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Exhibit 10.23
DIGITALNET HOLDINGS, INC.
2003 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(As Adopted January 23, 2003)
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DIGITALNET HOLDINGS, INC.
2003 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
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1. Purpose. 1
2. Definitions. 1
3. Administration. 8
4. Stock Subject to the Plan; Grant Limitations. 10
5. Option Grants for Eligible Individuals. 11
6. Terms and Conditions Applicable to All Options. 13
7. Stock Appreciation Rights. 15
8. Dividend Equivalent Rights. 18
9. Restricted Stock. 19
10. Performance Awards. 21
11. Other Share Based Awards. 27
12. Effect of a Termination of Employment or Service. 28
13. Adjustment Upon Changes in Capitalization. 28
14. Effect of Certain Transactions. 29
15. Interpretation. 29
16. Termination and Amendment of the Plan/Modification of Options and Awards. 30
17. Non-Exclusivity of the Plan. 31
18. Limitation of Liability. 31
19. Regulations and Other Approvals; Governing Law. 31
20. Miscellaneous. 32
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DIGITALNET HOLDINGS, INC.
2003 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
1. PURPOSE.
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The purpose of this Plan is to strengthen DigitalNet Holdings, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), by providing an incentive to its
employees, officers, consultants and directors and thereby encouraging them to
devote their abilities and industry to the success of the Company's business
enterprise. It is intended that this purpose be achieved by extending to
employees (including future employees who have received a formal written offer
of employment), officers, consultants and directors of the Company and its
Subsidiaries an added long-term incentive for high levels of performance and
unusual efforts through the grant of Incentive Stock Options, Nonqualified Stock
Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Dividend Equivalent Rights, Performance
Units and Performance Shares, Share Awards, Phantom Stock and Restricted Stock
(as each term is herein defined).
2. DEFINITIONS.
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For purposes of the Plan:
"Adjusted Fair Market Value" means, in the event of a Change in
Control, the greater of (a) the highest price per Share paid to holders of the
Shares in any transaction (or series of transactions) constituting or resulting
in a Change in Control or (b) the highest Fair Market Value of a Share during
the ninety (90) day period ending on the date of a Change in Control.
"Affiliate" means any entity, directly or indirectly, controlled by,
controlling or under common control with the Company or any corporation or other
entity acquiring, directly or indirectly, all or substantially all the assets
and business of the Company, whether by operation of law or otherwise.
"Agreement" means the written agreement between the Company and an
Optionee or Grantee evidencing the grant of an Option or Award and setting forth
the terms and conditions thereof.
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"Award" means a grant of Restricted Stock, Phantom Stock, a Stock
Appreciation Right, a Performance Award, a Dividend Equivalent Right, a Share
Award or any or all of them.
"Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
"Cause" means:
(a) in the case of a Director, the commission of an act of
fraud or intentional misrepresentation or an act of embezzlement,
misappropriation or conversion of assets or opportunities of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries or willful violation of any law, rule or regulation in
connection with the performance of duties (other than traffic violations or
similar offenses); or
(b) in the case of an Optionee or Grantee whose employment
with the Company or a Subsidiary is subject to the terms of an employment
agreement between such Optionee or Grantee and the Company or Subsidiary, which
employment agreement includes a definition of "Cause", the term "Cause" as used
in this Plan or any Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in such
employment agreement during the period that such employment agreement remains in
effect; or
(c) in all other cases, (i) intentional failure to perform
reasonably assigned duties, (ii) dishonesty or willful misconduct in the
performance of duties, (iii) involvement in a transaction in connection with the
performance of duties to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which
transaction is adverse to the interests of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries and which is engaged in for personal profit or (iv) willful
violation of any law, rule or regulation in connection with the performance of
duties (other than traffic violations or similar offenses).
"Change in Capitalization" means any increase or reduction in the
number of Shares, or any change (including, but not limited to, in the case of a
spin-off, dividend or other distribution in respect of Shares, a change in
value) in the Shares or exchange of Shares for a different number or kind of
shares or other securities of the Company or another corporation, by reason of a
reclassification, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, reorganization,
spin-off, split-up, issuance of warrants or rights or debentures, stock
dividend, stock split or reverse stock split, cash dividend, property dividend,
combination or exchange of shares, repurchase of shares, change in corporate
structure or otherwise.
"Change in Control" means the occurrence of any of the following:
(a) an acquisition (other than directly from the Company) of
any voting securities of the Company (the "Voting Securities") by any "Person"
(as the term
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person is used for purposes of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act),
immediately after which such Person has "Beneficial Ownership" (within the
meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of fifty percent (50%)
or more of the then outstanding Shares or the combined voting power of the
Company's then outstanding Voting Securities; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, in determining
whether a Change in Control has occurred pursuant to this subsection (a), Shares
or Voting Securities which are acquired in a "Non-Control Acquisition" (as
hereinafter defined) shall not constitute an acquisition which would cause a
Change in Control. A "Non-Control Acquisition" shall mean an acquisition by (i)
an employee benefit plan (or a trust forming a part thereof) maintained by (A)
the Company or (B) any corporation or other Person of which a majority of its
voting power or its voting equity securities or equity interest is owned,
directly or indirectly, by the Company (for purposes of this definition, a
"Related Entity"), (ii) the Company or any Related Entity, or (iii) any Person
in connection with a "Non-Control Transaction" (as hereinafter defined);
(b) the individuals who, as of the date of adoption of this
Plan are members of the Board (the "Incumbent Board"), cease for any reason to
constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board or, following a
Merger which results in a Parent corporation, the board of directors of the
ultimate Parent Corporation (as defined in paragraph (c)(i)(A) below); PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that if the election, or nomination for election by the Company's
common stockholders, of any new director was approved by a vote of at least a
majority of the Incumbent Board, such new director shall, for purposes of this
Plan, be considered as a member of the Incumbent Board; PROVIDED FURTHER,
HOWEVER, that no individual shall be considered a member of the Incumbent Board
if such individual initially assumed office as a result of an actual or
threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other
than the Board (a "Proxy Contest") including by reason of any agreement intended
to avoid or settle a Proxy Contest; or
(c) the consummation of:
(i) a merger, consolidation or reorganization with or
into the Company or in which securities of the Company are issued ( a "Merger"),
unless such Merger is a "Non-Control Transaction." A "Non-Control Transaction"
shall mean a Merger where:
(A) the stockholders of the Company,
immediately before such Merger own directly or indirectly immediately following
such Merger at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the
outstanding voting securities of (x) the corporation resulting from such Merger
(the "Surviving Corporation") if fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined
voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Surviving
Corporation is not Beneficially Owned, directly or indirectly
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by another Person (a "Parent Corporation"), or (y) if there are one or more
Parent Corporations, the ultimate Parent Corporation; and,
(B) the individuals who were members of the
Incumbent Board immediately prior to the execution of the agreement providing
for such Merger constitute at least a majority of the members of the board of
directors of (x) the Surviving Corporation, if there are no Parent Corporation,
or (y) if there are one or more Parent Corporations, the ultimate Parent
Corporation; and
(C) no Person other than (1) the Company,
(2) any Related Entity, (3) any employee benefit plan (or any trust forming a
part thereof) that, immediately prior to such Merger was maintained by the
Company or any Related Entity, or (4) any Person who, immediately prior to such
Merger had Beneficial Ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the then
outstanding Voting Securities or Shares, has Beneficial Ownership of fifty
percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting
securities or common stock of (x) the Surviving Corporation if there is no
Parent Corporation, or (y) if there are one or more Parent Corporations, the
ultimate Parent Corporation.
(ii) a complete liquidation or dissolution of the
Company; or
(iii) the sale or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company to any Person (other than a
transfer to a Related Entity or under conditions that would constitute a
Non-Control Transaction with the disposition of assets being regarded as a
Merger for this purpose or the distribution to the Company's stockholders of the
stock of a Related Entity or any other assets).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed
to occur solely because any Person (the "Subject Person") acquired Beneficial
Ownership of more than the permitted amount of the then outstanding Shares or
Voting Securities as a result of the acquisition of Shares or Voting Securities
by the Company which, by reducing the number of Shares or Voting Securities then
outstanding, increases the proportional number of shares Beneficially Owned by
the Subject Persons, provided that if a Change in Control would occur (but for
the operation of this sentence) as a result of the acquisition of Shares or
Voting Securities by the Company, and after such share acquisition by the
Company, the Subject Person becomes the Beneficial Owner of any additional
Shares or Voting Securities which increases the percentage of the then
outstanding Shares or Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by the Subject
Person, then a Change in Control shall occur.
If an Eligible Individual's employment or service as a Director is
terminated by the Company without Cause prior to the date of a Change in Control
but the Eligible
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Individual reasonably demonstrates that the termination (A) was at the request
of a third party who has indicated an intention or taken steps reasonably
calculated to effect a Change in Control or (B) otherwise arose in connection
with, or in anticipation of, a Change in Control which has been threatened or
proposed, such termination shall be deemed to have occurred after a Change in
Control for purposes of this Plan provided a Change in Control shall actually
have occurred.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
"Committee" means a committee, as described in Section 3.1, appointed
by the Board from time to time to administer the Plan and to perform the
functions set forth herein.
