exv99w1
Exhibit 99.1
REHABCARE GROUP, INC.
2006 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
(As Amended and Restated Effective May 4, 2010)
1. PURPOSES. The purposes of this 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the Plan) are (i) to encourage
certain employees of RehabCare Group, Inc. (the Company), and of such Subsidiaries of the Company
as the Committee administering the Plan designates, to acquire Common Stock of the Company or to
receive monetary payments based on the value of such stock or based upon achieving certain goals on
a basis mutually advantageous to such employees and the Company and thus provide an incentive for
continuation of the efforts to employees for the success of the Company and for continuity of
employment; and (ii) to induce Directors of the Company to remain Directors of the Company over the
long term, to align the Directors interests in the Companys financial performance more directly
with those of the stockholders and to aid the Company in competing with other enterprises for the
services of new directors. For purposes of this Plan, Subsidiary means any corporation or other
entity, whether domestic or foreign, in which the Company has or obtains, directly or indirectly, a
proprietary interest of more than fifty percent (50%) by reason of stock ownership or otherwise.
This Plan has been amended and restated effective May 4, 2010 (the Plan Restatement Effective
Date) to increase the number of shares available for issuance pursuant to awards. Unless
specifically determined otherwise by the Committee, any amendment providing additional benefits to
participants shall not affect any awards outstanding as of the Plan Restatement Effective Date. Any
change adversely affecting any such outstanding award shall not apply to such award without the
participants consent.
2. ADMINISTRATION. The Plan will be administered by the Compensation and Nominating/Corporate
Governance Committee (the CNCGC) of the Board of Directors of the Company consisting of two or
more Directors as the Board may designate from time to time. The determinations of the CNCGC shall
be made in accordance with their judgment as to the best interests of the Company and its
stockholders and in accordance with the purpose of the Plan. Determinations, interpretations, or
other actions made or taken by the CNCGC pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall be final and
binding and conclusive for all purposes and upon all persons whomsoever. Subject to the express
provisions of the Plan, the CNCGC shall have plenary authority to construe and interpret the Plan,
to make, amend, and rescind rules and regulations regarding the Plan and its administration, to
determine the terms and provisions of the respective award agreements (which need not be
identical), and to take whatever action is necessary to carry out the purposes of the Plan. A
majority of members of the CNCGC shall constitute a quorum, and all determinations of the CNCGC
shall be made by a majority of its members. Any determination of the CNCGC under the Plan may be
made without notice or meeting of the CNCGC, by a writing signed by a majority of the CNCGC
members.
3. TYPES OF BENEFITS. The following benefits may be granted under the Plan: (a) stock
appreciation rights (SARs); (b) restricted stock (Restricted Stock); (c) performance awards
(Performance Awards); (d) stock units (Stock Units); (e) incentive stock options (ISOs); (f)
nonqualified stock options (NQSOs); and any other type of equity-based award (Other Equity
Awards), all as described below.
4. SHARES RESERVED UNDER THE PLAN. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 16, there is
hereby reserved for issuance under the Plan an aggregate of three million (3,000,000) shares of
Common Stock of the Company, which may be authorized but unissued or treasury shares. The maximum
number of shares that may be issued pursuant to ISOs under this Plan shall be three million
(3,000,000) shares. The maximum number of shares that may be issued pursuant to awards to
nonemployee Directors under this Plan shall be three hundred thousand (300,000) shares, and no
nonemployee Director may receive an award subject to more than fifteen thousand (15,000) shares in
any one (1) year period.
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Shares covered by an award shall only be counted as used to the extent they are actually
issued. Any shares related to awards which terminate by expiration, forfeiture, cancellation, or
otherwise without the issuance of
such shares, are settled in cash in lieu of shares, or are exchanged with the CNCGCs
permission, prior to the issuance of shares, for awards not involving shares, shall be available
again for grant under this Plan. Moreover, if the option price of any option granted under this
Plan or the tax withholding requirements with respect to any award granted under this Plan are
satisfied through the withholding of shares by the Company or by tendering shares to the Company
(by either actual delivery or by attestation), or if a SAR is exercised, only the number of shares
issued, net of the shares withheld or tendered, if any, will be deemed delivered for purposes of
determining the maximum number of shares available for delivery under this Plan.
