EXHIBIT 99.1
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FNB BANCORP STOCK OPTION PLAN
(formerly, First National Bank of Northern California 1997 Stock Option Plan)
[effective March 15, 2002]
1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of the FNB Bancorp Stock
Option Plan are to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions
of substantial responsibility and to provide additional incentive to the key
Officers and Directors of FNB Bancorp and its Affiliates (hereinafter
collectively referred to as "FNB") by encouraging them to acquire a proprietary
interest in FNB, and, in general, to promote the success of FNB's business.
Options granted hereunder to Officers may be either Incentive Stock
Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options, at the discretion of the Committee and as
reflected in the terms of the particular option agreements. Options granted
hereunder to Nonemployee Directors may be Nonstatutory Stock Options only.
2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions shall
apply:
(a) "Affiliates" shall mean any parent corporation or bank,
or subsidiary corporation or bank, as defined in Sections 424(e) and (f),
respectively, of the Code.
(b) "Board of Directors" shall mean the Board of Directors
of FNB Bancorp, as constituted from time to time.
(c) "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
(d) "Committee" shall mean the Board of Directors and any
committee(s) appointed by the Board of Directors in accordance with paragraphs
(a) and (b) of Section 4 of the Plan, except where otherwise expressly provided
or where the context requires otherwise.
(e) "Common Stock" shall mean shares of FNB's Common Stock, no
par value.
(f) "Director" shall mean a member of the Board of Directors.
(g) "FNB" shall mean FNB Bancorp and its Affiliates.
(h) "Incentive Stock Option" shall mean an Option intended
to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the
Code.
(i) "Nonemployee Director" shall mean a Director who is not
also an employee of FNB, and who meets the definition of "nonemployee director"
as stipulated in Rule 16b-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SgEC"), promulgated under Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the "Exchange Act"), as said Rule 16b-3 may be amended from time to
time and as interpreted by the SEC ("Rule 16b-3").
(j) "Nonstatutory Stock Option" shall mean an Option not
intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option within the meaning of Section
422 of the Code.
(k) "Officer" shall mean any person employed by FNB or any
Affiliate of FNB as an officer, including an employee of FNB who is also a
Director. The payment of a director's fee by FNB or any of its Affiliates shall
not alone be sufficient to constitute "employment" by FNB or any of its
Affiliates.
(l) "Option" shall mean a stock option granted pursuant to the
Plan.
(m) "Optioned Stock" shall mean the Common Stock subject to an
Option.
(n) "Optionee" shall mean an Officer or Director who receives
an Option.
(o) "Plan" shall mean the FNB Bancorp Stock Option Plan
(successor to the First National Bank of Northern California 1997 Stock Option
Plan).
(p) "Share" shall mean a share of Common Stock, as adjusted
in accordance with Section 10 of the Plan.
3. Stock Subject to the Plan. Subject to the provisions of Section
10 of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be optioned and
sold under the Plan is 96,620 Shares (reflects the number of Shares reserved for
issuance pursuant to options granted and outstanding under the First National
Bank of Northern California 1997 Stock Option Plan as of March 15, 2002). If an
Option should expire, terminate, or become unexercisable for any reason without
having been exercised in full, the unpurchased Shares which were subject thereto
shall, unless the Plan shall have been terminated, become available for future
grant under the Plan. Any Shares which are withheld by FNB upon exercise of an
Option at the direction of an Optionee or which are delivered by an Optionee to
pay the exercise price of an Option, as permitted by Section 6(c), shall become
available for future grant under the Plan to Officers who are not subject to
Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
4. Administration of the Plan. The following provisions shall govern
the administration of the Plan:
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(a) Subject to paragraph (b) below, the Plan shall be
administered by the Board of Directors or by one or more committees of the Board
of Directors duly appointed for this purpose by the Board of Directors. Once
appointed, a committee shall administer the Plan on behalf of the Board of
Directors, subject to such terms and conditions as the Board of Directors may
prescribe and shall continue to serve until otherwise directed by the Board of
Directors. Subject to the foregoing, from time to time the Board of Directors
may increase the size of the committee and appoint new members to the committee,
remove members of the committee, and fill vacancies however caused. The Board of
Directors may designate a Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the committee from among
the committee members. Acts of the committee (i) at a meeting, held at a time
and place and in accordance with rules adopted by the committee, at which a
quorum of the committee is present and acting, or (ii) reduced to and approved
in writing by a majority of the members of the committee, shall be the valid
acts of the committee.
