DST SYSTEMS, INC.
1995 STOCK OPTION AND PERFORMANCE AWARD PLAN,
AMENDED AND RESTATED AS OF 05/08/01
Section 1. Purpose.
The purposes of the DST Systems, Inc. 1995 Stock Option and Performance
Award Plan (the "Plan") are to generate an increased incentive for Employees of
the Company to contribute to the Company's future success, to secure for the
Company and its stockholders the benefits inherent in equity ownership by
Employees of the Company and to enhance the ability of the Company and its
Affiliates to attract and retain exceptionally qualified Employees upon whom, in
large measure, the sustained progress, growth and profitability of the Company
depend. By encouraging Employees of the Company and its Affiliates to acquire a
proprietary interest in the Company's growth and performance, the Company
intends to more closely align the interests of the Company's Employees,
management and stockholders and motivate Employees to enhance the value of the
Company for the benefit of all stockholders.
Section 2. Definitions.
As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set
forth below:
(a) "Affiliate" means (i) any Person that directly, or
through one (1) or more intermediaries, controls, or
is controlled by, or is under common control with,
the Company, (ii) any entity in which the Company has
an equity interest of at least fifty percent (50%),
and (iii) any entity in which the Company has any
other significant equity interest, as determined by
the Committee.
(b) "Award" means any Option, Stock Appreciation Right,
Limited Right, Performance Share, Performance Unit,
Restricted Stock, Shares, Dividend Equivalent, or any
other right, interest, or option relating to Shares
granted pursuant to the provisions of the Plan.
(c) "Award Agreement" means any written agreement,
contract, or other instrument or document evidencing
any Award granted hereunder and signed by both the
Company and the Participant or by both the Company
and an Outside Director.
(d) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(e) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended from time to time.
(f) "Committee" means the Compensation Committee of the
Board, or such other committee designated by the
Board, authorized to administer the Plan under
Section 3 hereof. The Committee shall consist of not
less than two (2) directors, each of whom is a
non-employee director within the meaning of Rule
16b-3 and an outside director within the meaning of
Code Section 162(m). Until the date of completion of
the Public Offering, the KCSI Compensation and
Organization Committee shall serve as the Committee
authorized to administer this Plan.
(g) "Company" means DST Systems, Inc., a Delaware
corporation.
(h) "Dividend Equivalent" means any right granted
pursuant to Section 13(f) hereof.
(i) "Employee" means any employee of the Company or of
any Affiliate regularly employed for more than twenty
(20) hours per week and more than five (5) months per
year.
(j) "Exchange Act" means the Securities and Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, or any successors thereto, and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all
as shall be amended from time to time.
(k) "Fair Market Value" means, with respect to any
property, the market value of such property
determined by such methods or procedures as shall be
established from time to time by the Committee.
(l) "Incentive Stock Option" means an Option granted
under Section 6 hereof that is intended to meet the
requirements of Section 422 of the Code or any
successor provision thereto.
(m) "KCSI" means Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc., a
Delaware corporation.
(n) "Limited Right" means any right granted to a
Participant pursuant to Section 7(b) hereof.
(o) "Non-Qualified Stock Option" means an Option granted
under Section 6 hereof that is not intended to be an
Incentive Stock Option, and an Option granted to an
Outside Director pursuant to Section 9 hereof.
(p) "Option" means an Incentive Stock Option or
Non-Qualified Stock Option.
(q) "Outside Director" means a member of the Board who
is not an Employee of the Company or of any
Affiliate.
(r) "Participant" means an Employee or Outside
Director who is selected to receive an Award under
the Plan.
(s) "Performance Award" means any Award of
Performance Shares or Performance Units pursuant
to Section 8 hereof.
(t) "Performance Period" means that period established by
the Committee at the time any Performance Award is
granted or at any time thereafter during which any
performance goals specified by the Committee with
respect to such Award are to be measured.
(u) "Performance Share" means any grant pursuant to
Section 8 hereof of a unit valued by reference to a
designated number of Shares.
(v) "Performance Unit" means any grant pursuant to
Section 8 hereof of (i) a bonus consisting of cash or
other property the amount or value of which, and/or
the entitlement to which, is conditioned upon the
attainment of any performance goals specified by the
Committee, or (ii) a unit valued by reference to a
designated amount of property other than Shares.
(w) "Person" means any individual, corporation,
partnership, association, joint-stock company, trust,
unincorporated organization, or government or
political subdivision thereof.
(x) "Public Offering" means a public offering of Shares
of the Company which results in a reduction of KCSI's
ownership of Shares to less than eighty percent
(80%).
(y) "Rule 16b-3" means Rule 16b-3 promulgated by the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any
successor rule or regulation thereto.
(z) "Shares" means shares of the common stock of the
Company, one cent ($.01) par value.
(aa) "Stock Appreciation Right" means any right
granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 7(a)
hereof.
(ab) "Stockholders Meeting" means the annual meeting of
stockholders of the Company in each year.
(ac) "Restricted Stock" means any Share issued with the
restriction that the holder may not sell, transfer,
pledge, or assign such Share and with such other
restrictions as the Committee, in its sole
discretion, may impose (including, without
limitation, any restriction on the right to vote
such Share, and the right to receive any cash
dividends), which restrictions may lapse separately
or in combination upon such conditions and at such
time or times, in installments or otherwise, as
the Committee may deem appropriate, and which
restriction shall provide that the Shares subject to
such restriction shall be forfeited if the
restriction does not lapse prior to such date or
such event as the Committee may deem appropriate.
(ad) "Restricted Stock Award" means an award of Restricted
Stock under Section 8A hereof.
Section 3. Administration.
