EX-10.6 Amendment to Biogen Idec Inc. 2003 Omnibus Equity Plan dated April 18, 2008
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EXHIBIT 10.6
BIOGEN IDEC
2003 OMNIBUS EQUITY PLAN
2003 OMNIBUS EQUITY PLAN
AMENDMENT
The Biogen Idec 2003 Omnibus Equity Plan (“the Plan”) is hereby amended as follows:
Section 7(c) of the Plan is hereby amended by adding a new clause (iv) to read as follows:
| (iv) | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan, on the last day on which an Option is exercisable in accordance with the Plan and the terms of the Award, if the exercise price of the Option is less than the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on that day, the stock option will be deemed to have been exercised on a net share settlement basis at the close of business on that day. As promptly as practicable thereafter, the Company will deliver to the Participant the number of shares underlying the Option less the number of shares having a Fair Market Value on the date of the deemed exercise equal to (i) the aggregate exercise price for the Option and (ii) the amount necessary to satisfy any federal, state and local withholding taxes related to the exercise. |
Date: April 18, 2008
| BIOGEN IDEC INC. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Craig Eric Schneier | |||
| Craig Eric Schneier | ||||
| Executive Vice President, Human Resources, Public Affairs & Communications | ||||
