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EXHIBIT 10.1
INTEGRITY INCORPORATED
1999 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
ARTICLE 1
PURPOSE
1.1 GENERAL. The purpose of the Integrity Incorporated 1999 Long-Term
Incentive Plan (the "Plan") is to promote the success, and enhance the value,
of Integrity Incorporated (the "Company"), by linking the personal interests of
its employees, officers and directors to those of Company stockholders 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.
ARTICLE 2
EFFECTIVE DATE
2.1 EFFECTIVE DATE. The Plan shall be effective as of the date upon
which it shall be approved by the Board (the "Effective Date"). However, the
Plan shall be submitted to the stockholders of the Company for approval within
12 months of the Board's approval thereof. No Incentive Stock Options granted
under the Plan may be exercised prior to approval of the Plan by the
stockholders and if the stockholders fail to approve the Plan within 12 months
of the Board's approval thereof, any Incentive Stock Options previously granted
hereunder shall be automatically converted to Non-Qualified Stock Options
without any further act. In the discretion of the Committee, Awards may be made
to Covered Employees which Awards are intended to constitute qualified
performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m). Any such Awards shall
be contingent upon the stockholders having approved the Plan.
ARTICLE 3
DEFINITIONS
3.1 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) "Award" means any Option, Stock Appreciation Right,
Restricted Stock Award, Performance Share Award or Other Stock-Based
Award, or any other right or interest relating to Stock or cash,
granted to a Participant under the Plan.
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(b) "Award Agreement" means any written agreement, contract,
or other instrument or document evidencing an Award.
(c) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(d) "Change in Control" means and includes each of the
following:
(1) 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
50% 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 50% 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) and
(ii) of subsection (3) of this definition; or
(2) 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 stockholders, 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
(3) 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
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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) 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.
(e) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended from time to time.
(f) "Committee" means the committee of the Board described in
Article 4.
(g) "Company" means Integrity Incorporated, a Delaware
corporation.
(h) "Covered Employee" means a covered employee as defined in
Code Section 162(m)(3).
(i) "Disability" means 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.
(j) "Effective Date" has the meaning assigned such term in
Section 2.1.
(k) "Fair Market Value", on any date, means the closing sales
price of the Stock as reported on a securities exchange or the Nasdaq
National Market or Nasdaq Small Cap Market 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, provided that
if it is determined that the fair market value is not properly
reflected by such market quotations, Fair Market Value will be
determined by such other method as the Committee determines in good
faith to be reasonable.
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(l) "Incentive Stock Option" means an Option that is intended
to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code or any successor
provision thereto.
(m) "Non-Qualified Stock Option" means an Option that is not
an Incentive Stock Option.
(n) "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.
(o) "Other Stock-Based Award" means a right, granted to a
Participant under Article 11, that relates to or is valued by
reference to Stock or other Awards relating to Stock.
(p) "Parent" means a corporation which owns or beneficially
owns a majority of the outstanding voting stock or voting power of the
Company. For Incentive Stock Options, the term shall have the same
meaning as set forth in Code Section 424(e).
(q) "Participant" means a person who, as an employee, officer
or director of the Company or any Subsidiary, has been granted an
Award under the Plan.
(r) "Performance Share" means a right granted to a
Participant under Article 9, to receive cash, Stock, or other Awards,
the payment of which is contingent upon achieving certain performance
goals established by the Committee.
(s) "Plan" means the Integrity Incorporated 1999 Long-Term
Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.
(t) "Restricted Stock Award" means Stock granted to a
Participant under Article 10 that is subject to certain restrictions
and to risk of forfeiture.
(u) "Stock" means the $0.01 par value Class A common stock of
the Company and such other securities of the Company as may be
substituted for Stock pursuant to Article 13.
(v) "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 of Stock as of the
date of exercise of the SAR over the grant price of the SAR, all as
determined pursuant to Article 8.