"Company" means DigitalNet Holdings, Inc.
"Director" means a director of the Company.
"Disability" means:
(a) in the case of an Optionee or Grantee whose employment
with the Company or a Subsidiary is subject to the terms of an employment
agreement between such Optionee or Grantee and the Company or Subsidiary, which
employment agreement includes a definition of "Disability", the term
"Disability" as used in this Plan or any Agreement shall have the meaning set
forth in such employment agreement during the period that such employment
agreement remains in effect; or
(b) the term "Disability" as used in the Company's long-term
disability plan, if any; or
(c) in all other cases, the term "Disability" as used in this
Plan or any Agreement shall mean a physical or mental infirmity which impairs
the Optionee's or Grantee's ability to perform substantially his or her duties
for a period of one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days.
"Division" means any of the operating units or divisions of the Company
designated as a Division by the Committee.
"Dividend Equivalent Right" means a right to receive all or some
portion of the cash dividends that are or would be payable with respect to
Shares.
"Eligible Director" means a director of the Company who is not an
employee of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate.
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"Eligible Individual" means any of the following individuals who is
designated by the Committee as eligible to receive Options or Awards subject to
the conditions set forth herein: (a) any director, officer or employee of the
Company or a Subsidiary, (b) any individual to whom the Company or a Subsidiary
has extended a formal, written offer of employment, or (c) any consultant or
advisor of the Company or a Subsidiary.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
"Fair Market Value" on any date means the average of the high and low
sales prices of the Shares on such date on the principal national securities
exchange on which such Shares are listed or admitted to trading, or, if such
Shares are not so listed or admitted to trading, the average of the high and low
sales prices of the Shares on such date on the Nasdaq Stock Market or other
market on which such prices are regularly quoted or reported, or, if there have
been no quoted or reported sales prices with respect to Shares on such date, the
Fair Market Value shall be the value established by the Committee in good faith
and in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, in accordance with Section 422 of
the Code.
"Grantee" means a person to whom an Award has been granted under the
Plan.
"Incentive Stock Option" means an Option satisfying the requirements of
Section 422 of the Code and designated by the Committee as an Incentive Stock
Option.
"Initial Public Offering" means the consummation of the first public
offering of Shares pursuant to a registration statement (other than a Form S-8
or successor forms) filed with, and declared effective by, the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
"Nonemployee Director" means a director of the Company who is a
"nonemployee director" within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the
Exchange Act.
"Nonqualified Stock Option" means an Option which is not an Incentive
Stock Option.
"Option" means a Nonqualified Stock Option, an Incentive Stock Option,
or any or all of them.
"Optionee" means a person to whom an Option has been granted under the
Plan.
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"Outside Director" means a director of the Company who is an "outside
director" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations
promulgated thereunder.
"Parent" means any corporation which is a parent corporation (within
the meaning of Section 424(e) of the Code) with respect to the Company.
"Performance Awards" means Performance Units, Performance Shares,
Performance Based Restricted Stock or any or all of them.
"Performance-Based Compensation" means any Option or Award that is
intended to constitute "performance based compensation" within the meaning of
Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
"Performance-Based Restricted Stock" means Shares of Restricted Stock
issued or transferred to an Eligible Individual under Section 10.
"Performance Cycle" means a time period of not less than one (1) and
not more than five (5) years as specified by the Committee at the time
Performance Awards are granted during which the performance of the Company, a
Subsidiary or a Division will be measured.
"Performance Objectives" has the meaning set forth in Section 10.
"Performance Shares" means Shares issued or transferred to an Eligible
Individual under Section 10.
"Performance Units" means Performance Units granted to an Eligible
Individual under Section 10.
"Phantom Stock" means a right granted to an Eligible Individual under
Section 11 representing a number of hypothetical Shares.
"Plan" means the DigitalNet Holdings, Inc. 2003 Stock Incentive Plan,
as amended and restated from time to time.
"Restricted Stock" means Shares issued or transferred to an Eligible
Individual pursuant to Section 9.
"Share Award" means an Award of Shares granted pursuant to Section 11.
"Shares" means the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the
Company and any other securities into which such shares are changed or for which
such shares are exchanged.
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"Stock Appreciation Right" means a right to receive all or some portion
of the increase in the value of the Shares as provided in Section 7 hereof.
"Subsidiary" means (i) except as provided in subsection (ii) below, any
corporation which is a subsidiary corporation within the meaning of Section
424(f) of the Code with respect to the Company, and (ii) in relation to the
eligibility to receive Options or Awards other than Incentive Stock Options and
continued employment or service for purposes of Options and Awards (unless the
Committee determines otherwise), any entity, whether or not incorporated, in
which the Company directly or indirectly owns 50% or more of the outstanding
equity or other ownership interests.
"Successor Corporation" means a corporation, or a parent or subsidiary
thereof within the meaning of Section 424(a) of the Code, which issues or
assumes a stock option in a transaction to which Section 424(a) of the Code
applies.
"Ten-Percent Stockholder" means an Eligible Individual, who, at the
time an Incentive Stock Option is to be granted to him or her, owns (within the
meaning of Section 422(b)(6) of the Code) stock possessing more than ten percent
(10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company,
or of a Parent or a Subsidiary.
"Transition Period" means the period beginning with an Initial Public
Offering and ending as of the earlier of (i) the date of the first annual
meeting of shareholders of the Company at which directors are to be elected that
occurs after the close of the third calendar year following the calendar year in
which the Initial Public Offering occurs or (ii) the expiration of the "reliance
period" under Treasury Regulation Section 1.162-27(f)(2).
3. ADMINISTRATION.
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3.1. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, which shall hold
meetings at such times as may be necessary for the proper administration of the
Plan. The Committee shall keep minutes of its meetings. If the Committee
consists of more than one (1) member, a quorum shall consist of not fewer than
two (2) members of the Committee and a majority of a quorum may authorize any
action. Any decision or determination reduced to writing and signed by a
majority of all of the members of Committee shall be as fully effective as if
made by a majority vote at a meeting duly called and held. The Committee shall
consist of at least one (1) Director and may consist of the entire Board;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that from and after the date of an Initial Public Offering
(A) if the Committee consists of less than the entire Board, then with respect
to any Option or Award to an Eligible Individual who is subject to Section 16 of
the Exchange Act, the Committee shall consist of at least two (2) Directors each
of whom
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shall be a Nonemployee Director and (B) following the Transition Period, to the
extent necessary for any Option or Award intended to qualify as
Performance-Based Compensation to so qualify, the Committee shall consist of at
least two (2) Directors each of whom shall be an Outside Director. For purposes
of the preceding sentence, if one or more members of the Committee is not a
Nonemployee Director and an Outside Director but recuses himself or herself or
abstains from voting with respect to a particular action taken by the Committee,
then the Committee, with respect to that action, shall be deemed to consist only
of the members of the Committee who have not recused themselves or abstained
from voting. Subject to applicable law, the Committee may delegate its authority
under the Plan to any other person or persons. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Committee may, in its sole discretion, permit the Chief Executive Officer of
the Company to exercise the authority granted to the Committee pursuant to
Paragraphs 3.3(a) and (b) of the Plan with respect to other Eligible Individuals
(other than Eligible Individuals subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act or
receiving compensation subject to Section 162(m) of the Code), subject to such
limitations as imposed by the Committee in its discretion (and subject to
compliance with Section 157(c) of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as
amended from time to time).
3.2. No member of the Committee shall be liable for any action, failure
to act, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to this
Plan or any transaction hereunder. The Company hereby agrees to indemnify each
member of the Committee for all costs and expenses and, to the extent permitted
by applicable law, any liability incurred in connection with defending against,
responding to, negotiating for the settlement of or otherwise dealing with any
claim, cause of action or dispute of any kind arising in connection with any
actions in administering this Plan or in authorizing or denying authorization to
any transaction hereunder.
