DIGITERRA, INC. EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN SECTION1 INTRODUCTION
DIGITERRA, INC.
EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
SECTION 1
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Establishment. DigiTerra, Inc. hereby adopts the DigiTerra, Inc. Equity Incentive Plan (the Plan) for certain officers, employees, consultants and nonemployee directors of the Company.
1.2 Purposes. The purposes of the Plan are to provide the officers, employees, consultants and nonemployee directors of the Company selected for participation in the Plan with added incentives to continue in the longterm service of the Company and to create in such persons a more direct interest in the future success of the operations of the Company by relating incentive compensation to increases in stockholder value, so that the income of such persons is more closely aligned with the income of the Companys stockholders. The Plan is also designed to enhance the ability of the Company to attract, retain and motivate officers, employees, consultants and nonemployee directors by providing an opportunity for investment in the Company.
SECTION 2
DEFINITIONS
2.1 Definitions. The following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
(a) Affiliated Corporation means (i) any corporation or other entity (including but not limited to a partnership) that directly, or through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, DigiTerra, Inc., or (ii) any entity in which the Company has a significant equity interest, as determined by the Committee. CIBER, Inc., a Delaware corporation and the owner of all of the issued and outstanding shares of DigiTerra Common Stock at the Effective Date (CIBER) shall be deemed to be an Affiliated Corporation for so long as CIBER owns more than a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of DigiTerra and DigiTerra is not Publicly Traded.
(b) Award means a grant made under this Plan in the form of Stock, Options, Restricted Stock, Performance Shares, or Performance Units.
(c) Board means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(d) Committee means (i) the Board, or (ii) one or more committees of the Board to whom the Board has delegated all or part of its authority under this Plan. After the DigiTerra Common Stock is Publicly Traded, any committee under clause (ii) hereof which makes grants to officers of the Company (as that term is defined in Rule 16a1(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act) shall be comprised of not less than the minimum number of persons
from time to time required by Rule 16b3, each of whom, to the extent necessary to comply with Rule 16b3 only, shall be a nonemployee director within the meaning of Rule 16b3(b)(3)(i).
(e) Company means DigiTerra, Inc., a Delaware corporation, together with its Affiliated Corporations, except where DigiTerra is used herein, it means DigiTerra, Inc. and excludes CIBER, notwithstanding that CIBER is at the time an Affiliated Corporation.
(f) Effective Date means May 15, 2001.
(g) Exchange Act shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(h) Fair Market Value means, as of any date, the value of the Stock determined as follows:
(i) If the Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such Stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system for the last market trading day prior to the time of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Committee deems reliable;
(ii) If the Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, the Fair Market Value of a Share shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Stock on the last market trading day prior to the day of determination, as reported in the Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Committee deems reliable;
(iii) In the absence of an established market for the Stock, the Fair Market Value shall be determined in good faith by the Committee.
(i) Incentive Stock Option means any Option designated as such and granted in accordance with the requirements of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(j) Initial Public Offering means a public distribution of the DigiTerra Stock, either through registration of the Common Stock under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or through a distribution of the DigiTerra Stock, the consequence of which is that the DigiTerra Common Stock is Publicly Traded.
(k) Internal Revenue Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(1) NonStatutory Option means any Option other than an Incentive Stock Option.
(m) Option means a right to purchase Stock at a stated price for a specified period of time.
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(n) Option Price means the price at which shares of Stock subject to an Option may be purchased, determined in accordance with Section 7.2(b).
(o) Participant means an employee or nonemployee director of, or consultant to, the Company designated by the Committee from time to time during the term of the Plan to receive one or more Awards under the Plan.
(p) Performance Cycle means the period of time as specified by the Committee over which Performance Shares or Performance Units are to be earned.
(q) Performance Shares means an Award made pursuant to Section 9 which entitles a Participant to receive Shares, their cash equivalent or a combination thereof based on the achievement of performance targets during a Performance Cycle.
(r) Performance Units means an Award made pursuant to Section 9 which entitles a Participant to receive cash, Stock or a combination thereof based on the achievement of performance targets during a Performance Cycle.
(s) Publicly Traded means that DigiTerra has a class of equity securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act.
(t) Restricted Stock means Stock granted under Section 8 that is subject to restrictions imposed pursuant to such Section.
(u) Rule 16b3 shall mean Rule 16b3 as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act, or any successor rule or regulation thereto as in effect from time to time.
(v) Service Provider means an employee or nonemployee director of or consultant to the Company.
(w) Share means a share of Stock.
(x) Stock means the common stock, $.01 par value, of DigiTerra.
2.2 Gender and Number. Except when otherwise indicated by the context, the masculine gender shall also include the feminine gender, and the definition of any term herein in the singular shall also include the plural.
SECTION 3
PLAN ADMINISTRATION
3.1 Authority of Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. Subject to the terms of the Plan and applicable law, and in addition to other express powers and
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authorizations conferred on the Committee by the Plan, the Committee shall have full power and authority to: (i) designate Participants; (ii) determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to eligible Participants; (iii) determine the number of Shares to be covered by, or with respect to which payments, rights, or other matters are to be calculated in connection with, Awards; (iv) determine the terms and conditions of any Award; (v) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances Awards may be settled or exercised in cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property, or canceled, forfeited, or suspended and the method or methods by which Awards may be settled, exercised, canceled, forfeited, or suspended; (vi) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances to accelerate the exercisability of any Award or the end of a performance period or the termination of the restriction period for any Restricted Stock Award; (vii) correct any defect, supply any omission, reconcile any inconsistency and otherwise interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to the Plan or any Award hereunder; (viii) establish, amend, suspend, or waive such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; and (ix) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan. To the extent necessary or appropriate, the Committee may adopt subplans consistent with the Plan to conform to applicable state or foreign securities or tax laws. A majority of the members of the Committee may determine its actions and fix the time and place of its meetings.
