FLIR SYSTEMS,
INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL
EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1,
2001
AS AMENDED AND RESTATED EFFECTIVE October 22, 2009
This FLIR Systems, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
(the "Plan") was originally adopted effective January 1, 2001. The
Plan is intended to promote the best interests of the Company by
enabling the Company to retain in its employ those key employees
who have materially contributed to the success of the business
through their outstanding efforts. Throughout the Plan, the term
"Company" shall mean FLIR Systems, Inc., but shall also include
wherever applicable (with such applicability determined solely in
the discretion of the Committee) any entity that is directly or
indirectly controlled by the Company. The Plan was amended and
restated effective January 1, 2005 for the purpose of complying
with Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations and
other guidance issued thereunder, and is further amended and
restated effective October 22, 2009 to cause the benefits
previously grandfathered under Section 409A of the Code instead to
comply with Section 409A of the Code, and to clarify the Plan in
certain respects.
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
Whenever used herein, the masculine pronoun shall be deemed to
include the feminine, and the singular to include the plural,
unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The following
definitions shall govern the Plan:
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- " Account
" means the account established under the Plan for each Employee to
which the benefit amounts and Account Earnings under Article III
shall be separately credited.
- " Account
Earnings " means the earnings which shall be credited to
Employee Accounts pursuant to Article III.
- " Board of
Directors " or " Board " means the Board of
Directors of FLIR Systems, Inc.
- " Cause " means an Employee's:
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- Willful engagement in any misconduct in the
performance of his duties that materially harms the Company,
monetarily or otherwise;
- Performance of any act which, if known to the
Company's customers, clients or shareholders, would materially and
adversely affect the Company's business; or
- Willful and substantial nonperformance of
assigned duties (other than any such failure resulting from the
Employee's incapacity due to physical or mental illness) which has
continued after the Board has given written notice of such
nonperformance to the Employee, which notice specifically
identifies the manner in which the Board believes that the Employee
has not substantially performed his duties and which indicates the
Board's intention to terminate the Employee's employment because of
such nonperformance. For purposes of (a) and (c) above, no act or
omission on the Employee's part shall be deemed "willful" if
committed or omitted in good faith and with a reasonable belief
that his action was in the best interest of the Company.
- " Change of Control " means a merger
or consolidation to which the Company is a party if the individuals
and entities who were shareholders of the Company immediately prior
to the effective date of such merger or consolidation have
beneficial ownership (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934) of less than fifty percent (50%) of the total
combined voting power for election of directors of the surviving
corporation immediately following the effective date of such merger
or consolidation; provided that any such transaction shall
constitute a Change of Control only if it qualifies as a change in
ownership of the Company, a change in effective control of the
Company, or a change in ownership of a substantial portion of the
assets of the Company as such terms are defined in Treasury
Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v), (vi), and (vii),
respectively.
- " Code " means the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended.
- "
Committee " means the Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors of the Company.
- " Compensation " means the salary,
bonus (including the value on the date of grant of any Company
stock received in lieu of bonus) and commissions paid to an
Employee during the Plan Year and considered to be "wages" for
purposes of federal income tax withholding, before reduction for
salary reduction contributions under Section 401(k) of the Code, or
amounts deferred under any other deferral arrangements.
Compensation does not include expense reimbursements, severance
pay, any partial year prorated bonus payment, any form of noncash
compensation or benefits, group life insurance premiums, income
from the vesting or exercise of equity awards or other receipt of
company stock (other than stock received in lieu of bonus),
payments triggered by a change of control under employment
agreements or other agreements between an Employee and the Company,
or any other payments or benefits other than normal salary, bonus,
or commissions.
- " Disability " means the Employee is,
by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental
impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be
expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12
months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not
less than three months under an accident and health plan covering
the employees of the Company.
- " Early Retirement " means termination
of employment with the Company at or after age 55 with at least
five full years of prior service with the Company.
- " Earnings Rate " means the interest
rate to be applied to Employee Accounts. The Earnings Rate shall be
used to determine Account Earnings which will be compounded
quarterly. The Earnings Rate shall equal the prime lending rate
plus 200 basis points and shall be established at the end of each
quarter for the following quarter. The Earnings Rate shall be
communicated to Employees after it is established each quarter.
After a Change of Control, the Earnings Rate may not be reduced
below the Earnings Rate in effect on the date of the Change of
Control.
- " Effective
Date " means January 1, 2001.
- " Employee
" means a highly compensated or key management employee who has
been nominated by the CEO and approved by the Committee as eligible
to participate in this Plan.
- " Minimum Benefit " means an
Employee's Minimum Benefit, determined under Section 4.2 of the
Plan.
- " Normal
Retirement " means termination of employment with the Company
at or after age 60.
- " Plan " shall mean this FLIR Systems,
Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, as it may be amended
from time to time.
- " Plan
Year " means the 12-month period commencing on January 1
and ending on December 31.
- " Specified Employee " means each
Employee who participates in the Plan and is a "specified
employee," within the meaning of regulations under Section 409A of
the Code.
ARTICLE II
ELIGIBILITY
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- Eligible
Persons . Eligibility for participation in the Plan shall
be limited to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the
"CEO") and employees of the Company on its U.S. payroll who report
directly to the CEO and who are nominated as eligible to
participate by the

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