3.3. Subject to the express terms and conditions set forth herein, the
Committee shall have the power from time to time to:
(a) determine those Eligible Individuals to whom Options shall
be granted under the Plan and the number of such Options to be granted and to
prescribe the terms and conditions (which need not be identical) of each such
Option, including the exercise price per Share, the vesting schedule and the
duration of each Option, and make any amendment or modification to any Option
Agreement consistent with the terms of the Plan;
(b) select those Eligible Individuals to whom Awards shall be
granted under the Plan and to determine the number of Shares in respect of which
each Award is granted, the terms and conditions (which need not be identical) of
each such
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Award, and make any amendment or modification to any Award Agreement consistent
with the terms of the Plan;
(c) to construe and interpret the Plan and the Options and
Awards granted hereunder and to establish, amend and revoke rules and
regulations for the administration of the Plan, including, but not limited to,
correcting any defect or supplying any omission, or reconciling any
inconsistency in the Plan or in any Agreement, in the manner and to the extent
it shall deem necessary or advisable, including so that the Plan and the
operation of the Plan complies with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, the Code
to the extent applicable and other applicable law, and otherwise to make the
Plan fully effective. All decisions and determinations by the Committee in the
exercise of this power shall be final, binding and conclusive upon the Company,
its Subsidiaries, the Optionees and Grantees, and all other persons having any
interest therein;
(d) to determine the duration and purposes for leaves of
absence which may be granted to an Optionee or Grantee on an individual basis
without constituting a termination of employment or service for purposes of the
Plan;
(e) to exercise its discretion with respect to the powers and
rights granted to it as set forth in the Plan; and
(f) generally, to exercise such powers and to perform such
acts as are deemed necessary or advisable to promote the best interests of the
Company with respect to the Plan.
4. STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN; GRANT LIMITATIONS.
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4.1. The maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under
this Plan is 987,328 (subject to any decrease or increase pursuant to Sections
4.2, 4.3 and 13); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no more than ten percent (10%) of such
maximum number of Shares shall be issued under the Plan with respect to awards
other than Options and Stock Appreciation Rights granted in connection with an
Option. Following the Transition Period, the maximum number of Shares that may
be the subject of Options and Awards granted to an Eligible Individual (other
than the Chief Executive Officer of the Company or a new hire in respect of an
inducement award) in any calendar year period may not exceed 100,000 Shares.
Following the Transition Period, the maximum dollar amount of cash or the Fair
Market Value of Shares that any Eligible Individual (other than the Chief
Executive Officer of the Company or a new hire in respect of an inducement
award) may receive in any calendar year in respect of Performance Units
denominated in dollars may not exceed $1,000,000. Following the Transition
Period, with respect to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company or an
inducement award to an Eligible Individual that
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is a new hire, (i) the maximum number of Shares that may be the subject of
Options and Awards in any calendar year period may not exceed 100,000 Shares,
and (ii) the maximum dollar amount of cash or the Fair Market Value of Shares
that may be received in any calendar year in respect of Performance Units
denominated in dollars may not exceed $1,000,000. The Company shall reserve for
the purposes of the Plan, out of its authorized but unissued Shares or out of
Shares held in the Company's treasury, or partly out of each, such number of
Shares as shall be determined by the Board.
4.2. Upon the granting of an Option or an Award, the number of Shares
available under Section 4.1 for the granting of further Options and Awards shall
be reduced as follows:
(a) In connection with the granting of an Option or an Award
(other than the granting of a Performance Unit denominated in dollars or other
Awards payable in cash), the number of Shares shall be reduced by the number of
Shares in respect of which the Option or Award is granted or denominated;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if any Option is exercised by tendering Shares, either
actually or by attestation, to the Company as full or partial payment of the
exercise price, the maximum number of Shares available under Section 4.1 shall
be increased by the number of Shares so tendered.
(b) In connection with the granting of a Performance Unit
denominated in dollars, the number of Shares shall be reduced by an amount equal
to the quotient of (i) the dollar amount in which the Performance Unit is
denominated, divided by (ii) the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the
Performance Unit is granted.
4.3. Whenever any outstanding Option or Award or portion thereof
expires, is canceled, is settled in cash (including the settlement of tax
withholding obligations using Shares) or is otherwise terminated for any reason
without having been exercised or payment having been made in respect of the
entire Option or Award, the Shares allocable to the expired, canceled , settled
or otherwise terminated portion of the Option or Award may again be the subject
of Options or Awards granted hereunder.
5. OPTION GRANTS FOR ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.
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5.1. AUTHORITY OF COMMITTEE. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the
Committee shall have full and final authority to select those Eligible
Individuals who will receive Options, and the terms and conditions of the grant
to such Eligible Individuals shall be set forth in an Agreement. Incentive Stock
Options may be granted only to Eligible Individuals who are employees of the
Company or any Subsidiary.
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5.2. EXERCISE PRICE. The purchase price or the manner in which the
exercise price is to be determined for Shares under each Option shall be
determined by the Committee and set forth in the Agreement; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that the exercise price per Share under each Option shall not be less than 100%
of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the Option is granted (110% in
the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten-Percent Stockholder).
5.3. MAXIMUM DURATION. Options granted hereunder shall be for such term
as the Committee shall determine, provided that an Incentive Stock Option shall
not be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date it is
granted (five (5) years in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a
Ten-Percent Stockholder) and a Nonqualified Stock Option shall not be
exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date it is granted;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that unless the Committee provides otherwise an Option (other
than an Incentive Stock Option) may, upon the death of the Optionee prior to the
expiration of the Option, be exercised for up to one (1) year following the date
of the Optionee's death even if such period extends beyond ten (10) years from
the date the Option is granted. The Committee may, subsequent to the granting of
any Option, extend the term thereof, but in no event shall the term as so
extended exceed the maximum term provided for in the preceding sentence.
5.4. VESTING. Subject to Section 6.4, each Option shall become
exercisable in such installments (which need not be equal) and at such times as
may be designated by the Committee and set forth in the Agreement. To the extent
not exercised, installments shall accumulate and be exercisable, in whole or in
part, at any time after becoming exercisable, but not later than the date the
Option expires. The Committee may accelerate the exercisability of any Option or
portion thereof at any time.
5.5. DEFERRED DELIVERY OF OPTION SHARES. The Committee may, in its
discretion permit Optionees to elect to defer the issuance of Shares upon the
exercise of one or more Nonqualified Stock Options granted pursuant to the Plan.
The terms and conditions of such deferral shall be determined at the time of the
grant of the Option or thereafter and shall be set forth in the Agreement
evidencing the Option.
5.6. LIMITATIONS ON INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. To the extent that the
aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the date of the grant) of Shares
with respect to which Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan and
"incentive stock options" (within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code)
granted under all other plans of the Company or its Subsidiaries (in either case
determined without regard to this Section 5.6) are exercisable by an Optionee
for the first time during any calendar year exceeds $100,000, such Incentive
Stock Options shall be treated as Nonqualified Stock Options. In applying the
limitation in the preceding sentence in the case of multiple Option grants,
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Options which were intended to be Incentive Stock Options shall be treated as
Nonqualified Stock Options according to the order in which they were granted
such that the most recently granted Options are first treated as Nonqualified
Stock Options.
6. TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL OPTIONS.
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6.1. NON-TRANSFERABILITY. No Option shall be transferable by the
Optionee otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or,
in the case of an Option other than an Incentive Stock Option, pursuant to a
domestic relations order (within the meaning of Rule 16a-12 promulgated under
the Exchange Act), and an Option shall be exercisable during the lifetime of
such Optionee only by the Optionee or his or her guardian or legal
representative. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may set forth in
the Agreement evidencing an Option (other than an Incentive Stock Option) at the
time of grant or thereafter, that the Option may be transferred to (i) family
members of the Optionee ("family member"), (ii) a trust in which the family
members have more than fifty percent (50%) of the beneficial interest, (iii) a
foundation in which family members or the Optionee controls the management of
the assets, and (iv) any other entity in which family members or the Optionee
own more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting interests. For purposes of this
Plan, a transferee of an Option shall be deemed to be the Optionee. For this
purpose, "family member" includes any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent,
stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew,
mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or
sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships, or any person sharing the
Optionee's household (other than a tenant or employee). The terms of an Option
shall be final, binding and conclusive upon the beneficiaries, executors,
administrators, heirs and successors of the Optionee.
6.2. METHOD OF EXERCISE. The exercise of an Option shall be made only
by a written notice delivered in person or by mail to the Secretary of the
Company at the Company's principal executive office, specifying the number of
Shares to be exercised and, to the extent applicable, accompanied by payment
therefor and otherwise in accordance with the Agreement pursuant to which the
Option was granted; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that Options may not be exercised by an
Optionee for six months following a hardship distribution to the Optionee, to
the extent such exercise is prohibited under Treasury Regulation Section
1.401(k)-1(d)(2)(iv)(B)(4). The exercise price for any Shares purchased pursuant
to the exercise of an Option shall be paid, in either of the following forms (or
any combination thereof): (a) cash or (b) the transfer, either actually or by
attestation, to the Company of Shares that have been held by the Optionee for at
least six (6) months (or such lesser period as may be permitted by the
Committee) prior to the exercise of the Option, such transfer to be upon such
terms and conditions as determined
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by the Committee or (c) a combination of cash and the transfer of Shares;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Committee may determine in the case of options that
the exercise price shall be paid only in cash. In addition, Options may be
exercised through a registered broker-dealer pursuant to such cashless exercise
procedures which are, from time to time, deemed acceptable by the Committee. Any
Shares transferred to the Company as payment of the exercise price under an
Option shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the day preceding the date
of exercise of such Option. If requested by the Committee, the Optionee shall
deliver the Agreement evidencing the Option to the Secretary of the Company who
shall endorse thereon a notation of such exercise and return such Agreement to
the Optionee. No fractional Shares (or cash in lieu thereof) shall be issued
upon exercise of an Option and the number of Shares that may be purchased upon
exercise shall be rounded to the nearest number of whole Shares. Notwithstanding
anything in this Plan to the contrary, an Option may be exercised in accordance
with the arrangements and procedures provided in this Section 6.2 only to the
extent such arrangements or procedures comply with Section 13(k) of the Exchange
Act and other applicable laws, rules and regulations.
