never been contained in the Plan.

(e)Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the Company shall have no liability to deliver any Award or make any other distribution of benefits under the Plan unless such delivery or distribution would comply with all applicable laws (including, without limitation, the requirements of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Exchange Act, the Italy Consolidated Financial Act (Testo Unico delle Disposizioni in materia di intermediazione finanziaria), and the Netherlands Financial Supervision Act (Wet op het financieel toezicht) and rules promulgated thereunder) and the shares of Stock in respect of such Award are authorized for listing on the New York Stock Exchange or Mercato Telematico Azionario (organized and managed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A.).

(f)Except as otherwise provided in any Award Agreement or as expressly set forth herein, a Participant shall have no rights as a shareholder of the Company until he or she becomes the holder of record of the shares of Stock.

(g)Payments and other benefits received by a Participant under an Award shall not be deemed a part of a Participant’s compensation for purposes of determining the Participant’s benefits under any other employee benefit plans or arrangements provided by the Company or a Subsidiary, unless the Committee expressly provides otherwise in writing or unless expressly provided under such other plan or arrangement.

20.Governing Law. Subject to Section 19(a) hereof, the Plan and any actions taken in connection herewith shall be governed by and construed in accordance with applicable federal law of the United States of America and, to the extent not pre-empted thereby or inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of Delaware, United States of America, without regard to any jurisdiction’s conflict of laws principles. BY ACCEPTING ANY AWARD UNDER THE PLAN, THE PARTICIPANT EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT LOCATED IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IN RESPECT OF ANY MATTER RELATING THE PLAN THAT IS NOT OTHERWISE ARBITRATED OR RESOLVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 21 HEREOF, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO COMPEL ARBITRATION OR TO ENFORCE AN ARBITRATION AWARD.

21.Arbitration. Any and every dispute or difference arising under, or in relation to the Plan, including any dispute or difference as to the validity, meaning or effect hereof, shall be finally settled by arbitration in Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America, under the Rules of the United States Federal Arbitration Act. The arbitration award shall be final and binding and shall deal with the question of the costs of arbitration and all matters relating thereto. The arbitrator is not empowered to award damages in excess of reasonable actual damages. The dispute shall be resolved by a single arbitrator appointed by the American Arbitration Association.

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22.Unfunded Plan. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Plan shall be unfunded and shall not create (or be construed to create) a trust or a separate fund or funds. The Plan shall not establish a fiduciary relationship between the Company and any Participant or other Person. To the extent any Person holds any rights by virtue of an Award under the Plan, such right (unless otherwise determined by the Committee) shall be not greater than the right of an unsecured general creditor of the Company.

23.Code Section 409A. Awards generally are intended to be exempt from Code Section 409A; provided, however, notwithstanding any contrary provision of the Plan or any agreement or notice governing any Award, the following provisions shall apply if and to the extent any payment made pursuant to an Award is subject to (and not exempt from) Code Section 409A:

(a)Such payment shall comply with Code Section 409A and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, the Plan shall be interpreted, and such payment shall be made under such other conditions determined by the Committee that cause such payment, to be in compliance with Code Section 409A.

(b)A termination of employment shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of any provision of the Plan or an Award providing for the payment of any amounts upon or following a Participant’s termination date unless such termination is also a “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, applying the default rules thereof.

(c)With respect to any payment that is otherwise payable upon a Participant’s separation from service, in the event the Participant is a “specified employee” (as defined in Code Section 409A), any such payment that would otherwise have been payable in the first six months following the Participant’s separation from service date will not be paid to the Participant until the date that is six months and one day following the Participant’s separation from service date (or, if earlier, the Participant’s date of death), with any such deferred payments being paid in a lump sum; provided that, thereafter, the remainder of any such payments shall be payable in accordance with the terms of the Plan or the Award Agreement, as the case may be.

(d)Whenever a payment under the Plan or an Award Agreement specifies a period within which such payment may be made, the actual date of payment within the specified period shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee.

(e)In no event shall any payment under the Plan that constitutes “deferred compensation” for purposes of Code Section 409A be offset by any other payment pursuant to the Plan or otherwise.

