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Title: COMPUTER ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2002 INCENTIVE PLAN
Governing Law: New York     Date: 6/14/2004
Industry: Software and Programming     Sector: Technology

COMPUTER
ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2002
INCENTIVE PLAN, Parties: computer associates international  inc
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Exhibit 10.16

COMPUTER ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL, INC.

2002 INCENTIVE PLAN

Effective April 1, 2002

(Amended and Restated Effective as of March 31, 2004)

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ARTICLE I

ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE

 

 

1

 

1.1

 

Purpose

 

 

1

 

1.2

 

Effective Date; Shareholder Approval

 

 

1

 

ARTICLE II

DEFINITIONS

 

 

1

 

2.1

 

“Annual Performance Bonus”

 

 

2

 

2.2

 

“Award”

 

 

2

 

 

 

(a)     “ Annual Performance Bonuses

 

 

2

 

 

 

(b)     “ Long-Term Performance Bonuses

 

 

2

 

 

 

(c)     “ Restricted Stock

 

 

2

 

 

 

(d)     “ Stock Options

 

 

2

 

 

 

(e)     “ Other Equity-Based Awards

 

 

2

 

2.3

 

“Award Certificate”

 

 

2

 

2.4

 

“Board”

 

 

2

 

2.5

 

“Change in Control”

 

 

2

 

2.6

 

“Code”

 

 

3

 

2.7

 

“Committee”

 

 

3

 

2.8

 

“Common Stock”

 

 

4

 

2.9

 

“Company”

 

 

4

 

2.10

 

“Consultant”

 

 

4

 

2.11

 

“Disabled”

 

 

4

 

2.12

 

“Employee”

 

 

4

 

2.13

 

“Exercise Price”

 

 

4

 

2.14

 

“Fair Market Value”

 

 

4

 

2.15

 

“Fair Market Value Stock Option”

 

 

4

 

2.16

 

“GAAP”

 

 

4

 

2.17

 

“Incentive Stock Option”

 

 

4

 

2.18

 

“Key Employee”

 

 

5

 

2.19

 

“Long-Term Performance Bonus”

 

 

5

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2.20

 

“Nonqualified Stock Option”

 

 

5

 

2.21

 

“Participant”

 

 

5

 

2.22

 

“Performance Cycle”

 

 

5

 

2.23

 

“Performance Measure”

 

 

5

 

2.24

 

“Plan”

 

 

6

 

2.25

 

“Premium-Priced Stock Option”

 

 

6

 

2.26

 

“Prior Plans”

 

 

6

 

2.27

 

“Qualified Performance Award”

 

 

6

 

2.28

 

“Qualified Performance Award Determination Period”

 

 

6

 

2.29

 

“Related Company”

 

 

6

 

2.30

 

“Reporting Person”

 

 

6

 

2.31

 

“Restricted Stock”

 

 

6

 

2.32

 

“Retirement”

 

 

6

 

2.33

 

“Rights Agreement”

 

 

7

 

2.34

 

“Shares”

 

 

7

 

2.35

 

“Stock Option”

 

 

7

 

2.36

 

“Termination of Consultancy”

 

 

7

 

2.37

 

“Termination of Employment”

 

 

7

 

ARTICLE III

ADMINISTRATION

 

 

7

 

3.1

 

The Committee

 

 

7

 

3.2

 

Authority of the Committee

 

 

7

 

3.3

 

Effect of Determinations

 

 

8

 

3.4

 

Delegation of Authority

 

 

8

 

3.5

 

No Liability

 

 

8

 

ARTICLE IV

AWARDS

 

 

8

 

4.1

 

Eligibility

 

 

8

 

4.2

 

Participation

 

 

8

 

4.3

 

Form of Awards

 

 

8

 

 

 

(a)     Qualified Performance Awards

 

 

9

 

4.4

 

Annual Performance Bonuses

 

 

9

 

 

 

(a)     Performance Cycles

 

 

9

 

 

 

(b)     Bonus Participants

 

 

9

 

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(c)     Performance Measures; Targets; Payout Formula

 

 

9

 

 

 

(d)     Payment of Bonuses; Certification

 

 

10

 

 

 

(e)     Other Annual Performance Bonuses

 

