0001193125-22-232798.txt : 20220829 0001193125-22-232798.hdr.sgml : 20220829 20220829163036 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-22-232798 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-8 POS PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 8 FILED AS OF DATE: 20220829 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20220829 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20220829 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000052988 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: HEAVY CONSTRUCTION OTHER THAN BUILDING CONST - CONTRACTORS [1600] IRS NUMBER: 954081636 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-8 POS SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-01317 FILM NUMBER: 221211627 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1999 BRYAN STREET, SUITE 1200 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75201 BUSINESS PHONE: 214-583-8500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1999 BRYAN STREET, SUITE 1200 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75201 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC /DE/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 S-8 POS 1 d381713ds8pos.htm S-8 POS S-8 POS

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 29, 2022

Registration No. 333-264663

Registration No. 333-209860

Registration No. 333-195708

Registration No. 333-187677

Registration No. 333-157014

Registration No. 333-157015

Registration No. 333-123448

Registration No. 333-107344

Registration No. 333-216176

Registration No. 333-38974

Registration No. 333-01317

Registration No. 333-72977

Registration No. 333-60296

Registration No. 333-38984

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO

FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT No. 333-264663

FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT No. 333-209860

FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT No. 333-195708

FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT No. 333-187677

FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT No. 333-157014

FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT No. 333-157015

FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT No. 333-123448

FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT No. 333-107344

FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT No. 333-216176

FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT No. 333-38974

FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT No. 333-01317

FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT No. 333-72977

FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT No. 333-60296

FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT No. 333-38984

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware   88-1121891

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

1999 Bryan Street, Suite 1200

Dallas, Texas

  75201
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC. 1999 OUTSIDE DIRECTOR STOCK PLAN

JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC. 1999 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC. 1989 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

AMENDED AND RESTATED JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC. (STREETLIGHT) 2011 STOCK PLAN

(Full title of the plans)

Kevin C. Berryman

President and Chief Financial Officer

Jacobs Solutions Inc.

1999 Bryan Street, Suite 1200

Dallas, Texas 75201

(214) 583-8500

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number of agent for service)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer      Accelerated filer  
Non-accelerated filer      Smaller reporting company  
     Emerging growth company  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ☐

 

 

 


EXPLANATORY NOTE

DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES

Jacobs Solutions Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company” or the “Registrant”), files this Post-Effective Amendment to the following Registration Statements on Form S-8 (collectively, the “Initial Registration Statements”), in each case filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) by Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (the “Predecessor”):

 

   

Registration Statement No. 333-264663, filed with the Commission on May 4, 2022, pertaining to the registration of 151,782 shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share (“Predecessor Common Stock”) of the Registrant issuable pursuant to the Amended and Restated Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (StreetLight) 2011 Stock Plan;

 

   

Registration Statement No. 333-209860, filed with the Commission on March 1, 2016, and Registration Statement No. 333-38984, filed with the Commission on June 9, 2000, pertaining to the registration of 300,000 shares and 200,000 shares, respectively, of Predecessor Common Stock of the Registrant issuable pursuant to the Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. 1999 Outside Director Stock Plan;

 

   

Registration Statement No. 333-195708, filed with the Commission on May 6, 2014, Registration Statement No. 333-187677, filed with the Commission on April 2, 2013, Registration Statement No. 333-157014, filed with the Commission on January 29, 2009, Registration Statement No. 333-123448, filed with the Commission on March 18, 2005, Registration Statement No. 333-107344, filed with the Commission on July 25, 2003, and Registration Statement No. 333-38974, filed with the Commission on June 9, 2000, pertaining to the registration of 4,250,000 shares, 6,900,000 shares, 3,500,000 shares, 2,000,000 shares, 1,600,000 shares and 2,000,000 shares, respectively, of Predecessor Common Stock of the Registrant issuable pursuant to the Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive Plan; and

 

   

Registration No. 333-216176, filed with the Commission on February 22, 2017, Registration Statement No. 333-157015 filed with the Commission on January 29, 2009, Registration Statement No. 333-60296, filed with the Commission on May 4, 2001, Registration No. 333-72977, filed with the Commission on February 26, 1999, and Registration No. 333-01317, filed with the Commission on February 29, 1996, pertaining to the registration of 4,350,000 shares, 5,000,000 shares, 2,000,000 shares, 500,000 shares, and 1,500,000 shares, respectively, of Predecessor Common Stock of the Registrant issuable pursuant to the Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. 1989 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

On August 19, 2022, the Predecessor announced that it intended to implement a corporate reorganization into a new holding company structure (the “Holding Company Reorganization”). On August 26, 2022, in connection with such intended Holding Company Reorganization, the Predecessor entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with the Registrant, which was at that time a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Predecessor, and JSI Merger Sub Inc. (“Merger Sub”), which was at that time a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant. Effective as of 6:30 a.m. eastern time on August 29, 2022, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub merged with and into the Predecessor, with the Predecessor being the surviving entity and becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant (the “Merger”). At the effective time of the Merger, each outstanding share of Predecessor Common Stock was converted on a one-for-one basis into an equivalent share of common stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Registrant.

Following the Merger, the Registrant is the successor issuer to the Predecessor pursuant to Rule 414 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Rule 12g-3(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Accordingly, the Registrant’s shares of Common Stock are deemed to be registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “J.” In connection with the Holding Company Reorganization, the Registrant assumed the Predecessor’s obligations under the Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. 1999 Outside Director Stock Plan, Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive Plan and the Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. 1989 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

On January 20, 2022, StreetLight Data, Inc., Tarmac Merger Sub, Inc., Fortis Advisors LLC and the Predecessor entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, pursuant to which the Predecessor assumed the StreetLight Data, Inc. 2011 Stock Plan. In connection with the Holding Company Reorganization, the Registrant assumed the Predecessor’s obligations under the StreetLight Data, Inc. 2011 Stock Plan.

In accordance with paragraph (d) of Rule 414 under the Securities Act, the Company hereby expressly adopts the Initial Registration Statements as its own registration statements (except as specifically amended by this Post-Effective Amendment) for all purposes of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. The information contained in this Post-Effective Amendment sets forth additional information necessary to reflect any material changes made in connection with or resulting from the Holding Company Reorganization, or necessary to keep the Initial Registration Statements from being misleading in any material respect.

 

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PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

The documents containing information specified in Part I of Form S-8 are omitted from this filing in accordance with the provisions of Rule 428 under the Securities Act and will be sent or given to employees as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act. Such documents are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this Post-Effective Amendment or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act. Such documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission are hereby incorporated by reference into this Post-Effective Amendment:

 

  (a)

the Predecessor’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 1, 2021, filed with the Commission on November 23, 2021;

 

  (b)

the information contained in the Predecessor’s Proxy Statement dated December 10, 2021 for its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on January 25, 2022;

 

  (c)

the Predecessor’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended December 31, 2021, April 1, 2022, and July  1, 2022, filed with the Commission on February  8, 2022, May  3, 2022, and August 1, 2022;

 

  (d)

the Predecessor’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January  28, 2022, February  8, 2022, March  2, 2022, April  12, 2022, April  14, 2022, May  3, 2022, August  1, 2022 and August 29, 2022; and

 

  (e)

the description of the Predecessor’s Common Stock set forth in the Predecessor’s Registration Statement on Form S-4, filed with the Commission on September 19, 2017, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.

All other reports and other documents (other than current reports, or portions thereof, furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and exhibits filed on such form that are related to such items) subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Post-Effective Amendment and to be a part of this Post-Effective Amendment from the date of the filing of such reports and documents.

For the purposes of this Post-Effective Amendment, any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Post-Effective Amendment.

You should rely only on the information provided or incorporated by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment or any related prospectus. The Registrant has not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. You should not assume that the information in this Post-Effective Amendment or any related prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of the document.

You may contact the Registrant in writing or orally to request copies of the above-referenced filings, without charge (excluding exhibits to such documents unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into the information incorporated into this Post-Effective Amendment). Requests for such information should be directed to:

Jacobs Solutions Inc.

1999 Bryan Street, Suite 1200

Dallas, TX 75201

(214) 583-8500

Attn: Chief Executive Officer

Item 4. Description of Securities.

Not Applicable.

 

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Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

Not Applicable.

Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

The Registrant is a Delaware corporation. Articles 14 and 15 of the Registrant’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provide that

the officers and directors of the Registrant shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Registrant, and directors shall not be personally liable,

in each case, to the fullest extent authorized by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended from time to time (the “DGCL”). Section 145 of the DGCL provides that a Delaware corporation has the power to indemnify officers and directors in certain circumstances.

Subsection (a) of Section 145 of the DGCL empowers a corporation to indemnify any director or officer, or former director or officer, who was or

is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation), against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such action, suit or proceeding; provided such director or officer acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.

Subsection (b) of Section 145 of the DGCL empowers a corporation to indemnify any director or officer, or former director or officer, who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person acted in any of the capacities set forth above against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit; provided that such director or officer acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation. However, no indemnification may be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such director or officer has been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability, but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such director or officer is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

Subsection (c) of Section 145 provides that to the extent that a present or former director or officer of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 145, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such director or officer shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith. Subsection (e) of Section 145 requires an undertaking to repay any such amount advanced if the director or officer receiving such amount is ultimately determined not to be entitled to indemnification.

Indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, Section 145 of the DGCL is not to be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled. Section 145 of the DGCL permits a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of a current or former director or officer against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liabilities under Section 145 of the DGCL.

Article 14 of the Registrant’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that, to the fullest extent permitted under the DGCL, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, a director of the Registrant shall not be personally liable to the Registrant or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except that Article 14 shall not eliminate or limit a director’s liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Registrant or its shareholders, (ii) for acts or omissions that are not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the DGCL or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper benefit. Article 14 further provides that if the DGCL is hereafter amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Registrant shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended from time to time. Article 14 further provides that any repeal or modification of Article 14 shall not increase the personal liability of any director of the Registrant for any act or occurrence taking place prior to such repeal or modification or otherwise adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Registrant existing at the time of the repeal or modification.

Article 15 of the Registrant’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that the Registrant shall indemnify to the fullest extent authorized or permitted by law any person made, or threatened to be made, a party to any action or proceeding (whether civil or criminal or otherwise) by reason of the fact that he, his testator or intestate, is or was a director or officer of the Registrant or by reason of the fact that such director or officer, at the request of the Registrant, is or was serving any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, in any capacity.

The Registrant may, from time to time, maintain a policy, or policies, of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance which insures directors and officers against the cost of defense, settlement or payment of claims and judgments under certain circumstances.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Registrant has been informed that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

The foregoing summaries are subject to the complete text of the Registrant’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Registrant’s Amended and Restated Bylaws and to the referenced sections of the DGCL and are qualified in their entirety by reference thereto.

 

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Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.

Not applicable.

Item 8. Exhibits.

 

  3.1    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Jacobs Solutions Inc. (previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Predecessor on August 29, 2022 and incorporated herein by reference)
  3.2    Amended and Restated Bylaws of Jacobs Solutions Inc. (previously filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Predecessor on August 29, 2022 and incorporated herein by reference)
  4.1*    Jacobs Solutions Inc. Outside Director Stock Plan
  4.2*    Jacobs Solutions Inc. Stock Incentive Plan
  4.3*    Jacobs Solutions Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  4.4*    Jacobs Solutions Inc. (StreetLight) 2011 Stock Plan
  5.1 *    Opinion of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP regarding the legality of the securities being registered
23.1 *    Consent of Ernst & Young LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting firm for Jacobs Solutions Inc.
23.2 *    Consent of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)

 

*

Included with this filing.

Item 9. Undertakings.

(a) The Registrant hereby undertakes:

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Post-Effective Amendment:

(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Post-Effective Amendment (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Post-Effective Amendment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) promulgated under the Securities Act if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Post-Effective Amendment or any material change to such information in this Post-Effective Amendment;

Provided, however, that:

(A) Paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment.

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.\

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(b) The Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to the Initial Registration Statements to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Dallas, State of Texas on August 29, 2022.

 

JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC.
By:   /s/ Kevin C. Berryman
Name:   Kevin C. Berryman
Title:   President and Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

SIGNATURE

  

TITLE

 

DATE

/s/ Steven J. Demetriou

   Chair and Chief Executive Officer  
Steven J. Demetriou    (Principal Executive Officer)   August 29, 2022

/s/ Kevin C. Berryman

   President and Chief Financial Officer  
Kevin C. Berryman    (Principal Financial Officer)   August 29, 2022

/s/ William Benton Allen, Jr.

   Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer  
William Benton Allen, Jr.    (Principal Accounting Officer)   August 29, 2022

/s/ Priya Abani

    
Priya Abani    Director   August 29, 2022

/s/ Vincent K. Brooks

    
Vincent K. Brooks    Director   August 29, 2022

/s/ Ralph E. Eberhart

    
Ralph E. Eberhart    Director   August 29, 2022

/s/ Manny Fernandez

    
Manny Fernandez    Director   August 29, 2022

/s/ Georgette D. Kiser

    
Georgette D. Kiser    Director   August 29, 2022

/s/ Barbara L. Loughran

    
Barbara L. Loughran    Director   August 29, 2022

/s/ Robert A. McNamara

    
Robert A. McNamara    Director   August 29, 2022

/s/ Peter J. Robertson

    
Peter J. Robertson    Director   August 29, 2022

/s/ Christopher M.T. Thompson

    
Christopher M.T. Thompson    Director   August 29, 2022
EX-4.1 2 d381713dex41.htm EX-4.1 EX-4.1

Exhibit 4.1

JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC.

1999 Outside Director Stock Plan

(As Amended and Restated effective August 29, 2022)

1. Purpose.

The purpose of the Jacobs Solutions Inc. 1999 Outside Director Stock Plan, as amended and restated on August 29, 2022 (formerly known as the Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. 1999 Outside Director Stock Plan, as amended and restated effective January 18, 2018) (the “Plan”), is to attract and retain the services of experienced and knowledgeable independent directors of Jacobs Solutions Inc. (the “Company”) for the benefit of the Company and its stockholders and to provide an additional incentive for such directors to continue to work for the best interests of the Company and its stockholders through continuing ownership of its Common Stock. This Plan was renamed and amended and restated on August 29, 2022 solely to reflect the Company’s reorganization on August 29, 2022.

2. Definitions.

Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms, when used in this Plan, shall have the meanings set forth in this Paragraph 2.

Award” means any award of an Option or Stock Award granted pursuant to the Plan.

Award Agreement” means any agreement, contract document or other instrument evidencing an Award.

Board of Directors” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

Change in Control” means, with respect to the Company, a change in control of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A under the 1934 Act, provided that such a change in control shall be deemed to have occurred at such time as (a) any “person” (as that term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the 1934 Act) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act), directly or indirectly, of securities representing 35% or more of the combined voting power for election of directors of the then outstanding securities of the Company or any successor of the Company; (b) during any period of two (2) consecutive years or less, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board of Directors cease, for any reason, to constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors, unless the election or nomination for election of each new director was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who were directors at the beginning of the period; (c) the consummation of any merger or consolidation as a result of which the Common Stock (as defined below) shall be changed, converted or exchanged (other than by merger or consolidation with a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company) or any liquidation of the Company or any sale or other disposition of 50% or more of the assets or earning power of the Company; or (d) the consummation of any merger or consolidation of which the Company is a party as a result of which the persons who were shareholders of the Company immediately prior to the effective date of the merger or


consolidation shall have beneficial ownership of less than 50% of the combined voting power for election of directors of the surviving corporation following the effective date of such merger or consolidation; provided, however, that no Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred if, prior to such time as a Change in Control would otherwise be deemed to have occurred, the Board of Directors of the Company determines otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to an Award that is (i) subject to Section 409A and (ii) if a Change in Control would accelerate the timing of payment thereunder, then the term “Change in Control” shall mean a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company as defined in Section 409A and the authoritative guidance issued thereunder, but only to the extent inconsistent with the above definition, and only to the minimum extent necessary to comply with Section 409A as determined by the Board.

Common Stock” shall mean the Common Stock, $1.00 par value, of the Company or such other class of shares or other securities as may be applicable pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 5.

Company” shall mean Jacobs Solutions Inc.

Disabled” means a condition under which an Outside Director:

(a) Is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months; or

(b) Is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving long term disability benefits or social security disability payments.

Dividend Equivalent Right” is defined in Paragraph 11.

Fair Market Value” shall mean the closing price of the Common Stock as reported in the composite transactions report of the National Securities Exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed (“Exchange”). If such day is a day that the Exchange is not open, then the Fair Market Value shall be determined by reference to the closing price of the Common Stock for the immediately preceding trading day.

Forfeiture Restrictions” is defined in Paragraph 11.

Grant Price” shall mean the average of the Fair Market Values of the Common Stock for the ten trading days ending on the second trading day prior to the date for which the Grant Price is being determined, but in no event less than 85% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock for the day the Grant Price is being determined. If the day for which the Grant Price is being determined is a day that the Exchange is not open, then the Grant Price shall be determined by reference to the relevant price or prices as of the immediately preceding trading day.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that an Outside Director is elected or re-elected to the Board of Directors following the start of the averaging period that would otherwise be used to determine the Grant Price of an Option issued to such Outside Director pursuant to Paragraph 6, the Grant Price of the Option issued to the Outside Director shall equal the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock for the day the Grant Price is being determined.

1934 Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Outside Director” shall have the meaning given the term “Non-Employee Director” by Rule 16b-3 adopted under the 1934 Act.

Option” shall mean an Option granted pursuant to this Plan.

Plan” shall mean this Jacobs Solutions Inc. 1999 Outside Director Stock Plan as set forth herein, as the same may be amended from time to time.

Restricted Stock” is defined in Paragraph 11.

Restricted Stock Unit” means a Stock Award granted pursuant to Paragraph 11 of this Plan, pursuant to which shares of Common Stock may be issued in the future, along with any associated Dividend Equivalent Rights.

Stock Award” shall mean a grant of Common Stock, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units pursuant to Paragraph 11 of this Plan.

