THE LUBRIZOL CORPORATION 2010 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN (As Amended, November 9, 2010)
Exhibit 10.3
THE LUBRIZOL CORPORATION 2010 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(As Amended, November 9, 2010)
Section 1. Purpose.
The purposes of The Lubrizol Corporation 2010 Stock Incentive Plan are to encourage selected employees of The Lubrizol Corporation and its Subsidiaries and Outside Directors of the Company to acquire a proprietary and vested interest in the growth and performance of the Company, to generate an increased incentive to contribute to the Companys future success and prosperity, thus enhancing the value of the Company for the benefit of shareholders, and to enhance the ability of the Company and its Subsidiaries to attract and retain individuals of exceptional talent upon whom, in large measure, the sustained progress, growth and profitability of the Company depends.
Section 2. Definitions.
As used in the Plan, the following terms have the meanings set forth below:
(a) Award means any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Unit Award, Performance Share Unit Award or Stock Award granted pursuant to the provisions of the Plan.
(b) Award Agreement means a written document evidencing any Award granted hereunder, signed by the Company and the Participant, or signed by the Company and delivered to an Outside Director, as the case may be.
(c) Base Price means the Grant Date price of a Share underlying a Stock Appreciation Right.
(d) Board means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(e) Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
(f) Committee means a committee of not less than three Outside Directors of the Board, each of whom must: (i) be a non-employee director within the meaning of Rule 16b-3(b)(i) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), or any successor rule or statute, (ii) be an outside director within the meaning of Section 1.162-27(e)(3) promulgated by the Treasury Department under the Code, and (iii) meet the independence tests under Section 303A.02 of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual; provided, however, that with respect to Awards granted to non-Section 16 officers, Committee may mean the Chair of the Organization and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors and at least one other member of the Organization and Compensation Committee.
(g) Company means The Lubrizol Corporation.
(h) Employee means any employee of the Company or of any Subsidiary.
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(i) Fair Market Value means the closing price of a Share on the New York Stock Exchange on the Grant Date (in the case of a Grant), or any other relevant date; provided, however, if the Grant Date or any other relevant date is on a day when the New York Stock Exchange is closed, then Fair Market Value means the closing price of a Share on the New York Stock Exchange on the next following date when the New York Stock Exchange is open.
(j) Full-value Awards means Awards that result in the Company transferring the full value of any underlying Share issued in the transaction. Full-value Awards will include all Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Performance Share Unit and certain other stock based Awards.
(k) Grant Date means the date on which the Board or Committee approves the grant of an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Unit Award, Performance Share Unit Award or Stock Award, and, with respect to a Restricted Stock Unit Award granted to an Outside Director, the date specified pursuant to Section 11 on which such Award is granted.
(l) Incentive Stock Option means an Option that is intended to meet the requirements of Section 422A of the Code or any successor provision thereto.
(m) Non-Statutory Stock Option means an Option that is not intended to be an Incentive Stock Option.
(n) Option means an option to purchase Shares granted hereunder.
(o) Option Price means the purchase price of each Share under an Option.
(p) Outside Director means a member of the Board who is not an employee of the Company or of any Subsidiary.
(q) Participant means an Employee who is selected by the Committee to receive an Award under the Plan.
(r) Performance Share Unit Award means an award of Share units based on target performance measures under Section 10 hereof.
(s) Plan means The Lubrizol Corporation 2010 Stock Incentive Plan.
(t) Restricted Stock Award means an award of restricted Shares under Section 8 hereof.
(u) Restricted Stock Unit Award means an award of restricted Share units under Section 11 hereof.
(v) Restriction Period means the period of time specified in an Award Agreement during which the following conditions remain in effect: (i) certain restrictions on the sale or other disposition of Shares awarded under the Plan, (ii) subject to the terms of the applicable Award Agreement, the continued employment of the Participant, and (iii) other conditions set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.
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(w) Shareholders Meeting means the annual meeting of shareholders of the Company in each calendar year.
(x) Shares means common shares without par value of the Company.
(y) Stock Appreciation Right means the right to receive a payment in cash or in Shares, or in any combination thereof, from the Company equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of a stated number of Shares at the exercise date over the Base Price for such Shares.
(z) Stock Award means the grant of Shares under the Plan.
(aa) Subsidiary means a corporation which is at least 50% owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company.
(bb) Voting Stock means the then-outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the Company.