 

10

 

 

 

(f)     Form of Payment

 

 

10

 

 

 

(g)     Amount of Bonus

 

 

10

 

4.5

 

Long-Term Performance Bonuses

 

 

10

 

 

 

(a)     Performance Cycles

 

 

11

 

 

 

(b)     Bonus Participants

 

 

11

 

 

 

(c)     Performance Measures; Targets; Payout Formula

 

 

11

 

 

 

(d)     Payment of Bonuses; Certification

 

 

12

 

 

 

(e)     Other Long-Term Performance Bonuses

 

 

12

 

 

 

(f)     Form of Payment

 

 

12

 

 

 

(g)     Amount of Bonus

 

 

12

 

4.6

 

Restricted Stock

 

 

12

 

 

 

(a)     Performance Cycles

 

 

12

 

 

 

(b)     Performance Measures; Targets and Payout Formulas

 

 

13

 

 

 

(c)     Committee Certification

 

 

13

 

 

 

(d)     Other Restricted Stock Awards

 

 

14

 

 

 

(e)     Payment of Restricted Stock

 

 

14

 

 

 

    (i)     Vesting and Forfeiture

 

 

14

 

 

 

   (ii)     Acceleration of Vesting

 

 

14

 

 

 

  (iii)     Legend

 

 

14

 

 

 

(f)     Amount of Restricted Stock

 

 

15

 

4.7

 

Stock Options

 

 

15

 

 

 

(a)     Amount of Shares

 

 

15

 

 

 

(b)     Exercise Price

 

 

15

 

 

 

(c)     Option Term

 

 

15

 

 

 

(d)     Timing of Exercise

 

 

15

 

 

 

(e)     Payment of Exercise Price

 

 

16

 

 

 

(f)     Incentive Stock Options

 

 

17

 

 

 

    (i)     Eligibility

 

 

17

 

 

 

   (ii)     Timing of Grant

 

 

17

 

 

 

  (iii)     Amount of Award

 

 

17

 

 

 

  (iv)     Timing of Exercise

 

 

17

 

 

 

   (v)     Transfer Restrictions

 

 

18

 

 

 

(g)     No Repricing

 

 

18

 

4.8

 

Other Equity-Based Awards

 

 

18

 

4.9

 

Code Section 162(m)

 

 

18

 

ARTICLE V

SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN; ADJUSTMENTS

 

 

19

 

5.1

 

Shares Available

 

 

19

 

5.2

 

Counting Rules

 

 

19

 

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5.3

 

Adjustments

 

 

20

 

5.4

 

Consolidation, Merger or Sale of Assets

 

 

20

 

5.5

 

Fractional Shares

 

 

21

 

ARTICLE VI

AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

 

 

21

 

6.1

 

Amendment

 

 

21

 

6.2

 

Termination

 

 

21

 

ARTICLE VII

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

 

22

 

7.1

 

Nontransferability of Awards

 

 

22

 

7.2

 

Withholding of Taxes

 

 

23

 

 

 

(a)     Stock Options

 

 

23

 

 

 

(b)     Restricted Stock

 

 

23

 

7.3

 

Special Forfeiture Provision

 

 

23

 

7.4

 

Code Section 83(b) Elections

 

 

23

 

7.5

 

No Implied Rights

 

 

24

 

7.6

 

No Obligation to Exercise Options

 

 

24

 

7.7

 

No Rights as Stockholders

 

 

24

 

7.8

 

Indemnification of Committee

 

 

24

 

7.9

 

No Required Segregation of Assets

 

 

24

 

7.10

 

Nature of Payments

 

 

24

 

7.11

 

Securities Exchange Act Compliance

 

 

24

 

7.12

 

Governing Law; Severability

 

 

25

 

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COMPUTER ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
2002 INCENTIVE PLAN

(Amended and Restated Effective as of March 31, 2004)

ARTICLE I

ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE

     1.1 Purpose. The purpose of this Computer Associates International, Inc. 2002 Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is to enable Computer Associates International, Inc. (the “Company”) to achieve superior financial performance, as reflected in the performance of its Common Stock and other key financial or operating indicators by (i) providing incentives and rewards to certain Employees and Consultants who are in a position to contribute materially to the success and long-term objectives of the Company, (ii) aiding in the recruitment and retention of Employees of outstanding ability and (iii) providing Employees and Consultants an opportunity to acquire or expand equity interests in the Company, thus aligning the interests of such Employees and Consultants with those of the Company’s shareholders. Towards these objectives, the Plan provides for the grant of Annual Performance Bonuses, Stock Options, Restricted Stock and Other Equity-Based Awards.

