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EXHIBIT 10.71
TEXAS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
1999 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 1. General Provisions Relating To Plan Governance, Coverage And Benefits.......................1
1.1 Purpose.............................................................................1
1.2 Definitions.........................................................................1
(a) Authorized Officer.........................................................1
(b) Board......................................................................2
(c) Cause......................................................................2
(d) Change in Control..........................................................2
(e) Code.......................................................................2
(f) Committee..................................................................2
(g) Common Stock...............................................................3
(h) Company....................................................................3
(i) Consultant.................................................................3
(j) Covered Employee...........................................................3
(k) Disability.................................................................3
(l) Employee...................................................................3
(m) Employment.................................................................3
(n) Exchange Act...............................................................4
(o) Fair Market Value..........................................................4
(p) Grantee....................................................................5
(q) Immediate Family...........................................................5
(r) Incentive Agreement........................................................5
(s) Incentive Award............................................................5
(t) Incentive Stock Option.....................................................5
(u) Insider....................................................................5
(v) Nonstatutory Stock Option..................................................5
(w) Option Price...............................................................5
(x) Other Stock-Based Award....................................................5
(y) Outside Director...........................................................5
(z) Parent.....................................................................5
(aa) Performance-Based Exception................................................6
(bb) Performance Period.........................................................6
(cc) Plan.......................................................................6
(dd) Publicly Held Corporation..................................................6
(ee) Restricted Stock...........................................................6
(ff) Restricted Stock Award.....................................................6
(gg) Restriction Period.........................................................6
(hh) Retirement.................................................................6
(ii) Share......................................................................6
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(jj) Share Pool.................................................................6
(kk) Stock Option or Option.....................................................6
(ll) Subsidiary.................................................................7
1.3 Plan Administration.................................................................7
(a) Authority of the Committee.................................................7
(b) Meetings...................................................................7
(c) Decisions Binding..........................................................7
(d) Modification of Outstanding Incentive Awards...............................8
(e) Delegation of Authority....................................................8
(f) Expenses of Committee......................................................8
(g) Surrender of Previous Incentive Awards.....................................8
(h) Indemnification............................................................8
1.4 Shares of Common Stock Available for Incentive Awards...............................9
1.5 Share Pool Adjustments for Awards and Payouts......................................10
1.6 Common Stock Available. ..........................................................10
1.7 Participation......................................................................10
(a) Eligibility...............................................................10
(b) Incentive Stock Option Eligibility........................................11
1.8 Types of Incentive Awards..........................................................11
SECTION 2. STOCK OPTIONS...............................................................................11
2.1 Grant of Stock Options.............................................................11
2.2 Stock Option Terms.................................................................11
(a) Written Agreement.........................................................11
(b) Number of Shares..........................................................12
(c) Exercise Price............................................................12
(d) Term......................................................................12
(e) Exercise..................................................................12
(f) $100,000 Annual Limit on Incentive Stock Options..........................12
2.3 Stock Option Exercises.............................................................13
(a) Method of Exercise and Payment............................................13
(b) Restrictions on Share Transferability.....................................14
(c) Notification of Disqualifying Disposition of Shares from Incentive
Stock Options.............................................................14
(d) Proceeds of Option Exercise...............................................14
2.4 Reload Options.....................................................................14
SECTION 3. RESTRICTED STOCK............................................................................15
3.1 Award of Restricted Stock..........................................................15
(a) Grant.....................................................................15
(b) Immediate Transfer Without Immediate Delivery of
Restricted Stock..........................................................15
3.2 Restrictions.......................................................................16
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(a) Forfeiture of Restricted Stock............................................16
(b) Issuance of Certificates..................................................16
(c) Removal of Restrictions...................................................16
3.3 Delivery of Shares of Common Stock.................................................17
SECTION 4. OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS....................................................................17
4.1 Grant of Other Stock-Based Awards..................................................17
4.2 Other Stock-Based Award Terms......................................................17
(a) Written Agreement.........................................................17
(b) Purchase Price............................................................17
(c) Performance Criteria and Other Terms......................................18
(d) Payment...................................................................18
(e) Dividends.................................................................18
SECTION 5. PROVISIONS RELATING TO PLAN PARTICIPATION...................................................18
5.1 Plan Conditions....................................................................18
(a) Incentive Agreement.......................................................18
(b) No Right to Employment....................................................19
(c) Securities Requirements...................................................19
5.2 Transferability and Exercisability.................................................19
5.3 Rights as a Stockholder............................................................20
(a) No Stockholder Rights.....................................................20
(b) Representation of Ownership...............................................21
5.4 Listing and Registration of Shares of Common Stock.................................21
5.5 Change in Stock and Adjustments....................................................21
(a) Changes in Law or Circumstances...........................................21
(b) Exercise of Corporate Powers..............................................21
(c) Recapitalization of the Company...........................................22
(d) Reorganization of the Company.............................................22
(e) Issue of Common Stock by the Company......................................22
(f) Acquisition of the Company................................................23
(g) Assumption under the Plan of Outstanding Stock Options....................23
(h) Assumption of Incentive Awards by a Successor.............................24
5.6 Termination of Employment, Death, Disability and Retirement........................24
(a) Termination of Employment.................................................24
(b) Termination of Employment for Cause.......................................25
(c) Retirement................................................................25
(d) Disability or Death.......................................................25
(e) Continuation..............................................................26
5.7 Change in Control..................................................................26
5.8 Exchange of Incentive Awards.......................................................28
5.9 Financing..........................................................................28
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SECTION 6. GENERAL.....................................................................................28
6.1 Effective Date and Grant Period....................................................28
6.2 Funding and Liability of Company...................................................29
6.3 Withholding Taxes..................................................................29
(a) Tax Withholding...........................................................29
(b) Share Withholding.........................................................29
(c) Incentive Stock Options...................................................29
(d) Loans.....................................................................30
6.4 No Guarantee of Tax Consequences...................................................30
6.5 Designation of Beneficiary by Participant..........................................30
6.6 Deferrals..........................................................................30
6.7 Amendment and Termination..........................................................30
6.8 Requirements of Law................................................................31
6.9 Rule 16b-3 Securities Law Compliance...............................................31
6.10 Compliance with Code Section 162(m)................................................31
6.11 Successors.........................................................................32
6.12 Miscellaneous Provisions...........................................................32
6.13 Severability.......................................................................32
6.14 Gender, Tense and Headings.........................................................32
6.15 Governing Law......................................................................33
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TEXAS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
1999 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
SECTION 1.
GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO
PLAN GOVERNANCE, COVERAGE AND BENEFITS
1.1 PURPOSE
The purpose of the Plan is to foster and promote the long-term
financial success of Texas Biotechnology Corporation (the "Company") and its
Subsidiaries and to increase stockholder value by: (a) encouraging the
commitment of selected key Employees, Consultants and Outside Directors, (b)
motivating superior performance of key Employees, Consultants and Outside
Directors by means of long-term performance related incentives, (c) encouraging
and providing key Employees, Consultants and Outside Directors with a program
for obtaining ownership interests in the Company which link and align their
personal interests to those of the Company's stockholders, (d) attracting and
retaining key Employees, Consultants and Outside Directors by providing
competitive incentive compensation opportunities, and (e) enabling key
Employees, Consultants and Outside Directors to share in the long-term growth
and success of the Company.
The Plan provides for payment of various forms of incentive
compensation and it is not intended to be a plan that is subject to the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA). The Plan shall be
interpreted, construed and administered consistent with its status as a plan
that is not subject to ERISA.
Subject to approval by the Company's stockholders pursuant to Section
6.1, the Plan shall become effective as of March 2, 1999 (the "EFFECTIVE DATE").
The Plan shall commence on the Effective Date, and shall remain in effect,
subject to the right of the Board to amend or terminate the Plan at any time
pursuant to Section 6.7, until all Shares subject to the Plan have been
purchased or acquired according to its provisions. However, in no event may an
Incentive Award be granted under the Plan after the expiration of ten (10) years
from the Effective Date.
1.2 DEFINITIONS
The following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
(a) AUTHORIZED OFFICER. The Chairman of the Board or the
Chief Executive Officer of the Company or any other senior officer of
the Company to whom either of them delegate the authority to execute
any Incentive Agreement for and on behalf of the Company.
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No officer or director shall be an Authorized Officer with respect to
any Incentive Agreement for himself.
(b) BOARD. The Board of Directors of the Company.
(c) CAUSE. When used in connection with the termination of a
Grantee's Employment, shall mean the termination of the Grantee's
Employment by the Company by reason of (i) the conviction of the
Grantee by a court of competent jurisdiction as to which no further
appeal can be taken of a crime involving moral turpitude or a felony;
(ii) the proven commission by the Grantee of an act of fraud upon the
Company; (iii) the willful and proven misappropriation of any funds or
property of the Company by the Grantee; (iv) the willful, continued and
unreasonable failure by the Grantee to perform the material duties
assigned to him; (v) the knowing engagement by the Grantee in any
direct, material conflict of interest with the Company without
compliance with the Company's conflict of interest policy, if any, then
in effect; or (vi) the knowing engagement by the Grantee, without the
written approval of the Board, in any activity which competes with the
business of the Company or which would result in a material injury to
the business, reputation or goodwill of the Company.
(d) CHANGE IN CONTROL. Any of the events described in and
subject to Section 5.7.
(e) CODE. The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and
the regulations and other authority promulgated thereunder by the
appropriate governmental authority. References herein to any provision
of the Code shall refer to any successor provision thereto.
(f) COMMITTEE. A committee appointed by the Board consisting
of not less than two directors as appointed by the Board to administer
the Plan. During such period that the Company is a Publicly Held
Corporation, the Plan shall be administered by a committee appointed by
the Board consisting of not less than two directors who fulfill the
"non-employee director" requirements of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange
Act and the "outside director" requirements of Section 162(m) of the
Code. In either case, the Committee may be the Compensation Committee
of the Board, or any subcommittee of the Compensation Committee,
provided that the members of the Committee satisfy the requirements of
the previous provisions of this paragraph. The Board shall have the
power to fill vacancies on the Committee arising by resignation, death,
removal or otherwise. The Board, in its sole discretion, may bifurcate
the powers and duties of the Committee among one or more separate
committees, or retain all powers and duties of the Committee in a
single Committee. The members of the Committee shall serve at the
discretion of the Board.
Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, the term "Committee"
as used in the Plan with respect to any Incentive Award for an Outside
Director shall refer to the entire Board. In the case of an Incentive
Award for an Outside Director, the Board shall have all the
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powers and responsibilities of the Committee hereunder as to such
Incentive Award, and any actions as to such Incentive Award may be
acted upon only by the Board (unless it otherwise designates in its
discretion). When the Board exercises its authority to act in the
capacity as the Committee hereunder with respect to an Incentive Award
for an Outside Director, it shall so designate with respect to any
action that it undertakes in its capacity as the Committee.
(g) COMMON STOCK. The common stock of the Company, $.005 par
value per share, and any class of common stock into which such common
shares may hereafter be converted, reclassified or recapitalized.
(h) COMPANY. Texas Biotechnology Corporation, a corporation
organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, and any successor in
interest thereto.
(i) CONSULTANT. An independent agent, consultant, attorney, an
individual who has agreed to become an Employee, or any other
individual who is not an Outside Director or employee of the Company
(or any Parent or Subsidiary) and who, in the opinion of the Committee,
is in a position to contribute materially to the growth or financial
success of the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary).
(j) COVERED EMPLOYEE. A named executive officer who is one of
the group of covered employees, as defined in Section 162(m) of the
Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.162-27(c) (or its successor),
during such period that the Company is a Publicly Held Corporation.
(k) DISABILITY. As determined by the Committee in its
discretion exercised in good faith, a physical or mental condition of
the Employee that would entitle him to payment of disability income
payments under the Company's long term disability insurance policy or
plan for employees, as then effective, if any; or in the event that the
Grantee is not covered, for whatever reason, under the Company's
long-term disability insurance policy or plan, "Disability" means a
permanent and total disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the
Code. A determination of Disability may be made by a physician selected
or approved by the Committee and, in this respect, the Grantee shall
submit to an examination by such physician upon request.
(l) EMPLOYEE. Any employee of the Company (or any Parent or
Subsidiary) within the meaning of Section 3401(c) of the Code who, in
the opinion of the Committee, is in a position to contribute to the
growth, development and financial success of the Company (or any Parent
or Subsidiary), including, without limitation, officers who are members
of the Board.
(m) EMPLOYMENT. Employment by the Company (or any Parent or
Subsidiary), or by any corporation issuing or assuming an Incentive
Award in any transaction described
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in Section 424(a) of the Code, or by a parent corporation or a
subsidiary corporation of such corporation issuing or assuming such
Incentive Award, as the parent-subsidiary relationship shall be
determined at the time of the corporate action described in Section
424(a) of the Code. In this regard, neither the transfer of a Grantee
from Employment by the Company to Employment by any Parent or
Subsidiary, nor the transfer of a Grantee from Employment by any Parent
or Subsidiary to Employment by the Company, shall be deemed to be a
termination of Employment of the Grantee. Moreover, the Employment of a
Grantee shall not be deemed to have been terminated because of an
approved leave of absence from active Employment on account of
temporary illness, authorized vacation or granted for reasons of
professional advancement, education, health, or government service, or
during military leave for any period (if the Grantee returns to active
Employment within 90 days after the termination of military leave), or
during any period required to be treated as a leave of absence by
virtue of any applicable statute, Company personnel policy or
agreement. Whether an authorized leave of absence shall constitute
termination of Employment hereunder shall be determined by the
Committee in its discretion.
Unless otherwise provided in the Incentive Agreement, the term
"Employment" for purposes of the Plan is also defined to include (i)
compensatory services performed by a Consultant for the Company (or any
Parent or Subsidiary) and (ii) membership on the Board by an Outside
Director.
(n) EXCHANGE ACT. The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
(o) FAIR MARKET VALUE. The Fair Market Value of one share of
Common Stock on the date in question is deemed to be (i) the closing
sales price on the immediately preceding business day of a share of
Common Stock as reported on the consolidated reporting system for the
securities exchange(s) on which Shares are then listed or admitted to
trading (as reported in the Wall Street Journal or other reputable
source), or (ii) if not so reported, the average of the closing bid and
asked prices for a Share on the immediately preceding business day as
quoted on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated
Quotation System ("NASDAQ"), or (iii) if not quoted on NASDAQ, the
average of the closing bid and asked prices for a Share as quoted by
the National Quotation Bureau's "Pink Sheets" or the National
Association of Securities Dealers' OTC Bulletin Board System. If there
was no public trade of Common Stock on the date in question, Fair
Market Value shall be determined by reference to the last preceding
date on which such a trade was so reported.
If the Company is not a Publicly Held Corporation at the time
a determination of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock is
required to be made hereunder, the determination of Fair Market Value
for purposes of the Plan shall be made by the Committee in its
discretion exercised in good faith. In this respect, the Committee may
rely on such financial data, valuations, experts, and other sources, in
its discretion, as it deems advisable under the circumstances.
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(p) GRANTEE. Any Employee, Consultant or Outside Director who
is granted an Incentive Award under the Plan.
(q) IMMEDIATE FAMILY. With respect to a Grantee, the Grantee's
spouse, children or grandchildren (including legally adopted and step
children and grandchildren)
(r) INCENTIVE AGREEMENT. The written agreement entered into
between the Company and the Grantee setting forth the terms and
conditions pursuant to which an Incentive Award is granted under the
Plan, as such agreement is further defined in Section 6.1(a).
(s) INCENTIVE AWARD. A grant of an award under the Plan to a
Grantee, including any Nonstatutory Stock Option, Incentive Stock
Option, Reload Option, Restricted Stock Award, or Other Stock-Based
Award.
(t) INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION OR ISO. A Stock Option granted by
the Committee to an Employee under Section 2 which is designated by the
Committee as an Incentive Stock Option and intended to qualify as an
Incentive Stock Option under Section 422 of the Code.
(u) INSIDER. An individual who is, on the relevant date, an
officer, director or ten percent (10%) beneficial owner of any class of
the Company's equity securities that is registered pursuant to Section
12 of the Exchange Act, all as defined under Section 16 of the Exchange
Act.
(v) NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION. A Stock Option granted by the
Committee to a Grantee under Section 2 that is not designated by the
Committee as an Incentive Stock Option.
(w) OPTION PRICE. The exercise price at which a Share may be
purchased by the Grantee of a Stock Option.
(x) OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARD. An award granted by the Committee
to a Grantee under Section 4.1 that is valued in whole or in part by
reference to, or is otherwise based upon, Common Stock.
(y) OUTSIDE DIRECTOR. A member of the Board who is not, at the
time of grant of an Incentive Award, an employee of the Company or any
Parent or Subsidiary.
(z) PARENT. Any corporation (whether now or hereafter
existing) which constitutes a "parent" of the Company, as defined in
Section 424(e) of the Code.
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(aa) PERFORMANCE-BASED EXCEPTION. The performance-based
exception from the tax deductibility limitations of Section 162(m) of
the Code, as prescribed in Code Section 162(m) and Treasury Regulation
Section 1.162-27(e) (or its successor), which is applicable during such
period that the Company is a Publicly Held Corporation.
(bb) PERFORMANCE PERIOD. A period of time, as may be
determined in the discretion of the Committee and set out in the
Incentive Agreement, over which performance is measured for the purpose
of determining a Grantee's right to and the payment value of an
Incentive Award.
(cc) PLAN. The Texas Biotechnology Corporation 1999 Stock
Incentive Plan as set forth herein and as it may be amended from time
to time.
(dd) PUBLICLY HELD CORPORATION. A corporation issuing any
class of common equity securities required to be registered under
Section 12 of the Exchange Act.
(ee) RESTRICTED STOCK. Shares of Common Stock issued or
transferred to a Grantee pursuant to Section 3.
(ff) RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD. An authorization by the Committee
to issue or transfer Restricted Stock to a Grantee.
(gg) RESTRICTION PERIOD. The period of time determined by the
Committee and set forth in the Incentive Agreement during which the
transfer of Restricted Stock by the Grantee is restricted.
(hh) RETIREMENT. The voluntary termination of Employment from
the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary constituting retirement for age
on any date after the Employee attains the normal retirement age of 65
years, or such other age as may be designated by the Committee in the
Employee's Incentive Agreement.
(ii) SHARE. A share of the Common Stock of the Company.
(jj) SHARE POOL. The number of shares authorized for issuance
under Section 1.4, as adjusted for awards and payouts under Section 1.5
and as adjusted for changes in corporate capitalization under Section
5.5.
(kk) STOCK OPTION OR OPTION. Pursuant to Section 2, (i) an
Incentive Stock Option granted to an Employee or (ii) a Nonstatutory
Stock Option granted to an Employee, Consultant or Outside Director,
whereunder such stock option the Grantee has the right to purchase
Shares of Common Stock. In accordance with Section 422 of the Code,
only an Employee may be granted an Incentive Stock Option.
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(ll) SUBSIDIARY. Any corporation (whether now or hereafter
existing) which constitutes a "subsidiary" of the Company, as defined
in Section 424(f) of the Code.
1.3 PLAN ADMINISTRATION
(a) AUTHORITY OF THE COMMITTEE. Except as may be limited by
law and subject to the provisions herein, the Committee shall have full
power to (i) select Grantees who shall participate in the Plan; (ii)
determine the sizes, duration and types of Incentive Awards; (iii)
determine the terms and conditions of Incentive Awards and Incentive
Agreements; (iv) determine whether any Shares subject to Incentive
Awards will be subject to any restrictions on transfer; (v) construe
and interpret the Plan and any Incentive Agreement or other agreement
entered into under the Plan; and (vi) establish, amend, or waive rules
for the Plan's administration. Further, the Committee shall make all
other determinations which may be necessary or advisable for the
administration of the Plan including, without limitation, correcting
any defect, supplying any omission or reconciling any inconsistency in
the Plan or any Incentive Agreement. The determinations of the
Committee shall be final and binding.