The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. Subject to applicable
law and the terms of the Plan, the Committee shall have full power and authority
to: (i) designate Participants; (ii) determine the type or types of Awards to be
granted to each Participant hereunder; (iii) determine the number of Shares to
be covered by or with respect to which payments, rights, or other matters are to
be calculated in connection with each Award; (iv) determine the terms and
conditions of any Award; (v) determine whether, to what extent, and under what
circumstances Awards may be settled or exercised in cash, Shares, other
securities, other Awards, or other property, or canceled, forfeited, or
suspended, and the method or methods by which Awards may be settled, exercised,
canceled, forfeited, or suspended; (vi) determine whether, to what extent and
under what circumstances cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards, other
property and other amounts payable with respect to an Award under this Plan
shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the Participant or
the Committee; (vii) interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument or
agreement relating to, or Award made under, the Plan; (viii) establish, amend,
suspend or waive such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall
deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; and (ix) make any
other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary
or desirable for administration of the Plan. Subject to the terms of the Plan
(including without limitation Section 11 hereof), the Committee shall also have
the authority to grant Awards in replacement of Awards previously granted under
this Plan or any other compensation plan of the Company or an Affiliate. Unless
otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, all determinations, designations,
interpretations, and other decisions of the Committee shall be final, conclusive
and binding upon all Persons, including the Company, any Participant, any
stockholder, and any Employee of the Company or of any Affiliate. All
determinations of the Committee shall be made by a majority of its members;
provided that any determination affecting any Awards made or to be made to a
member of the Committee may, at the Board's election, be made by the Board. The
Committee, in its discretion, may delegate its authority and duties under the
Plan to the Chief Executive Officer and/or to other officers of the Company
under such conditions and/or limitations as the Committee may establish;
provided, however, that only the Committee may select and grant Awards, or
otherwise take any action with respect to Awards, to Participants who are (i)
officers or directors of the Company for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange
Act; or (ii) Participants who are "covered employees" under Section 162(m) of
the Code.
Section 4. Shares Subject to the Plan.
(a) Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4(c), a total
of Twenty Four Million (24,000,000) Shares shall be available
for the grant of Awards under the Plan. Any Shares issued
hereunder may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and
unissued shares or treasury shares. If any Shares subject to
any Award granted hereunder are forfeited or such Award
otherwise terminates without the issuance of such Shares
or of other consideration in lieu of such Shares, the
Shares subject to such Award, to the extent of any such
forfeiture or termination, shall again be available for
grant under the Plan. In addition, to the extent permitted
by Section 422 of the Code, any Shares issued by, and any
Awards granted by or that become obligations of, the Company
through or as the result of the assumption of outstanding
grants or the substitution of Shares under outstanding grants
of an acquired company shall not reduce the Shares available
for grants under the Plan (except in the case of Awards
granted to Participants who are officers or directors of the
Company to the extent required by Section 16 of the Exchange
Act).
(b) For purposes of this Section 4,
(i) If an Award (other than a Dividend Equivalent) is
denominated in Shares, the number of Shares covered
by such Award, or to which such Award relates, shall
be counted on the date of grant of such Award against
the aggregate number of Shares available for granting
Awards under the Plan;
(ii) Dividend Equivalents and Awards not denominated in
Shares shall be counted against the aggregate number
of Shares available for granting Awards under the
Plan in such amount and at such time as the Committee
shall determine under procedures adopted by the
Committee consistent with the purposes of the Plan;
and
(iii) Awards that operate in tandem with (whether granted
simultaneously with or at a different time from), or
that are substituted for, other Awards or awards
under other Company plans may be counted or not
counted under procedures adopted by the Committee in
order to avoid double counting.
(c) In the event that the Committee shall determine that any
dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash,
Shares, or other securities or property), stock split, reverse
stock split, merger, reorganization, consolidation,
recapitalization, split-up, spin-off, repurchase, exchange of
shares, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase
Shares or other securities of the Company, or other
transaction or event affects the Shares such that an
adjustment is determined by the Committee to be appropriate in
order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or
potential benefits intended to be made available under the
Plan, then the Committee may: (i) make adjustments in the
aggregate number and class of shares or property which may be
delivered under the Plan and may substitute other shares or
property for delivery under the Plan, including shares of
another entity which is a party to any such merger,
reorganization, consolidation or exchange of shares; and (ii)
make adjustments in the number, class and option price of
shares or property subject to outstanding Awards and Options
granted under the Plan, and may substitute other shares or
property for delivery under outstanding Awards and Options,
including shares of another entity which is a party to any
such merger, reorganization, consolidation or exchange of
shares, as may be determined to be appropriate by the
Committee in its sole discretion, provided that the number of
Shares subject to any Award or Option shall always be a whole
number. The preceding sentence shall not limit the actions
which may be taken by the Committee under Section 10 of the
Plan. No adjustment shall be made with respect to Awards of
Incentive Stock Options that would cause the Plan to violate
Section 422 of the Code.
Section 5. Eligibility.
Any Employee or Outside Director shall be eligible to be selected as a
Participant. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, no
Participant may be granted an Option, Limited Right, Stock Appreciation Right,
Performance Shares, Shares or Restricted Stock with respect to a number of
Shares in any one (1) calendar year which, when added to the Shares subject to
any other Option, Limited Right, Stock Appreciation Right, Performance Shares,
Shares or Restricted Stock granted to such Participant in the same calendar year
shall exceed Eight Hundred Thousand (800,000) Shares. If an Option, Limited
Right, Stock Appreciation Right, or Performance Share is cancelled, the
cancelled Option, Limited Right, Stock Appreciation Right or Performance Share
continues to count against the maximum number of Shares for which an Option,
Limited Right, Stock Appreciation Right or Performance Share may be granted to a
Participant in any calendar year. All Shares specified in this Section 5 shall
be adjusted to the extent necessary to reflect adjustments to Shares required by
Section 4(c) hereof. No Participant may be granted Performance Units in any one
(1) calendar year which when added to all other Performance Units granted to
such Participant in the same calendar year shall exceed 300% of the
Participant's annual base salary as of the first day of such calendar year (or,
if later, as of the date on which the Participant becomes an Employee);
provided, however, that no more than $1,000,000 of annual base salary may be
taken into account for purposes of determining the maximum amount of Performance
Units which may be granted in any calendar year to any Participant.