Section 3. Administration.
The Plan is administered by the Committee. Members of the Committee are appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Board, and may resign by written notice filed with the Chairman of the Board or the Secretary of the Company. A vacancy on the Committee will be filled by the appointment of a successor member by the Board. Subject to the express provisions of this Plan, the Committee has (i) conclusive authority to: (A) select Employees to be Participants for Awards, (B) determine the type and number of Awards to be granted, (C) construe and interpret the Plan, any Award granted hereunder and any Award Agreement entered into hereunder and (D) establish, amend and rescind rules and regulations for the administration of this Plan, and (ii) any additional authority as the Board may from time to time determine to be necessary or desirable.
Section 4. Shares Subject to the Plan.
(a) Subject to adjustment as provided in the Plan, the maximum number of shares as to which Awards may be granted under this Plan is 3,000,000 Shares, of which no more than 1,500,000 Shares can be settled as Full-value Awards; provided, however, that no more than 500,000 Shares will be available for grant to any Participant or Outside Director during a calendar year. In addition to the stated maximums described above, this Plan provides the Committee with the flexibility to convert the Shares reserved solely for Options into Full-value Awards (e.g., Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Share Units, etc.). Specifically:
(i) For every Option or Stock Appreciation Right granted, the number of Shares available for grant shall be reduced by one Share for every one Share granted; provided, however, that any Stock Appreciation Right that may be settled only in cash shall not reduce the number of Shares available for grant;
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(ii) For each of the first 1,500,000 Shares granted as Full-value Awards, the number of Shares available for grant shall be reduced by one Share for every one Share granted;
(iii) For any Full-value Awards granted in excess of the 1,500,000 Share limit, the number of Shares available for grant shall be reduced by three Shares for every one Share granted.
For example, if we issue 1,500,000 Shares as Restricted Stock prior to exhausting our pool of shares for Options, the Committee has the flexibility to convert a portion of the remaining Options into other Full-value Awards, but it must be consistent with the 3-to1 ratio described above.
The Company believes this provision provides for the maximum equity plan design flexibility while continuing to protect the long-term interests of shareholders.
(b) Any Shares issued hereunder may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued Shares or treasury shares. Shares: (i) used to pay the Option Price of an Option or the Base Price of a Stock Appreciation Right; or (ii) withheld from issuance to pay withholding taxes on Options or Stock Appreciation Rights settled in Shares, to the extent of any such consideration or withholding, will not again be available for issuance under the Plan. Shares that only can be settled in cash will not reduce the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan. Shares: (i) subject to any Award that is forfeited; or (ii) subject to any Award that otherwise terminates without issuance of the Shares will be added to the reserve and will again be available for issuance under the Plan.
(c) The number of Shares that remain available for issuance pursuant to this Plan, the number of Shares subject to outstanding Awards and the individual and Full-value Award limits imposed by the Plan, as well as the Option Price per Share of any outstanding Options and the Base Price per Share of any outstanding Stock Appreciation Rights, at the time of any change in the Companys capitalization, including stock splits, stock dividends, mergers, reorganizations, consolidations, recapitalizations or other changes in corporate structure, will be adjusted in the manner the Committee deems equitable; provided, however, that the number of Shares will always be a whole number.
(d) Shares underlying Awards assumed by the Company in a merger will not reduce the Share reserve specified in Section 4(a).
Section 5. Eligibility.
Any Employee is eligible to be selected as a Participant, and any Outside Director is eligible to participate in the Plan.
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Section 6. Stock Options.
Non-Statutory Stock Options and Incentive Stock Options may be granted hereunder to Participants either separately or in conjunction with other Awards granted under the Plan. Any Option granted to a Participant under the Plan will be evidenced by an Award Agreement in the form as the Committee may from time to time approve. Any Option will be subject to the following terms and conditions and to any additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as the Committee deems desirable.
(a) Option Price. The purchase price per Share under an Option will be fixed by the Committee in its sole discretion; provided that the purchase price will not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the Share on the Grant Date of the Option. Payment of the Option Price may be made in cash, Shares, or a combination of cash and Shares, as provided in the Award Agreement relating thereto.
(b) Option Period. The term of each Option will be fixed by the Committee in its sole discretion; provided that no Non-Statutory Stock Option or Incentive Stock Option may be exercisable after the expiration of 10 years from the Grant Date.