(w) "Subsidiary" means any corporation, limited liability
company,
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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. For Incentive Stock Options, the term shall
have the meaning set forth in Code Section 424(f).
(x) "1933 Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
from time to time.
(y) "1934 Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended from time to time.
ARTICLE 4
ADMINISTRATION
4.1 COMMITTEE. The Plan shall be administered by the Compensation
Committee of the Board or, at the discretion of the Board from time to time, by
the Board. The Committee shall consist of two or more members of the Board. It
is intended that 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 the regulations thereunder) to the extent that Rule 16b-3 and, if
necessary for relief from the limitation under Code Section 162(m) and such
relief is sought by the Company, Code Section 162(m), respectively, are
applicable. However, the mere fact that a Committee member shall fail to
qualify under either of the foregoing requirements 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. 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.
4.2 ACTION BY THE COMMITTEE. For purposes of administering the Plan,
the following rules of procedure shall govern the Committee. A majority of the
Committee shall constitute a quorum. The acts of a majority of the members
present at any meeting at which a quorum is present, and acts approved
unanimously in writing by the members of the Committee in lieu of a meeting,
shall be deemed the acts of the Committee. 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
Parent or Subsidiary, the Company's independent certified public accountants,
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. The Committee has the exclusive power,
authority and discretion to:
(a) Designate Participants;
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(b) Determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to
each Participant;
(c) Determine the number of Awards to be granted and the
number of shares of Stock to which an Award will relate;
(d) 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;
(e) Accelerate the vesting or lapse of restrictions of any
outstanding Award, based in each case on such considerations as the
Committee in its sole discretion determines;
(f) 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;
(g) Prescribe the form of each Award Agreement, which need
not be identical for each Participant;
(h) Decide all other matters that must be determined in
connection with an Award;
(i) Establish, adopt or revise any rules and regulations as
it may deem necessary or advisable to administer the Plan;
(j) 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; and
(k) Amend the Plan or any Award Agreement as provided herein.
4.4. DECISIONS BINDING. The Committee's interpretation of the Plan,
any Awards granted under the Plan, any Award Agreement and all decisions and
determinations by the Committee with respect to the Plan are final, binding,
and conclusive on all parties.
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ARTICLE 5
SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
5.1. NUMBER OF SHARES. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section
13.1, the aggregate number of shares of Stock reserved and available for Awards
or which may be used to provide a basis of measurement for or to determine the
value of an Award (such as with a Stock Appreciation Right or Performance Share
Award) shall be 400,000, of which not more than 50% may be granted as Awards of
Restricted Stock or unrestricted Stock Awards.
5.2. LAPSED AWARDS. To the extent that an Award is canceled,
terminates, expires or lapses for any reason, any shares of Stock subject to
the Award will again be available for the grant of an Award under the Plan and
shares subject to SARs or other Awards settled in cash will be available for
the grant of an Award under the Plan.
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 13.1), the
maximum number of shares of Stock 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 200,000. The maximum fair market value (measured as of the
date of grant) of any Awards other than Options and SARs that may be received
by any one Participant (less any consideration paid by the Participant for such
Award) during any one calendar year under the Plan shall be $5,000,000.
ARTICLE 6
ELIGIBILITY
6.1. GENERAL. Awards may be granted only to individuals who are
employees, officers or directors of the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary.
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 of Stock
under an Option shall be determined by the Committee, provided that
the exercise price for an Option shall not be less than the Fair
Market Value as of the date of the grant.
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(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. The Committee also shall determine the performance
or other conditions, if any, that must be satisfied before all or part
of an Option may be exercised. The Committee may waive any exercise
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 exerciseable at an earlier 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 of Stock, or
other property (including "cashless exercise" arrangements), and the
methods by which shares of Stock shall be delivered or deemed to be
delivered to Participants; provided that if shares of Stock
surrendered in payment of the exercise price were themselves acquired
otherwise than on the open market, such shares shall have been held by
the Participant for at least six months.
