TRIARC COMPANIES, INC.
1993 EQUITY PARTICIPATION PLAN
(AS AMENDED THROUGH 12/31/95)
1. PURPOSE
The purpose of the 1993 Equity Participation Plan (the "Plan") of Triarc
Companies, Inc. (the "Company") is to promote the interests of the Company and
its stockholders by (i) securing for the Company and its stockholders the
benefits of the additional incentive inherent in the ownership of the capital
stock of the Company (the "Capital Stock") by selected officers, directors
("Directors") and key employees of, and key consultants to, the Company and its
subsidiaries who are important to the success and growth of the business of the
Company and its subsidiaries and (ii) assisting the Company to secure and retain
the services of such persons. The Plan provides for granting such persons (a)
options ("Options") for the purchase of shares of Capital Stock (the "Shares"),
(b) tandem stock appreciation rights ("SARs") and (c) Shares which are both
restricted as to transferability and subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture
("Restricted Shares").
2. ADMINISTRATION
The Plan shall be administered by a Committee (the "Committee") consisting
of two or more Directors appointed by the Board of Directors of the Company.
Except as provided in Section 11 below, no member of the Committee shall be, or
within one year before having become a member thereof shall have been granted or
awarded pursuant to the Plan or any other plan of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or affiliates, Options, SARs or Restricted Shares of the Company or
any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. The members of the Committee may be
changed at any time and from time to time in the discretion of the Board of
Directors of the Company. Subject to the limitations and conditions hereinafter
set forth, the Committee shall have authority to grant Options hereunder, to
determine the number of Shares for which each Option shall be granted and the
Option price or prices, to determine any conditions pertaining to the exercise
or to the vesting of each Option, to grant tandem SARs in connection with any
Option either at the time of the Option grant or thereafter, to make awards of
Restricted Shares, to determine the number of Restricted Shares to be granted,
and to establish in its discretion the restrictions to which any such Restricted
Shares shall be subject. The Committee shall have full power to construe and
interpret the Plan and any Plan agreement executed pursuant to the Plan to
establish and amend rules for its administration, and to establish in its
discretion terms and conditions applicable to the exercise of Options and SARs
and the grant of Restricted Shares. The determination of the Committee on all
matters relating to the Plan or any Plan agreement shall be conclusive. No
member of the Committee shall be liable for any action or determination made in
good faith with respect to the Plan or any award hereunder.
3. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
The Shares to be transferred or sold pursuant to the grant of Restricted
Shares or the exercise of Options or SARs granted under the Plan shall be
authorized Shares, and may be
issued Shares reacquired by the Company and held in its treasury or may be
authorized but unissued Shares. Subject to the provisions of Section 19 hereof
(relating to adjustments in the number and classes or series of Capital Stock to
be delivered pursuant to the Plan), the maximum aggregate number of Shares to be
granted as Restricted Shares or to be delivered on the exercise of Options shall
be 10,000,000 and all such shares shall be shares of the Company's Class A
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share (the "Class A Common Stock").
If an Option expires or terminates for any reason during the term of the
Plan and prior to the exercise in full of such Option or the related SAR, if
any, or if Restricted Shares are forfeited as provided in the grant of such
Shares, the number of Shares previously subject to but not delivered under such
Option, related SAR or grant of Restricted Shares shall be available for the
grant of Options, SARs or Restricted Shares thereafter; provided, however, that
the grantee (or the grantee's beneficiary) has not enjoyed any of the benefits
of stock ownership (other than voting rights or dividends that are forfeited).
An Option that terminates upon the exercise of a tandem SAR shall be deemed to
have been exercised at the time of the exercise of such tandem SAR, and the
Shares subject thereto shall not be available for further grants under the Plan.