(f)To the extent required under Code Section 409A, (i) any reference herein to the term “Plan” shall mean this Plan and any other plan, agreement, method, program, or other arrangement, with which this Plan is required to be aggregated under Code Section 409A, and (ii) any reference herein to the term “Company” shall mean the Company and all Persons with whom the Company would be considered a single employer under Code Section 414(b) or 414(c).

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In such case, if the Plan or the terms of an Award Agreement fail to meet the requirements of Code Section 409A with respect to such Award, then such Award shall remain in effect and be subject to taxation in accordance with Code Section 409A and the Committee may accelerate distribution or settlement of an Award in accordance with Code Section 409A. The Company and its Subsidiaries shall have no liability for any tax imposed on a Participant under Code Section 409A, and if any tax is imposed on a Participant, the Participant shall have no recourse against the Company, its Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures for payment of any such tax. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any modification of an Award causes the Award to be deferred compensation under Code Section 409A, the Committee may rescind such modification in accordance with Code Section 409A.

Notwithstanding any provisions of this Plan, the Company, its Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures do not guarantee to any Participant or any other Person with an interest in an Award that any Award intended to be exempt from Code Section 409A shall be so exempt, nor that any Award intended to comply with Code Section 409A or Code Section 422 shall so comply.

24.Successors and Assigns. The Plan shall be binding on the Company and all Participants and their respective heirs, executors, agents, trustees, administrators, successors and assigns.

25.Gender, Singular, Plural, Captions. Where the context of the Plan permits, words in the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender, the plural form of a word shall include the singular form, and the singular form of a word shall include the plural form. In addition, the captions of the Sections of the Plan are for convenience only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any of its provisions.

26.Effective Date and Applicability. This Plan became effective as of February 27, 2014, as adopted by the Board by written resolution, and the provisions contained herein shall apply with respect to any and all Awards granted on or after such date.

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Exhibit 10.2

CNH Industrial N.V.
Directors’ Compensation Plan

Adopted by the Board of CNH Industrial N.V. on September 9, 2013

Approved by shareholders of CNH Industrial N.V. on September 9, 2013

Amended by the Board (pursuant to shareholder approval on April 14, 2017)

Amended by the Board effective as of March 19, 2024 (the “Effective Date”)

This Directors’ Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) has been established by action of the CNH Industrial N.V. (the “Company”) Board of Directors (the “Board”) at the recommendation of the Human Capital and Compensation Committee, to provide for the compensation payable to the non-executive members of the Board, who are not employed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, who are hereinafter referred to as the “Directors” and each of them individually as a “Director”.

1.Purpose.

The purpose of the Plan is to provide for the terms and conditions pursuant to which the Directors are paid their cash compensation (the cash annual retainer fee, any cash committee membership fee and any cash committee chair fee) (collectively, the “Fees”) and an annual grant (the “Annual Equity Grant”) of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) in respect of common shares of the Company, nominal value EUR 0.01 (“Common Shares”), in each case in the amounts reflected on Appendix A, attached hereto.

2.General Rules and Definitions.

(a)Plan Year: means a calendar year.

(b)Plan Year Quarter: for any Plan Year, means a calendar quarter.

(c)Terms of Plan for U.S. Directors: any Director who is a U.S. Director shall be subject to the provisions set forth in Schedule 1 to the Plan, the United States Addendum. “U.S. Director” means a Director who (i) is resident in, or a citizen of or green card holder of the United States of America during any Plan Year Quarter or (ii) is otherwise subject to U.S. taxation during any calendar year.

3.Payment of Fees.

The Fees shall be earned by a Director on a quarterly basis based on a Plan Year Quarter. No later than the 15th day after each Plan Year Quarter, the Company shall pay to each Director his or her Fees for such Plan Year Quarter by crediting such amount, net of any taxes or other required withholdings, in accordance with the banking instructions provided to the Company by such Director. If a Director is not a member of the Board or a member of a committee or a committee chair during an entire Plan Year Quarter, as applicable, then the Fees payable with respect to such Plan Year Quarter shall be reduced on a pro rata basis to reflect the period of his or her actual service. The Company may permit a Director to defer the Fees, to the extent

Exhibit 10.2

permitted by and in accordance with applicable law and such policies and procedures as approved by the Board from time to time.

4.Annual Equity Grant.