3.2 Determinations Under the Plan. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan all designations, determinations, interpretations, and other decisions under or with respect to the Plan or any Award shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time and shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon all persons, including the Company, any Affiliated Corporation, any Participant, any, holder or beneficiary of any Award, and any Shareholder. No member of the Committee shall be liable, in the absence of bad faith, for any act or omission with respect to his or her services on the Committee. Service on the Committee shall constitute service as a director of the Company so that members of the Committee shall be entitled to indemnification, any limitation of liability and reimbursement as directors with respect to their services as members of the Committee.
3.3 Delegation of Certain Responsibilities. The Committee shall determine the number of Shares to be subject to Option grant from time to time and shall designate the terms of all Awards to executive officers and directors. The Committee may, in its sole discretion and subject to the limitations set forth herein, delegate to the Chief Executive Officer of DigiTerra its authority under this Section 3 to allocate Awards available after such determinations among employees who are not executive officers or directors of DigiTerra. All authority delegated by the Committee under this Section 3.3 shall be exercised in accordance with the provisions of the Plan and any guidelines for, conditions on, or limitations to the exercise of, such authority that may from time to time be established by the Committee; provided, however, that no such delegation by the Committee shall be made (i) if such delegation would not be permitted under applicable law or (ii) with respect to the administration of the Plan as it affects executive officers or directors of the Company; and provided further that the Committee may not delegate its authority to correct errors, omissions or inconsistencies in the Plan.
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SECTION 4
STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
4.1 Number of Shares. The number of Shares of Stock authorized for issuance under the Plan shall be 20% of DigiTerras Shares of Stock issued and outstanding from time to time. Accordingly, based on the assumption that DigiTerra currently has 60,000,000 Shares of Stock outstanding, 12,000,000 Shares of Stock are currently authorized for issuance under the Plan, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.3. The number of shares authorized for issuance under the Plan shall be increased upon each issuance of shares of Stock by DigiTerra (other than issuances under the Plan) such that the number of Shares authorized for issuance under the Plan is equal to no less than 20% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of Stock; provided, further, that no such increase shall be effected upon the issuance of shares of Stock in a public offering registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Shares shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of the Plan and subject to such restrictions or other provisions as the Committee may from time to time deem necessary. Options for up to 12,000,000 Shares of Stock may be granted as Incentive Stock Options. No Participant may be granted Awards for more than 1,000,000 Shares in any twelvemonth period. The Shares may be divided among the various Plan components as the Committee shall determine. Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of Options shall reduce the maximum number of Shares remaining available for use under the Plan. The Company shall at all times during the tern of the Plan and while any Options are outstanding retain as authorized and unissued Stock, or as treasury Stock, at least the number of Shares from time to time required under the provisions of the Plan, or otherwise assure itself of its ability to perform its obligations hereunder.
4.2 Unused and Forfeited Stock. Any Shares that are subject to an Award under this Plan which are not used because the terms and conditions of the Award are not met, including any Shares that are subject to an Option which expires or is terminated for any reason, any Shares which are used for full or partial payment of the purchase price of Shares with respect to which an Option is exercised and any Shares retained by the Company pursuant to Section 15.2 shall automatically become available for use under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Shares delivered to the Company for full or partial payment of the purchase price of the Shares with respect to which an Option is exercised and any Shares retained by the Company pursuant to Section 15.2 that, in each case, were originally Incentive Stock Option Shares shall still be considered as having been granted for purposes of determining whether the Share limitation provided for in Section 4.1 has been reached for purposes of Incentive Stock Option grants.
4.3 Adjustments for Stock Split, Stock Dividend, etc. If DigiTerra shall at any time increase or decrease the number of its outstanding Shares of Stock or change in any way the rights and privileges of such Shares by means of the payment of a stock dividend or any other distribution upon such Shares payable in Stock, or through a stock split, subdivision, consolidation, combination, reclassification or recapitalization involving the Stock, then in relation to the Stock that is affected by one or more of the above events, the numbers, rights and privileges of (i) the shares of Stock as to which Awards may be granted under the Plan, and (ii) the Shares of Stock then included in each outstanding Option, Performance Share or Performance Unit granted hereunder, shall be increased, decreased or changed in like manner as if they had been issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable at the time of such occurrence.
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4.4 Dividend Payable in Stock of Another Corporation, etc. If DigiTerra shall at any time pay or make any dividend or other distribution upon the Stock payable in securities of another corporation or other property (except money or Stock), a proportionate part of such securities or other property shall be set aside and delivered to any Participant then holding an Award for the particular type of Stock for which the dividend or other distribution was made, upon exercise thereof in the case of Options, and upon the vesting thereof in the case of other Awards. Prior to the time that any such securities or other property are delivered to a Participant in accordance with the foregoing, the Company shall be the owner of such securities or other property and shall have the right to vote the securities, receive any dividends payable on such securities, and in all other respects shall be treated as the owner. If securities or other property which have been set aside by the Company in accordance with this Section are not delivered to a Participant because an Award is not exercised or otherwise vested, then such securities or other property shall remain the property of the Company and shall be dealt with by the Company as it shall determine in its sole discretion.
4.5 Other Changes in Stock. In the event there shall be any change, other than as specified in Sections 4.3 and 4.4, in the number or kind of outstanding shares of Stock of DigiTerra or of any stock or other securities into which the Stock of DigiTerra shall be changed or for which it shall have been exchanged, including a change in DigiTerras per share stockholders equity resulting from the price at which additional shares of Stock are issued, and if the Committee shall in its discretion determine that such change equitably requires an adjustment in the number or kind of Shares subject to outstanding Awards or which have been reserved for issuance pursuant to the Plan but are not then subject to an Award, then such adjustments shall be made by the Committee and shall be effective for all purposes of the Plan and on each outstanding Award that involves the particular type of stock for which a change was effected.