4. ELIGIBILITY
Options, SARs or Restricted Shares may be granted from time to time to
selected officers and key employees of, key consultants to, and, subject to the
provisions of Section 2 hereof, Directors (including non-employee Directors) of
the Company or any consolidated subsidiary, as defined in this Section 4. In
addition, Options and SARs shall be granted automatically to non-employee
Directors as provided in Section 11 hereof. From time to time, the Committee
shall designate from such eligible officers, employees and consultants those who
will be granted Options, SARs or Restricted Shares, and in connection therewith,
the number of Shares to be covered by each grant of Options or Restricted
Shares. Persons granted Options are referred to hereinafter as "optionees," and
persons granted restricted Shares are referred to hereinafter as "grantees."
Nothing in the Plan, or in any grant of Options, SARs or Restricted Shares
pursuant to the Plan, shall confer on any person any right to continue in the
employ of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, nor in any way interfere with
the right of the Company or any of its subsidiaries to terminate the person's
employment at any time.
The term "subsidiary" shall mean, at the time of reference, any corporation
organized or acquired (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of
corporations beginning with the Company if, at the time of the granting of the
Option, each of the corporations (including the Company) other than the last
corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations
in such chain. The term "affiliate" shall mean any person or entity which, at
the time of reference, directly, or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the
Company. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, in no
event may the aggregate number of shares of
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Class A Common Stock with respect to which Options and SARs are granted under
the Plan to any individual exceed 5,000,000 during the term of the Plan.
PROVISIONS RELATING TO OPTIONS AND SARS
5. CHARACTER OF OPTIONS
Options granted hereunder shall not be incentive stock Options as such term
is defined in Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from
time to time (the "Code"). Options granted hereunder shall be "non-qualified"
stock options subject to the provisions of Section 83 of the Code.
If an Option granted under the Plan (other than an Option granted pursuant
to Section 11 of the Plan) is exercised by an optionee, then, at the discretion
of the Committee, the optionee may receive a replacement or reload Option
hereunder to purchase a number of Shares equal to the number of Shares utilized
to pay the exercise price and/or withholding taxes on the Option exercise, with
an exercise price equal to the "fair market value" (as defined in Section 7 of
the Plan) of a Share on the date such replacement or reload Option is granted,
and, unless the Committee determines otherwise, with allother terms and
conditions (including the date or dates on which the Option shall become
exercisable and the term of the Option) identical to the terms and conditions of
the Option with respect to which the reload Option is granted. No replacement or
reload Option shall be granted in respect of the exercise of any Option granted
pursuant to Section 11 of the Plan.
6. STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
Each Option granted under the Plan, whether or not accompanied by SARs,
shall be evidenced by a written stock Option agreement, which shall be executed
by the Company and by the person to whom the Option is granted. The agreement
shall contain such terms and provisions, not inconsistent with the Plan, as
shall be determined by the Committee.
7. OPTION EXERCISE PRICE
The price per Share to be paid by the optionee on the date an Option is
exercised shall not be less than 50 percent of the fair market value of one
Share on the date the Option is granted.
For purposes of this Plan, the "fair market value" as of any date in respect
of any Shares of Common Stock shall mean the closing price per share of Common
Stock for the trading day on or on the first trading day immediately subsequent
to such date. The closing price for such day shall be (a) as reported on the
composite transactions tape for the principal exchange on which the Common Stock
is listed or admitted to trading (the "Composite Tape"), or if the Common Stock
is not reported on the Composite Tape or if the Composite Tape is not in use,
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the last reported sales price regular way on the principal national securities
exchange on which such Common Stock shall be listed or admitted to trading
(which shall be the national securities exchange on which the greatest number of
such shares of Common Stock has been traded during the 30 consecutive trading
days commencing 45 trading days before such date), or, in either case, if there
is no transaction on any such day, the average of the bid and asked prices
regular way on such day, or (b) if such Common Stock is not listed on any
national securities exchange, the closing price, if reported, or, if the closing
price is not reported, the average of the closing bid and asked prices, as
reported on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation
System ("NASDAQ"). If on any such date the Common Stock is not quoted by any
such exchange or NASDAQ, the fair market value of the Common Stock on such date
shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. In no event shall
the fair market value of any share be less than its par value.
