Exhibit 10.1
GENUINE PARTS COMPANY
2006 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
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GENUINE PARTS COMPANY
2006 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
ARTICLE 1 PURPOSE
1.1 General
ARTICLE 2 DEFINITIONS
2.1 Definitions
ARTICLE 3 EFFECTIVE TERM OF PLAN
3.1 Effective Date
3.2 Term of Plan
ARTICLE 4 ADMINISTRATION
4.1 Committee
4.2 Actions and Interpretations by the Committee
4.3 Authority of Committee
4.4 Award Certificates
ARTICLE 5 SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
5.1 Number of Shares
5.2 Share Counting
5.3 Stock Distributed
5.4 Limitation on Awards
ARTICLE 6 ELIGIBILITY
6.1 General
ARTICLE 7 STOCK OPTIONS
7.1 General
7.2 Incentive Stock Options
ARTICLE 8 STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
8.1 Grant of Stock Appreciation Rights
ARTICLE 9 PERFORMANCE AWARDS
9.1 Grant of Performance Awards
9.2 Performance Goals
9.3 Right to Payment
9.4 Other Terms
ARTICLE 10 RESTRICTED STOCK AND RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARDS
10.1 Grant of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units
10.2 Issuance and Restrictions
10.3 Forfeiture
10.4 Delivery of Restricted Stock
ARTICLE 11 DEFERRED STOCK UNITS
11.1 Grant of Deferred Stock Units
ARTICLE 12 DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS
12.1 Grant of Dividend Equivalents
ARTICLE 13 STOCK OR OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS
13.1 Grant of Stock or Other Stock-Based Awards
ARTICLE 14 PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO AWARDS
14.1 Stand-Alone and Tandem Awards
14.2 Term of Awards
14.3 Form of Payment of Awards
14.4 Limits on Transfer
14.5 Beneficiaries
14.6 Stock Certificates
14.7 Acceleration upon Death or Disability
14.9 Acceleration upon a Change in Control
14.10 Acceleration for Any Other Reason
14.11 Effect of Acceleration
14.12 Qualified Performance-Based Awards
14.13 Termination of Employment
14.17 Forfeiture Events
14.18 Substitute Awards
ARTICLE 15 CHANGES IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE
15.1 General
ARTICLE 16 AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION
16.1 Amendment, Modification and Termination
16.2 Awards Previously Granted
ARTICLE 17 GENERAL PROVISIONS
17.1 No Rights to Awards; Non-Uniform Determinations
17.2 No Shareholder Rights
17.3 Withholding
17.4 Special Provisions Related to Section 409A of the Code
17.5 No Right to Continued Service
17.6 Unfunded Status of Awards
17.7 Relationship to Other Benefits
17.8 Expenses
17.9 Titles and Headings
17.10 Gender and Number
17.11 Fractional Shares
17.12 Government and Other Regulations
17.13 Governing Law
17.14 Additional Provisions
17.15 No Limitations on Rights of Company
17.16 Indemnification
GENUINE PARTS COMPANY
2006 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
ARTICLE 1
PURPOSE
1.1. GENERAL. The purpose of the Genuine Parts Company 2006 Long-Term
Incentive Plan (the "Plan") is to promote the success, and enhance the value, of
Genuine Parts Company (the "Company"), by linking the personal interests of
employees, officers, and directors of the Company or any Affiliate (as defined
below) to those of Company shareholders and by providing such persons with an
incentive for outstanding performance. The Plan is further intended to provide
flexibility to the Company in its ability to motivate, attract, and retain the
services of employees, officers and directors upon whose judgment, interest, and
special effort the successful conduct of the Company's operation is largely
dependent. Accordingly, the Plan permits the grant of incentive awards from time
to time to selected employees, officers and directors of the Company and its
Affiliates.
ARTICLE 2
DEFINITIONS
2.1. DEFINITIONS. When a word or phrase appears in this Plan with the
initial letter capitalized, and the word or phrase does not commence a sentence,
the word or phrase shall generally be given the meaning ascribed to it in this
Section or in Section 1.1 unless a clearly different meaning is required by the
context. The following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
(a) "Affiliate" means (i) any Subsidiary or Parent, or (ii) an entity
that directly or through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled
by or is under common control with, the Company, as determined by the
Committee.
(b) "Award" means any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted
Stock Award, Restricted Stock Unit Award, Deferred Stock Unit Award,
Performance Award, Dividend Equivalent Award, Other Stock-Based Award,
Performance-Based Cash Awards, or any other right or interest relating to
Stock or cash, granted to a Participant under the Plan.
(c) "Award Certificate" means a written document, in such form as the
Committee prescribes from time to time, setting forth the terms and
conditions of an Award. Award Certificates may be in the form of individual
award agreements or certificates or a program document describing the terms
and provisions of an Awards or series of Awards under the Plan.
(d) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(e) "Cause" as a reason for a Participant's termination of employment,
unless otherwise defined in the applicable Award Certificate, shall mean a
determination by the Board that Executive has committed or engaged in
either (i) any act that constitutes, on the part of the Participant, fraud,
dishonesty, breach of fiduciary duty, misappropriation, embezzlement or
gross misfeasance of duty; (ii) willful disregard of published Company
policies and procedures or codes of ethics; or (iii) conduct by the
Participant in his office with the Company that is grossly inappropriate
and demonstrably likely to lead to material injury to the Company, as
determined by the Board acting reasonably and in good faith; provided, that
in the case of (ii) or (iii) above, such conduct shall not constitute
"Cause" unless the Board shall have delivered to Executive notice setting
forth with specificity (A) the conduct deemed to qualify as "Cause", (B)
reasonable action that would remedy such objection, and (C) a reasonable
time (not less than 30 days) within which the Participant may take such
remedial action, and the Participant shall not have taken such specified
remedial action within the specified time.
(f) "Change in Control" means and includes the occurrence of any one
of the following events:
(i) The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within
the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the 1934 Act) (a
"Person") of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3
promulgated under the 1934 Act) of 20% or more of the combined voting
power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company
entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the
"Outstanding Company Voting Securities"); provided, however, that for
purposes of this subsection (1), the following acquisitions shall not
constitute a Change of Control: (i) any acquisition by a Person who is
on the Effective Date the beneficial owner of 20% or more of the
Outstanding Company Voting Securities, (ii) any acquisition directly
from the Company, (iii) any acquisition by the Company, (iv) any
acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored
or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the
Company, or (v) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a
transaction which complies with clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of
subsection (3) of this definition; or
(ii) Individuals who, as of the Effective Date, constitute the
Board (the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at
least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual
becoming a director subsequent to the Effective Date whose election,
or nomination for election by the Company's shareholders, was approved
by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the
Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a
member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any
such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result
of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the
election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened
solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other
than the Board; or
(iii) Consummation of a reorganization, merger, consolidation or
share exchange or sale or other disposition of all or substantially
all of the assets of the Company (a "Business Combination"), in each
case, unless, following such Business Combination, (i) all or
substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the
beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Voting Securities
immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own,
directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the combined voting power of
the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in
the election of directors of the corporation resulting from such
Business Combination (including, without limitation, a corporation
which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or
substantially all of the Company's assets either directly or through
one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as
their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination of the
Outstanding Company Voting Securities, and (ii) no Person (excluding
any corporation resulting from such Business Combination or any
employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such
corporation resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially
owns, directly or indirectly, 20% or more of the combined voting power
of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation except
to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business
Combination, and (iii) at least a majority of the members of the board
of directors of the corporation resulting from such Business
Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the
execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board,
providing for such Business Combination; or
(iv) Approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete
liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
(g) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from
time to time, and includes a reference to the underlying final regulations.
(h) "Committee" means the committee of the Board described in Article
4.