     1.2 Effective Date; Shareholder Approval. The Plan is effective as of April 1, 2002, subject to the approval by a vote at the Company’s 2002 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or any adjournment of such meeting, of the holders of at least a majority of the Shares of the Company, present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote at such meeting. Any Awards granted under the Plan prior to the approval of the Plan by the Company’s shareholders, as provided herein, shall be contingent on such approval; if such approval is not obtained, the Plan shall have no effect, and any Awards granted under the Plan shall be rescinded. The Plan was subsequently amended and restated effective as of March 31, 2004.

ARTICLE II

DEFINITIONS

     For purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless another definition is clearly indicated by particular usage and context:

 


 

     2.1 “Annual Performance Bonus” means an Award described in Section 4.4 of the Plan.

     2.2 “Award” means any form of incentive or performance award granted under the Plan, whether singly or in combination, to a Participant by the Committee pursuant to such terms, conditions, restrictions and/or limitations (if any) as the Committee may establish and as set forth in the applicable Award Certificate. Awards granted under the Plan may consist of:

     (a) “ Annual Performance Bonuses ” awarded pursuant to Section 4.4;

     (b) “ Long-Term Performance Bonuses ” awarded pursuant to Section 4.5;

     (c) “ Restricted Stock ” awarded pursuant to Section 4.6;

     (d) “ Stock Options ” awarded pursuant to Section 4.7; and

     (e) “ Other Equity-Based Awards ” awarded pursuant to Section 4.8.

     2.3 “Award Certificate” means the document issued, either in writing or by electronic means, by the Company to a Participant evidencing the grant of an Award.

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

     2.5 “Change in Control” means the happening of any of the following events:

     (a) an acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”))(a “Person”) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 25% or more of either (i) the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (ii) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); excluding, however, the following: (i) any acquisition directly from the Company, other than an acquisition by virtue of the exercise of a conversion privilege unless the security being so converted was itself directly acquired from the Company, (ii) any acquisition by the Company, (iii) any acquisition by an employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any entity controlled by the Company, or (iv) any acquisition pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of subsection (c) of this Section 2.5; or

     (b) a change in the composition of the Board such that the individuals who, as of the effective date of the Plan, constitute the Board (such Board shall be hereinafter referred to as the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board; provided, however, for purposes of this Section

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2.5, that any individual who becomes a member of the Board subsequent to the effective date of the Plan, whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of a majority of those individuals who are members of the Board and who were also members of the Incumbent Board (or deemed to be such pursuant to this proviso) shall be considered as though such individual was a member of the Incumbent Board; but, provided further, that any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of any actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board shall not be so considered as a member of the Incumbent Board; or

(c) consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (“Corporate Transaction”); excluding, however, such a Corporate Transaction pursuant to which (i) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who are beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction will beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of, respectively, the outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such Corporate Transaction (including, without limitation, a corporation which as the result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (ii) no Person (other than the Company, any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such corporation resulting from such Corporate Transaction) will beneficially own, directly or indirectly, 25% or more of, respectively, the outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such Corporate Transaction or the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Corporate Transaction, and (iii) individuals who were members of the Incumbent Board will constitute at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such Corporate Transaction; or

     (d) the approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

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

     2.7 “Committee” means the Compensation and Human Resource Committee of the Board formed to act on performance-based compensation for Key Employees, or any successor committee or subcommittee of the Board which is comprised solely of two

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or more outside directors (within the meaning of Section 162(m)(4)(C)(i) of the Code and the applicable regulations).

     2.8 “Common Stock” means the Common Stock, $.10 par value per share, of the Company.

     2.9 “Company” means Computer Associates International, Inc.

