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EXHIBIT 10.14
FIRSTMERIT CORPORATION
1993 STOCK OPTION PLAN (FSB)
1. PURPOSE OF THE PLAN. The Plan shall be known as the FirstMerit
Corporation 1993 Stock Option Plan (FSB) (the "Plan"). The purpose of the Plan
is to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of
substantial responsibility and to provide additional incentive to officers,
directors and key employees of FirstMerit Corporation (the "Corporation"), or
any present or future parent or subsidiary of the Corporation to promote the
success of the business. The Plan is intended to provide for the grant of
"Incentive Stock Options," within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") and non-Incentive Stock Options,
options that do not so qualify. Each and every one of the provisions of the Plan
relating to Incentive Stock Options shall be interpreted to conform to the
requirements of Section 422 of the Code.
2. DEFINITIONS. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply.
(a) "Association" shall mean the Corporation, or any successor
corporation thereto.
(b) "Award" means the grant by the Committee of an Incentive Stock
Option or a Non-Incentive Stock Option, or any combination thereof, as provided
in the Plan.
(c) "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Corporation, or
any successor or parent corporation thereto.
(d) "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(e) "Committee" shall mean the Compensation Committee of FirstMerit
Board of Directors.
(f) "Common Stock" shall mean FirstMerit Common Stock, no par value
per share, of the Corporation, or any successor or parent corporation thereto.
(g) "Continuous Employment" or "Continuous Status as an Employee"
shall mean the absence of any interruption or termination of employment with the
Corporation or any present or future Parent or Subsidiary of the Corporation.
Employment shall not be considered interrupted in the case of sick leave,
military leave or any other leave of absence approved by the Corporation or in
the case of transfers between payroll locations, of the Corporation or between
the Corporation, its Parent, its Subsidiaries or a successor.
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(h) "Corporation" shall mean FirstMerit Corporation, or any
successor or Parent thereof.
(i) "Director" shall mean a member of the Board of the Corporation
or any successor or parent corporation thereto.
(j) "Effective Date" shall mean the date specified in Section 15
hereof.
(k) "Employee" shall mean any person employed by the Corporation or
any present or future Parent or Subsidiary of the Corporation.
(l) "FirstMerit" shall mean FirstMerit Corporation, an Ohio
corporation and successor to the Corporation.
(m) "Incentive Stock Option" or "ISO" shall mean an option to
purchase Shares granted by the Committee pursuant to Section 8 hereof which is
subject to the limitations and restrictions of Section 8 hereof and is intended
to qualify under Section 422 of the Code.
(n) "Non-Incentive Stock Option" or "Non-ISO" shall mean an option
to purchase Shares granted pursuant to Section 9 hereof, which option is NOT
intended to qualify under Section 422 of the Code.
(o) "Option" shall mean an Incentive or Non-Incentive Stock Option
granted pursuant to this Plan providing the holder of such Option with the right
to purchase Common Stock.
(p) "Optioned Stock" shall mean stock subject to an Option granted
pursuant to the Plan.
(q) "Optionee" shall mean any person who receives an Option or Award
pursuant to the Plan.
(r) "Parent" shall mean any present or future corporation which
would be a "parent corporation" as defined in Subsections 424(c) and (g) of the
Code.
(s) "Participant" means any director, officer or key employee of the
Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Corporation or any other person
providing a service to the Corporation who is selected by the Committee to
receive an Award, or who by the express terms of the Plan is granted an Award.
(t) "Plan" shall mean the FirstMerit Corporation 1993 Stock Option
Plan (FSB).
(u) "Share" shall mean one share of FirstMerit Corporation Common
Stock.
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(v) "Subsidiary" shall mean any present or future corporation which
would be a "subsidiary corporation" as defined in Subsections 424(f) and (g) of
the Code.
3. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN. Except as otherwise required by the
provisions of Section 13 hereof, the aggregate number of Shares with respect to
which Awards may be made pursuant to the Plan shall not exceed 224,825. Such
Shares may either be authorized but unissued shares or treasury shares.
An Award shall not be considered to be made under the Plan with respect
to any Option which terminates prior to its exercise, and new Awards may be
granted under the Plan with respect to the number of Shares as to which such
termination has occurred.
