SECTION 8. Restricted Stock
Subject to the following provisions, all awards of Restricted Stock shall be in such form and shall have such terms and conditions as the Committee may determine:
(a) The Restricted Stock award shall specify the number of shares of Restricted Stock to be awarded, the price, if any, to be paid by the recipient of the Restricted Stock and the date or dates on which, or the conditions upon the satisfaction of which, the Restricted Stock will vest. The grant and/or the vesting of Restricted Stock may be conditioned upon the completion of a specified period of service with the Company and/or its Subsidiaries, upon the attainment of specified performance objectives, or upon such other criteria as the Committee may determine.
(b) Stock certificates or book entry shares representing the Restricted Stock awarded under the Plan shall be registered in the award holder’s name, but the Committee may direct that any such certificates, if applicable, be held by the Company on behalf of the award holder. Except as may be permitted by the Committee, no share of Restricted Stock may be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or otherwise encumbered by the award holder until such share has vested in accordance with the terms of the Restricted Stock award. At the time Restricted Stock vests, such vested shares shall be delivered (via stock certificate or book entry) to the award holder (or his or her designated beneficiary in the event of death), free of such restriction.
(c) The Committee may provide that the award holder shall have the right to vote and/or receive dividends on Restricted Stock. Unless the Committee provides otherwise, Common Shares received as a dividend on, or in connection with a stock split of, Restricted Stock shall be subject to the same restrictions as the Restricted Stock.
(d) Except as may be provided by the Committee, in the event of an award holder’s termination of employment or other Relationship before all of his or her Restricted Stock has vested, or in the event any conditions to the vesting of Restricted Stock have not been satisfied prior to any deadline for the satisfaction of such conditions set forth in the award, the shares of Restricted Stock which have not vested shall be forfeited.
(e) The Committee may waive, in whole or in part, any or all of the conditions to receipt of, or restrictions with respect to, any or all of the award holder’s Restricted Stock. The Committee may not accelerate the payment of any RSU awards unless such acceleration is consistent with Section 15.7.
SECTION 9. Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Subject to the following provisions, all awards of Restricted Stock Units shall be in such form and shall have such terms and conditions as the Committee may determine:
(a) The Restricted Stock Unit award shall specify the number of Common Shares to be awarded and the duration of the period (the “Vesting Period”) during which, and the conditions under which, receipt of the underlying Common Shares will be deferred. The Committee may condition the grant or vesting of RSUs, or receipt of Common Shares or cash at the end of the Vesting Period, upon the completion of a specified period of service with the Company and/or its Subsidiaries, upon the attainment of specified performance objectives, or upon such other criteria as the Committee may determine.
(b) Except as may be provided by the Committee, RSU awards may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered during the Vesting Period.
(c) At the expiration of the Vesting Period, as soon as administratively practical and in no event later than two and one-half months following the end of the Vesting Period, the award holder (or his or her designated beneficiary, if applicable) shall receive (i) certificates for the appropriate number of Common Shares designated by the RSU award, (ii) cash equal to the Fair Market Value of such Common Shares, or (iii) a combination of shares and cash, as the Committee may determine.
(d) Except as may be provided by the Committee, in the event of an award holder’s termination of employment or other Relationship before the RSU award has vested, such award shall be forfeited.
(e) The Committee may waive, in whole or in part, any or all of the conditions to receipt of, or restrictions with respect to, Common Shares or cash under a Restricted Stock Unit award. The Committee may not accelerate the payment of any RSU awards unless such acceleration is consistent with Section 15.7.
SECTION 10. Separation from Service
Unless otherwise specifically provided by the Committee in the award agreement or any amendment thereto, awards will terminate as provided in this Section.