Appreciation Right to the nearest whole share and round up the exercise price to the nearest whole cent.
(b) Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the Committee (or, with respect to a Director Award, the Board) may take the foregoing actions without the consent of any Participant, and its determination shall be conclusive and binding on all persons and for all purposes.
16. Corporate Events. In the event of a Change of Control as described in Sections 2(h)(i), (ii) or (iv), or if the Company is otherwise a party to a consolidation or a merger in which the Company is not the surviving corporation, a transaction that results in the acquisition of substantially all of the Company’s outstanding stock by a single person or entity, or a sale or a transfer of substantially all of the Company’s assets occurs (in any such case, a “Corporate Event”), notwithstanding anything contained in the Plan to the contrary, the provisions of this Section 16 shall apply.
(a) Replacement Awards; No Immediate Vesting.
(i) An Award shall not vest upon the occurrence of a Change of Control and shall continue to the extent qualifying as a Replacement Award.
(ii) A “Replacement Award” includes an outstanding Award that continues upon and after the occurrence of a Change of Control and an Award provided to a Participant in replacement of an outstanding Award (such replaced Award, a “Replaced Award”) in connection with a Change of Control that satisfies the following conditions:
(A) It has a value at least equal to the value of the Replaced Award;
(B) It relates to publicly traded equity securities of the Company or its successor in the Change of Control or another entity that is affiliated with the Company or its successor following the Change of Control;
(C) Its other terms and conditions are not less favorable to the Participant than the terms and conditions of the Replaced Award (including the provisions that would apply in the event of a subsequent Change of Control); and
(D) Upon an involuntary termination of employment or separation from service of a Participant by the Company other than for Cause (and not due to Disability), or a voluntary termination of employment or separation from service by the Participant for Good Reason (if applicable), occurring on or during the period of twenty-four (24) months after the Change of Control, the Replacement Award, to the extent not vested and unrestricted as of such termination of employment or separation from service, shall become fully vested and (if applicable) exercisable and free of restrictions.
The Committee, as constituted immediately before the Change of Control, shall have the discretion to determine whether the conditions of this Section 16(a)(ii) are satisfied.
(b) Vesting if No Replacement Award. To the extent that a Replacement Award is not provided to the Participant, upon the occurrence of a Change of Control:
(i) Any and all Options and Stock Appreciation Rights granted hereunder shall become immediately exercisable;
(ii) Any restrictions imposed on Restricted Stock shall lapse and become freely transferable, and all other Awards shall become fully vested; and
(iii) Except as otherwise provided in a Grant Agreement, the payout opportunities attainable at target or, if greater, in the amount determined by the Committee to have been earned thereunder based on performance through the date of the Change of Control, under all outstanding Awards of performance-based Awards shall be deemed to have been earned
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