Tax Date” shall mean the date as of which any federal, state, local or foreign tax is required to be withheld from an Outside Director in connection with the exercise of an Option, the sale or other disposition of Common Stock acquired upon the exercise of an Option, the receipt of a Stock Award, the release of Restricted Stock Forfeiture Restrictions, or the acquisition of Common Stock pursuant to an award of Restricted Stock Units.

Time-Based RSU” is defined in Paragraph 11.

3. Shares of Common Stock Subject to the Plan.

(a) Subject to the provisions of Paragraph 5, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock upon which Awards may be granted under the Plan shall not exceed 1,100,000 shares.

(b) The shares to be delivered under the Plan shall be made available, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, from either authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock or previously issued shares reacquired by the Company, including shares purchased in the open market.

(c) If any outstanding Option granted under the Plan expires, lapses, is terminated or is forfeited for any reason, then the unissued shares of Common Stock that were allocable to the unexercised portion of such Option shall again be available for issuance upon exercise of an Option granted under this Plan.

 

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(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Outside Director shall receive in excess of $600,000 of compensation in any calendar year, determined by adding (i) all cash compensation to such Outside Director and (ii) the fair market value of all Awards granted to such Outside Director in such calendar year, based on the fair market value of such Awards on the Grant Date (as determined in a manner consistent with that used for Director compensation for proxy statement disclosure purposes in the year in which the Award occurs). The foregoing limit on Outside Director compensation only applies to compensation for customary Board services, and does not apply to compensation for special Board services, e.g. chairing the Board, which shall be subject to the limit set forth in the next sentence of this paragraph. The Board may make exceptions to this limit for individual Outside Directors in extraordinary circumstances, so long as this paragraph would not be violated if the $600,000 figure were instead $750,000, as the Board may determine in its sole discretion, provided that the Outside Director receiving such additional compensation may not participate in the decision to award such compensation or in other contemporaneous compensation decisions involving Outside Directors.

4. Administration of the Plan.

(a) The Plan shall be administered by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may authorize any officer or officers of the Company to execute and deliver Award Agreements and other documents on behalf of the Company.

(b) Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board of Directors is authorized and directed to interpret the Plan, to establish, amend and rescind policies relating to the Plan, to direct the Company to execute agreements and amendments thereto setting forth the terms and conditions of grants of Awards made under the Plan and to make such other determinations and to take such other actions as are consistent with the Plan and are necessary or appropriate for the administration of the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Directors shall not have the authority to make any determination, to adopt any policy or to take any action that would cause grants and exercises under the Plan to cease to be exempt from Section 16(b) of the 1934 Act by virtue of Rule 16b-3, or any successor rule, thereunder.

(c) Except as provided in Paragraph 15, any determination, decision or action of the Board of Directors in connection with the construction, interpretation, administration or application of the Plan shall be final, binding and conclusive upon all Plan participants and their transferees, beneficiaries, legal representatives, executors and other successors and assigns and upon all other persons. No member of the Board of Directors, and no other person acting upon the authorization and direction of the Board of Directors, shall be liable for any determination, decision or action made in good faith with respect to the Plan.

(d) The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the members of the Board of Directors, and other persons who are acting upon the authorization and direction of the Board of Directors, from and against any and all liabilities, costs and expenses incurred by such persons as a result of any act or omission in connection with the performance of such persons’ duties, responsibilities and obligations under the Plan, other than such liabilities, costs and expenses as may result from the bad faith, willful misconduct or criminal acts of such persons.

 

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5. Adjustment Provisions.

(a) Subject to the provisions of Paragraph 5(b) and Paragraph 15, if the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company are increased, decreased or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or other securities, or if additional shares or new or different shares or other securities are distributed in respect of such shares of Common Stock or other securities, through merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the property of the Company, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or any other change in the corporate structure of the Company affecting the Common Stock, the Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion determine that an appropriate and proportionate adjustment in each of the following is appropriate: (i) the maximum number and kind of securities provided in Paragraph 3(a) of this Plan, (ii) the number and kind of shares or other securities subject to then outstanding Options and/or Stock Awards and (iii) the price for each share or other unit of any other securities subject to such Options, but without change in the aggregate purchase price as to which such Options remain exercisable. Such adjustment shall be made by the Board of Directors, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary hereunder, upon a Change in Control, all Awards then outstanding under the Plan shall be fully vested and exercisable, except as provided in any applicable Award Agreement.

(c) Adjustments under this Paragraph 5 shall be approved by the Board of Directors. Except as provided in Paragraph 15, the Board of Directors’ determination as to what adjustments shall be made, and the extent thereof, shall be final, binding and conclusive. No fractional interests shall be issued under the Plan on account of any such adjustment.

6. Grants of Options to Outside Directors.

All Options are intended to be non-qualified (non-statutory) stock options.

An Outside Director may, by giving written notice to the Company not less than seven days prior to the date on which an Option shall be due to be granted:

(i) Decline to accept further grants of Options under this Plan; or

(ii) Revoke a previous election to decline to accept further grants of Options under this Plan, in which case such Outside Director may, in the discretion of the Board of Directors, thereafter receive Annual Grants made after such revocation.

An Outside Director who declines to accept grants of Options under this Plan may not receive anything of value in lieu of such grant, either at the time of such election or at any time thereafter.

 

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7. Terms of Outside Director Options.

(a) Option Agreement. Each Option shall be evidenced by a written agreement (which may be in electronic form) containing such terms and conditions as the Board of Directors deems appropriate (an “Option Agreement”). An Option Agreement shall not be effective unless and until it has been executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company and by the Outside Director to whom the Option is being granted.

(b) Option Price. The price of the shares of Common Stock subject to each Option shall be the Grant Price on the date such Option is granted.

(c) Exercisability. Unless otherwise provided in this Plan or an Award Agreement:

(i) No Option may be exercised in whole or in part until one year following the date upon which the Option is granted;

(ii) Subject to the provisions of Paragraph 7(c)(i), which shall at all times preempt the provisions of this Subparagraph 7(c)(ii), an installment of 25% of each Option shall become exercisable one year following the date of grant, with additional installments of 25% becoming exercisable on each anniversary date of the grant, so that all Options are fully exercisable at the end of four years from the date of grant;

(iii) If an Outside Director dies or becomes Disabled while in office all installments of all Options held by such director shall vest and become fully exercisable; and

(iv) Except as provided in paragraph (iii) above, no installment of an Option that has not become exercisable on the date on which the holder thereof ceases to be a director of the Company shall thereafter become exercisable by such holder or his successors and assigns.

8. Expiration of Options. An Option may not be exercised after the first to occur of the following events:

(a) Except as provided below, upon the expiration of three months from the date of the Outside Director’s disqualification or removal from the Board of Directors, or, if earlier, upon the expiration of the remaining term of the Option; however, if the Outside Director dies within said three-month period, upon the expiration of one year from the date of death or, if earlier, upon the expiration of the remaining term of the Option;

(b) In the case of the death of an Outside Director while in office, upon the expiration of the terms stated in the Option Agreements held by such director at the time of death;

(c) In the case of an Outside Director who is Disabled, upon the expiration of the terms stated in the Option Agreements held by such director at the time of the Disability; or

(d) In the case of the resignation of an Outside Director, the expiration of the remaining term of the Option.

 

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An Option may not be exercised to any extent by anyone after the expiration of ten years from the date the Option was granted.

9. Exercise of Options.

(a) Following the death or disability of an Outside Director, any exercisable portion of such Option may, prior to the time when such portion becomes unexercisable under the provisions of Paragraph 8, above, be exercised by the Outside Director’s personal representative or by any person empowered to do so under court order, or by will or the laws of descent and distribution, unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors.

(b) Manner of Exercise. An Option, or any exercisable portion thereof, may be exercised solely by delivery to the Company of all of the following prior to the time when such Option or portion thereof becomes unexercisable under Paragraph 8:

(i) Notice in writing signed by the Outside Director or other person then entitled to exercise such Option or portion, stating that such Option or portion is exercised;

(ii) Either:

 

  (x)

Full payment (in cash or by check) for the shares with respect to which such Option or portion is thereby exercised; or

 

  (y)

Upon conditions established by the Board of Directors, by the delivery or constructive exchange of shares of Common Stock owned by the Outside Director for such period of time as may be established by the Board of Directors, such shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Options being exercised; or

 

  (z)

Any combination of the consideration provided in the foregoing subsections (x) and (y);

(iii) In the event the Option or a portion thereof is being exercised by any person or persons other than the Outside Director to whom it was originally granted, appropriate proof, reasonably satisfactory to the Company, of the authority of such person or persons to exercise the Option or such portion thereof; and

(iv) The Board of Directors may make such provisions, subject to applicable rules and regulations, as it may deem appropriate for the withholding or payment by the Outside Director of any withholding taxes that it determines are required in connection with the exercise of an Option, and an Outside Director’s rights in stock issued pursuant to such exercise are subject to satisfaction of such conditions. If permitted by the Board of Directors, an Outside Director may elect to satisfy all or any portion of such taxes by instructing the Company to withhold shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the exercise of the Option (up to the minimum required tax withholding rate for the Outside Director or such other rate that will not cause an adverse accounting consequence or cost). If shares of Common Stock are withheld to satisfy tax liabilities, the value of such shares shall be computed using the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Tax Date.

 

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Any election to use Common Stock to satisfy a withholding tax obligation must either (A) be in a written instrument signed by the Outside Director and stating the number of shares to be withheld or surrendered or a formula pursuant to which such number may be determined and be irrevocable; or (B) otherwise be made in compliance with the Rules and Regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the 1934 Act relating to such elections, as from time to time in effect.

In no event shall the Company be required to issue fractional shares.

(c) Rights as a Shareholder. A holder of an Option shall not be, and shall not have any of the rights or privileges of, a shareholder of the Company with respect to any shares of Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of such Option unless and until such Option shall have been exercised and a certificate or certificates evidencing such shares shall have been issued by the Company to such holder.

(d) Conditions to Issuance of Stock Certificates. The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificate or certificates for shares of stock purchased upon the exercise of any Option or portion thereof unless and until all legal requirements applicable to such issuance or delivery have, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, been complied with. In connection with any such issuance or transfer, the person acquiring the shares shall, if requested by the Company, give assurances satisfactory to such counsel in respect of such matters as such counsel may deem desirable to assure compliance with all applicable legal requirements.

10. Restrictions on Transferability.

Unless determined otherwise by the Board of Directors, an Award may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised, during the lifetime of the Outside Director, only by the Outside Director personally. If the Board of Directors makes an Award transferable, such Award will contain such additional terms and conditions as the Board of Directors deems appropriate.

11. Stock Awards.

(a) In the discretion of the Board of Directors, the Company may make Stock Awards to Outside Directors. Stock Awards may be in the form of Common Stock, Restricted Stock Units, or Restricted Stock or any combination thereof. Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, Stock Awards may not be made to an individual who has at any time been employed by the Company.

 

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(b) Stock Awards to Outside Directors for the first year that they serve as directors shall be in the form of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units. Restricted Stock awarded under this Plan may not be sold, exchanged, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of, and in the event of the Outside Director’s ceasing to serve as a director of the Company for any reason (including death and Disability unless the Board of Directors in its sole discretion terminates the Forfeiture Restrictions following the death or Disability of such Outside Director), the Outside Director shall be obligated, for no consideration, to forfeit and surrender such shares (to the extent then subject to the Forfeiture Restrictions) to the Company. The restrictions against disposition and the obligation to forfeit and surrender shares to the Company are herein referred to as “Forfeiture Restrictions”, and the shares that are then subject to the Forfeiture Restrictions are referred to as “Restricted Stock.” Certificates evidencing Restricted Stock shall be appropriately legended to reflect the Forfeiture Restrictions. Restricted Stock Units are Stock Awards denominated in units of Common Stock under which the issuance of Common Stock is subject to such vesting conditions (including continued service as an Outside Director) and other terms and conditions as the Board of Directors deems appropriate. Each Restricted Stock Unit will be equal to one share of Common Stock and will, subject to satisfaction of any vesting and/or other terms and conditions, entitle an Outside Director to the issuance of one share of Common Stock in settlement of the award. Further, the rest of this paragraph shall apply to Restricted Stock Units that vest solely based on the passage of time (“Time-Based RSUs”), unless the relevant Award Agreement provides otherwise. Each Time-Based RSU shall entitle the Outside Director to a “Dividend Equivalent Right,” to the extent the Company pays a cash dividend with respect to its outstanding Common Stock while the Time-Based RSU remains outstanding. The term “Dividend Equivalent Right” shall mean a dollar amount equal to the per-share cash dividend paid by the Company. Any Dividend Equivalent Right will be subject to the same vesting, payment, and other terms and conditions as the Time-Based RSU to which it relates. Any Dividend Equivalent Right that vests will be paid in cash at the same time the share of Common Stock underlying the Time-Based RSU to which it relates is delivered to the Outside Director. An Outside Director will not be credited with Dividend Equivalent Rights with respect to any Time-Based RSU that, as of the record date for the relevant dividend, is no longer outstanding for any reason (e.g., because it has been settled in Common Stock or it has been terminated), and an Outside Director will not be entitled to any payment for Dividend Equivalent Rights with respect to any Time-Based RSU that terminates without vesting.

(c) The Forfeiture Restrictions with respect to Restricted Stock awarded to an Outside Director shall lapse and be of no further force and effect, and Restricted Stock Units awarded to an Outside Director shall vest, in each case upon the expiration of such period of time as may be fixed by the Board of Directors prior to the issuance of such Stock Award. In no event shall the restriction period be less than six months from the date the Stock Award is granted unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement.

(d) All of the foregoing restrictions, terms and other conditions regarding shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units shall be evidenced by a written agreement between the Company and the Outside Director containing such terms and conditions as the Board of Directors shall approve.

 

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(e) The Board of Directors may make such provisions as it may deem appropriate, subject to applicable rules and regulations, for the withholding or payment by the Outside Director of any withholding taxes that it determines are required in connection with Stock Awards and the lapse of Forfeiture Restrictions on Restricted Stock, and an Outside Director’s rights in such stock are subject to satisfaction of such conditions. If permitted by the Board of Directors, an Outside Director may elect to satisfy all or any portion of such taxes by instructing the Company to withhold shares of Common Stock (up to the minimum required tax withholding rate for the Outside Director, or such other rate that will not cause an adverse accounting consequence or cost) from a Stock Award or from Restricted Stock as to which the Restrictions have lapsed.

(f) If shares of Common Stock are withheld to satisfy tax liabilities, the value of such shares shall be computed using the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Tax Date.

(g) The Board shall be authorized to establish procedures pursuant to which the payment of any award (including any Dividend Equivalent Rights) may be deferred pursuant to the Jacobs Solutions Inc. Directors Deferral Plan or otherwise.

(h) An Outside Director may, by giving written notice to the Company not less than seven days prior to the date on which a Stock Award shall be due to be granted:

(i) Decline to accept further grants of Stock Awards under this Plan; or

(ii) Revoke a previous election to decline to accept further grants of Stock Awards under this Plan, in which case such Outside Director may, in the discretion of the Board of Directors, thereafter receive Annual Grants made after such revocation.

An Outside Director who declines to accept grants of Stock Awards under this Plan may not receive anything of value in lieu of such grant, either at the time of such election or at any time thereafter.

12. Reserved.

13. Amendment, Suspension and Termination of Plan.

Except as provided in this Paragraph 13 and in Paragraph 15, the Board of Directors may amend or terminate the Plan at any time and in any respect.

(a) No amendment of the Plan shall become effective without the approval of the Company’s shareholders if such approval is required in order to comply with Rule 16b-3 under the 1934 Act or any other applicable law, rule or regulation.

(b) Unless required by applicable law, rule or regulation, no amendment or termination of the Plan shall affect in a material and adverse manner any Option granted prior to the date of such amendment or termination without the written consent of the Outside Director holding such affected Option.

 

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(c) This Plan is intended to comply with all requirements for the exemption from Section 16(b) of the 1934 Act applicable to Outside Directors provided by Rule 16-3 or its successors under the 1934 Act. To the extent any provision of the Plan does not so comply and cannot for any reason be amended by the Board of Directors or the shareholders of the Company so as to comply, the provision shall, to the extent permitted by law and deemed advisable by the Board of Directors, be deemed null and void with respect to the holder of Options granted under this Plan.

(d) Other than pursuant to Section 5(a), the Board of Directors shall not without the approval of the Company’s stockholders (a) lower the option price per share of an Option after it is granted, (b) cancel an Option in exchange for cash or another Option or Stock Award (other than in connection with a Change in Control), 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 U.S. national securities exchange on which the shares are listed.

14. Governing Law.

This Plan shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to its choice of law rules.

15. Code Section 409A

It is intended that the Options and Restricted Stock Awards issued pursuant to this Plan shall not constitute “deferrals of compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and, as a result, shall not be subject to the requirements of Section 409A. It is further intended that Restricted Stock Units issued pursuant to this Plan shall avoid any “plan failures” within the meaning of Code section 409A(a)(1). The Plan is to be interpreted in a manner consistent with these intentions.

Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan, a new Option or Restricted Stock Award may not be issued if such Option or Restricted Stock Award would not be in compliance with Section 409A, and an existing Option or Restricted Stock Award may not be modified in a manner that would cause such Option or Restricted Stock Award to not be in compliance with Section 409A.

16. Termination of the Plan.

Unless previously terminated by the Board of Directors, the Plan shall terminate when there are no longer any Awards outstanding.

 

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EX-4.2 3 d381713dex42.htm EX-4.2 EX-4.2

Exhibit 4.2

JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC.

1999 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

(As Amended and Restated as of August 29, 2022)

 

1.

Purpose.

The purpose of the Jacobs Solutions Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated on August 29, 2022 (formerly known as the Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effective as of January 18, 2018) (the “Plan”), is to advance the long-term objectives of Jacobs Solutions Inc. (the “Company”) and its Related Companies (as defined in Paragraph 2) by encouraging and enabling the acquisition of a financial interest in the Company by employees of the Company and its Related Companies. In addition, the Plan is intended to attract and retain such employees, and to align and strengthen their interests with those of the Company’s shareholders. This Plan was renamed and amended and restated on August 29, 2022 solely to reflect the Company’s reorganization on August 29, 2022.