6.3. RIGHTS OF OPTIONEES. No Optionee shall be deemed for any purpose
to be the owner of any Shares subject to any Option unless and until (a) the
Option shall have been exercised pursuant to the terms thereof, (b) the Company
shall have issued and delivered Shares to the Optionee, and (c) the Optionee's
name shall have been entered as a stockholder of record on the books of the
Company. Thereupon, the Optionee shall have full voting, dividend and other
ownership rights with respect to such Shares, subject to such terms and
conditions as may be set forth in the applicable Agreement.
6.4. EFFECT OF CHANGE IN CONTROL. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in Section 5, in the event of a Change in Control, the Plan and all
Options shall continue; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Committee, in its sole
discretion and on such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate, may
provide, either by the terms of the applicable Agreement, including the terms of
any employment agreement between an Optionee and the Company or any Subsidiary,
or by action taken prior to the occurrence of any such Change in Control, for
any or all of the following alternatives (separately or in any combination):
(a) For the payment in cash upon the surrender to the Company
for cancellation within such time period as determined by the Committee any
Option or portion of an Option to the extent vested and not yet exercised in an
amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) (i) in the case of a Nonqualified
Stock Option, the greater of (A) the Fair Market Value, on the date preceding
the date of surrender, of the Shares subject to the Option or portion thereof
surrendered or (B) the Adjusted Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to the
Option or portion thereof surrendered or (ii) in the case of an
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Incentive Stock Option, the Fair Market Value, on the date preceding the date of
surrender, of the Shares subject to the Option or portion thereof surrendered,
over (b) the aggregate exercise price for such Shares under the Option or
portion thereof surrendered; provided, that, in the event of a Change of
Control in which cash consideration is paid in exchange for the surrender of
Shares, should the Fair Market Value or Adjusted Fair Market Value of the
Shares subject to the Option not exceed the aggregate exercise price for such
Shares under the Option or portion thereof surrendered pursuant to this
Section 6.4(a), then the Committee may cancel such Option and not pay any
consideration to the holder of such Option.
(b) For the replacement of the Options with other rights or
property as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.
(c) For the accelerated vesting and immediate exercisability
of all or a portion of the Options.
(d) For the assumption of the Options by the successor or
survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, or the substitution by
such corporation for such Options of new options covering the stock of the
successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, with
appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of shares and prices.
(e) For adjustments in the terms and conditions of outstanding
Options, including the extension of the term during which the Option may be
exercised provided such extension is no longer than the stated term of the
Option, and/or adjustments in the number and type of Shares or other securities
or property subject to such Options.
Any action pursuant to this Section 6.4 shall be conditioned upon the
consummation of the Change in Control and shall be effective only immediately
before the consummation of the Change in Control. The treatment of any Option as
provided in this Section 6.4 shall be conclusively presumed to be appropriate
for purposes of Section 13.
7. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.
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The Committee may in its discretion, either alone or in connection with
the grant of an Option, grant Stock Appreciation Rights in accordance with the
Plan, the terms and conditions of which shall be set forth in an Agreement. If
granted in connection with an Option, a Stock Appreciation Right shall cover the
same Shares covered by the Option (or such lesser number of Shares as the
Committee may determine) and shall, except as provided in this Section 7, be
subject to the same terms and conditions as the related Option.
7.1. TIME OF GRANT. A Stock Appreciation Right may be granted (a) at
any time if unrelated to an Option, or (b) if related to an Option, either at
the time of grant or at any time thereafter during the term of the Option.
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7.2. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHT RELATED TO AN OPTION.
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(a) EXERCISE. A Stock Appreciation Right granted in connection
with an Option shall be exercisable at such time or times and only to the extent
that the related Options are exercisable, and will not be transferable except to
the extent the related Option may be transferable. A Stock Appreciation Right
granted in connection with an Incentive Stock Option shall be exercisable only
if the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise exceeds the exercise
price specified in the related Incentive Stock Option Agreement.
(b) AMOUNT PAYABLE. Upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation
Right related to an Option, the Grantee shall be entitled to receive an amount
determined by multiplying (i) the excess of the Fair Market Value of a Share on
the date preceding the date of exercise of such Stock Appreciation Right over
the per Share exercise price under the related Option, by (ii) the number of
Shares as to which such Stock Appreciation Right is being exercised.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may limit in any manner the amount
payable with respect to any Stock Appreciation Right by including such a limit
in the Agreement evidencing the Stock Appreciation Right at the time it is
granted.
(c) TREATMENT OF RELATED OPTIONS AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
UPON EXERCISE. Upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right granted in
connection with an Option, the Option shall be canceled to the extent of the
number of Shares as to which the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised, and upon
the exercise of an Option granted in connection with a Stock Appreciation Right,
the Stock Appreciation Right shall be canceled to the extent of the number of
Shares as to which the Option is exercised or surrendered.
7.3. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHT UNRELATED TO AN OPTION. The Committee may
grant to Eligible Individuals Stock Appreciation Rights unrelated to Options.
Stock Appreciation Rights unrelated to Options shall contain such terms and
conditions as to exercisability (subject to Section 7.7), vesting and duration
as the Committee shall determine, but in no event shall they have a term of
greater than ten (10) years; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Committee may provide
that Stock Appreciation right may, upon the death of the Grantee, be exercised
for up to one (1) year following the date of the Grantee's death even if such
period extends beyond ten (10) years from the date the Stock Appreciation Right
is granted. Upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right unrelated to an Option,
the Grantee shall be entitled to receive an amount determined by multiplying (a)
the excess of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date preceding the date of
exercise of such Stock Appreciation Right over the Fair Market Value of a Share
on the date the Stock Appreciation Right was granted, by (b) the number of
Shares as to which the Stock Appreciation Right is being exercised.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
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Committee may limit in any manner the amount payable with respect to any Stock
Appreciation Right by including such a limit in the Agreement evidencing the
Stock Appreciation Right at the time it is granted.
7.4. NON-TRANSFERABILITY. No Stock Appreciation Right shall be
transferable by the Grantee otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution or pursuant to a domestic relations order (within the meaning of
Rule 16a-12 promulgated under the Exchange Act), and such Stock Appreciation
Right shall be exercisable during the lifetime of such Grantee only by the
Grantee or his or her guardian or legal representative. The terms of such Stock
Appreciation Right shall be final, binding and conclusive upon the
beneficiaries, executors, administrators, heirs and successors of the Grantee.
7.5. METHOD OF EXERCISE. Stock Appreciation Rights shall be exercised
by a Grantee only by a written notice delivered in person or by mail to the
Secretary of the Company at the Company's principal executive office, specifying
the number of Shares with respect to which the Stock Appreciation Right is being
exercised. If requested by the Committee, the Grantee shall deliver the
Agreement evidencing the Stock Appreciation Right being exercised and the
Agreement evidencing any related Option to the Secretary of the Company who
shall endorse thereon a notation of such exercise and return such Agreement to
the Grantee.
7.6. FORM OF PAYMENT. Payment of the amount determined under Sections
7.2(b) or 7.3 may be made in the discretion of the Committee solely in whole
Shares in a number determined at their Fair Market Value on the date preceding
the date of exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right, or solely in cash, or in a
combination of cash and Shares. If the Committee decides to make full payment in
Shares and the amount payable results in a fractional Share, payment for the
fractional Share will be made in cash.
7.7. EFFECT OF CHANGE IN CONTROL. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Section 7, in the event of a Change in Control, the Plan and
all Stock Appreciation Rights shall continue; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the
Committee, in its sole discretion and on such terms and conditions as it deems
appropriate, may provide, either by the terms of the applicable Agreement,
including the terms of any employment agreement between a Grantee and the
Company or any Subsidiary, or by action taken prior to the occurrence of any
such Change in Control, for any or all of the following alternatives (separately
or in any combination):
(a) With respect to a Stock Appreciation Right unrelated to an
Option, for the payment in cash upon the surrender to the Company for
cancellation
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within such time period as determined by the Committee any Stock Appreciation
Right or portion of a Stock Appreciation Right to the extent vested and not yet
exercised in an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) the greater of (i)
the Fair Market Value, on the date preceding the date of exercise, of the
underlying Shares subject to the Stock Appreciation Right or portion thereof
surrendered and (ii) the Adjusted Fair Market Value, on the date preceding the
date of surrender, of the Shares over (b) the aggregate Fair Market Value, on
the date the Stock Appreciation Right was granted, of the Shares subject to the
Stock Appreciation Right or portion thereof surrendered.