4. SIX MONTH HOLDING PERIOD.
A total of six months must elapse between the date of the grant of
an Option and the date of the sale of Common Stock received through the exercise
of an Option.
5. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN.
(a) (i) COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE. Except as indicated in
paragraph 5(a)(ii) below, the Plan shall be administered by the Committee
consisting of at least three non- employee Directors of FirstMerit appointed by
the Board of Directors of FirstMerit and serving at the pleasure of such Board.
Officers, Directors, key employers and other persons who are designated by the
Committee shall be eligible to receive Awards under the Plan, and all persons
designated as members of the Committee shall be "disinterested persons" within
the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
(ii) For the purpose of granting Awards to directors, the
selection of any Director to whom Awards may be granted, as well as the number
of Shares subject to Awards, must be determined by a "disinterested committee,"
as defined in Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
(b) POWERS OF THE COMMITTEE. The Committee is authorized (but only
to the extent not contrary to the express provisions of the Plan or to
resolutions adopted by the Board) to interpret the Plan, to prescribe, amend and
rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, to determine the form and
content of Awards to be issued under the Plan and to make other determinations
necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan, and shall have and
may exercise such other power and authority as may be delegated to it by the
Board from time to time. A majority of the entire Committee shall constitute a
quorum and the action of a majority of the members present at any meeting at
which a quorum is present shall be deemed the action of the Committee. In no
event may the Committee revoke outstanding Awards without the consent of the
Participant.
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The Chairman of the Corporation and such other officers as shall be
designated by the Committee are hereby authorized to execute instruments
evidencing Awards on behalf of the Corporation and to cause them to be delivered
to the Participants.
(c) EFFECT OF COMMITTEE'S DECISION. All decisions, determinations
and interpretations of the Committee shall be final and conclusive on all
persons affected thereby.
6. ELIGIBILITY.
(i) Awards may be granted to officers, Directors, key employees
and other persons. The Committee shall from time to time determine the officers,
Directors, key employees and other persons who shall be granted Awards under the
Plan, the number to be granted to each such officer, Director, key employee and
other persons under the Plan, and whether Awards granted to each such
Participant under the Plan shall be Incentive and/or Non-Incentive Stock
Options. In selecting Participants and in determining the number of Shares of
Common Stock to be granted to each such Participant pursuant to each Award
granted under the Plan, the Committee may consider the nature of the services
rendered by each such Participant, each such Participant's current and potential
contribution to the Corporation and such other factors as the Committee may, in
its sole discretion, deem relevant. Officers, Directors, key employees or other
persons who have been granted an Award may, if otherwise eligible, be granted
additional Awards.
(ii) The aggregate fair market value (determined as of the date
the Option is granted) of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock
Options are exercisable for the first time by each Employee during any calendar
year (under all Incentive Stock Option plans, as defined in Section 422 of the
Code, of the Corporation or any present or future Parent or Subsidiary of the
Corporation) shall not exceed $100,000. Notwithstanding the prior provisions of
this Section 6, the Committee may grant Options in excess of the foregoing
limitations, provided said Options shall be clearly and specifically designated
as not being Incentive Stock Options, as defined in Section 422 of the Code.
(iii) In no event shall Shares subject to Options granted to
non-employee Directors in the aggregate under this Plan exceed more than 40%
(89,930 shares) of the total number of Shares authorized for delivery under this
Plan pursuant to Section 3 herein.
7. TERM OF THE PLAN. The Plan shall continue in effect for a term of
ten (10) years from the Effective Date, unless sooner terminated pursuant to
Section 18 hereof. No option shall be granted under the Plan after ten (10)
years from the Effective Date.
8. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. Incentive Stock
Options may be granted only to Participants who are Employees. Each Incentive
Stock Option granted pursuant to the Plan shall be evidenced by an instrument in
such form as the Committee shall from time to time approve. Each and every
Incentive Stock Option granted pursuant to the Plan shall comply with, and be
subject to, the following terms and conditions:
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(a) OPTION PRICE.
