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BIOMED REALTY TRUST, INC. BIOMED REALTY, L.P. 2004 INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN

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Title: BIOMED REALTY TRUST, INC. BIOMED REALTY, L.P. 2004 INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN
Governing Law: California     Date: 1/5/2007
Industry: REOPER     Sector: SERVIC

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EXHIBIT 10.1

BIOMED REALTY TRUST, INC.
BIOMED REALTY, L.P.
2004 INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN

ARTICLE 1

PURPOSE

     The purpose of the BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. and BioMed Realty, L.P. 2004 Incentive Award Plan (the “Plan”) is to promote the success and enhance the value of BioMed Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), and BioMed Realty, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the “Partnership”), by linking the personal interests of the members of the Board, Employees, and Consultants to those of Company stockholders and by providing such individuals with an incentive for performance to generate returns to Company stockholders. The Plan is further intended to provide flexibility to the Company and the Partnership in their ability to motivate, attract, and retain the services of members of the Board, Employees, and Consultants upon whose judgment, interest, and special effort the successful conduct of the Company’s and the Partnership’s operation is largely dependent.

ARTICLE 2

DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION

     Wherever the following terms are used in the Plan they shall have the meanings specified below, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The singular pronoun shall include the plural where the context so indicates.

     2.1 “Administrator” means the Board or a committee of the Board as described in Article 12.

     2.2 “Award” means an Option, a Restricted Stock award, a Stock Appreciation Right award, a Dividend Equivalents award, a Stock Payment award, a Restricted Stock Unit award, an Other Stock-Based Award, a Performance Bonus Award, or a Performance-Based Award granted to a Participant pursuant to the Plan.

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

     2.4 “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

     2.5 “Change in Control” means and includes each of the following:

          (a) the acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any “person” or “group” (as those terms are defined in Sections 3(a) (9), 13(d), and 14(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder) of “beneficial ownership” (as determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (“voting securities”) of the

 


 

Company that represent 20% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding voting securities, other than

               (i) an acquisition by a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any person controlled by the Company or by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any person controlled by the Company, or

               (ii) an acquisition of voting securities by the Company or a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the stock of the Company, or

               (iii) an acquisition of voting securities pursuant to a transaction described in subsection (c) below that would not be a Change in Control under subsection (c);

          Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither of the following events shall constitute an “acquisition” by any person or group for purposes of this subsection (a): (1) a change in the voting power of the Company’s voting securities based on the relative trading values of the Company’s then outstanding securities as determined pursuant to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, or (2) an acquisition of the Company’s securities by the Company which causes the Company’s voting securities beneficially owned by a person or group to represent 20% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding voting securities;

          (b) individuals who, as of the Effective Date, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the Effective Date whose appointment, election, or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a person other than the Board;

          (c) the consummation by the Company (whether directly involving the Company or indirectly involving the Company through one or more intermediaries) of a merger, consolidation, reorganization, or business combination, a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, or the acquisition of assets or stock of another entity, in each case, other than a transaction

               (i) which results in the Company’s voting securities outstanding immediately before the transaction continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the Company or the person that, as a result of the transaction, controls, directly or indirectly, the Company or owns, directly or indirectly, all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or otherwise succeeds to the business of the Company (the Company or such person, the “Successor Entity”)) directly or indirectly, at least 50% of the

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combined voting power of the Successor Entity’s outstanding voting securities immediately after the transaction, and

               (ii) after which more than 50% of the members of the board of directors of the Successor Entity are members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the Board’s approval of the agreement providing for the transaction or other action of the Board approving the transaction, and

               (iii) after which no person or group beneficially owns voting securities representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of the Successor Entity; provided, however, that no person or group shall be treated for purposes of this paragraph (iii) as beneficially owning 20% or more of combined voting power of the Successor Entity solely as a result of the voting power held in the Company prior to the consummation of the transaction; or

          (d) the Company’s stockholders approve a liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

     For purposes of subsection (a) above, the calculation of voting power shall be made as if the date of the acquisition were a record date for a vote of the Company’s stockholders, and for purposes of subsection (c) above, the calculation of voting power shall be made as if the date of the consummation of the transaction were a record date for a vote of the Company’s stockholders.

     The Administrator shall have full and final authority, which shall be exercised in its discretion, to determine conclusively whether a Change in Control of the Company has occurred pursuant to the above definition, and the date of the occurrence of such Change in Control and any incidental matters relating thereto.

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

     2.7 “Committee” means the committee of the Board described in Article 12.