The maximum number of shares of Common Stock subject to ISOs, NQSOs, and SARs that may be
awarded to any individual shall not exceed one hundred thousand (100,000) shares in any calendar
year, except for the chief executive officer for whom the annual maximum shall be two hundred fifty
thousand (250,000) shares (each as adjusted in accordance with Section 16). The maximum number of
shares of Common Stock subject to Restricted Stock, Performance Awards, Stock Units, and Other
Equity Awards that may be awarded to any individual shall not exceed one hundred thousand (100,000)
shares in any calendar year. The maximum cash amount payable pursuant to all Performance Awards
that may be awarded to any individual shall not exceed ten million dollars ($10,000,000) in any
calendar year.
5. PARTICIPANTS. Participants will consist of such officers, Directors, and key employees of
the Company or any designated Subsidiary as the CNCGC in its sole discretion determines have a
major impact on the success and future growth and profitability of the Company. Designation of a
participant in any year shall not require the CNCGC to designate such person to receive a benefit
in any other year or to receive the same type or amount of benefit as granted to the participant in
any other year or as granted to any other participant in any year. The CNCGC shall consider such
factors as it deems pertinent in selecting participants and in determining the type and amount of
their respective benefits.
6. AWARD OF BENEFITS. The CNCGC may, in its sole discretion, grant benefits in accordance with
the Plan, and establish the timing, pricing, amount, and other terms and conditions of such grants,
which need not be uniform with respect to the various participants or with respect to different
grants to the same participant. All benefits granted under the Plan shall be granted as of an award
date which shall be designated in the particular award agreement. If no award date is so specified,
the award date shall be the date that the CNCGC action granting the award is effective. Promptly
after each award date, the Company shall notify the participant of the grant of the benefit, and
shall deliver to the participant an agreement awarding the benefit, duly executed by and on behalf
of the Company.
7. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS. A SAR is the right to receive all or a portion of the difference
between the fair market value of a share of Common Stock and the exercise price of the SAR
established by the CNCGC, subject to such terms and conditions set forth in a SAR Agreement as may
be established by the CNCGC in its sole discretion. At the discretion of the CNCGC, SARs may be
exercised (a) in lieu of the exercise of an option, (b) in conjunction with the exercise of an
option, (c) upon lapse of an option, (d) independent of an option or (e) each of the above in
connection with a previously awarded option under the Plan. At the time of grant, the CNCGC may
establish, in its sole discretion, a maximum amount per share which will be payable upon exercise
of a SAR. At the discretion of the CNCGC, payment for SARs may be made in cash or shares of Common
Stock of the Company, or in a combination thereof. SARs will be exercisable not later than ten (10)
years after the date they are granted and will expire in accordance with the terms established by
the CNCGC. The grant price of a SAR must be at least equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the
fair market value of the shares as determined on the grant date.
8. RESTRICTED STOCK. Restricted Stock shall consist of Common Stock of the Company issued or
transferred under the Plan (other than upon exercise of ISOs, NQSOs, SARs, or as Performance Awards
or Stock
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Units) at any purchase price less than the fair market value thereof on the date of
issuance or transfer, or as a bonus. In the case of any Restricted Stock:
(a) The purchase price, if any, will be determined by the CNCGC.
(b) Restricted Stock may be subject to (i) restrictions on the sale or other disposition
thereof; (ii) rights of the Company to reacquire such Restricted Stock at the purchase price, if
any, originally paid therefore upon termination of the employees employment or upon termination of
the Directors services as a member of the Board within specified periods; and (iii) such other
restrictions, conditions, and terms as the CNCGC deems appropriate.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in a participants award agreement, the participant shall be
entitled to vote the Restricted Stock during the period of restriction.
(d) The CNCGC shall determine whether Restricted Stock is to be delivered to the participant
with an appropriate legend imprinted on the certificate or if the certificate will be deposited in
escrow pending removal of the restrictions.
9. PERFORMANCE AWARDS. Subject to the terms and provisions of this Plan, the CNCGC, at any
time and from time to time, may grant Performance Awards to participants in such amounts and upon
such terms as the CNCGC shall determine. Performance Awards may consist of Common Stock of the
Company, monetary units, cash, or some combination thereof, to be issued without any payment
therefore, in the event that certain performance goals established by the CNCGC are achieved over a
period of time designated by the CNCGC. With respect to any grant of Performance Awards intended to
qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended and in effect from time to time or any successor statute, and the regulations
promulgated thereunder (the Code), the CNCGC shall establish and administer performance goals in
the manner described in Section 162(m) of the Code. With respect to Performance Awards that are
intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code, the CNCGC
may not use its discretion to adjust such awards upward from the amounts determined under the
pre-established performance standards. The CNCGC shall retain the discretion to adjust such
Performance Awards downward, either on a formula or discretionary basis or any combination, as the
CNCGC determines.