(i) "Company" means Genuine Parts Company, a Georgia corporation, or
any successor corporation.
(j) "Continuous Status as a Participant" means the absence of any
interruption or termination of service as an employee, officer or director
of the Company or any Affiliate, as applicable; provided, however, that for
purposes of an Incentive Stock Option, or a Stock Appreciation Right issued
in tandem with an Incentive Stock Option, "Continuous Status as a
Participant" means the absence of any interruption or termination of
service as
an employee of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, as applicable,
pursuant to applicable tax regulations. Continuous Status as a Participant
shall not be considered interrupted in the case of any leave of absence
authorized in writing by the Company prior to its commencement; provided,
however, that for purposes of Incentive Stock Options, no such leave may
exceed 90 days, unless reemployment upon expiration of such leave is
guaranteed by statute or contract. If reemployment upon expiration of a
leave of absence approved by the Company is not so guaranteed, on the 91st
day of such leave any Incentive Stock Option held by the Participant shall
cease to be treated as an Incentive Stock Option and shall be treated for
tax purposes as a Non-Qualified Stock Option.
(k) "Covered Employee" means a covered employee as defined in Code
Section 162(m)(3).
(l) "Disability" shall mean any illness or other physical or mental
condition of a Participant that renders the Participant incapable of
performing his customary and usual duties for the Company, or any medically
determinable illness or other physical or mental condition resulting from a
bodily injury, disease or mental disorder which, in the judgment of the
Committee, is permanent and continuous in nature. The Committee may require
such medical or other evidence as it deems necessary to judge the nature
and permanency of the Participant's condition. Notwithstanding the above,
with respect to an Incentive Stock Option, Disability shall mean Permanent
and Total Disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.
(m) "Deferred Stock Unit" means a right granted to a Participant under
Article 11.
(n) "Dividend Equivalent" means a right granted to a Participant under
Article 12.
(o) "Effective Date" has the meaning assigned such term in Section
3.1.
(p) "Eligible Participant" means an employee, officer, consultant or
director of the Company or any Affiliate.
(q) "Exchange" means the Nasdaq National Market or any national
securities exchange on which the Stock may from time to time be listed or
traded.
(r) "Fair Market Value", on any date, means (i) if the Stock is listed
on a securities exchange or is traded over the Nasdaq National Market, the
closing sales price on such exchange or over such system on such date or,
in the absence of reported sales on such date, the closing sales price on
the immediately preceding date on which sales were reported, or (ii) if the
Stock is not listed on a securities exchange or traded over the Nasdaq
National Market, the mean between the bid and offered prices as quoted by
Nasdaq for such date, provided that if it is determined that the fair
market value is not properly reflected by such Nasdaq quotations, Fair
Market Value will be determined by such other method as the Committee
determines in good faith to be reasonable.
(s) "Grant Date" of an Award means the first date on which all
necessary corporate action has been taken to approve the grant of the Award
as provided in the Plan, or such later date as is determined and specified
as part of that authorization process. Notice of the grant shall be
provided to the grantee within a relatively short period of time after the
Grant Date.
(t) "Incentive Stock Option" means an Option that is intended to be an
incentive stock option and meets the requirements of Section 422 of the
Code or any successor provision thereto.
(u) "Non-Employee Director" means a director of the Company who is not
a common law employee of the Company or an Affiliate.
(v) "Non-Qualified Stock Option" means an Option that is not an
Incentive Stock Option.
(w) "Option" means a right granted to a Participant under Article 7 of
the Plan to purchase Stock at a specified price during specified time
periods. An Option may be either an Incentive Stock Option or a
Non-
Qualified Stock Option.
(x) "Other Stock-Based Award" means a right, granted to a Participant
under Article 13, that relates to or is valued by reference to Stock or
other Awards relating to Stock.
(y) "Parent" means a corporation, limited liability company,
partnership or other entity which owns or beneficially owns a majority of
the outstanding voting stock or voting power of the Company.
Notwithstanding the above, with respect to an Incentive Stock Option,
Parent shall have the meaning set forth in Section 424(e) of the Code.
(z) "Participant" means a person who, as an employee, officer,
director or consultant of the Company or any Affiliate, has been granted an
Award under the Plan; provided that in the case of the death of a
Participant, the term "Participant" refers to a beneficiary designated
pursuant to Section 14.5 or the legal guardian or other legal
representative acting in a fiduciary capacity on behalf of the Participant
under applicable state law and court supervision.
(aa) "Performance Award" means Performance Shares or Performance Units
or Performance-Based Cash Awards granted pursuant to Article 9.
(bb) "Performance-Based Cash Award" means a right granted to a
Participant under Article 9 to a cash award to be paid upon achievement of
such performance goals as the Committee establishes with regard to such
Award.
(cc) "Performance Share" means any right granted to a Participant
under Article 9 to a unit to be valued by reference to a designated number
of Shares to be paid upon achievement of such performance goals as the
Committee establishes with regard to such Performance Share.
(dd) "Performance Unit" means a right granted to a Participant under
Article 9 to a unit valued by reference to a designated amount of cash or
property other than Shares, to be paid to the Participant upon achievement
of such performance goals as the Committee establishes with regard to such
Performance Unit.
(ee) "Person" means any individual, entity or group, within the
meaning of Section 3(a)(9) of the 1934 Act and as used in Section 13(d)(3)
or 14(d)(2) of the 1934 Act.
(ff) "Plan" means the Genuine Parts Company 2006 Long-Term Incentive
Plan, as amended from time to time.
(gg) "Qualified Performance-Based Award" means an Award that is either
(i) intended to qualify for the Section 162(m) Exemption and is made
subject to performance goals based on Qualified Business Criteria as set
forth in Section 14.12(b), or (ii) an Option or SAR having an exercise
price equal to or greater than the Fair Market Value of the underlying
Stock as of the Grant Date.
(hh) "Qualified Business Criteria" means one or more of the Business
Criteria listed in Section 14.12(b) upon which performance goals for
certain Qualified Performance-Based Awards may be established by the
Committee.
(ii) "Restricted Stock Award" means Stock granted to a Participant
under Article 10 that is subject to certain restrictions and to risk of
forfeiture.
(jj) "Restricted Stock Unit Award" means the right granted to a
Participant under Article 10 to receive shares of Stock (or the equivalent
value in cash or other property if the Committee so provides) in the
future, which right is subject to certain restrictions and to risk of
forfeiture.
(kk) "Retirement" in the case of an employee means termination of
employment with the Company, a
Parent or Subsidiary after attaining age 65.
(ll) "Section 162(m) Exemption" means the exemption from the
limitation on deductibility imposed by Section 162(m) of the Code that is
set forth in Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code or any successor provision
thereto.
(mm) "Shares" means shares of the Company's Stock. If there has been
an adjustment or substitution pursuant to Section 15.1, the term "Shares"
shall also include any shares of stock or other securities that are
substituted for Shares or into which Shares are adjusted pursuant to
Section 15.1.
(nn) "Stock" means the $1.00 par value common stock of the Company and
such other securities of the Company as may be substituted for Stock
pursuant to Article 15.
(oo) "Stock Appreciation Right" or "SAR" means a right granted to a
Participant under Article 8 to receive a payment equal to the difference
between the Fair Market Value of a Share as of the date of exercise of the
SAR over the grant price of the SAR, all as determined pursuant to Article
8.
(pp) "Subsidiary" means any corporation, limited liability company,
partnership or other entity of which a majority of the outstanding voting
stock or voting power is beneficially owned directly or indirectly by the
Company. Notwithstanding the above, with respect to an Incentive Stock
Option, Subsidiary shall have the meaning set forth in Section 424(f) of
the Code.
(qq) "1933 Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time
to time.
(rr) "1934 Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
from time to time.