 

2.

Definitions.

Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms, when used in this Plan, shall have the meanings set forth in this Paragraph 2.

“Award” means any award of an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit or Incentive Bonus granted pursuant to the Plan.

“Award Agreement” means any agreement, contract document or other instrument evidencing an Award. “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

“Cause” means (unless otherwise expressly provided in an award agreement or another contract, including an employment agreement) the Company or a Related Company’s termination of the Employee’s employment with the Company or any Related Company, as applicable, following the occurrence of any one or more of the following: (a) the Employee is convicted of, or pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony; (b) the Employee willfully and continually fails to substantially perform the Employee’s duties with the Company or any Related Company after written notification by the Company or any such Related Company; (c) the Employee willfully engages in conduct that is materially injurious to the Company or any Related Company, monetarily or otherwise; (d) the Employee commits an act of gross misconduct in connection with the performance of the Employee’s duties to the Company or any Related Company; or (e) the Employee materially breaches any employment, confidentiality or other similar agreement between the Company or any Related Company and the Employee.

“Change in Control” means, with respect to the Company, a change in control of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), provided that such a change in control shall be deemed to have occurred at such time as (a) any “person” (as that term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the 1934 Act) is or becomes the “beneficial


owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act), directly or indirectly, of securities representing 35% or more of the combined voting power for election of directors of the then outstanding securities of the Company or any successor of the Company; (b) during any period of two (2) consecutive years or less, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board of Directors cease, for any reason, to constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors, unless the election or nomination for election of each new director was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who were directors at the beginning of the period; (c) the consummation of any merger or consolidation as a result of which the Common Stock (as defined below) shall be changed, converted or exchanged (other than by merger with a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company) or any liquidation of the Company or any sale or other disposition of 50% or more of the assets or earning power of the Company; or (d) the consummation of any merger or consolidation to which the Company is a party as a result of which the persons who were shareholders of the Company immediately prior to the effective date of the merger or consolidation shall have beneficial ownership of less than 50% of the combined voting power for election of directors of the surviving corporation following the effective date of such merger or consolidation; provided, however, that no Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred if, prior to such time as a Change in Control would otherwise be deemed to have occurred, the Board of Directors of the Company determines otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to an Award that is (i) subject to Section 409A and (ii) if a Change in Control would accelerate the timing of payment thereunder, then the term “Change in Control” shall mean a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company as defined in Section 409A and the authoritative guidance issued thereunder, but only to the extent inconsistent with the above definition, and only to the minimum extent necessary to comply with Section 409A as determined by the Committee.

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

“Committee” means the Human Resource and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, or any committee appointed by the Board of Directors in accordance with the Company’s By-Laws from among its members for the purpose of administering the Plan. Members of the Committee shall be “Non Employee Directors” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the 1934 Act, and “Outside Directors” as defined in IRS guidance issued under Section 162(m).

“Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $ 1.00 per share.

“Disabled” or “Disability” means the Participant meets the definition of “disabled” under the terms of the long term disability plan of the Company or Related Company by which the Participant is employed, in effect on the date in question, whether or not the Participant is covered by such plan.

“Dividend Equivalent Right” is defined in Paragraph 8.

“Employee” means an employee of the Company or a Related Company.

 

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“Fair Market Value” means the closing price of one Share of Common Stock as reported in the composite transactions report of the U.S. national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed, and if such exchange is not open that day, then the Fair Market Value shall be determined by reference to the closing price of the Common Stock for the immediately preceding trading day.

“Good Reason” means, without the Participant’s consent (a) a material reduction in the position, duties or responsibilities of the Participant from those in effect immediately prior to such change; (b) a reduction in the Participant’s base salary; (c) a relocation of the Participant’s primary work location to a distance of more than 50 miles from its location as of immediately prior to such change; or (d) a material breach by the Participant’s employer of any employment agreement between the Company and the Participant.

“Incentive Bonus” means a bonus award made under Paragraph 9 pursuant to which a Participant may become entitled to receive cash payments based on satisfaction of such performance criteria as are specified in the applicable Award Agreement or subplan(s).

“ISO” means an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

“Majority-Owned Related Company” means a Related Company in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the voting stock on the date an Award is granted or awarded.

“NQSO” means a stock option that does not constitute an ISO. “Options” means ISOs and NQSOs granted under the Plan.

“Participant” means an Employee who is selected by the Committee to receive an Award under the Plan.

“Qualifying Termination” means a termination of an Employee’s employment with the Company (a) by the Company for any reason other than Cause or death or Disability or (b) by the Employee for Good Reason.

“Related Company” or “Related Companies” means corporation(s) or other business organization(s) in which the Company holds a sufficient ownership interest so that Common Stock issued to the employees of such entities constitutes “service recipient stock,” as defined in IRS guidance under Section 409A. In general, the Company holds a sufficient ownership interest if it owns, directly or indirectly, at least 50% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock entitled to vote or at least 50% of the total value of shares of all classes of stock. However, to the extent permitted by IRS guidance under Section 409A, “20%” shall be used instead of “50%” in the previous sentence.

“Restricted Stock” means shares of Common Stock awarded pursuant to Paragraph 8 of the Plan.

“Restricted Stock Unit” means an Award granted pursuant to Paragraph 8 of the Plan, pursuant to which Shares (or an amount of cash valued with reference to Shares) may be issued in the future, along with any associated Dividend Equivalent Rights.

 

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“Retire” means to enter Retirement.

“Retirement” means the termination of a Participant’s employment with the Company or a Related Company by reason of a Participant having either (a) attained the age of 65, or (b) attained the age of 60 and completed a total of ten or more consecutive years of employment with the Company, and/or a Related Company.

“Section 162(m)” means Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

“Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

“Shares” means the shares of Common Stock.

“Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means the right granted pursuant to Section 7 of the Plan.

“Time-Based RSU” is defined in Paragraph 8.

 

3.

Eligibility; Award Agreements.

Any Employee shall be eligible to be selected as a Participant, and the Company may grant Awards to those persons meeting such eligibility requirements. Each Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement, which shall either be in writing in a form approved by the Committee and executed by the Company by an officer duly authorized to act on its behalf, or an electronic notice in a form approved by the Committee and recorded by the Company (or its designee) in an electronic recordkeeping system; in each case and if required by the Committee, the Award Agreement shall be executed or otherwise electronically accepted by the recipient in such form and manner as the Committee may require. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Incentive Bonuses may be payable under subplans and shall be granted as specified therein (which may or may not require an Award Agreement), at the discretion of the Committee. The Award Agreement shall set forth the material terms and conditions of the Award established by the Committee and consistent with the provisions of the Plan. The terms of the Awards and the Award Agreements need not be the same with respect to each Participant. A Participant may hold more than one Award at the same time.

 

4.

Administration.

 

  (a)

The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Board of Directors shall fill vacancies on, and from time to time may remove or add members to, the Committee. The Committee shall act pursuant to a majority vote or unanimous written consent.

 

  (b)

The Committee shall determine: the Participants to whom, and the time or times at which, Awards will be granted; the type of Awards to be granted; the number of Shares (or amount of cash) to be subject to each Award and the form of settlement thereof; the duration of each Award; the time or times within which

 

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  Options may be exercised; and any other terms and conditions of the Awards, at grant or while outstanding, pursuant to the terms of the Plan. The Committee shall also establish such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan, and make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan, including addressing unanticipated events (including any temporary closure of the stock exchange on which the Company is listed, disruption of communications or natural catastrophe).

 

  (c)

Except as provided in Paragraph 14, each determination or other action made or taken pursuant to the Plan, including interpretations of the Plan and the specific conditions and provisions of the Awards, shall be final and conclusive for all purposes and upon all persons including, but without limitation, the Company, its Related Companies, the Committee, the Board of Directors, Participants, and the respective successors in interest of any of the foregoing.

 

  (d)

Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Award that is not intended to satisfy the conditions of Rule 16b-3 under the 1934 Act or Section 162(m), and to the extent not inconsistent with applicable law or the rules and regulations of the principal U.S. national securities exchange on which the Shares are traded, the Committee may appoint one or more separate committees (any such committee, a “Subcommittee”) composed of one or more directors of the Company, who unlike the members of the Committee, may be employee directors of the Company. The Committee may delegate to any such Subcommittee(s), with respect to Employees who are not directors or executive officers of the Company, the authority to grant Awards, to determine all terms of such Awards and/or to administer the Plan, pursuant to the terms of the Plan; provided that (i) any resolution of the Committee authorizing such Subcommittee must specify the total number of Shares subject to Awards that such Subcommittee may so award and (ii) the Committee may not authorize any officer to designate himself or herself as the recipient of an Award. Subject to the limitations of the Plan and the limitations of the Committee’s delegation, any such Subcommittee would have the full authority of the Committee pursuant to the terms of the Plan. Any such Subcommittee shall not, however, grant Awards on terms more favorable than Awards provided for by the Committee. Actions by any such Subcommittee within the scope of delegation shall be deemed for all purposes to have been taken by the Committee. Any such Subcommittee shall be required to report to the Committee on any actions that the Subcommittee has taken.

 

  (e)

The Committee may designate the Secretary of the Company or any other Company employee to assist the Committee in the administration of the Plan, and may grant authority to such persons to execute Award Agreements or other documents entered into under the Plan on behalf of the Committee or the Company.

 

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  (f)

The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the members of the Board of Directors, and other persons who are acting upon the authorization and direction of the Board of Directors, from and against any and all liabilities, costs and expenses incurred by such persons as a result of any act or omission in connection with the performance of such persons’ duties, responsibilities and obligations under the Plan, other than such liabilities, costs and expenses as may result from the bad faith, willful misconduct or criminal acts of such persons.

 

5.

Shares and Share Counting.

 

  (a)

The Common Stock to be issued, transferred and/or sold under the Plan shall be made available from authorized and unissued Common Stock or from the Company’s treasury shares.

 

  (b)

Subject to adjustment as provided in this Paragraph and Paragraph 13, the total number of Shares that may be issued or transferred under the Plan pursuant to Awards may not exceed 29,850,000 Shares. For this purpose, every Share transferred pursuant to an Award granted after September 28, 2012 (i) that is an Option or SAR shall count as one Share and (ii) every Share transferred pursuant to an Award granted after September 28, 2012 other than an Option or SAR shall count as 1.92 Shares. If any Awards granted before September 29, 2012 (“Prior Awards”) are forfeited, in whole or in part, new Awards (“Subsequent Awards”) may be issued with respect to the Shares covered by such Prior Awards. For the purpose of determining the amount of Shares that may be issued pursuant to Subsequent Awards, (1) forfeited Options and SARs shall be counted as one Share per each Share covered and Awards other than Options and SARs shall be counted as 1.92 Shares per each share covered, and (2) Shares issued pursuant to a Subsequent Award shall count as either one Share (if the Award is an Option or SAR) or 1.92 Shares (in the case of an Award other than an Option or SAR). In the event that withholding tax liabilities arising from an Award other than an Option or SAR are satisfied by the withholding of Shares by the Company, then the Shares so withheld shall again be available for Awards under the Plan and shall count as 1.92 Shares for each Share so withheld. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the following Shares shall not be added to the Shares authorized for issuance or transfer under this Paragraph 5(b): (i) Shares tendered by the Participant in payment of the purchase price of an Option, (ii) Shares tendered by the Participant or withheld by the Company to satisfy any tax withholding obligation with respect to Options or SARs, (iii) Shares subject to a SAR (that is, each SAR that is exercised shall reduce the number of Shares available by one Share), and (iv) Shares reacquired by the Company on the open market or otherwise using cash proceeds from the exercise of Options.

 

  (c)

In the event that a company acquired by the Company or any Majority-Owned Related Company or with which the Company or any Majority-Owned Related Company combines has shares available under a pre-existing plan approved by shareholders 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 formula used in such transaction to determine the consideration payable to

 

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  the holders of common) may be used for Awards under the Plan and shall not reduce the Shares authorized for issuance or transfer 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 Employees or directors prior to such acquisition or combination.

 

6.

Options.

 

  (a)

Grant. Options may be granted hereunder to Participants either alone or in addition to other Awards. Any Option shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as the Committee shall deem desirable.

 

  (b)

Option Price. The option price per each Share shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of grant of such Option; provided, however, that in the case of an ISO granted to a Participant who, at the time of the grant, owns stock representing more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, the option price per Share shall be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of grant.

 

  (c)

Duration of Options. The duration of Options shall be determined by the Committee, but in no event shall the duration exceed ten years from the date of its grant; provided, however, that the term of the Option shall not exceed five years from the date the Option is granted in the case of an ISO granted to a Participant who, at the time of the grant, owns stock representing more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that on the last business day of the term of an Option (i) the exercise of the Option, other than an ISO, is prohibited by applicable law or (ii) Shares may not be purchased or sold by certain Participants due to the “black-out period” pursuant to Company policy or a “lock-up” agreement undertaken in connection with an issuance of securities by the Company, the term shall be extended for a period of 30 days following the end of the legal prohibition, black-out period or lock-up agreement.

 

  (d)

ISOs. With respect to each grant of an Option to an employee of the Company or any Company subsidiary, the Committee shall determine whether such Option shall be an ISO, and, upon determining that an Option shall be an ISO, shall designate it as such in the written instrument evidencing such Option. Each written instrument evidencing an ISO shall contain all terms and conditions required by Section 422 of the Code. If the written instrument evidencing an Option does not contain a designation that it is an ISO, it shall not be an ISO. The Employee to whom an ISO is granted must be eligible to receive an ISO pursuant to Section 422 of the Code. Solely for purposes of determining whether Shares are available for the grant of ISOs under the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to ISOs granted under the Plan shall be

 

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  29,850,000 Shares, subject to adjustment as provided in Paragraph 13. The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined in each instance on the date on which an ISO is granted) of the Common Stock with respect to which ISOs are first exercisable by any employee in any calendar year shall not exceed $100,000 for such employee. If any Majority-Owned Related Company of the Company shall adopt a stock option plan under which options constituting ISOs may be granted, the fair market value of the stock on which any such ISOs are granted and the times at which such ISOs will first become exercisable shall be taken into account in determining the maximum amount of ISOs that may be granted to the employee under this Plan in any calendar year.

 

  (e)

Exercise of Options. The Award Agreement shall specify when Options vest and become exercisable. An Option may not be exercised in a manner that will result in fractional Shares being issued.

 

  (i)

Vested Options granted under the Plan shall be exercised by the Participant (or by a legal representative, to the extent provided in an Award Agreement) as to all or part of the Shares covered thereby, by giving notice of exercise to the Company or its designated agent, specifying the number of Shares to be purchased. The notice of exercise shall be in such form, made in such manner, and shall comply with such other requirements consistent with the provisions of the Plan as the Committee may prescribe from time to time.

 

  (ii)

Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, full payment of such purchase price shall be made at the time of exercise and shall be made: in cash or cash equivalents (including certified check or bank check or wire transfer of immediately available funds); by tendering previously acquired Shares (either actually or by attestation) valued at their then Fair Market Value; through any other method specified in an Award Agreement (including same-day sales through a broker); or any combination of any of the foregoing. The notice of exercise, accompanied by such payment, shall be delivered to the Company at its principal business office or such other office as the Committee may from time to time direct, and shall be in such form, containing such further provisions consistent with the provisions of the Plan, as the Committee may from time to time prescribe.

 

7.

Stock Appreciation Rights.

 

  (a)

Grant. The Committee may grant SARs in tandem with all or part of any Award (including Options) or at any subsequent time during the term of such Award, or without regard to any other Award, in each case upon such terms and conditions as the Committee may establish.

 

  (b)

Grant Price and Duration. A SAR shall have a grant price per Share of not less than the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of grant or, if applicable, on the date of grant of an Option with respect to a SAR granted in tandem with the Option (subject to the requirements of Section 409A), and subject to adjustments provided in Paragraph 13. A SAR shall have a term not greater than ten years.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that on the last business day of the term of a SAR (i) the exercise of the SAR is prohibited by applicable law or (ii) Shares may not be purchased or sold by certain employees or directors of the Company due to the “black-out period” of a Company policy or a “lock-up” agreement undertaken in connection with an issuance of securities by the Company, the term shall be extended for a period of 30 days following the end of the legal prohibition, black-out period or lock-up agreement.

 

  (c)

Exercise. An Award Agreement covering a SAR shall provide when the SAR vests and becomes exercisable. Upon the exercise of a SAR, the holder shall have the right to receive the excess of (i) the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of exercise (or such amount less than such Fair Market Value as the Committee shall so determine at any time during a specified period before the date of exercise) over (ii) the grant price of the SAR. Unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion whether payment shall be made in cash or Shares, or any combination thereof.

 

8.

Awards of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units.