(c) Exercise of Option. Options may be exercisable to the extent of fifty percent (50%) of the Shares subject thereto after one year from the Grant Date, seventy-five percent (75%) of such Shares after two years from the Grant Date, and one hundred percent (100%) of such Shares after three years from the Grant Date, subject to any provisions respecting the exercisability of Options that may be contained in an Award Agreement.
(d) Incentive Stock Options. The aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options held by any Participant that are exercisable for the first time by such Participant during any calendar year under the Plan (and under any other benefit plans of the Company, of any parent corporation, or Subsidiary) will not exceed $100,000 or, if different, the maximum limitation in effect at the Grant Date under Section 422A of the Code, or any successor provision, and any regulations promulgated thereunder; provided however, that any such Incentive Stock Option above the limitation automatically will be converted into a Non-Statutory Stock Option. The terms of any Incentive Stock Option will comply in all respects with the provisions of Section 422A of the Code, or any successor provision, and any regulations promulgated thereunder.
Section 7. Stock Appreciation Rights.
(a) Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted hereunder to Participants either separately or in conjunction with other Awards granted under the Plan and may, but need not, relate to a specific Option granted under Section 6. The provisions of Stock Appreciation Rights need not be the same with respect to each Participant. Any Stock Appreciation Right related to a Non-Statutory Stock Option may be granted at the same time such Option is granted or at any time thereafter before exercise or expiration of such Option. Any Stock Appreciation Right related to an Incentive Stock Option must be granted at the same time such Option is granted. Any Stock Appreciation Right related to an Option will be exercisable only to the extent the related Option is exercisable. In the case of any Stock Appreciation Right related to any Option, the Stock Appreciation Right
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or applicable portion thereof terminates and is no longer exercisable upon the termination or exercise of the related Option. Similarly, upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right as to some or all of the Shares covered by a related Option, the related Option will be canceled automatically to the extent of the Stock Appreciation Rights exercised, and such Shares will not thereafter be eligible for grant under Section 4(a). The Committee may impose any conditions or restrictions on the exercise of any Stock Appreciation Right as it deems appropriate.
(b) Any Stock Appreciation Right not granted in conjunction with another Award will be subject to the following terms and conditions and to any additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as the Committee deems desirable.
(i) Base Price. The Base Price per Share under a Stock Appreciation Right will be fixed by the Committee in its sole discretion; provided that the Base Price will not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the Share on the Grant Date of the Stock Appreciation Right.
(ii) Stock Appreciation Right Period. The term of each Stock Appreciation Right will be fixed by the Committee in its sole discretion; provided that no Stock Appreciation Right may be exercisable after the expiration of 10 years from the Grant Date.
(iii) Exercise of Stock Appreciation Right. Each Stock Appreciation Right may be exercisable to the extent of fifty percent (50%) of the Rights subject thereto after one year from the Grant Date, seventy-five percent (75%) of such Rights after two years from the Grant Date, and one hundred percent (100%) of such Rights after three years from the Grant Date, subject to any provisions respecting the exercisability of Stock Appreciation Rights that may be contained in an Award Agreement.
Section 8. Restricted Stock Awards.
(a) Issuance. Restricted Stock Awards may be issued hereunder to Participants, either separately or in conjunction with other Awards granted under the Plan. Each Award under this Section 8 will be evidenced by an Award document from the Company that will specify the vesting schedule, any rights of acceleration and such other terms and conditions as the Committee determines, which need not be the same with respect to each Participant; provided, however, that any performance-based Restricted Stock Award may not have a vesting period shorter than one year and any service-based Restricted Stock Award may not vest over a period shorter than three years.
(b) Registration. Shares issued under this Section 8 may be issued in book entry form or be evidenced by issuance of a stock certificate or certificates registered in the name of the Participant bearing the following legend and any other legend required by, or deemed appropriate under, any federal or state securities laws:
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The sale or other transfer of the common shares represented by this certificate is subject to certain restrictions set forth in the Award document granted to (the registered owner) by The Lubrizol Corporation dated , under The Lubrizol Corporation 2010 Stock Incentive Plan. A copy of the Plan and Award document may be obtained from the Secretary of The Lubrizol Corporation.
Unless otherwise provided in the Award document from the Company, the certificates will be retained by the Company until the expiration of the Restriction Period. Upon the expiration of the Restriction Period, the Company will (i) have the legend removed from the certificates for the Shares to which a Participant is entitled in accordance with the Award document from the Company and (ii) release the Shares to the custody of the Participant.