In the event that applicable tax or securities laws change to permit CNCGC discretion to alter
the governing performance goals without obtaining shareholder approval of such changes, the CNCGC
shall have sole discretion to make such changes without obtaining shareholder approval. In
addition, in the event that the CNCGC determines that it is advisable to grant Performance Awards
that shall not qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code, the
CNCGC may make such grants without satisfying the requirements of Code Section 162(m) and base
vesting on performance goals other than those set forth herein.
The goals established by the CNCGC may include: net earnings or net income (before or after
taxes); earnings per share; net sales or revenue growth; net operating profit; return measures
(including, but not limited to, return on assets, capital, invested capital, average total capital
employed, equity, sales, or revenue); cash flow (including, but not limited to, operating cash
flow, free cash flow, cash flow return on equity, and cash flow return on investment); earnings
before or after taxes, interest, depreciation, and/or amortization; gross or operating margins;
productivity ratios; share price (including, but not limited to, growth measures and total
shareholder return); expense targets; margins; operating efficiency; market share; customer
satisfaction; working capital targets; and economic value added or EVA (net operating profit after
tax minus the sum of capital multiplied by the cost of capital). The CNCGC may provide in any
Performance Award that any evaluation of performance may include or exclude any of the following
events that occurs during a performance period: (a) asset
write-downs, (b) litigation or claim judgments or settlements, (c) the effect of changes in
tax laws, accounting principles, or other laws or provisions affecting reported results, (d) any
reorganization and restructuring programs,
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(e) extraordinary items, (f) acquisitions or divestitures, and (g) foreign exchange gains and losses. To the extent such inclusions or
exclusions affect Performance Awards to covered employees as such term is defined in Code Section
162(m), they shall be prescribed in a form that meets the requirements of Code Section 162(m) for
deductibility.
In the event the minimum goal is not achieved at the conclusion of the performance period, no
payment shall be made to the participant. Actual payment of the award earned shall be in cash or in
Common Stock of the Company or in a combination of both, as the CNCGC in its sole discretion
determines. If Common Stock of the
Company is used, the participant shall not have the right to vote and receive dividends until
the actual shares are issued.
10. STOCK UNITS. A Stock Unit represents the right to receive a share of Common Stock from the
Company at a designated time in the future, subject to such restrictions, terms, and conditions set
forth in a Stock Unit Agreement as may be established by the CNCGC in its sole discretion. The
participant generally does not have the rights of a shareholder until receipt of the Common Stock.
A Stock Unit Agreement does not provide for payments in cash, or adjustment in the number of Stock
Units, equivalent to the dividends the participant would have received if the participant had been
the owner of shares of Common Stock rather than Stock Units.
11. INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. ISOs shall consist of stock options to purchase shares of Common
Stock at purchase prices not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the fair market value of the
shares on the date the option is granted. The purchase price may be paid (i) by check or, in the
discretion of the CNCGC, either (ii) by the delivery of shares of Common Stock of the Company then
owned by the participant, (iii) by the withholding of shares of Common Stock of the Company then
exercisable under the ISO having a current value (after deduction of the purchase price of the
withheld shares) equal to the purchase price or (iv) by a combination of cash and the delivery or
withholding or shares of Common Stock of the Company, in the manner provided in the option
agreement. ISOs will be exercisable not earlier than six (6) months and not later than ten (10)
years after the date they are granted and will terminate not later than three (3) months after
termination of employment for any reason other than death or disability. In the event termination
of employment occurs as a result of death or disability, such an option will be exercisable for
twelve (12) months after such termination to the extent provided in the ISO agreement. In no event
shall any ISO be exercised more than ten (10) years after its grant. Leaves of absence granted by
the Company for military service, illness, and transfers of employment between the Company and any
Subsidiary thereof shall not constitute termination of employment. The aggregate fair market value
(determined as of the time an option is granted) of the stock with respect to which ISOs are
exercisable for the first time by an optionee during any calendar year (under all option plans of
the Company and its Subsidiary corporations) shall not exceed one hundred thousand dollars
($100,000). ISOs shall be granted only to employees of the Company or a Subsidiary.
12. NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTIONS. NQSOs shall consist of Nonqualified Stock Options to purchase
shares of Common Stock at purchase prices not less one hundred percent (100%) of the fair market
value of the shares on the date the option is granted. The purchase price may be paid (i) by check
or, in the discretion of the CNCGC, either (ii) by the delivery of shares of Common Stock of the
Company then owned by the participant, (iii) by the withholding of shares of Common Stock of the
Company then exercisable under the NQSO having a current value (after deduction of the purchase
price of the withheld shares) equal to the purchase price or (iv) by a combination of cash and
Common Stock of the Company, in the manner provided in the option agreement. In no event shall any
option be exercised more than ten (10) years after its grant, and an option may terminate earlier
following termination of employment or termination of a Directors services as a Board Member, as
provided in the option agreement.
13. OTHER EQUITY AWARDS. The CNCGC may grant other types of equity-based awards not otherwise
described in the Plan in such amounts and subject to such terms as the CNCGC shall determine.
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14. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. Each award agreement shall set forth the terms and conditions
applicable to an award following termination of the participants employment with or provision of
services to the Company or a Subsidiary, as the case may be. Such provisions shall be determined in
the sole discretion of the CNCGC, shall be included in the award agreement entered into with each
participant, need not be uniform among all awards issued pursuant to this Plan, and may reflect
distinctions based on the reasons for termination.
15. VESTING REQUIREMENTS. Except with respect to a maximum of ten percent (10%) of the share
authorization: (i) any Full-Value Awards which vest on the basis of the participants continued
employment with or provision of service to the Company shall not provide for vesting which is any
more rapid than annual pro rata vesting over a three (3) year period and any Full-Value Awards
which vest upon the attainment of performance
goals shall provide for a performance period of at least twelve (12) months, and (ii) the
CNCGC may only permit acceleration of vesting of any awards granted under this Plan in the event of
the participants death, disability, retirement, or a Change in Control. For purposes of this Plan
a Full-Value Award means an award other than in the form of an ISO, NQSO, or SAR, and which is
settled by the issuance of shares of Common Stock of the Company.
16. ADJUSTMENT PROVISIONS.
(a) If the Company shall at any time change the number of issued shares of Common Stock
without new consideration to the Company (such as by stock dividends or stock splits), the total
number of shares reserved for issuance under this Plan, the maximum number of shares available to a
particular participant, and the number of shares covered by each outstanding benefit shall be
adjusted so that the aggregate consideration payable to the Company, if any, and the value of each
such benefit shall not be changed. Benefits may also contain provisions for their continuation or
for other equitable adjustments after changes in the Common Stock resulting from reorganization,
sale, merger, consolidation, issuance of stock rights or warrants, or similar occurrence.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, and without affecting the number of
shares of Common Stock reserved or available hereunder, the Board of Directors may authorize the
issuance or assumption of benefits in connection with any merger, consolidation, acquisition of
property or stock, or reorganization upon such terms and conditions as it may deem appropriate.
17. NONTRANSFERABILITY. Each benefit granted under the Plan to a participant shall not be
transferable, other than an NQSO to a Permissible Transferee, except by will or the laws of descent
and distribution, and shall be exercisable, during the participants lifetime, only by the
participant or, in the case of an NQSO, a Permissible Transferee. In the event of the death of a
participant, exercise or payment shall be made only:
(a) By or to a Permissible Transferee, the executor or administrator of the estate of the
deceased participant or the person or persons to whom the deceased participants rights under the
benefit shall pass by will or the laws of descent and distribution; and
(b) To the extent that the deceased participant was entitled thereto at the date of his or her
death.
For purposes of this Section 17, Permitted Transferee shall include (i) one or more members
of the participants family, (ii) one or more trusts for the benefit of the participants family,
(ii) one or more trust for the benefit of the participant and/or one or more members of the
participants family, or (iii) one or more partnerships (general or limited), corporations, limited
liability companies, or other entities in which the aggregate interests of the participant and
members of the participants family exceed eighty percent (80%) of all interests. For this
purpose, the participants family shall include only the participants spouse, children, and
grandchildren. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no award granted pursuant to this Plan may be
transferred for value (as defined in the General Instructions to Form S-8).