4.6 General Adjustment Rules. If any adjustment or substitution provided for in this Section 4 shall result in the creation of a fractional Share under any Award, the Company shall, in lieu of selling or otherwise issuing such fractional Share, pay to the Participant a cash sum in an amount equal to the product of such fraction multiplied by the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the fractional Share would otherwise have been issued. In the case of any such substitution or adjustment affecting an Option, the total Option Price for the shares of Stock then subject to an Option shall remain unchanged but the Option Price per Share under each such Option shall be equitably adjusted by the Committee to reflect the greater or lesser number of shares of Stock or other securities into which the Stock subject to the Option may have been changed.
4.7 Determination by Committee, etc. Adjustments under this Section 4 shall be made by the Committee, whose determinations with regard thereto shall be final and binding upon all persons.
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SECTION 5
REORGANIZATION AND LIQUIDATION
In the event that the Company is merged or consolidated with another corporation (other than a merger or consolidation in which the Company is the continuing corporation and which does not result in any reclassification or change of outstanding Shares), or if all or substantially all of the assets or more than 50% of the outstanding voting stock of the Company is acquired by any other corporation, business entity or person (other than a sale or conveyance in which the Company continues as a holding company of an entity or entities that conduct the business or businesses formerly conducted by the Company), or in case of a reorganization (other than a reorganization under the United States Bankruptcy Code) or liquidation of the Company, and if the provisions of Section 10 do not apply, the Committee, or the board of directors of any corporation assuming the obligations of the Company, shall have the power and discretion to prescribe the terms and conditions for the exercise, or modification, of any outstanding Awards granted hereunder. By way of illustration, and not by way of limitation, the Committee may provide for the complete or partial acceleration of the dates of exercise of the Options, or may provide that such Options will be exchanged or converted into options to acquire securities of the surviving or acquiring corporation, or may provide for a payment or distribution in respect of outstanding Options (or the portion thereof that is currently exercisable) in cancellation thereof. The Committee may remove restrictions on Restricted Stock and may modify the performance requirements for any other Awards. The Committee may provide that Stock or other Awards granted hereunder must be exercised in connection with the closing of such transaction, and that if not so exercised such Awards will expire. Any such determinations by the Committee may be made generally with respect to all Participants, or may be made on a casebycase basis with respect to particular Participants. The provisions of this Section 5 shall not apply to (i) transactions undertaken for the purpose of reincorporating the Company under the laws of another jurisdiction, if such transaction does not materially affect the beneficial ownership of the Companys capital stock, or (ii) an Initial Public Offering of the DigiTerra Stock.
SECTION 6
PARTICIPATION
Participants in the Plan shall be those employees, nonemployee directors or consultants who, in the judgment of the Committee, are performing, or during the term of their incentive arrangement will perform, important services in the management, operation and development of the Company, and significantly contribute, or are expected to significantly contribute, to the achievement of longterm corporate economic objectives. Participants may be granted from time to time one or more Awards; provided, however, that the grant of each such Award shall be separately approved by the Committee, receipt of one such Award shall not result in automatic receipt of any other Award, and written notice shall be given to such person, specifying the terms, conditions, rights and duties related thereto; and farther provided that Incentive Stock Options shall not be granted to (i) consultants, (ii) parttime employees or (iii) Eligible Employees of any partnership or other entity which is included within the definition of an Affiliated Corporation but whose employees are not permitted to receive Incentive Stock Options under the Internal Revenue Code. Each Participant shall enter into an agreement with the
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Company, in such form as the Committee shall determine and which is consistent with the provisions of the Plan, specifying such terns, conditions, rights and duties. Awards shall be deemed to be granted as of the date specified in the grant resolution of the Committee, which date shall be the date of any related agreement with the Participant. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of the Plan and any such agreement entered into hereunder, the provisions of the Plan shall govern.
SECTION 7
STOCK OPTIONS
7.1 Grant of Options. Coincident with or following designation for participation in the Plan, a Participant may be granted one or more Options. The Committee in its sole discretion shall designate whether an Option is to be considered an Incentive Stock Option or a NonStatutory Option. The Committee may grant both an Incentive Stock Option and NonStatutory Option to the same Participant at the same time or at different times. Incentive Stock Options and NonStatutory Options, whether granted at the same or different times, shall be deemed to have been awarded in separate grants, shall be clearly identified, and in no event shall the exercise of one Option affect the right to exercise any other Option or affect the number of Shares for which any other Option may be exercised.
7.2 Option Agreements. Each option granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by a written stock option agreement which shall be entered into by the Company and the Participant to whom the Option is granted (the Option Holder, and which shall contain the following terms and conditions, as well as such other terms and conditions not inconsistent therewith, as the Committee may consider appropriate in each case.
(a) Number of Shares. Each stock option agreement shall state that it covers a specified number of Shares, as determined by the Committee. To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of Shares with respect to which Options designated as Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by any Participant during any year (under all plans of the Company and any Affiliated Corporation) exceeds $100,000, such Options shall be treated as not being Incentive Stock Options. The foregoing shall be applied by taking Options into account in the order in which they were granted. For the purposes of the foregoing, the Fair Market Value of any Share shall be determined as of the time the Option with respect to such Share is granted. In the event the foregoing results in a portion of an Option designated as an Incentive Stock Option exceeding the $100,000 limitation, only such excess shall be treated as not being an Incentive Stock Option.