     2.8 “Company Consultant” means any consultant or adviser if:

          (a) The consultant or adviser renders bona fide services to the Company or any Company Subsidiary;

          (b) The services rendered by the consultant or adviser are not in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction and do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Company’s securities; and

          (c) The consultant or adviser is a natural person who has contracted directly with the Company or any Company Subsidiary to render such services.

     2.9 “Company Employee” means any employee (as defined in accordance with Section 3401(c) of the Code) of the Company or any entity which is then a Company Subsidiary.

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     2.10 “Company Subsidiary” means (i) any “subsidiary corporation” of the Company as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code and any applicable regulations promulgated thereunder, (ii) any other entity of which a majority of the outstanding voting stock or voting power is beneficially owned directly or indirectly by the Company, or (iii) any partnership or limited liability company of which 50% or more of the capital and profits interest is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company or by one or more Company Subsidiaries or by the Company and one or more Company Subsidiaries; provided, however, that “Company Subsidiary” shall not include the Partnership or any Partnership Subsidiary.

     2.11 “Consultant” means any Company Consultant or any Partnership Consultant.

     2.12 “Covered Employee” means an Employee who is, or is likely to become, a “covered employee” within the meaning of Section 162(m) (3) of the Code.

     2.13 “Disability” means a permanent and total disability within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, as it may be amended from time to time.

     2.14 “Dividend Equivalents” means a right granted to a Participant pursuant to Article 8 to receive the equivalent value (in cash or Stock) of dividends paid on Stock.

     2.15 “Effective Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.1.

     2.16 “Eligible Individual” means any person who is a member of the Board, a Consultant or an Employee, as determined by the Administrator.

     2.17 “Employee” means any Company Employee or Partnership Employee.

     2.18 “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

     2.19 “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of Stock determined as follows:

          (a) If the Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the Nasdaq Global Market or The Nasdaq Capital Market, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system for the date of determination (or the last trading date prior to the date of determination if the Stock does not trade on the date of determination), as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable;

          (b) If the Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value shall be the mean of the closing bid and asked prices for the Stock on the date of determination (or the last trading date prior to the date of determination if the Stock does not trade on the date of determination) as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; or

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          (c) In the absence of an established market for the Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Administrator.

     2.20 “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option that is intended to be an incentive stock option and meets the requirements of Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision thereto.

     2.21 “Independent Director” means a member of the Board who is not a Company Employee or a Partnership Employee.

     2.22 “Non-Employee Director” means a member of the Board who qualifies as a “Non-Employee Director” as defined in Rule 16b-3(b) (3) of the Exchange Act, or any successor definition adopted by the Board.

     2.23 “Non-Qualified Stock Option” means an Option that is not intended to be an Incentive Stock Option.

     2.24 “Option” means a right granted to a Participant pursuant to Article 5 of the Plan to purchase a specified number of shares of Stock at a specified price during specified time periods. An Option may be either an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option.

     2.25 “Other Stock-Based Award” means an Award granted or denominated in Stock or units of Stock pursuant to Section 8.4 of the Plan or denominated in other equity interests, including, without limitation, equity interests of the Partnership, such as partnership profits interests, that are convertible or exchangeable into Stock.

     2.26 “Participant” means any Eligible Individual who, as a member of the Board, a Consultant or an Employee, has been granted an Award pursuant to the Plan.

     2.27 “Partnership Agreement” means the Agreement of Limited Partnership of BioMed Realty, L.P., dated as of April 30, 2004, as the same may be amended, modified or restated from time to time.

     2.28 “Partnership Consultant” means any consultant or adviser if:

          (a) The consultant or adviser renders bona fide services to the Partnership or any Partnership Subsidiary;

          (b) The services rendered by the consultant or adviser are not in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction and do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Company’s securities; and

          (c) The consultant or adviser is a natural person who has contracted directly with the Partnership or any Partnership Subsidiary to render such services.

     2.29 “Partnership Employee” means any employee (as defined in accordance with Section 3401(c) of the Code) of the Partnership or any entity which is then a Partnership Subsidiary.

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     2.30 “Partnership Subsidiary” means (i) any entity of which a majority of the outstanding voting stock or voting power is beneficially owned directly or indirectly by the Partnership, or (ii) any partnership or limited liability company of which 50% or more of the capital and profits interest is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Partnership or by one or more Partnership Subsidiaries or by the Partnership and one or more Partnership Subsidiaries.

     2.31 “Performance-Based Award” means an Award granted to selected Covered Employees pursuant to Articles 6 and 8, but which is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Article 9.