     2.10 “Consultant” means any consultant or adviser if:

     (a) the consultant or advisor renders bona fide services to the Company;

     (b) the services rendered by the consultant or advisor 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 to render such services.

     2.11 “Disabled” or “Disability” means permanently and totally disabled within the meaning of Section 22(e) of the Code.

     2.12 “Employee” means any individual who performs services as a common law employee for the Company or a Related Company. “Employee” shall not include any seasonal or temporary employees.

     2.13 “Exercise Price” means the price per Share, as fixed by the Committee, at which Shares may be purchased under a Stock Option. In no event shall the Exercise Price with respect to any Share subject to a Stock Option be set at a price that is less than the Fair Market Value of a Share as of the date of grant.

     2.14 “Fair Market Value” of a Share means either (a) the closing sales price of a Share as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on the applicable date, (b) if no sales of Shares are reported for such date, for the next preceding day for which such sales were reported, or (c) the fair market value of a Share determined in accordance with any other reasonable method approved by the Committee in its discretion.

     2.15 “Fair Market Value Stock Option” means a Stock Option the Exercise Price of which is set by the Committee at a price per Share equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant.

     2.16 “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles.

     2.17 “Incentive Stock Option” means a Stock Option granted under Section 4.7 of the Plan that meets the requirements of Section 422 of the Code and any regulations or rules promulgated thereunder and is designated in the Award Certificate to be an Incentive Stock Option.

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     2.18 “Key Employee” means an Employee who is a “covered employee” within the meaning of Section 162(m)(3) of the Code.

     2.19 “Long-Term Performance Bonus” means an Award described in Section 4.5 of the Plan.

     2.20 “Nonqualified Stock Option” means any Stock Option granted under Section 4.7 of the Plan that is not an Incentive Stock Option.

     2.21 “Participant” means an Employee or Consultant who has been granted an Award under the Plan.

     2.22 “Performance Cycle” means a period measured by the Company’s fiscal year or years over which the level of attainment of performance of one or more Performance Measures shall be determined; provided, however, that the Committee, in its discretion, may determine to use a period that is less than a full fiscal year.

     2.23 “Performance Measure” means, with respect to any Award awarded in connection with a Performance Cycle, the business criteria selected by the Committee to measure the level of performance of the Company during such Performance Cycle. The Committee may select as the Performance Measure for a Performance Cycle any one or combination of the following Company measures, as interpreted by the Committee, which (to the extent applicable) shall be determined on a GAAP basis, either pre-tax or after-tax:

     (a) Net Operating Profit After Taxes;

     (b) Net Operating Profit After Taxes, Per Share;

     (c) Return On Invested Capital;

     (d) Total Shareholder Return

     (e) Relative Total Shareholder Return (as compared against a peer group of the Company, which, unless otherwise specified by the Committee, shall be the companies comprising the Standard & Poor’s Systems Software Index, excluding the Company);

     (f) Earnings Per Share;

     (g) Net Income;

     (h) Cash Flow;

     (i) Cash Flow Per Share;

     (j) Revenue (or any component thereof);

     (k) Revenue Growth;

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     (l) Share Performance; and/or

     (m) Relative Share Performance.

     2.24 “Plan” means the Computer Associates International, Inc. 2002 Incentive Plan (Amended and Restated Effective as of March 31, 2004), as set forth in this document and as may be further amended from time to time.

     2.25 “Premium-Priced Stock Option” means a Stock Option the Exercise Price of which is set by the Committee at a price per Share that exceeds the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee and set forth in the applicable Award Certificate, the Exercise Price of a Premium-Priced Stock Option shall be based upon the average Fair Market Value of a Share over the ten trading day period ending on the date of grant.

     2.26 “Prior Plans” means the Computer Associates International, Inc. 2001 Stock Option Plan; the Computer Associates International, Inc. Year 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan; and the Computer Associates International, Inc. 1994 Annual Incentive Compensation Plan.

     2.27 “Qualified Performance Award” means an Annual Performance Bonus, Long-Term Performance Bonus, Restricted Stock Award or Other Equity-Based Award that is intended by the Committee to meet the requirements for “qualified performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Code section 162(m) and Treasury Regulation section 1.162-27(e).

