(iii) Initial Grant for New Outside Directors. Without any further action of the Board, each person who, after the Effective Date, is elected or appointed for the first time to be an Outside Director will automatically, upon the date of his or her initial election or appointment to be an Outside Director, be granted restricted stock units under the Plan covering Shares having an RSU Value of $330,000 (a “New Director Initial RSU Award”); provided that the number of Shares covered by each New Director Initial RSU Award will be rounded down to the nearest whole Share; provided further, that no grants shall be made prior to the filing of a Form S-8 to register the Shares to be issued under the Plan. Each New Director Initial RSU Award shall vest in in three (3) equal annual installments on each of the first three (3) anniversaries of the Outside Director’s election or appointment to be a member of the Board, subject to the Outside Director’s continued service as a member of the Board through each such vesting date.
(b) Vesting; Change in Control. All vesting is subject to the Outside Director’s continued service as a member of the Board through each applicable vesting date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for each Outside Director who remains in continuous service as a member of the Board until immediately prior to the closing of a “Change in Control” (as defined in the Plan), any unvested portion of any restricted stock unit award granted in consideration of such Outside Director’s service as a member of the Board shall vest in full immediately prior to, and contingent upon, the consummation of the Change in Control.
(c) Calculation of RSU Value. The “RSU Value” of a restricted stock unit award to be granted under this policy will equal the number of Shares subject to the restricted stock unit award multiplied by the average closing price of a Share on the stock exchange or a national market system on which the Shares are listed over the 30 trading days preceding the grant date.
(d) Discretionary Grants. In addition to the automatic grants described herein, the Board, in its sole discretion, may grant additional equity awards to certain Outside Directors for services to the Company that exceed the standard expectations of an Outside Director or for other circumstances determined appropriate by the Board, including, without limitation, an inducement for the Outside Director to remain on the Board.
Remaining Terms. The remaining terms and conditions of each restricted stock unit award granted under this policy will be as set forth in the Plan and the Company’s standard form of restricted stock unit award agreement, as amended from time to time by the Board or the Compensation Committee of the Board, as applicable.
Expenses
The Company will reimburse each Outside Director for ordinary, necessary and reasonable out-of-pocket travel expenses to cover in-person attendance at, and participation in, Board and committee meetings; provided, that the Outside Director timely submits to the Company appropriate documentation substantiating such expenses in accordance with the Company’s travel and expense policy, as in effect from time to time.
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