(b) Price. The price at which each Share covered by an Option may be purchased shall be determined in each case by the Committee and set forth in the stock option agreement, but in no event shall the Option Price for each Share covered by an Incentive Stock Option be less than the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date the Option is granted; provided, however, that the Option Price for each Share covered by a NonStatutory Option may be granted at any price less than Fair Market Value, in the sole discretion of the Committee; and provided further than the Option Price for each Share covered by an Incentive Stock Option
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granted to an Eligible Employee who then owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any parent or subsidiary corporation of the Company must be at least 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Stock subject to the Incentive Stock Option on the date the Option is granted.
(c) Duration of Options. Each stock option agreement shall state the period of time, determined by the Committee, within which the Option may be exercised by the Option Holder (the Option Period). The Option Period must expire, in all cases, not more than ten years from the date an Option is granted; provided, however, that the Option Period of an Incentive Stock Option granted to an Eligible Employee who then owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any parent or subsidiary corporation of the Company must expire not more than five years from the date such an Option is granted. Each stock option agreement shall also state the periods of time, if any, as determined by the Committee, when incremental portions of each Option shall vest. If any Option is not exercised during its Option Period, it shall be deemed to have been forfeited and of no further force or effect.
(d) Termination of Service, Death, Disability, etc. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, each stock option agreement shall provide as follows with respect to the exercise of the Option upon an Option Holder ceasing to be a Service Provider or on the death or disability of the Option Holder.
(i) If the Option Holder ceases to be a Service Provider within the Option Period for cause, as determined by the Company, the Option shall thereafter be void for all purposes. As used in this Section 7.2(d), cause shall mean a gross violation, as determined by the Company, of the Companys established policies and procedures. The effect of this Section 7.2(d)(i) shall be limited to determining the consequences of a termination, and nothing in this Section 7.2(d)(i) shall restrict or otherwise interfere with the Companys discretion with respect to the termination of any Service Provider:
(ii) If the Option Holder ceases to be a Service Provider with the Company in a manner determined by the Board, in its sole discretion, to constitute a retirement (which determination shall be communicated to the Option Holder within 10 days of such termination), the Option may be exercised by the Option Holder, or in the case of death by the persons specified in clause (iii) of this Section 7.2(d), within three months following his or her retirement if the Option is an Incentive Stock Option or within twelve months following his or her retirement if the Option is a NonStatutory Stock Option (provided in each case that such exercise must occur within the Option Period), but not thereafter. In any such case, the Option may be exercised only as to the Shares as to which the Option had become exercisable on or before the date the Option Holder ceases to be a Service Provider.
(iii) If the Option Holder dies (A) while he or she is a Service Provider, (B) within the threemonth period referred to in clause (v) below, or (C) within the three or twelvemonth period referred to in clause (ii) above, the Option may be exercised by those entitled to do so under the Option Holders will or by the laws of descent and distribution within twelve months following the Option Holders death (provided that such exercise must occur
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within the Option Period, but not thereafter). In any such case, the Option may be exercised only as to the Shares as to which the Option had become exercisable on or before the date of the Option Holder ceased to be a Service Provider.
(iv) If the Option Holder becomes disabled (within the meaning of Section 22(e) of the Internal Revenue Code) while a Service Provider, Incentive Stock Options held by the Option Holder may be exercised by the Option Holder within twelve months following the date the Option Holder ceases to be a Service Provider (provided that such exercise must occur within the Option Period), but not thereafter. If the Option Holder becomes disabled (within the meaning of Section 22(e) of the Internal Revenue Code) while a Service Provider or within the threemonth period referred to in clause (v) below or within the twelve month period following his or her retirement as provided in clause (ii) above, NonStatutory Options held by the Option Holder may be exercised by the Option Holder within twelve months following the date of the Option Holders disability (provided that such exercise must occur within the Option Period), but not thereafter. In any such case, the Option may be exercised only as to the Shares as to which the Option had become exercisable on or before the date the Option Holder ceased to be a Service Provider.
(v) If the Option Holder ceases to be a Service Provider within the Option Period for any reason other than cause, retirement as provided in clause (ii) above, disability as provided in clause (iv) above or the Option Holders death, the Option may be exercised by the Option Holder within three months following the date of such cessation (provided that such exercise must occur within the Option Period), but not thereafter. In any such case, the Option may be exercised only as to the Shares as to which the Option had become exercisable on or before the date that the Option Holder ceases to be a Service Provider.
(e) Exercise, Payments, etc.
(i) Each stock option agreement shall provide that the method for exercising the Option granted therein shall be by delivery to the Corporate Secretary of the Company of written notice specifying the number of shares with respect to which such Option is exercised (which must be in a minimum amount of 25 shares) and payment of the Option Price. Such notice shall be in a form satisfactory to the Committee and shall specify the particular Option (or portion thereof) which is being exercised and the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised. The exercise of the Option shall be deemed effective upon receipt of such notice by the Corporate Secretary and payment to the Company. The purchase of such Stock shall take place at the principal offices of the Company upon delivery of such notice, at which time the purchase price of the Stock shall be paid in full by any of the methods or any combination of the methods set forth in (ii) below. A properly executed certificate or certificates representing the Stock shall be issued by the Company and delivered to the Option Holder. If Stock is used to pay all or part of the Option Price, the Company shall issue and deliver to the Option Holder two separate certificates, one for the number of shares of Stock purchased upon exercise of the Option and another representing the excess, if any, of the total number of Shares represented by the certificate delivered in payment of the Option Price over the number of Shares delivered in payment of the Option Price.