8. OPTION TERM
The period after which Options granted under the Plan may not be exercised
shall be determined by the Committee with respect to each Option granted, but
may not exceed fifteen years from the date on which the Option is granted,
subject to the third paragraph of Section 9 hereof.
9. EXERCISE OF OPTIONS
The time or times at which or during which Options granted under the Plan
may be exercised, and any conditions pertaining to such exercise or to the
vesting in the optionee of the right to exercise Options or SARs, shall be
determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. Subsequent to the grant of
an Option which is not immediately exercisable in full, the Committee, at any
time before complete termination of such Option, may accelerate or extend the
time or times at which such Option and the related SAR, if any, may be exercised
in whole or in part.
No Option or SAR granted under the Plan shall be assignable or otherwise
transferable by the optionee, either voluntarily or involuntarily, except by
will or the laws of descent and distribution. An Option or SAR shall be
exercisable during the optionee's lifetime only by the optionee.
The unexercised portion of any Option or SAR granted under the Plan shall
automatically and without notice terminate and become null and void at the time
of the earliest to occur of the following:
(a) the expiration of the period of time determined by the Committee
upon the grant of such Option; provided that such period shall not
exceed fifteen years from the date on which such Option was granted;
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(b) the termination of the optionee's employment by, or services to, the
Company and its subsidiaries if such termination constitutes or is
attributable to a breach by the optionee of an employment or consulting
agreement with the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or if the
optionee is discharged or if his or her services are terminated for
cause; or
(c) the expiration of such period of time or the occurrence of such
event as the Committee in its discretion may provide upon the granting
thereof.
The Committee and the Board of Directors shall have the right to determine
what constitutes cause for discharge or termination of services, whether the
optionee has been discharged or his or her services terminated for cause and the
date of such discharge or termination of services, and such determination of the
Committee or the Board of Directors shall be final and conclusive.
In the event of the death of an optionee, Options or SARs, if any,
exercisable by the optionee at the time of his or her death may be exercised
within one year thereafter by the person or persons to whom the optionee's
rights under the Options or SARs, if any, shall pass by will or by the
applicable law of descent and distribution. However, in no event may any Option
or SAR be exercised by anyone after the earlier of (a) the final date upon which
the optionee could have exercised it had the optionee continued in the
employment of the Company or its subsidiaries to such date, or (b) one year
after the optionee's death.
An Option may be exercised only by a notice in writing complying in all
respects with the applicable stock Option agreement. Such notice may instruct
the Company to deliver Shares due upon the exercise of the Option to any
registered broker or dealer approved by the Company (an "approved broker") in
lieu of delivery to the optionee. Such instructions shall designate the account
into which the Shares are to be deposited. The optionee may tender such notice,
properly executed by the optionee, together with the aforementioned delivery
instructions, to an approved broker. The purchase price of the Shares as to
which an Option is exercised shall be paid in cash or by check, except that the
Committee may, in its discretion, allow such payment to be made by surrender of
unrestricted Shares (at their fair market value on the date of exercise), or by
a combination of cash, check and unrestricted Shares.
Payment in accordance with Section 9 may be deemed to be satisfied, if and
to the extent provided in the applicable Option agreement, by delivery to the
Company of an assignment of a sufficient amount of the proceeds from the sale of
Shares acquired upon exercise to pay for all of the Shares acquired upon
exercise and an authorization to the broker or selling agent to pay that amount
to the Company, which sale shall be made at the grantee's direction at the time
of exercise, provided that the Committee may require the grantee to furnish an
opinion of counsel acceptable to the Committee to the effect that such delivery
would not result in the grantee incurring any liability under Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and does not require the consent,
clearance or approval of any governmental or
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regulatory body (including any securities exchange or similar self-regulatory
organization).
The obligation of the Company to deliver Shares upon such exercise shall be
subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations, and to such approvals by
governmental agencies as may be deemed appropriate by the Committee, including,
among others, such steps as counsel for the Company shall deem necessary or
appropriate to comply with requirements of relevant securities laws. Such
obligation shall also be subject to the condition that the Shares reserved for
issuance upon the exercise of Options granted under the Plan shall have been
duly listed on any national securities exchange which then constitutes the
principal trading market for the Shares.
10. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
The Committee may in its discretion grant SARs in connection with any
Option, either at the time the Option is granted or at any time thereafter while
the Option remains outstanding, to any person who at that time is eligible to be
granted an Option. The number of SARs granted to a person which shall be
exercisable during any given period of time shall not exceed the number of
Shares which he or she may purchase upon the exercise of the related Option or
Options during such period of time. Upon the exercise of an Option pursuant to
the Plan, the SARs relating to the Shares covered by such exercise shall
terminate. Upon the exercise of SARs pursuant to the Plan, the related Option to
the extent of an equal number of Shares shall terminate.
Upon an optionee's exercise of some or all of his or her SARs, the optionee
shall receive in settlement of such SARs an amount equal to the value of the
stock appreciation for the number of SARs exercised, payable in cash, Shares or
a combination thereof, as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee.
The stock appreciation for an SAR is the difference between (i) the fair market
value of the underlying Share on the date of the exercise of such SAR and (ii)
the Option price specified for the related Option. At the time of such exercise,
the optionee shall have the right to elect the portion of the amount to be
received that shall consist of cash and the portion that shall consist of
Shares, which, for purposes of calculating the number of Shares to be received,
shall be valued at their fair market value on the date of the exercise of such
SARs. The Committee in its sole discretion shall have the right to disapprove an
optionee's election to receive cash in full or partial settlement of the SARs
exercised, and to require the Shares to be delivered in lieu of cash. If Shares
are to be received upon exercise of an SAR, cash shall be delivered in lieu of
any fractional share.
An SAR is exercisable only during the period when the Option to which it is
related is also exercisable. However, in no event shall an SAR be exercisable
during the first six months after being granted except that an SAR shall be
exercisable at the time of death or disability of the optionee if the related
Option is then exercisable. No SAR may be exercised for cash, in whole or in
part, except during the period beginning on the third business day following the
date of release of the Company's quarterly and annual summary statements of
sales and earnings and ending on the twelfth business day following such date.
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11. AUTOMATIC GRANTS TO NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS;
ELECTIVE PURCHASE OF SHARES
11.1 AUTOMATIC GRANTS TO NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, each Director who is not
then an employee of the Company or any subsidiary shall receive on the later of
(i) the date of his initial election or appointment to the Board of Directors
and (ii) the date of adoption of the Plan by the Board of Directors,
nonqualified Options to purchase 3,000 Shares and, in connection therewith, SARs
for the same number of Shares. On the date of each subsequent annual meeting of
stockholders of the Company at which a Director is reelected, he shall receive
nonqualified Options to purchase 1,000 Shares and, in connection therewith, SARs
for the same number of Shares. Each such Option shall have a term of ten years,
subject to the provisions of this Section 11.1 below. Each such Option shall
become exercisable to the extent of one-half thereof on each of the two
immediately succeeding anniversaries of the date of grant. The price per Share
to be paid by the holder of such an Option shall equal the fair market value of
one Share on the date the Option is granted. The purchase price of the Shares as
to which such an Option is exercised shall be paid in cash, by check, by the
delivery of unrestricted Shares held by the Director for at least six months,
through the cashless exercise program described in Section 9, or any combination
thereof, at the Director's election. SARs issued under this Section 11.1 shall
be exercisable for Shares. Any Director holding Options or SARs granted under
this Section 11.1 who is a member of the Committee shall not participate in any
action of the Committee with respect to any claim or dispute involving such
Director.