On the date of each annual general meeting of the Company held after the Effective Date, the Company shall grant to each Director who continues to serve as a Director following such annual general meeting the Annual Equity Grant. The Annual Equity Grant will vest on the earlier of the first anniversary of the grant date or the first annual general meeting after the grant date, subject to the applicable Director’s continued services as a Director through such vesting date, and will be subject to the terms of the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan as applicable from time to time. If the Director is not a member of the Board during an entire Plan Year, the Annual Equity Grant payable with respect of such Plan Year shall be reduced on a pro rata basis to reflect the period of his or her actual service. The Company may permit a Director to defer the Annual Equity Grant, to the extent permitted by and in accordance with applicable law and such policies and procedures as approved by the Board from time to time.

5.Plan Administration.

The Plan shall be administered by the Human Capital and Compensation Committee of the Board (“Committee”). The Committee or a subcommittee thereof (which hereinafter shall also be referred to as the Committee) shall have the authority (i) to exercise all of the powers granted to it under the Plan; (ii) to construe, interpret and implement the Plan; (iii) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, including rules governing its own operations; (iv) to make all determinations necessary or advisable in administering the Plan in accordance with applicable law; (v) to correct any defect, supply any omission and reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan; (vi) to amend the Plan to reflect changes in applicable law; and (vii) to determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances any Fees payable hereunder shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the Director. The determination of the Committee on all matters relating to the Plan and any Fees shall be final, binding and conclusive.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Board may, in its sole discretion, at any time and from time to time, resolve to administer the Plan and shall have all of the authority and responsibility granted to the Committee herein.

6.No Right of Continued Service.

Participation in the Plan does not give any Director the right to be retained as a director of the Company or any right or claim to any benefit under the Plan unless such right or claim has specifically accrued under the terms of the Plan.

7.Governing Law.

The validity, construction and effect of the Plan, and any actions taken or relating to the Plan, shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, United States of America.

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8.Successors and Assigns.

The Plan shall be binding on all successors and assigns of a Director, including, without limitation, the estate of such director and the executor, administrator or trustee of such estate, or any receiver or trustee in bankruptcy or representative of the Director’s creditors.

9.Amendment and Termination.

The Plan and Appendices and Schedules attached hereto may be amended and/or terminated by action and resolution of the Board, to be ratified by the shareholders of the Company to the extent required under applicable law.

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Schedule 1: United States Addendum

This Schedule shall apply to all U.S. Directors. Where a Director becomes a U.S. Director after the beginning of a Plan Year, the Plan terms shall be administered in a manner consistent with this Schedule. Where there is any conflict between the Plan and this Schedule, the terms of this Schedule shall prevail.

Except as noted in this Schedule, the terms described in the Plan apply to all Fees payable under this Schedule.

1.Notwithstanding anything in Section 3 of the Plan to the contrary, where a Director is a U.S. Director, all elections with respect to the timing and form of payment of the Fees shall be made in accordance with Section of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Section 409A” and “Code”, respectively) and Section 457A of the Code (“Section 457A”), as applicable.

2.The documentation provided for any Fees payable under the Plan, shall, to the extent such is subject to Section 409A or Section 457A, as applicable, include the scheduled payment dates.

3.Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, if any provision of the Plan would, in the reasonable, good faith judgement of the Company, result in or likely result in the imposition on any U.S. Director or any other person of any tax, interest or penalty under Section 409A or Section 457A, as applicable, the Company may reform the Plan or any provision thereof, without the consent of any such U.S. Director, in the manner that the Company reasonably determines to be necessary or advisable to avoid the imposition of such tax, interest or penalty, provided, however, that any such reformation shall, to the maximum extent possible, retain the economic and tax benefits to the applicable U.S. Directors hereunder while not materially increasing the cost to the Company of providing such benefits to such U.S. Directors.

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DIRECTORS’ COMPENSATION PLAN

APPENDIX A: DIRECTORS’ COMPENSATION

Each Director will receive the following Fees in each Plan Year:


•Annual Retainer Fee.......................................................................................		$ 125,000

•Committee Membership Fee (if also a member of any Board Committee)
	Audit Committee......................................................................................	$ 25,000
Human Capital and Compensation Committee & Environmental Social and Governance Committee ...........................		$ 20,000
•Committee Chair Fee (if also a Chair of any Board Committee)
	Audit Committee.......................................................................................	$ 35,000
	Human Capital and Compensation Committee & Environmental Social and Governance Committee .............................	$ 25,000

The Fees are gross amounts and will be payable in arrears each Plan Year Quarter in cash net of any taxes or other required withholdings.