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(ii) The exercise price shall be paid by any of the following methods or any combination of the following methods:
(A) in cash;
(B) by cashiers check payable to the order of the Company;
(C) if authorized by the Committee, by delivery to the Company of certificates representing a number of Shares then owned by the Option Holder, the Fair Market Value of which equals the purchase price of the Stock purchased pursuant to the Option, properly endorsed for transfer to the Company; provided however, that Shares used for this purpose must have been held by the Option Holder for such minimum period of time as may be established from time to time by the Committee; and provided further that the Fair Market Value of any Shares delivered in payment of the purchase price upon exercise of the Option shall be the Fair Market Value as of the exercise date, which shall be the date of delivery of the certificates for the Stock used as payment of the Option Price; or
(D) if authorized by the Committee, by delivery to the Company of a properly executed notice of exercise, together with irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver to the Company promptly the amount of the proceeds of the sale of all or a portion of the Stock or of a loan from the broker to the Option Holder necessary to pay the exercise price.
(iii) In the discretion of the Committee, the Company may guaranty a thirdparty loan obtained by a Participant to pay part or all of the Option Price of the Shares, provided that such loan or the Companys guaranty is secured by the Shares.
(f) Date of Grant. An option shall be considered as having been granted on the date specified in the grant resolution of the Committee.
(g) Withholding.
(i) NonStatutory Options. Each stock option agreement covering NonStatutory Options shall provide that, upon exercise of the Option, the Option Holder shall make appropriate arrangements with the Company to provide for the amount of additional withholding required by applicable federal and state income tax laws, including payment of such taxes through delivery of Stock or by withholding Stock to be issued under the Option, as provided in Section 15.
(ii) Incentive Options. In the event that an Option Holder makes a disposition (as defined in Section 424(c) of the Internal Revenue Code) of any Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option prior to the later of (i) the expiration of two years from the date on which the Incentive Stock Option was granted or (ii) the expiration of one year from the date on which the Option was exercised, the Option Holder shall send written notice to the Company at its principal office (Attention: Corporate Secretary) of the date of such disposition, the number of shares disposed of, the amount of proceeds received from such
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disposition, and any other information relating to such disposition as the Company may reasonably request. The Option Holder shall, in the event of such a disposition, make appropriate arrangements with the Company to provide for the amount of additional withholding, if any, required by applicable federal and state income tax laws.
(h) Additional Provisions. Stock option agreements may, in the discretion of the Committee, contain terms providing that (i) the Company will have an option to repurchase Options or Shares purchased on exercise of the Option upon termination of employment with the Company for cash or unsecured promissory notes or a combination thereof, (ii) the Company will have a right of first refusal to purchase Shares purchased on exercise of an Option prior to transfer of such Shares by the Option Holder, or (iii) the Company may, in connection with an acquisition of the Company by a third party buyer, require an Option Holder to sell to the buyer such Option Holders Options or Shares previously purchased on exercise of Options.
7.3 Adjustment of Options. Subject to the limitations contained in Sections 7 and 14, the Committee may make any adjustment in the Option Price, the number of shares subject to, or the terms of, an outstanding Option and a subsequent granting of an Option by amendment or by substitution of an outstanding Option. Such amendment, substitution, or regrant may result in terms and conditions (including Option Price, number of shares covered, vesting schedule or exercise period) that differ from the terms and conditions of the original Option. The Committee may not, however, adversely affect the rights of any Participant to previously granted Options without the consent of such Participant. If such action is effected by amendment, the effective date of such amendment shall be the date of the original grant.
7.4 Stockholder Privileges. No Option Holder shall have any rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares covered by an Option until the Option Holder becomes the holder of record of such Stock, and no adjustments shall be made for dividends or other distributions or other rights as to which there is a record date preceding the date such Option Holder becomes the holder of record of such Stock, except as provided in Section 4.
SECTION 8
RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS
8.1 Awards Granted by Committee. Coincident with or following designation for participation in the Plan, a Participant may be granted one or more Restricted Stock Awards consisting of Shares. The number of Shares granted as a Restricted Stock Award shall be determined by the Committee.
8.2 Restrictions. A Participants right to retain a Restricted Stock Award granted to him under Section 8.1 shall be subject to such restrictions, including but not limited to his continuing to perform as a Service Provider for a restriction period specified by the Committee, or the attainment of specified performance goals and objectives, as may be established by the Committee with respect to such Award. The Committee may in its sole discretion require different periods of service or different performance goals and objectives with respect to
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(i) different Participants, (ii) different Restricted Stock Awards, or (iii) separate, designated portions of the Shares constituting a Restricted Stock Award.
8.3 Privileges of a Stockholder, Transferability. A Participant shall have all voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights with respect to Stock in accordance with its terms received by him as a Restricted Stock Award under this Section 8 upon his becoming the holder of record of such Stock; provided, however, that the Participants right to sell, encumber or otherwise transfer such Stock shall be subject to the limitations of Section 11.2 hereof.
8.4 Enforcement of Restrictions. The Committee may in its sole discretion require one or more of the following methods of enforcing the restrictions referred to in Section 8.2 and 8.3:
(a) placing a legend on the stock certificates referring to the restrictions;
(b) requiring the Participant to keep the stock certificates, duly endorsed, in the custody of the Company while the restrictions remain in effect; or
(c) requiring that the stock certificates, duly endorsed, be held in the custody of a third party while the restrictions remain in effect.
8.5 Termination of Service, Death, Disability, etc. In the event of the death or disability (within the meaning of Section 22(e) of the Internal Revenue Code) of a Participant, or the retirement of a Participant as provided in Section 7.2(d)(ii), all service period and other restrictions applicable to Restricted Stock Awards then held by him shall lapse, and such Awards shall become fully nonforfeitable. Subject to Sections 5 and 10, in the event a Participant ceases to be a Service Provider for any other reason, any Restricted Stock Awards as to which the service period or other restrictions have not been satisfied shall be forfeited.