(b) For the replacement of the Stock Appreciation Rights with
other rights or property as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.
(c) For the accelerated vesting and immediate exercisability
of all or a portion of the Stock Appreciation Rights.
(d) For the assumption of the Stock Appreciation Rights by the
successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, or the
substitution by such corporation for such Stock Appreciation Rights of new stock
appreciation rights covering the stock of the successor or survivor corporation,
or a parent or subsidiary thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the number
and kind of shares and prices.
(e) For adjustments in the terms and conditions of outstanding
Stock Appreciation Rights, including the extension of the term during which the
Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised provided such extension is no longer
than the stated term of the Stock Appreciation Right, and/or adjustments in the
number and type of Shares or other securities or property subject to such Stock
Appreciation Rights.
Any action pursuant to this Section 7.7 shall be conditioned upon the
consummation of the Change in Control and shall be effective only immediately
before the consummation of the Change in Control. The treatment of any Stock
Appreciation Right as provided in this Section 7.7 shall be conclusively
presumed to be appropriate for purposes of Section 13.
8. DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT RIGHTS.
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Dividend Equivalent Rights may be granted to Eligible Individuals in
tandem with an Option or Award or as a separate Award. The terms and conditions
(including, without limitation, terms and conditions relating to a Change in
Control) applicable to each Dividend Equivalent Right shall be specified in the
Agreement under which the Dividend Equivalent Right is granted. Amounts payable
in respect of Dividend Equivalent Rights may be payable currently or deferred
until the lapsing of restrictions on such Dividend Equivalent Rights or until
the vesting, exercise, payment,
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settlement or other lapse of restrictions on the Option or Award to which the
Dividend Equivalent Rights relate. In the event that the amount payable in
respect of Dividend Equivalent Rights are to be deferred, the Committee shall
determine whether such amounts are to be held in cash or reinvested in Shares or
deemed (notionally) to be reinvested in Shares. If amounts payable in respect of
Dividend Equivalent Rights are to be held in cash, there may be credited at the
end of each year (or portion thereof) interest on the amount of the account at
the beginning of the year at a rate per annum as the Committee, in its
discretion, may determine. Dividend Equivalent Rights may be settled in cash or
Shares or a combination thereof, in a single installment or multiple
installments.
9. RESTRICTED STOCK.
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9.1. GRANT. The Committee may grant Awards to Eligible Individuals of
Restricted Stock, which shall be evidenced by an Agreement between the Company
and the Grantee. Each Agreement shall contain such restrictions, terms and
conditions as the Committee may, in its discretion, determine and (without
limiting the generality of the foregoing) such Agreements may require that an
appropriate legend be placed on Share certificates. Awards of Restricted Stock
shall be subject to the terms and provisions set forth below in this Section 9.
9.2. RIGHTS OF GRANTEE. Shares of Restricted Stock granted pursuant to
an Award hereunder shall be issued in the name of the Grantee as soon as
reasonably practicable after the Award is granted provided that the Grantee has
executed an Agreement evidencing the Award, the appropriate blank stock powers
and, in the discretion of the Committee, an escrow agreement and any other
documents which the Committee may require as a condition to the issuance of such
Shares. If a Grantee shall fail to execute the Agreement evidencing a Restricted
Stock Award, or any documents which the Committee may require within the time
period prescribed by the Committee at the time the Award is granted, the Award
shall be null and void. At the discretion of the Committee, Shares issued in
connection with a Restricted Stock Award shall be deposited together with the
stock powers with an escrow agent (which may be the Company) designated by the
Committee. Unless the Committee determines otherwise and as set forth in the
Agreement, upon delivery of the Shares to the escrow agent, the Grantee shall
have all of the rights of a stockholder with respect to such Shares, including
the right to vote the Shares and to receive all dividends or other distributions
paid or made with respect to the Shares.
9.3. NON-TRANSFERABILITY. Until all restrictions upon the Shares of
Restricted Stock awarded to a Grantee shall have lapsed in the manner set forth
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Section 9.4, such Shares shall not be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed
of and shall not be pledged or otherwise hypothecated.
9.4. LAPSE OF RESTRICTIONS.
(a) GENERALLY. Restrictions upon Shares of Restricted Stock
awarded hereunder shall lapse at such time or times and on such terms and
conditions as the Committee may determine. The Agreement evidencing the Award
shall set forth any such restrictions.
(b) EFFECT OF CHANGE IN CONTROL. Notwithstanding anything
contained in this Section 9 to the contrary, in the event of a Change in
Control, the Plan and the Awards of Restricted Stock shall continue; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that the Committee, in its sole discretion and on such terms and
conditions as it deems appropriate, may provide, either by the terms of the
applicable Agreement, including the terms of any employment agreement between a
Grantee and the Company or any Subsidiary, or by action taken prior to the
occurrence of any such Change in Control, for any or all of the following
alternatives (separately or in any combination):
(i) For the assumption of the shares of Restricted
Stock by the successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary
thereof, or the substitution by such corporation for such shares of Restricted
Stock of new shares of restricted stock of the successor or survivor
corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, with appropriate adjustments as
to the number and kind of shares and prices.
(ii) For the lapse of all restrictions upon all or a
portion of the shares of Restricted Stock.
(iii) For adjustments in the terms and conditions of
outstanding Awards of Restricted Stock.
Any action pursuant to this Section 9.4 shall be conditioned upon the
consummation of the Change in Control and shall be effective only immediately
before the consummation of the Change in Control. The treatment of any Award of
Restricted Stock as provided in this Section 9.4 shall be conclusively presumed
to be appropriate for purposes of Section 13.
9.5. TREATMENT OF DIVIDENDS. At the time an Award of Shares of
Restricted Stock is granted, the Committee may, in its discretion, determine
that the payment to the Grantee of dividends, or a specified portion thereof,
declared or paid on such Shares by the Company shall be (a) deferred until the
lapsing of the restrictions imposed upon such Shares and (b) held by the Company
for the account of the Grantee
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until such time. In the event that dividends are to be deferred, the Committee
shall determine whether such dividends are to be reinvested in Shares (which
shall be held as additional Shares of Restricted Stock) or held in cash. If
deferred dividends are to be held in cash, there may be credited at the end of
each year (or portion thereof) interest on the amount of the account at the
beginning of the year at a rate per annum as the Committee, in its discretion,
may determine. Payment of deferred dividends in respect of Shares of Restricted
Stock (whether held in cash or as additional Shares of Restricted Stock),
together with interest accrued thereon, if any, shall be made upon the lapsing
of restrictions imposed on the Shares in respect of which the deferred dividends
were paid, and any dividends deferred (together with any interest accrued
thereon) in respect of any Shares of Restricted Stock shall be forfeited upon
the forfeiture of such Shares.
9.6. DELIVERY OF SHARES. Upon the lapse of the restrictions on Shares
of Restricted Stock, the Company may maintain the shares in book-entry form,
PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT if the Grantee so requests, the Committee shall cause a
stock certificate to be delivered to the Grantee with respect to such Shares,
free of all restrictions hereunder.
10. PERFORMANCE AWARDS.
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10.1. PERFORMANCE UNITS. The Committee, in its discretion, may grant
Awards of Performance Units to Eligible Individuals who are key employees or
directors of the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate, the terms and conditions
of which shall be set forth in an Agreement between the Company and the Grantee.
Performance Units may be denominated in Shares or a specified dollar amount and,
contingent upon the attainment of specified Performance Objectives within the
Performance Cycle, represent the right to receive payment as provided in Section
10.4(c) of (i) in the case of Share-denominated Performance Units, the Fair
Market Value of a Share on the date the Performance Unit was granted, the date
the Performance Unit became vested or any other date specified by the Committee,
(ii) in the case of dollar-denominated Performance Units, the specified dollar
amount or (iii) a percentage (which may be more than 100%) of the amount
described in clause (i) or (ii) depending on the level of Performance Objective
attainment; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that, the Committee may at the time a Performance
Unit is granted specify a maximum amount payable in respect of a vested
Performance Unit. Each Agreement shall specify the number of Performance Units
to which it relates, the Performance Objectives which must be satisfied in order
for the Performance Units to vest and the Performance Cycle within which such
Performance Objectives must be satisfied.
(a) VESTING AND FORFEITURE. Subject to Sections 10.4(c) and
10.5, a Grantee shall become vested with respect to the Performance Units to the
extent that the
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Performance Objectives set forth in the Agreement are satisfied for the
Performance Cycle.
