1.4 “Award Agreement” shall mean a written Profits Interest Plan Award Agreement executed by the Company and the Participant, evidencing the terms of an Award made under the Plan, including exhibits thereto.
1.5 “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor statute or statutes thereto. Reference to any particular Code section shall include any successor section, and any regulations promulgated thereunder.
1.6 “Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
1.7 “Effective Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
1.8 “Employee” shall mean any director, manager, officer or other Person providing key services directly or indirectly to, or for the benefit of, the Company or its Affiliates. A Participant shall not cease to be an Employee in the case of (a) any leave of absence approved by the Company or (b) transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company, any Parent, any Subsidiary, or any successor. In addition, the term “Employee” may, strictly for the purposes of this Plan, at the discretion of the Administrator, include any individual or entity whose services with the Company are performed pursuant to a contract that purports to treat such individual or entity as an independent contractor; provided, that the use of such term is in no way intended to create or alter any employment relationship with such independent contractor.
1.9 “Incentive Units” means a Unit awarded by the Administrator hereunder, constituting a “Class B Unit” under the LLC Agreement, which is subject to forfeiture as described in the LLC Agreement, the Plan and the Participant’s Award Agreement. Each Incentive Unit is intended to be a “profits interest” within the meaning of IRS Revenue Procedures 93-27 and 2001-43.
1.10 “LLC Agreement” shall mean the Third Amended Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement of H&W Franchise Holdings LLC, dated as of the Effective Date, among the Company and the Members named therein, as amended from time to time.
1.11 “Member” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the LLC Agreement.
1.12 “Parent” shall mean any business, whether or not incorporated, which owns more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the voting securities or voting interests of the Company.
1.13 “Participant” shall mean any Employee who is selected by the Administrator to receive an Award pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.1 and who executes an Award Agreement pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.2.
1.14 “Person” means any individual, sole proprietorship, general partnership, limited partnership, corporation, business trust, trust, joint venture, limited liability company, association, joint stock company, bank, unincorporated organization or any other form of entity.
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