Section 6. Stock Options.
Options may be granted hereunder to Participants either alone or in
addition to other Awards granted under the Plan. Options may be Incentive Stock
Options within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code or Non-Qualified Stock
Options (i.e., stock options which are not Incentive Stock Options), or a
combination thereof. Any Option granted to a Participant under the Plan shall be
evidenced by an Award Agreement in such form as the Committee may from time to
time approve. Any such Option shall be subject to the following terms and
conditions and to such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with
the provisions of the Plan, as the Committee shall deem desirable:
(a) Option Price. The purchase price per Share purchasable under
an Option shall be determined by the Committee; provided,
however, that such purchase price shall not be less than one
hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the Share
on the effective date of the grant of the Option (or, if the
Committee so determines, in the case of any Option
retroactively granted in tandem with or in substitution for
another Award or any outstanding Award granted under any other
plan of the Company, on the effective date of grant of such
other Award or award under another Company plan).
(b) Option Term. The term of each Option shall be fixed by the
Committee in its sole discretion; except as provided below
for Incentive Stock Options.
(c) Exercisability. Options shall be exercisable at such time or
times and subject to such exercise acceleration conditions (if
any) as determined by the Committee at or subsequent to grant;
except as otherwise provided in Section 10(a).
(d) Method of Exercise. Subject to the other provisions of the
Plan and any applicable Award Agreement, any Option may be
exercised by the Participant in whole or in part at such
time or times, and the Participant may make payment of the
option price in such form or forms as the Committee shall
determine, including, without limitation, payment by
delivery of cash, Shares, Restricted Stock, or other
consideration (including, where permitted by law and the
Committee, Awards) having a Fair Market Value on the exercise
date equal to the total option price, or by any combination
of cash, Shares, Restricted Stock and other consideration as
the Committee may specify in the applicable Award Agreement;
provided, however, that if Restricted Stock is surrendered
to pay the option price, an equal number of shares issued as
a result of the option exercise shall be subject to the same
restrictions.
(e) Incentive Stock Options. In accordance with rules and
procedures established by the Committee, the aggregate Fair
Market Value (determined as of the time of grant) of the
Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options held by
any Participant are exercisable for the first time by such
Participant during any calendar year under the Plan (and
under any other benefit plans of the Company or of any parent
or subsidiary corporation of the Company as defined in
Section 424 of the Code) shall not exceed One Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($100,000) or, if different, the maximum limitation
in effect at the time of grant under Section 422 of the
Code, or any
successor provision, and any regulations promulgated
thereunder. The option price per Share purchasable under an
Incentive Stock Option shall not be less than one hundred
percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the Share on the
date of grant of the Option. Each Incentive Stock Option
shall expire not later than ten (10) years from its date of
grant. No Incentive Stock Option shall be granted to
any Participant if at the time the Option is granted
such Participant owns stock possessing more than ten percent
(10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of
stock of the Company, its parent or its subsidiaries unless
(i) the option price per Share is at least one hundred and
ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of the Share on
the date of grant, and (ii) such Option by its terms is not
exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years from
the date such Option is granted. The terms of any Incentive
Stock Option granted hereunder shall comply in all respects
with the provisions of Section 422 of the Code, or any
successor provision, and any regulations promulgated
thereunder.
(f) Form of Settlement. In its sole discretion, the Committee may
provide at the time of grant that the Shares to be issued upon
an Option's exercise shall be in the form of Shares subject to
restrictions as the Committee may determine, or other similar
securities, or may reserve the right so to provide after the
time of grant.
(g) Reload Options. If and to the extent the Committee expressly
provides, at the time of grant or later, that the Participant
shall have the right to receive reload options with respect to
Non-Qualified Stock Options, the Participant shall receive
reload options in accordance with and subject to the following
terms and conditions:
(i) Grant of the Reload Option; Number of Shares; Price.
Subject to paragraph (ii) of this Subsection and,
except as provided in paragraph (viii) hereof,
to the availability of Shares to be optioned to the
Participant under the Plan (including the limitations
set forth in Section 5), if a Participant has an
Option (the "original option") with reload rights
and pays for the exercise of the original option by
surrendering Shares or Restricted Stock (whether
by means of delivering Shares or Restricted Stock
previously held by the optionee or by delivering
Shares or Restricted Stock simultaneously acquired
on exercise of the original option), the Participant
shall receive a new Option ("reload option") for the
number of Shares or Restricted Shares so surrendered
at an option price per Share equal to the Fair Market
Value of a Share on the date of the exercise of the
original option.
(ii) Conditions to Grant of Reload Option. A reload option
will not be granted: (A) if the Fair Market Value of
a Share on the date of exercise of the original
option is less than the exercise price of the
original option; or (B) if the Participant is no
longer an Employee of the Company or an Affiliate.
(iii) Term of Reload Option. The reload option shall
expire on the same date as the original option, or
at such later date as the Committee may provide.
(iv) Type of Option. The reload option shall be a
Non-Qualified Stock Option.