ARTICLE 3
EFFECTIVE TERM OF PLAN
3.1. EFFECTIVE DATE. The Plan shall be effective as of the date it is
approved by both the Board and the shareholders of the Company (the "Effective
Date").
3.2. TERMINATION OF PLAN. The Plan shall terminate on the tenth anniversary
of the Effective Date unless earlier terminated as provided herein. The
termination of the Plan on such date shall not affect the validity of any Award
outstanding on the date of termination.
ARTICLE 4
ADMINISTRATION
4.1. COMMITTEE. The Plan shall be administered by the Compensation,
Nominating and Governance Committee (which Committee shall consist of at least
two directors) or, at the discretion of the Board from time to time, the Plan
may be administered by the Board. It is intended that at least two of the
directors appointed to serve on the Committee shall be "non-employee directors"
(within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the 1934 Act) and "outside
directors" (within the meaning of Code Section 162(m)) and that any such members
of the Committee who do not so qualify shall abstain from participating in any
decision to make or administer Awards that are made to Eligible Participants who
at the time of consideration for such Award (i) are persons subject to the
short-swing profit rules of Section 16 of the 1934 Act, or (ii) are reasonably
anticipated to become Covered Employees during the term of the Award. However,
the mere fact that a Committee member shall fail to qualify under either of the
foregoing requirements or shall fail to abstain from such action shall not
invalidate any Award made by the Committee which Award is otherwise validly made
under the Plan. The members of the Committee shall be appointed by, and may be
changed at any time and from time to time in the discretion of, the Board. The
Board may reserve to itself any or all of the authority and responsibility of
the Committee under the Plan or may act as administrator of the Plan for any and
all purposes. To the extent the Board has reserved any authority and
responsibility or during any time that the Board is acting as administrator of
the Plan, it shall have all the powers of
the Committee hereunder, and any reference herein to the Committee (other than
in this Section 4.1) shall include the Board. To the extent any action of the
Board under the Plan conflicts with actions taken by the Committee, the actions
of the Board shall control.
4.2. ACTION AND INTERPRETATIONS BY THE COMMITTEE. For purposes of
administering the Plan, the Committee may from time to time adopt rules,
regulations, guidelines and procedures for carrying out the provisions and
purposes of the Plan and make such other determinations, not inconsistent with
the Plan, as the Committee may deem appropriate. The Committee's interpretation
of the Plan, any Awards granted under the Plan, any Award Certificate and all
decisions and determinations by the Committee with respect to the Plan are
final, binding, and conclusive on all parties. Each member of the Committee is
entitled to, in good faith, rely or act upon any report or other information
furnished to that member by any officer or other employee of the Company or any
Affiliate, the Company's or an Affiliate's independent certified public
accountants, Company counsel or any executive compensation consultant or other
professional retained by the Company to assist in the administration of the
Plan.
4.3. AUTHORITY OF COMMITTEE. Except as provided below, the Committee has
the exclusive power, authority and discretion to:
(a) Grant Awards;
(b) Designate Participants;
(c) Determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to each
Participant;
(d) Determine the number of Awards to be granted and the number of
Shares or dollar amount to which an Award will relate;
(e) Determine the terms and conditions of any Award granted under the
Plan, including but not limited to, the exercise price, grant price, or
purchase price, any restrictions or limitations on the Award, any schedule
for lapse of forfeiture restrictions or restrictions on the exercisability
of an Award, and accelerations or waivers thereof, based in each case on
such considerations as the Committee in its sole discretion determines;
(f) Accelerate the vesting, exercisability or lapse of restrictions of
any outstanding Award, in accordance with Article 14, based in each case on
such considerations as the Committee in its sole discretion determines;
(g) Determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances an
Award may be settled in, or the exercise price of an Award may be paid in,
cash, Stock, other Awards, or other property, or an Award may be canceled,
forfeited, or surrendered;
(h) Prescribe the form of each Award Certificate, which need not be
identical for each Participant;
(i) Decide all other matters that must be determined in connection
with an Award;
(j) Establish, adopt or revise any rules, regulations, guidelines or
procedures as it may deem necessary or advisable to administer the Plan;
(k) Make all other decisions and determinations that may be required
under the Plan or as the Committee deems necessary or advisable to
administer the Plan;
(l) Amend the Plan or any Award Certificate as provided herein; and
(m) Adopt such modifications, procedures, and subplans as may be
necessary or desirable to comply with provisions of the laws of non-U.S.
jurisdictions in which the Company or any Affiliate may operate, in order
to assure the viability of the benefits of Awards granted to participants
located in such other jurisdictions and to
meet the objectives of the Plan.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, grants of Awards to Non-Employee Directors
hereunder shall be made only in accordance with the terms, conditions and
parameters of a plan, program or policy for the compensation of Non-Employee
Directors as in effect from time to time, and the Committee may not make
discretionary grants hereunder to Non-Employee Directors.
4.4. AWARD CERTIFICATES. Each Award shall be evidenced by an Award
Certificate. Each Award Certificate shall include such provisions, not
inconsistent with the Plan, as may be specified by the Committee.
ARTICLE 5
SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
5.1. NUMBER OF SHARES. Subject to adjustment as provided in Sections 5.2
and 15.1, the aggregate number of Shares reserved and available for issuance
pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan shall be [8,000,000].
5.2. SHARE COUNTING.
(a) To the extent that an Award is canceled, terminates, expires, is
forfeited or lapses for any reason, any unissued or forfeited Shares
subject to the Award will again be available for issuance pursuant to
Awards granted under the Plan.
(b) Shares subject to Awards settled in cash will again be available
for issuance pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan.
(c) Shares withheld from an Award to satisfy minimum tax withholding
requirements will again be available for issuance pursuant to Awards
granted under the Plan (but Shares delivered by a Participant to satisfy
tax withholding requirements shall not be added back to the number of
Shares available for issuance under the Plan).
(d) If the exercise price of an Option is satisfied by delivering
Shares to the Company (by either actual delivery or attestation), only the
number of Shares issued in excess of the delivery or attestation shall be
considered for purposes of determining the number of Shares remaining
available for issuance pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan.
(e) To the extent that the full number of Shares subject to an Option
or SAR is not issued upon exercise of the Option or SAR for any reason,
only the number of Shares issued and delivered upon exercise of the Option
or SAR shall be considered for purposes of determining the number of Shares
remaining available for issuance pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan.
(f) Substitute Awards granted pursuant to Section 14.14 of the Plan
shall not count against the Shares otherwise available for issuance under
the Plan under Section 5.1.
5.3. STOCK DISTRIBUTED. Any Stock distributed pursuant to an Award may
consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued Stock, treasury Stock
or Stock purchased on the open market.
5.4. LIMITATION ON AWARDS. Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the
contrary (but subject to adjustment as provided in Section 15.1), the maximum
number of Shares with respect to one or more Options and/or SARs that may be
granted during any one calendar year under the Plan to any one Participant shall
be 500,000; The maximum aggregate grant with respect to Awards of Restricted
Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Deferred Stock Units, Performance Shares or other
Stock-Based Awards (other than Options or SARs) granted in any one calendar year
to any one Participant shall be 500,000. The aggregate dollar value of any
Performance-Based Cash Award or other cash-based award that may be paid to any
one Participant during any one calendar year
under the Plan shall be $7,500,000.
ARTICLE 6
ELIGIBILITY
6.1. GENERAL. Awards may be granted only to Eligible Participants; except
that Incentive Stock Options may be granted to only to Eligible Participants who
are employees of the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary as defined in Section
424(e) and (f) of the Code.
