EX-99.1 5 ex991_051915.htm EX-99.1, AMENDED & RESTATED 2014 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

Exhibit 99.1
 
 
HEALTHWAYS, INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED 2014 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN


Section 1.                          Purpose; Definitions.

The purpose of the Healthways, Inc. Amended and Restated 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan") is to enable Healthways, Inc. (the "Corporation") to attract, retain and reward key employees of and consultants to the Corporation and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, and directors who are not also employees of the Corporation, and strengthen the mutuality of interests between such key employees, consultants and directors by awarding such key employees, consultants and directors performance-based stock incentives and/or other equity interests or equity-based incentives in the Corporation, as well as performance-based incentives payable in cash. The creation of the Plan shall not diminish or prejudice other compensation programs approved from time to time by the Board or the Committee.

For purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall be defined as set forth below:

(a)            "Affiliate" means any entity other than the Corporation and its Subsidiaries that is designated by the Board or the Committee as a participating employer under the Plan, provided that the Corporation directly or indirectly owns at least 20% of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of such entity or at least 20% of the ownership interests in such entity.

(b)            "Award" shall mean any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Share Award, Restricted Share Unit, Performance Award, Other Stock-Based Award or other award granted under the Plan, whether singly, in combination or in tandem, to a Participant by the Committee pursuant to such terms, conditions, restrictions and/or limitations, if any, as the Committee may establish.

(c)            "Award Agreement" shall mean any written agreement, contract or other instrument or document evidencing any Award, which may, but need not, be executed or acknowledged by a Participant.  For avoidance of doubt, Award Agreements include (i) any employment agreement or Change in Control agreement (the applicable provisions of which shall supersede conflicting provisions in other Award Agreements governing the same Award) between the Corporation and any Participant that refers to Awards and (ii) any letter or electronic mail notifying a Participant that he or she has received an Award.

(d)            "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

(e)            "Cause" means (i) a felony conviction of a Participant or the failure of a Participant to contest prosecution for a felony, or (ii) a Participant's willful misconduct or dishonesty, which is directly and materially harmful to the business or reputation of the Corporation or any Subsidiary or Affiliate.

(f)            "Change in Control" means the happening of any of the following:

 
(i)
any person or entity, including a "group" as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act, other than the Corporation or a wholly-owned subsidiary thereof or any employee benefit plan of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, becomes the beneficial owner of the Corporation's securities having 35% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities of the Corporation that may be cast for the election of directors of the Corporation (other than as a result of an issuance of securities initiated by the Corporation in the ordinary course of business); or

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(ii)
as the result of, or in connection with, any cash tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination, sales of assets or contested election, or any combination of the foregoing transactions, less than a majority of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities of the Corporation or any successor corporation or entity entitled to vote generally in the election of the directors of the Corporation or such other corporation or entity after such transaction are held in the aggregate by the holders of the Corporation's securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the Corporation immediately prior to such transaction, in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such transaction or transactions; or
 

 
(iii)
during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of any such period constitute the Board cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, unless the election, or the nomination for election by the Corporation's stockholders, of each director of the Corporation first elected during such period was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors of the Corporation then still in office who were directors of the Corporation at the beginning of any such period.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) unless otherwise provided in an applicable Award Agreement, with respect to Awards constituting a "deferral of compensation" subject to Section 409A of the Code, a Change in Control shall mean a "change in the ownership of the Corporation," a "change in the effective control of the Corporation," or a "change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Corporation" as such terms are defined in Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) of the U.S. Treasury Regulations, and (ii) no Award Agreement shall define a Change in Control in such a manner that a Change in Control would be deemed to occur prior to the actual consummation of the event or transaction that results in a Change in Control of the Corporation (e.g., upon the announcement, commencement, or stockholder approval of any event or transaction that, if completed, would result in a change in control of the Corporation).

(g)            "Common Stock" or "Stock" means the Corporation's Common Stock, par value $.001 per share.

(h)            "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto.

(i)            "Committee" means the committee of Outside Directors appointed by the Board to administer the Plan or (a) to the extent of any delegation by the Committee to a subcommittee pursuant to this Section 1(i), such subcommittee, and (b) with respect to Awards granted to Outside Directors pursuant to Section 9, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board. To the extent that compensation realized in respect of Awards is intended to be "performance based" under Section 162(m) of the Code and the Committee is not comprised solely of individuals who are "outside directors" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, or that any member of the Committee is not a "non-employee director" within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, the Committee may from time to time delegate some or all of its functions under the Plan to a subcommittee composed of members that meet the relevant requirements. The term "Committee" includes such subcommittee, to the extent of the Committee's delegation.

(j)            "Corporation" means Healthways, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware or any successor corporation.

(k)            "Covered Officer" shall mean at any date (i) any individual who, with respect to the previous taxable year of the Corporation, was a "covered employee" of the Corporation within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code; provided, however, that the term "Covered Officer" shall not include any such individual who is designated by the Committee, in its discretion, at the time of any Award under the Plan or at any subsequent time, as reasonably expected not to be such a "covered employee" with respect to the taxable year of the Corporation in which the compensation attributable to any applicable Award would be deductible and (ii) any individual who is designated by the Committee, in its discretion, at the time of any Award or at any subsequent time, as reasonably expected to be such a "covered employee" with respect to the current taxable year of the Corporation or with respect to the taxable year of the Corporation in which the compensation attributable to any applicable Award hereunder would be deductible.
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(l)            "Disability" means, unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, either of the following: (i) the Participant is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, or (ii) the Participant is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than 3 months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Participant's employer.

(m)            "Early Retirement" for purposes of the Plan, shall be deemed to have occurred if  (i) the sum of the participant's age plus years of employment at the Corporation as of the proposed early retirement date is equal to or greater than 70, (ii) the participant has given  written notice to the Corporation at least one year prior to the proposed early retirement date of his or her intent to retire and  (iii) the Chief Executive Officer shall have approved in writing such early retirement request prior to the proposed early retirement date, provided that in the event the Chief Executive Officer does not approve the request for early retirement or the Chief Executive Officer is the participant giving notice of his or her intent to retire, then in both cases, the Committee shall make the determination of whether to approve or disapprove such request.

(n)            "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto.

(o)            "Fair Market Value" means with respect to the Stock, as of any given date or dates, unless otherwise determined by the Committee in good faith, the reported closing price of a share of such class of Stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market ("Nasdaq") or such other exchange or market as is the principal trading market for such class of Stock, or, if no such sale of a share of such class of Stock is reported on the Nasdaq or other exchange or principal trading market on such date, the fair market value of a share of such class of Stock as determined by the Committee in good faith.

(p)            "Incentive Stock Option" means any Stock Option intended to be and designated in an Award Agreement as an "Incentive Stock Option" within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.  Under no circumstances shall a Stock Option that is not specifically designated as an Incentive Stock Option be considered an Incentive Stock Option.

(q)            "Non-Qualified Stock Option" means any Stock Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option.

(r)            "Normal Retirement" means retirement from active employment with the Corporation and any Subsidiary or Affiliate on or after age 65.