SECTION 9
PERFORMANCE SHARES AND PERFORMANCE UNITS
9.1 Awards Granted by the Committee. Coincident with or following the designation for participation in the Plan, a Participant may be granted Performance Shares or Performance Units.
9.2 Amount of Award. The Committee shall establish a maximum amount of a Participants Award, which amount shall be denominated in Shares in the case of Performance Shares or in dollars in the case of Performance Units.
9.3 Communication of Award. Written notice of the maximum amount of a Participants Award and the Performance Cycle determined by the Committee shall be given to a Participant as soon as practicable after approval of the Award by the Committee.
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9.4 Amount of Award Payable. The Committee shall establish maximum and minimum performance targets to be achieved during the applicable Performance Cycle. Performance targets established by the Committee shall relate to corporate, group, unit or individual performance and maybe established in terms of earnings, growth in earnings, ratios of earnings to equity or assets, or such other measures or standards determined by the Committee. Multiple performance targets may be used and the components of multiple performance targets may be given the same or different weighting in determining the amount of an Award earned, and may relate to absolute performance or relative performance measured against other groups, units, individuals or entities. Achievement of the maximum performance target shall entitle the Participant to payment (subject to Section 9.6) at the full or maximum amount specified with respect to the Award; provided, however, that notwithstanding any other provisions of this Plan, in the case of an Award of Performance Shares the Committee in its discretion may establish an upper limit on the amount payable (whether in cash or Stock) as a result of the achievement of the maximum performance target. The Committee may also establish that a portion of a full or maximum amount of a Participants Award will be paid (subject to Section 9.6) for performance which exceeds the minimum performance target but falls below the maximum performance target applicable to such Award.
9.5 Adjustments. At any time prior to payment of a Performance Share or Performance Unit Award, the Committee may adjust previously established performance targets or other terns and conditions to reflect events such as changes in laws, regulations, or accounting practice, or mergers, acquisitions or divestitures.
9.6 Payments of Awards. Following the conclusion of each Performance Cycle, the Committee shall determine the extent to which performance targets have been attained, and the satisfaction of any other terms and conditions with respect to an Award relating to such Performance Cycle. The Committee shall determine what, if any, payment is due with respect to an Award and whether such payment shall be made in cash, Stock or some combination. Payment shall be made in a lump sum or installments, as determined by the Committee, commencing as promptly as practicable following the end of the applicable Performance Cycle, subject to such terns and conditions and in such form as may be prescribed by the Committee.
9.7 Termination of Employment. If a Participant ceases to be a Service Provider before the end of a Performance Cycle by reason of his death, disability as provided in Section 7.2(d)(iv), or retirement as provided in Section 7.2(d)(ii), the Performance Cycle for such Participant for the purpose of determining the amount of the Award payable shall end at the end of the calendar quarter immediately preceding the date on which such Participant ceased to be a Service Provider. The amount of an Award payable to a Participant to whom the preceding sentence is applicable shall be paid at the end of the Performance Cycle and shall be that fraction of the Award computed pursuant to the preceding sentence the numerator of which is the number of calendar quarters during the Performance Cycle during all of which said Participant was a Service Provider and the denominator of which is the number of full calendar quarters in the Performance Cycle. Upon any other termination of a Participants services as a Service Provider during a Performance Cycle, participation in the Plan shall cease and all outstanding Awards of Performance Shares or Performance Units to such Participant shall be canceled.
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SECTION 10
CHANGE IN CONTROL
10.1 Options, Restricted. Stock In the event of a change in control of the Company as defined in Section 10.3, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, without obtaining stockholder approval, to the extent permitted in Section 14, take any or all of the following actions: (a) accelerate the exercise dates of any outstanding Options or make all such Options fully vested and exercisable; (b) grant a cash bonus award to any Option Holder in an amount necessary to pay the Option Price of all or any portion of the Options then held by such Option Holder; (c) pay cash to any or all Option Holders in exchange for cancellation of their outstanding Options in an amount equal to the difference between the Option Price of such Options and the greater of the tender offer, merger or acquisition price for the underlying Stock or the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date of the cancellation of the Options; (d) make any other adjustments or amendments to the outstanding Options; and (e) eliminate all restrictions with respect to Restricted Stock and deliver Shares free of restrictive legends to any Participant.
10.2 Performance Shares and Performance Units. Under the circumstances described in Section 10.1, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, and without obtaining stockholder approval, to the extent permitted in Section 14, provide for payment of outstanding Performance Shares and Performance Units at the maximum award level or any percentage thereof.
10.3 Definition. For purposes of the Plan, a change in control shall be deemed to have occurred if: (a) any person or group (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act), other than CIBER, Bobby G. Stevenson or a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or under a trust, the grantor of which is Bobby G. Stevenson, is or becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 33 1/3% of the then outstanding voting stock of the Company; or (b) at any time during any period of three consecutive years (not including any period prior to the Effective Date), individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board (and any new director whose election by the Board or whose nomination for election by the Companys stockholders was approved by a vote of at least twothirds of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof; or (c) the stockholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) at least 80% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or (d) the stockholders approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Companys assets. For purposes of this Section 10, an Initial Public Offering of DigiTerra Stock shall not constitute a Change of Control.
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SECTION 11
CONTINUATION OF SERVICES; TRANSFERABILITY
11.1 Continuation of Services. Nothing contained in the Plan or in any Award granted under the Plan shall confer upon any Participant any right with respect to the continuation of his or her services as a Service Provider, or interfere in any way with the right of the Company, subject to the terms of any separate employment or consulting agreement to the contrary, at any time to terminate such services or to increase or decrease the compensation of the Participant from the rate in existence at the time of the grant of an Award. Whether an authorized leave of absence, or absence in military or government service, shall constitute a termination of Participants services as a Service Provider shall be determined by the Committee at the time.