(i) The price per Share at which each Incentive Stock Option
granted under the Plan may be exercised shall not, as to any particular
Incentive Stock Option, be less than the fair market value of the Common Stock
at the time such Incentive Stock Option is granted. For such purposes, if the
Common Stock is traded otherwise than on a national securities exchange at the
time of the granting of an Option, then the price per Share of the Optioned
Stock shall be not less than the mean between the bid and asked price on the
date the Incentive Stock Option is granted or, if there is no bid and asked
price on said date, then on the next prior business day on which there was a bid
and asked price. If no such bid and asked price is available, then the price per
Share shall be determined by the Committee. If the Common Stock is listed on a
national securities exchange at the time of the granting of an Incentive Stock
Option, then the price per Share shall be not less than the average of the
highest and lowest selling price on such exchange on the date such Incentive
Stock Option is granted or, if there were no sales on said date, then the price
shall be not less than the mean between the bid and asked price on such date.
(ii) In the case of an Employee who owns Common Stock
representing more than ten percent (10%) of the outstanding Common Stock at the
time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, the Incentive Stock Option price
shall not be less than one hundred and ten percent (110%) of the fair market
value of the Common Stock at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted.
(b) PAYMENT. Full payment for each Share of Common Stock purchased
upon the exercise of any Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan shall be
made at the time of exercise of each such Incentive Stock Option and shall be
paid in cash (in United States Dollars), Common Stock or a combination of cash
and Common Stock. Common Stock utilized in full or partial payment of the
exercise price shall be valued at its fair market value at the date of exercise.
The Corporation shall accept full or partial payment in Common Stock only to the
extent permitted by applicable law. No Shares of Common Stock shall be issued
until full payment therefor has been received by the Corporation, and no
Optionee shall have any of the rights of a stockholder of the Corporation until
Shares of Common Stock are issued to him.
(c) TERM OF INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION. The term of each incentive Stock
Option granted pursuant to the Plan shall be not more than ten (10) years from
the date each such Incentive Stock Option is granted, provided that in the case
of an Employee who owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the
Common Stock outstanding at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, the
term of the Incentive Stock Option shall not exceed five (5) years.
(d) EXERCISE GENERALLY. Except as otherwise provided in Section 10
hereof, no Incentive Stock Option may be exercised unless the Optionee shall
have been in the employ of the Corporation at all times during the period
beginning with the date of grant of any such Incentive Stock Option and ending
on the date three (3) months prior to the date of exercise of any such
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Incentive Stock Option. The Committee may impose additional conditions upon the
right of an Optionee to exercise any Incentive Stock Option granted hereunder
which are not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan or the requirements for
qualification as an Incentive Stock Option under Section 422 of the Code.
(e) CASHLESS EXERCISE. An Optionee who has held an Incentive Stock
Option for at least six months may engage in the "cashless exercise" of the
Option. In a cashless exercise, an Optionee gives the Corporation written notice
of the exercise of the Option together with an order to a registered
broker-dealer or equivalent third party, to sell part or all of the Optioned
Stock and to deliver enough of the proceeds to the Corporation to pay the Option
price and any applicable withholding taxes. If the Optionee does not sell the
Optioned Stock through a registered broker-dealer or equivalent third party, he
can give the Corporation written notice of the exercise of the Option and the
third party purchaser of the Optioned Stock shall pay the Option price plus any
applicable withholding taxes to the Corporation.
(f) TRANSFERABILITY. Any Incentive Stock Option granted pursuant to
the Plan shall be exercised during an Optionee's lifetime only by the Optionee
to whom it was granted and shall not be assignable or transferable otherwise
than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
9. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF NON-INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. Each
Non-Incentive Stock Option granted pursuant to the Plan shall be evidenced by an
instrument in such form as the Committee shall from time to time approve. Each
and every Non-Incentive Stock Option granted pursuant to the Plan shall comply
with and be subject to the following terms and conditions.