(b) PAYMENT OF AWARDS. Subject to Section 10.4(c), payment to
Grantees in respect of vested Performance Units shall be made as soon as
practicable after the last day of the Performance Cycle to which such Award
relates unless the Agreement evidencing the Award provides for the deferral of
payment, in which event the terms and conditions of the deferral shall be set
forth in the Agreement. Subject to Section 10.5, such payments may be made
entirely in Shares valued at their Fair Market Value, entirely in cash, or in
such combination of Shares and cash as the Committee in its discretion shall
determine at any time prior to such payment; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if the
Committee in its discretion determines to make such payment entirely or
partially in Shares of Restricted Stock, the Committee must determine the extent
to which such payment will be in Shares of Restricted Stock and the terms of
such Restricted Stock at the time the Award is granted.
10.2. PERFORMANCE SHARES. The Committee, in its discretion, may grant
Awards of Performance Shares to Eligible Individuals who are key employees or
directors of the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate, the terms and conditions
of which shall be set forth in an Agreement between the Company and the Grantee.
Each Agreement shall specify the number of Performance Shares to which it
relates, the Performance Objectives which must be satisfied in order for the
Performance Shares to vest and restrictions thereon to lapse, and the
Performance Cycle within which such Performance Objectives must be satisfied,
and may require that an appropriate legend be placed on Share certificates.
Awards of Performance Shares shall be subject to the following terms and
provisions:
(a) RIGHTS OF GRANTEE. The Committee shall provide at the time
an Award of Performance Shares is made the time or times at which the actual
Shares represented by such Award shall be issued in the name of the Grantee;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no Performance Shares shall be issued until the Grantee
has executed an Agreement evidencing the Award, the appropriate blank stock
powers and, in the discretion of the Committee, an escrow agreement and any
other documents which the Committee may require as a condition to the issuance
of such Performance Shares. If a Grantee shall fail to execute the Agreement
evidencing an Award of Performance Shares, the appropriate blank stock powers
and, in the discretion of the Committee, an escrow agreement and any other
documents which the Committee may require within the time period prescribed by
the Committee at the time the Award is granted, the Award shall be null and
void. At the discretion of the Committee, Shares issued in connection with an
Award of Performance Shares shall be deposited together with the stock powers
with an escrow agent (which may be the Company) designated by the Committee.
Except as restricted by the terms of the Agreement, upon delivery of the Shares
to the escrow agent, the Grantee shall have, in
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the discretion of the Committee, all of the rights of a stockholder with respect
to such Shares, including the right to vote the Shares and to receive all
dividends or other distributions paid or made with respect to the Shares.
(b) NON-TRANSFERABILITY. Until any restrictions upon the
Performance Shares awarded to a Grantee shall have lapsed in the manner set
forth in Sections 10.2(c) or 10.5, such Performance Shares shall not be sold,
transferred or otherwise disposed of and shall not be pledged or otherwise
hypothecated, nor shall they be delivered to the Grantee. The Committee may also
impose such other restrictions and conditions on the Performance Shares, if any,
as it deems appropriate.
(c) LAPSE OF RESTRICTIONS. Subject to Sections 10.4(c) and
10.5 and to the extent that the Performance Objectives set forth in the
Agreement are satisfied for the Performance Cycle, restrictions upon Performance
Shares awarded hereunder shall lapse and such Performance Shares shall become
vested at such time or times and on such terms, conditions and satisfaction of
Performance Objectives as the Committee may, in its discretion, determine at the
time an Award is granted.
(d) TREATMENT OF DIVIDENDS. At the time the Award of
Performance Shares is granted, the Committee may, in its discretion, determine
that the payment to the Grantee of dividends, or a specified portion thereof,
declared or paid on Shares represented by such Award which have been issued by
the Company to the Grantee shall be (i) deferred until the lapsing of the
restrictions imposed upon such Performance Shares and (ii) held by the Company
for the account of the Grantee until such time. In the event that dividends are
to be deferred, the Committee shall determine whether such dividends are to be
reinvested in shares of Stock (which shall be held as additional Performance
Shares) or held in cash. If deferred dividends are to be held in cash, there may
be credited at the end of each year (or portion thereof) interest on the amount
of the account at the beginning of the year at a rate per annum as the
Committee, in its discretion, may determine. Payment of deferred dividends in
respect of Performance Shares (whether held in cash or in additional Performance
Shares), together with interest accrued thereon, if any, shall be made upon the
lapsing of restrictions imposed on the Performance Shares in respect of which
the deferred dividends were paid, and any dividends deferred (together with any
interest accrued thereon) in respect of any Performance Shares shall be
forfeited upon the forfeiture of such Performance Shares.
(e) DELIVERY OF SHARES. Upon the lapse of the restrictions on
Performance Shares awarded hereunder, the Company shall maintain the Shares in
book-entry form, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT if the grantee so requests, the
Committee shall cause a stock certificate to be delivered to the Grantee with
respect to such Shares, free of all restrictions hereunder.
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10.3. PERFORMANCE-BASED RESTRICTED STOCK. The Committee, in its
discretion, may grant Awards of Performance-Based Restricted Stock to Eligible
Individuals who are key employees or directors of the Company or a Subsidiary or
Affiliate, the terms and conditions of which shall be set forth in an Agreement
between the Company and the Grantee. Each Agreement shall specify the number of
Shares of Performance-Based Restricted Stock to which it relates, the
Performance Objectives which must be satisfied in order for the such Shares to
vest and restrictions thereon to lapse, and the Performance Cycle within which
such Performance Objectives must be satisfied, and may require that an
appropriate legend be placed on Share certificates. Awards of Performance-Based
Restricted Stock shall be subject to the following terms and provisions:
(a) RIGHTS OF GRANTEE. Shares of Performance-Based
Restricted Stock granted pursuant to an Award hereunder shall be issued in
the name of the Grantee as soon as reasonably practicable after the Award is
granted provided that the Grantee has executed an Agreement evidencing the
Award, the appropriate blank stock powers and, in the discretion of the
Committee, an escrow agreement and any other documents which the Committee
may require as a condition to the issuance of such Performance-Based
Restricted Stock. If a Grantee shall fail to execute the Agreement evidencing
an Award of Performance-Based Restricted Stock, the appropriate blank stock
powers and, in the discretion of the Committee, an escrow agreement and any
other documents which the Committee may require within the time period
prescribed by the Committee at the time the Award is granted, the Award shall
be null and void. At the discretion of the Committee, Shares issued in
connection with an Award of Performance-Based Restricted Stock shall be
deposited together with the stock powers with an escrow agent (which may be
the Company) designated by the Committee. Except as restricted by the terms
of the Agreement, upon delivery of the Shares to the escrow agent, the
Grantee shall have, in the discretion of the Committee, all of the rights of
a stockholder with respect to such Shares, including the right to vote the
Shares and to receive all dividends or other distributions paid or made with
respect to the Shares.
(b) NON-TRANSFERABILITY. Until any restrictions upon the
Performance-Based Restricted Stock awarded to a Grantee shall have lapsed in the
manner set forth in Sections 10.3(c) or 10.5, such Performance-Based Restricted
Stock shall not be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of and shall not be
pledged or otherwise hypothecated, nor shall it be delivered to the Grantee. The
Committee may also impose such other restrictions and conditions on the
Performance-Based Restricted Stock, if any, as it deems appropriate.
(c) LAPSE OF RESTRICTIONS. Subject to Sections 10.4(c) and
10.5 and to the extent that the Performance Objectives set forth in the
Agreement are satisfied for the Performance Cycle, restrictions upon
Performance-Based Restricted Stock
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awarded hereunder shall lapse at such time or times and on such terms,
conditions and satisfaction of Performance Objectives as the Committee may, in
its discretion, determine at the time an Award is granted.
(d) TREATMENT OF DIVIDENDS. At the time the Award of
Performance-Based Restricted Stock is granted, the Committee may, in its
discretion, determine that the payment to the Grantee of dividends, or a
specified portion thereof, declared or paid on Shares represented by such Award
which have been issued by the Company to the Grantee shall be (i) deferred until
the lapsing of the restrictions imposed upon such Performance-Based Restricted
Stock and (ii) held by the Company for the account of the Grantee until such
time. In the event that dividends are to be deferred, the Committee shall
determine whether such dividends are to be reinvested in shares of Stock (which
shall be held as additional Shares of Performance-Based Restricted Stock) or
held in cash. If deferred dividends are to be held in cash, there may be
credited at the end of each year (or portion thereof) interest on the amount of
the account at the beginning of the year at a rate per annum as the Committee,
in its discretion, may determine. Payment of deferred dividends in respect of
Shares of Performance-Based Restricted Stock (whether held in cash or as
additional Shares of Performance-Based Restricted Stock), together with interest
accrued thereon, if any, shall be made upon the lapsing of restrictions imposed
on the Performance-Based Restricted Stock in respect of which the deferred
dividends were paid, and any dividends deferred (together with any interest
accrued thereon) in respect of any Shares of Performance-Based Restricted Stock
shall be forfeited upon the forfeiture of such Shares.
(e) DELIVERY OF SHARES. Upon the lapse of the restrictions on
Shares of Performance-Based Restricted Stock awarded hereunder, the Company may
maintain the Shares in book-entry form, PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT if the Grantee so
requests, the Committee shall cause a stock certificate to be delivered to the
Grantee with respect to such Shares, free of all restrictions hereunder.