(s)            "Other Stock-Based Award" means an award under Section 8.1 below that is valued in whole or in part by reference to, or is otherwise based on, Stock.

(t)            "Outside Director" means a member of the Board who is not an officer or employee of the Corporation or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Corporation.

(u)            "Participant" shall mean any person who is eligible under Section 4 of the Plan and who receives an Award under the Plan.
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(v)            "Performance Award" shall mean any Award granted under Section 8.2 of the Plan.

(w)            "Plan" means this Healthways, Inc. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.

(x)            "Prior Plan" means the Corporation's 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, the Corporation's Amended and Restated 2001 Stock Option Plan, or the Corporation's 1996 Stock Incentive Plan.

(y)            "Restricted Stock" means an award of shares of Stock that is subject to restrictions under Section 7 below.

(z)            "Restricted Stock Unit" shall mean any unit granted under Section 7.5 of the Plan.

(aa)            "Restriction Period" shall have the meaning provided in Section 7.3.

(bb)            "Retirement" means Normal or Early Retirement.

(cc)            "Share" means a share of Common Stock.

(dd)            "Stock Appreciation Right" means an award described in Section 6 of the Plan.

(ee)            "Stock Option" or "Option" means any option to purchase shares of Stock (including Restricted Stock, if the Committee so determines) granted pursuant to Section 5 or Section 9 below.

(ff)            "Subsidiary" means a corporation, company or other entity (i) more than 50% of whose outstanding shares or securities (representing the right to vote for the election of directors or other managing authority) are, now or hereafter, owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation, or (ii) which does not have outstanding shares or securities (as may be the case in a partnership, joint venture or unincorporated association), but more than 50% of whose ownership interest representing the right generally to make decisions for such other entity is, now or hereafter, owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation.

(gg)            "Substitute Awards" means Awards granted or Shares issued by the Company in assumption of, or in substitution or exchange for, awards previously granted, or the right or obligation to make future awards, in each case by a company acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary or with which the Company or any Subsidiary combines.

(hh)            "Vesting Period" means the period of time specified by the Committee during which vesting restrictions for an Award are applicable.

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Section 2.                          Administration.

The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, provided that, in the absence of the Committee or to the extent determined by the Board, any action that could be taken by the Committee may be taken by the Outside Directors.  The functions of the Committee specified in the Plan may be exercised by the Compensation Committee of the Board, provided that the full Board shall have the final authority with respect to the administration of the Plan.  The Committee shall have the full power and authority to grant, pursuant to the terms of the Plan, Awards to persons eligible under Section 4.  In addition to those matters provided elsewhere in the Plan, the Committee shall have the authority, consistent with the terms of the Plan:

(a)            to select the officers and other key employees of and consultants to the Corporation and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates to whom Awards may from time to time be granted hereunder;

(b)            to determine whether and to what extent Awards are to be granted hereunder to one or more eligible employees;

(c)            to determine the number of shares to be covered by each such Award granted hereunder;

(d)            to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any Award granted hereunder (including the share price and any restriction or limitation, or, subject to any applicable minimum vesting requirements set forth herein, any vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture restrictions regarding any Award and/or the shares of Stock relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Committee shall determine, in its sole discretion); and to amend or waive any such terms and conditions to the extent permitted by Section 11 hereof;

(e)            to determine whether and under what circumstances a Stock Option may be settled in cash or Restricted Stock instead of Stock;

(f)            to determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances Option grants and/or other Awards under the Plan are to be made, and operate, on a tandem basis vis-a-vis other Awards under the Plan and/or awards made outside of the Plan;

(g)            to determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances Stock and other amounts payable with respect to an Award under the Plan shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the Participant (including providing for and determining the amount (if any) of any deemed earnings on any deferred amount during any deferral period); and

(h)            to determine whether to require payment withholding requirements in shares of Stock.

The Committee shall have the authority to adopt, alter and repeal such rules, guidelines and practices governing the Plan as it shall, from time to time, deem advisable; to interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan and any Award issued under the Plan (and any agreements relating thereto); and to otherwise supervise the administration of the Plan.

All decisions made by the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall be made in the Committee's sole discretion and shall be final and binding on all persons, including the Corporation and Participants. Subject to the terms of the Plan and applicable law, the Committee may delegate to one or more officers or managers of the Corporation or of any Subsidiary or Affiliate, or to a committee of such officers or managers, the authority, subject to such terms and limitations as the Committee shall determine, to grant Awards under the Plan to, or to cancel, modify or waive rights with respect to, or to alter, discontinue, suspend, or terminate such Awards held by Participants who are not officers or directors of the Corporation for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or who are otherwise not subject to such provision of law.

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Section 3.                          Shares of Stock Subject to Plan.

3.1            Shares Available.  The aggregate number of shares of Stock reserved and available for distribution under the Plan shall not exceed the sum of (i) 1,300,000 Shares, plus (ii) the number of shares available for grant under the Plan as of the end of the day that is the effective date of the amendment and restatement of this Plan (such aggregate amount, the "Share Reserve"). If, after the effective date of the Plan, any shares of Stock covered by an Award granted under the Plan or an award granted under a Prior Plan, or to which such an award relates, are forfeited, or if such an award otherwise terminates, settles for cash, expires unexercised or is canceled without the delivery of Shares, then the shares covered by such award, or to which such award relates, or the number of shares of Stock otherwise counted against the Share Reserve, to the extent of any such forfeiture, termination, settlement, expiration or cancellation, shall be added back to the Share Reserve. The Committee may make such other determinations regarding the counting of Shares issued pursuant to this Plan as it deems necessary or advisable, provided that such determinations shall be permitted by law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a portion or all of an Option or SAR is exercised by the tender or withholding of Shares, if any portion of the Company's tax withholding obligation for any Award is satisfied by the tender or withholding of Shares, or if the Company were to repurchase Shares using stock option proceeds, the number of Shares deemed to have been issued under the Plan for purposes of the limitation set forth in this Section 3.1 shall be the number of Shares that were subject to the Option, SAR or other Award or portion thereof, and not the net number of Shares actually issued, and any SARs to be settled in Shares shall be counted in full against the Share Reserve, regardless of the number of shares actually issued upon the settlement of the SAR. After the effective date of the Plan, no awards may be granted under any of the Prior Plans.

3.2            Adjustments.  In the event of any merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, extraordinary cash dividend, Stock dividend, Stock split or other change in corporate structure affecting the Stock, an equitable and proportionate substitution or adjustment shall be made in the aggregate number of Shares reserved for issuance under the Plan, in the number and exercise price of Shares subject to outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights granted under the Plan and in the number of Shares subject to other outstanding Awards granted under the Plan as determined to be appropriate by the Committee, in its sole discretion, provided that the number of Shares subject to any Award shall always be a whole number.  The maximum number of Shares that may be awarded to any Participant under Section 8.2(b) of the Plan will be adjusted in the same manner as the number of Shares subject to outstanding Awards.