The Committee may grant an Incentive Award to an individual
who it expects to become an Employee within the next six months, with
such Incentive Award being subject to such individual actually becoming
an Employee within such time period, and subject to such other terms
and conditions as may be established by the Committee in its
discretion.
(b) MEETINGS. The Committee shall designate a chairman from
among its members who shall preside at all of its meetings, and shall
designate a secretary, without regard to whether that person is a
member of the Committee, who shall keep the minutes of the proceedings
and all records, documents, and data pertaining to its administration
of the Plan. Meetings shall be held at such times and places as shall
be determined by the Committee and the Committee may hold telephonic
meetings. The Committee may take any action otherwise proper under the
Plan by the affirmative vote, taken with or without a meeting, of a
majority of its members. The Committee may authorize any one or more of
their members or any officer of the Company to execute and deliver
documents on behalf of the Committee.
(c) DECISIONS BINDING. All determinations and decisions made
by the Committee shall be made in its discretion pursuant to the
provisions of the Plan, and shall be final, conclusive and binding on
all persons including the Company, its shareholders, Employees,
Grantees, and their estates and beneficiaries. The Committee's
decisions and determinations with respect to any Incentive Award need
not be uniform and may be made selectively among Incentive Awards and
Grantees, whether or not such Incentive Awards are similar or such
Grantees are similarly situated.
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(d) MODIFICATION OF OUTSTANDING INCENTIVE AWARDS. Subject to
the stockholder approval requirements of Section 6.7 if applicable, the
Committee may, in its discretion, provide for the extension of the
exercisability of an Incentive Award, accelerate the vesting or
exercisability of an Incentive Award, eliminate or make less
restrictive any restrictions contained in an Incentive Award, waive any
restriction or other provisions of an Incentive Award, or otherwise
amend or modify an Incentive Award in any manner that is either (i) not
adverse to the Grantee to whom such Incentive Award was granted or (ii)
consented to by such Grantee. With respect to an Incentive Award that
is an incentive stock option (as described in Section 422 of the Code),
no adjustment to such option shall be made to the extent constituting a
"modification" within the meaning of Section 424(h)(3) of the Code
unless otherwise agreed to by the optionee in writing.
(e) DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY. The Committee may delegate to
designated officers or other employees of the Company any of its duties
under this Plan pursuant to such conditions or limitations as the
Committee may establish from time to time; provided, however, while the
Company is a Publicly Held Corporation, the Committee may not delegate
to any person the authority to (i) grant Incentive Awards, or (ii) take
any action which would contravene the requirements of Rule 16b-3 under
the Exchange Act or the Performance-Based Exception under Section
162(m) of the Code.
(f) EXPENSES OF COMMITTEE. The Committee may employ legal
counsel, including, without limitation, independent legal counsel and
counsel regularly employed by the Company, and other agents as the
Committee may deem appropriate for the administration of the Plan. The
Committee may rely upon any opinion or computation received from any
such counsel or agent. All expenses incurred by the Committee in
interpreting and administering the Plan, including, without limitation,
meeting expenses and professional fees, shall be paid by the Company.
(g) SURRENDER OF PREVIOUS INCENTIVE AWARDS. The Committee may,
in its absolute discretion, grant Incentive Awards to Grantees on the
condition that such Grantees surrender to the Committee for
cancellation such other Incentive Awards (including, without
limitation, Incentive Awards with higher exercise prices) as the
Committee directs. Incentive Awards granted on the condition precedent
of surrender of outstanding Incentive Awards shall not count against
the limits set forth in Section 1.4 until such time as such previous
Incentive Awards are surrendered and canceled.
(h) INDEMNIFICATION. Each person who is or was a member of
the Committee, or of the Board, shall be indemnified by the Company
against and from any damage, loss, liability, cost and expense that may
be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by him in connection with or
resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he may
be a party or in which he may be involved by reason of any action taken
or failure to act under the Plan, EXCEPT FOR ANY SUCH ACT OR OMISSION
CONSTITUTING WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OR GROSS negligence. Such person shall
be indemnified by the Company for all amounts paid by him in settlement
thereof, with the Company's approval, or paid by him
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in settlement thereof, with the Company's approval, or paid by him in
satisfaction of any judgment in any such action, suit, or proceeding
against him, provided he shall give the Company an opportunity, at its
own expense, to handle and defend the same before he undertakes to
handle and defend it on his own behalf. The foregoing right of
indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of
indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under the
Company's Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, as a matter of law, or
otherwise, or any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or
hold them harmless.
1.4 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK AVAILABLE FOR INCENTIVE AWARDS
Subject to adjustment under Section 5.5, there shall be available for
Incentive Awards under the Plan granted wholly or partly in Common Stock
(including rights or Stock Options that may be exercised for or settled in
Common Stock) One Million (1,000,000) Shares of Common Stock. One Million
(1,000,000) of the Shares reserved under the Plan shall be available for grants
of Incentive Stock Options. The number of Shares of Common Stock that are the
subject of Incentive Awards under this Plan, that are forfeited or terminated,
expire unexercised, are settled in cash in lieu of Common Stock or in a manner
such that all or some of the Shares covered by an Incentive Award are not issued
to a Grantee or are exchanged for Incentive Awards that do not involve Common
Stock, shall again immediately become available for Incentive Awards hereunder.
The Committee may from time to time adopt and observe such procedures concerning
the counting of Shares against the Plan maximum as it may deem appropriate. The
Board and the appropriate officers of the Company shall from time to time take
whatever actions are necessary to file any required documents with governmental
authorities, stock exchanges and transaction reporting systems to ensure that
Shares are available for issuance pursuant to Incentive Awards.
During such period that the Company is a Publicly Held Corporation,
then unless and until the Committee determines that a particular Incentive Award
granted to a Covered Employee is not intended to comply with the
Performance-Based Exception, the following rules shall apply to grants of
Incentive Awards to Covered Employees:
(a) Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 5.5, the
maximum aggregate number of Shares of Common Stock (including Stock
Options, Restricted Stock, or Other Stock-Based Awards paid out in
Shares) that may be granted or that may vest, as applicable, in any
calendar year pursuant to any Incentive Award held by any individual
Covered Employee shall be 1,000,000 Shares.
(b) The maximum aggregate cash payout (including Other
Stock-Based Awards paid out in cash) with respect to Incentive Awards
granted in any calendar year which may be made to any Covered Employee
shall be Ten Million dollars ($10,000,000).
(c) With respect to any Stock Option granted to a Covered
Employee that is canceled or repriced, the number of Shares subject to
such Stock Option shall continue to
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count against the maximum number of Shares that may be the subject of
Stock Options granted to such Covered Employee hereunder and, in this
regard, such maximum number shall be determined in accordance with
Section 162(m) of the Code.
(d) The limitations of subsections (a), (b) and (c) above
shall be construed and administered so as to comply with the
Performance-Based Exception.
1.5 SHARE POOL ADJUSTMENTS FOR AWARDS AND PAYOUTS.
The following Incentive Awards and payouts shall reduce, on a one Share
for one Share basis, the number of Shares authorized for issuance under the
Share Pool:
(a) Stock Option;
(b) Restricted Stock; and
(c) A payout of an Other Stock-Based Award in Shares.
The following transactions shall restore, on a one Share for one Share
basis, the number of Shares authorized for issuance under the Share Pool:
(a) A payout of an Other Stock-Based Award in the form of
cash;
(b) A cancellation, termination, expiration, forfeiture,
or lapse for any reason of any Shares subject to an Incentive Award;
and
(c) Payment of an Option Price with previously acquired
Shares or by withholding Shares that otherwise would be acquired on
exercise (i.e., the Share Pool shall be increased by the number of
Shares turned in or withheld as payment of the Option Price).
1.6 COMMON STOCK AVAILABLE.
The Common Stock available for issuance or transfer under the Plan
shall be made available from Shares now or hereafter (a) held in the treasury of
the Company, (b) authorized but unissued shares, or (c) shares to be purchased
or acquired by the Company. No fractional shares shall be issued under the Plan;
payment for fractional shares shall be made in cash.
1.7 PARTICIPATION
(a) ELIGIBILITY. The Committee shall from time to time
designate those Employees, Consultants and/or Outside Directors, if
any, to be granted Incentive Awards under the Plan, the type of
Incentive Awards granted, the number of Shares or Stock Options, as the
case may be, which shall be granted to each such person, and any other
terms or
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conditions relating to the Incentive Awards as it may deem appropriate
to the extent not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan. A
Grantee who has been granted an Incentive Award may, if otherwise
eligible, be granted additional Incentive Awards at any time.
(b) INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION ELIGIBILITY. No Consultant or
Outside Director shall be eligible for the grant of any Incentive Stock
Option. In addition, no Employee shall be eligible for the grant of any
Incentive Stock Option who owns or would own immediately before the
grant of such Incentive Stock Option, directly or indirectly, stock
possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting
power of all classes of stock of the Company, or any Parent or
Subsidiary. This restriction does not apply if, at the time such
Incentive Stock Option is granted, the Incentive Stock Option exercise
price is at least one hundred and ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market
Value on the date of grant and the Incentive Stock Option by its terms
is not exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years from the date
of grant. For the purpose of the immediately preceding sentence, the
attribution rules of Section 424(d) of the Code shall apply for the
purpose of determining an Employee's percentage ownership in the
Company or any Parent or Subsidiary. This paragraph shall be construed
consistent with the requirements of Section 422 of the Code.
1.8 TYPES OF INCENTIVE AWARDS
The types of Incentive Awards under the Plan are Stock Options as
described in Section 2, Restricted Stock as described in Section 3, Other
Stock-Based Awards as described in Section 4, or any combination of the
foregoing.