(v) Additional Reload Options. Except as expressly
provided by the Committee (at the time of the grant
of the original option or reload option or later),
reload options shall not include any right to
subsequent reload options.
(vi) Date of Grant, Vesting. The date of grant of the
reload option shall be the date of the exercise of
the original option. The reload options shall be
exercisable in full beginning from date of grant,
except as otherwise provided by the Committee.
(vii) Stock Withholding; Grants of Reload Options. If and
to the extent permitted by the Committee, if the
other requirements of this Subsection are satisfied,
and if Shares are withheld or Shares surrendered for
tax withholding pursuant to Section 13(g), a reload
option will be granted for the number of Shares
surrendered as payment for the exercise of the
original option plus the number of Shares surrendered
or withheld to satisfy tax withholding.
(viii) Share Limits. Reload options shall not be counted
against or as a reduction from the number of shares
available for grant under Section 4 hereof because
such grants are a substitute for Shares transferred
to or withheld by the Company.
(ix) Other Terms and Conditions. In connection with reload
options for officers who are subject to Section 16 of
the Exchange Act, the Committee may at any time
impose any limitations which, in the Committee's sole
discretion, are necessary or desirable in order to
comply with Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act and the
rules and regulations thereunder, or in order to
obtain any exemption therefrom. Except as otherwise
provided in this Subsection, all the provisions of
the Plan shall apply to reload options.
Section 7. Stock Appreciation and Limited Rights.
(a) Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted hereunder to
Participants either alone or in addition to other Awards
granted under the Plan and may, but need not, relate to a
specific Option granted under Section 6. The provisions of
Stock Appreciation Rights need not be the same with respect
to each recipient. Any Stock Appreciation Right related
to a Non-Qualified Stock Option may be granted at the same
time such Option is granted or at any time thereafter before
exercise or expiration of such Option. Any Stock Appreciation
Right related to an Incentive Stock Option must be granted
at the same time such Option is granted and must have a grant
price equal to the option price of such Option. In the case
of any Stock Appreciation Right related to any Option, the
Stock Appreciation Right or applicable portion thereof shall
terminate and no longer be exercisable upon the termination
or exercise of the related Option, except that a Stock
Appreciation Right granted with respect to less than the
full number of Shares covered by a related Option shall not
be reduced until the exercise or termination of the related
Option exceeds the number of Shares not covered by the Stock
Appreciation Right. Any Option related to any Stock
Appreciation Right shall no longer be exercisable to the
extent the related Stock Appreciation Right has been
exercised. Any Stock Appreciation Right related to an Option
shall be exercisable to the extent, and only to the extent,
that the related Option is exercisable. The Committee may
impose such other conditions or restrictions on the exercise
of any Stock Appreciation Right as it shall deem appropriate.
Subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award
Agreement, a Stock Appreciation Right granted under the Plan
shall confer on the holder thereof a right to receive, upon
exercise thereof, the excess of (i) the Fair Market Value
of one (1) Share on the date of exercise or with respect to
any right related to an Option other than an Incentive Stock
Option, at any time during a specified period before or after
the date of exercise as determined by the Committee over (ii)
the grant price of the right as specified by the Committee,
which shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of one (1)
Share on the date of grant of the Stock Appreciation Right
(or, if the Committee so determines, in the case of any Stock
Appreciation Right retroactively granted in tandem with or in
substitution for another Award or any outstanding award
granted under any other plan of the Company, on the date of
grant of such other Award or award), multiplied by the
number of Shares as to which the holder is exercising the
Stock Appreciation Right. Subject to the terms of the Plan
and any applicable Award Agreement, the terms and conditions
of any Stock Appreciation Right shall be as determined by
the Committee. The Committee may impose such conditions or
restrictions on the exercise of any Stock Appreciation Right
as it may deem appropriate.
(b) Limited Rights may be granted hereunder to Participants only
with respect to an Option granted under Section 6 hereof or
a stock option granted under another plan of the Company.
The provisions of Limited Rights need not be the same with
respect to each recipient. Any Limited Right related to a
Non-Qualified Stock Option may be granted at the same time
such Option is granted or at any time thereafter before
exercise or expiration of such Option. Any Limited Right
related to an Incentive Stock Option must be granted at the
same time such Option is granted. A Limited Right shall
terminate and no longer be exercisable upon termination or
exercise of the related Option, except that a Limited Right
granted with respect to less than the full number of Shares
covered by a related Option shall not be reduced until the
exercise or termination of the related Option exceeds the
number of Shares not covered by the Limited Right. Any Option
related to any Limited Right shall no longer be exercisable
to the extent the related Limited Right has been exercised.
Any Limited Right shall be exercisable to the extent, and
only to the extent, the related Option is exercisable and only
during the three (3) month period immediately following a
Change in Control of the Company (as defined in Section 10
hereof). The Committee may impose such other conditions or
restrictions on the exercise of any Limited Right as it shall
deem appropriate. Subject to the terms of the Plan and any
applicable Award Agreement, a Limited Right granted under
the Plan shall confer on the holder thereof a right to
receive, upon exercise thereof, an amount equal to the
excess of (i) the Fair Market Value of one (1) Share on the
date of exercise or if greater and only with respect to any
Limited Right related to an Option other than an Incentive
Stock Option, the highest price per Share paid in connection
with any Change in Control of the Company, over (ii) the
option price of the related Option, multiplied by the number
of Shares as to which the holder is exercising the Limited
Right. The amount payable to the holder shall be paid by the
Company in cash. Subject to the terms of the Plan and any
applicable Award Agreement, the terms and conditions of any
Limited Right shall be as determined by the Committee. The
Committee may impose such conditions or restrictions on the
exercise of any Limited Right as it may deem appropriate.