3.3            Substitute Awards. Substitute Awards shall not reduce the Shares authorized for grant under the Plan or the applicable limitations for grant to a Participant under Section 8.2(b), nor shall Shares subject to a Substitute Award again be available for Awards under the Plan to the extent of any forfeiture, expiration or cash settlement as provided in Section 3.1 above. Additionally, in the event that a company acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary or with which the Company or any Subsidiary combines has shares available under a pre-existing plan approved by stockholders and not adopted in contemplation of such acquisition or combination, the shares available for grant pursuant to the terms of such pre-existing plan (as adjusted, to the extent appropriate, using the exchange ratio or other adjustment or valuation ratio or formula used in such acquisition or combination to determine the consideration payable to the holders of common stock of the entities party to such acquisition or combination) may be used for Awards under the Plan and shall not reduce the Shares authorized for grant under the Plan; provided that Awards using such available shares shall not be made after the date awards or grants could have been made under the terms of the pre-existing plan, absent the acquisition or combination, and shall only be made to individuals who were not eligible Participants prior to such acquisition or combination.

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Section 4.                          Eligibility.

(a) Officers and other key employees of and consultants to the Corporation and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates (but excluding members of the Committee and any person who serves only as a director, except as otherwise provided in Section 9) who are responsible for or contribute to the management, growth and/or profitability of the business of the Corporation and/or its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, and (b) Outside Directors (in accordance with Section 9) are eligible to be granted Awards.

Section 5.                          Stock Options.

5.1            Grant.  Stock Options may be granted alone, in addition to or in tandem with other Awards granted under the Plan and/or cash awards made outside of the Plan. Any Stock Option granted under the Plan shall be in such form as the Committee may from time to time approve.  Stock Options granted under the Plan may be of two types: (i) Incentive Stock Options and (ii) Non-Qualified Stock Options. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to individuals who are employees of the Corporation or any Subsidiary of the Corporation.  Options granted under the Plan shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 5 and shall contain such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the Committee shall deem desirable.  Options may be settled in cash or Stock.

5.2            Option Price.  The option price per share of Stock purchasable under a Stock Option shall be determined by the Committee at the time of grant but shall be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Stock at grant (or, in the case of any employee who owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Corporation or of any of its Subsidiaries, not less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Stock at grant in the case of Incentive Stock Options), except in the case of Substitute Awards, taking into account the appropriate adjustments thereto. Other than pursuant to Section 3.2, the Committee shall not, without the approval of the Corporation's stockholders, (a) lower the option price per share of an Option after it is granted, (b) cancel an Option when the option price per share exceeds the Fair Market Value of the underlying shares in exchange for cash or another Award (other than in connection with a Change in Control or a Substitute Award), or (c) take any other action with respect to an Option that would be treated as a repricing under the rules and regulations of the principal securities exchange on which the Stock is traded.

5.3            Option Term.  The term of each Stock Option shall be fixed by the Committee, but no Option shall be exercisable more than ten years after the date the Option is granted (or, in the case of an employee who owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, more than five years after the date the Option is granted in the case of Incentive Stock Options). Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Award Agreement may provide, or be amended to provide, that the period of time over which an Option, other than an Incentive Stock Option, may be exercised shall be automatically extended if on the scheduled expiration of such Award, the Participant's exercise of such Award would violate applicable securities law; provided, that during the extended exercise period, the Option may be exercised only to the extent such Award was exercisable in accordance with its terms immediately prior to such scheduled expiration date, and such extended exercise period shall end not later than 30 days after the exercise of such Option first would no longer violate such laws.

5.4            Exercise.  Stock Options shall be exercisable at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as shall be determined by the Committee at or after grant; provided, however, that except as otherwise provided herein or by the Committee at or after grant, no Stock Option shall be exercisable prior to the first anniversary date of the granting of the Option.  The Committee may provide that a Stock Option shall vest over a period of future service at a rate specified at the time of grant, or that the Stock Option is exercisable only in installments.  If the Committee provides that any Stock Option is exercisable only in installments, the Committee may waive such installment exercise provisions at any time at or after grant in whole or in part, based on such factors as the Committee shall determine, in its sole discretion. The Committee may establish performance conditions or other conditions to the exercise of any Stock Options, which conditions may be waived by the Committee in its sole discretion.

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5.5            Method of Exercise.  (a) The exercise price of a Stock Option Award may be paid in cash, personal check (subject to collection), bank draft or such other method as the Committee may determine from time to time. The exercise price may also be paid by the tender, by either actual delivery or attestation, of Stock acceptable to the Committee and valued at its Fair Market Value on the date of exercise or through a combination of Stock and cash.  Without limiting the foregoing, to the extent permitted by applicable law: the Committee may, on such terms and conditions as it may determine, permit a Participant to elect to pay the exercise price by authorizing a third party, pursuant to a brokerage or similar arrangement approved in advance by the Committee, to simultaneously sell all (or a sufficient portion) of the Stock acquired upon exercise of such Option and to remit to the Corporation a sufficient portion of the proceeds from such sale to pay the entire exercise price of such Option and any required tax withholding resulting therefrom.  Subject to Section 3.2, a Participant shall generally have the rights to dividends or other rights of a stockholder with respect to Shares subject to the Option only when the Participant has given written notice of exercise and has paid in full for such Shares.

(b)            Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Award Agreement may provide, or be amended to provide, that if on the last day of the term of an Option the Fair Market Value of one Share exceeds the option price per Share by an amount as may be determined by the Committee, the Participant has not exercised the Option and the Option has not expired, the Option shall be deemed to have been exercised by the Participant on such day with payment made by withholding Shares otherwise issuable in connection with the exercise of the Option.  In such event, the Corporation shall deliver to the Participant the number of Shares for which the Option was deemed exercised, less the number of Shares required to be withheld for the payment of the total purchase price and required withholding taxes, and any fractional Share shall be settled in cash.

5.6            Termination by Death.  Unless otherwise provided by the Committee at or after grant, if a Participant's employment by the Corporation and any Subsidiary or Affiliate terminates by reason of death, any Stock Option held by such Participant may thereafter be exercised, to the extent such option was exercisable at the time of death or on such accelerated basis as the Committee may determine at or after grant (or as may be determined in accordance with procedures established by the Committee) by the legal representative of the estate or by the legatee of the Participant under the will of the Participant, for a period of one year (or such other period as the Committee may specify at or after grant) from the date of such death or until the expiration of the stated term of such Stock Option, whichever period is the shorter.

5.7            Termination by Reason of Disability.  Unless otherwise provided by the Committee at or after grant, if a Participant's employment by the Corporation or any Subsidiary or Affiliate terminates by reason of Disability, any Stock Option held by such Participant may thereafter be exercised by the Participant, to the extent it was exercisable at the time of termination or on such accelerated basis as the Committee may determine at or after grant (or as may be determined in accordance with procedures established by the Committee), for a period of (i) three years from the date of such termination of employment or until the expiration of the stated term of such Stock Option, whichever period is the shorter, in the case of a Non-Qualified Stock Option and (ii) one year from the date of termination of employment or until the expiration of the stated term of such Stock Option, whichever period is shorter, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option; provided, however, that if the Participant dies within the period specified in clause (i) above, any unexercised Non-Qualified Stock Option held by such Participant shall thereafter be exercisable to the extent to which it was exercisable at the time of death for a period of 12 months from the date of such death or until the expiration of the stated term of such Stock Option, whichever period is shorter.