Subject to the provisions of the applicable Plan agreement, the unexercised
portion of any such Option shall automatically and without notice terminate and
become null and void at the time of the earliest to occur of the following:
(a) the expiration of ten years from the date on which such
Option was granted;
(b) the termination of the optionee's services to the Company
and its subsidiaries if the optionee's services are terminated for
"cause," that is (i) on account of fraud, embezzlement or other unlawful
or tortious conduct, whether or not involving or against the Company or
any affiliate, (ii) for violation of a policy of the Company or any
affiliate, (iii) for serious and willful acts or misconduct detrimental
to the business or reputation of the Company of any affiliate or (iv)
for "cause" or any like term as defined in any written contract between
the Company and the optionee; or
(c) if the optionee's service terminates for reasons other than as
provided in subsection (a), (b) or (d) of this Section 11.1, the portion
of Options granted to such optionee which were exercisable immediately
prior to such termination may be exercised until the earlier of (i) 90
days after his termination of service or (ii) the date
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on which such Options terminate or expire in accordance with the
provisions of the Plan (other than this Section 11.1) and the Plan
agreement; or
(d) if the optionee's service terminates by reason of his death, or
if the optionee's service terminates in the manner described in
Subsection (c) of this Section 11.1 and he dies within such period for
exercise provided for therein, the portion of Options exercisable by him
immediately prior to his death shall be exercisable by the person to
whom such Options pass under such optionee's will (or, if applicable,
pursuant to the laws of descent and distribution) until the earlier of
(i) one year after the optionee's death or (ii) the date on which such
Options terminate or expire in accordance with the provisions of the
Plan (other than this Section 11.1) and the Plan agreement.
To the extent necessary to comply with Rule 16b-3 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (the "Act") as in effect from time to time or any successor rule
thereafter ("Rule 16b-3"), the provisions of this Section 11.1 shall not be
amended more than once every six months other than to comport with changes in
the Code, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or
the rules thereunder.
11.2 ELECTIVE PURCHASE OF SHARES
In addition to any other benefit to which any Director may be entitled under
the terms of the Plan, a Director shall be permitted to elect to receive all or
any portion of the annual retainer fees and/or board of directors or committee
meeting attendance fees, if any (collectively, the "Fees") that otherwise would
be payable in cash to such Director, in Shares rather than cash in accordance
with the provisions of this Section 11.2.
Any Director may elect to receive all or any portion of his or her Fees in
Shares rather than cash by delivering a written election (an "Election Notice,"
the election set forth therein being referred to as the "Election") to the
Secretary of the Company. An Election shall continue in effect until it is
revoked by delivery to the Secretary of the Company of a written revocation
notice (a "Revocation") or modified by delivery to the Secretary of the Company
of a new Election Notice. Any Election or Revocation under this Section 11.2
shall be effective with respect to Fees that otherwise would be paid after the
later of (x) with respect to an Initial Election (as defined below), the date of
receipt by the Secretary of the Company of the Election Notice or, if later, the
date specified in such Election Notice, and (y) with respect to any Revocation
or any Election other than an Initial Election, six months after the date of
receipt by the Secretary of the Company of such Revocation or Election Notice.
There shall be no limit on the number of Elections or Revocations that may be
made a Director. A Director who does not elect that all or a portion of his Fees
be paid in Shares shall receive his Fees in cash on the date that such Fees are
otherwise due. Any Shares payable under this Section 11.2 shall be issued to the
Director on the same date that the Fees would have been paid in cash. The number
of Shares to be issued to a Director who makes an Election under this Section
11.2 shall be determined by dividing:
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(i) The amount of the Director's Fees for which he has made an
Election under this Section 11.2, by
(ii) the average of the fair market value of the Shares (as defined
in Section 7 of the Plan) for the twenty (20) consecutive trading days
immediately preceding the date as of which the Fees otherwise would be
payable. Only full Shares shall be issued pursuant to this Section. If
the formula set forth above would result in a Director receiving any
fractional Share, then, in lieu of such fractional Share, the Director
shall be paid cash.
For purposes of this Section 11.2 an "Initial Election" means an Election
received by the Secretary of the Company from a Director on a date not later
than the later of (a) ten days following the date on which the Company's
shareholders shall have approved the addition to the Plan of this Section 11.2,
and (b) ten days after a Director is first elected a director of the Company.