(c) Forfeiture. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee at the Grant Date, upon separation of service of the Participant for any reason during the Restriction Period, all Shares still subject to restriction will be forfeited by the Participant and retained by the Company; provided that in the event of a Participants retirement, permanent disability, death, or in cases of special circumstances, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, when it finds that a waiver would be in the best interests of the Company, waive in whole or in part any or all remaining restrictions with respect to the Participants Shares. In such case, unrestricted Shares will be issued to the Participant at the time determined by the Committee.
(d) Rights as Shareholders. At all times during the Restriction Period, Participants will be entitled to full voting rights with respect to all Shares awarded under this Section 8. The Committee in its discretion at the time of grant of the Restricted Stock Award, may determine to allow dividends with respect to the Shares to be paid to the Participant at the time dividends are paid on Shares, or to hold the dividends until the lapse of the applicable vesting schedule of the corresponding Restricted Stock.
Section 9. Stock Awards.
Awards of Shares or other stock-based awards may be granted hereunder to Participants, either separately or in conjunction with other Awards granted under the Plan. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee has the sole and complete authority to determine (i) the Employees to whom Awards will be granted, (ii) the time or times at which the Awards will be granted, (iii) the number of Shares to be granted pursuant to the Awards and (iv) all other conditions of the Awards. Conditions may include issuance of Shares at the time that the Award is granted or issuance of Shares at a time or times subsequent to the time the Award is granted, which subsequent times specifically may be established by the Committee and/or may be determined by reference to the satisfaction of one or more performance measures specified by the Committee. The provisions of Stock Awards need not be the same with respect to each Participant.
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Section 10. Performance Share Unit Awards.
Performance Share Unit Awards may be granted hereunder to Participants, either separately or in conjunction with other Awards granted under the Plan. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee has the sole and complete authority to determine (i) the Employees to whom Performance Share Unit Awards will be granted, (ii) the time or times at which Performance Share Unit Awards will be granted, (iii) the number of Performance Share Units to be granted pursuant to the Awards and (iv) all other conditions of the Awards. Any payment of Performance Share Unit Awards will be made in the number of Shares equal to the number of Performance Share Units payable under the Award, unless otherwise specifically stated in the Award document that it will be paid in cash. Performance Share Unit Awards and performance-based Restricted Stock Awards granted to any executive officer of the Company will have one or more of the following performance-based measures: revenues, cost reductions, operating income, income before taxes, net income, adjusted net income, earnings per share, adjusted earnings per share, operating margins, working capital measures, earnings before income taxes and depreciation, return on assets, return on equity, return on invested capital, cash flow measures, market share, shareholder return and/or economic value added, of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, affiliates, segments, divisions or businesses for or within which the Participant is employed. Performance goals may be based on the achievement of specified levels of Company performance (or performance of an applicable subsidiary, affiliate, segment, division or business) under one or more of the measures described above relative to the performance of other corporations or comparable businesses.
Section 11. Outside Directors Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
(a) On the close of business on the date of each Annual Meeting of Shareholders, each Outside Director automatically will be granted a number of Restricted Stock Units equal to an amount calculated by dividing $100,000 by the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Grant Date, which will be subject to the following terms and conditions and to any additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as are contained in the applicable Award Agreement. For Outside Directors who are appointed to the Board of Directors on a date other than an Annual Meeting of Shareholders, there automatically will be granted a number of Restricted Stock Units equal to an amount calculated by dividing $100,000 by 12 and multiplying the result by the number of remaining full months until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders and then dividing that result by the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the Outside Director is appointed to the Board of Directors.