(b) Discretionary grants of Options to Officers and
Directors, including Nonemployee Directors, may be made by, and all discretion
with respect to the material terms of such Options may be exercised by, either
(i) the Board of Directors or (ii) a duly appointed committee of the Board of
Directors composed solely of three (3) or more Nonemployee Directors having full
authority to act in the matter.
(c) FNB shall effect the grant of options under the Plan by
execution of instruments in writing in a form approved by the Committee. Subject
to the express terms and conditions of the Plan, and the terms of any Option
outstanding under the Plan, the Committee shall have full power to construe the
Plan and the terms of any Option granted under the Plan, to prescribe, amend and
rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan or such Options and to make
all other determinations necessary or advisable for the Plan's administration,
including, without limitation, the power to (i) determine which persons meet the
requirements of Section 5 hereof for selection as participants in the Plan and
which persons are considered to be "employees" for purposes of the Code, and
therefore eligible to receive Incentive Stock Options under the Plan; (ii)
determine to whom of the eligible persons, if any, Options shall be granted
under the Plan; (iii) establish the terms and conditions required or permitted
to be included in every option agreement or any amendments thereto, including
whether options to be granted thereunder shall be Incentive Stock Options, or
Nonstatutory Stock Options; (iv) specify the number of Shares to be covered by
each Option; (v) in the event a particular Option is to be an Incentive Stock
Option, determine and incorporate such terms and provisions, as well as
amendments thereto, as shall be required in the judgment of the Committee, so as
to provide for or conform such Option to any change in any law, regulation,
ruling or interpretation applicable thereto; (vi) determine the fair market
value of Common Stock used by an Optionee to exercise Options pursuant to
Section 7(c) hereof; (vii) to accelerate or defer (with the consent of the
Optionee) the exercise date of any Option, consistent with the provisions of
Section 6; (viii) to cancel Options outstanding under the Plan with the consent
of the affected Optionee and to issue replacement Options therefor; provided
however, that if the exercise price of such replacement Options is lower than
the exercise price of the Options which were canceled in exchange therefor, then
such replacement Options shall not become exercisable unless and until
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shareholder approval of such replacement Options is obtained within twelve (12)
months of the date of grant of such options, such shareholder approval to
consist of the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented and
voting at a duly held meeting at which a quorum is present (which shares voting
affirmatively also constitute at least a majority of the required quorum) or in
such other manner as may be required by law, (ix) to amend or modify any Option
outstanding under the Plan with the consent of the affected Optionee; ___ and
(x) to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for
administering the Plan.
The Committee's determination on the foregoing matters shall be conclusive.
5. Eligibility.
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(a) Options may be granted to Officers and Directors and an
Officer or Director who has been granted an Option may, if he or she is
otherwise eligible, be granted an additional Option or Options. Officers shall
be eligible for the grant of Incentive Stock Options and Nonstatutory Stock
Options. Nonemployee Directors shall be eligible for the grant of Nonstatutory
Stock Options only.
(b) No Incentive Stock Option may be granted to an Officer
which, when aggregated with all other Incentive Stock Options granted to such
Officer by FNB or any of its Affiliates, would result in Shares having an
aggregate fair market value (determined for each Share as of the date of grant
of the Option covering such Share) in excess of $100,000 becoming first
available for purchase upon exercise of one or more Incentive Stock Options
during any calendar year. Any excess amount which may be granted shall be
treated as a Nonstatutory Stock Option to the extent of such excess.
(c) Section 5(b) of the Plan shall apply only to an
Incentive Stock Option evidenced by an "Incentive Stock Option Agreement" which
sets forth the intention of FNB and the Optionee that such Option shall qualify
as an Incentive Stock Option. Section 5(b) of the Plan shall not apply to an
Option evidenced by a "Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement" which sets forth the
intention of FNB and the Optionee that such Option shall be a Nonstatutory Stock
Option.