 

  (a)

Grants. Awards of Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Units may be granted to Participants either alone or in addition to other Awards (a “Restricted Stock Award” or “Restricted Stock Unit Award,” respectively). Restricted Stock Units are Awards denominated in units of Common Stock under which settlement is subject to such vesting conditions and other terms and conditions as the Committee deems appropriate. Each Restricted Stock Unit shall be equal to one share of Common Stock and shall, subject to satisfaction of any vesting and/or other terms and conditions, entitle a recipient to the issuance of one share of Common Stock (or such equivalent value in cash) in settlement of the Award. The Board of Directors may establish procedures pursuant to which the payment of any Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Unit Award may be deferred, including under the Jacobs Solutions Inc. Executive Deferral Plan Further, the rest of this paragraph shall apply to Restricted Stock Units that vest solely based on the passage of time (“Time-Based RSUs”), unless the relevant Award Agreement provides otherwise. Each Time-Based RSU shall entitle the Participant to a “Dividend Equivalent Right,” to the extent the Company pays a cash dividend with respect to its outstanding Common Stock while the Time-Based RSU remains outstanding. The term “Dividend Equivalent Right” shall mean a dollar amount equal to the per-share cash dividend paid by the Company. Any Dividend Equivalent Right will be subject to the same vesting, payment, and other terms and conditions as the Time- Based RSU to which it relates. Any Dividend Equivalent Right that vests will be paid in cash at the same time the share of Common Stock underlying the Time-Based RSU to which it relates is delivered to the Participant. A Participant will not be credited with Dividend Equivalent Rights with respect to any Time-Based RSU that, as of the record date for the relevant dividend, is no longer outstanding for any reason (e.g., because it has been settled in Common Stock or it has been terminated), and a Participant will not be entitled to any payment for Dividend Equivalent Rights with respect to any Time-Based RSU that terminates without vesting

 

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  (b)

Conditions and Restrictions. Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Unit Awards may be subject to time-based and/or performance-based vesting conditions. In the case of performance-based Awards, the performance goals to be achieved for each performance period shall be conclusively determined by the Committee and may be based upon the criteria set forth in Paragraph 10(b) or such other criteria as determined by the Committee in its discretion. In order to enforce the restrictions imposed upon Restricted Stock Awards, the Committee may require the recipient to enter into an escrow agreement providing that the certificates representing such Restricted Stock Awards shall remain in the physical custody of an escrow holder until any or all of the conditions and restrictions imposed pursuant to the Plan expire or shall have been removed.

 

  (c)

Rights of Holders of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units. Unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, beginning on the date of grant of the Restricted Stock Award and subject to execution of the Award Agreement, the Participant shall become a shareholder of the Company with respect to all Shares subject to the Award Agreement and shall have all of the rights of a shareholder, including the right to vote such Shares and the right to receive distributions made with respect to such Shares, except as otherwise provided in this Paragraph. Notwithstanding the foregoing, dividends or other distributions that relate to a Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Award subject to performance based vesting criteria will be subject to the same performance criteria as the underlying Award. A Participant who holds a Restricted Stock Unit Award shall only have those rights specifically provided for in the Award Agreement; provided, however, in no event shall the Participant have voting rights with respect to such Award.

 

  (d)

Minimum Vesting Period. Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Unit Awards shall have a vesting period of not less than (i) three years from date of grant (but permitting pro rata vesting over such time) if subject only to continued service with the Company or a Majority-Owned Related Company and (ii) one year from date of grant if subject to the achievement of performance objectives, subject in either case to accelerated vesting in the Committee’s discretion in the event of the death, Disability or Retirement of the Participant or a Change in Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the restrictions in the preceding sentence shall not be applicable to grants of up to 5% of the number of Shares available for Awards on the effective date of the Plan. The Committee may, in its sole discretion waive the vesting restrictions and any other conditions set forth in any Award Agreement under such terms and conditions as the Committee shall deem appropriate, subject to the minimum vesting period requirements in the prior sentence and the limitations imposed under Section 162(m) (in the case of a Restricted Stock Award or Restricted Stock Unit Award intended to comply therewith), except as otherwise determined by the Committee to be appropriate under the circumstances.

 

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  (e)

Issuance of Shares. 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(s), which certificate(s) shall be held by the Company. Such book entry registration, or certificate shall be registered in the name of the Participant and shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock.

 

9.

Incentive Bonus Awards.

 

  (a)

Grants. Awards of Incentive Bonuses may be granted hereunder to Participants either alone or in addition to other Awards. Incentive Bonuses payable hereunder may be pursuant to one or more subplans or programs.

 

  (b)

Payment. Each Incentive Bonus will confer upon the Participant the opportunity to earn a future cash payment the amount of which shall be based on the achievement of one or more objectively-determined performance goals or criteria established for a performance period determined by the Committee.

 

  (c)

Performance Goals. The Committee shall establish the performance goals or criteria on which each Incentive Bonus shall be based. The Committee shall also affirmatively determine at the end of each performance period the level of achievement of any such performance goals or criteria that shall determine the target and maximum amount payable under an Incentive Bonus, which criteria may be based on financial performance and/or personal performance evaluations. The Committee may specify to what extent an Incentive Bonus is intended to satisfy the requirements for “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the performance criteria for any portion of an Incentive Bonus that is intended by the Committee to satisfy the requirements for “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) shall be a measure based on one or more Qualifying Performance Criteria (as defined in Paragraph 10(b)) selected by the Committee and specified upon or prior to the grant of the Incentive Bonus.

 

10.

Qualifying Performance-Based Compensation.

 

  (a)

General. The Committee may specify that an Award or a portion of an Award is intended to satisfy the requirements for “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m), provided that, other than with respect to Options or SARs, the performance criteria for an Award or portion of an Award that is intended by the Committee to satisfy the requirements for “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) shall be a measure based on one or more Qualifying Performance Criteria selected by the Committee and specified at the time the Award is granted. In the case of any Award that is intended to satisfy the requirements for “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m), the

 

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  Committee shall establish the performance criteria with respect to such Award not later than ninety (90) days after the commencement of the period of service to which the performance criteria relate (or, in the case of performance periods of less than one year, not later than the date upon which 25% of the performance period elapses), provided that the outcome of the performance criteria is substantially uncertain at such time. The Committee shall certify the extent to which any Qualifying Performance Criteria has been satisfied, and the amount payable as a result thereof, prior to payment, settlement or vesting.

 

  (b)

Performance Criteria. For purposes of this Plan, the term “Qualifying Performance Criteria” shall mean any one or more of the following performance criteria, or derivations of such performance criteria, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, applied to either the Company as a whole, or to a business unit or group of business units, or Related Company, measured either annually, at a point in time during a performance period, or as an average of values determined at various points of time during a performance period, or cumulatively over a period of years, on an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, to previous years’ (or period’s) results or to a designated comparison group, or as a change in values during or between performance periods, in each case as specified by the Committee: (i) revenues; (ii) earnings from operations, earnings before or after income taxes, earnings before or after interest, depreciation, amortization, or earnings before extraordinary or special items, earnings before income taxes and any provision for Incentive Bonuses; (iii) net earnings or net earnings per common share (basic or diluted); (iv) return on assets (gross or net), return on investment, return on capital, or return on beginning, ending or average equity; (v) cash flow, cash flow from operations, free cash flow, cash flow return on investment (discounted or otherwise), net cash provided by operations, or cash flow in excess of cost of capital; (vi) interest expense after taxes; (vii) economic value added or created; (viii) operating margin or profit margin; (ix) stock price or total shareholder return; (x) average cash balance, net cash or cash position; and (xi) strategic business criteria, consisting of one or more objectives based on meeting specified development, strategic partnering, licensing, research and development, market penetration, geographic business expansion goals, cost targets, customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, management of employment practices and employee benefits, supervision of litigation and information technology, and goals relating to acquisitions or divestitures of subsidiaries, affiliates or joint ventures. To the extent consistent with Section 162(m), the Committee (A) may appropriately adjust any measurement of performance under a Qualifying Performance Criteria to eliminate the effects of charges for restructurings, discontinued operations, unusual or nonrecurring or extraordinary items and all items of gain, loss or expense determined to be extraordinary or unusual in nature or related to the disposal of a segment of a business or related to a change in accounting principle all as determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, as well as the cumulative effect of accounting changes, in each case as determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States or identified in the Company’s financial statements or notes to

 

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  the financial statements, and (B) may appropriately adjust any measurement of performance under a Qualifying Performance Criteria to exclude the effects of any of the following events that occurs during a performance period: (1) asset write-downs, (2) litigation, claims, judgments or settlements, (3) changes in tax law or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results, (4) reorganization and restructuring programs and (5) payments made or due under this Plan or any other compensation arrangement maintained by the Company.

 

  (c)

Restrictions. The Committee shall have the power to impose such other restrictions on Awards subject to this Paragraph as it may deem necessary or appropriate to ensure that such Awards satisfy all requirements for “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m).

 

  (d)

Limitations on Grants to Individual Participants. In no event may Awards that are denominated in shares and that are intended to be “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) be granted or awarded to any Employee covering more than 1,000,000 shares in the aggregate (taking into account all such share-based Awards) in any one calendar year, subject to the adjustment provisions of Paragraph 13 of the Plan only to the extent that such adjustment will not affect the status of any Award intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m). During any calendar year no Participant may be granted Performance Awards that are intended to comply with the performance-based exception under Section 162(m) and are denominated in cash under which more than $5,000,000 may be earned for each 12 months in the performance period. If an Award is cancelled, the cancelled Award shall continue to be counted toward the applicable limitation in this Paragraph.

 

11.

Termination of Employment and Change in Control.

Schedule A and Schedule B, attached hereto, establish the effects of a Participant’s termination of employment, other changes of employment or employer status, and a Change in Control, with respect to outstanding Options, SARs, Restricted Stock, and Restricted Stock Units, and such Schedules are hereby incorporated by reference. The Committee may approve Awards containing terms and conditions different from, or in addition to, those set forth in Schedule A and Schedule B. The effects of a termination of employment and/or a Change in Control with respect to Incentive Bonuses shall be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. In the case of leaves of absence, Employees will not be deemed to have terminated employment unless the Committee, in its sole discretion, determines otherwise.

 

12.

Transferability of Awards.

Except as otherwise provided by the Committee:

 

  (a)

Awards shall not be transferable other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. The rights of a Participant under this Plan shall not be assignable or transferable pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined in the Code or Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act or the rules thereunder.

 

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  (b)

During the lifetime of a Participant, an Option shall be exercisable only by the recipient of such Option, or by his/her legal representative.

 

13.

Adjustments.

In the event of any merger, reorganization, consolidation, combination of shares or spin-offs, recapitalization, dividend or distribution (whether in cash, shares or other property, other than a regular cash dividend), stock split, reverse stock split, or other change in corporate structure affecting the Shares or the value thereof or otherwise, the Committee or the Board of Directors shall make such adjustment and other substitutions, if any, as it may deem equitable and appropriate, including such adjustments in the number, class and kind of securities that may be delivered under the Plan, the number of Shares subject to any outstanding Award and the Option or exercise price, if any, thereof. Any such adjustment may provide for the elimination of any fractional Shares that might otherwise become subject to any Award without payment therefore.

 

14.

Amendments and Modifications of the Plan.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, alter, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan as it shall deem advisable, subject to any requirement for shareholder approval imposed by applicable law, including the rules and regulations of the principal U.S. national securities exchange on which the Shares are traded; provided that the Board of Directors may not amend the Plan in any manner that would result in noncompliance with Rule 16b-3 under the 1934 Act; and further provided that the Board of Directors may not, without the approval of the Company’s shareholders to the extent required by such applicable law, amend the Plan to: (a) increase the number of Shares that may be the subject of Awards under the Plan (exept for adjustments pursuant to Paragraph 13); (b) expand the types of awards available under the Plan; (c) materially expand the class of persons eligible to participate in the Plan; (d) amend the Plan to eliminate the requirements relating to minimum exercise price, minimum grant price and shareholder approval; (e) increase the maximum permissible term of any Option or the maximum permissible term of SAR; or (f) increase any of the limitations in Paragraph 10(d). The Board of Directors may not (except pursuant to Paragraph 13 or in connection with a Change in Control), without the approval of the Company’s shareholders, cancel an Option or SAR in exchange for cash when the exercise or grant price per share exceeds the Fair Market Value of one Share or take any action with respect to an Option or SAR that would be treated as a repricing under the rules and regulations of the principal securities exchange on which the Shares are traded, including a reduction of the exercise price of an Option or the grant price of a SAR or the exchange of an Option or SAR for another Award. In addition, except as permitted by Section 24 or as otherwise expressly authorized under the Plan, no amendments to, or termination of, the Plan shall impair the rights of a Participant in any material respect under any Award previously granted without such Participant’s consent.

 

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15.

Tax Withholding.

The Company shall have the right to make all payments or distributions pursuant to the Plan to a Participant (or a legal representative thereof as provided in an Award Agreement) 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 SAR; (c) the delivery of Shares or cash; (d) the lapse of any restrictions in connection with any Award; or (e) any otherevent occurring pursuant to the Plan. The Company or any Majority-Owned Related Company shall have the right to withhold from wages or other amounts otherwise payable to a Participant (or a legal representative thereof as provided in an Award Agreement) such withholding taxes as may be required by law, or to otherwise require the Participant (or legal representative) to pay such withholding taxes. The Company may, at its discretion, delay the delivery of Shares or cash otherwise deliverable to a Participant in connection with the settlement of an Award until such time arrangements have been made to ensure the remittance of all taxes due from the Participant in connection with the Award. If the Participant (or legal representative) shall fail to make such tax payments as are required, the Company or its Majority-Owned Related Company shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to such Participant (or legal representative) 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 (or legal representative) 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 Company to retain Shares (up to the minimum required tax withholding rate for the Participant) or such other rate that will not cause an adverse accounting consequence or cost) otherwise deliverable in connection with the Award.

 

16.

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 of the Company or any Related Company or affect any right that the Company or any Related Company may have to terminate the employment of (or to demote or to exclude from future Awards under the Plan) any such Participant at any time for any reason. In the event of a Participant’s termination of employment with the Company or Related Company, neither the Company nor any Related Company shall be liable for the loss of existing or potential profit from any Award held by a Participant immediately preceding the Participant’s termination. 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.

 

17.

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 United States 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.

 

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18.

Severability.

The provisions of the Plan shall be deemed severable. 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 or by reason of change in a law or regulation, 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.

 

19.

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.”

 

20.

Unfunded Status of the Plan.

The Plan is intended to constitute an “unfunded” plan for incentive compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to a Participant by the Company, nothing contained herein shall give any such Participant any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company. 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 the Shares or payments in lieu of or with respect to Awards hereunder; provided, however, that the existence of such trusts or other arrangements is consistent with the unfunded status of the Plan.

 

21.

Non-U.S. Employees.

The Committee may determine, in its sole discretion, whether it is desirable or feasible under local law, custom or practice to grant Awards to Participants in countries other than the United States. In order to facilitate any such grants, the Committee may provide for such modifications and additional terms and conditions (“special terms”) in the grant and Award Agreements to Participants who are employed outside the United States (or who are foreign nationals temporarily within the United States) as the Committee may consider necessary, appropriate or desirable to accommodate differences in, or otherwise comply with, local law, policy or custom or to facilitate administration of the Plan. The Committee may adopt or approve sub-plans, appendices or supplements to, or amendments, restatements or alternative versions of, the Plan as it may consider necessary, appropriate or desirable for purposes of implementing any special terms or facilitating the grant, without thereby affecting the terms of the Plan as in effect for any other purpose. The special terms and any appendices, supplements, amendments, restatements or alternative versions, however, shall not include any provisions that are inconsistent with the terms of the Plan as then in effect, unless the Plan could have been amended to eliminate such inconsistency without further approval by the Board of Directors.

 

22.

Governing Law.

The Plan shall be governed by and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to its choice of law rules.

 

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23.

Termination of the Plan.

Awards may be granted under the Plan at any time and from time to time on or prior to November 15, 2022, on which date the Plan will terminate except as to Awards then outstanding under the Plan.

 

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Section 409A.

This Plan is intended to comply and shall be administered in a manner that is intended to comply with Section 409A and shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent. To the extent that an Award or the payment, settlement or deferral thereof is subject to Section 409A, the Award shall be granted, paid, settled or deferred in a manner that will comply with Section 409A, including regulations or other guidance issued with respect thereto, except as otherwise determined by the Committee. Any provision of this Plan that would cause the grant of an Award or the payment, settlement or deferral thereof to fail to satisfy Section 409A shall be amended to comply with Section 409A on a timely basis, which may be made on a retroactive basis, in accordance with regulations and other guidance issued under Section 409A.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company and the Related Companies and their officers, directors, employees and service providers (other than Participants with respect to their own Awards or the payment, settlement or deferral thereof) shall have no liability for adverse consequences under Section 409A.

 

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SCHEDULE A

TO THE

JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC.

1999 Stock Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated

Treatment of Options and SARs

 

Event

  

Impact on Vesting

  

Impact on Exercise Period

Employment terminates due to Retirement    Unvested Options and SARs are forfeited    Expiration date provided in the Award Agreement continues to apply
Employment terminates due to Disability or death    All Options and SARs become immediately vested    Expiration date provided in the Award Agreement continues to apply
Employment terminates in a Qualifying Termination within two years following a Change in Control    All Options and SARs become immediately vested    Expire on the earlier to occur of (1) the expiration date provided in the Award Agreement, or (2) two years from the date of termination
Employment terminates for reasons other than a Change in Control, Disability, Retirement, or death (for purposes of this section, the receipt of severance pay or similar compensation by the Award recipient does not extend his or her termination date)    Unvested Options and SARs are forfeited    Expires on the earlier to occur of (1) the expiration date in the Award Agreement, or (2) three months from the date of termination
Participant is an employee of a Related Company, and the Company’s investment in the Related Company falls below 20% (this constitutes a termination of employment under the Plan)    Unvested Options and SARs are forfeited    Expires on the earlier to occur of (1) the expiration date provide in the Award Agreement, or (2) three months from the date of termination
Employee becomes an employee of an entity in which the Company’s ownership interest is less than 20% (this constitutes a termination of employment under the Plan)    Unvested Options and SARs are forfeited    Expires on the earlier to occur of (1) the expiration date provided in the Award Agreement, or (2) three months from the date of termination

 

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Event

  

Impact on Vesting

  

Impact on Exercise Period

Employment transferred to a Related Company    Vesting continues after transfer    Expiration date provided in the Award Agreement continues to apply
Death after termination of employment but before Option/SAR has expired    Not applicable    Right of executor or administrator of estate (or other transferee permitted under Plan or Award Agreement) terminates on the earlier to occur of (1) the expiration date provided in the Award Agreement, or (2) the expiration date that applied immediately prior to the death
A Change in Control occurs and Options and/or SARs are not assumed and continued by the acquiring or surviving corporation in the transaction (or a parent corporation thereof)    All Options and SARs become immediately vested    Expires on the date of the Change in Control; provided that the Employee is given at least 15 days’ notice of such termination and the opportunity to exercise outstanding Options during such notice period.