PROVISIONS RELATING TO RESTRICTED SHARES
12. GRANTING OF RESTRICTED SHARES
The Committee may grant Restricted Shares to eligible persons at any time.
In granting Restricted Shares, the Committee shall determine in its sole
discretion the period or periods during which the restrictions on
transferability applicable to such Shares will be in force (the "Restricted
Period"). The Restricted Period may be the same for all such Shares granted at a
particular time or to any one grantee or may be different with respect to
different grantees or with respect to various of the Shares granted to the same
grantee, all as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.
Each grant of Restricted Shares under the Plan shall be evidenced by an
agreement which shall be executed by the Company and by the person to whom the
Restricted Shares are granted. The agreement shall contain such terms and
provisions, not inconsistent with the Plan, as shall be determined by the
Committee.
13. RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY
During the Restricted Period applicable to each grant of Restricted Shares,
such Shares may not be sold, assigned, transferred or otherwise disposed of, or
mortgaged, pledged or otherwise encumbered. Furthermore, a grantee's eventual
right, if any, to such Shares may not be assigned or transferred except by will
or by the laws of descent and distribution. The restrictions on the
transferability of Restricted Shares imposed by this ection are referred to in
this Plan as the "Transferability Restrictions."
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14. DETERMINATION OF VESTING RESTRICTIONS
With respect to each grant of Restricted Shares, the Committee shall
determine in its sole discretion the restrictions on vesting which will apply to
the Shares for the Restricted Period, which restrictions as initially etermined
and as they may be modified pursuant to the Plan, are referred to hereinafter as
the "Vesting Restrictions." By way of illustration but not by way of limitation,
any such determination of Vesting Restrictions by the Committee may provide (a)
that the grantee will not be entitled to any such Shares unless he or she is
still employed by the Company or its subsidiaries at the end of the Restricted
Period; (b) the grantee will become vested in such Shares according to such
schedule as the Committee may determine; (c) that the grantee will become vested
in such Shares at the end of or during the Restricted Period based upon the
achievement (in such manner as the Committee may determine) of such performance
standards as the Committee may determine; (d) that the grantee will become
vested in such Shares in any combination of the foregoing or under such other
terms and conditions as the Committee in its sole discretion may determine; and
(e) how any such Vesting Restrictions will be applied, modified or accelerated
in the case of the grantee's death, total and permanent disability (as
determined by the Committee) or retirement.
The performance standards, if any, set by the Committee for any grantee may
be individual performance standards applicable to the grantee, may be
performance standards for the Company or the division, business unit or
subsidiary by which the grantee is employed, may be performance standards set
for the grantee under any other plan providing for incentive compensation for
the grantee, or may be any combination of such standards. Performance standards
set at the time of the grant of any Restricted Shares may be revised at any time
prior to the beginning of the last year of the Restricted Period, but only to
take into account significant changes in circumstances as determined by the
Committee in its sole discretion.
If the Committee deems the Vesting Restrictions inappropriate for any
grantee, it may approve the award and delivery to such grantee of all or any
portion of the Restricted Shares then held in escrow pursuant to Section 15. Any
Restricted Shares so awarded and delivered to a grantee shall be delivered free
and clear of the Transferability Restrictions.
15. MANNER OF HOLDING AND DELIVERING RESTRICTED SHARES
Each certificate issued for Restricted Shares granted hereunder will be
registered in the name of the grantee and will be deposited with the Company or
its designee in an escrow account accompanied by a stock power executed in blank
by the grantee covering such Shares. The certificates for such Shares will
remain in escrow until the earlier of the end of the applicable Restricted
Period, or, if the Committee has provided for earlier termination of the
Transferability Restrictions following a grantee's death, total and permanent
disability, retirement or earlier vesting of such Shares, such earlier
termination of the Transferability Restrictions. At whichever time is
applicable, the certificates representing the number of such Shares to which the
grantee is then entitled will be released from escrow and delivered to the
grantee free and clear of the Transferability Restrictions, provided that in the
case of a
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grantee who is not entitled to receive the full number of such Shares evidenced
by the certificates then being released from escrow because of the application
of the Vesting Restrictions, such certificates will be returned to the Company
and cancelled, and a new certificate representing the Shares, if any, to which
the grantee is entitled pursuant to the Vesting Restrictions, will be issued and
delivered to the grantee, free and clear of the Transferability Restrictions.