(d) EVIDENCE OF GRANT. All Options shall be evidenced by a
written Award Agreement between the Company and the Participant. The
Award Agreement shall include such provisions, not inconsistent with
the Plan, as may be specified by the Committee.
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 per share of Stock
shall be set by the Committee, provided that the exercise price for
any Incentive Stock Option shall not be less than the Fair Market
Value as of the date of the grant.
(b) EXERCISE. In no event may any Incentive Stock Option be
exercisable for more than ten years from the date of its grant.
(c) LAPSE OF OPTION. An Incentive Stock Option shall lapse
under 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 paragraphs (3), (4) and
(5) below, provide in writing that the Option will extend until a
later date, but if Option is exercised after the dates specified in
paragraphs (3), (4) and (5) below, it will automatically become a
Non-Qualified Stock Option:
(1) The Incentive Stock Option shall lapse as of the
option expiration date set forth in the Award Agreement.
(2) The Incentive Stock Option shall lapse ten years
after it is granted, unless an earlier time is set in the
Award Agreement.
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(3) If the Participant terminates employment for any
reason other than as provided in paragraph (4) or (5) below,
the Incentive Stock Option shall lapse, unless it is
previously exercised, three months after the Participant's
termination of employment.
(4) If the Participant terminates employment by
reason of his Disability, the Incentive Stock Option shall
lapse, unless it is previously exercised, one year after the
Participant's termination of employment.
(5) 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, the Option shall lapse
one year after the Participant's death. Upon the
Participant's death, any exercisable Incentive Stock Options
may be exercised by the Participant's beneficiary, determined
in accordance with Section 12.6.
Unless the exercisability of the Incentive Stock Option is
accelerated as provided in Article 12, 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.
(d) INDIVIDUAL DOLLAR LIMITATION. The aggregate Fair Market
Value (determined as of the time an Award is made) of all shares of
Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are first
exercisable by a Participant in any calendar year may not exceed
$100,000.00.
(e) TEN PERCENT OWNERS. No Incentive Stock Option shall be
granted to any individual who, at the date of grant, 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 of Stock at the date of grant and the
Option expires no later than five years after the date of grant.
(f) EXPIRATION OF INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. No Award of an
Incentive Stock Option may be made pursuant to the Plan after the day
immediately prior to the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date.
(g) 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.
(h) DIRECTORS. The Committee may not grant an Incentive Stock
Option to a non-employee director. The Committee may grant an
Incentive Stock
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Option to a director who is also an employee of the Company or Parent
or Subsidiary but only in that individual's position as an employee
and not as a director.
ARTICLE 8
STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
8.1. GRANT OF SARs. The Committee is authorized to grant SARs 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 of Stock
on the date of exercise; over
(2) The grant price of the Stock Appreciation
Right as determined by the Committee.
(b) OTHER TERMS. All awards of Stock Appreciation Rights
shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement. 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 Agreement.
ARTICLE 9
PERFORMANCE SHARES
9.1. GRANT OF PERFORMANCE SHARES. The Committee is authorized to grant
Performance Shares 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 Shares granted to each Participant. All
Awards of Performance Shares shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement.
9.2. RIGHT TO PAYMENT. A grant of Performance Shares gives the
Participant rights, valued as determined by the Committee, and payable to, or
exercisable by, the Participant to whom the Performance Shares are granted, in
whole or in part, as the Committee shall establish at grant or thereafter. The
Committee shall set performance goals and other terms or conditions to payment
of the Performance Shares in its discretion which, depending on the extent to
which they are met, will determine the number and value of Performance Shares
that will be paid to the Participant.
9.3. OTHER TERMS. Performance Shares may be payable in cash, Stock, or
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other property, and have such other terms and conditions as determined by the
Committee and reflected in the Award Agreement.