Section 8. Performance Awards.
Performance Awards may be issued hereunder to Participants in the form
of Performance Shares or Performance Units, for no cash consideration or for
such minimum consideration as may be required by applicable law, either alone or
in addition to other Awards granted under the Plan. The value represented by a
Performance Share or Unit shall be payable to, or upon the exercise by, the
Participant holding such Award, in whole or in part, following achievement of
such performance goals during such Performance Period as determined by the
Committee. Except as provided in Section 10, Performance Awards will be paid
only after the end of the relevant Performance Period. Performance Awards may be
paid in cash, Shares, Restricted Stock, Options, other property or any
combination thereof, in the sole discretion of the Committee at the time of
payment. The length of the Performance Period, the performance criteria or
levels to be achieved for each Performance Period, and the amount of the Award
to be distributed shall be conclusively determined by the Committee. Performance
Awards may be paid in a lump sum or in installments following the close of the
Performance Period or, in accordance with procedures established by the
Committee, on a deferred basis. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Award
Agreement may condition the vesting or exercise of a Performance Award on any
combination of the achievement of one or more performance goals and/or the
completion of a specified period of service as the Committee shall determine at
the time of grant. To the extent determined by the Committee, when making
Performance Awards the Committee shall adopt performance goals, certify
completion of such goals and comply with any other Code requirements necessary
to be in compliance with the performance-based compensation requirements of Code
Section 162(m). Performance goals for Performance Awards may be based, in whole
or in part, on one or more of the following performance-based criteria or such
other criteria as the Committee may determine: (i) attainment during the
Performance Period of a specified price per share of the Company's common stock;
(ii) attainment during the Performance Period of a specified rate of growth or
increase in the amount of growth in the price per share of the Company's common
stock; (iii) attainment during the Performance Period of a specified level of
the Company's earnings or earnings per share of the Company's common stock; (iv)
attainment during the Performance Period of a specified rate of growth or
increase in the amount of growth of the Company's earnings or earnings per share
of the Company's common stock; (v) attainment during the Performance Period of a
specified level of the Company's cash flow or cash flow per share of the
Company's common stock; (vi) attainment during the Performance Period of a
specific rate of growth or increase in the amount of growth of the Company's
cash flow or cash flow per share of the Company's common stock; (vii) attainment
during the Performance Period of a specified level of the Company's return on
equity; (viii) attainment during the Performance Period of a specific rate of
growth or increase in the amount of growth of the Company's return on equity;
(ix) attainment during the Performance Period of a specified level of the
Company's return on assets; or (x) attainment during the Performance Period of a
specific rate of growth or increase in the amount of growth of the Company's
return on assets.
Section 8A. Restricted Stock.
(a) Issuance. Restricted Stock Awards may be issued hereunder
to Participants, for no cash consideration or for such
minimum consideration as may be required by applicable law,
either alone or in addition to other Awards granted under
the Plan. The provisions of Restricted Stock Awards need
not be the same with respect to each recipient. The
granting of Restricted Stock shall take place on the date the
Committee decides to grant the Restricted Stock, or if the
Restricted Stock Award provides that the grant of Restricted
Stock is conditioned upon the achievement of performance goals
specified in the Restricted Stock Award, on a date established
by the Committee following the achievement of such performance
goals.
(b) Registration. Any Restricted Stock issued hereunder may be
evidenced in such manner as the Committee in its sole
discretion shall deem appropriate, including, without
limitation, book-entry registration or issuance of a stock
certificate or certificates. In the event any stock
certificate is issued in respect of shares of Restricted Stock
awarded under the Plan, such certificate shall be registered
in the name of the Participant, shall bear an appropriate
legend referring to the terms, conditions, and restrictions
applicable to such Award, and shall be held in escrow by the
Company.
(c) Forfeiture. A Restricted Stock Award may condition the grant
of Restricted Stock and/or the lapse of any restriction
or restrictions on Restricted Stock on any combination of the
achievement of one or more performance goals and/or the
completion of a specified period of service as the Committee
shall determine at the time the Restricted Stock Award is
made. To the extent determined by the Committee, when making
Restricted Stock Awards the Committee shall adopt performance
goals, certify completion of such goals and comply with
any other Code requirements necessary to be in compliance with
the performance-based compensation requirements of Code
Section 162(m). Performance goals for Restricted Stock
Awards may be based, in whole or in part, on one or more of
the following performance-based criteria or such other
criteria as the Committee may determine: (i) attainment
during the Performance Period of a specified price per share
of the Company's common stock; (ii) attainment during the
Performance Period of a specified rate of growth or increase
in the amount of growth in the price per share of the
Company's common stock; (iii) attainment during the
Performance Period of a specified level of the Company's
earnings or earnings per share of the Company's common stock;
(iv) attainment during the Performance Period of a specified
rate of growth or increase in the amount of growth of the
Company's earnings or earnings per share of the Company's
common stock; (v) attainment during the Performance Period
of a specified level of the Company's cash flow or cash flow
per share of the Company's common stock; (vi) attainment
during the Performance Period of a specific rate of growth
or increase in the amount of growth of the Company's cash flow
or cash flow per share of the Company's common stock; (vii)
attainment during the Performance Period of a specified level
of the Company's return on equity; (viii) attainment during
the Performance Period of a specific rate of growth or
increase in the amount of growth of the Company's return on
equity; (ix) attainment during the Performance Period of a
specified level of the Company's return on assets; or (x)
attainment during the Performance Period of a specific rate
of growth or increase in the amount of growth of the Company's
return on assets.
As soon as practicable following the lapse of the restrictions
on Restricted Stock, unrestricted Shares, evidenced in such
manner as the Committee shall deem appropriate, shall be
issued to the grantee.