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5.8            Termination by Reason of Retirement.  Unless otherwise provided by the Committee at or after grant, if a Participant's employment by the Corporation and any Subsidiary or Affiliate terminates by reason of Normal or Early Retirement, any Stock Option held by such Participant may thereafter be exercised by the Participant, to the extent it was exercisable at the time of such Retirement or on such accelerated basis as the Committee may determine at or after grant (or, as may be determined in accordance with procedures established by the Committee), for a period of three years from the date of such termination of employment or the expiration of the stated term of such Stock Option, whichever period is the shorter; provided, however, that if the Participant dies within the period specified above, any unexercised Option held by such Participant shall thereafter be exercisable to the extent to which it was exercisable at the time of death for a period of 12 months from the date of such death or until the expiration of the stated term of such Option, whichever period is shorter.

5.9            Other Termination.  Unless otherwise provided by the Committee at or after grant, if a Participant's employment by the Corporation and any Subsidiary or Affiliate is involuntarily terminated for any reason other than death or Disability, the Stock Option shall thereupon terminate, except that such Stock Option may be exercised, to the extent otherwise then exercisable, for the lesser of three months or the balance of such Stock Option's term if the involuntary termination is without Cause.  If a Participant voluntarily terminates employment with the Corporation and any Subsidiary or Affiliate (except for Disability or Normal or Early Retirement), the Stock Option shall thereupon terminate; provided, however, that the Committee at grant may extend the exercise period in this situation for the lesser of three months or the balance of such Stock Option's term.

5.10            Incentive Stock Options.  Anything in the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, no term of the Plan relating to Incentive Stock Options shall be interpreted, amended or altered, nor shall any discretion or authority granted under the Plan be so exercised, so as to disqualify the Plan under Section 422 of the Code, or, without the consent of the optionee(s) affected, to disqualify any Incentive Stock Option under such Section 422.  No Incentive Stock Option shall be granted to any Participant under the Plan if such grant would cause the aggregate Fair Market Value (as of the date the Incentive Stock Option is granted) of the Stock with respect to which all Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by such Participant during any calendar year (under all such plans of the Corporation and any Subsidiary) to exceed $100,000.  To the extent permitted under Section 422 of the Code or the applicable regulations thereunder or any applicable Internal Revenue Service pronouncement, if an Incentive Stock Option (in whole or in part) fails to qualify as such for any reason, such Option (or portion thereof) shall be treated as a Non-Qualified Stock Option.

5.11            Minimum Vesting Period.  Except for Substitute Awards, or the death or disability of the Participant, or in the event of a Change in Control, Options (including those issued as or as payment for Performance Awards) shall have a Vesting Period of not less than one (1) year from the date of grant (inclusive of any performance periods related thereto); provided, that the Committee has the discretion to waive this requirement with respect to an Award at or after grant, so long as the total number of Shares that are issued pursuant to Awards having an originally stated Vesting Period of less than one year from the date of grant (inclusive of any performance periods related thereto) shall not exceed 5% of the Share Reserve.

Section 6.                          Stock Appreciation Rights.

6.1            Grant and Exercise.  A Stock Appreciation Right is a right to receive an amount payable entirely in cash, entirely in Stock or partly in cash and partly in Stock and exercisable at such time or times and subject to such conditions as the Committee may determine in its sole discretion subject to the Plan, including the achievement of specific performance goals.  Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted alone or in conjunction with all or part of any Stock Option granted under the Plan.

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(a)            A Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised by a Participant, subject to Section 6.2, in accordance with the procedures established by the Committee for such purpose. Upon such exercise, the Participant shall be entitled to receive an amount determined in the manner prescribed in Section 6.2. Stock Options relating to exercised Stock Appreciation Rights shall no longer be exercisable to the extent that the related Stock Appreciation Rights have been exercised.
(b)            In the case of a Non-Qualified Stock Option, tandem Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted either at or after the time of the grant of such Stock Option. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, such rights may be granted only at the time of the grant of such Stock Option. A Stock Appreciation Right or applicable portion thereof granted with respect to a given Stock Option shall terminate and no longer be exercisable upon the termination or exercise of the related Stock Option, subject to such provisions as the Committee may specify at grant where a Stock Appreciation Right is granted with respect to less than the full number of Shares covered by a related Stock Option.

6.2            Terms and Conditions. Stock Appreciation Rights shall be subject to such terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as shall be determined from time to time by the Committee, including the following:

(a)            Stock Appreciation Rights granted in tandem with an Option shall be exercisable only at such time or times and to the extent that the Options to which they relate shall be exercisable in accordance with the provisions of Section 5 and this Section 6.

(b)            Upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, a Participant shall be entitled to receive an amount in cash and/or shares of Stock equal in value to the excess of the Fair Market Value of a share over the exercise price per Share specified in the Stock Appreciation Right multiplied by the number of Shares in respect of which the Stock Appreciation Right shall have been exercised, with the Committee having the right to determine the form of payment. The exercise price per Share specified in the Stock Appreciation Right shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the grant date.

(c)            The term of each Stock Appreciation Right shall be fixed by the Committee, but no Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable more than ten years after the date the Stock Appreciation Right is granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Award Agreement may provide, or be amended to provide, that the period of time over which a Stock Appreciation Right (other than one issued in tandem with an Incentive Stock Option) may be exercised shall be automatically extended if on the scheduled expiration of such Award, the Participant's exercise of such Award would violate applicable securities law; provided, that during the extended exercise period, the Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised only to the extent such Award was exercisable in accordance with its terms immediately prior to such scheduled expiration date, and such extended exercise period shall end not later than 30 days after the exercise of such Stock Appreciation Right first would no longer violate such laws.

(d)            An Award Agreement with respect to any Stock Appreciation Right may provide or be amended to provide that if on the last day of the term of a Stock Appreciation Right the Fair Market Value of one Share exceeds the grant price per Share of the Stock Appreciation Right, the Participant has not exercised the Stock Appreciation Right or the tandem Option (if applicable), and neither the Stock Appreciation Right nor the Option has expired, the Stock Appreciation Right shall be deemed to have been exercised by the Participant on such day.  In such event, the Corporation shall make payment to the Participant in accordance with this Section 6.2, reduced by the number of Shares (or cash) required for withholding taxes; any fractional Share shall be settled in cash.

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(e)            Without the approval of the Corporation's stockholders, other than pursuant to Section 3.2, the Committee shall not (i) reduce the grant price of any Stock Appreciation Right after the date of grant, (ii) cancel any Stock Appreciation Right when the grant price per Share exceeds the Fair Market Value of the underlying Shares in exchange for cash or another Award (other than in connection with a Change in Control or a Substitute Award), or (iii) take any other action with respect to a Stock Appreciation Right that would be treated as a repricing under the rules and regulations of the principal securities exchange on which the Stock is traded.