16. TRANSFER IN THE EVENT OF DEATH, DISABILITY OR RETIREMENT
Notwithstanding a grantee's death, total and permanent disability or
retirement, the certificates for his or her Restricted Shares will remain in
escrow and the Transferability Restrictions will continue to apply to such
Shares unless the Committee determines otherwise. Upon the release of such
Shares from escrow and the termination of the Transferability Restrictions,
either upon any such determination by the Committee or at the end of the
applicable Restricted Period, as the case may be, the portion of such grantee's
Restricted Shares to which he or she is entitled, determined pursuant to his or
her applicable Vesting Restrictions, will be awarded and delivered to the
grantee or to the person or persons to whom the grantee's rights, if any, to the
Shares shall pass by will or by the applicable law of descent and distribution,
as the case may be. However, the Committee may in its sole discretion award and
deliver all or any greater portion of the Restricted Shares to any such grantee
or to such person or persons.
17. LIMITATIONS ON OBLIGATION TO DELIVER SHARES
The Company shall not be obligated to deliver any Restricted Shares free and
clear of the Transferability Restrictions until the Company has satisfied itself
that such delivery complies with all laws and regulations by which the Company
is bound.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
18. SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS
Except for the Transferability Restrictions, a grantee of Restricted Shares
shall have the rights of a holder of the Shares, including the right to receive
dividends paid on such Shares and the right to vote such Shares at meetings of
shareholders of the Company. However, no optionee shall have any of the rights
of a shareholder with respect to any Shares unless and until he or she has
exercised his or her Option with respect to such Shares and has paid the full
purchase price therefor.
19. CHANGES IN SHARES
In the event of (i) any split, reverse split, combination of shares,
reclassification, recapitalization or similar event which involves, affects or
is made with regard to any class or
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series of Capital Stock which may be delivered pursuant to the Plan ("Plan
Shares"), (ii) any dividend or distribution on Plan Shares payable in Capital
Stock, or (iii) a merger, consolidation or other reorganization as a result of
which Plan Shares shall be increased, reduced or otherwise changed or affected,
then in each such event the Committee shall, to the extent it deems it to be
consistent with such event and necessary or equitable to carry out the purposes
of the Plan, appropriately adjust (a) the maximum number of shares of Capital
Stock and the classes or series of such Capital Stock which may be delivered
pursuant to the Plan, (b) the number of shares of Capital Stock and the classes
or series of Capital Stock subject to outstanding Options or SARs, (c) the
Option price per share of all Capital Stock subject to outstanding Options, and
(d) any other provisions of the Plan, provided, however, that (i) any
adjustments made in accordance with clauses (b) and (c) shall make any such
outstanding Option or SAR as nearly as practicable, equivalent to such Option or
SAR, as the case may be, immediately prior to such change and (ii) no such
adjustment shall give any optionee any additional benefits under any outstanding
Option.
20. REORGANIZATION
In the event that the Company is merged or consolidated with another
corporation, or in the event that all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company are acquired by another corporation, or in the event of a reorganization
or liquidation of the Company (each such event being hereinafter referred to as
a "Reorganization Event") or in the event that the Board of Directors shall
propose that the Company enter into a Reorganization Event, then the Committee
may in its discretion take any or all of the following actions: (i) by written
notice to each optionee, provide that his or her Options will be terminated
unless exercised within thirty days (or such longer period as the Committee
shall determine in its sole discretion) after the date of such notice (without
acceleration of the exercisability of such Options); and (ii) advance the date
or dates upon which any or all outstanding Options shall be exercisable.
Whenever deemed appropriate by the Committee, any action referred to in
subparagraph (a) above may be made conditional upon the consummation of the
applicable Reorganization Event. The provisions of this Section 20 shall apply
notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan.