ARTICLE 7
STOCK OPTIONS
7.1. GENERAL. The Committee is authorized to grant Options to Participants
on the following terms and conditions:
(a) EXERCISE PRICE. The exercise price per Share under an Option shall
be determined by the Committee, provided that the exercise price for any
Option (other than an Option issued as a substitute Award pursuant to
Section 14.18) shall not be less than the Fair Market Value as of the Grant
Date.
(b) TIME AND CONDITIONS OF EXERCISE. The Committee shall determine the
time or times at which an Option may be exercised in whole or in part,
subject to Section 7.1(d). The Committee shall also determine the
performance or other conditions, if any, that must be satisfied before all
or part of an Option may be exercised or vested. Subject to Section 14.9,
the Committee may waive any exercise or vesting provisions at any time in
whole or in part based upon factors as the Committee may determine in its
sole discretion so that the Option becomes exercisable or vested at an
earlier date. The Committee may permit an arrangement whereby receipt of
Stock upon exercise of an Option is delayed until a specified future date.
(c) PAYMENT. The Committee shall determine the methods by which the
exercise price of an Option may be paid, the form of payment, including,
without limitation, cash, Shares, or other property (including "cashless
exercise" arrangements), and the methods by which Shares shall be delivered
or deemed to be delivered to Participants.
(d) EXERCISE TERM. In no event may any Option be exercisable for more
than ten years from the Grant Date.
7.2. INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. The terms of any Incentive Stock Options
granted under the Plan must comply with the following additional rules:
(a) EXERCISE PRICE. The exercise price of an Incentive Stock Option
shall not be less than the Fair Market Value as of the Grant Date.
(b) LAPSE OF OPTION. Subject to any earlier termination provision
contained in the Award Certificate, an Incentive Stock Option shall lapse
upon the earliest of the following circumstances; provided, however, that
the Committee may, prior to the lapse of the Incentive Stock Option under
the circumstances described in subsections (3), (4) or (5) below, provide
in writing that the Option will extend until a later date, but if an Option
is so extended and is exercised after the dates specified in subsections
(3) and (4) below, it will automatically become a Non-Qualified Stock
Option:
(1) The expiration date set forth in the Award Certificate.
(2) The tenth anniversary of the Grant Date.
(3) Three months after termination of the Participant's
Continuous Status as a Participant for any reason other than the
Participant's Disability or death.
(4) One year after the Participant's Continuous Status as a
Participant by reason of the Participant's Disability.
(5) One year after the Participant's death if the Participant
dies while employed, or during the three-month period described in
paragraph (3) or during the one-year period described in paragraph (4)
and before the Option otherwise lapses.
Unless the exercisability of the Incentive Stock Option is accelerated
as provided in Article 14, if a Participant exercises an Option after
termination of employment, the Option may be exercised only with respect to
the Shares that were otherwise vested on the Participant's termination of
employment. Upon the Participant's death, any exercisable Incentive Stock
Options may be exercised by the Participant's beneficiary, determined in
accordance with Section 14.5.
(c) INDIVIDUAL DOLLAR LIMITATION. The aggregate Fair Market Value
(determined as of the Grant Date) of all Shares with respect to which
Incentive Stock Options are first exercisable by a Participant in any
calendar year may not exceed $100,000.00.
(d) TEN PERCENT OWNERS. No Incentive Stock Option shall be granted to
any individual who, at the Grant Date, owns stock possessing more than ten
percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the
Company or any Parent or Subsidiary unless the exercise price per share of
such Option is at least 110% of the Fair Market Value per Share at the
Grant Date and the Option expires no later than five years after the Grant
Date.
(e) RIGHT TO EXERCISE. During a Participant's lifetime, an Incentive
Stock Option may be exercised only by the Participant or, in the case of
the Participant's Disability, by the Participant's guardian or legal
representative.
(f) ELIGIBLE GRANTEES. The Committee may not grant an Incentive Stock
Option to a person who is not at the Grant Date an employee of the Company
or a Parent or Subsidiary.
ARTICLE 8
STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
8.1. GRANT OF STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS. The Committee is authorized to
grant Stock Appreciation Rights to Participants on the following terms and
conditions:
(a) RIGHT TO PAYMENT. Upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right,
the Participant to whom it is granted has the right to receive the excess,
if any, of:
(1) The Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of exercise;
over
(2) The base price of the Stock Appreciation Right as determined
by the Committee, which shall not be less than the Fair Market Value
of one Share on the Grant Date (unless the SAR is granted in tandem
with an Option after the Grant Date of the Option, in which case, the
base price of the SAR may equal the exercise price of the related
Option even if less than the Fair Market Value of one Share on the
Grant Date of the SAR).
(b) OTHER TERMS. All awards of Stock Appreciation Rights shall be
evidenced by an Award Certificate. The terms, methods of exercise, methods
of settlement, form of consideration payable in settlement, and any other
terms and conditions of any Stock Appreciation Right shall be determined by
the Committee at the time of the grant of the Award and shall be reflected
in the Award Certificate.
ARTICLE 9
PERFORMANCE AWARDS
9.1. GRANT OF PERFORMANCE AWARDS. The Committee is authorized to grant
Performance Shares, Performance Units or Performance-Based Cash Awards to
Participants on such terms and conditions as may be selected by the Committee.
The Committee shall have the complete discretion to determine the number of
Performance Awards granted to each Participant, subject to Section 5.4, and to
designate the provisions of such Performance Awards as provided in Section 4.3.
All Performance Awards shall be evidenced by an Award Certificate or a written
program established by the Committee, pursuant to which Performance Awards are
awarded under the Plan under uniform terms, conditions and restrictions set
forth in such written program.
9.2. PERFORMANCE GOALS. The Committee may establish performance goals for
Performance Awards which may be based on any criteria selected by the Committee.
Such performance goals may be described in terms of Company-wide objectives or
in terms of objectives that relate to the performance of the Participant, an
Affiliate or a division, region, department or function within the Company or an
Affiliate. If the Committee determines that a change in the business,
operations, corporate structure or capital structure of the Company or the
manner in which the Company or an Affiliate conducts its business, or other
events or circumstances render performance goals to be unsuitable, the Committee
may modify such performance goals in whole or in part, as the Committee deems
appropriate. If a Participant is promoted, demoted or transferred to a different
business unit or function during a performance period, the Committee may
determine that the performance goals or performance period are no longer
appropriate and may (i) adjust, change or eliminate the performance goals or the
applicable performance period as it deems appropriate to make such goals and
period comparable to the initial goals and period, or (ii) make a cash payment
to the participant in amount determined by the Committee. The foregoing two
sentences shall not apply with respect to a Performance Award that is intended
to be a Qualified Performance-Based Award if the recipient of such award (a) was
a Covered Employee on the date of the modification, adjustment, change or
elimination of the performance goals or performance period, or (b) in the
reasonable judgment of the Committee, may be a Covered Employee on the date the
Performance Award is expected to be paid.
9.3. RIGHT TO PAYMENT. The grant of a Performance Share to a Participant
will entitle the Participant to receive at a specified later time a specified
number of Shares, or the equivalent cash value, if the performance goals
established by the Committee are achieved and the other terms and conditions
thereof are satisfied. The grant of a Performance Unit to a Participant will
entitle the Participant to receive at a specified later time a specified dollar
value in cash or other property, including Shares, variable under conditions
specified in the Award, if the performance goals in the Award are achieved and
the other terms and conditions thereof are satisfied. The grant of a
Performance-Based Cash Award to a Participant will entitle the Participant to
receive at a specified later time a specified dollar value in cash variable
under conditions specified in the Award, if the performance goals in the Award
are achieved and the other terms and conditions thereof are satisfied. The
Committee shall set performance goals and other terms or conditions to payment
of the Performance Awards in its discretion which, depending on the extent to
which they are met, will determine the value of the Performance Awards that will
be paid to the Participant.