SECTION 2.
STOCK OPTIONS
2.1 GRANT OF STOCK OPTIONS
The Committee is authorized to grant (a) Nonstatutory Stock Options to
Employees, Consultants and/or Outside Directors and (b) Incentive Stock Options
to Employees only, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan, and
with such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the Plan, as
the Committee shall determine in its discretion. Successive grants may be made
to the same Grantee whether or not any Stock Option previously granted to such
person remains unexercised.
2.2 STOCK OPTION TERMS
(a) WRITTEN AGREEMENT. Each grant of an Stock Option shall be
evidenced by a written Incentive Agreement. Among its other provisions,
each Incentive Agreement shall set forth the extent to which the
Grantee shall have the right to exercise the Stock Option
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following termination of the Grantee's Employment. Such provisions
shall be determined in the discretion of the Committee, shall be
included in the Grantee's Incentive Agreement, need not be uniform
among all Stock Options issued pursuant to the Plan.
(b) NUMBER OF SHARES. Each Stock Option shall specify the
number of Shares of Common Stock to which it pertains.
(c) EXERCISE PRICE. The exercise price per Share of Common
Stock under each Stock Option shall be determined by the Committee;
provided, however, that in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, such
exercise price shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per
Share on the date the Incentive Stock Option is granted. To the extent
that the Company is a Publicly Held Corporation and the Stock Option is
intended to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception, the exercise
price shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on
the date the Stock Option is granted. Each Stock Option shall specify
the method of exercise which shall be consistent with the requirements
of Section 2.3(a).
(d) TERM. In the Incentive Agreement, the Committee shall fix
the term of each Stock Option which shall be not more than ten (10)
years from the date of grant. In the event no term is fixed, such term
shall be ten (10) years from the date of grant.
(e) EXERCISE. The Committee shall determine the time or times
at which a Stock Option may be exercised in whole or in part. Each
Stock Option may specify the required period of continuous Employment
and/or the performance objectives to be achieved before the Stock
Option or portion thereof will become exercisable. Each Stock Option,
the exercise of which, or the timing of the exercise of which, is
dependent, in whole or in part, on the achievement of designated
performance objectives, may specify a minimum level of achievement in
respect of the specified performance objectives below which no Stock
Options will be exercisable and a method for determining the number of
Stock Options that will be exercisable if performance is at or above
such minimum but short of full achievement of the performance
objectives. All such terms and conditions shall be set forth in the
Incentive Agreement.
(f) $100,000 ANNUAL LIMIT ON INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS.
Notwithstanding any contrary provision in the Plan, to the extent that
the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the time the
Incentive Stock Option is granted) of the Shares of Common Stock with
respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first
time by any Grantee during any single calendar year (under the Plan and
any other stock option plans of the Company and its Subsidiaries or
Parent) exceeds the sum of $100,000, such Incentive Stock Option shall
be treated as a Nonstatutory Stock Option to the extent in excess of
the $100,000 limit, and not an Incentive Stock Option, but all other
terms and provisions of such Stock Option shall remain unchanged. This
paragraph shall be applied by taking Incentive Stock Options into
account in the order in which they are granted and shall be construed
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accordance with Section 422(d) of the Code. In the absence of such
regulations or other authority, or if such regulations or other
authority require or permit a designation of the Options which shall
cease to constitute Incentive Stock Options, then such Incentive Stock
Options, only to the extent of such excess and in the order in which
they were granted, shall automatically be deemed to be Nonstatutory
Stock Options but all other terms and conditions of such Incentive
Stock Options, and the corresponding Incentive Agreement, shall remain
unchanged.
2.3 STOCK OPTION EXERCISES
(a) METHOD OF EXERCISE AND PAYMENT. Stock Options shall be
exercised by the delivery of a signed written notice of exercise to the
Company as of a date set by the Company in advance of the effective
date of the proposed exercise. The notice shall set forth the number of
Shares with respect to which the Option is to be exercised, accompanied
by full payment for the Shares.
The Option Price upon exercise of any Stock Option shall be
payable to the Company in full either: (i) in cash or its equivalent,
or (ii) subject to prior approval by the Committee in its discretion,
by tendering previously acquired Shares having an aggregate Fair Market
Value at the time of exercise equal to the total Option Price (provided
that the Shares which are tendered must have been held by the Grantee
for at least six (6) months prior to their tender to satisfy the Option
Price), or (iii) subject to prior approval by the Committee in its
discretion, by withholding Shares which otherwise would be acquired on
exercise having an aggregate Fair Market Value at the time of exercise
equal to the total Option Price, or (iv) subject to prior approval by
the Committee in its discretion, by a combination of (i), (ii), and
(iii) above. Any payment in Shares of Common Stock shall be effected by
the delivery of such Shares to the Secretary of the Company, duly
endorsed in blank or accompanied by stock powers duly executed in
blank, together with any other documents as the Secretary shall require
from time to time.
The Committee, in its discretion, also may allow (i) "cashless
exercise" as permitted under Federal Reserve Board's Regulation T, 12
CFR Part 220 (or its successor), and subject to applicable securities
law restrictions and tax withholdings, or (ii) by any other means which
the Committee, in its discretion, determines to be consistent with the
Plan's purpose and applicable law.
As soon as practicable after receipt of a written notification
of exercise and full payment, the Company shall deliver to or on behalf
of the Grantee, in the name of the Grantee or other appropriate
recipient, Share certificates for the number of Shares purchased under
the Stock Option. Such delivery shall be effected for all purposes when
a stock transfer agent of the Company shall have deposited such
certificates in the United States mail, addressed to Grantee or other
appropriate recipient.
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(b) RESTRICTIONS ON SHARE TRANSFERABILITY. The Committee may
impose such restrictions on any Shares acquired pursuant to the
exercise of a Stock Option as it may deem advisable, including, without
limitation, restrictions under (i) any buy/sell agreement or right of
first refusal, (ii) any applicable federal securities laws, (iii) the
requirements of any stock exchange or market upon which such Shares are
then listed and/or traded, or (iv) any blue sky or state securities law
applicable to such Shares. Any certificate issued to evidence Shares
issued upon the exercise of an Incentive Award may bear such legends
and statements as the Committee shall deem advisable to assure
compliance with federal and state laws and regulations.
Any Grantee or other person exercising an Incentive Award may
be required by the Committee to give a written representation that the
Incentive Award and the Shares subject to the Incentive Award will be
acquired for investment and not with a view to public distribution;
provided, however, that the Committee, in its sole discretion, may
release any person receiving an Incentive Award from any such
representations either prior to or subsequent to the exercise of the
Incentive Award.
(c) NOTIFICATION OF DISQUALIFYING DISPOSITION OF SHARES FROM
INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. Notwithstanding any other provision of the
Plan, a Grantee who disposes of Shares of Common Stock acquired upon
the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option by a sale or exchange either
(i) within two (2) years after the date of the grant of the Incentive
Stock Option under which the Shares were acquired or (ii) within one
(1) year after the transfer of such Shares to him pursuant to exercise,
shall promptly notify the Company of such disposition, the amount
realized and his adjusted basis in such Shares.
(d) PROCEEDS OF OPTION EXERCISE. The proceeds received by the
Company from the sale of Shares pursuant to Stock Options exercised
under the Plan shall be used for general corporate purposes.
2.4 RELOAD OPTIONS
At the discretion of the Committee, the Grantee may be granted under an
Incentive Agreement, replacement Stock Options under the Plan that permit the
Grantee to purchase an additional number of Shares equal to the number of
previously owned Shares surrendered by the Grantee to pay all or a portion of
the Option Price upon exercise of his Stock Options. The terms and conditions of
such replacement Stock Options shall be set forth in the Incentive Agreement.
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SECTION 3.
RESTRICTED STOCK
3.1 AWARD OF RESTRICTED STOCK
(a) GRANT. In consideration of the performance of Employment
by any Grantee who is an Employee, Consultant or Outside Director,
Shares of Restricted Stock may be awarded under the Plan by the
Committee with such restrictions during the Restriction Period as the
Committee may designate in its discretion, any of which restrictions
may differ with respect to each particular Grantee. Restricted Stock
shall be awarded for no additional consideration or such additional
consideration as the Committee may determine, which consideration may
be less than, equal to or more than the Fair Market Value of the shares
of Restricted Stock on the grant date. The terms and conditions of each
grant of Restricted Stock shall be evidenced by an Incentive Agreement.
(b) IMMEDIATE TRANSFER WITHOUT IMMEDIATE DELIVERY OF
RESTRICTED STOCK. Unless otherwise specified in the Grantee's Incentive
Agreement, each Restricted Stock Award shall constitute an immediate
transfer of the record and beneficial ownership of the Shares of
Restricted Stock to the Grantee in consideration of the performance of
services as an Employee, Consultant or Outside Director, as applicable,
entitling such Grantee to all voting and other ownership rights in such
Shares.
As specified in the Incentive Agreement, a Restricted Stock
Award may limit the Grantee's dividend rights during the Restriction
Period in which the shares of Restricted Stock are subject to a
"substantial risk of forfeiture" (within the meaning given to such term
under Code Section 83) and restrictions on transfer. In the Incentive
Agreement, the Committee may apply any restrictions to the dividends
that the Committee deems appropriate. Without limiting the generality
of the preceding sentence, if the grant or vesting of Shares of
Restricted Stock granted to a Covered Employee, if applicable, is
designed to comply with the requirements of the Performance-Based
Exception, the Committee may apply any restrictions it deems
appropriate to the payment of dividends declared with respect to such
Shares of Restricted Stock, such that the dividends and/or the Shares
of Restricted Stock maintain eligibility for the Performance-Based
Exception. In the event that any dividend constitutes a derivative
security or an equity security pursuant to the rules under Section 16
of the Exchange Act, if applicable, such dividend shall be subject to a
vesting period equal to the remaining vesting period of the Shares of
Restricted Stock with respect to which the dividend is paid.