 

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SCHEDULE B

to the

JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC.

1999 Stock Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated

Treatment of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units

 

Event

  

Impact on Vesting

Employee’s employment terminates due to Retirement    Unvested Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units are forfeited upon Retirement
Employee’s employment terminates due to Disability or death    The restrictions on all unvested Restricted Stock shall immediately lapse and unvested Restricted Stock Units become immediately vested; provided, however, that any awards of Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Units that are subject to performance-based vesting criteria shall remain outstanding and continue to vest or become earned based upon the Company’s actual performance through the end of the applicable performance period
Employment terminates in a Qualifying Termination within two years following a Change in Control    The restrictions on all unvested Restricted Stock shall immediately lapse and unvested. Restricted Stock Units become immediately vested; provided, however, that any awards of Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Units that are subject to performance-based vesting criteria shall be paid at a level based upon the Company’s actual performance as of the applicable Qualifying Termination.
Employee’s employment terminates for reasons other than a Change in Control, forfeited Disability, Retirement or death (for purposes of this section, the receipt of severance pay or similar compensation by the Employee does not extend his or her termination date)    Unvested Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units are forfeited

 

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Event

  

Impact on Vesting

Employee is an employee of a Related Company, and the Company’s investment in the Related Company falls below 20% (this constitutes a termination of employment under the Plan effective as of the date the Company’s investment in the Related Company falls below 20%)    Unvested Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units are forfeited
Employee becomes an employee of an entity in which the Company’s ownership interest is less than 20% (this constitutes a termination of employment under the Plan effective as of the date the Employee becomes an employee of the entity in which the Company’s ownership interest is less than 20%)    Unvested Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units are forfeited
Employment transferred to a Related Company    The restrictions on unvested Restricted Stock shall continue to lapse and Restricted Stock Units continue to vest after the transfer, subject to the Company’s actual performance with respect to any applicable performance-based vesting criteria
A Change in Control occurs and Unvested Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units are not assumed and continued by the acquiring or surviving corporation in the transaction (or a parent corporation thereof)    The restrictions on all unvested Restricted Stock shall immediately lapse and unvested Restricted Stock Units become immediately vested; provided, however, that any awards of Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Units that are subject to performance-based vesting criteria shall be paid at a level based upon the Company’s actual performance as of the applicable Change in Control.

 

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EX-4.3 4 d381713dex43.htm EX-4.3 EX-4.3

Exhibit 4.3

JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC.

1989 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

(As amended and restated on August 29, 2022)

1. Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to provide employees of the Company and its Designated Subsidiaries and Designated Affiliates with an opportunity to purchase Shares of the Company. This Plan includes two components: a Code Section 423 Component (the “423 Component”) and a non-Code Section 423 Component (the “Non-423 Component”). It is the intention of the Company to have the 423 Component qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” under Section 423 of the Code. The provisions of the 423 Component, accordingly, shall be construed so as to extend and limit participation in a uniform and nondiscriminatory basis consistent with the requirements of Section 423 of the Code. In addition, this Plan authorizes the grant of purchase rights under the Non-423 Component that does not qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” under Section 423 of the Code; such purchase rights shall be granted pursuant to rules, procedures or subplans adopted by the Committee designed to achieve tax, securities laws or other objectives for Eligible Employees and the Company. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Non-423 Component will be operated and administered in the same manner as the 423 Component.

2. Definitions.

(a) “Administrator” means the Company’s highest ranking Human Resources Officer or one or more of the Company’s other officers or management team appointed by the Board or Committee to administer the day-to-day operations of the Plan. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, the Board or Committee may assign any of its administrative tasks to the Administrator.

(b) “Affiliate” means (a) any entity that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by, controls or is under common control with, the Company and (b) any entity in which the Company has a significant equity interest, in either case as determined by the Committee, whether now or hereafter existing.

(c) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(d) “Change in Control” means, with respect to the Company, a change in control of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act, provided that such a change in control shall be deemed to have occurred at such time as (i) any “person” (as that term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities representing 35% or more of the combined voting power for election of Directors of the then outstanding securities of the Company or any successor of the Company; (ii) during any period of two (2) consecutive years or less, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board cease, for any reason, to constitute at least a majority of the Board, unless the election or nomination for election of each new Director was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Directors then still in office who were Directors at the beginning of the period; (iii) the consummation of any


merger or consolidation as a result of which the Shares shall be changed, converted or exchanged (other than by merger with a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company) or any liquidation of the Company or any sale or other disposition of 50% or more of the assets or earning power of the Company; or (iv) the consummation of any merger or consolidation to which the Company is a party as a result of which the persons who were shareholders of the Company immediately prior to the effective date of the merger or consolidation shall have beneficial ownership of less than 50% of the combined voting power for election of directors of the surviving corporation following the effective date of such merger or consolidation; provided, however, that no Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred if, prior to such time as a Change in Control would otherwise be deemed to have occurred, the Board determines otherwise.

(e) “Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor statute thereto, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

(f) “Committee” means the Human Resource & Compensation Committee of the Board or another committee designated by the Board, or the person(s) or entity delegated the responsibility of administering the Plan.

(g) “Company” means Jacobs Solutions Inc., including any successor thereto.

(h) “Compensation” means wages and salary but exclusive of overtime pay and regularly paid wage premiums (such as evening or shift premiums), commissions, income from equity compensation awards, bonuses, contributions to other plans, and other compensation, unless otherwise determined by the Administrator. The Committee shall have the discretion to determine the application of this definition to employees outside the United States.

(i) “Designated Affiliate” means any Affiliate selected by the Administrator as eligible to participate in the Non-423 Component.

(j) “Designated Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary selected by the Administrator as eligible to participate in the 423 Component.

(k) “Disability” means the Participant becoming unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medical determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or that has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, within the meaning of Code Section 422(c)(6).

(l) “Director” means a member of the Board.

(m) “Effective Date” shall mean the date the Plan becomes effective in accordance with Section 25.

(n) “Eligible Employee” means (i) any individual who is treated as an active employee in the records of the Company or any Designated Subsidiary or (ii) any individual who is treated as an active employee in the records of the Company or any Designated Affiliate, in each case regardless of any subsequent reclassification by the Company or by any Designated Subsidiary or Designated Affiliate, any governmental agency, or any court; provided, however, in all cases, only following the completion of one year of service as an active employee of the

 

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Company, Designated Subsidiary, or Designated Affiliate. The Administrator, in its discretion, from time to time may, prior to an Offering Date for a particular Offering and for all purchase rights to be granted on such Offering Date under such Offering, determine that the definition of Eligible Employee will or will not include an individual if he or she customarily works not more than twenty (20) hours per week or not more than five (5) months in any calendar year (or, in each case, such lesser period of time as may be determined by the Administrator in its discretion), provided that any such exclusion is applied with respect to each Offering in a uniform manner to all similarly-situated employees who otherwise would be Eligible Employees for that Offering. The Administrator, in its discretion, may further modify this definition as applied to the Non-423 Component. For purposes of the 423 Component, the employment relationship shall be treated as continuing intact while the individual is on military or sick leave or other bona fide leave of absence approved by the Company or the Designated Subsidiary so long as the leave does not exceed three (3) months or if longer than three (3) months, the individual’s right to reemployment is provided by statute or has been agreed to by contract or in a written policy of the Company which provides for a right of reemployment following the leave of absence. The employment relationship shall be treated as continuing intact where an Eligible Employee transfers employment between the Company, Designated Subsidiaries and/or Designated Affiliates; provided, however, that an individual who is not employed by the Company or a Designated Subsidiary on the Offering Date and through a date that is no more than three (3) months prior to the Purchase Date will participate only in the Non-423 Component unless the individual continues to have a right to reemployment with the Company or a Designated Subsidiary provided by statute or contract or in a written policy of the Company which provides for a right of reemployment following the leave of absence. The Administrator shall establish rules to govern other transfers into the 423 Component, and between any separate Offerings established thereunder, consistent with the applicable requirements of Section 423 of the Code.

(o) “Employer” means, individually and collectively, the Company, a Designated Affiliate and the Designated Affiliates, a Designated Subsidiary and the Designated Subsidiaries.

(p) “Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, from time to time, or any successor law thereto, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

(q) “Fair Market Value” means, with respect to the Shares, as of any date, (i) the closing per-share sales price of the Shares (A) as reported by the NYSE composite tape for such date or (B) if the Shares are no longer listed on the NYSE but are listed on any other national stock exchange or national market system, as reported on the stock exchange composite tape for securities traded on such exchange for such date, or, with respect to each of clauses (A) and (B), if there were no sales on such date, on the closest preceding date on which there were sales of Shares, or, (ii) in the event there shall be no public market for the Shares on such date, the fair market value of the Shares as determined in good faith by the Committee upon the reasonable application of a reasonable valuation method.

(r) “NYSE” means the New York Stock Exchange.

 

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(s) “Offering” means an offer under the Plan of a purchase right that may be exercised during an Offering Period as further described in Section 2(t). For purposes of this Plan, the Committee may designate separate Offerings under the Plan (the terms of which need not be identical) in which Eligible Employees of one or more Designated Subsidiaries or Designated Affiliates will participate, even if the dates of the applicable Offering Periods of each such Offering are identical.

(t) “Offering Date” means the first Trading Day of each Offering Period.

(u) “Offering Period” means a period of six months during which a purchase right granted pursuant to the Plan may be offered, or such different period for the offer of the purchase right as may be established by the Committee. In no event shall an Offering Period exceed 27 months. The duration and timing of Offering Periods may be changed pursuant to Section 4.

(v) “Parent” means a “parent corporation” of the Company whether now or hereinafter existing as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

(w) “Participant” means any Eligible Employee who participates in the Plan as described in Section 5.

(x) “Payroll Deduction Authorization Form” means any written agreement, enrollment form, contract or other instrument or document (in each case in paper or electronic form) evidencing that an Eligible Employee has elected to become a Participant in the Plan, which may, but need not, require execution by a Participant.

(y) “Plan” means the Jacobs Solutions Inc. 1989 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (as Amended and Restated on August 29, 2022) (formerly known as the Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. 1989 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (as Amended and Restated on January 19, 2017)), including both the 423 Component and the Non-423 Component. This Plan was renamed and amended and restated on August 29, 2022 solely to reflect the Company’s reorganization on August 29, 2022.

(z) “Purchase Date” means the last Trading Day of each month during the Offering Period.

(aa) “Purchase Price” means a per-Share amount to be paid by a Participant to purchase a Share during the Offering Period. Such Purchase Price shall be established in the manner specified by the Committee and in effect thereafter unless otherwise changed by the Committee, for each Offering prior to an Offering Period, shall be ninety-five percent (95%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the relevant Purchase Date. Such Purchase Price may be established by the Committee by any manner or method the Committee determines, pursuant to Section 16, and subject to (i) with respect to the 423 Component, compliance with Section 423 of the Code (or any successor rule or provision or any other applicable law, regulation or stock exchange rule) or (ii) with respect to the Non-423 Component, pursuant to such manner or method as determined by the Committee to comply with applicable local law.

(bb) “Share” means a share of common stock of the Company, par value $1.00 per share, or such other security of the Company (i) into which such share shall be changed by reason of a recapitalization, merger, consolidation, split-up, combination, exchange of shares or other similar transaction or (ii) as may be determined by the Committee pursuant to Section 16.

 

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(cc) “Subsidiary” means a “subsidiary corporation” of the Company whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

(dd) “Trading Day” means a day on which the NYSE is open for trading.

3. Eligibility. Any Eligible Employee on a given Offering Date shall be eligible to participate in the Plan, provided, however, that employees who are citizens or residents of a non-U.S. jurisdiction may be excluded from participation in the Plan or an Offering if the participation of such Employees is prohibited under the laws of the applicable jurisdiction or if complying with the laws of the applicable jurisdiction would cause the Plan or an Offering to violate Section 423 of the Code. Further, notwithstanding any provisions of the Plan to the contrary, no Eligible Employee may be granted a purchase right under the 423 Component of the Plan (i) to the extent that, immediately after the grant, such Eligible Employee (or any other person whose stock would be attributed to such Eligible Employee pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) would own capital stock of the Company and/or hold outstanding purchase rights to purchase capital stock possessing five percent (5%) or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of the capital stock of the Company or of any Subsidiary, or (ii) to the extent that his or her rights to purchase capital stock under all employee stock purchase plans of the Company and its subsidiaries accrues at a rate that exceeds Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars (US$25,000) worth of such stock (determined at the Fair Market Value of the shares of such stock at the time such purchase right is granted) for each calendar year in which such purchase right is both outstanding and exercisable.

4. Offering Periods. The Plan shall be implemented by consecutive six-month Offering Periods with a new Offering Period commencing on the first Trading Day in January and July or on such other date as the Committee shall determine, and continuing thereafter to the last Trading Day of the respective six-month period or until terminated in accordance with Section 20. Within the limitations set forth in Section 2(t), the Committee shall have the power to change the duration of Offering Periods (including the commencement dates thereof) with respect to future offerings without stockholder approval if such change is announced prior to the scheduled beginning of the first Offering Period to be affected thereafter.

5. Participation. An Eligible Employee may become a Participant in the Plan by completing, within any prescribed enrollment period prior to the applicable Offering Date, a Payroll Deduction Authorization Form (electronic or otherwise) and/or any other forms and following any procedures for enrollment in the Plan as may be established by the Administrator from time to time.

6. Payroll Deductions or Contributions.

(a) At the time a Participant completes any Payroll Deduction Authorization Form, enrollment form and/or procedure to enroll in the Plan, as provided in Section 5, he or she shall elect to have payroll deductions made on each pay day during the Offering Period in an amount not exceeding 15% of the Compensation that he or she receives on each pay day during the Offering Period, provided, that should a pay day occur on a Purchase Date, a Participant shall have the payroll deductions made on such day applied to his or her account under the new Offering Period, unless otherwise provided by the Administrator and subject to withdrawal by

 

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the Participant as provided in Section 10. The Administrator may permit Eligible Employees participating in a specified Offering to contribute amounts to the Plan through payment by cash, check or other means to comply with non-U.S. requirements, provided, that such contributions shall not exceed 15% of the Compensation received each pay period, during the Offering Period. A Participant’s enrollment in the Plan shall remain in effect for successive Offering Periods unless terminated as provided in Section 10.

(b) Payroll deductions or contributions, as applicable, for a Participant shall commence on the first pay day following the Offering Date and shall end on the last pay day in the Offering Period to which such authorization is applicable (subject to subsection 6(a)), unless sooner terminated by the Participant as provided in Section 10.

(c) A Participant may discontinue his or her participation in the Plan as provided in Section 10 by completing any forms and following any procedures for withdrawal from the Plan as may be established by the Administrator from time to time. Further, the Participant may increase or decrease payroll deductions or contributions by completing any form or following any procedure established by the Administrator from time to time.

(d) At the time that Shares are purchased under the Plan, or at the time some or all of the Company’s Shares issued under the Plan are disposed of, the Participant must make adequate provision for the Company’s or its Subsidiary’s or Affiliate’s federal, state, or any other tax liability payable to any authority, national insurance, social security, payment-on-account or other tax obligations, if any, which arise as a result of participation in the Plan, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any liability of the Participant to pay an employer tax or social insurance contribution obligation, which liability has been shifted to the Participant as a matter of law or contract. At any time, the Company or its Subsidiary or Affiliate, as applicable, may, but shall not be obligated to, withhold from the Participant’s compensation the amount necessary for the Company or its Subsidiary or Affiliate, as applicable, to meet applicable withholding obligations, including any withholding required to make available to the Company or its Subsidiary or Affiliate, as applicable, any tax deductions or benefits attributable to sale or early disposition of Shares by the Eligible Employee. In addition, the Company or its Subsidiary or Affiliate, as applicable, (i) may withhold from the proceeds of the sale of Shares, (ii) may withhold a sufficient whole number of Shares otherwise issuable following purchase having an aggregate fair market value sufficient to pay applicable withholding obligations, or (iii) may withhold by any other means set forth in the applicable Payroll Deduction Authorization Form. Where necessary to avoid negative accounting treatment, the Company or its Subsidiary or Affiliate shall not withhold taxes in excess of the applicable maximum marginal tax rates.

7. Grant of Purchase Right. On the Offering Date of each Offering Period, each Eligible Employee participating in such Offering Period shall be granted a right to purchase on each Purchase Date during such Offering Period (at the applicable Purchase Price) up to a number of Shares determined by dividing such Eligible Employee’s payroll deductions or contributions accumulated prior to such Purchase Date by the applicable Purchase Price; provided, however, that in no event shall an Eligible Employee be permitted to purchase during each Offering Period more than 2,400 Shares subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 15, and provided further that such purchase shall be subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 3 and 14. The Committee may, for future Offering Periods, increase or decrease, in its discretion, the maximum number of Shares that an Eligible Employee may purchase during each Offering Period. The purchase of Shares pursuant to the purchase right shall occur as provided in Section 8, unless the Participant has withdrawn pursuant to Section 10. Each purchase right expires following the applicable Purchase Date.

 

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8. Purchase of Shares.

(a) Unless a Participant withdraws from the Plan as provided in Section 10, on the Purchase Date, the maximum number of Shares, including fractional shares, as may be purchased with the accumulated payroll deductions or contributions in the Participant’s account shall be purchased for such Participant at the applicable Purchase Price, subject to the limitations in Section 7 and Section 8(b). Unless specifically permitted by the Committee, fractional shares shall not be purchased under the Plan. In the absence of such permission by the Committee, any payroll deductions or contributions accumulated in a Participant’s account which are not sufficient to purchase a full Share shall, at the discretion of the Committee, be returned to the Participant or be retained in the Participant’s account for the subsequent Offering Period, subject to earlier withdrawal by the Participant as provided in Section 10. During a Participant’s lifetime, Shares may be purchased pursuant to the Participant’s purchase right only by the Participant.