10.4. PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT. Performance Objectives for Performance
Awards may be expressed in terms of (i) revenue, (ii) earnings per Share, (iii)
net income per Share, (iv) Share price, (v) pre-tax profits, (vi) net earnings,
(vii) net income, (viii) operating income, (ix) cash flow, (x) earnings before
interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), (xi) sales, (xii) total
stockholder return relative to assets, (xiii) total stockholder return relative
to peers, (xiv) financial returns (including, without limitation, return on
assets, return on equity and return on investment), (xv) cost reduction targets,
(xvi) customer satisfaction, (xvii) customer growth, (xviii) employee
satisfaction, (xviv) gross margin, (xx) revenue growth, (xxi) new contract win,
(xxii) per-days sales outstanding, or (xxiii) any combination of the foregoing,
or (xxiv) prior to the end of the
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Transition Period, such other criteria as the Committee may determine.
Performance Objectives may be in respect of the performance of the Company, any
of its Subsidiaries, any of its Divisions or any combination thereof.
Performance Objectives may be absolute or relative (to prior performance of the
Company or to the performance of one or more other entities or external indices)
and may be expressed in terms of a progression within a specified range. The
Performance Objectives with respect to a Performance Cycle shall be established
in writing by the Committee by the earlier of (x) the date on which a quarter of
the Performance Cycle has elapsed or (y) the date which is ninety (90) days
after the commencement of the Performance Cycle, and in any event while the
performance relating to the Performance Objectives remain substantially
uncertain.
(b) EFFECT OF CERTAIN EVENTS. At the time of the granting of a
Performance Award, or at any time thereafter, in either case to the extent
permitted under Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations thereunder
without adversely affecting the treatment of the Performance Award as
Performance-Based Compensation, the Committee may provide for the manner in
which performance will be measured against the Performance Objectives (or may
adjust the Performance Objectives) to reflect losses from discontinued
operations, extraordinary, unusual or nonrecurring gains and losses, the
cumulative effect of accounting changes, acquisitions or divestitures, core
process redesign, structural changes/outsourcing, foreign exchange impacts, the
impact of specified corporate transactions, accounting or tax law changes and
other extraordinary or nonrecurring events.
(c) DETERMINATION OF PERFORMANCE. Prior to the vesting,
payment, settlement or lapsing of any restrictions with respect to any
Performance Award that is intended to constitute Performance-Based Compensation
made to a Grantee who is subject to Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee
shall certify in writing that the applicable Performance Objectives have been
satisfied to the extent necessary for such Award to qualify as Performance Based
Compensation. A Performance Award may be reduced at any time before payment or
lapsing of restrictions.
10.5. EFFECT OF CHANGE IN CONTROL. Notwithstanding anything in this
Section 10 to the contrary, in the event of a Change in Control, the Plan and
Performance Awards shall continue; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Committee, in its
sole discretion and on such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate, may
provide, either by the terms of the applicable Agreement, including the terms of
any employment agreement between a Grantee and the Company or any Subsidiary, or
by action taken prior to the occurrence of any such Change in Control, for any
or all of the following alternatives (separately or in any combination):
(a) For the assumption of the Performance Awards by the
successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, or the
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such corporation for such Performance Awards of new performance awards covering
the stock of the successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary
thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of shares and
units.
(b) For the vesting of all or a portion of Performance Units
as if all Performance Objectives had been satisfied at the level specified by
the Committee in its sole discretion, and the payment within ten (10) business
days after such Change in Control (i) in cash, (ii) Shares valued at their Fair
Market Value as of the day preceding the payment or (iii) a combination thereof,
as the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion.
(c) For the vesting or all or a portion of the Performance
Shares or Performance-Based Restricted Stock upon which the restrictions shall
lapse on such Performance Shares or Performance-Based Restricted Stock as if all
Performance Objectives had been satisfied at the level specified by the
Committee in its sole discretion.
(d) For adjustments in the terms and conditions of outstanding
Performance Awards.
Any action pursuant to this Section 10.5 shall be conditioned upon the
consummation of the Change in Control and shall be effective only immediately
before the consummation of the Change in Control. The treatment of any
Performance Award as provided in this Section 10.5 shall be conclusively
presumed to be appropriate for purposes of Section 13.
10.6. NON-TRANSFERABILITY. Until the vesting of Performance Units or
the lapsing of any restrictions on Performance Shares and Performance-Based
Restricted Stock, as the case may be, such Performance Units, Performance Shares
or Performance-Based Restricted Stock shall not be sold, transferred or
otherwise disposed of and shall not be pledged or otherwise hypothecated.
11. OTHER SHARE BASED AWARDS.
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11.1. SHARE AWARDS. The Committee may grant a Share Award to any
Eligible Individual on such terms and conditions as the Committee may determine
in its sole discretion. Share Awards may be made as additional compensation for
services rendered by the Eligible Individual or may be in lieu of cash or other
compensation to which the Eligible Individual is entitled from the Company.
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11.2. PHANTOM STOCK AWARDS.
(a) GRANT. The Committee may, in its discretion, grant shares
of Phantom Stock to any Eligible Individuals. Such Phantom Stock shall be
subject to the terms and conditions established by the Committee and set forth
in the applicable Agreement.
(b) PAYMENT OF AWARDS. Upon the vesting of a Phantom Stock
Award, the Grantee shall be entitled to receive a cash payment in respect of
each share of Phantom Stock which shall be equal to the Fair Market Value of a
Share as of the date the Phantom Stock Award was granted, or such other date as
determined by the Committee at the time the Phantom Stock Award was granted. The
Committee may, at the time a Phantom Stock Award is granted, provide a
limitation on the amount payable in respect of each share of Phantom Stock. In
lieu of a cash payment, the Committee may settle Phantom Stock Awards with
Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the cash payment to which the Grantee
has become entitled.
12. EFFECT OF A TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICE.
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The Agreement evidencing the grant of each Option and each Award shall
set forth the terms and conditions applicable to such Option or Award upon a
termination or change in the status of the employment or service of the Optionee
or Grantee by the Company, a Subsidiary or a Division (including a termination
or change by reason of the sale of a Subsidiary or a Division), which shall be
as the Committee may, in its discretion, determine at the time the Option or
Award is granted or thereafter.
13. ADJUSTMENT UPON CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION.
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(a) In the event of a Change in Capitalization, the Committee
shall conclusively determine the appropriate adjustments, if any, to (i) the
maximum number and class of Shares or other stock or securities with respect to
which Options or Awards may be granted under the Plan, (ii) the maximum number
and class of Shares or other stock or securities that may be issued upon
exercise of Incentive Stock Options, (iii) the maximum number and class of
Shares or other stock or securities with respect to which Options or Awards may
be granted to any Eligible Individual in any calendar year, (iv) the number and
class of Shares or other stock or securities which are subject to outstanding
Options or Awards granted under the Plan and the exercise price therefor, if
applicable, and (v) the Performance Objectives.
(b) Any such adjustment in the Shares or other stock or
securities (i) subject to outstanding Incentive Stock Options (including any
adjustments in the exercise price) shall be made in such manner as not to
constitute a modification as defined by Section 424(h)(3) of the Code and only
to the extent otherwise permitted by
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Sections 422 and 424 of the Code or (ii) subject to outstanding Options or
Awards that are intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation shall be
made in such a manner as not to adversely affect the treatment of the Options or
Awards as Performance-Based Compensation.
(c) If, by reason of any such adjustment, a Grantee of an
Award shall be entitled to, or an Optionee shall be entitled to exercise an
Option with respect to, new, additional or different shares of stock or
securities of the Company or any other corporation, such new, additional or
different shares shall thereupon be subject to all of the conditions,
restrictions and performance criteria which were applicable to the Shares
subject to the Award or Option, as the case may be, prior to such adjustment.
14. EFFECT OF CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS.
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Subject to Sections 6.4, 7.7, 9.4(b) and 10.5 or as otherwise provided
in an Agreement, in the event of (a) the liquidation or dissolution of the
Company or (b) a merger or consolidation of the Company (a "Transaction"), the
Plan and the Options and Awards issued hereunder shall continue in effect in
accordance with their respective terms, except that following a Transaction
either (i) each outstanding Option or Award shall be treated as provided for in
the agreement entered into in connection with the Transaction or (ii) if not so
provided in such agreement, each Optionee and Grantee shall be entitled to
receive in respect of each Share subject to any outstanding Options or Awards,
as the case may be, upon exercise of any Option or payment or transfer in
respect of any Award, the same number and kind of stock, securities, cash,
property or other consideration that each holder of a Share was entitled to
receive in the Transaction in respect of a Share; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that such
stock, securities, cash, property, or other consideration shall remain subject
to all of the conditions, restrictions and performance criteria which were
applicable to the Options and Awards prior to such Transaction. The treatment of
any Option or Award as provided in this Section 14 shall be conclusively
presumed to be appropriate for purposes of Section 13.