Shares awarded pursuant to a grant of Restricted Stock may be
issued in the name of the Grantee and held, together with a stock power
endorsed in blank, by the Committee or Company (or their delegates) or
in trust or in escrow pursuant to an agreement satisfactory to the
Committee, as determined by the Committee, until such time as the
restrictions on
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transfer have expired. All such terms and conditions shall be set forth
in the particular Grantee's Incentive Agreement. The Company or
Committee (or their delegates) shall issue to the Grantee a receipt
evidencing the certificates held by it which are registered in the name
of the Grantee.
3.2 RESTRICTIONS
(a) FORFEITURE OF RESTRICTED STOCK. Restricted Stock awarded
to a Grantee may be subject to the following restrictions until the
expiration of the Restriction Period: (i) a restriction that
constitutes a "substantial risk of forfeiture" (as defined in Code
Section 83), or a restriction on transferability; (ii) unless otherwise
specified by the Committee in the Incentive Agreement, the Restricted
Stock that is subject to restrictions which are not satisfied shall be
forfeited and all rights of the Grantee to such Shares shall terminate;
and (iii) any other restrictions that the Committee determines in
advance are appropriate, including, without limitation, rights of
repurchase or first refusal in the Company or provisions subjecting the
Restricted Stock to a continuing substantial risk of forfeiture in the
hands of any transferee. Any such restrictions shall be set forth in
the particular Grantee's Incentive Agreement.
(b) ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES. Reasonably promptly after the
date of grant with respect to Shares of Restricted Stock, the Company
shall cause to be issued a stock certificate, registered in the name of
the Grantee to whom such Shares of Restricted Stock were granted,
evidencing such Shares; provided, however, that the Company shall not
cause to be issued such a stock certificate unless it has received a
stock power duly endorsed in blank with respect to such Shares. Each
such stock certificate shall bear the following legend or any other
legend approved by the Company:
The transferability of this certificate and the shares of
stock represented hereby are subject to the restrictions,
terms and conditions (including forfeiture and restrictions
against transfer) contained in the Texas Biotechnology
Corporation 1999 Stock Incentive Plan and an Incentive
Agreement entered into between the registered owner of such
shares and Texas Biotechnology Corporation. A copy of the Plan
and Incentive Agreement are on file in the corporate offices
of Texas Biotechnology Corporation.
Such legend shall not be removed from the certificate evidencing such
Shares of Restricted Stock until such Shares vest pursuant to the terms
of the Incentive Agreement.
(c) REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS. The Committee, in its discretion,
shall have the authority to remove any or all of the restrictions on
the Restricted Stock if it determines that, by reason of a change in
applicable law or another change in circumstance arising after the
grant date of the Restricted Stock, such action is appropriate.
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3.3 DELIVERY OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
Subject to withholding taxes under Section 6.3 and to the terms of the
Incentive Agreement, a stock certificate evidencing the Shares of Restricted
Stock with respect to which the restrictions in the Incentive Agreement have
been satisfied shall be delivered to the Grantee or other appropriate recipient
free of restrictions. Such delivery shall be effected for all purposes when the
Company shall have deposited such certificate in the United States mail,
addressed to the Grantee or other appropriate recipient.
SECTION 4.
OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS
4.1 GRANT OF OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS
Other Stock-Based Awards may be awarded by the Committee to selected
Grantees that are denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by
reference to, or otherwise related to, Shares of Common Stock, as deemed by the
Committee to be consistent with the purposes of the Plan and the goals of the
Company. Other types of Stock-Based Awards include, without limitation, Deferred
Stock, purchase rights, Shares of Common Stock awarded which are not subject to
any restrictions or conditions, convertible or exchangeable debentures, other
rights convertible into Shares, Incentive Awards valued by reference to the
value of securities of or the performance of a specified Subsidiary, division or
department, and settlement in cancellation of rights of any person with a vested
interest in any other plan, fund, program or arrangement that is or was
sponsored, maintained or participated in by the Company or any Parent or
Subsidiary. As is the case with other Incentive Awards, Other Stock-Based Awards
may be awarded either alone or in addition to or in tandem with any other
Incentive Awards.
4.2 OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARD TERMS
(a) WRITTEN AGREEMENT. The terms and conditions of each grant
of an Other Stock-Based Award shall be evidenced by an Incentive
Agreement.
(b) PURCHASE PRICE. Except to the extent that an Other
Stock-Based Award is granted in substitution for an outstanding
Incentive Award or is delivered upon exercise of a Stock Option, the
amount of consideration required to be received by the Company shall be
either (i) no consideration other than services actually rendered (in
the case of authorized and unissued shares) or to be rendered, or (ii)
in the case of an Other Stock-Based Award in the nature of a purchase
right, consideration (other than services rendered or to be rendered)
at least equal to 50% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares covered by
such grant on the date of grant (or such percentage higher than 50%
that is required by any applicable tax or securities law).
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(c) PERFORMANCE CRITERIA AND OTHER TERMS. In its discretion,
the Committee may specify such criteria, periods or goals for vesting
in Other Stock-Based Awards and payment thereof to the Grantee as it
shall determine; and the extent to which such criteria, periods or
goals have been met shall be determined by the Committee. All terms and
conditions of Other Stock-Based Awards shall be determined by the
Committee and set forth in the Incentive Agreement.
(d) PAYMENT. Other Stock-Based Awards may be paid in Shares of
Common Stock or other consideration related to such Shares, in a single
payment or in installments on such dates as determined by the
Committee, all as specified in the Incentive Agreement.
(e) DIVIDENDS. The Grantee of an Other Stock-Based Award shall
be entitled to receive, currently or on a deferred basis, dividends or
dividend equivalents with respect to the number of Shares covered by
the Other Stock-Based Award, as determined by the Committee and set
forth in the Incentive Agreement. The Committee may also provide in the
Incentive Agreement that such amounts (if any) shall be deemed to have
been reinvested in additional Shares of Common Stock.
SECTION 5.
PROVISIONS RELATING TO PLAN PARTICIPATION
5.1 PLAN CONDITIONS
(a) INCENTIVE AGREEMENT. Each Grantee to whom an Incentive
Award is granted shall be required to enter into an Incentive Agreement
with the Company, in such a form as is provided by the Committee. The
Incentive Agreement shall contain specific terms as determined by the
Committee, in its discretion, with respect to the Grantee's particular
Incentive Award. Such terms need not be uniform among all Grantees or
any similarly-situated Grantees. The Incentive Agreement may include,
without limitation, vesting, forfeiture and other provisions particular
to the particular Grantee's Incentive Award, as well as, for example,
provisions to the effect that the Grantee (i) shall not disclose any
confidential information acquired during Employment with the Company,
(ii) shall abide by all the terms and conditions of the Plan and such
other terms and conditions as may be imposed by the Committee, (iii)
shall not interfere with the employment or other service of any
employee, (iv) shall not compete with the Company or become involved in
a conflict of interest with the interests of the Company, (v) shall
forfeit an Incentive Award if terminated for Cause, (vi) shall not be
permitted to make an election under Section 83(b) of the Code when
applicable, and (vii) shall be subject to any other agreement between
the Grantee and the Company regarding Shares that may be acquired under
an Incentive Award including, without limitation, an agreement
restricting the transferability of Shares by Grantee. An Incentive
Agreement shall include such terms and conditions as are determined by
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Committee, in its discretion, to be appropriate with respect to any
individual Grantee. The Incentive Agreement shall be signed by the
Grantee to whom the Incentive Award is made and by an Authorized
Officer.
(b) NO RIGHT TO EMPLOYMENT. Nothing in the Plan or any
instrument executed pursuant to the Plan shall create any Employment
rights (including without limitation, rights to continued Employment)
in any Grantee or affect the right of the Company to terminate the
Employment of any Grantee at any time without regard to the existence
of the Plan.
(c) SECURITIES REQUIREMENTS. The Company shall be under no
obligation to effect the registration pursuant to the Securities Act of
1933 of any Shares of Common Stock to be issued hereunder or to effect
similar compliance under any state laws. Notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be obligated to cause to
be issued or delivered any certificates evidencing Shares pursuant to
the Plan unless and until the Company is advised by its counsel that
the issuance and delivery of such certificates is in compliance with
all applicable laws, regulations of governmental authorities, and the
requirements of any securities exchange on which Shares are traded. The
Committee may require, as a condition of the issuance and delivery of
certificates evidencing Shares of Common Stock pursuant to the terms
hereof, that the recipient of such Shares make such covenants,
agreements and representations, and that such certificates bear such
legends, as the Committee, in its discretion, deems necessary or
desirable.
If the Shares issuable on exercise of an Incentive Award are
not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, the Company may
imprint on the certificate for such Shares the following legend or any
other legend which counsel for the Company considers necessary or
advisable to comply with the Securities Act of 1933:
THE SHARES OF STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT
BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNDER THE
SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR
TRANSFERRED EXCEPT UPON SUCH REGISTRATION OR UPON RECEIPT BY
THE CORPORATION OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE
CORPORATION, IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE
CORPORATION, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED FOR SUCH SALE
OR TRANSFER.
5.2 TRANSFERABILITY AND EXERCISABILITY
Incentive Awards granted under the Plan shall not be
transferable or assignable other than: (a) by will or the laws of
descent and distribution or (b) pursuant to a qualified domestic
relations order (as defined by Section 414(p) of the Code); provided,
however, only with respect to Incentive Awards of Nonstatutory Stock
Options, the Committee may, in its
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discretion, authorize all or a portion of the Nonstatutory Stock
Options to be granted on terms which permit transfer by the Grantee to
(i) the members of the Grantee's Immediate Family, (ii) a trust or
trusts for the exclusive benefit of such Immediate Family, or (iii) a
partnership in which such members of such Immediate Family are the only
partners, provided that (A) there may be no consideration for any such
transfer, (B) the Incentive Agreement pursuant to which such
Nonstatutory Stock Options are granted must be approved by the
Committee, and must expressly provide for transferability in a manner
consistent with this Section 5.2, and (C) subsequent transfers of
transferred Options shall be prohibited except in accordance with
clauses (a) and (b) (above) of this sentence. Following any permitted
transfer, any Incentive Award shall continue to be subject to the same
terms and conditions as were applicable immediately prior to transfer,
provided that the term "Grantee" shall be deemed to refer to the
transferee. The events of termination of employment of Section 5.6
hereof and in the Incentive Agreement shall continue to be applied with
respect to the original Grantee, and the Incentive Award shall be
exercisable by the transferee only to the extent, and for the periods,
specified in the Incentive Agreement.
