(i) The right to acquire Stock under each such purchase right shall accrue when the purchase right first becomes exercisable on the last business day of the purchase period for which such right is granted.
(ii) To the extent the Participant’s purchase right does not, by reason of the Section VIII(a) limitations, accrue on the last business day of the particular purchase period for which such right is granted, then the payroll deductions that the Participant made during that purchase period with respect to such purchase right shall be refunded.
(c) In the event there is any conflict between the provisions of this Article VIII and one or more provisions of the Plan or any instrument issued thereunder, the provisions of this Article VIII shall be controlling.
IX. | AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION |
The Board may from time to time alter, amend, suspend or discontinue the Plan to become effective immediately following the close of a purchase period; provided, however, the Plan may be amended or terminated immediately upon Board action, if and to the extent necessary to assure that the Company will not recognize, for financial reporting purposes, any compensation expense in connection with the shares of Stock offered for purchase under the Plan, should the financial accounting rules applicable to the Plan at the Effective Date be subsequently revised so as to require the Company to recognize compensation expense in the absence of such amendment or termination. The Board may not, without the approval of the Company’s stockholders, increase the number of shares issuable under the Plan (provided, however, the Plan Administrator shall have the authority to effect adjustments pursuant to Section VI(b) without stockholder approval).
(a) Effective Date. The Plan became effective on the Effective Date. On June 15, 1992, the Board approved a restatement of the Plan, to be effective as of October 1, 1992. The restatement was approved by the Company’s stockholders at the 1992 Annual Meeting. On May 4, 1994, the Board approved an amendment to the Plan to increase the aggregate number of shares issuable over the term thereof from 100,000 to 150,000 shares. The amendment was approved by the Company’s stockholders at the 1994 Annual Meeting. In June 1997, the Board approved another amendment to the Plan to increase the aggregate number of shares issuable over the term thereof from 150,000 to 250,000 shares. The amendment was approved by the Company’s stockholders at the 1997 Annual Meeting.
On June 14, 1999, the Company effected a 2-for-1 stock split in the form of a 100 percent stock dividend distributed to stockholders of record as of May 31, 1999. On May 20, 2001, the Board approved amendments to the Plan to (i) effect certain technical revisions to the provisions of the Plan in order to facilitate the administration and interpretation of the Plan, (ii) modify the type of amendments to the Plan which require stockholder approval and (iii) extend the termination date of the Plan by ten years to September 30, 2011. The amendments were approved by the Company’s stockholders at the 2001 Annual Meeting. On August 31, 2001, the Company effected a 3-for-2 stock split in the form of a 50 percent stock dividend distributed to stockholders of record as of August 17, 2001.
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