11.2 Nontransferability. Except as provided in Section 11.3, no right or interest of any Participant in an Award granted pursuant to the Plan shall be assignable or transferable during the lifetime of the Participant, either voluntarily or involuntarily, or be subjected to any lien, directly or indirectly, by operation of law or otherwise, including execution, levy, garnishment, attachment, pledge or bankruptcy, except (if otherwise permitted under Section 11.4) pursuant to a domestic relations order. In the event of a Participants death, a Participants rights and interests in Options shall, if otherwise permitted under Section 11.4, be transferable by testamentary will or the laws of descent and distribution, and payment of any amounts due under the Plan shall be made to, and exercise of any Options may be made by, the Participants legal representatives, heirs or legatees. If, in the opinion of the Committee, a person entitled to payments or to exercise rights with respect to the Plan is disabled from caring for his affairs because of mental condition, physical condition or age, payment due such person may be made to, and such rights shall be exercised by, such persons guardian, conservator or other legal personal representative upon furnishing the Committee with evidence satisfactory to the Committee of such status. Transfers shall not be deemed to include transfers to the Company or cashless exercise procedures with third parties who provide financing for the purpose of (or who otherwise facilitate) the exercise of Awards consistent with applicable laws and the authorization of the Committee.
11.3 Permitted Transfers. Subject to Section 11.4, pursuant to conditions and procedures established by the Committee from time to time, the Committee may permit Awards to be transferred to, exercised by and paid to certain persons or entities related to a Participant, including but not limited to members of the Participants immediate family, charitable institutions, or trusts or other entities whose beneficiaries or beneficial owners are members of the Participants immediate family and/or charitable institutions. In the case of initial Awards, at the request of the Participant, the Committee may permit the naming of the related person or entity as the Award recipient. Any permitted transfer shall be subject to the condition that the Committee receive evidence satisfactory to it that the transfer is being made for estate and/or tax planning purposes on a gratuitous or donative basis and without consideration (other than nominal consideration).
11.4 Limitations on Incentive Stock Options. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement (or in any stock option agreement evidencing the grant of an Option hereunder) to the contrary, Incentive Stock Options shall only be transferable to the extent permitted by Section
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422 of the Internal Revenue Code and the treasury regulations thereunder without affecting the Options qualification under Section 422 as an Incentive Stock Option.
SECTION 12
GENERAL RESTRICTIONS
12.1 Investment Representations. The Company may require any person to whom an Option or other Award is granted, as a condition of exercising such Option or receiving Stock under the Award, to give written assurances in substance and form satisfactory to the Company and its counsel to the effect that such person is acquiring the Stock subject to the Option or the Award for his own account for investment and not with any present intention of selling or otherwise distributing the same, and to such other effects as the Company deems necessary or appropriate in order to comply with federal and applicable state securities laws. Legends evidencing such restrictions may be placed on the certificates evidencing the Stock.
12.2 Compliance with Securities Laws. Each Award shall be subject to the requirement that, if at any time counsel to the Company shall determine that the listing, registration or qualification of the Shares subject to such Award upon any securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or the consent or approval of any governmental or regulatory body, is necessary as a condition of, or in connection with, the issuance or purchase of Shares thereunder, such Award may not be accepted or exercised in whole or in part unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained on conditions acceptable to the Committee. Nothing herein shall be deemed to require the Company to apply for or to obtain such listing, registration or qualification. At the Effective Date, no such listing, registration or qualification is in effect, and until such listing, registration or qualification is effected, Shares issued upon exercise of Options shall bear a restrictive legend setting forth the applicable securities laws restrictions.
12.3 Stock Restriction Agreement. Until DigiTerra is Publicly Traded, the Shares of Stock issuable under the Plan shall be subject to restrictions whereby the Company has a right of first refusal with respect to such Shares or a right or obligation to repurchase all or a portion of such Shares at the time an Option Holder ceases to be a Service Provider, which restrictions survive a Participants cessation or termination as a Service Provider. Such restrictions shall be specified in the applicable Stock Option Agreement. After DigiTerra is Publicly Traded, the Committee may provide for such rights of first refusal or rights or obligations of repurchase as it, in its discretion, deems appropriate.
SECTION 13
OTHER EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
The amount of any compensation deemed to be received by a Participant as a result of the exercise of an Option or the grant or vesting of any other Award shall not constitute earnings with respect to which any other benefits of such Participant are determined, including without limitation benefits under any pension, profit sharing, life insurance or salary continuation plan.
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SECTION 14
PLAN AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION
The Board may at any time terminate, and from timetotime may amend or modify, the Plan; provided, however, that no amendment or modification may become effective without approval of the amendment or modification by the stockholders if stockholder approval is required to enable the Plan to satisfy any applicable statutory or regulatory requirements, or if the Company, on the advice of counsel, determines that stockholder approval is otherwise necessary or desirable.
No amendment, modification or termination of the Plan shall in any manner adversely affect any Awards theretofore granted under the Plan, without the consent of the Participant holding such Awards.
SECTION 15
WITHHOLDING
15.1 Withholding Requirement. The Companys obligations to deliver Shares upon the exercise of an Option, or upon the vesting of any other Award, shall be subject to the Participants satisfaction of all applicable federal, state and local income and other tax withholding requirements.