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18. TAXES. The Company shall be entitled to withhold the amount of any tax attributable to any
amounts payable or shares deliverable under the Plan after giving the person entitled to receive
such payment or delivery notice as far in advance as practicable, and the Company may defer making
payment or delivery as to any benefit if any such tax is payable until indemnified to its
satisfaction. With respect to withholding required upon the exercise of options or SARs, upon the
lapse of restrictions on Restricted Stock or Stock Units, or upon the achievement of performance
goals related to Performance Awards and Other Equity Awards, participants may elect, subject to
approval of the CNCGC, to satisfy their tax withholding requirement, in whole or in part, by having
the Company withhold shares having a fair market value on the date the tax is to be determined
equal to the required withholding. All such elections shall be subject to such restrictions or
limitations that the CNCGC, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate.
19. BENEFICIARY. A participant may designate one or more persons (concurrently, contingently,
or successively) to whom Restricted Stock, Performance Awards, Stock Units, or Other Equity Awards
will be
distributed and by whom stock options and SARs will be exercisable if the participant dies
before receiving complete payment of such amounts. Any such designation must be made on a form
acceptable to the Company for this purpose, will be effective on the date received by the Company,
and may be revoked by the participant by a subsequent written designation delivered to the Company
while the participant is alive. If the participant fails to designate a beneficiary or if no
designated beneficiary survives the participant, then any such benefit shall be transferred to the
participants estate.
20. TENURE. A participants right, if any, to continue to serve the Company and its
Subsidiaries as an officer, employee, Director, or otherwise, shall not be enlarged or otherwise
affected by his or her designation as a participant under the Plan.
21. DURATION, INTERPRETATION, AMENDMENT, AND TERMINATION. No benefit shall be granted more
than ten (10) years after the date of the Plan Restatement Effective Date; provided, however, that
the terms and conditions applicable to any benefit granted within such period may thereafter be
amended or modified by mutual agreement between the Company and the participant or such other
person as may then have an interest therein. Except in connection with a corporate transaction
involving the company (including, without limitation, any stock dividend, stock split,
extraordinary cash dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up,
spin-off, combination, or exchange of shares), the terms of outstanding awards may not be amended
to reduce the exercise price of outstanding options or SARs, and provided further, outstanding
options or SARs may not be cancelled in exchange for cash, other awards, or options or SARs with an
exercise price that is less than the exercise price of the original options or SARs without the
prior approval of the Companys stockholders. To the extent that any stock options or other
benefits which may be granted within the terms of the Plan would qualify under present or future
laws for tax treatment that is beneficial to a recipient, then any such beneficial treatment shall
be considered within the intent, purpose, and operational purview of the Plan and the discretion of
the CNCGC, and to the extent that any such stock options or other benefits would so qualify within
the terms of the Plan, the CNCGC shall have full and complete authority to grant stock options or
other benefits that so qualify (including the authority to grant, simultaneously or otherwise,
stock options or other benefits which do not so qualify) and to prescribe the terms and conditions
(which need not be identical as among recipients) in respect to the grant or exercise of any such
stock option or other benefits under the Plan.
The Board of Directors may amend the Plan from time to time, or terminate the Plan at any
time. However, no action authorized by this Section 21 shall reduce the amount of any existing
award or change the terms and conditions thereof without the participants consent. No amendment of
the Plan shall, without approval of the stockholders of the Company, (a) increase the total number
of shares of Common Stock of the Company which may be issued under the Plan or increase the amount
or type of benefits that may be granted under the Plan; (b) change the minimum purchase price, if
any, or shares of Common Stock which may be made subject to benefits under the Plan; or (c) modify
the requirements as to eligibility for benefits under the Plan.
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22. CHANGE IN CONTROL OF THE COMPANY. Unless otherwise determined by the CNCGC in connection
with the grant of an award as reflected in the applicable award agreement.
Upon a Change in Control, except to the extent that another award meeting the requirements of
Section 22(a) (a Replacement Award) is provided to the participant to replace the participants
outstanding award (the Replaced Award), all then-outstanding options and SARs shall become fully
vested and exercisable, and all other then-outstanding awards whose exercisability or vesting
depends merely on the satisfaction of a service obligation by a participant to the Company or
Subsidiary shall vest in full and be free of restrictions related to the vesting of such awards.
The treatment of any other awards shall be as determined by the CNCGC in connection with the grant
thereof, as reflected in the applicable award agreement.