9.4. OTHER TERMS. Performance Awards may be payable in cash, Stock, or
other property, and have such other terms and conditions as determined by the
Committee and reflected in the Award Certificate. For purposes of determining
the number of Shares to be used in payment of a Performance Award denominated in
cash but payable in whole or in part in Shares or Restricted Stock, the number
of Shares to be so paid will be determined by dividing the cash value of the
Award to be so paid by the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of
determination by the Committee of the amount of the payment under the Award, or,
if the Committee so directs, the date immediately preceding the date the Award
is paid.
ARTICLE 10
RESTRICTED STOCK AND RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARDS
10.1. GRANT OF RESTRICTED STOCK AND RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS. The Committee
is authorized to make Awards of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units to
Participants in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as may be
selected by the Committee. An Award of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock
Units shall be evidenced by an Award Certificate setting forth the terms,
conditions, and restrictions applicable to the Award.
10.2. ISSUANCE AND RESTRICTIONS. Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units
shall be subject to such restrictions on transferability and other restrictions
as the Committee may impose (including, without limitation, limitations on the
right to vote Restricted Stock or the right to receive dividends on the
Restricted Stock). These restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at
such times, under such circumstances, in such installments, upon the
satisfaction of performance goals or otherwise, as the Committee determines at
the time of the grant of the Award or thereafter. Except as otherwise provided
in an Award Certificate or any special Plan document governing an Award, the
Participant shall have all of the rights of a shareholder with respect to the
Restricted Stock, and the Participant shall have none of the rights of a
stockholder with respect to Restricted Stock Units until such time as Shares of
Stock are paid in settlement of the Restricted Stock Units.
10.3. FORFEITURE. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee at the
time of the grant of the Award or thereafter, upon termination of Continuous
Status as a Participant during the applicable restriction period or upon failure
to satisfy a performance goal during the applicable restriction period,
Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units that are at that time subject to
restrictions shall be forfeited; provided, however, that the Committee may
provide in any Award Certificate that restrictions or forfeiture conditions
relating to Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units will be waived in whole
or in part in the event of terminations resulting from specified causes, and the
Committee may in other cases waive in whole or in part restrictions or
forfeiture conditions relating to Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units.
10.4. DELIVERY OF RESTRICTED STOCK. Shares of Restricted Stock shall be
delivered to the Participant at the time of grant either by book-entry
registration or by delivering to the Participant, or a custodian or escrow agent
(including, without limitation, the Company or one or more of its employees)
designated by the Committee, a stock certificate or certificates registered in
the name of the Participant. If physical certificates representing shares of
Restricted Stock are registered in the name of the Participant, such
certificates must bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions,
and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock.
ARTICLE 11
DEFERRED STOCK UNITS
11.1. GRANT OF DEFERRED STOCK UNITS. The Committee is authorized to grant
Deferred Stock Units to Participants subject to such terms and conditions as may
be selected by the Committee. Deferred Stock Units shall entitle the Participant
to receive Shares of Stock (or the equivalent value in cash or other property if
so determined by the Committee) at a future time as determined by the Committee,
or as determined by the Participant within guidelines established by the
Committee in the case of voluntary deferral elections. An Award of Deferred
Stock Units shall be evidenced by an Award Certificate setting forth the terms
and conditions applicable to the Award.
ARTICLE 12
DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS
12.1. GRANT OF DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS. The Committee is authorized to grant
Dividend Equivalents to Participants subject to such terms and conditions as may
be selected by the Committee. Dividend Equivalents shall entitle the Participant
to receive payments equal to dividends with respect to all or a portion of the
number of Shares subject to an Award, as determined by the Committee. The
Committee may provide that Dividend Equivalents be paid or distributed when
accrued or be deemed to have been reinvested in additional Shares, or otherwise
reinvested.
ARTICLE 13
STOCK OR OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS
13.1. GRANT OF STOCK OR OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS. The Committee is
authorized, subject to limitations under applicable law, to grant to
Participants such other Awards that are payable in, valued in whole or in part
by reference to, or otherwise based on or related to Shares, as deemed by the
Committee to be consistent with the purposes of the Plan, including without
limitation Shares awarded purely as a "bonus" and not subject to
any restrictions or conditions, convertible or exchangeable debt securities,
other rights convertible or exchangeable into Shares, and Awards valued by
reference to book value of Shares or the value of securities of or the
performance of specified Parents or Subsidiaries. The Committee shall determine
the terms and conditions of such Awards.
ARTICLE 14
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO AWARDS
14.1. STAND-ALONE AND TANDEM AWARDS. Awards granted under the Plan may, in
the discretion of the Committee, be granted either alone or in addition to, in
tandem with, any other Award granted under the Plan. Subject to Section 16.2,
awards granted in addition to or in tandem with other Awards may be granted
either at the same time as or at a different time from the grant of such other
Awards.
14.2. TERM OF AWARD. The term of each Award shall be for the period as
determined by the Committee, provided that in no event shall the term of any
Option or a Stock Appreciation Right exceed a period of ten years from its Grant
Date (or, if Section 7.2(d) applies, five years from its Grant Date).
14.3. FORM OF PAYMENT FOR AWARDS. Subject to the terms of the Plan and any
applicable law or Award Certificate, payments or transfers to be made by the
Company or an Affiliate on the grant or exercise of an Award may be made in such
form as the Committee determines at or after the Grant Date, including without
limitation, cash, Stock, other Awards, or other property, or any combination,
and may be made in a single payment or transfer, in installments, or on a
deferred basis, in each case determined in accordance with rules adopted by, and
at the discretion of, the Committee.
14.4. LIMITS ON TRANSFER. No right or interest of a Participant in any
unexercised or restricted Award may be pledged, encumbered, or hypothecated to
or in favor of any party other than the Company or an Affiliate, or shall be
subject to any lien, obligation, or liability of such Participant to any other
party other than the Company or an Affiliate. No unexercised or restricted Award
shall be assignable or transferable by a Participant other than by will or the
laws of descent and distribution; provided, however, that the Committee may (but
need not) permit other transfers where the Committee concludes that such
transferability (i) does not result in accelerated taxation, (ii) does not cause
any Option intended to be an Incentive Stock Option to fail to be described in
Code Section 422(b), and (iii) is otherwise appropriate and desirable, taking
into account any factors deemed relevant, including without limitation, state or
federal tax or securities laws applicable to transferable Awards.
14.5. BENEFICIARIES. Notwithstanding Section 14.4, a Participant may, in
the manner determined by the Committee, designate a beneficiary to exercise the
rights of the Participant and to receive any distribution with respect to any
Award upon the Participant's death. A beneficiary, legal guardian, legal
representative, or other person claiming any rights under the Plan is subject to
all terms and conditions of the Plan and any Award Certificate applicable to the
Participant, except to the extent the Plan and Award Certificate otherwise
provide, and to any additional restrictions deemed necessary or appropriate by
the Committee. If no beneficiary has been designated or survives the
Participant, payment shall be made to the Participant's estate. Subject to the
foregoing, a beneficiary designation may be changed or revoked by a Participant
at any time provided the change or revocation is filed with the Committee.
14.6. STOCK CERTIFICATES. All Stock issuable under the Plan is subject to
any stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee deems necessary
or advisable to comply with federal or state securities laws, rules and
regulations and the rules of any national securities exchange or automated
quotation system on which the Stock is listed, quoted, or traded. The Committee
may place legends on any Stock certificate or issue instructions to the transfer
agent to reference restrictions applicable to the Stock.