Except as may otherwise be permitted under the Code, in the
event of a permitted transfer of a Nonstatutory Stock Option hereunder,
the original Grantee shall remain subject to withholding taxes upon
exercise. In addition, the Company shall have no obligation to provide
any notices to a transferee including, for example, of the termination
of an Incentive Award following the original Grantee's termination of
employment.
In the event that a Grantee terminates employment with the
Company to assume a position with a governmental, charitable,
educational or other nonprofit institution, the Committee may, in its
discretion, subsequently authorize a third party, including but not
limited to a "blind" trust, to act on behalf of and for the benefit of
such Grantee regarding any outstanding Incentive Awards held by the
Grantee subsequent to such termination of employment. If so permitted
by the Committee, a Grantee may designate a beneficiary or
beneficiaries to exercise the rights of the Grantee and receive any
distribution under the Plan upon the death of the Grantee.
No transfer by will or by the laws of descent and distribution
shall be effective to bind the Company unless the Committee has been
furnished with a copy of the deceased Grantee's enforceable will or
such other evidence as the Committee deems necessary to establish the
validity of the transfer. Any attempted transfer in violation of this
Section 5.2 shall be void and ineffective.
5.3 RIGHTS AS A STOCKHOLDER
(a) NO STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS. Except as otherwise provided in
Section 3.1(b) for grants of Restricted Stock, a Grantee of an
Incentive Award (or a permitted transferee of such Grantee) shall have
no rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares of Common Stock
until the issuance of a stock certificate for such Shares.
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(b) REPRESENTATION OF OWNERSHIP. In the case of the exercise
of an Incentive Award by a person or estate acquiring the right to
exercise such Incentive Award by reason of the death or Disability of a
Grantee, the Committee may require reasonable evidence as to the
ownership of such Incentive Award or the authority of such person and
may require such consents and releases of taxing authorities as the
Committee may deem advisable.
5.4 LISTING AND REGISTRATION OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
The exercise of any Incentive Award granted hereunder shall only be
effective at such time as counsel to the Company shall have determined that the
issuance and delivery of Shares of Common Stock pursuant to such exercise is in
compliance with all applicable laws, regulations of governmental authorities and
the requirements of any securities exchange on which Shares of Common Stock are
traded. The Committee may, in its discretion, defer the effectiveness of any
exercise of an Incentive Award in order to allow the issuance of Shares of
Common Stock to be made pursuant to registration or an exemption from
registration or other methods for compliance available under federal or state
securities laws. The Committee shall inform the Grantee in writing of its
decision to defer the effectiveness of the exercise of an Incentive Award.
During the period that the effectiveness of the exercise of an Incentive Award
has been deferred, the Grantee may, by written notice to the Committee, withdraw
such exercise and obtain the refund of any amount paid with respect thereto.
5.5 CHANGE IN STOCK AND ADJUSTMENTS
(a) CHANGES IN LAW OR CIRCUMSTANCES. Subject to Section 5.7
(which only applies in the event of a Change in Control), in the event
of any change in applicable laws or any change in circumstances which
results in or would result in any dilution of the rights granted under
the Plan, or which otherwise warrants equitable adjustment because it
interferes with the intended operation of the Plan, then, if the
Committee should determine, in its discretion, that such change
equitably requires an adjustment in the number or kind of shares of
stock or other securities or property theretofore subject, or which may
become subject, to issuance or transfer under the Plan or in the terms
and conditions of outstanding Incentive Awards, such adjustment shall
be made in accordance with such determination. Such adjustments may
include changes with respect to (i) the aggregate number of Shares that
may be issued under the Plan, (ii) the number of Shares subject to
Incentive Awards, and (iii) the price per Share for outstanding
Incentive Awards. Any adjustment under this paragraph of an outstanding
Incentive Stock Option shall be made only to the extent not
constituting a "modification" within the meaning of Section 424(h)(3)
of the Code unless otherwise agreed to by the Grantee in writing. The
Committee shall give notice to each applicable Grantee of such
adjustment which shall be effective and binding.
(b) EXERCISE OF CORPORATE POWERS. The existence of the Plan
or outstanding Incentive Awards hereunder shall not affect in any way
the right or power of the Company or its stockholders to make or
authorize any or all adjustments, recapitalization,
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reorganization or other changes in the Company's capital structure or
its business or any merger or consolidation of the Company, or any
issue of bonds, debentures, preferred or prior preference stocks ahead
of or affecting the Common Stock or the rights thereof, or the
dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or any sale or transfer of
all or any part of its assets or business, or any other corporate act
or proceeding whether of a similar character or otherwise.
(c) RECAPITALIZATION OF THE COMPANY. Subject to Section 5.7,
if while there are Incentive Awards outstanding, the Company shall
effect any subdivision or consolidation of Shares of Common Stock or
other capital readjustment, the payment of a stock dividend, stock
split, combination of Shares, recapitalization or other increase or
reduction in the number of Shares outstanding, without receiving
compensation therefor in money, services or property, then the number
of Shares available under the Plan and the number of Incentive Awards
which may thereafter be exercised shall (i) in the event of an increase
in the number of Shares outstanding, be proportionately increased and
the Fair Market Value of the Incentive Awards awarded shall be
proportionately reduced; and (ii) in the event of a reduction in the
number of Shares outstanding, be proportionately reduced, and the Fair
Market Value of the Incentive Awards awarded shall be proportionately
increased. The Committee shall take such action and whatever other
action it deems appropriate, in its discretion, so that the value of
each outstanding Incentive Award to the Grantee shall not be adversely
affected by a corporate event described in this subsection (c).
(d) REORGANIZATION OF THE COMPANY. Subject to Section 5.7, if
the Company is reorganized, merged or consolidated, or is a party to a
plan of exchange with another corporation, pursuant to which
reorganization, merger, consolidation or exchange, stockholders of the
Company receive any Shares of Common Stock or other securities or
property, or if the Company should distribute securities of another
corporation to its stockholders, each Grantee shall be entitled to
receive, in lieu of the number of unexercised Incentive Awards
previously awarded, the number of Stock Options, Restricted Stock
shares, or Other Stock-Based Awards, with a corresponding adjustment to
the Fair Market Value of said Incentive Awards, to which he would have
been entitled if, immediately prior to such corporate action, such
Grantee had been the holder of record of a number of Shares equal to
the number of the outstanding Incentive Awards payable in Shares that
were previously awarded to him. For this purpose, Shares of Restricted
Stock shall be treated the same as unrestricted outstanding Shares of
Common Stock. In this regard, the Committee shall take whatever other
action it deems appropriate to preserve the rights of Grantees holding
outstanding Incentive Awards.
(e) ISSUE OF COMMON STOCK BY THE COMPANY. Except as
hereinabove expressly provided in this Section 5.5 and subject to
Section 5.7, the issue by the Company of shares of stock of any class,
or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, for cash
or property, or for labor or services, either upon direct sale or upon
the exercise of rights or warrants to subscribe therefor, or upon any
conversion of shares or obligations of the
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Company convertible into such shares or other securities, shall not
affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect
to, the number of, or Fair Market Value of, any Incentive Awards then
outstanding under previously granted Incentive Awards; provided,
however, in such event, outstanding Shares of Restricted Stock shall be
treated the same as outstanding unrestricted Shares of Common Stock.
(f) ACQUISITION OF THE COMPANY. Subject to Section 5.7, in the
case of any sale of assets, merger, consolidation or combination of the
Company with or into another corporation other than a transaction in
which the Company is the continuing or surviving corporation and which
does not result in the outstanding Shares being converted into or
exchanged for different securities, cash or other property, or any
combination thereof (an "Acquisition"), in the discretion of the
Committee, any Grantee who holds an outstanding Incentive Award shall
have the right (subject to any limitation applicable to the particular
Incentive Award under the Plan) to receive upon exercise thereof the
Acquisition Consideration (as defined below) receivable upon the
Acquisition by a holder of the number of Shares which would have been
obtained upon exercise of the Incentive Award immediately prior to the
Acquisition. The term "Acquisition Consideration" shall mean the kind
and amount of shares of the surviving or new corporation, cash,
securities, evidence of indebtedness, other property or any combination
thereof receivable in respect of one Share upon consummation of an
Acquisition. The Committee, in its discretion, shall have the authority
to take whatever action it deems appropriate to effectuate the
provisions of this subsection (f).
(g) ASSUMPTION UNDER THE PLAN OF OUTSTANDING STOCK OPTIONS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Committee, in its
discretion, may authorize the assumption and continuation under the
Plan of outstanding and unexercised stock options or other types of
stock-based incentive awards that were granted under a stock option
plan (or other type of stock incentive plan or agreement) that is or
was maintained by a corporation or other entity that was merged into,
consolidated with, or whose stock or assets were acquired by, the
Company as the surviving corporation. Any such action shall be upon
such terms and conditions as the Committee, in its discretion, may deem
appropriate, including provisions to preserve the holder's rights under
the previously granted and unexercised stock option or other
stock-based incentive award, such as, for example, retaining an
existing exercise price under an outstanding stock option. Any such
assumption and continuation of any such previously granted and
unexercised incentive award shall be treated as an outstanding
Incentive Award under the Plan and shall thus count against the number
of Shares reserved for issuance pursuant to Section 1.4. With respect
to an incentive stock option (as described in Section 422 of the Code)
subject to this subsection (g), no adjustment to such option shall be
made to the extent constituting a "modification" within the meaning of
Section 424(h)(3) of the Code unless otherwise agreed to by the
optionee in writing.