     2.32 “Performance Bonus Award” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.5.

     2.33 “Performance Criteria” means the criteria that the Administrator selects for purposes of establishing the Performance Goal or Performance Goals for a Participant for a Performance Period. The Performance Criteria that will be used to establish Performance Goals are limited to the following: net earnings (either before or after interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization), sales or revenue, net income (either before or after taxes), operating earnings, cash flow (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow and free cash flow), return on net assets, return on stockholders’ equity, return on sales, gross or net profit margin, working capital, earnings per share, price per share of Stock, and funds from operations, in each case as determined according to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles or in accordance with standards established by the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts in its March 1995 White Paper (as amended in November 1999 and April 2002, and as further amended from time to time), any of which may be measured either in absolute terms or as compared to any incremental increase or as compared to results of a peer group. The Administrator shall, within the time prescribed by Section 162(m) of the Code, define in an objective fashion the manner of calculating the Performance Criteria it selects to use for such Performance Period for such Participant.

     2.34 “Performance Goals” means, for a Performance Period, the goals established in writing by the Administrator for the Performance Period based upon the Performance Criteria. Depending on the Performance Criteria used to establish such Performance Goals, the Performance Goals may be expressed in terms of overall Company performance or the performance of a Subsidiary, division or other operational unit. The Administrator, in its discretion, may, within the time prescribed by Section 162(m) of the Code, adjust or modify the calculation of Performance Goals for such Performance Period in order to prevent the dilution or enlargement of the rights of Participants (i) in the event of, or in anticipation of, any unusual or extraordinary corporate item, transaction, event, or development, or (ii) in recognition of, or in anticipation of, any other unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the Company, or the financial statements of the Company, or in response to, or in anticipation of, changes in applicable laws, regulations, accounting principles, or business conditions.

     2.35 “Performance Period” means the one or more periods of time, which may be of varying and overlapping durations, as the Administrator may select, over which the attainment of one or more Performance Goals will be measured for the purpose of determining a Participant’s right to, and the payment of, a Performance-Based Award.

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     2.36 “Plan” means this BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. and BioMed Realty, L.P. 2004 Incentive Award Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.

     2.37 “Public Trading Date” means the first date upon which Stock is listed (or approved for listing) upon notice of issuance on any securities exchange or designated (or approved for designation) upon notice of issuance as a national market security on an interdealer quotation system.

     2.38 “Qualified Performance-Based Compensation” means any compensation that is intended to qualify as “qualified performance-based compensation” as described in Section 162(m) (4) (C) of the Code.

     2.39 “REIT” means a real estate investment trust within the meaning of Sections 856 through 860 of the Code.

     2.40 “Restricted Stock” means Stock awarded to a Participant pursuant to Article 6 that is subject to certain restrictions and may be subject to risk of forfeiture or repurchase.

     2.41 “Restricted Stock Unit” means an Award granted pursuant to Section 8.3.

     2.42 “Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.

     2.43 “Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share, and such other securities of the Company that may be substituted for Stock pursuant to Article 11.

     2.44 “Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means a right granted pursuant to Article 7 to receive a payment equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of a specified number of shares of Stock on the date the SAR is exercised over the Fair Market Value of such number of shares of Stock on the date the SAR was granted as set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.

     2.45 “Stock Payment” means (a) a payment in the form of shares of Stock, or (b) an option or other right to purchase shares of Stock, as part of any bonus, deferred compensation or other arrangement, made in lieu of all or any portion of the compensation, granted pursuant to Section 8.2.

     2.46 “Subsidiary” means any Company Subsidiary or Partnership Subsidiary.

ARTICLE 3

SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

     3.1 Number of Shares.

          (a) Subject to Article 11 and Section 3.1(b), the aggregate number of shares of Stock which may be issued or transferred pursuant to Awards under the Plan shall be 2,500,000 shares.

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          (b) To the extent that an Award terminates, expires, or lapses for any reason, any shares of Stock subject to the Award shall again be available for the grant of an Award pursuant to the Plan. Additionally, any shares of Stock tendered or withheld to satisfy the grant or exercise price or tax withholding obligation pursuant to any Award shall again be available for the grant of an Award pursuant to the Plan. To the extent permitted by applicable law or any exchange rule, shares of Stock issued in assumption of, or in substitution for, any outstanding awards of any entity acquired in any form of combination by the Company, the Partnership or any Subsidiary shall not be counted against shares of Stock available for grant pursuant to this Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Other Stock-Based Awards covering units in the Partnership shall reduce the maximum aggregate number of shares of Stock that may be issued under this Plan, or to any one Participant pursuant to Section 3.3, on a one-for-one basis, i.e., each such unit shall be treated as an award of Stock.