14.7. ACCELERATION UPON DEATH OR DISABILITY. Except as otherwise provided
in the Award Certificate or any special Plan document governing an Award, upon
the Participant's death or Disability during his or her Continuous Status as a
Participant, (i) all of such Participant's outstanding Options, SARs, and other
Awards in the nature of rights that may be exercised shall become fully
exercisable, (ii) all time-based vesting restrictions
on the Participant's outstanding Awards shall lapse, and (iii) the target payout
opportunities attainable under all of such Participant's outstanding
performance-based Awards shall be deemed to have been fully earned as of the
date of termination based upon (A) an assumed achievement of all relevant
performance goals at the "target" level if the date of termination occurs during
the first half of the applicable performance period, or (B) the actual level of
achievement of all relevant performance goals against target, if the date of
termination occurs during the second half of the applicable performance period,
and, in either such case, there shall be a prorata payout to the Participant or
his or her estate within thirty (30) days following the date of termination
based upon the length of time within the performance period that has elapsed
prior to the date of termination. Any Awards shall thereafter continue or lapse
in accordance with the other provisions of the Plan and the Award Certificate.
To the extent that this provision causes Incentive Stock Options to exceed the
dollar limitation set forth in Section 7.2(c), the excess Options shall be
deemed to be Non-Qualified Stock Options.
14.8. ACCELERATION UPON A CHANGE IN CONTROL. Except as otherwise provided
in the Award Certificate or in an employment agreement, consulting agreement,
change in control agreement or similar agreement in effect between the Company
or an Affiliate and the Participant, if a Participant's employment is terminated
without Cause within two years after the effective date of a Change in Control,
then (i) all of that Participant's outstanding Options, SARs and other Awards in
the nature of rights that may be exercised shall become fully exercisable, (ii)
all time-based vesting restrictions on the Participant's outstanding Awards
shall lapse, and (iii) the target payout opportunities attainable under all
outstanding of that Participant's performance-based Awards shall be deemed to
have been fully earned based upon an assumed achievement of all relevant
performance goals at the "target" level and there shall be prorata payout to
such Participant within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of
employment based upon the length of time within the performance period that has
elapsed prior to the date of termination of employment.
14.9. ACCELERATION FOR ANY OTHER REASON. Regardless of whether an event has
occurred as described in Section 14.7 or 14.8 above, and subject to Section
14.11 as to Qualified Performance-Based Awards, the Committee may in its sole
discretion at any time determine that all or a portion of a Participant's
Options, SARs, and other Awards in the nature of rights that may be exercised
shall become fully or partially exercisable, that all or a part of the
time-based vesting restrictions on all or a portion of the outstanding Awards
shall lapse, and/or that any performance-based criteria with respect to any
Awards shall be deemed to be wholly or partially satisfied, in each case, as of
such date as the Committee may, in its sole discretion, declare. The Committee
may discriminate among Participants and among Awards granted to a Participant in
exercising its discretion pursuant to this Section 14.9.
14.10. EFFECT OF ACCELERATION. If an Award is accelerated under Section
14.7, 14.8, or 14.9, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide (i) that
the Award will expire after a designated period of time after such acceleration
to the extent not then exercised, (ii) that the Award will be settled in cash
rather than Stock, (iii) that the Award will be assumed by another party to a
transaction giving rise to the acceleration or otherwise be equitably converted
or substituted in connection with such transaction, (iv) that the Award may be
settled by payment in cash or cash equivalents equal to the excess of the Fair
Market Value of the underlying Stock, as of a specified date associated with the
transaction, over the exercise price of the Award, or (v) any combination of the
foregoing. The Committee's determination need not be uniform and may be
different for different Participants whether or not such Participants are
similarly situated. To the extent that such acceleration causes Incentive Stock
Options to exceed the dollar limitation set forth in Section 7.2(c), the excess
Options shall be deemed to be Non-Qualified Stock Options.
14.11. QUALIFIED PERFORMANCE-BASED AWARDS.
(a) The provisions of the Plan are intended to ensure that all Options
and Stock Appreciation Rights granted hereunder to any Covered Employee
shall qualify for the Section 162(m) Exemption; provided that the exercise
or base price of such Award is not less than the Fair Market Value of the
Shares on the Grant Date.
(b) When granting any other Award, the Committee may designate such
Award as a Qualified Performance-Based Award, based upon a determination
that the recipient is or may be a Covered Employee with respect to such
Award, and the Committee wishes such Award to qualify for the Section
162(m)
Exemption. If an Award is so designated, the Committee shall establish
performance goals for such Award within the time period prescribed by
Section 162(m) of the Code based on one or more of the following Qualified
Business Criteria, which may be expressed in terms of Company-wide
objectives or in terms of objectives that relate to the performance of an
Affiliate or a division, region, department or function within the Company
or an Affiliate:
Revenue
Sales
Profit (net profit, gross profit, operating profit, economic profit,
profit margins or other corporate profit measures)
Earnings (EBIT, EBITDA, earnings per share, or other corporate
earnings measures)
Net income (before or after taxes, operating income or other income
measures)
Cash (cash flow, cash generation or other cash measures)
Stock price or performance
Total stockholder return (stock price appreciation plus reinvested
dividends divided by beginning share price)
Return measures (including, but not limited to, return on assets,
capital, equity, or sales, and cash flow return on assets, capital,
equity, or sales);
Market share
Improvements in capital structure
Expenses (expense management, expense ratio, expense efficiency ratios
or other expense measures)
Business expansion or consolidation (acquisitions and divestitures)
Internal rate of return or increase in net present value
Working capital targets relating to inventory and/or accounts
receivable
Service or product delivery
Service or product quality
Inventory management
Customer satisfaction
Meeting budgets
Employee retention
Performance goals with respect to the foregoing Qualified Business
Criteria may be specified in absolute terms, in percentages, or in terms of
growth from period to period or growth rates over time, as well as
measured relative to an established or specially-created performance index
of Company competitors or peers. Any member of an index that disappears
during a measurement period shall be disregarded for the entire measurement
period. Performance Goals need not be based upon an increase or positive
result under a business criterion and could include, for example, the
maintenance of the status quo or the limitation of economic losses
(measured, in each case, by reference to a specific business criterion).
(c) Each Qualified Performance-Based Award (other than a market-priced
Option or SAR) shall be earned, vested and payable (as applicable) only
upon the achievement of performance goals established by the Committee
based upon one or more of the Qualified Business Criteria, together with
the satisfaction of any other conditions, such as continued employment, as
the Committee may determine to be appropriate; provided, however, that the
Committee may provide, either in connection with the grant thereof or by
amendment thereafter, that achievement of such performance goals will be
waived upon the death or Disability of the Participant, or on the effective
date of a Change in Control. Performance periods established by the
Committee for any such Qualified Performance-Based Award may be as short as
three months and may be any longer period.
(d) The Committee may provide in any Qualified Performance-Based Award
that any evaluation of performance may include or exclude any of the
following events that occurs during a performance period: (a) asset
write-downs or impairment charges; (b) litigation or claim judgments or
settlements; (c) the effect of changes in tax laws, accounting principles
or other laws or provisions affecting reported results; (d) accruals for
reorganization and restructuring programs; (e) extraordinary nonrecurring
items as described in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30 and/or in
management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of
operations appearing in the Company's annual report to stockholders for the
applicable year; (f) acquisitions or divestitures; and (g) foreign exchange
gains and losses. To the extent such inclusions or exclusions affect Awards
to Covered Employees, they shall be prescribed in a form that meets the
requirements of Code Section 162(m) for deductibility.
(e) Any payment of a Qualified Performance-Based Award granted with
performance goals pursuant to subsection (c) above shall be conditioned on
the written certification of the Committee in each case that the
performance goals and any other material conditions were satisfied. Except
as specifically provided in subsection (c), no Qualified Performance-Based
Award held by a Covered Employee or by an employee who in the reasonable
judgment of the Committee may be a Covered Employee on the date of payment,
may be amended, nor may the Committee exercise any discretionary authority
it may otherwise have under the Plan with respect to a Qualified
Performance-Based Award under the Plan, in any manner to waive the
achievement of the applicable performance goal based on Qualified Business
Criteria or to increase the amount payable pursuant thereto or the value
thereof, or otherwise in a manner that would cause the Qualified
Performance-Based Award to cease to qualify for the Section 162(m)
Exemption.