ARTICLE 10
RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS
10.1. GRANT OF RESTRICTED STOCK. The Committee is authorized to make
Awards of Restricted Stock to Participants in such amounts and subject to such
terms and conditions as may be selected by the Committee. All Awards of
Restricted Stock shall be evidenced by a Restricted Stock Award Agreement.
10.2. ISSUANCE AND RESTRICTIONS. Restricted Stock 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.
10.3. FORFEITURE. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee at
the time of the grant of the Award or thereafter, upon termination of
employment during the applicable restriction period or upon failure to satisfy
a performance goal during the applicable restriction period, Restricted Stock
that is at that time subject to restrictions shall be forfeited and reacquired
by the Company; provided, however, that the Committee may provide in any Award
Agreement that restrictions or forfeiture conditions relating to Restricted
Stock 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.
10.4. CERTIFICATES FOR RESTRICTED STOCK. Restricted Stock granted
under the Plan may be evidenced in such manner as the Committee shall
determine. If certificates representing shares of Restricted Stock are
registered in the name of the Participant, certificates must bear an
appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions, and restrictions
applicable to such Restricted Stock.
ARTICLE 11
OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS
11.1. GRANT OF 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 of Stock, as deemed by the Committee
to be consistent with the purposes of the Plan, including without limitation
shares of Stock 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 of Stock, and Awards valued by
reference to book value of shares of Stock or the value of securities of or the
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performance of specified Parents or Subsidiaries. The Committee shall determine
the terms and conditions of such Awards.
ARTICLE 12
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO AWARDS
12.1. STAND-ALONE, TANDEM, AND SUBSTITUTE AWARDS. Awards granted under
the Plan may, in the discretion of the Committee, be granted either alone or in
addition to, in tandem with, or in substitution for, any other Award granted
under the Plan. If an Award is granted in substitution for another Award, the
Committee may require the surrender of such other Award in consideration of the
grant of the new Award. 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.
12.2. EXCHANGE PROVISIONS. The Committee may at any time offer to
exchange or buy out any previously granted Award for a payment in cash, Stock,
or another Award (subject to Section 13.1), based on the terms and conditions
the Committee determines and communicates to the Participant at the time the
offer is made, and after taking into account the tax, securities and accounting
effects of such an exchange.
12.3. 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
Incentive Stock Option or a Stock Appreciation Right granted in tandem with the
Incentive Stock Option exceed a period of ten years from the date of its grant
(or, if Section 7.2(e) applies, five years from the date of its grant).
12.4. FORM OF PAYMENT FOR AWARDS. Subject to the terms of the Plan and
any applicable law or Award Agreement, payments or transfers to be made by the
Company or a Parent or Subsidiary on the grant or exercise of an Award may be
made in such form as the Committee determines at or after the time of grant,
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.
12.5. 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 a Parent or Subsidiary, or
shall be subject to any lien, obligation, or liability of such Participant to
any other party other than the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary. No
unexercised or restricted Award shall be assignable or transferable by a
Participant other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution or,
except in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, pursuant to a domestic
relations order that would satisfy Section 414(p)(1)(A) of the Code if such
Section applied to an Award under the Plan; provided, however, that the
Committee may (but need not) permit other transfers where the Committee
concludes that such transferability (i) does not
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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, any state or federal tax or
securities laws or regulations applicable to transferable Awards.
12.6 BENEFICIARIES. Notwithstanding Section 12.5, 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 Agreement applicable to
the Participant, except to the extent the Plan and Award Agreement 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.
12.7. STOCK CERTIFICATES. All Stock certificates delivered under the
Plan are 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 to reference
restrictions applicable to the Stock.