(b) No Participant in the 423 Component of the Plan is permitted to purchase shares under all employee stock purchase plans of the Company and its subsidiaries at a rate that exceeds $25,000 in Fair Market Value (determined at the time the purchase right is granted) for each calendar year in which any stock purchase right is both outstanding and exercisable.

(c) If the Company determines that, on a given Purchase Date, the number of Shares with respect to which purchase rights are to be exercised may exceed (i) the number of Shares that were available for sale under the Plan on the Offering Date of the applicable Offering Period, or (ii) the number of Shares available for sale under the Plan on such Purchase Date, the Company shall make a pro-rata allocation of the Shares available for purchase on such Purchase Date in as uniform a manner as shall be practicable to be equitable among all Participants exercising purchase rights on such Purchase Date. The Company may make a pro-rata allocation of the Shares available on the Offering Date of any applicable Offering Period pursuant to the preceding sentence, notwithstanding any authorization of additional Shares for issuance under the Plan by the Company’s shareholders subsequent to such Offering Date. In such event, any residual payroll deductions or contributions accumulated in a Participant’s account which are not used to purchase Shares shall be promptly refunded to the relevant Participant or beneficiary, as applicable.

9. Delivery. By enrolling and participating in the Plan, each Participant shall be deemed to have authorized the establishment of a brokerage account on his or her behalf at a securities brokerage firm selected by the Company. Alternatively, the Company may provide for Plan share accounts for each Participant to be established by the Company or by an outside entity selected by the Committee which is not a brokerage firm. As soon as reasonably practicable after each Purchase Date on which a purchase of Shares occurs, the Company shall arrange for the delivery to each Participant of the Shares purchased upon exercise of his or her purchase right to the Participant’s brokerage or Plan share account in a form determined by the Company. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, unless otherwise determined by the

 

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Administrator or required by any applicable law, rule or regulation, the Company shall not deliver to any Participant certificates evidencing Shares issued in connection with any purchase under the Plan, and instead such Shares shall be recorded in the books of the brokerage firm or, as applicable, the Company, its transfer agent, stock plan administrator or such other outside entity which is not a brokerage firm.

10. Withdrawal.

(a) A Participant may decide not to purchase Shares on a given Purchase Date and opt to withdraw all, but not less than all, the payroll deductions or contributions credited to his or her account and not yet used to purchase Shares under the Plan at any time by giving notice in a form or manner prescribed by the Administrator from time to time, except that no withdrawals shall be permitted for the ten (10) day period immediately preceding each Purchase Date, or other time period specified by the Administrator in its discretion. All of the Participant’s payroll deductions or contributions credited to his or her account shall, at the discretion of the Administrator, (i) be retained in Participant’s account and used to purchase Shares at the next Purchase Date, or (ii) be paid to such Participant as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt of notice of withdrawal and such Participant’s purchase right for the Offering Period shall be terminated automatically, and no further payroll deductions or contributions for the purchase of Shares shall be made for such Offering Period. If a Participant withdraws from an Offering Period, payroll deductions or contributions shall not resume at the beginning of the succeeding Offering Period unless he or she satisfactorily completes the process to re-enroll in the Plan as prescribed by the Administrator from time to time.

(b) A Participant’s withdrawal from an Offering Period shall not have any effect upon his or her eligibility to participate in any similar plan that may hereafter be adopted by the Company or in succeeding Offerings which commence after the termination of the Offering Period from which he or she has withdrawn.

11. No Right to Employment. Participation in the Plan by a Participant shall not be construed as giving a Participant the right to be retained as an employee of the Company, a Subsidiary, or an Affiliate, as applicable. Furthermore, the Company, a Subsidiary, or an Affiliate may dismiss a Participant from employment at any time, free from any liability or any claim under the Plan.

12. Termination of Employment. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, upon a Participant’s ceasing to be an Eligible Employee, due to termination of employment for any reason (other than death or Disability), he or she shall be deemed to have elected to withdraw from the Plan and the payroll deductions or contributions credited to such Participant’s account during the Offering Period but not yet used to purchase Shares under the Plan shall be returned to such Participant and such Participant’s purchase right shall be terminated automatically. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, upon a Participant’s ceasing to be an Eligible Employee, due to termination of employment on account of death or Disability, the Participant or, in the case of his or her death, the person or persons entitled thereto under Section 17 may elect to (i) purchase Shares on the next applicable Purchase Date, as may be purchased with the accumulated payroll deductions or contributions in the Participant’s account in accordance with the terms of the Plan and Section 8 or, (ii) elect to withdraw from the Plan as described in this Section 12.

 

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13. Interest. No interest will accrue on the contributions of a Participant in the Plan, except as may be required by applicable law, as determined by the Administrator.

14. Shares Available for Purchase under the Plan.

(a) Basic Limitation. Subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 15, the aggregate number of Shares authorized for sale under the Plan is 30,977,108 Shares. The limitation set forth in this section may be used to satisfy purchases of Shares under either the 423 Component or the Non-423 Component.

(b) Rights as an Unsecured Creditor. Until the Shares are issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly-authorized transfer agent or broker selected by the Company), a Participant shall only have the rights of an unsecured creditor with respect to such Shares, and no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect to such Shares.

(c) Sources of Shares Deliverable at Purchase. Any Shares issued after purchase may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued Shares or of treasury Shares.

15. Adjustments for Changes in Capitalization and Similar Events.

(a) Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any required action by the shareholders of the Company, the maximum number of Shares that shall be made available for sale under the Plan, the maximum number of Shares that each Participant may purchase during the Offering Period (pursuant to Section 7) or over a calendar year under the $25,000 limitation (pursuant to Section 8(b)) and the per Share price used to determine the Purchase Price shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares resulting from any nonreciprocal transaction between the Company and its shareholders, (such as a stock dividend, stock split, spin-off, rights offering or recapitalization through a large, nonrecurring cash dividend), that affects the Shares (or other securities of the Company) or the price of Shares (or other securities) and causes a change in the per share value of the Shares underlying outstanding purchase rights. Such adjustment shall be made by the Committee, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive. The Committee may not delegate its authority to make adjustments pursuant to this paragraph. Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of Shares subject to a purchase right.

(b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Offering Period then in progress shall be shortened by setting a new Purchase Date (the “New Purchase Date”), and shall terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed dissolution or liquidation, unless provided otherwise by the Company. The New Purchase Date shall be before the date of the Company’s proposed dissolution or liquidation. The Company shall notify each Participant, at least ten (10) U.S. business days prior to the New Purchase Date, that the Purchase Date for the Participant’s purchase right has been changed to the New Purchase Date and that Shares shall be purchased automatically for the Participant on the New Purchase Date, unless prior to such date the Participant has withdrawn from the Offering Period as provided in Section 10.

 

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(c) Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control, each outstanding purchase right shall be assumed or an equivalent purchase right substituted by the successor corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event that the successor corporation refuses to assume or substitute for the purchase right, the Offering Period then in progress shall be shortened by setting a New Purchase Date and shall end on the New Purchase Date. The New Purchase Date shall be before the date of the Company’s proposed merger or Change in Control. The Company shall notify each Participant in writing, at least ten (10) U.S. business days prior to the New Purchase Date, that the Purchase Date for the Participant’s purchase right has been changed to the New Purchase Date and that Shares shall be purchased automatically for the Participant on the New Purchase Date, unless prior to such date the Participant has withdrawn from the Offering Period as provided in Section 10.

16. Administration.

(a) Authority of the Committee. Subject to the terms of the Plan and applicable law, and in addition to other express powers and authorizations conferred on the Committee by the Plan, the Committee shall have sole and plenary authority to administer the Plan, including, without limitation, the authority to:

(i) construe, interpret, reconcile any inconsistency in, correct any default in and supply any omission in, and apply the terms of the Plan and any Payroll Deduction Authorization Form or other instrument or agreement relating to the Plan,

(ii) determine eligibility and adjudicate all disputed claims filed under the Plan, including whether Eligible Employees shall participate in the 423 Component or the Non-423 Component and which entities shall be Designated Subsidiaries or Designated Affiliates,

(iii) determine the terms and conditions of any purchase right to purchase Shares under the Plan,

(iv) establish, amend, suspend or waive such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan,

(v) amend an outstanding purchase right or grant a replacement purchase right for a purchase right previously granted under the Plan if, in the Committee’s discretion, it determines that (A) the tax consequences of such purchase right to the Company or the Participant differ from those consequences that were expected to occur on the date the purchase right was granted, or (B) clarifications or interpretations of, or changes to, tax law or regulations permit purchase rights to be granted that have more favorable tax consequences other than initially anticipated, and

(vi) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan.

 

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Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Plan, the Committee may adopt rules or procedures relating to the operation and administration of the Plan to accommodate the specific requirements of local laws and procedures for jurisdictions outside of the United States. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee specifically is authorized to adopt rules, procedures and subplans, which, for purposes of the Non-423 Component, may be outside the scope of Section 423 of the Code, regarding, without limitation, eligibility to participate, the definition of Compensation, handling of payroll deductions, making of contributions to the Plan (including, without limitation, in forms other than payroll deductions), establishment of bank or trust accounts to hold payroll deductions, payment of interest, conversion of local currency, obligations to pay payroll tax, determination of beneficiary-designation requirements, withholding procedures and handling of Share issuances, which may vary according to local requirements. The Committee may assign any of its administrative tasks set forth in this paragraph to the Administrator, unless constrained by applicable law. However, the Committee may not delegate its authority to make adjustments pursuant to Section 15(a).

(b) Committee Decisions. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations and other decisions under or with respect to the Plan or any right to purchase Shares granted under the Plan made by the Committee or its delegate, including, but not limited to decisions of the Administrator in fulfilling its duties under the Plan, shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon all persons, including the Company, Designated Subsidiary, Designated Affiliate, Participant, Eligible Employee, or any beneficiary of such person, as applicable.

(c) Indemnification. To the extent allowable pursuant to applicable law, each member of the Board, the Committee, the Administrator or any employee of the Company, a Designated Subsidiary, or a Designated Affiliate (each such person, a “Covered Person”) shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by such Covered Person in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action or failure to act pursuant to the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by him or her in satisfaction of judgment in such action, suit, or proceeding against him or her; provided, however, that he or she has acted in accordance with his or her duties and responsibilities to the Company under applicable law, and provided that he or she gives the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she is a party before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such Covered Persons may be entitled pursuant to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.

17. Death. Unless otherwise provided in an enrollment form or procedures established by the Administrator from time to time, in the event of the Participant’s death, any accumulated payroll deductions and other contributions not used to purchase Shares shall be paid to and any Shares credited to his or her brokerage or Plan share account shall be transferred to Participant’s heirs or estate as soon as reasonably practicable following the Participant’s death.

 

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18. Transferability. Payroll deductions, contributions credited to a Participant’s account and any rights with regard to the purchase of Shares pursuant to a purchase right or to receive Shares under the Plan may not be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise disposed of in any way (other than by will, the laws of descent and distribution or as provided in Section 17) by the Participant. Any such attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition shall be without effect, except that the Company may treat such act as an Offering to withdraw funds from an Offering Period in accordance with Section 10.

19. Use of Funds. All payroll deductions or contributions received or held by the Company under the Plan may be used by the Company for any corporate purpose, and the Company shall not be obligated to segregate such payroll deductions or contributions except as may be required by applicable local law, as determined by the Administrator, and if so required by the laws of a particular jurisdiction, shall apply to all Participants in the relevant Offering except to the extent otherwise permitted by U.S. Treasury Regulation Section 1.423-2(f). Until Shares are issued, Participants shall only have the rights of an unsecured creditor, although Participants in specified Offerings may have additional rights where required under local law, as determined by the Administrator.

20. Amendment and Termination.

(a) Subject to any applicable law or government regulation and to the rules of the NYSE or any successor exchange or quotation system on which the Shares may be listed or quoted, the Plan may be amended, modified, suspended or terminated by the Board without the approval of the shareholders of the Company. This termination authority may not be delegated. Except as provided in Section 15, no amendment may make any change in any purchase right previously granted which adversely affects the rights of any Participant or any beneficiary (as applicable) without the consent of the affected Participant or beneficiary. To the extent necessary to comply with Section 423 of the Code (or any successor rule or provision or any other applicable law, regulation or stock exchange rule), the Company shall obtain shareholder approval of any amendment in such a manner and to such a degree as required.

(b) Without shareholder approval and without regard to whether any Participant rights may be considered to have been “adversely affected,” the Committee or its delegate, including the Administrator, in each case to the extent permitted under the terms of the Plan, applicable law, the by-laws of the Company and under the Committee charter, may change the Offering Periods, limit the frequency or number of changes in the amount withheld during an Offering Period, establish the exchange rate applicable to amounts withheld in a currency other than U.S. dollars, permit payroll withholding in excess of the amount designated by a Participant to adjust for delays or mistakes in the Company’s processing of properly completed Participant Offerings, establish reasonable waiting and adjustment periods and/or accounting and crediting procedures to ensure that amounts applied toward the purchase of Shares for each Participant properly correspond with amounts withheld from the Participant’s Compensation, and establish such other limitations or procedures as the Committee deems appropriate.

21. Notices. All notices or other communications by a Participant to the Company under or in connection with the Plan shall be deemed to have been duly given when received in the form and manner specified by the Administrator at the location, or by the person, designated by the Administrator for the receipt thereof.

 

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22. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.

(a) Shares shall not be issued with respect to a purchase right unless the purchase of Shares pursuant to such purchase right and the issuance and delivery of such Shares comply with all applicable law. This may include, without limitation U.S. and non-U.S. and state and local rules and regulations promulgated under U.S. securities laws, and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Shares may then be listed. Share issuance is subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance. In the event that any payroll deductions or contributions cannot be used to purchase shares due to noncompliance with applicable rules and regulations, such payroll deductions or contributions shall be promptly refunded to the relevant Participant or beneficiary, as applicable.

(b) As a condition to the purchase of Shares pursuant to a purchase right, the Company may require the person on whose behalf Shares are purchased to represent and warrant at the time of any such purchase that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by any of the applicable provisions of law described in subsection (a) above.

23. Share Issuance. All Shares delivered under the Plan pursuant to the exercise of a purchase right to purchase Shares shall be subject to such stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Company may deem advisable under the Plan or the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the NYSE or any other stock exchange or quotation system upon which such Shares or other securities are then listed or reported and any applicable Federal or state laws, and the Company may take whatever steps are necessary to effect such restrictions.

24. Term of Plan. The Plan shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the date the Plan is terminated by the Board in accordance with Section 20 and (ii) the date on which all purchase rights are exercised in connection with a dissolution or liquidation pursuant to Section 15(b) or Change in Control pursuant to Section 15(c). No further purchase rights shall be granted or Shares purchased, and no further payroll deductions or contributions shall be collected under the Plan following such termination.

25. Shareholder Approval. The Plan was approved by the shareholders of the Company on January 19, 2017.

26. Code Section 409A; Tax Qualification.

(a) Purchase rights granted under the 423 Component are exempt from the application of Section 409A of the Code. Purchase rights granted under the Non-423 Component to U.S. taxpayers are intended to be exempt from the application of Section 409A under the short-term deferral exception and any ambiguities shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent. Subject to Section 26(b), purchase rights granted to U.S. taxpayers under the Non-423 Component are subject to such terms and conditions that will permit such purchase rights to satisfy the requirements of the short-term deferral exception available under Section 409A of the Code, including the requirement that the Shares subject to a purchase right

 

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be delivered within the short-term deferral period. Subject to Section 26(b), in the case of a Participant who would otherwise be subject to Section 409A of the Code, to the extent the Company determines that a purchase right or the exercise, payment, settlement or deferral is subject to Section 409A of the Code, the purchase right shall be granted, exercised, paid, settled or deferred in a manner that will comply with Section 409A of the Code, including Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder, including without limitation any such regulations or other guidance that may be issued after the Effective Date. Anything in the foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company shall have no liability to a Participant or any other party if the purchase right that is intended to be exempt from, or compliant with Section 409A of the Code is not so exempt or compliant or for any action taken by the Company with respect thereto.

(b) Although the Company may endeavor to (i) qualify a purchase right for favorable tax treatment under the laws of the U.S. or jurisdictions outside of the U.S. or (ii) avoid adverse tax treatment (e.g., under Section 409A of the Code), the Company makes no representation to that effect and expressly disavows any covenant to maintain favorable or avoid unfavorable tax treatment, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan, including Section 26(a). The Company is not constrained in its corporate activities by any potential negative tax impact on Participants under the Plan.

27. Severability. If any particular provision of this Plan is found to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, such determination shall not affect the other provisions of the Plan, but the Plan shall be construed in all respects as if such invalid provision were omitted.

28. Governing Law and Jurisdiction. Except to the extent that provisions of this Plan are governed by applicable provisions of the Code or any other substantive provision of federal law, this Plan shall be construed in accordance with the laws of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles thereof. The jurisdiction and venue for any disputes arising under, or any action brought to enforce (or otherwise relating to) this Plan shall be exclusively in the courts in Dallas County, Texas, including the Federal Courts located therein (should Federal jurisdiction exist).

29. Headings. Headings are given to the Sections and subsections of the Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of the Plan.

 

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EX-4.4 5 d381713dex44.htm EX-4.4 EX-4.4

Exhibit 4.4

JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC.

(STREETLIGHT) 2011 STOCK PLAN

1. General Provisions.

(a) Approval and Application. The Jacobs Solutions Inc. (StreetLight) 2011 Stock Plan, as amended and restated on August 29, 2022 (formerly known as the Amended and Restated Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (StreetLight) 2011 Stock Plan, as amended and restated effective as of February 4, 2022) (the “Plan”) was renamed and amended and restated on August 29, 2022 solely to reflect the Company’s reorganization on August 29, 2022.

(b) Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this Plan are to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility, to provide additional incentive to Employees and Consultants, and to promote the success of the Company’s business. Options granted under the Plan may be Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options, as determined by the Administrator at the time of grant of an Option and subject to the applicable provisions of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder. Restricted Stock may also be granted under the Plan.