Except as otherwise determined by the Committee at the time of
grant, upon termination of employment for any reason before
the restriction lapses, all shares of Restricted Stock still
subject to restriction shall be forfeited by the Participant
(who shall sign any document and take any other action
required to assign such shares back to the Company) and
reacquired by the Company.
Section 9. Outside Directors' Annual Options.
(a) Grant of Options. When an Outside Director first takes a
position on the Board the Outside Director shall receive an
Option to purchase Shares ("Initial Options"). On the date
of each Stockholders' Meeting, each Outside Director shall
automatically be granted an Option to purchase Shares ("Annual
Options"); provided, however, that an Outside Director shall
not be entitled to receive and shall not be granted any Annual
Options on the date of any particular Stockholders' Meeting
if he will not continue to serve as an Outside Director
immediately following such Stockholders' Meeting. An Outside
Director who first takes a position on the Board at the annual
Stockholders' Meeting shall be entitled to receive the Initial
Options plus the Annual Options. All such Options shall be
Non-Qualified Stock Options. The number of Shares to be
subject to the Initial Option and Annual Option grants shall
be determined from time to time by the Committee or, at
the Board's discretion, by the Board and not by the Committee.
The price at which each Share covered by such Options may be
purchased shall be one hundred percent (100%) of the fair
market value of a Share on the date the Option is granted.
Fair market value for purposes of this Section 9 shall be
deemed to be the average of the high and low prices of the
Shares as reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite
Transactions tape on the day the Option is granted or, if no
sale of Shares shall have been made on that day, the next
preceding day on which there was a sale of Shares. For
purposes of Options granted immediately prior to the Public
Offering, the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to such
Options shall be the offering price at which Shares are first
sold in the Public Offering.
(b) Exercise of Options. All Shares subject to an Option granted
to an Outside Director under Section 9(a) shall become
exercisable as follows: fifty percent (50%) on the day
preceding the date of the first Stockholders' Meeting after
the date of the grant of the Option; twenty-five percent (25%)
on the day preceding the date of the second Stockholders'
Meeting after the date of grant of the Option; and the
remaining twenty-five percent (25%) on the day preceding the
third Stockholders' Meeting after the date of grant of the
Option. However, no Option shall be exercisable more than ten
(10) years after the date of grant. Options may be exercised
by an Outside Director during the period that: (i) the
Outside Director remains a member of the Board; (ii) for a
period of one (1) year after ceasing to be a member of the
Board by reason of death; (iii) for the remaining term of the
Option in the event of an Outside Director's disability;
(iv) for the remaining term of the Option if the Outside
Director retires (as defined below) from the Board; or (v)
for a period of ninety (90) days after ceasing to be a member
of the Board for reasons other than retirement, death or
disability; however, only those Options exercisable at the
date the Outside Director ceases to be a member of the Board
shall remain exercisable. All Options held by an Outside
Director and granted under Section 9(a) shall become
exercisable immediately prior to termination of the Outside
Director's service on the Board by reason of an Outside
Director's death, disability or retirement. For purposes of
this Section 9, "retire" or "retirement" shall mean
discontinuance of service as a director after the director
has reached age sixty (60) and has at least five (5)
years or more of service on the Board. Notwithstanding any
provision herein to the contrary, no Option granted under
Section 9(a) shall be exercisable more than ten (10) years
after the date of grant. All Options granted under Section
9(a) shall immediately become exercisable in the event of a
Change in Control, as hereinafter defined.
If a former Outside Director shall die holding an Option
granted under Section 9(a) that has not expired and has not
been fully exercised, the Option shall remain exercisable
until the later of one (1) year after the date of death or the
end of the period in which the former Outside Director could
have exercised the Option had he not died, but in no event
shall the Option be exercisable more than ten (10) years after
the date of grant. In the event of the death of an Outside
Director or former Outside Director, the Options granted under
Section 9(a) shall be exercisable only to the extent that they
were exercisable at his date of death and only by the executor
or administrator of the Outside Director's estate, by the
person or persons to whom the Outside Director's rights under
the Option shall pass under the Outside Director's will or the
laws of descent and distribution, or by a beneficiary
designated in writing in accordance with Section 13(a) hereof.
(c) Payment. An Option granted to an Outside Director under
Section 9(a) shall be exercisable only upon payment to the
Company of the full purchase price of the Shares with respect
to which the Option is being exercised. Payment for the Shares
shall be in United States dollars, payable in cash or by check
or by delivery of Shares having a Fair Market Value on the
exercise date equal to the total option price, or by any
combination of cash and Shares.
(d) Other Awards. An Outside Director is eligible to receive
pursuant to any other Section of the Plan an Option or other
Award, including an Option or other Award granted in tandem
with Options granted under Section 9(a).
Section 10. Change in Control.
(a) In order to maintain the Participants' rights in the event
of any Change in Control of the Company, as hereinafter
defined, the Committee, as constituted before such Change in
Control, may, in its sole discretion, as to any Award, either
at the time an Award is made hereunder or any time thereafter,
take any one (1) or more of the following actions: (i)
provide for the purchase by the Company of any such Award,
upon the Participant's request, for an amount of cash equal
to the amount that could have been attained upon the exercise
of such Award or realization of the Participant's rights had
such Award been currently exercisable or payable; (ii) make
such adjustment to any such Award then outstanding as the
Committee deems appropriate to reflect such Change in Control;
or (iii) cause any such Award then outstanding to be assumed,
or new rights substituted therefor, by the acquiring or
surviving corporation after such Change in Control. In the
event of a Change of Control, there shall be an automatic
acceleration of any time periods relating to the exercise or
realization of any such Award and all performance award
standards shall be deemed satisfactorily completed without any
action required by the Committee so that such Award may be
exercised or realized in full on or before a date fixed by the
Committee, except no Award shall be exercisable earlier than
six (6) months after the date of grant to the extent required
by Section 16 of the Exchange Act. The Committee may, in
its discretion, include such further provisions and
limitations in any agreement documenting such Awards as it
may deem equitable and in the best interests of the Company.