Each Director will also receive the Annual Equity Grant in each Plan Year. The value of the Annual Equity Grant will be $60,000 (gross), with the number of Common Shares granted to each Director determined based on the volume weighted average of the closing sales price per share of Common Shares on the New York Stock Exchange (or such other established exchange on which the Common Shares are then-trading) over the 30 calendar days prior to the date of grant, and net of any taxes or other required withholdings.

CNH Industrial N.V. Cranes Farm Road Basildon, Essex, SS14 3AD United Kingdom CNH announces voting results of 2024 Annual General Meeting and publishes 2023 Sustainability Report Basildon, May 3, 2024 CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI) today held its annual general meeting of shareholders. Shareholders re-appointed the Company’s director nominees, including Suzanne Heywood and Scott W. Wine as executive directors1, and Elizabeth Bastoni, Howard W. Buffett, Richard J. Kramer, Karen Linehan, Alessandro Nasi, Vagn Sørensen and Åsa Tamsons as non-executive directors. Shareholders also approved a dividend of $0.47 per common share (equivalent to a total distribution of approximately $585 million), and the AGM approved the Company’s Remuneration Policy. In other voting, shareholders appointed Deloitte Accountants B.V. as the independent auditor for the 2025 financial year and approved the Company’s 2023 financial statements prepared under IFRS. Details of all matters approved today by the AGM are available on the Company's website (www.cnh.com). *** The dividend is payable on May 29, 2024 to shareholders of record on May 13, 2024. Shareholders holding CNH common shares deposited in Monte Titoli on the record date will receive the dividend in Euro at the official EUR/USD exchange rate of May 13, 2024 reported by the European Central Bank. *** Concurrently with the AGM, the Company published its 2023 Sustainability Report. This Report has been prepared with reference to the GRI Standards and in alignment with the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) framework. It includes the previous sustainability priorities, related strategic targets and the main results achieved by CNH. To consult the Report online, visit: bit.ly/CNHSustainabilityReport2023 1 As previously announced, Scott W. Wine has announced his resignation as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of CNH Industrial N.V., as well as from all other positions that he holds with CNH, effective as of July 1, 2024. Exhibit 99.1

CNH Industrial (NYSE: CNHI) is a world-class equipment and services company. Driven by its purpose of Breaking New Ground, which centers on Innovation, Sustainability and Productivity, the Company provides the strategic direction, R&D capabilities, and investments that enable the success of its global and regional Brands. Globally, Case IH and New Holland supply 360° agriculture applications from machines to implements and the digital technologies that enhance them; and CASE and New Holland Construction Equipment deliver a full lineup of construction products that make the industry more productive. The Company’s regionally focused Brands include: STEYR, for agricultural tractors; Raven, a leader in digital agriculture, precision technology and the development of autonomous systems; Hemisphere, a leading designer and manufacturer of high-precision satellite-based positioning, and heading technologies; Flexi-Coil, specializing in tillage and seeding systems; Miller, manufacturing application equipment; Kongskilde, providing tillage, seeding and hay & forage implements; and Eurocomach, producing a wide range of mini and midi excavators for the construction sector, including electric solutions. Across a history spanning over two centuries, CNH has always been a pioneer in its sectors and continues to passionately innovate and drive customer efficiency and success. As a truly global company, CNH’s 40,000+ employees form part of a diverse and inclusive workplace, focused on empowering customers to grow, and build, a better world. For more information and the latest financial and sustainability reports visit: cnh.com For news from CNH and its Brands visit: media.cnh.com Contacts: Media Relations Email: mediarelations@cnh.com Investor Relations Email: investor.relations@cnh.com

Cover	May 03, 2024
Entity Information [Line Items]
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Document Period End Date	May 03, 2024
Entity Registrant Name	CNH INDUSTRIAL N.V.
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Trading Symbol	CNHI
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
3.850% Notes due 2027
Entity Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	3.850% Notes due 2027
Trading Symbol	CNHI27
Security Exchange Name	NYSE