     3.2 Stock Distributed. Any Stock distributed pursuant to an Award may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued Stock or Stock purchased on the open market.

     3.3 Limitation on Number of Shares Subject to Awards. Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, and subject to Article 11, the maximum number of shares of Stock with respect to one or more Awards that may be granted to any one Participant during a rolling three-year period (measured retrospectively from the date of any grant) shall be 1,500,000; provided, however, that the foregoing limitation shall not apply prior to the Public Trading Date and, following the Public Trading Date, the foregoing limitation shall not apply until the earliest of: (a) the first material modification of the Plan (including any increase in the number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan in accordance with Section 3.1); (b) the issuance of all of the shares of Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan; (c) the expiration of the Plan; (d) the first meeting of stockholders at which members of the Board are to be elected that occurs after the close of the third calendar year following the calendar year in which occurred the first registration of an equity security of the Company under Section 12 of the Exchange Act; or (e) such other date required by Section 162(m) of the Code and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

ARTICLE 4

ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

     4.1 Eligibility. Persons eligible to participate in this Plan include Employees, Consultants and all members of the Board, as determined by the Administrator.

     4.2 Participation. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Administrator may, from time to time, select from among all Eligible Individuals those to whom Awards shall be granted and shall determine the nature and amount of each Award. No individual shall have any right to be granted an Award pursuant to this Plan.

ARTICLE 5

STOCK OPTIONS

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     5.1 General. The Administrator is authorized to grant Options to Eligible Individuals on the following terms and conditions:

          (a) Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of Stock subject to an Option shall be determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Award Agreement; provided that the exercise price for any Option shall not be less than par value.

          (b) Time and Conditions of Exercise. The Administrator shall determine the time or times at which an Option may be exercised in whole or in part; provided that the term of any Option granted under the Plan shall not exceed ten years. The Administrator shall also determine the performance or other conditions, if any, that must be satisfied before all or part of an Option may be exercised.

          (c) Payment. The Administrator shall determine the methods, terms and conditions by which the exercise price of an Option may be paid, and the form and manner of payment, including, without limitation, payment in the form of cash, promissory note bearing interest at no less than such rate as shall then preclude the imputation of interest under the Code, shares of Stock, or other property acceptable to the Administrator and payment through the delivery of a notice that the Participant has placed a market sell order with a broker with respect to shares of Stock then issuable upon exercise of the Option, and that the broker has been directed to pay a sufficient portion of the net proceeds of the sale to the Company in satisfaction of the Option exercise price; provided that payment of such proceeds is then made to the Company upon settlement of such sale), and the methods by which shares of Stock shall be delivered or deemed to be delivered to Participants. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, (i) no Participant who is a member of the Board or an “executive officer” of the Company within the meaning of Section 13(k) of the Exchange Act shall be permitted to pay the exercise price of an Option in any method which would violate Section 13(k) of the Exchange Act, and (ii) in no event shall the Administrator permit a Participant to pay the exercise price of an Option with any promissory note that is inconsistent with the Company’s qualification as a REIT.

          (d) Evidence of Grant. All Options shall be evidenced by a written Award Agreement between the Company and the Participant. The Award Agreement shall include such additional provisions as may be specified by the Administrator.

     5.2 Incentive Stock Options. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to employees (as defined in accordance with Section 3401(c) of the Code) of the Company or a Company Subsidiary which constitutes a “subsidiary corporation” of the Company within Section 424(f) of the Code and any applicable regulations promulgated thereunder, and the terms of any Incentive Stock Options granted pursuant to the Plan must comply with the following additional provisions of this Section 5.2:

          (a) Exercise Price. Subject to Section 5.2(d) below, the exercise price per share of Stock subject to an Incentive Stock Option shall be set by the Administrator; provided that the exercise price per share for any Incentive Stock Option shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant.

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          (b) Expiration of Option. Subject to Section 5.2(d), an Incentive Stock Option may not be exercised to any extent by anyone after the first to occur of the following events; provided, however, that the Administrator may, prior to the expiration of the Incentive Stock Option under the circumstances described in paragraphs (ii), (iii) or (iv) below, provide in writing that the Option will expire on a later date, but if the expiration date of an Incentive Stock Option is so extended, it will automatically become a Non-Qualified Stock Option:

               (i) Ten years from the date it is granted, unless an earlier time is set in the Award Agreement.

