15. Adjustment Provisions.
(a) In the event of any change affecting the number, class, market price or terms of the shares of Motorola Solutions’ common stock by reason of stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, disaffiliation of a Subsidiary, combination of shares, exchange of shares, stock rights offering, or other similar event, or any distribution to the holders of shares of Motorola Solutions’ common stock other than a regular cash dividend (any of which is referred to herein as an “equity restructuring”), then the Committee shall make an equitable substitution or adjustment in the number or class of shares which may be issued under the Plan in the aggregate or to any one participant in any calendar year and in the number, class, price or terms of shares subject to outstanding awards granted under the Plan as it deems appropriate.
(b) In direct connection with a Divestiture, the Committee may authorize the assumption or replacement of affected participants’ awards by the spun-off facility or organizational unit or by the entity that controls the spun-off facility or organizational unit following disaffiliation.
(c) In the event of any merger, consolidation or reorganization of Motorola Solutions with or into another corporation which results in the outstanding Motorola Solutions’ common stock being converted into or exchanged for different securities, cash or other property, or any combination thereof, there shall be substituted, on an equitable basis as determined by the Committee in its discretion, for each share of Motorola Solutions’ common stock then subject to a benefit granted under the Plan, the number and kind of shares of stock, other securities, cash or other property to which holders of Motorola Solutions’ common stock will be entitled pursuant to the transaction. In addition, for any Stock Option or SAR with an Exercise Price greater than the consideration offered in connection with a Change in Control, the Committee may in its discretion elect to cancel such Stock Option or SAR without any payment to the person holding such Stock Option or SAR.
(d) Except in connection with a corporate transaction involving the Company (including, without limitation, any stock dividend, stock split, extraordinary cash dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, or exchange of shares), the terms of outstanding awards may not be amended to reduce the Exercise Price of outstanding Stock Options or SARs or cancel outstanding Stock Options or SARs in exchange for cash, other awards or Stock Options or SARs with an Exercise Price that is less than the Exercise Price of the original Stock Options or SARs without stockholder approval.
16. Substitution and Assumption of Benefits. The Board or the Committee may authorize the issuance of benefits under the Plan in connection with the assumption of, or substitution for, outstanding benefits previously granted to individuals who become employees of Motorola Solutions or any Subsidiary as a result of any merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, or reorganization. The terms and conditions of the substitute awards may vary from the terms and conditions that would otherwise be required by the Plan solely to the extent the Committee deems necessary for such purpose. Any substitute awards granted under the Plan shall not count against the share limitations set forth in Section 4 hereof, to the extent permitted by Section 303A.08 of the Corporate Governance Standards of the NYSE.
17. Nontransferability. Each benefit granted under the Plan 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 benefit or payment with respect to any benefit shall be made only by the person or persons to whom the deceased participant’s rights under the benefit 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 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 stockholders. “Members of the immediate family” means the participant’s spouse, children, stepchildren, grandchildren, parents, grandparents, siblings (including half brothers and sisters), and individuals who are family members by adoption.
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