(f) Section 5.4 sets forth the maximum number of Shares or dollar
value that may be granted in any one-year period to a Participant in
designated forms of Qualified Performance-Based Awards.
14.12. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. Whether military, government or other
service or other leave of absence shall constitute a termination of employment
shall be determined in each case by the Committee at its discretion, and any
determination by the Committee shall be final and conclusive. A Participant's
Continuous Status as a Participant shall not be deemed to terminate (i) in a
circumstance in which a Participant transfers from the Company to an Affiliate,
transfers from an Affiliate to the Company, or transfers from one Affiliate to
another Affiliate, or (ii) in the discretion of the Committee as specified at or
prior to such occurrence, in the case of a spin-off, sale or disposition of the
Participant's employer from the Company or any Affiliate. To the extent that
this provision causes Incentive Stock Options to extend beyond three months from
the date a Participant is deemed to be an employee of the Company, a Parent or
Subsidiary for purposes of Sections 424(e) and 424(f) of the Code, the Options
held by such Participant shall be deemed to be Non-Qualified Stock Options.
14.13. FORFEITURE EVENTS. The Committee may specify in an Award Certificate
that the Participant's rights, payments and benefits with respect to an Award
shall be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture or recoupment upon the
occurrence of certain specified events, in addition to any otherwise applicable
vesting or
performance conditions of an Award. Such events shall include, but shall not be
limited to, termination of employment for cause, violation of material Company
or Affiliate policies, breach of noncompetition, confidentiality or other
restrictive covenants that may apply to the Participant, or other conduct by the
Participant that is detrimental to the business or reputation of the Company or
any Affiliate.
14.14. SUBSTITUTE AWARDS. The Committee may grant Awards under the Plan in
substitution for stock and stock-based awards held by employees of another
entity who become employees of the Company or an Affiliate as a result of a
merger or consolidation of the former employing entity with the Company or an
Affiliate or the acquisition by the Company or an Affiliate of property or stock
of the former employing corporation. The Committee may direct that the
substitute awards be granted on such terms and conditions as the Committee
considers appropriate in the circumstances.
ARTICLE 15
CHANGES IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE
15.1. GENERAL. In the event of a corporate event or transaction involving
the Company (including, without limitation, any stock dividend, stock split,
extraordinary cash dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger,
consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination or exchange of shares), the
authorization limits under Section 5.1 and 5.4 shall be adjusted
proportionately, and the Committee may adjust the Plan and Awards to preserve
the benefits or potential benefits of the Awards. Action by the Committee may
include: (i) adjustment of the number and kind of shares which may be delivered
under the Plan; (ii) adjustment of the number and kind of shares subject to
outstanding Awards; (iii) adjustment of the exercise price of outstanding Awards
or the measure to be used to determine the amount of the benefit payable on an
Award; and (iv) any other adjustments that the Committee determines to be
equitable. In addition, upon the occurrence or in anticipation of such an event,
the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide (i) that Awards will be
settled in cash rather than Stock, (ii) that Awards will become immediately
vested and exercisable and will expire after a designated period of time to the
extent not then exercised, (iii) that Awards will be assumed by another party to
a transaction or otherwise be equitably converted or substituted in connection
with such transaction, (iv) that outstanding Awards may be settled by payment in
cash or cash equivalents equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of the
underlying Stock, as of a specified date associated with the transaction, over
the exercise price of the Award, (v) that performance targets and performance
periods for Performance Awards will be modified, consistent with Code Section
162(m) where applicable, or (vi) any combination of the foregoing. The
Committee's determination need not be uniform and may be different for different
Participants whether or not such Participants are similarly situated. Without
limiting the foregoing, in the event of a subdivision of the outstanding Stock
(stock-split), a declaration of a dividend payable in Shares, or a combination
or consolidation of the outstanding Stock into a lesser number of Shares, the
authorization limits under Section 5.1 and 5.4 shall automatically be adjusted
proportionately, and the Shares then subject to each Award shall automatically
be adjusted proportionately without any change in the aggregate purchase price
therefor. To the extent that any adjustments made pursuant to this Article 15
cause Incentive Stock Options to cease to qualify as Incentive Stock Options,
such Options shall be deemed to be Non-Qualified Stock Options.
ARTICLE 16
AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION
16.1. AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION. The Board or the Committee
may, at any time and from time to time, amend, modify or terminate the Plan
without shareholder approval; provided, however, that if an amendment to the
Plan would, in the reasonable opinion of the Board or the Committee, (i)
materially increase the number of Shares available under the Plan, (ii) expand
the types of awards under the Plan, (iii) materially expand the class of
participants eligible to participate in the Plan, (iv) materially extend the
term of the Plan, or (v) otherwise constitute a material change requiring
shareholder approval under applicable laws, policies or regulations or the
applicable listing or other requirements of an Exchange, then such amendment
shall be subject to shareholder approval; and provided, further, that the Board
or Committee may condition any other amendment or modification on the approval
of shareholders of the Company for any reason, including by reason of such
approval being necessary or deemed advisable (i) to comply with the listing or
other requirements of an Exchange, or (ii) to satisfy any other tax, securities
or other applicable laws, policies or regulations.
16.2. AWARDS PREVIOUSLY GRANTED. At any time and from time to time, the
Committee may amend, modify or terminate any outstanding Award without approval
of the Participant; provided, however:
(a) Subject to the terms of the applicable Award Certificate, such
amendment, modification or termination shall not, without the Participant's
consent, reduce or diminish the value of such Award determined as if the
Award had been exercised, vested, cashed in or otherwise settled on the
date of such amendment or termination (with the per-share value of an
Option or Stock Appreciation Right for this purpose being calculated as the
excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value as of the date of such amendment
or termination over the exercise or base price of such Award);
(b) The original term of an Option may not be extended without the
prior approval of the shareholders of the Company;
(c) Except as otherwise provided in Article 15, the exercise price of
an Option may not be reduced, directly or indirectly, without the prior
approval of the shareholders of the Company; and
(d) No termination, amendment, or modification of the Plan shall
adversely affect any Award previously granted under the Plan, without the
written consent of the Participant affected thereby. An outstanding Award
shall not be deemed to be "adversely affected" by a Plan amendment if such
amendment would not reduce or diminish the value of such Award determined
as if the Award had been exercised, vested, cashed in or otherwise settled
on the date of such amendment (with the per-share value of an Option or
Stock Appreciation Right for this purpose being calculated as the excess,
if any, of the Fair Market Value as of the date of such amendment over the
exercise or base price of such Award).
ARTICLE 17
GENERAL PROVISIONS
17.1. NO RIGHTS TO AWARDS; NON-UNIFORM DETERMINATIONS. No Participant or
any Eligible Participant shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the
Plan. Neither the Company, its Affiliates nor the Committee is obligated to
treat Participants or Eligible Participants uniformly, and determinations made
under the Plan may be made by the Committee selectively among Eligible
Participants who receive, or are eligible to receive, Awards (whether or not
such Eligible Participants are similarly situated).
17.2. NO SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS. No Award gives a Participant any of the rights
of a shareholder of the Company unless and until Shares are in fact issued to
such person in connection with such Award.