(f)            Upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right issued in conjunction with an Option, the Option or part thereof to which such Stock Appreciation Right is related shall be deemed to have been exercised for the purpose of the limitation set forth in Section 3 of the Plan on the number of shares of Stock to be issued under the Plan.

6.3              Minimum Vesting Period. Except for Substitute Awards, or the death or disability of the Participant, or in the event of a Change in Control, Stock Appreciation Rights Awards (including those issued as or as payment for Performance Awards) shall have a Vesting Period of not less than one (1) year from the date of grant (inclusive of any performance periods related thereto); provided, that the Committee has the discretion to waive this requirement with respect to an Award at or after grant, so long as the total number of Shares that are issued pursuant to Awards having an originally stated Vesting Period of less than one year from the date of grant (inclusive of any performance periods related thereto) shall not exceed 5% of the Share Reserve.

Section 7.                          Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units.

7.1            Administration. Shares of Restricted Stock may be issued either alone, in addition to or in tandem with other Awards granted under the Plan and/or cash awards made outside the Plan. The Committee shall determine the other terms, restrictions and conditions of the Awards in addition to those set forth in this Section 7.  The Committee may condition the grant of Restricted Stock upon the attainment of specified performance goals or such other factors as the Committee may determine, in its sole discretion.  The provisions of Restricted Stock Awards need not be the same with respect to each Participant.

7.2            Awards and Certificates. A Participant shall not have any rights with respect to a Restricted Stock Award unless and until such Participant has executed (including by electronic acceptance) an agreement evidencing the Award and has delivered a fully executed copy thereof to the Corporation, and has otherwise complied with the applicable terms and conditions of such Award.

(a)            The purchase price for shares of Restricted Stock shall be established by the Committee and may be zero.

(b)            Awards of Restricted Stock must be accepted within a period of 60 days (or such shorter period as the Committee may specify at grant) after the award date, by executing a Restricted Stock Award Agreement (including by electronic acceptance) and paying whatever price (if any) is required under Section 7.2(a).

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(c)            Any Restricted Stock granted under the Plan may be evidenced in such manner as the Board may deem appropriate, including book-entry registration or issuance of a stock certificate or certificates.  Any such certificate or certificates shall be registered in the name of the Participant and shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock.  The Committee shall require that any stock certificates evidencing such Restricted Stock be held in custody by the Corporation until the restrictions thereon shall have lapsed, and that, as a condition of any Restricted Stock Award, the Participant shall have delivered a stock power, endorsed in blank, relating to the Stock covered by such Award.

7.3            Restrictions and Conditions. The shares of Restricted Stock awarded pursuant to this Section 7 shall be subject to the following restrictions and conditions:

(a)            In accordance with the provisions of the Plan and the Award Agreement, during a period set by the Committee commencing with the date of such Award (the "Restriction Period"), the Participant shall not be permitted to sell, transfer, pledge, assign or otherwise encumber shares of Restricted Stock awarded under the Plan.  The Award Agreement may, in the discretion of the Committee, set forth performance or other conditions that will subject the Restricted Stock to forfeiture and transfer restrictions.

(b)            Except as provided in this Section 7.3, the Participant shall have, with respect to the shares of Restricted Stock, all of the rights of a stockholder of the Corporation, including the right to vote the shares, and the right to receive any cash dividends. The Committee, in its sole discretion, as determined at the time of Award, may permit or require the payment of cash dividends to be deferred and, if the Committee so determines, reinvested, subject to Section 13.2, in additional Restricted Stock to the extent shares are available under Section 3. Stock dividends or other property (other than cash, if so provided by the Committee consistent with Section 13.2) distributed with respect to Restricted Stock shall be subject to the same restrictions and other terms and conditions that apply to the Shares with respect to which such dividends are issued. If the Committee so determines, the Award Agreement may also impose restrictions on the right to vote and the right to receive dividends.

(c)            Subject to the applicable provisions of the Award Agreement, Section 10 of the Plan and this Section 7, upon termination of a Participant's employment with the Corporation and any Subsidiary or Affiliate for any reason other than death, Disability or Retirement during the Restriction Period, all Shares still subject to restriction will be forfeited, in accordance with the terms and conditions established by the Committee at or after grant. Upon termination of a Participant's employment with the Corporation and any Subsidiary or Affiliate for by reason of death, Disability or Retirement during the Restriction Period, all Shares still subject to restriction will vest, or be forfeited, in accordance with the terms and conditions established by the Committee at or after grant.

(d)            If and when the Restriction Period expires without a prior forfeiture of the Restricted Stock subject to such Restriction Period, certificates for an appropriate number of unrestricted Shares shall be delivered to the Participant promptly, or an appropriate book-entry shall be made.

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7.4            Minimum Value Provisions. In order to better ensure that Award payments actually reflect the performance of the Corporation and service of the Participant, the Committee may provide, in its sole discretion, for a tandem performance-based or other Award designed to guarantee a minimum value, payable in cash or Stock to the recipient of a Restricted Stock Award, subject to such performance, future service, deferral and other terms and conditions as may be specified by the Committee.

7.5            Restricted Stock Units. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have sole and complete authority to determine the Participants to whom Restricted Stock Units shall be granted, the number of Restricted Stock Units to be granted to each Participant, the duration of the period during which, and the conditions under which, the Restricted Stock Units may be forfeited to the Corporation, and the other terms and conditions of such awards. The Restricted Stock Unit awards shall be evidenced by Award Agreements in such form as the Committee shall from time to time approve, which agreements shall comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions provided hereunder and any additional terms and conditions determined by the Committee that are consistent with the terms of the Plan.

(a)            Each Restricted Stock Unit Award made under the Plan shall be for such number of Shares as shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement containing the terms of such Restricted Stock Unit Award.  The Award Agreement shall set forth a period of time during which the Participant must remain in the continuous employment of the Corporation in order for the forfeiture and transfer restrictions to lapse. The Award Agreement may, in the discretion of the Committee, set forth performance or other conditions that will subject the Restricted Stock Units to forfeiture and transfer restrictions.

(b)            Each Restricted Stock Unit shall have a value equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share. Restricted Stock Units shall be paid in cash, Shares, other securities or other property, as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, upon the lapse of the restrictions applicable thereto, or otherwise in accordance with the applicable Award Agreement or other procedures approved by the Committee.  Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, a Participant shall be credited with dividend equivalents on any Restricted Stock Units credited to the Participant's account at the time of any payment of dividends to stockholders on Shares. The amount of any such dividend equivalents shall equal the amount that would have been payable to the Participant as a stockholder in respect of a number of Shares equal to the number of Restricted Stock Units then credited to the Participant. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee consistent with Section 13.2, any such dividend equivalents shall be credited to the Participant's account as of the date on which such dividend would have been payable and shall be converted into additional Restricted Stock Units (which shall be, or shall become, vested on the same terms as the applicable Restricted Stock Unit) based upon the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of such crediting.  Except as otherwise determined by the Committee at or after grant, and subject to the "retirement" exceptions, Restricted Stock Units may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise encumbered or disposed of, and all Restricted Stock Units and all rights of the Participant to such Restricted Stock Units shall terminate, without further obligation on the part of the Corporation, unless the Participant remains in continuous employment of the Corporation for the entire restricted period in relation to which such Restricted Stock Units were granted and unless any other restrictive conditions relating to the Restricted Stock Unit Award are met.