(b) Vesting. Restricted Stock Unit Awards granted pursuant to this Section 11 will vest upon the earliest to occur of the following dates:
(i) | the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders; |
(ii) | separation from service under a retirement plan or policy of the Company; |
(iii) | death while serving as a director; or |
(iv) | Change in Control of the Company, as defined in Section 12(b). |
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Section 12. Change in Control.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision in this Plan to the contrary, in the event of an occurrence of a Change in Control of the Company (as defined in paragraph (b)), the portion of outstanding Performance Share Unit Awards and performance-based Restricted Stock Awards that may be paid to a Participant will be determined based on performance as of the date of the Change in Control, subject to the terms of the Award Agreement, and outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights will become 100% exercisable, and any other outstanding Awards (other than Restricted Stock Unit Awards, Performance Share Unit Awards and performance-based Restricted Stock Awards) will become fully vested without any restrictions, upon the occurrence of one or more of the following events (regardless of whether any other reason, other than Cause (as defined below), for such separation from service exists or has occurred, including without limitation other employment):
(i) Any separation from service of the Participant by the Company within three years following the Change in Control of the Company, which separation from service is for any reason other than for Cause, or is as a result of the death of the Participant, or is by reason of the Participants disability and the actual receipt of disability benefits pursuant to the long-term disability plan in effect for Employees immediately prior to the Change in Control of the Company; or
(ii) Separation from service by the Participant of his employment with the Company and any Subsidiary within three years after the Change in Control of the Company upon the occurrence of any of the following events:
(A) Failure to elect or reelect or otherwise to maintain the Participant in the office or the position, or a substantially equivalent office or position, of or with the Company and/or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, which the Participant held immediately prior to a Change in Control of the Company;
(B) A significant adverse change in the nature or scope of the authorities, powers, functions, responsibilities or duties attached to the position with the Company and any Subsidiary that the Participant held immediately prior to the Change in Control of the Company, a reduction in the aggregate of the Participants base and incentive pay opportunities, any of which is not remedied within 10 calendar days after receipt by the Company of written notice from the Participant of the change or reduction, as the case may be;
(C) A determination by the Participant made in good faith that as a result of a Change in Control of the Company and a change in circumstances thereafter significantly affecting his position, including without limitation a change in the scope of the business or other activities for which he was responsible immediately prior to a Change in Control of the Company, he has been rendered substantially unable to carry out, has been substantially hindered in the performance of, or has suffered a substantial reduction in, any of the authorities, powers, functions, responsibilities or duties attached to the position held by the Participant immediately prior to the Change in Control of the Company, which situation is not remedied within 10 calendar days after written notice to the Company from the Participant of such determination;
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(D) The liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation or reorganization of the Company or transfer of all or a significant portion of its business and/or assets, unless the successor or successors (by liquidation, merger, consolidation, reorganization or otherwise) to which all or a significant portion of its business and/or assets have been transferred (directly or by operation of law) assumes all the duties and obligations of the Company under this Agreement; or
(E) The Company relocates its principal executive offices, or requires the Participant to have his principal location of work changed, to any location which is in excess of 25 miles from the location thereof immediately prior to the Change in Control of the Company or to travel away from his office in the course of discharging his responsibilities or duties hereunder significantly more (in terms of either consecutive days or aggregate days in any calendar year) than was required of him prior to the Change in Control of the Company without, in either case, his prior written consent.
(b) For purposes of this Plan, a Change in Control of the Company means the occurrence of any of the following events:
(i) The date that any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, acquires ownership of stock of the Company that, together with the stock held by such person or group, constitutes more than 50 percent of the total fair market value or total voting power of the stock of the Company.
(ii) The date any person, or more than one person acting as a group, acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) ownership of stock of the Company possessing 30 percent or more of the total voting power of the stock of the Company.
(iii) The date a majority of members of the Companys board of directors is replaced during any 12-month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of the Companys board of directors before the date of the appointment or election.
(iv) The date that any person, or more than one person acting as a group, acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) assets from the Company that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than 40 percent of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately before the acquisition or acquisitions.
For purposes of this Section 12(b) of the Plan, the terms person and group have the same meaning as provided in Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act.
(c) For purposes of this Section 12 of the Plan, Cause means that, prior to any separation from service pursuant to Section 12(a) hereof, the Participant committed:
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(i) an intentional act of fraud, embezzlement or theft in connection with his duties or in the course of his employment with the Company and/or any Subsidiary;
(ii) intentional wrongful damage to property of the Company and/or any Subsidiary;
(iii) intentional wrongful disclosure of secret processes or confidential information of the Company and/or any Subsidiary; or
(iv) intentional wrongful engagement in any Competitive Activity (as defined below);
and any such act materially is harmful to the Company. For purposes of this Agreement, no act, or failure to act, on the part of the Participant will be deemed intentional if it was due primarily to an error in judgment or negligence, but will be deemed intentional only if done, or omitted to be done, by the Participant not in good faith and without reasonable belief that his action or omission was in the best interest of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Participant will not be deemed to have been separated from service for Cause hereunder unless and until there is delivered to the Participant a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three-quarters of the Board then in office at a meeting of the Board called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice to the Participant and an opportunity for the Participant, together with his counsel, to be heard before the Board), finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, the Participant had committed an act set forth above in this Section 12(c) and specifying the particulars thereof in detail. Nothing herein will limit the right of the Participant or his beneficiaries to contest the validity or propriety of any such determination.