17.3. WITHHOLDING. The Company or any Affiliate shall have the authority
and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Participant to remit to the
Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, and local taxes
(including the Participant's FICA obligation) required by law to be withheld
with respect to any exercise, lapse of restriction or other taxable event
arising as a result of the Plan. If Shares are surrendered to the Company to
satisfy tax obligations in excess of the minimum tax withholding obligation,
such Shares must have been held by the Participant as fully vested shares for
such period of time, if any, as necessary to avoid the recognition of an expense
under generally accepted accounting principles. The Company shall have the
authority to require a Participant to remit cash to the Company in lieu of the
surrender of Shares for taxes if the surrender of Shares for such purpose would
result in the Company's recognition of expense under generally accepted
accounting principles. With respect to withholding required upon any taxable
event under the Plan, the Committee may, at the time the Award is granted or
thereafter, require or permit that any such withholding requirement be
satisfied, in whole or in part, by withholding from the Award Shares having a
Fair Market Value on the date of withholding equal to the minimum amount (and
not any greater amount) required to be withheld for tax purposes, all in
accordance with such procedures as the Committee establishes.
17.4. SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATED TO SECTION 409A OF THE CODE.
(a) Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or in any Award Certificate
to the contrary, to the extent that any
amount or benefit that would constitute "deferred compensation" for
purposes of Section 409A of the Code would otherwise be payable or
distributable under the Plan or any Award Certificate by reason the
occurrence of a Change in Control or the Participant's Disability or
separation from service, such amount or benefit will not be payable or
distributable to the Participant by reason of such circumstance unless (i)
the circumstances giving rise to such Change in Control, Disability or
separation from service meet the description or definition of "change in
control event", "disability" or "separation from service", as the case may
be, in Section 409A of the Code and applicable proposed or final
regulations, or (ii) the payment or distribution of such amount or benefit
would be exempt from the application of Section 409A of the Code by reason
of the short-term deferral exemption or otherwise. This provision does not
prohibit the vesting of any Award or the vesting of any right to eventual
payment or distribution of any amount or benefit under the Plan or any
Award Certificate.
(b) Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or in any Award Certificate
to the contrary, to the extent necessary to avoid the application of
Section 409A of the Code, (i) the Committee may not amend an outstanding
Option, SAR or similar Award to extend the time to exercise such Award
beyond the later of the 15th day of the third month following the date at
which, or December 31 of the calendar year in which, the Award would
otherwise have expired if the Award had not been extended, based on the
terms of the Award at the original Grant Date (the "Safe Harbor Extension
Period"), and (ii) any purported extension of the exercise period of an
outstanding Award beyond the Safe Harbor Extension Period shall be deemed
to be an amendment to the last day of the Safe Harbor Extension Period and
no later.
17.5 NO RIGHT TO CONTINUED SERVICE. Nothing in the Plan, any Award
Certificate or any other document or statement made with respect to the Plan,
shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or any
Affiliate to terminate any Participant's employment or status as an officer,
director or consultant at any time, nor confer upon any Participant any right to
continue as an employee, officer, director or consultant of the Company or any
Affiliate, whether for the duration of a Participant's Award or otherwise.
17.6. UNFUNDED STATUS OF AWARDS. The Plan is intended to be an "unfunded"
plan for incentive and deferred compensation. With respect to any payments not
yet made to a Participant pursuant to an Award, nothing contained in the Plan or
any Award Certificate shall give the Participant any rights that are greater
than those of a general creditor of the Company or any Affiliate. This Plan is
not intended to be subject to ERISA.
17.7. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER BENEFITS. No payment under the Plan shall be
taken into account in determining any benefits under any pension, retirement,
savings, profit sharing, group insurance, welfare or benefit plan of the Company
or any Affiliate unless provided otherwise in such other plan.
17.8. EXPENSES. The expenses of administering the Plan shall be borne by
the Company and its Affiliates.
17.9. TITLES AND HEADINGS. The titles and headings of the Sections in the
Plan are for convenience of reference only, and in the event of any conflict,
the text of the Plan, rather than such titles or headings, shall control.
17.10. GENDER AND NUMBER. Except where otherwise indicated by the context,
any masculine term used herein also shall include the feminine; the plural shall
include the singular and the singular shall include the plural.
17.11. FRACTIONAL SHARES. No fractional Shares shall be issued and the
Committee shall determine, in its discretion, whether cash shall be given in
lieu of fractional Shares or whether such fractional Shares shall be eliminated
by rounding up or down.
17.12. GOVERNMENT AND OTHER REGULATIONS.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, no Participant
who acquires Shares pursuant to the Plan may, during any period of time
that such Participant is an affiliate of the Company (within the meaning of
the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission under
the 1933 Act), sell such Shares, unless such offer and sale is made (i)
pursuant to an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act, which
is current and includes the Shares to be sold, or (ii) pursuant to an
appropriate exemption from the registration requirement of the 1933 Act,
such as that set forth in Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, if at any time
the Committee shall determine that the registration, listing or
qualification of the Shares covered by an Award upon any Exchange or under
any foreign, federal, state or local law or practice, or the consent or
approval of any governmental regulatory body, is necessary or desirable as
a condition of, or in connection with, the granting of such Award or the
purchase or receipt of Shares thereunder, no Shares may be purchased,
delivered or received pursuant to such Award unless and until such
registration, listing, qualification, consent or approval shall have been
effected or obtained free of any condition not acceptable to the Committee.
Any Participant receiving or purchasing Shares pursuant to an Award shall
make such representations and agreements and furnish such information as
the Committee may request to assure compliance with the foregoing or any
other applicable legal requirements. The Company shall not be required to
issue or deliver any certificate or certificates for Shares under the Plan
prior to the Committee's determination that all related requirements have
been fulfilled. The Company shall in no event be obligated to register any
securities pursuant to the 1933 Act or applicable state or foreign law or
to take any other action in order to cause the issuance and delivery of
such certificates to comply with any such law, regulation or requirement.
17.13. GOVERNING LAW. To the extent not governed by federal law, the Plan
and all Award Certificates shall be construed in accordance with and governed by
the laws of the State of Georgia.
17.14. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS. Each Award Certificate may contain such other
terms and conditions as the Committee may determine; provided that such other
terms and conditions are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan.
17.15. NO LIMITATIONS ON RIGHTS OF COMPANY. The grant of any Award shall
not in any way affect the right or power of the Company to make adjustments,
reclassification or changes in its capital or business structure or to merge,
consolidate, dissolve, liquidate, sell or transfer all or any part of its
business or assets. The Plan shall not restrict the authority of the Company,
for proper corporate purposes, to draft or assume awards, other than under the
Plan, to or with respect to any person. If the Committee so directs, the Company
may issue or transfer Shares to an Affiliate, for such lawful consideration as
the Committee may specify, upon the condition or understanding that the
Affiliate will transfer such Shares to a Participant in accordance with the
terms of an Award granted to such Participant and specified by the Committee
pursuant to the provisions of the Plan.
17.16. INDEMNIFICATION. Each person who is or shall have been a member of
the Committee, or of the Board, or an officer of the Company to whom authority
was delegated in accordance with Article 4 shall be indemnified and held
harmless by the Company against and from any loss, cost, liability, or expense
that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with
or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may
be a party or in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action taken
or failure to act under the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid
by him or her in settlement thereof, with the Company's approval, or paid by him
or her in satisfaction of any judgment in any such action, suit, or proceeding
against him or her, provided he or she shall give the Company an opportunity, at
its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to
handle and defend it on his or her own behalf, unless such loss, cost,
liability, or expense is a result of his or her own willful misconduct or except
as expressly provided by statute. 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 charter or bylaws, as a matter of law, or
otherwise, or any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them
harmless.
The foregoing is hereby acknowledged as being the Genuine Parts Company
2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan as adopted by the Board on November 21, 2005 and
by the shareholders on April 17, 2006.
GENUINE PARTS COMPANY
By: /s/ Carol B. Yancey
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Its: Senior Vice President and
Corporate Secretary