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EXHIBIT 10 (ss)
FIRST AMENDMENT TO CDW INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN
DATED JULY 23, 1998
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FIRST AMENDMENT
TO
CDW INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN
This First Amendment to the CDW Incentive Stock Option Plan (this
"Amendment") is made as of this 23rd day of July, 1998.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, on the 18th day of May, 1993, CDW Computer Centers, Inc., an
Illinois corporation (the "Company"), adopted the CDW Incentive Stock Option
Plan pursuant to which the Company is authorized to grant stock options to the
Company's directors, officers, employees and consultants (the "Plan");
WHEREAS, the Compensation and Stock Option Committee of the Company (the
"Committee") deems it to be in the best interests of the Company that the Plan
be amended so as to permit accelerated vesting of options upon the retirement of
an employee with unvested options under the Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Committee is vested with the ability to amend the Plan
pursuant to Section 12 thereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with the powers vested in the Committee under
the Plan, the Plan shall be amended as follows:
1. The first sentence of Section 5(f)(i) shall be restated in its entirety
as follows: "In the event that an Employee shall cease to be employed by the
Company for any reason other than death, Disability (as defined below),
Retirement (as defined below) or for cause (as defined below), the Employee or
personal representative shall have the right, subject to the provisions of
Section 5(b), 5(j) and 6 hereof, to exercise his or her Options at any time
within three (3) months after such cessation of employment but only as to such
number of Shares as to which his or her Options were vested and exercisable at
the date of such cessation of employment."
2. Section 5(f)(i) shall be amended by adding the following as new
subsection (D):
"(D) if cessation of employment occurs by reason of the Retirement (as
hereinafter defined) of the Employee, the Options granted to such Employee
shall continue to vest in accordance with their original vesting schedule
and Employee shall be entitled to exercise said Options as if the Employee
were still employed by the Company."
3. Section 5(f)(ii) shall be amended by replacing the term "Agreement"
throughout said section with the term "Plan".
4. Section 5(f) shall be amended by adding the following as a new
subsection 5(f)(iii):
""Retirement" for purposes of this Plan shall be defined as the voluntary
termination of employment by the Employee at any time after attaining age
62 and provided that said Employee has been continuously employed by the
Company for a period of not less than ten (10) years at the time of the
Employee's voluntary termination."
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5. A new Section 5(j) shall be added as follows:
(j) Non-Competition. In the event that an Employee is employed by,
receives compensation from or otherwise is associated with or has agreed in
principle to be employed by or to receive compensation from or otherwise be
associated as an officer, agent, director, employee, shareholder,
consultant, or otherwise with a Competitor (as hereinafter defined) of the
Company at any time prior to the expiration of the Options: (i) all
unexercised Options shall be forfeited and (ii) any Option Proceeds (as
hereinafter defined) shall be immediately due and payable by the Employee
to the Company. For purposes of this Section, "Competitor" shall be any
entity or person which engages for any portion of its business in the sale
of personal computer products to residents of the United States. For
purposes of this Section, "Option Proceeds" shall mean (i) the difference
between (A) the per share closing price of the Company's Common Stock as
reported on the Nasdaq Stock Market or such other reported value of the
Common Stock as shall be specified by the Committee at the date of exercise
and (B) the per share exercise price of the Option, multiplied by (ii) the
number of shares acquired pursuant to any exercise of Options issued under
this Plan which occurs after the date 24 months prior to the date of
termination of employment with the Company. The remedy provided by this
Section shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any rights or remedies
which Company may have against the Employee in respect of a breach by the
Employee of any duty or obligation to the Company.
6. The Amendment shall become effective as of the date set forth above.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this First Amendment
to the CDW Incentive Stock Option Plan as of this 23rd day of July, 1998, in
Vernon Hills, State of Illinois.
Signature Title
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/s/ Michelle L. Collins Director and Member of Compensation
Michelle L. Collins and Stock Option Committee
/s/ Joseph Levy, Jr. Director and Member of Compensation
Joseph Levy, Jr. and Stock Option Committee
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