(d) The Plan shall not confer upon any Officer Optionee any
right with respect to continuation of employment with FNB nor any of its
Affiliates, nor shall it interfere in any way with his or her right or the right
of FNB or its Affiliates to terminate his or her employment at any time.
6. Term of Option. The term of each Option granted to an Officer
or Director shall be up to ten (10) years from the date of grant thereof or such
shorter term as may be determined by the Committee and as provided in the Option
agreement. However, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to an
Optionee who, at the time the Option is granted, owns stock representing more
than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of FNB or any
of its Affiliates, the term of the Option shall be five (5) years from the date
of grant thereof or such shorter time as may be provided in the Option
agreement.
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7. Exercise Price and Consideration.
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(a) The purchase price for the Shares to be issued pursuant
to the exercise of an Option shall be determined by the Committee; provided,
however, that the exercise price of a Nonstatutory Stock Option shall not be
less than one hundred percent (100%) of the fair market value of the Shares
subject thereto on the date the Nonstatutory Stock Option is granted and the
exercise price of an Incentive Stock Option shall not be less than one hundred
percent (100%) of the fair market value of the Shares on the date the Incentive
Stock Option is granted; and further provided, however, that no Incentive Stock
Option shall be granted to an Optionee who, at the time of the grant of such
Option, owns securities representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting
power of all classes of stock of FNB or any of its Affiliates, at a per Share
exercise price less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the fair market value
per Share on the date of grant.
(b) For the purpose of determining the exercise price of an
Option, fair market value per Share shall be determined by the Committee in the
good faith exercise of its discretion in accordance with any reasonable
valuation method, including the valuation methods described in Treasury
Regulation Section 20.2031-2; provided, however, that where there is a public
market for the Common Stock, the Committee shall consider, as evidence of fair
market value, the mean of the bid and asked prices (or the closing price if
listed on a stock exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers
Automated Quotation ("NASDAQ") National Market System) of the Common Stock for
the date of grant, as reported in the Wall Street Journal (or, if not so
reported, as otherwise reported by NASDAQ or the National Quotation Bureau). If
such information is not available for the date of grant, then such information
for the last preceding date for which such information is available shall be
considered as evidence of fair market value.
(c) The consideration to be paid for the Shares to be issued
upon exercise of an Option, including the method of payment, shall be determined
by the Committee and may consist entirely of (i) cash, (ii) check (bank,
cashier's or certified), (iii) other Shares of Common Stock (held for the
requisite period necessary to avoid a charge to FNB's reported earnings) having
a fair market value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise
price of the Shares as to which said Option shall be exercised, (iv) delivery of
an election to FNB to withhold a sufficient number of Shares from the Shares
otherwise due upon exercise of the Option having an aggregate fair market value
on the date of exercise equal to the exercise price, (v) by any combination of
such methods of payment, or (vi) any other consideration and method of payment
for the issuance of Shares permitted under applicable law. In addition, full
payment for the purchased Shares may be effected through a broker-dealer sale
and remittance procedure pursuant to which the Optionee (i) shall provide
irrevocable written instructions to a designated brokerage firm to effect the
immediate sale of the purchased Shares and remit to FNB, out of the sale
proceeds available on the settlement date, sufficient funds to cover the
aggregate exercise price payable for the purchased Shares plus all applicable
federal, state and local income and employment taxes required to be withheld by
FNB by reason of such purchase and (ii) shall provide written directives to FNB
to deliver the certificates for the purchased Shares directly to such brokerage
firm in order to complete the sale transaction. An Optionee's election to
deliver Shares or to have FNB withhold Shares from the Shares otherwise due upon
exercise of the Option to satisfy the exercise price is subject to approval by
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the Committee and must be made in accordance with rules and procedures
established by the Committee, including the time within which such an election
must be made.