12.8. ACCELERATION UPON A CHANGE IN CONTROL. Except as otherwise
provided in the Award Agreement, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control,
all outstanding Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, and other Awards in the
nature of rights that may be exercised shall become fully exercisable and all
restrictions on outstanding Awards shall lapse; provided, however that such
acceleration will not occur if, in the opinion of the Company's accountants,
such acceleration would preclude the use of "pooling of interest" accounting
treatment for a Change in Control transaction that (a) would otherwise qualify
for such accounting treatment, and (b) is contingent upon qualifying for such
accounting treatment. To the extent that this provision causes Incentive Stock
Options to exceed the dollar limitation set forth in Section 7.2(d), the excess
Options shall be deemed to be Non-Qualified Stock Options.
12.9. ACCELERATION UPON CERTAIN EVENTS NOT CONSTITUTING A CHANGE IN
CONTROL. In the event of the occurrence of any circumstance, transaction or
event not constituting a Change in Control (as defined in Section 3.1) but
which the Board of Directors deems to be, or to be reasonably likely to lead
to, an effective change in control of the Company of a nature that would be
required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of the 1934
Act, the Committee may in its sole discretion declare all outstanding Options,
Stock Appreciation Rights, and other Awards in the nature of rights that may be
exercised to be fully exercisable, and/or all
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restrictions on all outstanding Awards to have lapsed, in each case, as of such
date as the Committee may, in its sole discretion, declare, which may be on or
before the consummation of such transaction or event. To the extent that this
provision causes Incentive Stock Options to exceed the dollar limitation set
forth in Section 7.2(d), the excess Options shall be deemed to be Non-Qualified
Stock Options.
12.10. ACCELERATION FOR ANY OTHER REASON. Regardless of whether an
event has occurred as described in Section 12.8 or 12.9 above, the Committee
may in its sole discretion at any time determine that all or a portion of a
Participant's Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, and other Awards in the
nature of rights that may be exercised shall become fully or partially
exercisable, and/or that all or a part of the restrictions on all or a portion
of the outstanding Awards shall lapse, 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 12.10.
12.11 EFFECT OF ACCELERATION. If an Award is accelerated under Section
12.8 or 12.9, 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 the
transaction giving rise to the acceleration or otherwise be equitably converted
in connection with such transaction, or (iv) 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.
12.12. PERFORMANCE GOALS. The Committee may determine that any Award
granted pursuant to this Plan to a Participant (including, but not limited to,
Participants who are Covered Employees) shall be determined solely on the basis
of (a) the achievement by the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary of a specified
target return, or target growth in return, on equity or assets, (b) the
Company's stock price, (c) the achievement by an individual or a business unit
of the Company, Parent or Subsidiary of a specified target, or target growth
in, revenues, net income or earnings per share, (d) the achievement of
objectively determinable goals with respect to service or product delivery,
service or product quality, customer satisfaction, meeting budgets and/or
retention of employees, or (e) any combination of the goals set forth in (a)
through (d) above. If an Award is made on such basis, the Committee shall
establish goals prior to the beginning of the period for which such performance
goal relates (or such later date as may be permitted under Code Section 162(m)
or the regulations thereunder) and the Committee may for any reason reduce (but
not increase) any Award, notwithstanding the achievement of a specified goal.
Any payment of an Award granted with performance goals shall be conditioned on
the written certification of the Committee in each case that the performance
goals and any other material conditions were satisfied.
12.13. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. Whether military, government or
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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
termination of employment shall not occur in a circumstance in which a
Participant transfers from the Company to one of its Parents or Subsidiaries,
transfers from a Parent or Subsidiary to the Company, or transfers from one
Parent or Subsidiary to another Parent or Subsidiary.
ARTICLE 13
CHANGES IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE
13.1. GENERAL. In the event a stock dividend is declared upon the
Stock, the authorization limits under Section 5.1 and 5.4 shall be increased
proportionately, and the shares of Stock then subject to each Award shall be
increased proportionately without any change in the aggregate purchase price
therefor. In the event the Stock shall be changed into or exchanged for a
different number or class of shares of stock or securities of the Company or of
another corporation, whether through reorganization, recapitalization,
reclassification, share exchange, stock split-up, combination of shares, merger
or consolidation, the authorization limits under Section 5.1 and 5.4 shall be
adjusted proportionately, and there shall be substituted for each such share of
Stock then subject to each Award the number and class of shares into which each
outstanding share of Stock shall be so exchanged, all without any change in the
aggregate purchase price for the shares then subject to each Award, or, subject
to Section 15.2, there shall be made such other equitable adjustment as the
Committee shall approve.