Except to the extent that a Replacement Award is provided to the participant, the CNCGC may,
in its sole discretion, (i) determine that any or all outstanding awards granted under the Plan,
whether or not exercisable, will be canceled and terminated and that in connection with such
cancellation and termination the holder of such award may receive for each share subject to such
awards a cash payment (or the delivery of stock, other securities,
or a combination of cash, stock, and securities equivalent to such cash payment) equal to the
difference, if any, between the consideration received by stockholders of the Company in respect of
a share of Common Stock in connection with such transaction and the purchase price per share, if
any, under the award multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such award;
provided that if such product is zero or less or to the extent that the award is not then
exercisable, the awards will be canceled and terminated without payment therefore.
(a) An award shall meet the conditions of this Section 22(a) (and hence qualify as a
Replacement Award) if: (i) it has a value at least equal to the value of the Replaced Award as
determined by the CNCGC in its sole discretion; (ii) it relates to publicly traded equity
securities of the Company or its successor in the Change in Control or another entity that is
affiliated with the Company or its successor following the Change in Control; and (iii) its other
terms and conditions are not less favorable to the participant than the terms and conditions of the
Replaced Award (including the provisions that would apply in the event of a subsequent Change in
Control); provided that Replacement Awards subject to the requirements of Code Section 409A may be
modified to the extent necessary to satisfy the requirements of such section. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Replacement Award may take the form of a continuation of the
existing award if the requirements of the preceding sentence are satisfied. The determination of
whether the conditions of this Section 22(a) are satisfied shall be made by the CNCGC, as
constituted immediately before the Change in Control, in its sole discretion.
(b) Upon a termination of employment or termination of directorship of a participant,
occurring in connection with or during the period of two (2) years after such Change in Control,
other than for cause (as defined in an applicable award agreement or, if not defined in an award
agreement, as determined in the sole discretion of the CNCGC), (i) all Replacement Awards held by
the participant shall become fully vested and (if applicable) exercisable and free of restrictions,
and (ii) all options and SARs held by the participant immediately before the termination of
employment or termination of directorship that the participant held as of the date of the Change in
Control or that constitute Replacement Awards shall remain exercisable for not less than one (1)
year following such termination or until the expiration of the stated term of such option or SAR,
whichever period is shorter; provided, that if the applicable award agreement provides for a longer
period of exercisability, that provision shall control.
(c) For purposes of this Plan, Change in Control shall mean:
(i) The acquisition by one person, or more than one person acting as a group, of ownership of
stock of the Company that, together with stock held by such person or group, constitutes more than
50% of the total fair market value or total voting power of the stock of the Company;
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(ii) The acquisition by one person, or more than one person acting as a group, of ownership of
stock of the Company, that together with stock of the Company acquired during the twelve-month
period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or group, constitutes 30%
or more of the total voting power of the stock of the Company;
(iii) A majority of the members of the Companys Board of Directors is replaced during any
twelve-month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the
members of the Companys Board of Directors before the date of the appointment or election;
(iv) One person, or more than one person acting as a group, acquires (or has acquired during
the twelve-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or group)
assets from the Company that have a total gross fair market value (determined without regard to any
liabilities associated with such assets) equal to or more than 40% of the total gross fair market
value of all of the assets of the Company immediately before such acquisition or acquisitions.
Persons will not be considered to be acting as a group solely because they purchase or own stock of
the same corporation at the same time, or as a result of the same public offering. However,
persons will be considered to be acting as a group if they are owners of a corporation that enters
into a merger, consolidation, purchase or acquisition of stock, or similar business transaction
with the Company.
This definition of Change in Control shall be interpreted in accordance with, and in a manner that
will bring the definition into compliance with, the regulations under Code Section 409A.
23. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. With respect to an award that is subject to Code Section 409A, any
term, such as termination of employment, used in the designation of a payment event shall be
interpreted in a manner that complies with Code Section 409A and the regulations thereunder.
24. STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL. The Plan was originally adopted by the Board of Directors February
7, 2006, and became effective on May 2, 2006, the date on which the Plan was approved by the
stockholders of the Company. The amendment and restatement of the Plan approved by the Board of
Directors on February 9th, 2010 shall be effective on the date the amended and restated
Plan is approved by the stockholders of the Company. Unless sooner terminated as provided herein,
this Plan shall terminate on the date that immediately precedes the tenth (10th)
anniversary of the Plan Restatement Effective Date. After this Plan is terminated, no awards may be
granted but awards previously granted shall remain outstanding in accordance with their applicable
terms and conditions and this Plans terms and conditions.
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