7.6            Minimum Vesting Period. Except for Substitute Awards, or the death or disability of the Participant, or in the event of a Change in Control, Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Unit Awards (including those issued as or as payment for Performance Awards) shall have a Vesting Period of not less than one (1) year from the date of grant (inclusive of any performance periods related thereto); provided, that the Committee has the discretion to waive this requirement with respect to an Award at or after grant, so long as the total number of Shares that are issued pursuant to Awards having an originally stated Vesting Period of less than one year from the date of grant (inclusive of any performance periods related thereto) shall not exceed 5% of the Share Reserve.

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Section 8.                          Other Stock-Based Awards and Performance Awards.

8.1            Other Stock-Based Awards.  The Committee shall have the authority to determine the Participants who shall receive an Other Stock-Based Award, which shall consist of any right that is (i) not an Award described in Sections 6 and 7 above and (ii) an Award of Stock or an Award denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on or related to, Stock (including securities convertible into Stock), as deemed by the Committee to be consistent with the purposes of the Plan.  Subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement, the Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of any such Other Stock-Based Award; provided, however, that the minimum Vesting Period requirements set forth in Section 7.6 hereof shall apply to Other Stock-Based Awards.

8.2            Performance Awards. The Committee shall have sole and complete authority to determine the Participants who shall receive a Performance Award, which shall consist of a right that is (i) denominated in cash or Shares (including Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units and Other Stock-Based Awards), (ii) valued, as determined by the Committee, in accordance with the achievement of such performance goals during such performance periods as the Committee shall establish, and (iii) payable at such time and in such form as the Committee shall determine. Subject to Section 10, Performance Awards shall vest no sooner than one year after grant and shall otherwise be subject to the terms and provisions of this Section 8.2.

(a)            Unless the Committee otherwise specifies at grant that a Performance Award shall not be subject to this Section 8.2, the Committee shall grant Performance Awards to Covered Officers based solely upon the attainment of performance targets related to one or more performance goals selected by the Committee from among the goals specified below. For the purposes of this Section 8.2, performance goals shall be limited to one or more of the following Corporation, Subsidiary, operating unit or division financial performance measures:
 
 
(i) 
earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and/or amortization;
 
 
(ii)
operating income or profit;
 
 
(iii)
operating efficiencies;
 
 
 
 
(iv)
return on equity, assets, capital, capital employed, or investment;
 
 
 
 
(v)
after tax operating income;
 
 
(vi)
net income;
 
 
(vii)
earnings or book value per share;
 
 
(viii)
cash flow(s);
 
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(ix)
total sales or revenues or sales or revenues per employee;
 
        
       
 
(x)
production;
 
 
(xi)
stock price or total stockholder return;
 
 
(xii)
dividends;
 
    

 
           
 
 
(xiii)
strategic business objectives, consisting of one or more objectives based on meeting specified cost targets, business expansion goals, and goals relating to acquisitions or divestitures;

or any combination thereof. Each goal may be expressed on an absolute and/or relative basis, may be based on or otherwise employ comparisons based on internal targets, the past performance of the Corporation or any Subsidiary, operating unit or division of the Corporation and/or the past or current performance of other companies, and in the case of earnings-based measures, may use or employ comparisons relating to capital, stockholders' equity and/or Shares outstanding, or to assets or net assets. The Committee may exclude charges related to an event or occurrence which the Committee determines should appropriately be excluded, including (A) restructurings, discontinued operations, extraordinary items, and other unusual or non-recurring charges, (B) an event either not directly related to the operations of the Corporation or not within the reasonable control of the Corporation's management, or (C) the cumulative effects of tax or accounting changes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.  Any such modifications to be applied to the performance goals of a Performance Award subject to this Section 8.2 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 Code, and the regulations thereunder.

(b)            With respect to any Covered Officer, the aggregate maximum number of shares of Stock in respect of which all Performance Awards, Options, and Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted under Section 5, Section 6, and this Section 8.2 in any 12-month period of a performance period is 450,000, and the maximum amount of the aggregate Performance Awards denominated in cash is $1,000,000 (measured by the Fair Market Value of the maximum Award at the time of grant) in any 12-month period of a performance period.

(c)            To the extent necessary to comply with Section 162(m) of the Code, with respect to grants of Performance Awards to Covered Officers, no later than 90 days following the commencement of each performance period (or such other time as may be required or permitted by Section 162(m) of the Code), the Committee shall, in writing, (1) select the performance goal or goals applicable to the performance period, (2) establish the various targets and bonus amounts which may be earned for such performance period, and (3) specify the relationship between performance goals and targets and the amounts to be earned by each Covered Officer for such performance period. Following the completion of each performance period, the Committee shall certify in writing whether the applicable performance targets have been achieved and the amounts, if any, payable to Covered Officers for such performance period. In determining the amount earned by a Covered Officer for a given performance period, subject to any applicable Performance Award agreement, the Committee shall have the right to reduce the amount payable at a given level of performance to take into account additional factors that the Committee may deem relevant to the assessment of individual or corporate performance for the performance period.

Section 9.                          Awards to Outside Directors.

9.1            Outside Director Awards.  The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board (provided such committee is comprised solely of Outside Directors) may provide that all or a portion of an Outside Director's annual retainer, meeting fees and/or other awards or compensation as determined by the Board, be payable (either automatically or at the election of the Outside Director) in the form of Non-Qualified Stock Options, Restricted Shares, Restricted Share Units and/or Other Stock-Based Awards, including unrestricted Shares.  The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board (provided such committee is comprised solely of Outside Directors) shall determine the terms and conditions of any such Awards, including the terms and conditions which shall apply upon a termination of the Outside Director's service as a member of the Board, and shall have full power and authority in its discretion to administer such Awards, subject to the terms of the Plan and applicable law.

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9.2            Equity Limits to Directors. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the maximum number of Shares subject to Awards granted during any 12-month period to any Outside Director shall not exceed $600,000 in total value (calculating the value of any such Awards based on the grant date fair value of such Awards for financial reporting purposes and excluding, for this purpose, the value of any dividends or dividend equivalents paid in accordance with the Plan on certain Awards) (the "Director Limit").  The Board may not, without the approval of the stockholders, increase the Director Limit.

Section 10.                          Change in Control Provisions.