ARTICLE 14
AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION
14.1. 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 stockholder approval; provided, however, that the Board or
Committee may condition any amendment or modification on the approval of
stockholders of the Company if such approval is necessary or deemed advisable
with respect to tax, securities or other applicable laws, policies or
regulations.
14.2 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, that, subject to the terms of the
applicable Award Agreement, 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, and provided
further that, except as otherwise permitted in the Plan, the exercise price of
any Option may not be reduced and the original term of any Option may not be
extended. No termination, amendment, or modification of the Plan shall
adversely affect any Award previously granted under the Plan, without the
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consent of the Participant.
ARTICLE 15
GENERAL PROVISIONS
15.1. NO RIGHTS TO AWARDS. No Participant or eligible participant
shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan, and neither the
Company nor the Committee is obligated to treat Participants or eligible
participants uniformly.
15.2. NO STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS. No Award gives the Participant any of the
rights of a stockholder of the Company unless and until shares of Stock are in
fact issued to such person in connection with such Award.
15.3. WITHHOLDING. The Company or any Parent or Subsidiary 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 taxable event arising as a result of the Plan.
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 that any
such withholding requirement be satisfied, in whole or in part, by withholding
shares of Stock having a Fair Market Value on the date of withholding equal to
the amount required to be withheld for tax purposes, all in accordance with
such procedures as the Committee establishes.
15.4. NO RIGHT TO CONTINUED SERVICE. Nothing in the Plan or any Award
Agreement shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or
any Parent or Subsidiary to terminate any Participant's employment or status as
an officer or director at any time, nor confer upon any Participant any right
to continue as an employee, officer or director of the Company or any Parent or
Subsidiary.
l5.5. 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 Agreement shall give the Participant any rights that
are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company or any Parent or
Subsidiary.
15.6. INDEMNIFICATION. To the extent allowable under applicable law,
each member of the Committee shall be indemnified and held harmless by the
Company from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or
reasonably incurred by such member in connection with or resulting from any
claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which such member may be a party or in
which he may be involved by reason of any action or failure to act under the
Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by such member in
satisfaction of judgment in such action, suit, or proceeding against him
provided he gives 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
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right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of
indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under the Company's
Certificate 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.
15.7. 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 Parent or Subsidiary unless provided otherwise in such
other plan.
15.8. EXPENSES. The expenses of administering the Plan shall be
borne by the Company and its Parents or Subsidiaries.
15.9. 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.
15.10. 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.
15.11. FRACTIONAL SHARES. No fractional shares of Stock 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.
15.12. GOVERNMENT AND OTHER REGULATIONS. The obligation of the Company
to make payment of awards in Stock or otherwise shall be subject to all
applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by government
agencies as may be required. The Company shall be under no obligation to
register under the 1933 Act, or any state securities act, any of the shares of
Stock paid under the Plan. The shares paid under the Plan may in certain
circumstances be exempt from registration under the 1933 Act, and the Company
may restrict the transfer of such shares in such manner as it deems advisable
to ensure the availability of any such exemption.
15.13. GOVERNING LAW. To the extent not governed by federal law, the
Plan and all Award Agreements shall be construed in accordance with and
governed by the laws of the State of Delaware.
15.14 ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS. Each Award Agreement 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 this
Plan.
The foregoing is hereby acknowledged as being the Integrity
Incorporated 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan as adopted by the Board of Directors
of the Company on February 11, 1999, and to be submitted to the Company's
stockholders at the 1999 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Integrity Incorporated
By: /s/ P. Michael Coleman
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Its: President
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