8. Exercise of Option.
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(a) Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Shareholder. Any
Option granted hereunder shall be exercisable at such times and under such
conditions as determined by the Committee. The vesting of any Option shall be
determined by the Committee in its sole discretion provided , however, that each
Option shall vest at the rate of at least 20 percent per year over the five
years from the date such Option is granted. An Option may not be exercised for
less than ten (10) Shares or for a fraction of a Share.
An Option shall be deemed to be exercised when written notice of such
exercise has been given to FNB in accordance with the terms of the Option by the
person entitled to exercise the Option and full payment for the Shares with
respect to which the Option is exercised has been received by FNB. Full payment
may, as authorized by the Committee, consist of any consideration and method of
payment allowable under Section 6(c) of the Plan. Until the issuance (as
evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of FNB or of a duly authorized
transfer agent of FNB) of the stock certificate evidencing such Shares, no right
to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a shareholder shall exist
with respect to the Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option.
No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record
date is prior to the date the stock certificate is issued, except as provided in
Section 10 of the Plan.
(b) Termination of Employment or Officer Status. Unless the
Committee determines otherwise, upon the termination of an Officer Optionee's
status as an employee, including the termination of the status as an employee of
an Officer who is also a Director, his or her rights to exercise an Option then
held shall be only as follows:
(i) Termination of Status as an Employee For Any Reason
Other Than Cause. If an Officer ceases to serve as an employee for any
reason other than Cause (as such term is defined below), Disability or
Death, he or she may, within three (3) months after the date he or she
ceases to be an employee of FNB or any of its Affiliates, exercise his
or her Option to the extent that he or she was entitled to exercise it
at the date of such termination, provided the date of exercise is in no
event after the expiration of the term of the Option. To the extent
that he or she was not entitled to exercise the Option at the date of
such termination, or if he or she does not exercise such Option (which
he or she was entitled to exercise) within the time specified herein,
the Option shall terminate.
(ii) Termination of Status as an Employee For Cause. If
an Officer is determined by the Board of Directors to have committed an
act of embezzlement, fraud, dishonesty, breach of fiduciary duty to
FNB, or to have deliberately disregarded the rules of FNB which
resulted in loss, damage or injury to FNB, or if an Officer Optionee
makes any unauthorized disclosure of any of the secrets or confidential
information of FNB, induces any client or customer of FNB to break any
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contract with FNB or induces any principal for whom FNB acts as agent
to terminate such agency relations, or engages in any conduct which
constitutes unfair competition with FNB, or if an Officer Optionee is
removed from any office of FNB by any bank regulatory agency, his or
her Options shall terminate on the date of termination of his or her
employment for Cause. In making such determination, the Board of
Directors shall act fairly and shall give the Officer Optionee an
opportunity to appear and be heard at a hearing before the Board of
Directors and present evidence on the Officer Optionee's behalf. For
the purpose of this Section 7(c), termination of employment shall be
deemed to occur when FNB dispatches notice or advice to the Officer
Optionee that the Officer Optionee's employment is terminated and not
at the time of the Officer Optionee's receipt thereof, whether or not
after termination of employment, the Officer Optionee may receive
payment from FNB for vacation pay, for services rendered prior to
termination, for services for the day on which termination occurred,
for salary in lieu of notice, or for other benefits. As used in this
Section 7(c), the term "FNB" also includes any Affiliates of FNB.
(iii) Disability of Officer Optionee. In the event an
Officer is unable to continue his or her employment with FNB or any of
its Affiliates as a result of his or her total and permanent disability
(as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), he or she may, within
twelve (12) months following the date of termination, exercise his or
her Option to the extent he or she was entitled to exercise it at the
date of such termination; provided the date of exercise is in no event
after the expiration of the term of the Option. To the extent that he
or she was not entitled to exercise the Option at the date of
termination, or if he or she does not exercise such Option (which he or
she was entitled to exercise) within the time specified herein, the
Option shall terminate.