               (ii) Three months after termination of the Participant’s employment for any reason other than the Participant’s Disability or death.

               (iii) One year after the termination of the Participant’s employment on account of Disability or death.

               (iv) One year after the Participant’s death if the Participant dies while employed or during the three-month period described in paragraph (ii) or during the one-year period described in paragraph (iii) and before the Option otherwise expires.

               Upon the Participant’s Disability or death, any Incentive Stock Options exercisable at the Participant’s Disability or death may be exercised by the Participant’s legal representative or representatives, by the person or persons entitled to do so pursuant to the Participant’s last will and testament, or, if the Participant fails to make testamentary disposition of such Incentive Stock Option or dies intestate, by the person or persons entitled to receive the Incentive Stock Option pursuant to the applicable laws of descent and distribution.

          (c) Individual Dollar Limitation. The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the time the Option is granted) of all shares of Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are first exercisable by a Participant in any calendar year may not exceed $100,000.00 or such other limitation as imposed by Section 422(d) of the Code, or any successor provision. To the extent that Incentive Stock Options are first exercisable by a Participant in excess of such limitation, the excess shall be considered Non-Qualified Stock Options.

          (d) Ten Percent Owners. An Incentive Stock Option shall be granted to any individual who, at the date of grant, owns stock possessing more than ten percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of Stock of the Company or any “subsidiary corporation” of the Company or “parent corporation” of the Company (each within the meaning of Section 424 of the Code) only if such Option is granted at an exercise price per share that is not less than 110% of Fair Market Value on the date of grant and the Option is exercisable for no more than five years from the date of grant.

          (e) Transfer Restriction. An Incentive Stock Option shall not be transferable by the Participant other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution.

          (f) Expiration of Incentive Stock Options. No Award of an Incentive Stock Option may be made pursuant to this Plan after the Expiration Date.

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          (g) Right to Exercise. During a Participant’s lifetime, an Incentive Stock Option may be exercised only by the Participant.

     5.3 Substitution of Stock Appreciation Rights. The Administrator may provide in the Award Agreement evidencing the grant of an Option that the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall have to right to substitute a Stock Appreciation Right for such Option at any time prior to or upon exercise of such Option, subject to the provisions of Section 7.3 hereof; provided that such Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable for the same number of shares of Stock for which such substituted Option would have been exercisable.

     5.4 Paperless Exercise. In the event that the Company establishes, for itself or using the services of a third party, an automated system for the exercise of Options, such as a system using an internet website or interactive voice response, then the paperless exercise of Options by a Participant may be permitted through the use of such an automated system.

     5.5 Transfer of Shares to a Company Employee, Consultant or Independent Director. As soon as practicable after receipt by the Company, pursuant to Section 5.1(c), of payment for the shares with respect to which an Option (which in the case of a Company Employee, Company Consultant or Independent Director was issued to and is held by such Participant in such capacity), or portion thereof, is exercised by a Participant who is a Company Employee, Independent Director or Company Consultant, then, with respect to each such exercise, the Company shall transfer to the Participant the number of shares equal to

          (a) The amount of the payment made by the Participant to the Company pursuant to Section 5.1(c), divided by

          (b) The price per share of the shares subject to the Option as determined pursuant to Section 5.1(a).

     5.6 Transfer of Shares to a Partnership Employee or Partnership Consultant. As soon as practicable after receipt by the Company, pursuant to Section 5.1(c), of payment for the shares with respect to which an Option (which was issued to and is held by a Partnership Employee or Partnership Consultant in such capacity), or portion thereof, is exercised by a Participant who is a Partnership Employee or Partnership Consultant, then, with respect to each such exercise:

          (a) the Company shall transfer to the Participant the number of shares equal to (i) the amount of the payment made by the Participant to the Company pursuant to Section 5.1(c) divided by (ii) the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock at the time of exercise (the “Partnership Holder Purchased Shares”);

          (b) the Company shall sell to the Partnership the number of shares (the “Partnership Purchased Shares”) equal to the excess of (i) the amount obtained by dividing (A) the amount of the payment made by the Participant to the Company pursuant to Section 5.1(c) by (B) the price per share of the shares subject to the Option as determined pursuant to Section 5.1(a), over (ii) the Partnership Holder Purchased Shares. The price to be paid by the Partnership to the Company for the Partnership Purchased Shares (the “Partnership Purchase Price”) shall be an amount equal to the product of (x) the number of Partnership Purchased Shares multiplied by (y) the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock at the time of the exercise; and

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