(a) OPTIONS GRANTED TO DIRECTORS. [THIS PROVISION WAS TERMINATED
EFFECTIVE THE DATE OF THE MERGER BETWEEN THE FORMER PARENT COMPANY AND
FIRSTMERIT CORPORATION]. Subject to the limitations of Section 6(iii), 12,847(1)
Non-Incentive Stock Options will be granted to each Director who is not an
Employee as of the Effective Date at an exercise price equal to the fair market
value of the Common Stock on such date of grant. The Options shall be
exercisable at the rate of 25% of the total granted each year on the anniversary
date of the Effective Date, subject to stockholder ratification of the Plan and
will remain exercisable for up to ten years from such date of grant; provided
however that such options shall be 100% exercisable in the event the optionee
terminates service on the Board as a Director or Director Emeritus after
completing at least ten years of service as such or due to death, disability or
a change in control of the Association or the Corporation as defined in Section
13(b), herein. The price per Share at which such Options granted shall be equal
to the fair market value of the Common Stock at the time such Options are
granted. For such purposes, if the Common Stock is traded otherwise than on a
national securities exchange at the time of the granting of the Options, then
the price per Share of the Optioned Stock shall be not less than the mean
between the bid and asked price on the date the Options are granted or, if there
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(1) Equal to 40% of total shares reserved under the plan divided by
seven non-employee directors.
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is no bid and asked price on said date, then on the next prior business day on
which there was a bid and asked price. If no such bid and asked price is
available, then the price per Share shall be determined by the Committee. If the
Common Stock is listed on a national securities exchange at the time of the
granting of an Option, then the price per Share shall be not less than the
average of the highest and lowest selling price on such exchange on the date
such Options are granted or, if there were no sales on said date, then the price
shall be not less than the mean between the bid and asked price on such date.
Such Options may be exercised only while the Optionee is a Director or Director
Emeritus of the Corporation, or within one year after termination of the
Optionee's status as a Director or Director Emeritus but not later than the date
on which such Options would otherwise expire, or in the event of such person's
death during the term of his directorship, by the personal representative of his
estate or person or persons to whom his rights under such Option shall have
passed by will or by laws of descent and distribution. Such Options of a
deceased Director or Director Emeritus may be exercised within two years from
the date of his death, but not later than the date on which the Option would
otherwise expire. Unless otherwise inapplicable, or inconsistent with the
provisions of this paragraph, the Options to be granted to Directors hereunder
shall be subject to all other provisions of this Plan.
(b) OPTION PRICE. The exercise price per Share of Common Stock for
each Non- Incentive Stock Option granted pursuant to the Plan, other than
Options granted pursuant to Section 9(a) herein, shall be at such price as the
Committee may determine in its sole discretion.
(c) PAYMENT. Full payment for each Share of Common Stock purchased
upon the exercise of any Non-Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan shall
be made at the time of exercise of each such Non-Incentive Stock Option and
shall be paid in cash (in United States Dollars), Common Stock or a combination
of cash and Common Stock. Common Stock utilized in full or partial payment of
the exercise price shall be valued at its fair market value at the date of
exercise. The Corporation shall accept full or partial payment in Common Stock
only to the extent permitted by applicable law. No Shares of Common Stock shall
be issued until full payment therefore has been received by the Corporation and
no Optionee shall have any of the rights of a stockholder of the Corporation
until the Shares of Common Stock are issued to him.
(d) TERM. The term of each Non-Incentive Stock Option granted
pursuant to the Plan shall be not more than ten (10) years from the date each
such Non-Incentive Stock Option is granted.
(e) EXERCISE GENERALLY. The Committee may impose additional
conditions upon the right of any Participant to exercise any Non-Incentive Stock
Option granted hereunder which is not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan.
(f) CASHLESS EXERCISE. An Optionee who has held a Non-Incentive
Stock Option for at least six months may engage in the "cashless exercise" of
the Option. In a cashless exercise, an Optionee gives the Corporation written
notice of the exercise of the Option together with an order to a registered
broker-dealer or equivalent third party, to sell part or all of the Optioned
Stock and to deliver enough of the proceeds to the Corporation to pay the Option
price and any applicable
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withholding taxes. If the Optionee does not sell the Optioned Stock through a
registered broker-dealer or equivalent third party, he can give the Corporation
written notice of the exercise of the Option and the third party purchaser of
the Optioned Stock shall pay the Option price plus any applicable withholding
taxes to the Corporation.
(g) TRANSFERABILITY. Any Non-Incentive Stock Option granted pursuant
to the Plan shall be exercised during an Optionee's lifetime only by the
Optionee to whom it was granted and shall not be assignable or transferable
otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
10. EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT, DISABILITY OR DEATH ON
INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS.