The Committee may, in its discretion, at the time an Award is made hereunder or at any time prior to, coincident with or after the time of a Change in Control, provide for any or all of the following:

(a)            the purchase of such Awards, upon the Participant's consent, for an amount of cash equal to the amount which could have been obtained upon the exercise or realization of such rights had such Awards been currently exercisable or payable, provided that the Participant's consent shall not be required if the Committee takes such action in connection with the consummation of a Change in Control, and provided further that Options and Stock Appreciation Rights outstanding as of the date of the Change in Control may be cancelled and terminated without payment if the Fair Market Value of one Share as of the date of the Change in Control is less than the per Share exercise price of such Option or Stock Appreciation Right;

(b)            the Awards then outstanding to be assumed, or new rights substituted therefore, by the surviving corporation in such Change in Control; provided, that an Award Agreement may provide that if a Participant's employment with such successor company (or the Corporation) or a subsidiary thereof terminates within 12 months following such Change in Control (or such other period set forth in the Award Agreement, including prior thereto if applicable) for any reason other than termination for Cause or by the Participant for "good reason" (as may be defined in the applicable Award Agreement): (i) Options and Stock Appreciation Rights outstanding as of the date of such termination of employment will immediately vest, become fully exercisable, and may thereafter be exercised for 12 months (or the period of time set forth in the Award Agreement), (ii) restrictions, limitations and other conditions applicable to Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units outstanding as of the date of such termination of employment will lapse and the Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units will become free of all restrictions, limitations and conditions and become fully vested, and (iii) the restrictions, limitations and other conditions applicable to any Other Stock-Based Awards will lapse, and such Other Stock-Based Awards will become free of all restrictions, limitations and conditions and become fully vested and transferable to the full extent of the original grant;

(c)            the acceleration of any time periods, or the waiver of any other conditions, relating to the vesting, exercise, payment or distribution of an Award; and/or

(d)            such adjustment to the Awards then outstanding as the Committee deems appropriate to reflect such transaction or change.

Section 11.                          Amendments and Termination.

        The Board may amend, alter, or discontinue the Plan, but no amendment, alteration, or discontinuation shall be made which would impair the rights of a Participant under an Award theretofore granted, without the Participant's consent or which, without the approval of the Corporation's stockholders, would:

(a)     except as expressly provided in the Plan, increase the total number of shares reserved for the purpose of the Plan;
 
(b)     materially increase the benefits accruing to Participants under the Plan;

(c)     materially modify the requirements as to eligibility for participation in the Plan;

(d)     be inconsistent with the repricing provisions of Sections 5.2 or 6.2(e); or

(e)     materially modify the Plan within the meaning of the Nasdaq listing standards.

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        The Committee may amend the terms of any Award theretofore granted, prospectively or retroactively, but, subject to Section 3 above, no such amendment shall impair the rights of any holder without the holder's consent. Subject to the above provisions, the Board shall have broad authority to amend the Plan to take into account changes in applicable securities and tax laws and accounting rules, as well as other developments.

Section 12.                          Unfunded Status of the Plan.

        The Plan is intended to constitute an "unfunded" plan for incentive and deferred compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to a Participant by the Corporation, nothing contained herein shall give any such Participant any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Corporation. In its sole discretion, the Committee may authorize the creation of trusts or other arrangements to meet the obligations created under the Plan to deliver Stock or payments in lieu of or with respect to Awards hereunder; provided, however, that, unless the Committee otherwise determines with the consent of the affected Participant, the existence of such trusts or other arrangements is consistent with the "unfunded" status of the Plan.

Section 13.                          General Provisions.

13.1            Transferability of Awards.  Except as provided below, no Award and no Shares that have not been issued or as to which any applicable restriction, performance or deferral period has not lapsed, may be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered, other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and such Award may be exercised during the life of the Participant only by the Participant or the Participant's guardian or legal representative.  To the extent (if any) and under such terms and conditions as determined by the Committee or set forth in any Award Agreement, a Participant may assign or transfer an Award (each transferee thereof, a "Permitted Assignee") (i) to the Participant's spouse, children or grandchildren (including any adopted and step children or grandchildren), parents, grandparents or siblings; (ii) to a trust for the benefit of one or more of the Participant or the persons referred to in clause (i); (iii) to a partnership, limited liability company or corporation in which the Participant or the persons referred to in clause (i) or (ii) are the only partners, members or stockholders; or (iv) for charitable donations; provided that such Permitted Assignee shall be bound by and subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Award Agreement relating to the transferred Award and shall execute an agreement satisfactory to the Corporation evidencing such obligations; and provided further that such Participant shall remain bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan and any Award Agreement.  The Corporation shall cooperate with any Permitted Assignee and the Corporation's transfer agent in effectuating any transfer permitted under this Section 13.1.

13.2            Deferral; Dividend Equivalents.  The Committee shall be authorized to establish procedures pursuant to which the payment of any Award may be deferred.  Subject to the provisions of the Plan and any Award Agreement, the recipient of an Award other than an Option or Stock Appreciation Right may, if so determined by the Committee, be entitled to receive, currently or on a deferred basis, amounts equivalent to cash, stock or other property dividends on Shares ("Dividend Equivalents") with respect to the number of Shares covered by the Award, as determined by the Committee, in its discretion.  The Committee may provide that the Dividend Equivalents (if any) shall be deemed to have been reinvested in additional Shares or otherwise reinvested and may provide that the Dividend Equivalents are subject to the same vesting or performance conditions as the underlying Award.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Dividend Equivalents credited in connection with a Performance Award (i.e., an Award that vests based on the achievement of performance goals) shall be subject to restrictions and risk of forfeiture to the same extent as the Award with respect to which such Dividend Equivalents have been credited.

13.3            Tax Withholding.  The Corporation shall have the right to make all payments or distributions pursuant to the Plan to a Participant (or a Permitted Assignee thereof) (any such person, a "Payee") net of any applicable federal, state and local taxes required to be paid or withheld as a result of (a) the grant of any Award, (b) the exercise of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right, (c) the delivery of Shares or cash, (d) the lapse of any restrictions in connection with any Award or (e) any other event occurring pursuant to the Plan.  The Corporation or any Subsidiary shall have the right to withhold from wages or other amounts otherwise payable to such Participant such withholding taxes as may be required by law, or to otherwise require the Participant to pay such withholding taxes.  If the Participant shall fail to make such tax payments as are required, the Corporation or its Subsidiaries shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to such Participant or to take such other action as may be necessary to satisfy such withholding obligations.  The Committee shall be authorized to establish procedures for election by Participants to satisfy such obligation for the payment of such taxes by tendering previously acquired Shares (either actually or by attestation, valued at their then Fair Market Value), or by directing the Corporation to retain Shares (up to the Participant's minimum required tax withholding rate or such other rate that will not cause an adverse accounting consequence or cost) otherwise deliverable in connection with the Award.

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13.4            Right of Discharge Reserved; Claims to Awards.  Nothing in the Plan nor the grant of an Award hereunder shall confer upon any Participant the right to continue in the employment or service of the Corporation or any Subsidiary or affect any right that the Corporation or any Subsidiary may have to terminate the employment or service of (or to demote or to exclude from future Awards under the Plan) any such Participant at any time for any reason.  Except as specifically provided by the Committee, the Corporation shall not be liable for the loss of existing or potential profit from an Award granted in the event of termination of an employment or other relationship.  No Participant shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants under the Plan.

13.5            Substitute Awards.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the terms of Substitute Awards may vary from the terms set forth in the Plan to the extent the Committee deems appropriate to conform, in whole or in part, to the provisions of the awards in substitution for which they are granted.