15. INTERPRETATION.
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Following the required registration of any equity security of the
Company pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act:
(a) The Plan is intended to comply with Rule 16b-3 promulgated
under the Exchange Act and the Committee shall interpret and administer the
provisions of the Plan or any Agreement in a manner consistent therewith. Any
provisions inconsistent with such Rule shall be inoperative and shall not affect
the validity of the Plan.
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(b) Unless otherwise expressly stated in the relevant
Agreement, each Option, Stock Appreciation Right and Performance Award granted
under the Plan is intended to be Performance-Based Compensation. The Committee
shall not be entitled to exercise any discretion otherwise authorized hereunder
with respect to such Options or Awards that are intended to qualify as
Performance-Based Compensation to increase the amount payable that would
otherwise be due upon attainment of the applicable Performance Goal, or if the
ability to exercise such discretion or the exercise of such discretion itself
would cause the compensation attributable to such Options or Awards to fail to
qualify as Performance-Based Compensation.
16. TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN/MODIFICATION OF OPTIONS AND
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16.1. PLAN AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION. The Plan shall terminate on the
day preceding the tenth anniversary of the date of its adoption by the Board and
no Option or Award may be granted thereafter. The Board may sooner terminate the
Plan and the Board may at any time and from time to time amend, modify or
suspend the Plan; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that:
(a) no such amendment, modification, suspension or termination
shall impair or adversely alter any Options or Awards theretofore granted under
the Plan, except with the consent of the Optionee or Grantee, nor shall any
amendment, modification, suspension or termination deprive any Optionee or
Grantee of any Shares which he or she may have acquired through or as a result
of the Plan;
(b) to the extent necessary under any applicable law,
regulation or exchange requirement no amendment shall be effective unless
approved by the stockholders of the Company in accordance with applicable law,
regulation or exchange requirement; and
(c) without the approval of the holders of the Company's stock
entitled to vote, no amendment may be made which would (i) increase the
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under this Plan or
the percentage of shares that may be issued with respect to Awards other than
Options and Stock Appreciation Rights granted in connection with an Option
(except by operation of Section 4.2); (ii) change the definition of Eligible
Individuals eligible to receive Options and Awards under this Plan; (iii)
decrease the option price of any Option to less than 100% of the Fair Market
Value on the date of grant; (iv) reduce the option price of an outstanding
Option, either by lowering the option price or by canceling an outstanding
Option and granting a replacement Option with a lower exercise price, or (v)
extend the maximum option duration under Section 5.3 of the Plan.
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16.2. MODIFICATION OF OPTIONS AND AWARDS. No modification of an Option
or Award shall adversely alter or impair any rights or obligations under the
Option or Award without the consent of the Optionee or Grantee, as the case may
be.
17. NON-EXCLUSIVITY OF THE PLAN.
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The adoption of the Plan by the Board shall not be construed as
amending, modifying or rescinding any previously approved incentive arrangement
or as creating any limitations on the power of the Board to adopt such other
incentive arrangements as it may deem desirable, including, without limitation,
the granting of stock options otherwise than under the Plan, and such
arrangements may be either applicable generally or only in specific cases.
18. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
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As illustrative of the limitations of liability of the Company, but not
intended to be exhaustive thereof, nothing in the Plan shall be construed to:
(a) give any person any right to be granted an Option or Award
other than at the sole discretion of the Committee;
(b) give any person any rights whatsoever with respect to
Shares except as specifically provided in the Plan;
(c) limit in any way the right of the Company or any
Subsidiary to terminate the employment or service of any person at any time; or
(d) be evidence of any agreement or understanding, expressed
or implied, that the Company will employ any person at any particular rate of
compensation or for any particular period of time.
19. REGULATIONS AND OTHER APPROVALS; GOVERNING LAW.
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19.1. Except as to matters of federal law, the Plan and the rights of
all persons claiming hereunder shall be construed and determined in accordance
with the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to conflicts of
laws principles thereof.
19.2. The obligation of the Company to sell or deliver Shares with
respect to Options and Awards granted under the Plan shall be subject to all
applicable laws, rules and regulations, including all applicable federal and
state securities laws, and the
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obtaining of all such approvals by governmental agencies as may be deemed
necessary or appropriate by the Committee.
19.3. The Board may make such changes as may be necessary or
appropriate to comply with the rules and regulations of any government
authority, or to obtain for Eligible Individuals granted Incentive Stock Options
the tax benefits under the applicable provisions of the Code and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
19.4. Each Option and Award is subject to the requirement that, if at
any time the Committee determines, in its discretion, that the listing,
registration or qualification of Shares issuable pursuant to the Plan is
required by any securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or the
consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body is necessary or
desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the grant of an Option or
Award or the issuance of Shares, no Options or Awards shall be granted or
payment made or Shares issued, in whole or in part, unless listing,
registration, qualification, consent or approval has been effected or obtained
free of any conditions as acceptable to the Committee.
19.5. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Plan or any Agreement
to the contrary, in the event that the disposition of Shares acquired pursuant
to the Plan is not covered by a then current registration statement under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and is not otherwise
exempt from such registration, such Shares shall be restricted against transfer
to the extent required by the Securities Act and Rule 144 or other regulations
thereunder. The Committee may require any individual receiving Shares pursuant
to an Option or Award granted under the Plan, as a condition precedent to
receipt of such Shares, to represent and warrant to the Company in writing that
the Shares acquired by such individual are acquired without a view to any
distribution thereof and will not be sold or transferred other than pursuant to
an effective registration thereof under said Act or pursuant to an exemption
applicable under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder. The certificates evidencing any of such Shares shall be
appropriately amended or have an appropriate legend placed thereon to reflect
their status as restricted securities as aforesaid.
20. MISCELLANEOUS.
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20.1. MULTIPLE AGREEMENTS. The terms of each Option or Award may differ
from other Options or Awards granted under the Plan at the same time, or at some
other time. The Committee may also grant more than one Option or Award to a
given Eligible Individual during the term of the Plan, either in addition to, or
in substitution for, one or more Options or Awards previously granted to that
Eligible Individual.
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20.2. WITHHOLDING OF TAXES.
(a) At such times as an Optionee or Grantee recognizes taxable
income in connection with the receipt of Shares or cash hereunder (a "Taxable
Event"), the Optionee or Grantee shall pay to the Company an amount equal to the
federal, state and local income taxes and other amounts as may be required by
law to be withheld by the Company in connection with the Taxable Event (the
"Withholding Taxes") prior to the issuance, or release from escrow, of such
Shares or the payment of such cash. The Company shall have the right to deduct
from any payment of cash to an Optionee or Grantee an amount equal to the
Withholding Taxes in satisfaction of the obligation to pay Withholding Taxes.
The Committee may provide in the Agreement at the time of grant, or at any time
thereafter, that the Optionee or Grantee, in satisfaction of the obligation to
pay Withholding Taxes to the Company, may elect to have withheld a portion of
the Shares then issuable to him or her having an aggregate Fair Market Value
equal to the Withholding Taxes only to the extent such withholding complies with
Section 13(k) of the Exchange Act and other applicable laws, rules and
regulations.
(b) If an Optionee makes a disposition, within the meaning of
Section 424(c) of the Code and regulations promulgated thereunder, of any Share
or Shares issued to such Optionee pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Stock
Option within the two-year period commencing on the day after the date of the
grant or within the one-year period commencing on the day after the date of
transfer of such Share or Shares to the Optionee pursuant to such exercise, the
Optionee shall, within ten (10) days of such disposition, notify the Company
thereof, by delivery of written notice to the Company at its principal executive
office.
20.3. EFFECTIVE DATE. The effective date of this Plan shall be as
determined by the Board, subject only to the approval by the affirmative vote of
the holders of a majority of the securities of the Company present, or
represented, and entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders duly held in
accordance with the applicable laws of the State of Delaware within twelve (12)
months of the adoption of the Plan by the Board.
20.4. DEFERRAL ELECTION. An Optionee or Grantee may elect, in the sole
discretion of the Committee and consistent with any rules, procedures or
regulations established by the Committee, to defer the delivery of the proceeds
of any Option or Award. If the Company establishes a deferred compensation plan,
an Optionee or Grantee will be permitted to elect to have the payment of a
portion of each Option or Award deferred in accordance with the terms and
procedures set forth in such plan, or any equivalent or successor plan, as in
effect from time to time (the "Deferred Compensation Plan"). The election to
defer the delivery of the proceeds from any eligible Award must be made on or
before the election date (as such term is defined in the Deferred Compensation
Plan).
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20.5. POST-TRANSITION PERIOD. Following the Transition Period, any
Option, Stock Appreciation Right or Performance Award granted under the Plan
which is intended to be Performance-Based Compensation, shall be subject to the
approval of the material terms of the Plan by a majority of the shareholders of
the Company in accordance with Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations
promulgated thereunder.
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