(b) For purposes of this Plan, a "Change in Control" shall be
deemed to have occurred if (i) for any reason at any time less
than seventy-five percent (75%) of the members of the Board of
Directors of the Company shall be individuals who fall into
any of the following categories: (A) individuals who were
members of such Board on September 1, 1995; or (B) individuals
whose election, or nomination for election by the Company's
stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least seventy-five
percent (75%) of the members of the Board then still in office
who were members of such Board on September 1, 1995; or (C)
individuals whose election, or nomination for election by
the Company's stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least
seventy-five percent (75%) of the members of the Board then
still in office who were elected in the manner described in
(A) or (B) above, or (ii) any "person" (as such term is used
in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) shall
have become, according to a public announcement or filing,
without the prior approval of the Board of Directors of the
Company, the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13(d)-3
under the Exchange Act) directly or indirectly, of securities
of the Company representing forty percent (40%) or more
(calculated in accordance with Rule 13(d)-3) of the combined
voting power of the Company's then outstanding voting
securities (such "person" hereafter referred to as a "Major
Stockholder"); or (iii) the stockholders of the Company shall
have approved a merger, consolidation or dissolution of the
Company or a sale, lease, exchange or disposition of all or
substantially all of the Company's assets, or a Major
Stockholder shall have proposed any such transaction, unless
such merger, consolidation, dissolution, sale, lease, exchange
or disposition shall have been approved by at least
seventy-five percent (75%) of the members of the Board of
Directors of the Company who are individuals falling into
any combination of the following categories: (A) individuals
who were members of such Board of Directors on September 1,
1995, or (B) individuals whose election or nomination for
election by the Company's stockholders was approved by at
least seventy-five percent (75%) of the members of the Board
of Directors then still in office who are members of the
Board of Directors on September 1, 1995, or (C) individuals
whose election, or nomination for election by the Company's
stockholders was approved by a vote of at least seventy-five
percent (75%) of the members of the Board then still in office
who were elected in manner described in (A) or (B) above.
Section 11. Amendments and Termination.
The Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the
Plan, but no amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation, or termination
shall be made that would materially impair the rights of an optionee or
Participant under an Award theretofore granted, without the optionee's or
Participant's consent. In addition, the Board may consider for each amendment
whether the approval of stockholders is desirable or is necessary for the
amendment to be effective.
The Committee may amend the terms of any Award theretofore granted,
prospectively or retroactively, and may also substitute new Awards for Awards
previously granted under this Plan or for awards granted under any other
compensation plan of the Company or an Affiliate to Participants, including
without limitation previously granted Options having higher option prices, but
no such amendment or substitution shall materially impair the rights of any
Participant without his consent.
The Committee shall be authorized, without the Participant's consent,
to make adjustments in Performance Award criteria or in the terms and conditions
of other Awards in recognition of events that it deems in its sole discretion to
be unusual or nonrecurring that affect the Company or any Affiliate or the
financial statements of the Company or any Affiliate, or in recognition of
changes in applicable laws, regulations or accounting principles, whenever the
Committee determines that such adjustments are appropriate in order to prevent
the dilution or enlargement of benefits or potential benefits under the Plan.
The Committee may correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any
inconsistency in the Plan or any Award in the manner and to the extent it shall
deem desirable to carry it into effect. In the event the Company shall assume
outstanding employee benefit awards or the right or obligation to make future
such awards in connection with the acquisition of another corporation or
business entity, the Committee may, in its discretion, make such adjustments in
the terms of Awards under the Plan as it shall deem appropriate.
Section 12. Termination of Employment and Noncompetition.
The Committee shall have full power and authority to determine whether,
to what extent and under what circumstances any Award shall be canceled or
suspended and shall promulgate rules and regulations to (i) determine what
events constitute disability, retirement, termination for an approved reason and
termination for cause for purposes of the Plan, and (ii) determine the treatment
of a Participant under the Plan in the event of his death, disability,
retirement, or termination for an approved reason. If a Participant's employment
with the Company or an Affiliate is terminated for cause, all unexercised,
unearned, and/or unpaid Awards, including, but not by way of limitation, Awards
earned, but not yet paid, all unpaid dividends and dividend equivalents, and all
interest accrued on the foregoing shall be canceled or forfeited, as the case
may be, unless the Participant's Award Agreement provides otherwise. In
addition, but without limitation, all outstanding Awards to any Participant
shall be canceled if the Participant, without the consent of the Committee,
while employed by the Company or after termination of such employment, becomes
associated with, employed by, renders services to, or owns any interest in
(other than any nonsubstantial interest, as determined by the Committee), any
business that is in competition with the Company or any Affiliate, or with any
business in which the Company or any Affiliate has a substantial interest as
determined by the Committee or such officers or committee of senior officers to
whom the authority to make such determination is delegated by the Committee.
Section 13. General Provisions.
(a) Nonassignability. No Award shall be assignable or transferable
by a Participant or an Outside Director otherwise than by will
or by the laws of descent and distribution; provided, however,
that a Participant may, pursuant to a written designation of
beneficiary filed with and approved by the Committee prior to
his death, designate a beneficiary to exercise the rights of
the Participant with respect to any Award upon the death of
the Participant. Each Award shall be exercisable during the
lifetime of the Participant, only by the Participant or, if
permissible under applicable law, by the guardian or legal
representative of the Participant.