     2.28 “Qualified Performance Award Determination Period” means the period within which Committee determinations regarding Performance Measures, targets and payout formulas in connection with Qualified Performance Awards must be made. The Qualified Performance Award Determination Period is the period beginning on the first day of a Performance Cycle and ending no later than ninety (90) days after commencement of the Performance Cycle; provided, however, that in the case of a Performance Cycle that is less than 12 months in duration, the Qualified Performance Award Determination Period shall end no later than the date on which 25% of the Performance Cycle has elapsed.

     2.29 “Related Company” means a consolidated subsidiary of the Company for purposes of reporting in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

     2.30 “Reporting Person” means an Employee who is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

     2.31 “Restricted Stock” means Shares issued under a Long-Term Performance Bonus under Section 4.5 or under a Restricted Stock Award pursuant to Section 4.6, which are subject to such restrictions as the Committee, in its discretion, shall impose.

     2.32 “Retirement” means retirement (i) at or after age 55 with ten years of service or (ii) at or after age 65.

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     2.33 “Rights Agreement” means the Rights Agreement dated June 18, 1991, as amended from time to time, between the Company and Mellon Investor Services LLC (as successor rights agent to Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company).

     2.34 “Shares” means shares of Common Stock.

     2.35 “Stock Option” means a right granted under Section 4.7 of the Plan to purchase from the Company a stated number of Shares at a specified price. Stock Options awarded under the Plan shall be in the form of either Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock Options.

     2.36 “Termination of Consultancy” means the date of cessation of a Consultant’s service relationship with the Company for any reason, with or without cause, as determined by the Company.

     2.37 “Termination of Employment” means the date of cessation of an Employee’s employment relationship with the Company and any Related Company for any reason, with or without cause, as determined by the Company; provided, however, that, subject to the requirements of applicable law, an Employee’s employment relationship for purposes of the Plan may be treated as continuing intact while the Employee is on military leave, sick leave or other bona fide leave of absence (such as temporary employment with the Government). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan, an Employee’s employment relationship shall be treated as continuing intact if the period of such leave does not exceed ninety (90) days, or if longer, so long as the Employee’s right to reemployment with the Company or a Related Company is guaranteed either by statute or by contract.

ARTICLE III

ADMINISTRATION

     3.1 The Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee.

     3.2 Authority of the Committee. The Committee shall have authority, in its sole and absolute discretion and subject to the terms of the Plan, to (1) interpret the Plan; (2) prescribe such rules and regulations as it deems necessary for the proper operation and administration of the Plan, and amend or rescind any existing rules or regulations relating to the Plan; (3) select Employees and Consultants to receive Awards under the Plan; (4) determine the form of an Award, the number of Shares subject to an Award, all the terms, conditions, restrictions and/or limitations, if any, of an Award including, without limitation, the timing or conditions of exercise or vesting, and the terms of any Award Certificate; (5) determine whether Awards will be granted singly, in combination or in tandem; (6) establish and administer Performance Measures in connection with Awards, including Qualified Performance Awards granted under the Plan; (7) certify the level of performance attainment for Performance Measures in connection with Qualified Performance Awards granted under the Plan; (8) except as provided in Section 4.7(g),

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waive or amend any terms, conditions, restrictions or limitations of an Award; (9) in accordance with Article V, make such adjustments to the Plan (including but not limited to adjustment of the number of shares available under the Plan or any Award) and/or to any Award granted under the Plan, as may be appropriate; (10) accelerate the vesting, exercise or payment of an Award when such action or actions would be in the best interest of the Company; (11) provide for the deferred payment of Awards in Shares and the extent to which dividend equivalents shall be paid or credited with respect to such Awards; (12) determine whether Nonqualified Stock Options may be transferable to family members, a family trust or a family partnership; (13) establish such subplans as the Committee may determine to be necessary in order to implement and administer the Plan in foreign countries; and (14) take any and all other action it deems necessary or advisable for the proper operation or administration of the Plan.

     3.3 Effect of Determinations. All determinations of the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive on all persons having an interest in the Plan.