(d) For purposes of this Section 12 of the Plan, the term Competitive Activity means the Participants participation, without the written consent of an officer of the Company, in the management of any business enterprise if such enterprise engages in substantial and direct competition with the Company and such enterprises sales of any product or service competitive with any product or service of the Company amounted to 25% of such enterprises net sales for its most recently completed fiscal year and if the Companys net sales of said product or service amounted to 25% of the Companys net sales for its most recently completed fiscal year. Competitive Activity does not include (i) the mere ownership of securities in any such enterprise and exercise of rights appurtenant thereto or (ii) participation in management of any such enterprise other than in connection with the competitive operations of such enterprise.
Section 13. Amendments and Termination.
The Board may, at any time, amend, alter or terminate the Plan, but no amendment, alteration, or termination may be made that would impair the rights of an Outside Director or Participant under an Award previously granted, without the Outside Directors or Participants consent, or that without the approval of the shareholders would:
(a) result in the repricing or exchange of outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights;
(b) except as is provided in Sections 4(c) of the Plan, increase the total number of Shares which may be issued under the Plan;
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(c) materially increase the benefits accruing to Participants or Outside Directors under the Plan.
The Committee may amend the terms of any Award heretofore granted, prospectively or retroactively, but no such amendment may impair the rights of any Participant or Outside Director without his consent.
Section 14. Claw-back and Forfeiture Policy
The Committee may cause to be forfeited any outstanding Award and may seek to recoup any economic gains from any Participant who engages in conduct that was not in good faith and that disrupts, damages, impairs or interferes with the business, reputation or employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries, including but not limited to, conduct that leads to a restatement of the Companys financial statements.
Section 15. General Provisions.
(a) No Option or other Award may be assignable or transferable by a Participant or an Outside Director otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and Options and Stock Appreciation Rights may be exercised during the Participants lifetime only by the Participant, or, if permissible under applicable law, by the guardian or legal representative of the Participant.
(b) The term of each Award will be for a period of months or years from its Grant Date as may be determined by the Committee or as set forth in the Plan.
(c) No Employee may have any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Employees or Participants under the Plan.
(d) The prospective recipient of any Award under the Plan will not, with respect to the Award, be deemed to have become a Participant, or to have any rights with respect to the Award, until and unless the recipient complies with the then applicable terms and conditions.
(e) All certificates for Shares delivered under the Plan pursuant to any Award will be subject to any stock-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee deems advisable under the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange upon which the Shares are then listed, and any applicable federal or state securities law, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.
(f) Except as otherwise required in any applicable Award document or by the terms of the Plan, Participants will not be required, under the Plan, to make any payment other than the rendering of services.
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(g) The Company is authorized to withhold from any payment under the Plan, whether the payment is in Shares or cash, withholding taxes due in respect of the payment hereunder, but in no event more than the statutory minimum for tax withholding, to the extent required to avoid adverse accounting treatment, and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such taxes.
(h) Nothing contained in this Plan prevents the Board from adopting other or additional compensation arrangements, subject to shareholder approval if such approval is required; and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.
(i) Nothing in the Plan interferes with or limits in any way the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to terminate any Participants employment at any time, nor does the Plan confer upon any Participant any right to continued employment with the Company or any Subsidiary.
(j) Awards granted under this Plan are intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code, or an exemption thereto.
Section 16. Effective Date of the Plan.
The Plan will be effective upon adoption of the Plan by the Board of the Company. The Plan will be submitted to the shareholders of the Company for approval within one year after its adoption by the Board, and if the Plan is not approved by the shareholders, the Plan will be void and of no effect. Any Awards granted under the Plan prior to the date the Plan is submitted for approval by the shareholders will be void if the shareholders do not approve the Plan.
Section 17. Expiration of the Plan.
Awards may be granted under this Plan at any time prior to April 1, 2015, on which date the Plan will expire but without affecting any outstanding awards.
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