(a) TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. In the event that any Optionee's
employment with the Corporation shall terminate for any reason, other than
Permanent and Total Disability (as such term is defined in Section 22(e)(3) of
the Code) or death, all of any such Optionee's Incentive Stock Options, and all
of any such Optionee's rights to purchase or receive Shares of Common Stock
pursuant thereto, shall automatically terminate on the earlier of (1) the
respective expiration dates of any such Incentive Stock Options or (ii) the
expiration of not more than three (3) months after the date of such termination
of employment, but only if, and to the extent that, the Optionee was entitled to
exercise any such Incentive Stock Options at the date of such termination of
employment. In the event that a subsidiary ceases to be a subsidiary of the
Corporation, the employment of all of its employees who are not immediately
thereafter employees of the Corporation shall be deemed to terminate upon the
date such subsidiary so ceases to be a Subsidiary of the Corporation.
(b) DISABILITY. In the event that any Optionee's employment with the
Corporation shall terminate as the result of the Permanent and Total Disability
of such Optionee, such Optionee may exercise any Incentive Stock Options granted
to him pursuant to the Plan at any time prior to the earlier of (i) the
respective expiration dates of any such Incentive Stock Options or (ii) the date
which is one (1) year after the date of such termination of employment, but only
if, and to the extent that, the Optionee was entitled to exercise any such
Incentive Stock Options at the date of such termination of employment.
(c) DEATH. In the event of the death of an Optionee, any Incentive
Stock Options granted to such Optionee may be exercised by the person or persons
to whom the Optionee's rights under any such Incentive Stock Options pass by
will or by the laws of descent and distribution (including the Optionee's estate
during the period of administration) at any time prior to the earlier of (i) the
respective expiration dates of any such Incentive Stock Options or (ii) the date
which is two (2) years after the date of death of such Optionee but only if, and
to the extent that, the Optionee was entitled to exercise any such Incentive
Stock Options at the date of death. For purposes of this Section 10(c), any
Incentive Stock Option held by an Optionee shall be considered exercisable at
the date of his death if the only unsatisfied condition precedent to the
exercisability of such Incentive Stock Option at the date of death is the
passage of a specified period of time. At the discretion of
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the Committee, upon exercise of such Options the Optionee may receive Shares or
cash or combination thereof. If cash shall be paid in lieu of shares, such cash
shall be equal to the difference between the fair market value of such Shares
and the exercise price of such Options on the exercise date.
(d) INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS DEEMED EXERCISABLE. For purposes of
Sections 10(a), 10(b) and 10(c) above, any Incentive Stock Option held by any
Optionee shall be considered exercisable at the date of termination of his
employment if any such Incentive Stock Option would have been exercisable at
such date of termination of employment.
(e) TERMINATION OF INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. To the extent that any
Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan to any Optionee whose employment
with the Corporation terminates shall not have been exercised within the
applicable period set forth in this Section 10, any such Incentive Stock Option,
and all rights to purchase or receive Shares of Common Stock pursuant thereto,
as the case may be, shall terminate on the last day of the applicable period.
11. EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT, DISABILITY OR DEATH ON
NON-INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. The terms and conditions of Non-Incentive Stock
Options relating to the effect of the termination of an Optionee's employment,
disability of an Optionee or his death shall be such terms and conditions as the
Committee shall, in its sole discretion, determine at the time of termination,
unless specifically provided for by the terms of the Agreement at the time of
grant of the Award.
12. RIGHT OF REPURCHASE AND RESTRICTIONS ON DISPOSITION. The Committee,
in its sole discretion may include, as a term of any Incentive Stock Option or
Non-Incentive Stock Option, the right (the "Repurchase Right"), but not the
obligation, to repurchase all or any amount of the Shares acquired by an
Optionee pursuant to the exercise of any such Options. The intent of the
Repurchase Right is to encourage the continued employment of the Optionee. The
Repurchase Right shall provide for, among other things, a specified duration of
the Repurchase Right, a specified price per Share to be paid upon the exercise
of the Repurchase Right and a restriction on the disposition of the Shares by
the Optionee during the period of the Repurchase Right. The Repurchase Right may
permit the Corporation to transfer or assign such right to another party. The
Corporation may exercise the Repurchase Right only to the extent permitted by
applicable law.