2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) “Administrator means the Board or a Committee.

(b) “Affiliate means (i) an entity other than a Subsidiary which, together with the Company, is under common control of a third person or entity and (ii) an entity other than a Subsidiary in which the Company and /or one of more Subsidiaries own a controlling interest.

(c) “Applicable Laws means all applicable laws, rules, regulations and requirements, including, but not limited to, all applicable U.S. federal or state laws, any Stock Exchange rules or regulations, and the applicable laws, rules or regulations of any other country or jurisdiction where Options or Restricted Stock are granted under the Plan or Participants reside or provide services, as such laws, rules, and regulations shall be in effect from time to time.

(d) “Award means any award of an Option or Restricted Stock under the Plan.

(e) “Board means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(f) “Cashless Exercise means a program approved by the Administrator in which payment of the Option exercise price or tax withholding obligations or other required deductions may be satisfied, in whole or in part, with Shares subject to the Option, including by delivery of an irrevocable direction to a securities broker (on a form prescribed by the Company) to sell Shares and to deliver all or part of the sale proceeds to the Company in payment of such amount.

(g) “Cause for termination of a Participant’s Continuous Service Status will exist (unless another definition is provided in an applicable Option Agreement, Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement, employment agreement or other applicable written agreement) if the Participant’s Continuous Service Status is terminated for any of the following reasons: (i) Participant’s willful failure to perform his or her duties and responsibilities to the Company or Participant’s violation of any written Company policy; (ii) Participant’s commission of any act of fraud, embezzlement, dishonesty or any other willful misconduct that has caused or is reasonably expected to result in injury to the Company; (iii) Participant’s unauthorized use or disclosure of any proprietary information or trade secrets of the Company or any other party to whom the Participant owes an obligation of nondisclosure as a result of his or her relationship with the Company; or (iv) Participant’s material breach of any of his or her obligations under any written agreement or covenant with the Company. The determination as to whether a Participant’s Continuous Service Status has been terminated for Cause shall be made in good faith by the Company and shall be final and binding on the Participant. The foregoing definition does not in any way limit the Company’s ability to terminate a Participant’s employment or consulting relationship at any time, and the term “Company” will be interpreted to include any Subsidiary, Parent, Affiliate, or any successor thereto, if appropriate.


(h) “Change of Control” means:

(i) For the period prior to and including the Plan Effective Date, with respect to StreetLight, (a) a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets; (b) a merger, consolidation or other capital reorganization or business combination transaction of the Company with or into another corporation, limited liability company or other entity (other than a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company); or (c) the consummation of a transaction, or series of related transactions, in which any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of all of the Company’s then outstanding voting securities.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction shall not constitute a Change of Control if its purpose is to (i) change the state of the Company’s incorporation, (ii) create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who hold the Company’s securities immediately before such transaction, or (iii) obtain funding for the Company in a financing that is approved by the Company’s Board.

(ii) For the period following the Plan Effective Date, with respect to the Company, a change in control of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act, provided that such a change in control shall be deemed to have occurred at such time as (a) any “person” (as that term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities representing 35% or more of the combined voting power for election of directors of the then-outstanding securities of the Company or any successor of the Company; (b) during any period of two (2) consecutive years or less, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board cease, for any reason, to constitute at least a majority of the Board, unless the election or nomination for election of each new director was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who were directors at the beginning of the period; (c) the consummation of any merger or consolidation as a result of which the Common Stock (as defined below) shall be changed, converted or exchanged (other than by merger with a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company) or any liquidation of the Company or any sale or other disposition of 50% or more of the assets or earning power of the Company; or (d) the consummation of any merger or consolidation to which the Company is a party as a result of which the persons who were shareholders of the Company immediately prior to the effective date of the merger or consolidation shall have beneficial ownership of less than 50% of the combined voting power for election of directors of the surviving corporation following the effective date of such merger or consolidation; provided, however, that no Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred if, prior to such time as a Change in Control would otherwise be deemed to have occurred, the Board determines otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to an Award that is (i) subject to Section 409A and (ii) if a Change in Control would accelerate the timing of payment thereunder, then the term “Change in Control” shall mean a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company as defined in Section 409A and the authoritative guidance issued thereunder, but only to the extent inconsistent with the above definition, and only to the minimum extent necessary to comply with Section 409A as determined by the Administrator.

(i) “Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(j) “Committee means the Human Resource and Compensation Committee of the Board, or any other committee or subcommittees of the Board consisting of two (2) or more Directors (or such lesser or greater number of Directors as shall constitute the minimum number permitted by Applicable Laws to establish a committee or subcommittee of the Board) appointed by the Board to administer the Plan in accordance with Section 4 below.

(k) “Common Stock means the Company’s common stock, par value $1.00 per share, as adjusted in accordance with Section 11 below.

(l) “Company means Jacobs Solutions Inc., a Delaware corporation.

(m) “Consultant means any person or entity, including an advisor but not an Employee, that renders services to the Company, or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate and is compensated for such services, and any Director whether compensated for such services or not.

 

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(n) “Continuous Service Status means the absence of any interruption or termination of service as an Employee or Consultant. Continuous Service Status as an Employee or Consultant shall not be considered interrupted or terminated in the case of: (i) Company approved sick leave; (ii) military leave; (iii) any other bona fide leave of absence approved by the Company, provided that, if an Employee is holding an Incentive Stock Option and such leave exceeds 3 months, such Employee’s service as an Employee shall be deemed terminated on the 1st day following such 3-month period and the Incentive Stock Option shall thereafter automatically become a Nonstatutory Stock Option in accordance with Applicable Laws, unless reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute, or unless provided otherwise pursuant to a written Company policy. Also, Continuous Service Status as an Employee or Consultant shall not be considered interrupted or terminated in the case of a transfer between locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parents, Subsidiaries or Affiliates, or their respective successors, or a change in status from an Employee to a Consultant (except in the case of an Employee holding an Incentive Stock Option as described above) or from a Consultant to an Employee.

(o) “Director means a member of the Board.

(p) “Disability means “disability” within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

(q) “Employee means any person employed by the Company, or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, with the status of employment determined pursuant to such factors as are deemed appropriate by the Company in its sole discretion, subject to any requirements of Applicable Laws, including the Code.

(r) “Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(s) “Fair Market Value means, as of any date, the per share fair market value of the Common Stock, as determined by the Administrator in good faith on such basis as it deems appropriate and applied consistently with respect to Participants. Whenever possible, the determination of Fair Market Value shall be based upon the per share closing price for the Shares as reported in The Wall Street Journal for the applicable date.

(t) “Family Members means any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law (including adoptive relationships) of the Participant, any person sharing the Participant’s household (other than a tenant or employee), a trust in which these persons (or the Participant) have more than 50% of the beneficial interest, a foundation in which these persons (or the Participant) control the management of assets, and any other entity in which these persons (or the Participant) own more than 50% of the voting interests.

(u) “Incentive Stock Option means an Option intended to, and which does, in fact, qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

(v) “Involuntary Termination means (unless another definition is provided in the applicable Option Agreement, Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement, employment agreement or other applicable written agreement) the termination of a Participant’s Continuous Service Status other than for (i) death, (ii) Disability or (iii) for Cause by the Company or a Parent, Subsidiary, Affiliate or successor thereto, as appropriate.

(w) “Listed Security” means any security of the Company that is listed or approved for listing on a national securities exchange or designated or approved for designation as a national market system security on an interdealer quotation system by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (or any successor thereto).

(x) “Merger Agreement means that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated January 20, 2022, by and among the Company, Tarmac Merger Sub, Inc., StreetLight, and Fortis Advisors LLC, solely in its capacity as a securityholder representative.

(y) “Nonstatutory Stock Option means an Option that is not intended to, or does not, in fact, qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.

(z) “Option means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.

 

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(aa) “Option Agreement means a written document, the form(s) of which shall be approved from time to time by the Administrator, reflecting the terms of an Option granted under the Plan and includes any documents attached to or incorporated into such Option Agreement, including, but not limited to, a notice of stock option grant.

(ab) “Option Exchange Program means a program approved by the Administrator whereby outstanding Options (i) are exchanged for Options with a lower exercise price, Restricted Stock, cash or other property or (ii) are amended to decrease the exercise price as a result of a decline in the Fair Market Value.

(ac) “Optioned Stock means Shares that are subject to an Option or that were issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option.

(ad) “Optionee means an Employee or Consultant who receives an Option.

(ae) “Original Effective Date means December 28, 2011.

(af) “Parent means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company if, at the time of grant of the Award, each of the corporations other than the Company owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. A corporation that attains the status of a Parent on a date after the adoption of the Plan shall be considered a Parent commencing as of such date.

(ag) “Participant means any holder of one or more Awards or Shares issued pursuant to an Award.

(ah) “Plan means this Jacobs Solutions Inc. (StreetLight) 2011 Stock Plan.

(ai) “Plan Effective Date means August 29, 2022, the date on which the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement were consummated.

(aj) “Restricted Stock means Shares acquired pursuant to a right to purchase Common Stock granted pursuant to Section 8 below.

(ak) “Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement means a written document, the form(s) of which shall be approved from time to time by the Administrator, reflecting the terms of Restricted Stock granted under the Plan and includes any documents attached to such agreement.

(al) “Rule 16b-3 means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, as amended from time to time, or any successor provision.

(am) “Share means a share of Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 11 below.

(an) “Stock Exchange means any stock exchange or consolidated stock price reporting system on which prices for the Common Stock are quoted at any given time.

(ao) “StreetLight means StreetLight Data, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the sponsor of the Original Plan.

(ap) “Subsidiary means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company if, at the time of grant of the Award, each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. A corporation that attains the status of a Subsidiary on a date after the adoption of the Plan shall be considered a Subsidiary commencing as of such date.

(aq) “Ten Percent Holder means a person who owns stock representing more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary measured as of an Award’s date of grant.

 

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3. Stock Subject to the Plan. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 below, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan is 151,782 Shares, all of which Shares may be issued under the Plan pursuant to Incentive Stock Options. The Shares issued under the Plan may be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired Shares. If an Award should expire or become unexercisable for any reason without having been exercised in full, or is surrendered pursuant to an Option Exchange Program, the unpurchased Shares that were subject thereto shall be terminated and will no longer be available for future grant under the Plan. In addition, any Shares which are retained by the Company upon exercise of an Award in order to satisfy the exercise or purchase price for such Award or any withholding taxes due with respect to such Award shall be terminated and will no longer be available under the Plan and Shares issued under the Plan and later repurchased by the Company at the original purchase price paid to the Company for the Shares (including, without limitation, upon repurchase by the Company in connection with the termination of a Participant’s Continuous Service Status) will be terminated and will no longer be available for future grant under the Plan. No Awards may be granted pursuant to the Plan following the Effective Date.

4. Administration of the Plan.

(a) General. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, or the Board. The Plan may be administered by different administrative bodies with respect to different classes of Participants.

(b) Committee Composition. If a Committee has been appointed pursuant to this Section 4, such Committee shall continue to serve in its designated capacity until otherwise directed by the Board. From time to time the Board may increase the size of any Committee and appoint additional members thereof, remove members (with or without cause) and appoint new members in substitution therefor, fill vacancies (however caused) and dissolve a Committee and thereafter directly administer the Plan, all to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws and, in the case of a Committee administering the Plan in accordance with the requirements of Rule 16b-3, to the extent permitted or required by such provisions.

(c) Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the Plan and, in the case of a Committee, the specific duties delegated by the Board to such Committee, the Administrator shall have the authority, in its sole discretion:

(i) to determine the Fair Market Value in accordance with Section 2(t) above, provided that such determination shall be applied consistently with respect to Participants under the Plan;

(ii) to select the Employees and Consultants to whom Awards may from time to time be granted;

(iii) to determine the number of Shares to be covered by each Award;

(iv) to approve the form(s) of agreement(s) and other related documents used under the Plan;

(v) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any Award granted hereunder, which terms and conditions include but are not limited to the exercise or purchase price, the time or times when Awards may vest and/or be exercised (which may be based on performance criteria), the circumstances (if any) when vesting will be accelerated or forfeiture restrictions will be waived, and any restriction or limitation regarding any Award, Optioned Stock, or Restricted Stock;

(vi) to amend any outstanding Award or agreement related to any Optioned Stock or Restricted Stock, including any amendment adjusting vesting (e.g., in connection with a change in the terms or conditions under which such person is providing services to the Company), provided that no amendment shall be made that would materially and adversely affect the rights of any Participant without his or her consent;

(vii) to determine whether and under what circumstances an Option may be settled in cash under Section 7(c)(iii) below instead of Common Stock;

(viii) subject to Applicable Laws, to implement an Option Exchange Program and establish the terms and conditions of such Option Exchange Program without consent of the holders of capital stock of the Company, provided that no amendment or adjustment to an Option that would materially and adversely affect the rights of any Participant shall be made without his or her consent;

 

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(ix) to approve addenda pursuant to Section 14 below or to grant Awards to, or to modify the terms of, any outstanding Option Agreement or Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement or any agreement related to any Optioned Stock or Restricted Stock held by Participants who are foreign nationals or employed outside of the United States with such terms and conditions as the Administrator deems necessary or appropriate to accommodate differences in local law, tax policy or custom which deviate from the terms and conditions set forth in this Plan to the extent necessary or appropriate to accommodate such differences; and

(x) to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan, any Option Agreement or Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement, and any agreement related to any Optioned Stock or Restricted Stock, which constructions, interpretations and decisions shall be final and binding on all Participants.

(d) Indemnification. To the maximum extent permitted by Applicable Laws, each member of the Committee (including officers of the Company, if applicable), or of the Board, as applicable, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from (i) any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan or pursuant to the terms and conditions of any Award except for actions taken in bad faith or failures to act in bad faith, and (ii) any and all amounts paid by him or her in settlement thereof, with the Company’s approval, or paid by him or her in satisfaction of any judgment in any such claim, action, suit, or proceeding against him or her, provided that such member shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend any such claim, action, suit or proceeding before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, by contract, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or under any other power that the Company may have to indemnify or hold harmless each such person.

5. Eligibility.

(a) Recipients of Grants. Nonstatutory Stock Options and Restricted Stock may be granted to Employees and Consultants. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees, provided that Employees of Affiliates shall not be eligible to receive Incentive Stock Options.

(b) Type of Option. Each Option shall be designated in the Option Agreement as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option.

(c) ISO $100,000 Limitation. Notwithstanding any designation under Section 5(b) above, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of Shares with respect to which options designated as incentive stock options are exercisable for the first time by any Optionee during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000, such excess options shall be treated as nonstatutory stock options. For purposes of this Section 5(c), incentive stock options shall be taken into account in the order in which they were granted, and the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to an incentive stock option shall be determined as of the date of the grant of such option.

(d) No Employment Rights. Neither the Plan nor any Award shall confer upon any Employee or Consultant any right with respect to continuation of an employment or consulting relationship with the Company (any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate), nor shall it interfere in any way with such Employee’s or Consultant’s right or the Company’s (Parent’s, Subsidiary’s or Affiliate’s) right to terminate his or her employment or consulting relationship at any time, with or without cause.

6. Term of Plan. The Original Plan became effective on the Original Effective Date and expired on the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Original Effective Date. The expiration of the Original Plan’s term does not affect Awards granted before the date of expiration. This Plan, as amended and restated, is effective as of the Plan Effective Date

 

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and will continue in effect until all Awards outstanding as of the Plan Effective Date granted pursuant to the Original Plan are exercised or cancelled in accordance with the terms of the Plan, unless sooner terminated under Section 13 below. No new Awards may be granted pursuant to this Plan following the Plan Effective Date.

7. Options.

(a) Term of Option. The term of each Option shall be the term stated in the Option Agreement; provided that the term shall be no more than 10 years from the date of grant thereof or such shorter term as may be provided in the Option Agreement and provided further that, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a person who at the time of such grant is a Ten Percent Holder, the term of the Option shall be 5 years from the date of grant thereof or such shorter term as may be provided in the Option Agreement.

(b) Option Exercise Price and Consideration.

(i) Exercise Price. The per Share exercise price for the Shares to be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option shall be such price as is determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Option Agreement, but shall be subject to the following:

(1) In the case of an Incentive Stock Option

a. granted to an Employee who at the time of grant is a Ten Percent Holder, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant;

b. granted to any other Employee, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant;

(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) below, in the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option the per Share exercise price shall be such price as is determined by the Administrator, provided that, if the per Share exercise price is less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant, it shall otherwise comply with all Applicable Laws, including Section 409A of the Code; and

(3) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Options may be granted with a per Share exercise price other than as required above pursuant to a merger or other corporate transaction.

(ii) Permissible Consideration. The consideration to be paid for the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option, including the method of payment, shall be determined by the Administrator (and, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option and to the extent required by Applicable Laws, shall be determined at the time of grant) and may consist entirely of (1) cash; (2) check; (3) to the extent permitted under Applicable Laws, delivery of a promissory note with such recourse, interest, security and redemption provisions as the Administrator determines to be appropriate (subject to the provisions of Section 152 of the General Corporation Law); (4) cancellation of indebtedness; (5) other previously owned Shares that have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which the Option is exercised; (6) a Cashless Exercise; (7) such other consideration and method of payment permitted under Applicable Laws; or (8) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment. In making its determination as to the type of consideration to accept, the Administrator shall consider if acceptance of such consideration may be reasonably expected to benefit the Company and the Administrator may, in its sole discretion, refuse to accept a particular form of consideration at the time of any Option exercise.

(c) Exercise of Option.

(i) General.

(1) Exercisability. Any Option granted hereunder shall be exercisable at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator, consistent with the terms of the Plan and reflected in the Option Agreement, including vesting requirements and/or performance criteria with respect to the Company, and Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, and/or the Optionee.