(b) Terms. Except for Options granted pursuant to Section 9, the
term of each Award shall be for such period of months or years
from the date of its grant as may be determined by the
Committee; provided, however, that in no event shall the term
of any Incentive Stock Option or any Stock Appreciation or
Limited Right related to any Incentive Stock Option exceed a
period of ten (10) years from the date of its grant.
(c) Rights to Awards. No Employee, Participant or other Person
shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan,
and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of
Employees, Participants, or holders or beneficiaries of Awards
under the Plan.
(d) No Cash Consideration for Awards. Awards shall be granted
for no cash consideration or for such minimal cash
consideration as may be required by applicable law.
(e) Restrictions. All certificates for Shares delivered under the
Plan pursuant to any Award shall be subject to such
stock-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee
may deem advisable under the rules, regulations, and other
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any
stock exchange upon which the Shares are then listed, and any
applicable Federal or state securities law, and the Committee
may cause a legend or legends to be placed on any such
certificates to make appropriate reference to such
restrictions.
(f) Dividend Equivalents. Subject to the provisions of this Plan
and any Award Agreement, the recipient of an Award (including,
without limitation, any deferred Award) may, if so determined
by the Committee, be entitled to receive, currently or on a
deferred basis, interest or dividends, or interest or dividend
equivalents, with respect to the number of Shares covered by
the Award, as determined by the Committee, in its sole
discretion, and the Committee may provide that such amounts
(if any) shall be deemed to have been reinvested in additional
Shares or otherwise reinvested.
(g) Withholding. The Company shall be authorized to withhold from
any Award granted, payment due or shares or other property
transferred under the Plan the amount of income, withholding
and payroll taxes due and payable in respect of an Award,
payment or shares or other property transferred hereunder
and to take such other action as may be necessary in the
opinion of the Company to satisfy all obligations for the
payment of such taxes. The Company may require the
Participant to pay to it such tax prior to and as a condition
of the making of such payment or transfer of Shares or
property under the Plan. In accordance with any
applicable administrative guidelines it establishes, the
Committee may allow a Participant to pay the amount of taxes
due or payable in respect of an Award by withholding from any
payment of Shares due as a result of such Award, or by
permitting the Participant to deliver to the Company, Shares
having a fair market value, as determined by the Committee,
equal to the amount of such taxes.
(h) Deferral of Awards. At the discretion of the Committee,
payment of a Performance Dividend Equivalent or any portion
thereof may be deferred by a Participant until such time
as the Committee may establish. All such deferrals shall be
accomplished by the delivery on a form provided by the Company
of a written, irrevocable election by the Participant prior
to such time payment would otherwise be made. Further, all
deferrals shall be made in accordance with administrative
guidelines established by the Committee to ensure that such
deferrals comply with all applicable requirements of the
Code and its regulations. Deferred payments shall be paid in
a lump sum or installments, as determined by the Committee.
The Committee may also credit interest, at such rates to be
determined by the Committee, on cash payments that are
deferred and credit Dividend Equivalents on deferred payments
denominated in the form of Shares.
(i) No Limit on Other Compensation Arrangements. Nothing contained
in this Plan shall prevent the Company or any Affiliate from
adopting other or additional compensation arrangements,
subject to stockholder approval if such approval is required
and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or
applicable only in specific cases.
(j) Governing Law. The validity, construction, and effect of
the Plan and any rules and regulations relating to the
Plan shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the
State of Delaware and applicable Federal law.
(k) Severability. If any provision of this Plan or any Award is or
becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable
in any jurisdiction, or as to any Person or Award, or would
disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed
applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed
or deemed amended to conform to applicable laws, or if it
cannot be construed or deemed amended without, in the
determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent
of the Plan or the Award, it shall be stricken and the
remainder of the Plan and any such Award shall remain in full
force and effect.
(l) No Right to Employment. The grant of an Award shall not be
construed as giving a Participant the right to be retained in
the employ of the Company or any Affiliate or to be retained
as a director of the Company. Further, the Company or an
Affiliate may at any time terminate the employment of a
Participant, and a director's service as a member of the Board
may be terminated, free from any liability, or any claim under
the Plan, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or
in any Award Agreement.
(m) No Trust or Fund Created. Neither the Plan nor any Award shall
create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of
any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company or
any Affiliate and a Participant or any other Person. To the
extent that any Person acquires a right to receive payments
from the Company or any Affiliate pursuant to an Award, such
right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured
general creditor of the Company or any Affiliate.
(n) No Fractional Shares. No fractional Shares shall be issued or
delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award, and the Committee
shall determine whether cash, other securities, or other
property shall be paid or transferred in lieu of any
fractional Shares, or whether such fractional Shares or any
rights thereto shall be canceled, terminated, or otherwise
eliminated.
(o) Headings. Headings are given to the Sections and subsections
of the Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate reference.
Such headings shall not be deemed in any way material or
relevant to the construction or interpretation of the Plan or
any provision thereof.
(p) With respect to persons subject to Section 16 of the Exchange
Act, transactions under this Plan are intended to comply with
all applicable conditions of Rule 16b-3. To the extent any
provision of this Plan or action by the Committee fails to so
comply, the Committee may deem, for such persons, such
provision or action null and void to the extent permitted by
law.
Section 14. Effective Date of Plan.
The Plan shall be effective as of September 1, 1995. This amendment and
restatement shall be effective as of February 28, 2001.
Section 15. Term of Plan.
No Award shall be granted pursuant to the Plan after August 31, 2005,
but any Award theretofore granted may extend beyond that date.