21. CHANGE OF CONTROL
Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, upon (i) the
acquisition by any person of 50% or more of the combined voting power of the
Company's outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors, or (ii) a majority of the directors of the Company being individuals
who are not nominated by the Board of Directors (a "Change of Control"), any
outstanding Options granted under the Plan to officers or directors of the
Company shall be fully and immediately exercisable and any Vesting Restrictions
applicable to any Restricted Shares held by an officer of the Company shall
lapse and such Restricted Shares shall be delivered free and clear of all
Transferability Restrictions. The acquisition of any portion of the combined
voting power of the Company by DWG Acquisition Group, L.P.,
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Nelson Peltz or Peter May or by any person affiliated with such persons (or the
acquisition or disposition by any person or persons who receive any award under
Section 11 hereof) shall in no event constitute a Change of Control.
22. WITHHOLDING TAXES
Whenever under the Plan shares of Common Stock are to be delivered pursuant
to an award, the Committee may require as a condition of delivery that the
optionee or grantee remit an amount sufficient to satisfy all federal, state and
other governmental holding tax requirements related thereto. Whenever cash is to
be paid under the Plan (whether upon the exercise of an SAR or otherwise), the
Company may, as a condition of its payment, deduct therefrom, or from any salary
or other payments due to the grantee, an amount sufficient to satisfy all
federal, state and other governmental withholding tax requirements related
thereto or to the delivery of any shares of Common Stock under the Plan.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (i) an optionee or grantee
may elect to satisfy all or part of the foregoing withholding requirements by
delivery of unrestricted shares of Common Stock owned by the optionee or grantee
for at least six months (or such other period as the Committee may determine)
having a fair market value (determined as of the date of such delivery by the
optionee or grantee) equal to all or part of the amount to be so withheld,
provided that the Committee may require, as a condition of accepting any such
delivery, the optionee or grantee to furnish an opinion of counsel acceptable to
the Committee to the effect that such delivery would not result in the optionee
or grantee incurring any liability under Section 16(b) of the Act; and (ii) the
Committee may permit any such delivery to be made by withholding shares of
Common Stock from the Shares otherwise issuable pursuant to the award giving
rise to the tax withholding obligation (in which event the date of delivery
shall be deemed the date such award was exercised).
23. AMENDMENT AND DISCONTINUANCE
The Board of Directors may alter, suspend, or discontinue the Plan, but,
except as provided in Section 19, may not, without the approval of the holders
of a majority of the Class A Common Stock, make any alteration or amendment
hereto which operates (a) to materially increase the number of Shares which are
available for the grant of Options, SARs and Restricted Shares under the Plan,
(b) to extend the term during which Options may be granted under the Plan or the
maximum Option period provided in Section 9, (c) to decrease the minimum Option
price provided in Section 8, (d) to materially increase the rights of optionees
with respect to SARs in a manner which would not comply with Rule 16b-3, (e) to
amend Section 11 in a manner which would not comply with Rule 16b-3, or (f) to
materially modify the requirements as to eligibility for participation in the
Plan, or (g) as otherwise required to comply with Rule 16b-3.
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24. GOVERNING LAWS
The Plan shall be applied and construed in accordance with an governed by
the law of the State of Delaware, to the extent such law is not superseded by or
inconsistent with Federal law.
25. EFFECTIVE DATE AND DURATION OF PLAN
The Plan shall become effective on April 24, 1993, the date of its adoption
by the Board of Directors; subject, however, to the approval of the Plan by the
holders of a majority of the Class A Common Stock outstanding and entitled to
vote generally in the election of directors on or prior to April 24, 1994. The
term during which Options, SARs and Restricted Shares may be granted under the
Plan shall expire on April 24, 1998.
26. AMENDMENTS TO AGREEMENTS
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Board of Directors, or
any authorized commitee thereof, may amend the terms of any agreement entered
into in connection with any award granted pursuant to the Plan, provided that
the terms of such amendment are not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan.
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