(iv) Death of Officer Optionee. In the event of the
death of an Officer Optionee while such Optionee is an employee of FNB
or any of its Affiliates, or during the three-month period referred to
in Section 7(b)(i) hereof, the Option may be exercised at any time
within twelve (12) months following the date of death, by the Officer
Optionee's estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the
Option by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent of the right
to exercise that had accrued at the date of death and provided that the
date of exercise is in no event after the date of expiration of the
Option.
(v) Termination of Nonemployee Director Status. Unless
the Committee determines otherwise, upon the termination of a
Nonemployee Director Optionee's status as a member of the Board of
Directors, his or her rights to exercise an Option then held shall be
only as follows:
(vi) Death or Disability. If a Nonemployee Director
Optionee's tenure on the Board is terminated by death or disability,
such Optionee or such Optionee's qualified representative (in the event
of such Optionee's mental disability) or such Optionee's estate (in the
event of such Optionee's death) shall have the right for a period of
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twelve (12) months following the date of such death or disability to
exercise the Option to the extent the Optionee was entitled to exercise
such Option on the date of the Optionee's death or disability; provided
the actual date of exercise is in no event after the expiration of the
term of the Option. An Optionee's "estate" shall mean the Optionee's
legal representative or any person who acquires the right to exercise
an option by reason of the Optionee's death.
(vii) Other Reasons. If a Nonemployee Director Optionee's
tenure on the Board is terminated for any reason other than those
mentioned above under "Death or Disability," the Optionee may, within
three (3) months following such termination, exercise the Option to the
extent such Option was exercisable by the Optionee on the date of such
termination: provided the date of exercise is in no event after the
expiration of the term of the Option.
9. Non-Transferability of Options. Options may not be sold, pledged,
assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by
will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised, during the
lifetime of the Optionee, only by the Optionee; provided, however, that
Nonstatutory Stock Options may be transferred pursuant to a "qualified domestic
relations order," and may be exercised by the transferee of such a transfer, to
the extent allowed under Rule 16b-3, as it may be amended from time to time, or
any successor rule.
10. Tax Withholding. Where FNB deems that it is appropriate to
withhold taxes relating to the exercise of any Option, the Committee may, in its
discretion, require that such taxes be paid in a manner satisfactory to FNB. FNB
may require the payment of such taxes before Shares of FNB's Common Stock
deliverable pursuant to such exercise are transferred to the Optionee.
11. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any
required action by the shareholders of FNB, the number of shares of Common Stock
covered by each outstanding Option, and the number of shares of Common Stock
which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no
Options have yet been granted or which have been returned to the Plan upon
cancellation or expiration of an Option, as well as the price per share of
Common Stock covered by each such outstanding Option, shall be proportionately
adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common
Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend,
combination or reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or
decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock effected without receipt
of consideration by FNB; provided, however, that conversion of any convertible
securities of FNB shall not be deemed to have been "effected without receipt of
consideration." Such adjustment shall be made by the Board of Directors, whose
determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive. Except as
expressly provided herein, no issuance by FNB of shares of stock of any class,
or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and
no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or
price of shares of Common Stock subject to an Option.
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12. Dissolution, Merger or Similar Event; Acceleration. Upon
consummation of a plan of dissolution or liquidation of FNB, or upon
consummation of a plan of reorganization, merger or consolidation of FNB with
one or more banks or corporations as a result of which FNB is not the surviving
entity, or upon the sale of all or substantially all the assets of FNB to
another bank or corporation, the Plan shall automatically terminate and all
Options theretofore granted shall be terminated, unless provision is made in
connection with such transaction for assumption of Options theretofore granted,
or substitution for such Options with new stock options or rights covering stock
of a successor bank or corporation, or a parent or subsidiary corporation
thereof, solely at the discretion of such successor bank or corporation, or
parent or subsidiary corporation, with appropriate adjustments as to number and
kind of shares and prices.