13. RECAPITALIZATION, MERGER, CONSOLIDATION, CHANGE IN CONTROL AND
SIMILAR TRANSACTIONS.
(a) ADJUSTMENT. Subject to any required action by the stockholders
of the Corporation, within the sole discretion of the Committee, the aggregate
number of Shares of Common Stock for which Options may be granted hereunder, the
number of Shares of Common Stock covered by each outstanding Option, and the
exercise price per Share of Common Stock of each such Option, shall all be
proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued
and outstanding Shares of Common Stock resulting from a subdivision or
consolidation
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of Shares (whether by reason of merger, consolidation, recapitalization,
reclassification, split-up, combination of shares, or otherwise) or the payment
of a stock dividend (but only on the Common Stock) or any other increase or
decrease in the number of such Shares of Common Stock effected without the
receipt of consideration by the Corporation (other than Shares held by
dissenting stockholders).
(b) CHANGE IN CONTROL. All outstanding Awards shall become
immediately exercisable in the event of a change in control or imminent change
in control of the Corporation, as determined by the Committee. In the event of
such a change in control or imminent change in control, the Optionee shall, at
the discretion of the Committee, be entitled to receive cash in an amount equal
to the fair market value of the Common Stock subject to any Incentive or Non-
Incentive Stock Option over the Option Price of such Shares, in exchange for the
surrender of such Options by the Optionee on that date in the event of a change
in control or imminent change in control of the Corporation. For purposes of
this Section 13, "change in control" shall mean: (i) the execution of an
agreement for the sale of all, or a material portion, of the assets of the
Corporation; (ii) the execution of an agreement for a merger or recapitalization
of the Corporation or any merger or recapitalization whereby the Corporation is
not the surviving entity; (iii) a change of control of the Corporation, as
otherwise defined or determined by the Office of Thrift Supervision or
regulations promulgated by it; or (iv) the acquisition, directly or indirectly,
of the beneficial ownership (within the meaning of that term as it is used in
Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder) of twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the
outstanding voting securities of the Corporation by any person, trust, entity or
group. This limitation shall not apply to the purchase of shares by underwriters
in connection with a public offering of Corporation stock, or the purchase of
shares of up to 25% of any class of securities of the Corporation by a
tax-qualified employee stock benefit plan which is exempt from the approval
requirements, set forth under 12 C.F.R. Section 574.3(c)(1)(vi) as now in effect
or as may hereafter be amended. The term "person" refers to an individual or a
corporation, partnership, trust, association, joint venture, pool, syndicate,
sole proprietorship, unincorporated organization or any other form of entity not
specifically listed herein. For purposes of this Section 13, "imminent change in
control" shall refer to any offer or announcement, oral or written, by any
person or persons acting as a group, to acquire control of the Corporation. The
decision of the Committee as to whether a change in control or imminent change
in control has occurred shall be conclusive and binding.
(c) EXTRAORDINARY CORPORATE ACTION. Subject to any required action
by the stockholders of the Corporation, in the event of any change in control,
recapitalization, merger, consolidation, exchange of Shares, spin-off,
reorganization, tender offer, liquidation or other extraordinary corporate
action or event, the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall have the power,
prior or subsequent to such action or event to:
(i) appropriately adjust the number of Shares of Common Stock
subject to each Option, the exercise price per Share of Common Stock, and the
consideration to be given or received by the Corporation upon the exercise of
any outstanding Option;
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(ii) cancel any or all previously granted Options, provided that
appropriate consideration is paid to the Optionee in connection therewith;
and/or
(iii) make such other adjustments in connection with the Plan as
the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems necessary, desirable, appropriate
or advisable; provided, however, that no action shall be taken by the Committee
which would cause Incentive Stock Options granted pursuant to the Plan to fail
to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code.
Except as expressly provided in Sections 13(a) and 13(b) hereof, no
Optionee shall have any rights by reason of the occurrence of any of the events
described in this Section 13.
(d) ACCELERATION. The Committee shall at all times have the power to
accelerate the exercise date of Options previously granted under the Plan.