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(h) ASSUMPTION OF INCENTIVE AWARDS BY A SUCCESSOR. Subject to
Section 5.7, notwithstanding any other provision hereof, in the event
of a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, a sale of all or
substantially all of the Company's assets, a merger or consolidation
involving the Company in which the Company is not the surviving
corporation, or a merger or consolidation involving the Company in
which the Company is the surviving corporation but the holders of
Shares of Common Stock receive securities of another corporation and/or
other property, including cash, the Committee shall, in its discretion,
have the right and power to:
(i) cancel, effective immediately prior to the
occurrence of such corporate event, each outstanding Incentive
Award (whether or not then exercisable), and, in full
consideration of such cancellation, pay to the Grantee to whom
such Incentive Award was granted an amount in cash equal to
the excess of (A) the highest value, as determined by the
Committee, in its discretion, of the property (including cash)
received by the holder of a Share of Common Stock as a result
of such event over (B) the exercise price of such Incentive
Award, if any; or
(ii) (A) provide for the exchange of each Incentive
Award outstanding immediately prior to such corporate event
(whether or not then exercisable) for an award on some or all
of the property for which such Incentive Award is exchanged
and, incident thereto, make an equitable adjustment as
determined by the Committee, in its discretion, in the
exercise price of the award, if any, or the number of shares
or amount of property (including cash) subject to the
Incentive Award or (B) provide for a cash settlement payment
to the Grantee in consideration for the exchange or
cancellation of the Incentive Award hereunder.
The Committee, in its discretion, shall have the authority to take
whatever action it deems appropriate to effectuate the provisions of
this subsection (h).
5.6 TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT, DEATH, DISABILITY AND RETIREMENT
(a) TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. Unless otherwise expressly
provided in the Grantee's Incentive Agreement, if the Grantee's
Employment is terminated for any reason other than due to his death,
Disability, Retirement or for Cause, any non-vested portion of any
Stock Option or other applicable Incentive Award at the time of such
termination shall automatically expire and terminate and no further
vesting shall occur after the termination date. In such event, except
as otherwise expressly provided in his Incentive Agreement, the Grantee
shall be entitled to exercise his rights only with respect to the
portion of the Incentive Award that was vested as of the termination
date for a period that shall end on the earlier of (i) the expiration
date set forth in the Incentive Agreement with respect to the vested
portion of such Incentive Award or (ii) the date that occurs ninety
(90) calendar days after his termination date (not to exceed three
months in the case of an ISO). Unless otherwise expressly provided in
his Incentive Agreement, a Grantee's Employment shall not
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be deemed to have been terminated if a Grantee/Employee becomes a
Consultant or Outside Director immediately upon his termination of
employment with the Company, or if a Grantee's status otherwise changes
between or among Employee, Consultant or Outside Director without a gap
in service for the Company in any such capacity. All determinations
regarding whether and when there has been a termination of Employment
shall be made by the Committee.
(b) TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT FOR CAUSE. Unless otherwise
expressly provided in the Grantee's Incentive Agreement, in the event
of the termination of a Grantee's Employment for Cause, all vested and
non-vested Stock Options and other Incentive Awards granted to such
Grantee shall immediately expire, and shall not be exercisable to any
extent, as of 12:01 a.m. (CST) on the date of such termination of
Employment.
(c) RETIREMENT. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the
Grantee's Incentive Agreement, upon the Retirement of any Employee who
is a Grantee:
(i) any non-vested portion of any outstanding Option
or other Incentive Award shall immediately terminate and no
further vesting shall occur; and
(ii) any vested Option or other Incentive Award shall
expire on the earlier of (A) the expiration date set forth in
the Incentive Agreement for such Incentive Award; or (B) the
expiration of (1) six months after the date of Retirement in
the case of any Incentive Award other than an Incentive Stock
Option, or (2) three (3) months after termination of
employment in the case of an Incentive Stock Option.
(d) DISABILITY OR DEATH. Unless otherwise expressly provided
in the Grantee's Incentive Agreement, upon termination of Employment as
a result of the Grantee's Disability or death:
(i) any nonvested portion of any outstanding Option
or other applicable Incentive Award shall immediately
terminate upon termination of Employment and no further
vesting shall occur; and
(ii) any vested Incentive Award shall expire on the
earlier of either (A) the expiration date set forth in the
Incentive Agreement or (B) the one year anniversary date of
the Grantee's termination of Employment date.
In the case of any vested Incentive Stock Option held by an
Employee following termination of Employment, notwithstanding the
definition of "Disability" in Section 1.2, whether the Employee has
incurred a "Disability" for purposes of determining the length of the
Option exercise period following termination of Employment under this
paragraph (d) shall be determined by reference to Section 22(e)(3) of
the Code to the extent required by
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Section 422(c)(6) of the Code. The Committee shall determine whether a
Disability for purposes of this subsection (d) has occurred.
(e) CONTINUATION. Subject to the conditions and limitations of
the Plan and applicable law and regulation in the event that a Grantee
ceases to be an Employee, Outside Director or Consultant, as
applicable, for whatever reason, the Committee and Grantee may mutually
agree with respect to any outstanding Option or other Incentive Award
then held by the Grantee (i) for an acceleration or other adjustment in
any vesting schedule applicable to the Incentive Award, (ii) for a
continuation of the exercise period following termination for a longer
period than is otherwise provided under such Incentive Award, or (iii)
to any other change in the terms and conditions of the Incentive Award.
In the event of any such change to an outstanding Incentive Award, a
written amendment to the Grantee's Incentive Agreement shall be
required.
5.7 CHANGE IN CONTROL
Notwithstanding any contrary provision in the Plan, in the event of a
Change in Control (as defined below) the following actions shall automatically
occur as of the day immediately preceding the Change in Control date unless
expressly provided otherwise in the Grantee's Incentive Agreement:
(a) all of the Stock Options then outstanding shall become
100% vested and immediately and fully exercisable;
(b) all of the restrictions and conditions of any Restricted
Stock and any Other Stock-Based Awards then outstanding shall be deemed
satisfied, and the Restriction Period with respect thereto shall be
deemed to have expired; and
(c) all of the Other Stock-Based Awards shall become fully
vested, deemed earned in full, and promptly paid within thirty (30)
days to the affected Grantees without regard to payment schedules and
notwithstanding that the applicable performance cycle, retention cycle
or other restrictions and conditions have not been completed or
satisfied.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, unless otherwise
expressly provided in the Grantee's Incentive Agreement, the provisions of this
Section 5.7 may not be terminated, amended, or modified to adversely affect any
Incentive Award theretofore granted under the Plan without the prior written
consent of the Grantee with respect to his outstanding Incentive Awards subject,
however, to the last paragraph of this Section 5.7.
For all purposes of this Plan, a "CHANGE IN CONTROL" of the Company
shall be deemed to occur if:
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(a) There is an acquisition by a "person" as such term is
used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act (a "PERSON") of
beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated
under the Exchange Act) of twenty percent (20%) or more of the total
voting power of all the Company's then outstanding securities entitled
to vote generally in the election of directors to the Board; provided,
however, that for purposes of this subsection (a), the following
acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (i) any
acquisition by the Company or its Parent or Subsidiaries, (ii) any
acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored
or maintained by the Company or its Parent or Subsidiaries, or (iii)
any acquisition consummated with the prior approval of the Board; or
(b) During a period of two consecutive calendar years,
individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board,
and any new director(s) whose election by the Board or nomination for
election by the Company's shareholders was approved by a vote of at
least two-thirds of the directors then still in office, who either were
directors at the beginning of the two-year period or whose election or
nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any
reason to constitute a majority of the Board; or
(c) The Company becomes a party to a merger, plan of
reorganization, consolidation or share exchange in which either (i) the
Company will not be the surviving corporation or (ii) the Company will
be the surviving corporation and any outstanding shares of the
Company's common stock will be converted into shares of any other
company (other than a reincorporation or the establishment of a holding
company involving no change of ownership of the Company) or other
securities, cash or other property (excluding payments made solely for
fractional shares); or
(d) The shareholders of the Company approve a merger, plan of
reorganization, consolidation or share exchange with any other
corporation, and immediately following such merger, plan of
reorganization, consolidation or share exchange the holders of the
voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto
hold securities representing fifty percent (50%) or less of the
combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such
surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger, plan of
reorganization, consolidation or share exchange; provided, however,
that notwithstanding the foregoing, no Change in Control shall be
deemed to have occurred if one-half (1/2) or more of the members of the
Board of the Company or such surviving entity immediately after such
merger, plan of reorganization, consolidation or share exchange is
comprised of persons who served as directors of the Company immediately
prior to such merger, plan of reorganization, consolidation or share
exchange or who are otherwise designees of the Company; or
(e) Upon approval by the Company's stockholders of a complete
liquidation and dissolution of the Company or the sale or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company
other than to a Parent or Subsidiary; or
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(f) Any other event that a majority of the Board, in its sole
discretion, shall determine constitutes a Change in Control hereunder.
Notwithstanding the occurrence of any of the foregoing events of this
Section 5.7 which would otherwise result in a Change in Control, the Board may
determine in its discretion, if it deems it to be in the best interest of the
Company, that an event or events otherwise constituting a Change in Control
shall not be deemed a Change in Control hereunder. Such determination shall be
effective only if it is made by the Board prior to the occurrence of an event
that otherwise would be a Change in Control, or after such event if made by the
Board a majority of which is composed of directors who were members of the Board
immediately prior to the event that otherwise would be or probably would lead to
a Change in Control.
5.8 EXCHANGE OF INCENTIVE AWARDS
The Committee may, in its discretion, permit any Grantee to surrender
outstanding Incentive Awards in order to exercise or realize his rights under
other Incentive Awards or in exchange for the grant of new Incentive Awards, or
require holders of Incentive Awards to surrender outstanding Incentive Awards
(or comparable rights under other plans or arrangements) as a condition
precedent to the grant of new Incentive Awards.