 

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(2) Leave of Absence. The Administrator shall have the discretion to determine whether and to what extent the vesting of Options shall be tolled during any leave of absence; provided, however, that in the absence of such determination, vesting of Options shall be tolled during any leave (unless otherwise required by Applicable Laws). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of military leave, vesting shall toll during any unpaid portion of such leave, provided that, upon an Optionee’s returning from military leave (under conditions that would entitle him or her to protection upon such return under the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act), he or she shall be given vesting credit with respect to Options to the same extent as would have applied had the Optionee continued to provide services to the Company (or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, if applicable) throughout the leave on the same terms as he or she was providing services immediately prior to such leave.

(3) Minimum Exercise Requirements. An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share. The Administrator may require that an Option be exercised as to a minimum number of Shares, provided that such requirement shall not prevent an Optionee from exercising the full number of Shares as to which the Option is then exercisable.

(4) Procedures for and Results of Exercise. An Option shall be deemed exercised when notice of such exercise has been received by the Plan’s recordkeeper in accordance with the terms of the Option Agreement and in a manner permitted by the Administrator, by the person entitled to exercise the Option and the Company has received full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised and has paid, or made arrangements to satisfy, any applicable taxes, withholding, required deductions or other required payments in accordance with Section 9 below. The exercise of an Option shall result in a decrease in the number of Shares that thereafter may be available, both for purposes of the Plan and for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised.

(5) Rights as Holder of Capital Stock. Until the issuance of the Shares (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a holder of capital stock shall exist with respect to the Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the stock certificate is issued, except as provided in Section 11 below.

(ii) Termination of Continuous Service Status. The Administrator shall establish and set forth in the applicable Option Agreement the terms and conditions upon which an Option shall remain exercisable, if at all, following termination of an Optionee’s Continuous Service Status, which provisions may be waived or modified by the Administrator at any time. To the extent that an Option Agreement does not specify the terms and conditions upon which an Option shall terminate upon termination of an Optionee’s Continuous Service Status, the following provisions shall apply:

(1) General Provisions. If the Optionee (or other person entitled to exercise the Option) does not exercise the Option to the extent so entitled within the time specified below, the Option shall terminate and the Optioned Stock underlying the unexercised portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan. In no event may any Option be exercised after the expiration of the Option term as set forth in the Option Agreement (and subject to this Section 7).

(2) Termination other than Upon Disability or Death or for Cause. In the event of termination of an Optionee’s Continuous Service Status other than under the circumstances set forth in the subsections (3) through (5) below, such Optionee may exercise any outstanding Option at any time within 3 month(s) following such termination to the extent the Optionee is vested in the Optioned Stock.

(3) Disability of Optionee. In the event of termination of an Optionee’s Continuous Service Status as a result of his or her Disability, such Optionee may exercise any outstanding Option at any time within 12 month(s) following such termination to the extent the Optionee is vested in the Optioned Stock.

 

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(4) Death of Optionee. In the event of the death of an Optionee during the period of Continuous Service Status since the date of grant of any outstanding Option, or within 3 month(s) following termination of the Optionee’s Continuous Service Status, the Option may be exercised by any beneficiaries designated in accordance with Section 15 below, or if there are no such beneficiaries, by the Optionee’s estate, or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance, at any time within 12 month(s) following the date the Optionee’s Continuous Service Status terminated, but only to the extent the Optionee is vested in the Optioned Stock.

(5) Termination for Cause. In the event of termination of an Optionee’s Continuous Service Status for Cause, any outstanding Option (including any vested portion thereof) held by such Optionee shall immediately terminate in its entirety upon first notification to the Optionee of termination of the Optionee’s Continuous Service Status for Cause. If an Optionee’s Continuous Service Status is suspended pending an investigation of whether the Optionee’s Continuous Service Status will be terminated for Cause, all the Optionee’s rights under any Option, including the right to exercise the Option, shall be suspended during the investigation period. Nothing in this Section 7(c)(ii)(5) shall in any way limit the Company’s right to purchase unvested Shares issued upon exercise of an Option as set forth in the applicable Option Agreement.

(iii) Buyout Provisions. The Administrator may at any time offer to buy out for a payment in cash or Shares an Option previously granted under the Plan based on such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall establish and communicate to the Optionee at the time that such offer is made.

8. Restricted Stock.

(a) Rights to Purchase. When a right to purchase Restricted Stock is granted under the Plan, the Company shall advise the recipient in writing of the terms, conditions and restrictions related to the offer, including the number of Shares that such person shall be entitled to purchase, the price to be paid (which shall be as determined by the Administrator, subject to Applicable Laws, including any applicable securities laws), and the time within which such person must accept such offer. The permissible consideration for Restricted Stock shall be determined by the Administrator and shall be the same as is set forth in Section 7(b)(ii) above with respect to exercise of Options. The offer to purchase Shares shall be accepted by execution of a Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement in the form determined by the Administrator.

(b) Repurchase Option.

(i) General. Unless the Administrator determines otherwise, the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement shall grant the Company a repurchase option exercisable upon the voluntary or involuntary termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service Status for any reason (including death or Disability) at a purchase price for Shares equal to the original purchase price paid by the purchaser to the Company for such Shares and may be paid by cancellation of any indebtedness of the purchaser to the Company. The repurchase option shall lapse at such rate as the Administrator may determine.

(ii) Leave of Absence. The Administrator shall have the discretion to determine whether and to what extent the lapsing of Company repurchase rights shall be tolled during any leave of absence; provided, however, that in the absence of such determination, such lapsing shall be tolled during any leave (unless otherwise required by Applicable Laws). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of military leave, the lapsing of Company repurchase rights shall toll during any unpaid portion of such leave, provided that, upon a Participant’s returning from military leave (under conditions that would entitle him or her to protection upon such return under the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act), he or she shall be given vesting credit with respect to Shares purchased pursuant to the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement to the same extent as would have applied had the Participant continued to provide services to the Company (or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, if applicable) throughout the leave on the same terms as he or she was providing services immediately prior to such leave.

(c) Other Provisions. The Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement shall contain such other terms, provisions and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion. In addition, the provisions of Restricted Stock Purchase Agreements need not be the same with respect to each Participant.

 

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(d) Rights as a Holder of Capital Stock. Once the Restricted Stock is purchased, the Participant shall have the rights equivalent to those of a holder of capital stock, and shall be a record holder when his or her purchase and the issuance of the Shares is entered upon the records of the duly authorized transfer agent of the Company. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Restricted Stock is purchased, except as provided in Section 11 below.

9. Taxes.

(a) As a condition of the grant, vesting and exercise of an Award, the Participant (or in the case of the Participant’s death or a permitted transferee, the person holding or exercising the Award) shall make such arrangements as the Administrator may require for the satisfaction of any applicable U.S. federal, state, local or foreign tax, withholding, and any other required deductions or payments that may arise in connection with such Award. The Company shall not be required to issue any Shares under the Plan until such obligations are satisfied.

(b) The Administrator may, to the extent permitted under Applicable Laws, permit a Participant (or in the case of the Participant’s death or a permitted transferee, the person holding or exercising the Award) to satisfy all or part of his or her tax, withholding, or any other required deductions or payments by Cashless Exercise or by surrendering Shares (either directly or by stock attestation) that he or she previously acquired; provided that, unless specifically permitted by the Company, any such Cashless Exercise must be an approved broker-assisted Cashless Exercise or the Shares withheld in the Cashless Exercise must be limited to avoid financial accounting charges under applicable accounting guidance and any such surrendered Shares must have been previously held for any minimum duration required to avoid financial accounting charges under applicable accounting guidance. Any payment of taxes by surrendering Shares to the Company may be subject to restrictions, including, but not limited to, any restrictions required by rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

10. Non-Transferability of Options.

(a) General. Except as set forth in this Section 10, Awards may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution. The designation of a beneficiary by a Participant will not constitute a transfer. An Option may be exercised, during the lifetime of the holder of the Option, only by such holder or a transferee permitted by this Section 10.

(b) Limited Transferability Rights. Notwithstanding anything else in this Section 10, the Administrator may in its sole discretion grant Nonstatutory Stock Options that may be transferred by instrument to an inter vivos or testamentary trust in which the Options are to be passed to beneficiaries upon the death of the trustor (settlor) or by gift to Family Members. Notwithstanding the foregoing, beginning with (i) the period when the Company begins to rely on the exemption described in Rule 12h-1(f)(1) promulgated under the Exchange Act, as determined by the Board in its sole discretion, and (ii) ending on the earlier of (A) the date when the Company ceases to rely on such exemption, as determined by the Board in its sole discretion, or (B) the date when the Company becomes subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, an Option, or prior to exercise, the Shares subject to the Option, may not be pledged, hypothecated or otherwise transferred or disposed of, in any manner, including by entering into any short position, any “put equivalent position” or any “call equivalent position” (as defined in Rule 16a-1(h) and Rule 16a-1(b) of the Exchange Act, respectively), other than to (i) persons who are Family Members through gifts or domestic relations orders, or (ii) to an executor or guardian of the Participant upon the death or disability of the Participant. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Board, in its sole discretion, may permit transfers to the Company or in connection with a Change of Control or other acquisition transactions involving the Company to the extent permitted by Rule 12h-1(f).

11. Adjustments upon Changes in Capitalization, Merger or Certain Other Transactions.

(a) Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any action required under Applicable Laws by the holders of capital stock of the Company, (i) the numbers and class of Shares or other stock or securities: (x) available for future Awards under Section 3 above and (y) covered by each outstanding Award, (ii) the exercise price per Share of each such outstanding Option, and (iii) any repurchase price per Share applicable to Shares issued pursuant to any Award, shall be automatically proportionately adjusted in the event of a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination, consolidation, reclassification of the Shares or subdivision of the Shares. In the event of any increase

 

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or decrease in the number of issued Shares effected without receipt of consideration by the Company, a declaration of an extraordinary dividend with respect to the Shares payable in a form other than Shares in an amount that has a material effect on the Fair Market Value, a recapitalization (including a recapitalization through a large nonrecurring cash dividend), a rights offering, a reorganization, merger, a spin-off, split-up, change in corporate structure or a similar occurrence, the Administrator may make appropriate adjustments in one or more of (i) the numbers and class of Shares or other stock or securities: (x) available for future Awards under Section 3 above and (y) covered by each outstanding Award, (ii) the exercise price per Share of each outstanding Option and (iii) any repurchase price per Share applicable to Shares issued pursuant to any Award, and any such adjustment by the Administrator shall be made in the Administrator’s sole and absolute discretion and shall be final, binding and conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of Shares subject to an Award. If, by reason of a transaction described in this Section 11(a) or an adjustment pursuant to this Section 11(a), a Participant’s Award agreement or agreement related to any Optioned Stock or Restricted Stock covers additional or different shares of stock or securities, then such additional or different shares, and the Award agreement or agreement related to the Optioned Stock or Restricted Stock in respect thereof, shall be subject to all of the terms, conditions and restrictions which were applicable to the Award, Optioned Stock and Restricted Stock prior to such adjustment.

(b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, each Award will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such action, unless otherwise determined by the Administrator.

(c) Change of Control. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each outstanding Award (vested or unvested) shall be subject to the agreement evidencing the Change of Control, which need not treat all outstanding Awards (or portion thereof) in an identical manner and need not obtain the consent of any Participant to such treatment. Such agreement, without the consent of any Participant, may dispose of Awards that are not vested as of the effective date of such Change of Control in any manner permitted by Applicable Laws, including (without limitation) the cancellation of such Awards without the payment of any consideration. Without limiting the foregoing, such agreement, without the consent of any Participant, may provide for one or more of the following with respect to Awards that are vested and exercisable as of the effective date of such Change of Control: (i) the continuation of such outstanding Awards by the Company (if the Company is the surviving corporation); (ii) the assumption of such outstanding Awards by the surviving corporation or its parent; (iii) the substitution by the surviving corporation or its parent of new options or equity awards in exchange for such Awards; (iv) the cancellation of such Awards and a payment to the Participants equal to the excess of (A) the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to such Awards as of the closing date of such Change of Control over (B) the exercise price or purchase price for the Shares to be issued pursuant to the exercise of such Awards; or (v) the cancellation of such Awards for no consideration. Such payment shall be made in the form of cash, cash equivalents and/or securities of the surviving corporation or its parent with a Fair Market Value equal to the required amount. If the exercise price or purchase price per Share of the Shares to be issued pursuant to the exercise of such Awards exceeds the Fair Market Value per Share of such Shares, as of the closing date of the Change of Control, then such Awards may be cancelled, without the consent of any Participant, for no consideration. Upon a Change of Control, all outstanding Awards shall terminate and cease to be outstanding, except to the extent such Awards have been continued or assumed, as described in subsections (i) and/or (ii) of this Section 11(c).

12. Time of Granting Awards. The date of grant of an Award shall, for all purposes, be the date on which the Administrator makes the determination granting such Award, or such other date as is determined by the Administrator.

13. Amendment and Termination of the Plan. The Board may at any time amend or terminate the Plan, and unless earlier terminated, the Plan shall terminate at such times as all Awards outstanding as of the Plan Effective Date are exercised or cancelled in accordance with the terms of the Plan. No amendment or termination shall be made that would materially and adversely affect the rights of any Participant under any outstanding Award, without his or her consent. In addition, to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with Applicable Laws, the Company shall obtain the approval of holders of capital stock with respect to any Plan amendment in such a manner and to such a degree as required.

 

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14. Conditions upon Issuance of Shares. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or any agreement entered into by the Company pursuant to the Plan, the Company shall not be obligated, and shall have no liability for failure, to issue or deliver any Shares under the Plan unless such issuance or delivery would comply with Applicable Laws, with such compliance determined by the Company in consultation with its legal counsel.

15. Beneficiaries. If permitted by the Company, a Participant may designate one or more beneficiaries with respect to an Award by timely filing the prescribed form with the Company. A beneficiary designation may be changed by filing the prescribed form with the Company at any time before the Participant’s death. Except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, if no beneficiary was designated or if no designated beneficiary survives the Participant, then after a Participant’s death any vested Award(s) shall be transferred or distributed to the Participant’s estate or to any person who has the right to acquire the Award by bequest or inheritance.

16. Approval of Holders of Capital Stock. If required by Applicable Laws, continuance of the Plan shall be subject to approval by the holders of capital stock of the Company within 12 months before or after the date the Plan is adopted or, to the extent required by Applicable Laws, any date the Plan is amended. Such approval shall be obtained in the manner and to the degree required under Applicable Laws.

17. Addenda. The Administrator may approve such addenda to the Plan as it may consider necessary or appropriate for the purpose of granting Awards to Employees or Consultants, which Awards may contain such terms and conditions as the Administrator deems necessary or appropriate to accommodate differences in local law, tax policy or custom, which may deviate from the terms and conditions set forth in this Plan. The terms of any such addenda shall supersede the terms of the Plan to the extent necessary to accommodate such differences but shall not otherwise affect the terms of the Plan as in effect for any other purpose.

 

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EX-5.1 6 d381713dex51.htm EX-5.1 EX-5.1

Exhibit 5.1

 

LOGO

 

TELEPHONE: 1-310-712-6600

FACSIMILE: 1-310-712-8800

WWW.SULLCROM.COM

  

1888 Century Park East

Los Angeles, California 90067-1725

 

                                         

 

NEW YORK • PALO ALTO • WASHINGTON, D.C.

 

BRUSSELS • FRANKFURT • LONDON • PARIS

 

BEIJING • HONG KONG • TOKYO

 

MELBOURNE • SYDNEY

August 29, 2022

Jacobs Solutions Inc.,

1999 Bryan Street, Suite 1200,

Dallas, Texas 75201.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

In connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”) of 30,251,782 shares (the “Securities”) of Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share, of Jacobs Solutions Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), issuable pursuant to the Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. 1999 Outside Director Stock Plan, the Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive Plan, the Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. 1989 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and the Amended and Restated Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (StreetLight) 2011 Stock Plan (the “Plans”), as assumed by the Company in accordance with the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 26, 2022, by and among the Company, Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., a Delaware corporation, and JSI Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, we, as your counsel, have examined such corporate records, certificates and other documents, and such questions of law, as we have considered necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion.

Upon the basis of such examination, it is our opinion that, when Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form S-8 (the “Post-Effective Amendment”) to Registration Nos. 333-264663, 333-209860, 333-195708, 333-187677, 333-157014, 333-157015, 333-123448, 333-107344, 333-216176, 333-38974, 333-01317, 333-72977, 333-60296 and 333-38984 on Form S-8 relating to the Securities (the “Registration Statements”) has become effective under the Act, the terms of the sale of the Securities have been duly established in conformity with the Company’s certificate of incorporation and the applicable Plans so as not to violate any applicable law or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding on the Company and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company, and the Securities have been duly issued and sold as contemplated by the Post-Effective Amendments to the Registration Statements and the applicable Plans, the Securities will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.


Jacobs Solutions Inc.    -2-

In rendering the foregoing opinion, we are not passing upon, and assume no responsibility for, any disclosure in any registration statement or any related prospectus or other offering material relating to the offer and sale of the Securities.

The foregoing opinion is limited to the Federal laws of the United States and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, and we are expressing no opinion as to the effect of the laws of any other jurisdiction.

We have relied as to certain factual matters on information obtained from public officials, officers of the Company and other sources believed by us to be responsible.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act.

Very truly yours,

/s/ SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP

EX-23.1 7 d381713dex231.htm EX-23.1 EX-23.1

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statements on Form S-8 pertaining to the following:

 

  (1)

Registration Statement (Form S-8 Nos. 333-195708, 333-187677, 333-107344, 333-123448, 333-157014, and 333-38974) pertaining to the Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated,

 

  (2)

Registration Statement (Form S-8 Nos. 333-38984 and 333-209860) pertaining to the Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. 1999 Outside Director Stock Plan, as amended and restated,

 

  (3)

Registration Statement (Form S-8 Nos. 333-01317, 333-72977, 333-60296, 333-157015, and 333-216176) pertaining to the Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. 1989 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated, and

 

  (4)

Registration Statement (Form S-8 Nos. 333-264663) pertaining to Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (StreetLight) 2011 Stock Plan, as amended and restated

of our reports dated November 23, 2021, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended October 1, 2021, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Dallas, Texas

August 29, 2022

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