14. TIME OF GRANTING OPTIONS. The date of grant of an Option under the
Plan shall, for all purposes, be the date on which the Committee makes the
determination of granting such Option. Except, however, for purposes of
compliance with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the date of
grant of an Option shall be deemed the later of the date of grant or the date of
stockholder approval of the Plan. Notice of the determination of the grant of an
Option shall be given to each individual to whom an Option is so granted within
a reasonable time after the date of such grant in a form determined by the
Committee.
15. EFFECTIVE DATE. The Plan became effective the effective date of the
federal stock charter of First Federal Savings and Loan Association of New
Castle, a former subsidiary of First Shenago Bancorp, Inc.
16. APPROVAL BY STOCKHOLDERS. The Plan was approved by stockholders
within twelve (12) months after the date the Plan became effective.
17. MODIFICATION OF OPTIONS. At any time and from time to time, the
Board may authorize the Committee to direct the execution of an instrument
providing for the modification of any outstanding Option, provided no such
modification, extension or renewal shall confer on the holder of said Option any
right or benefit which could not be conferred on him by the grant of a new
Option at such time, or shall not materially decrease the Optionee's benefits
under the Option without the consent of the holder of the Option, except as
otherwise permitted under Section 18 hereof. Notwithstanding anything herein to
the contrary, the Committee shall have the authority to cancel outstanding
Options with the consent of the Optionee and to reissue new Options at a lower
exercise price, but in no event less than the then fair market value per share
of Common Stock, in the event that the fair market value per share of Common
Stock at any time prior to the date of exercise of outstanding Options falls
below the exercise price of such Options.
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18. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN.
(a) ACTION BY THE BOARD. The Board may alter, suspend, or
discontinue the Plan, except that no action of the Board may increase (other
than as provided in Section 13 hereof) the maximum number of Shares permitted to
be optioned under the Plan, materially increase the benefits accruing to
Participants under the Plan or materially modify the requirements for
eligibility for participation in the Plan unless such action of the Board shall
be subject to approval or ratification by the stockholders of the Corporation.
(b) CHANGE IN APPLICABLE LAW. Notwithstanding any other provision
contained in the Plan, in the event of a change in any federal or state law,
rule or regulation which would make the exercise of all or part of any
previously granted Incentive and/or Non-Incentive Stock Option unlawful or
subject the Corporation to any penalty, the Committee may restrict any such
exercise without the consent of the Optionee or other holder thereof in order to
comply with any such law, rule or regulation or to avoid any such penalty.
19. CONDITIONS UPON ISSUANCE OF SHARES. Shares shall not be issued with
respect to any Option granted under the Plan unless the issuance and delivery of
such Shares shall comply with all relevant provisions of law, including, without
limitation, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, any applicable state securities law and the requirements
of any stock exchange upon which the Shares may then be listed.
The inability of the Corporation to obtain from any regulatory body or
authority deemed by the Corporation's counsel to be necessary to the lawful
issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder shall relieve the Corporation of any
liability in respect of the non-issuance or sale of such Shares.
As a condition to the exercise of an Option, the Corporation may
require the person exercising the Option to make such representations and
warranties as may be necessary to assure the availability of an exemption from
the registration requirements of federal or state securities law.
20. RESERVATION OF SHARES. During the term of the Plan, the Corporation
will reserve and keep available a number of Shares sufficient to satisfy the
requirements of the Plan.
21. UNSECURED OBLIGATION. No Participant under the Plan shall have any
interest in any fund or special asset of the Corporation by reason of the Plan
or the grant of any Incentive or Non-Incentive Stock Option under the Plan. No
trust fund shall be created in connection with the Plan or any grant of any
Incentive or Non-Incentive Stock Option hereunder and there shall be no required
funding of amounts which may become payable to any Participant.
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22. WITHHOLDING TAX. The Corporation shall have the right to deduct
from all amounts paid in cash with respect to the cashless exercise of Options
under the Plan any taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to such
cash payments. Where a Participant or other person is entitled to receive Shares
pursuant to the exercise of an Option pursuant to the Plan, the Corporation
shall have the right to require the Participant or such other person to pay the
Corporation the amount of any taxes which the Corporation is required to
withhold with respect to such Shares, or, in lieu thereof, to retain, or sell
without notice, a number of such Shares sufficient to cover the amount required
to be withheld.
23. GOVERNING LAW. The Plan shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio except to the extent that federal
law shall be deemed to apply.
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