5.9 FINANCING
The Company may extend and maintain, or arrange for and guarantee, the
extension and maintenance of financing to any Grantee to purchase Shares
pursuant to exercise of an Incentive Award upon such terms as are approved by
the Committee in its discretion.
SECTION 6.
GENERAL
6.1 EFFECTIVE DATE AND GRANT PERIOD
This Plan is adopted by the Board effective as of March 2, 1999 (the
"EFFECTIVE DATE") subject to the approval of the stockholders of the Company by
March 1, 2000. Incentive Awards may be granted under the Plan at any time prior
to receipt of such stockholder approval; provided, however, if the requisite
stockholder approval is not obtained within the permissible time frame, then the
Plan and any Incentive Awards granted hereunder shall automatically become null
and void and of no force or effect. Unless sooner terminated by the Board
pursuant to Section 6.7, no Incentive Award shall be granted under the Plan
after ten (10) years from the Effective Date.
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6.2 FUNDING AND LIABILITY OF COMPANY
No provision of the Plan shall require the Company, for the purpose of
satisfying any obligations under the Plan, to purchase assets or place any
assets in a trust or other entity to which contributions are made, or otherwise
to segregate any assets. In addition, the Company shall not be required to
maintain separate bank accounts, books, records or other evidence of the
existence of a segregated or separately maintained or administered fund for
purposes of the Plan. Although bookkeeping accounts may be established with
respect to Grantees who are entitled to cash, Common Stock or rights thereto
under the Plan, any such accounts shall be used merely as a bookkeeping
convenience. The Company shall not be required to segregate any assets that may
at any time be represented by cash, Common Stock or rights thereto. The Plan
shall not be construed as providing for such segregation, nor shall the Company,
the Board or the Committee be deemed to be a trustee of any cash, Common Stock
or rights thereto. Any liability or obligation of the Company to any Grantee
with respect to an Incentive Award shall be based solely upon any contractual
obligations that may be created by this Plan and any Incentive Agreement, and no
such liability or obligation of the Company shall be deemed to be secured by any
pledge or other encumbrance on any property of the Company. Neither the Company,
the Board nor the Committee shall be required to give any security or bond for
the performance of any obligation that may be created by the Plan.
6.3 WITHHOLDING TAXES
(a) TAX WITHHOLDING. The Company shall have the power and the
right to deduct or withhold, or require a Grantee to remit to the
Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, and local
taxes, domestic or foreign, required by law or regulation to be
withheld with respect to any taxable event arising as a result of the
Plan or an Incentive Award hereunder.
(b) SHARE WITHHOLDING. With respect to tax withholding
required upon the exercise of Stock Options, upon the lapse of
restrictions on Restricted Stock, or upon any other taxable event
arising as a result of any Incentive Awards, Grantees may elect,
subject to the approval of the Committee in its discretion, to satisfy
the withholding requirement, in whole or in part, by having the Company
withhold Shares having a Fair Market Value on the date the tax is to be
determined equal to the minimum statutory total tax which could be
imposed on the transaction. All such elections shall be made in
writing, signed by the Grantee, and shall be subject to any
restrictions or limitations that the Committee, in its discretion,
deems appropriate. Any fraction of a Share required to satisfy such
obligation shall be disregarded and the amount due shall instead be
paid in cash by the Grantee.
(c) INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. With respect to Shares received
by a Grantee pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option, if
such Grantee disposes of any such Shares within (i) two years from the
date of grant of such Option or (ii) one year after the transfer of
such shares to the Grantee, the Company shall have the right to
withhold from any
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salary, wages or other compensation payable by the Company to the
Grantee an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state and local tax
withholding requirements attributable to such disqualifying
disposition.
(d) LOANS. The Committee may provide for loans, on either a
short term or demand basis, from the Company to a Grantee who is an
Employee or Consultant to permit the payment of taxes required by law.
6.4 NO GUARANTEE OF TAX CONSEQUENCES
Neither the Company nor the Committee makes any commitment or guarantee
that any federal, state or local tax treatment will apply or be available to any
person participating or eligible to participate hereunder.
6.5 DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY BY PARTICIPANT
Each Grantee may, from time to time, name any beneficiary or
beneficiaries (who may be named contingently or successively) to whom any
benefit under the Plan is to be paid in case of his death before he receives any
or all of such benefit. Each such designation shall revoke all prior
designations by the same Grantee, shall be in a form prescribed by the
Committee, and will be effective only when filed by the Grantee in writing with
the Committee during the Grantee's lifetime. In the absence of any such
designation, benefits remaining unpaid at the Grantee's death shall be paid to
the Grantee's estate.
6.6 DEFERRALS
The Committee may permit a Grantee to defer such Grantee's receipt of
the payment of cash or the delivery of Shares that would, otherwise be due to
such Grantee by virtue of the lapse or waiver of restrictions with respect to
Restricted Stock, or the satisfaction of any requirements or goals with respect
to Other Stock-Based Awards. If any such deferral election is permitted, the
Committee shall, in its discretion, establish rules and procedures for such
payment deferrals to the extent consistent with the Code.
6.7 AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
The Board shall have complete power and authority to terminate or amend
the Plan at any time; provided, however, if the Company is a Publicly Held
Corporation, the Board shall not, without the approval of the stockholders of
the Company within the time period required by applicable law, (a) except as
provided in Section 5.5, increase the maximum number of Shares which may be
issued under the Plan pursuant to Section 1.4, (b) amend the requirements as to
the class of Employees eligible to purchase Common Stock under the Plan, (c) to
the extent applicable, increase the maximum limits on Incentive Awards to
Covered Employees as set for compliance with the Performance-Based Exception,
(d) extend the term of the Plan, or (e) to the extent applicable,
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decrease the authority granted to the Committee under the Plan in contravention
of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act.
No termination, amendment, or modification of the Plan shall adversely
affect in any material way any outstanding Incentive Award previously granted to
a Grantee under the Plan, without the written consent of such Grantee or other
designated holder of such Incentive Award.
In addition, to the extent that the Committee determines that (a) the
listing for qualification requirements of any national securities exchange or
quotation system on which the Company's Common Stock is then listed or quoted,
if applicable, or (b) the Code (or regulations promulgated thereunder), require
stockholder approval in order to maintain compliance with such listing
requirements or to maintain any favorable tax advantages or qualifications, then
the Plan shall not be amended in such respect without approval of the Company's
stockholders.
6.8 REQUIREMENTS OF LAW
The granting of Incentive Awards and the issuance of Shares under the
Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to
such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as
may be required. Certificates evidencing shares of Common Stock delivered under
this Plan (to the extent that such shares are so evidenced) may be subject to
such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem
advisable under the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, any securities exchange or transaction reporting system upon which
the Common Stock is then listed or to which it is admitted for quotation, and
any applicable federal or state securities law, if applicable. The Committee may
cause a legend or legends to be placed upon such certificates (if any) to make
appropriate reference to such restrictions.
6.9 RULE 16B-3 SECURITIES LAW COMPLIANCE
With respect to Insiders to the extent applicable, transactions under
the Plan are intended to comply with all applicable conditions of Rule 16b-3
under the Exchange Act. Any ambiguities or inconsistencies in the construction
of an Incentive Award or the Plan shall be interpreted to give effect to such
intention. However, to the extent any provision of the Plan or action by the
Committee fails to so comply, it shall be deemed null and void to the extent
permitted by law and deemed advisable by the Committee in its discretion.
6.10 COMPLIANCE WITH CODE SECTION 162(M)
While the Company is a Publicly Held Corporation, unless otherwise
determined by the Committee with respect to any particular Incentive Award, it
is intended that the Plan shall comply fully with the applicable requirements so
that any Incentive Awards subject to Section 162(m) that are granted to Covered
Employees shall qualify for the Performance-Based Exception. If any provision of
the Plan or an Incentive Agreement would disqualify the Plan or would not
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permit the Plan or Incentive Award to comply with the Performance-Based
Exception as so intended, such provision shall be construed or deemed to be
amended to conform to the requirements of the Performance-Based Exception to the
extent permitted by applicable law and deemed advisable by the Committee;
provided, however, no such construction or amendment shall have any adverse
effect on the prior grant of an Incentive Award, or the economic value to a
Grantee of any outstanding Incentive Award, unless consented to in writing by
the Grantee.
6.11 SUCCESSORS
All obligations of the Company under the Plan with respect to Incentive
Awards granted hereunder shall be binding on any successor to the Company,
whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect
purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of all or substantially all of
the business and/or assets of the Company.
6.12 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
(a) No Employee, Consultant, Outside Director, or other person
shall have any claim or right to be granted an Incentive Award under
the Plan. Neither the Plan, nor any action taken hereunder, shall be
construed as giving any Employee, Consultant, or Outside Director any
right to be retained in the Employment or other service of the Company
or any Parent or Subsidiary.
(b) No Shares of Common Stock shall be issued hereunder unless
counsel for the Company is then reasonably satisfied that such issuance
will be in compliance with federal and state securities laws, if
applicable.
(c) The expenses of the Plan shall be borne by the Company.
(d) By accepting any Incentive Award, each Grantee and each
person claiming by or through him shall be deemed to have indicated his
acceptance of the Plan.
6.13 SEVERABILITY
In the event that any provision of this Plan shall be held illegal,
invalid or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be fully
severable, but shall not affect the remaining provisions of the Plan, and the
Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal, invalid, or
unenforceable provision was not included herein.
6.14 GENDER, TENSE AND HEADINGS
Whenever the context so requires, words of the masculine gender used
herein shall include the feminine and neuter, and words used in the singular
shall include the plural. Section headings
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as used herein are inserted solely for convenience and reference and constitute
no part of the interpretation or construction of the Plan.
6.15 GOVERNING LAW
The Plan shall be interpreted, construed and constructed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Texas without regard to its conflicts of law
provisions, except as may be superseded by applicable laws of the United States.
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