     3.4 Delegation of Authority. The Committee, in its discretion, may delegate its authority and duties under the Plan to such other individual, individuals or committee as it may deem advisable, under such conditions and subject to such limitations as the Committee may establish. Notwithstanding the foregoing, only the Committee shall have authority to grant and administer Awards to Key Employees and other Reporting Persons, to establish and certify Performance Measures and to grant Awards to any Employee who is acting as a delegate of the Committee in respect of the Plan.

     3.5 No Liability. No member of the Committee, nor any person acting as a delegate of the Committee in respect of the Plan, shall be liable for any losses incurred by any person resulting from any action, interpretation or construction made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Award granted thereunder.

ARTICLE IV

AWARDS

     4.1 Eligibility. Except as otherwise provided herein with respect to a specific form of an Award, all Employees and Consultants shall be eligible to receive Awards granted under the Plan.

     4.2 Participation. The Committee, at its sole discretion, shall select from time to time Participants from those persons eligible under Section 4.1 above to receive Awards under the Plan.

     4.3 Form of Awards. Awards granted under the Plan shall be in the form of Annual Performance Bonuses, Long-Term Performance Bonuses, Restricted Stock, Stock Options, and Other Equity-Based Awards. Awards shall be in the form determined by the Committee, in its discretion, and shall be evidenced by an Award Certificate. Awards

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may be granted singly, in combination or in tandem with other Awards. The terms and conditions applicable to Annual Performance Bonuses shall be as set forth in Section 4.4. The terms applicable to Long-Term Performance Bonuses shall be as set forth in Section 4.5. The terms and conditions applicable to Restricted Stock shall be as set forth in Section 4.6. The terms and conditions applicable to Stock Options shall be as set forth in Section 4.7. The terms and conditions applicable to Other Equity-Based Awards shall be as set forth in Section 4.8.

     (a) Qualified Performance Awards. The Committee shall designate whether an Annual Performance Bonus, Long-Term Performance Bonus, Restricted Stock Award or Other Equity-Based Award granted under the Plan is intended to constitute a Qualified Performance Award. Qualified Performance Awards under the Plan may be granted either separately, at the same time as other Awards designated as Qualified Performance Award, or at the same time as Awards that are not designated as Qualified Performance Awards; provided, however, that in no event may the payment of an Award that is not a Qualified Performance Award be contingent upon the failure to attain a specific level of performance on the Performance Measure(s) applicable to a Qualified Performance Award for the same Performance Cycle. In the event the Committee designates an Award as a Qualified Performance Award, any determinations of the Committee pertaining to Performance Measures and other terms and conditions of such Qualified Performance Award (other than a determination under Section 4.4(c)(ii), 4.5(c)(ii) or 4.6(b)(iii) to reduce the amount of an Award) shall be in writing and made within the Qualified Performance Award Determination Period.

     4.4 Annual Performance Bonuses. The Committee may grant Annual Performance Bonuses under the Plan only to such Employees as the Committee may from time to time select, in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee, in its discretion, may determine. An Annual Performance Bonus awarded under the Plan may, at the discretion of the Committee, be designated as a Qualified Performance Award. An Annual Performance Bonus that the Committee designates as a Qualified Performance Award shall be subject to the provisions of paragraphs (a) through (d) below.

     (a) Performance Cycles. Annual Performance Bonuses designated as Qualified Performance Awards shall be awarded in connection with a 12-month Performance Cycle, which shall be the fiscal year of the Company; provided, however, that the Committee may, in its discretion, establish a Performance Cycle of less than 12 months.

     (b) Bonus Participants. Within the Qualified Performance Award Determination Period, the Committee shall determine the Employees who shall be eligible to receive an Annual Performance Bonus designated as a Qualified Performance Award for such Performance Cycle.

     (c) Performance Measures; Targets; Payout Formula.

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     (i) For each Annual Performance Bonus designated as a Qualified Performance Award, the Committee shall fix and establish, in writing, within the Qualified Performance Award Determination Period (A) the Performance Measure(s) that shall apply to such Annual Performance Bonus; (B) the target amount of such Annual Performance Bonus that shall be payable to each such Employee; and (C) subject to paragraph (g) below, the payout formula for computing the actual amount of such Annual Performance Bonus that shall become payable with respect to each level of attained performance. Towards this end, such payout formula shall, based on objective criteria, set forth for the applicable Performance Measure(s


 
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