Notwithstanding any provisions in any Option agreement pertaining to
the time of exercise of an Option, or part thereof, upon adoption by the
requisite holders of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of any plan of
dissolution, liquidation, reorganization, merger, consolidation or sale of all
or substantially all of the assets of FNB to another bank or corporation which
would, upon consummation, result in termination of an Option as described above,
all outstanding Options shall become immediately exercisable as to all
unexercised Optioned Stock for such period of time as may be determined by the
Committee, but in any event not more than fifteen (15) days, on the condition
that the terminating event described above is consummated. If such terminating
event is not consummated, Options granted pursuant to the Plan shall be
exercisable in accordance with their respective terms as in existence prior to
acceleration, except with respect to any Option exercised within the period of
accelerated exercisability.
13. Term of Plan. The Plan shall become effective upon the earlier to
occur of its adoption by the Board of Directors or its approval by the
shareholders of FNB as described in Section 16 of the Plan. It shall continue in
effect for a term of ten (10) years unless sooner terminated under Section 14 of
the Plan.
14. Amendment and Termination of the Plan.
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(a) The Board of Directors may amend or terminate the Plan
from time to time in such respects as the Board of Directors may deem advisable.
The Bank shall (only to the extent required, and in the manner required, by the
Code and Rule 16b-3, as amended from time to time, or by any successor rule or
other applicable law or regulation) obtain shareholder approval of any amendment
to the Plan which would (i) materially increase the benefits accruing to
participants under the Plan, (ii) materially increase the number of Shares which
may be issued under the Plan; or (iii) materially modify the requirements as to
eligibility for participation in the Plan.
(b) Except as provided in Section 12 of the Plan, any such
amendment or termination of the Plan shall not affect Options already granted
and such Options shall remain in full force and effect as if this Plan had not
been amended or terminated, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the
Optionee and FNB, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Optionee
and FNB.
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15. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares. Shares shall not be issued
pursuant to the exercise of an Option unless and until the exercise of such
Option and the issuance and delivery of such Shares pursuant thereto shall
comply with all the then applicable requirements of all regulatory agencies
having jurisdiction, and the requirements of any stock exchange or inter-dealer
quotation system upon which the Shares may then be listed, and shall be further
subject to the approval of legal counsel for FNB with respect to such
compliance.
16. Reservation of Shares. FNB, during the term of this Plan, shall
take all necessary action, and if required, submit such action for shareholder
approval, to reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be
sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan. Inability of FNB to obtain
authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is
deemed by FNB's legal counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of
any Shares hereunder, shall relieve FNB of any liability in respect of the
failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority shall
not have been obtained.
17. Shareholder Approval of the Plan. The Plan was approved by the
shareholders of First National Bank of Northern California, a subsidiary of FNB
(the "Bank"), on October 15, 1997, which was within twelve (12) months after the
date the Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors of the Bank. Such
shareholder approval consisted of approval by the affirmative votes of the
holders of a majority of the common stock of the Bank present, or represented,
and entitled to vote at a meeting duly held in accordance with applicable law.
The Plan was subsequently assumed by FNB pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of
Reorganization dated as of November 1, 2001, between FNB and the Bank (the "Plan
of Reorganization"). The Plan of Reorganization was approved by the affirmative
vote of two-thirds (2/3) of all shares of common stock of the Bank present, or
represented, and entitled to vote at a meeting duly held in accordance with
applicable law, on February 27, 2002, and the effective date of the
reorganization described in the Plan of Reorganization, including assumption of
the Plan by FNB, was March 15, 2002.
18. Severability. If any provision of this Plan as applied to any
person or to any circumstance shall be adjudged by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be void, invalid, or unenforceable, the same shall in no way
affect any other provision hereof, the application of any such provision in any
other circumstances, or the validity or enforceability hereof.
19. Construction. Where the context or construction requires, all
words applied in the plural herein shall be deemed to have been used in the
singular and vice versa, and the masculine gender shall include the feminine and
the neuter and vice versa.
20. Headings. The headings of the several paragraphs herein are
inserted solely for convenience of reference and are not intended to form a part
of and are not intended to govern, limit or aid in the construction of any term
or provision hereof.
21. Governing Law. This Plan shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of California.
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22. Conflict. In the event of any conflict between the terms and
provisions of this Plan, and any other document, agreement or instrument,
including, without meaning any limitation, any written Option agreement, the
terms and provision of this Plan shall control.
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