15.2 Withholding with Stock. At the time the Committee grants an Award, it may, in its sole discretion, grant the Participant an election to pay all such amounts of tax withholding, or any part thereof, by electing to transfer to the Company Shares owned by the Participant (or by the Participant and his or her spouse, jointly) and acquired more than six months prior to such tender (excluding any shares of Restricted Stock awarded under Section 8 of the Plan), or to have the Company withhold from Shares otherwise issuable to the Participant, in each case having a value equal to the amount required to be withheld or such lesser amount as may be elected by the Participant. All elections shall be subject to the approval or disapproval of the Committee. The value of Shares to be withheld shall be based on the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined (the Tax Date). Any such elections by Participants to have Shares withheld for this purpose will be subject to the following restrictions:
(a) All elections must be made prior to the Tax Date;
(b) All elections shall be irrevocable;
(c) If DigiTerra is at the time Publicly Traded, and if the Participant is an officer or director of the Company within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act (SEC Section 16), the Participant must satisfy the requirements of SEC Section 16 and any applicable rules thereunder with respect to the use of Stock to satisfy such tax withholding obligation.
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SECTION 16
SECTION 162(m) PROVISIONS
16.1 Limitations. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, if the Committee determines at the time any Restricted Stock Award or Performance Award is granted to a Participant that such Participant is, or is likely to be at the time he or she recognizes income for federal income tax purposes in connection with such Award, a Covered Employee (within the meaning of Section 162(m)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code), then the Committee may provide that this Section 16 is applicable to such Award.
16.2 Performance Goals. If an Award is subject to this Section 16, then the lapsing of restrictions thereon and the distribution of cash, Shares or other property pursuant thereto, as applicable, shall be subject to the achievement of one or more objective performance goals established by the Committee, which shall be based on the attainment of one or any combination of the following: specified levels of earnings per share from continuing operations, operating income, revenues, gross margin, return on operating assets, return on equity, economic value added, stock price appreciation, total stockholder return (measured in terms of stock price appreciation and dividend growth), or cost control, of the Company or any Affiliated Corporation (or any division thereof) for or within which the Participant is primarily employed. Such performance goals also may be based upon attaining the specified levels of Company performance under one or more of the measures described above relative to the performance of other corporations. Such performance goals shall be set by the Committee within the time period prescribed by, and shall otherwise comply with the requirements of, Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder.
16.3 Adjustments. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan other than Section 10, with respect to any Award that is subject to this Section 16, the Committee may not adjust upwards the amount payable pursuant to such Award, not may it waive the achievement of the applicable performance goals except in the case of the death or disability of the Participant.
16.4 Other Restrictions. The Committee shall have the power to impose such other restrictions on Awards subject to this Section 16 as it may deem necessary or appropriate to ensure that such Awards satisfy all of the requirements for performancebased compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m)(4)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code or any successor thereto.
SECTION 17
TAXES
17.1 If property which is nontransferable and subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture is transferred to a Participant pursuant to an Award and if such Participant properly elects pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code within thirty days of the date of the transfer to include in gross income for U.S. Federal income tax purposes an amount equal to the
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Fair Market Value (on the date of such transfer) of the Stock subject to the Award (or the difference between the Fair Market Value and the Option Price on the date of exercise of an Option), such Participant shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Committee to pay to the Company, at the time of such transfer (or at the time of exercise in the case of an Option), any U.S. Federal, state or local taxes required to be withheld with respect to such Award. If such Participant shall fail to make such tax payments as are required, the Company shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to the Participant.
17.2 Any Participant who does not or cannot make the election described in Section 17.1 with respect to an Award, shall, no later than the date as of which the value of the Award first becomes includable in the gross income of the Participant for income tax purposes, pay to the Company, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Company regarding payment of, any taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to the Stock or other property subject to such Award, and the Company shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to the Participant.
SECTION 17
BROKER ARRANGEMENTS
The Committee, in its discretion, may enter into arrangements with one or more banks, brokers or other financial institutions to facilitate the disposition of shares acquired upon exercise of Stock Options, including, without limitation, arrangements for the simultaneous exercise of Stock Options and sale of the Shares acquired upon such exercise.
SECTION 19
NONEXCLUSIVITY OF THE PLAN
Neither the adoption of the Plan by the Board nor the submission of the Plan to stockholders of the Company for approval shall be construed as creating any limitations on the power or authority of the Board to adopt such other or additional incentive or other compensation arrangements of whatever nature as the Board may deem necessary or desirable or preclude or limit the continuation of any other plan, practice or arrangement for the payment of compensation or fringe benefits to employees or consultants generally, or to any class or group of employees or consultants, which the Company or any Affiliated Corporation now has lawfully put into effect, including, without limitation, any retirement, pension, savings and stock purchase plan, insurance, death and disability benefits and executive shortterm incentive plans.
SECTION 20
REQUIREMENTS OF LAW
20.1 Requirements of Law. The issuance of Stock and the payment of cash pursuant to the Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations.
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20.2 Rule 16b3. After such time as DigiTerra is Publicly Traded, transactions under the Plan and within the scope of SEC Section 16 are intended to comply with all applicable conditions of Rule 16b3. To the extent any provision of the Plan or any action by the Committee under the Plan fails to so comply, such provision or action shall, without further action by any person, be deemed to be automatically amended to the extent necessary to effect compliance with Rule 16b3; provided, however, that if such provision or action cannot be amended to effect such compliance, such provision or action shall be deemed null and void to the extent permitted by law and deemed advisable by the Committee.
20.3 Governing Law. The Plan and all agreements hereunder shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware.
SECTION 21
DURATION OF THE PLAN
No Award shall be granted under the Plan after ten years from the Effective Date; provided, however, that any Award theretofore granted may, and the authority of the Board or the Committee to amend, alter, adjust, suspend, discontinue or terminate any such Award or to waive any conditions or rights under any such Award shall, extend beyond such date.
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