13.6            Cancellation of Award; Forfeiture of Gain.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, an Award Agreement may provide that the Award shall be cancelled if the Participant, without the consent of the Corporation, while employed by or providing services to the Corporation or any Subsidiary or after termination of such employment or service, violates a non-competition, non-solicitation, non-disclosure or similar covenant or agreement (including any such covenant in an Award Agreement) or otherwise engages in activity that is in conflict with or adverse to the interest of the Corporation or any Subsidiary (including conduct contributing to any financial restatements or financial irregularities), as determined by the Committee in its discretion.  The Committee may provide in an Award Agreement that if within the time period specified in the Agreement the Participant engages in an activity referred to or prohibited in the preceding sentence, the Participant will forfeit all or any portion of any gain realized on the vesting or exercise of the Award and must repay such gain to the Corporation.

13.7            Stop Transfer Orders.  All certificates for Shares delivered under the Plan pursuant to any Award shall be subject to such stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem 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.

13.8            Nature of Payments.  All Awards made pursuant to the Plan are in consideration of services performed or to be performed for the Corporation or any Subsidiary, or any division or business unit of the Corporation or any Subsidiary.  Any income or gain realized pursuant to Awards under the Plan constitutes a special incentive payment to the Participant and shall not be taken into account, to the extent permissible under applicable law, as compensation for purposes of any of the employee benefit plans of the Corporation or any Subsidiary except as may be determined by the Committee or by the Board or board of directors (or other governing body) of the applicable Subsidiary.

13.9            Other Plans.  Nothing contained in the Plan shall prevent the Board from adopting other or additional compensation arrangements, subject to stockholder approval if such approval is required; and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.

13.10            Severability.  If any provision of the Plan shall be held unlawful or otherwise invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part by a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall (a) be deemed limited to the extent that such court of competent jurisdiction deems it lawful, valid and/or enforceable and as so limited shall remain in full force and effect, and (b) not affect any other provision of the Plan or part thereof, each of which shall remain in full force and effect.  If the making of any payment or the provision of any other benefit required under the Plan shall be held unlawful or otherwise invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction or any governmental regulatory agency, or impermissible under the rules of any securities exchange on which the Shares are listed, such unlawfulness, invalidity, unenforceability or impermissibility shall not prevent any other payment or benefit from being made or provided under the Plan, and if the making of any payment in full or the provision of any other benefit required under the Plan in full would be unlawful or otherwise invalid or impermissible, then such unlawfulness, invalidity or impermissibility shall not prevent such payment or benefit from being made or provided in part, to the extent that it would not be unlawful, invalid or unenforceable, and the maximum payment or benefit that would not be unlawful, invalid or impermissible shall be made or provided under the Plan.

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13.11    Construction.  As used in the Plan, the words "include" and "including," and variations thereof, shall not be deemed to be terms of limitation, but rather shall be deemed to be followed by the words "without limitation."

13.12            No Liability. The members of the Committee and the Board shall not be liable to any employee or other person with respect to any determination made hereunder in a manner that is not inconsistent with their legal obligations as members of the Board. In addition to such other rights of indemnification as they may have as directors or as members of the Committee, the members of the Committee shall be indemnified by the Corporation against the reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees actually and necessarily incurred in connection with the defense of any action, suit or proceeding, or in connection with any appeal therein, to which they or any of them may be a party by reason of any action taken or failure to act under or in connection with the Plan or any option granted thereunder, and against all amounts paid by them in settlement thereof (provided such settlement is approved by independent legal counsel selected by the Corporation) or paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding, except in relation to matters as to which it shall be adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding that such Committee member is liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duties; provided that within 60 days after institution of any such action, suit or proceeding, the Committee member shall in writing offer the Corporation the opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same.

13.13            Governing Law.  The Plan and all determinations made and actions taken thereunder, to the extent not otherwise governed by the Code or the laws of the United States, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to principles of conflict of laws, and construed accordingly.

13.14            Foreign Employees.  Awards may be granted to Participants who are foreign nationals or employed outside the United States, or both, on such terms and conditions different from those applicable to Awards to Employees or Consultants providing services in the United States as may, in the judgment of the Committee, be necessary or desirable in order to recognize differences in local law or tax policy.  The Committee also may impose conditions on the exercise or vesting of Awards in order to minimize the Corporation's obligation with respect to tax equalization for Employees or Consultants on assignments outside their home country.

Section 14.                          Compliance with Section 409A of the Code.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan or any Award Agreements thereunder, it is intended that the provisions of the Plan and such Award Agreements comply with Section 409A of the Code, and that no Award shall be granted, deferred, accelerated, extended, paid out or modified under the Plan, or any Award Agreement interpreted, in a manner that would result in the imposition of an additional tax under Section 409A of the Code upon a Participant. Any provision of the Plan that would cause the grant of an Award or the payment, settlement or deferral thereof to fail to satisfy Section 409A of the Code shall be amended to comply with Section 409A of the Code on a timely basis, which may be made on a retroactive basis, in accordance with regulations and other guidance issued under Section 409A of the Code. In the event that it is reasonably determined by the Board or Committee that, as a result of Section 409A of the Code, payments in respect of any Award under the Plan may not be made at the time contemplated by the terms of the Plan or the relevant Award agreement, as the case may be, without causing the Participant holding such Award to be subject to taxation under Section 409A of the Code, the Corporation will make such payment on the first day that would not result in the Participant incurring any tax liability under Section 409A of the Code; which, if the Participant is a "specified employee" within the meaning of the Section 409A, shall be the first day following the six-month period beginning on the date of Participant's termination of employment. Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement or other document governing the issuance of such Award, payment of any Performance Award intended to qualify as a "short term deferral" within the meaning of Section 1.409A-1(b)(4)(i) of the U.S. Treasury Regulations shall be made between the first day following the close of the applicable Performance Period and the last day of the "applicable 2 ½ month period" as defined therein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Participant is solely responsible and liable for the satisfaction of all taxes and penalties that may be imposed on him or her, or in respect of any payment or benefit delivered in connection with the Plan (including any taxes and penalties under Section 409A of the Code), and the Corporation shall not have any obligation to indemnify or otherwise hold any Participant harmless from any or all such taxes or penalties.

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Section 15.                          Effective Date of Plan.

The Plan shall be effective, and will amend and restate the previously effective plan as set forth herein, as of May 19, 2015, subject to the approval of the Plan by the holders of the shares entitled to vote at a duly constituted meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation.  The Plan shall be null and void and of no effect if the foregoing condition is not fulfilled and in such event each Award shall, notwithstanding any of the preceding provisions of the Plan, be null and void and of no effect.

Section 16.                          Term of Plan.

Awards may be granted under the Plan at any time and from time to time on or prior to the tenth anniversary of the effective date of the Plan, on which date the Plan will expire except as to Awards then outstanding under the Plan; provided, however, in no event may an Incentive Stock Option be granted more than ten years after the earlier of (a) the date of the adoption of the Plan by the Board or (b) the effective date of the Plan as provided in the first sentence of Section 15.  Such outstanding Awards shall remain in effect until they have been exercised or terminated, or have expired.
 
 
 
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