MASSEY ENERGY
COMPANY
2006 STOCK AND INCENTIVE
COMPENSATION PLAN
(As Amended and Restated
Effective May 19, 2009)
ARTICLE I
Establishment, Purpose and
Duration
1.1
Establishment of the Plan . Massey Energy Company
(hereinafter referred to as the “Company”), a Delaware
corporation, hereby establishes a stock and incentive compensation
plan to be known as the “2006 Stock and Incentive
Compensation Plan” (hereinafter referred to as the
“Plan”), as set forth in this document. Unless
otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms shall have the
meanings set forth in Section 2.1 herein. The Plan permits, subject
to the limitations herein, the grant of Incentive Stock Options,
Non-Qualified Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted
Stock, Restricted Units, Unrestricted Stock, and/or Incentive
Awards to Members and Non-Employee Service Providers and
Non-Qualified Stock Options, Restricted Stock and Restricted Units
to Non-Employee Directors.
The Plan was
adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company on
February 21, 2006, to become effective (the “Effective
Date”) as of May 16, 2006 once approved by the
Company’s shareholders at the May 16, 2006 annual
meeting in accordance with applicable laws and applicable rules of
the New York Stock Exchange. Awards may not be granted under the
Plan prior to shareholder approval of the Plan. The Plan actually
became effective once the results of the shareholder meeting were
finally certified by the independent inspectors of election on June
28, 2006 and was subsequently amended effective August 15, 2006 to
place further limitation on awards that did not require shareholder
approval.
The Plan was further amended effective
November 14, 2006 in order (1) to revise the definition
of “Fair Market Value” as used in connection with
valuing Stock under the Plan for awards made on or after
November 14, 2006 and (2) to provide for mandatory
equitable adjustments in awards outstanding under the Plan as a
result of a reorganization, merger, consolidation,
recapitalization, restructuring, reclassification, dividend (other
than a regular, quarterly cash dividend) or other distribution,
stock split, reverse stock split, spin-off or the like, or if
substantially all of the property and assets of the Company are
sold.
The plan was
further amended effective January 1, 2009 to add provisions to
comply with Section 409A of the Code.
1.2
Purpose of the Plan. The purpose of the Plan is
to promote the success of the Company and its Subsidiaries by
providing incentives to Members, Non-Employee Service Providers
and/or Non-Employee Directors that will promote the identification
of their personal interest with the long term financial success of
the Company and with growth in shareholder value. The Plan is
designed to provide flexibility to the Company in its ability to
motivate, attract, and retain the services of Members, Non-Employee
Service Providers and/or Non-Employee Directors upon whose
judgment, interest, and special effort the successful conduct of
its operation is largely dependent.
1.3
Duration of the Plan. The Plan shall commence on
the Effective Date, as described in Section 1.1 herein, and shall
remain in effect, subject to the right of the Board of Directors to
terminate the Plan at any time pursuant to Article XIV herein,
until May 15, 2016, at
which time the
Plan shall terminate except with respect to Awards made prior to
and outstanding on that date which shall remain valid in accordance
with their terms.
ARTICLE II
Definitions
2.1
Definitions. Except as otherwise defined in the
Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth
below:
(a) “Agreement”
means a written agreement implementing the grant of each Award
signed by an authorized officer of the Company or member of the
Committee and by the Participant.
(b) “Award”
or “Grant” means, individually or collectively, a grant
under the Plan of Incentive Stock Options, Non-Qualified Stock
Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted
Units, Unrestricted Stock and/or Incentive Awards.
(c) “Award
Date” or “Grant Date” means the date on which an
Award is made by the Committee under the Plan.
(d) “Board”
or “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of
the Company.
(e) “Change
in Control” means, the occurrence of either of the following
events (i) a third person, including a “group” as
defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, acquires (or has acquired during the twelve (12)-month
period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such
person) shares of the Company having thirty (30) percent or more of
the total number of votes that may be cast for the election of
directors of the Company; or (ii) as the result of any cash tender
or exchange offer, merger or other business combination, or any
combination of the foregoing transactions (a
“Transaction”), the persons who were directors of the
Company before the Transaction shall cease to constitute a majority
of the Board of the Company or any successor to the Company and be
replaced by persons whose appointment or election is not endorsed
by the majority of directors before the Transaction.
To the extent that a Participant must consent to
the change of this definition, the change will not be effective
unless such consent is obtained. To the extent that a
Participant’s consent has not been obtained, the definition
in effect immediately prior to this amendment shall be controlling
with regard to such Participant.
(f) “Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time.
(g) “Committee”
means the committee or committees of the Board appointed to
administer the Plan pursuant to Article III herein. With respect to
Awards granted pursuant to the Plan to Members and Non-Employee
Service Providers, all of the members of the Committee shall be
“non-employee directors” as defined in Rule 16b-3, as
amended, under the Exchange Act, or any similar or successor rule,
and “outside directors” within the meaning of
Section
162(m)(4)(C)(i)
of the Code. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, the
Compensation Committee of the Board, or any successor committee
responsible for executive compensation, shall constitute the
Committee with respect to Awards to Members, Non-Employee Service
Providers, and Non-Employee Directors.
(h) “Company”
means Massey Energy Company, a Delaware corporation, or any
successor thereto as provided in Article XVI herein.
(i) “Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
from time to time.
(j) “Fair
Market Value” of a Share for purposes of this Plan means as
of any date, the closing market price (that is, the
price at which Shares were last sold in the regular way on the New
York Stock Exchange) of the Stock on the relevant date if it is a
trading date or, if no Shares so traded on the New York Stock
Exchange on the date in question, then for the next preceding date
for which Shares so traded on the New York Stock Exchange or if, in
the opinion of the Committee, this method is inapplicable or
inappropriate for any reason, the fair market value as determined
pursuant to a reasonable method adopted by the Committee in good
faith for such purpose.
(k) “Incentive
Award” means an Award, designated as an Incentive Award,
which is a bonus opportunity awarded under Article XI herein
pursuant to which a Participant may become entitled to receive an
amount (which may be payable in cash, Shares or other property)
based on satisfaction of such performance criteria as are specified
in the Agreement evidencing the Award.
(l) “Incentive
Stock Option” or “ISO” means an option to
purchase Stock, granted under Article VI herein, which is
designated as an incentive stock option and meets the requirements
of Section 422 of the Code.
(m) “Member”
means a current or prospective member employed as a common law
employee of the Company or any Subsidiary (including any
corporation, partnership, limited liability company or joint
venture which becomes a Subsidiary after the adoption of the Plan
by the Board).
(n) “Non-Employee
Director” means a director of the Company or any Subsidiary
who is not a common law employee of the Company or any Subsidiary
(including any corporation, partnership, limited liability company
or joint venture which becomes a Subsidiary after the adoption of
the Plan by the Board).
(o) “Non-Employee
Service Provider” means a consultant, advisor or other
independent contractor providing services to the Company or any
Subsidiary (including any corporation, partnership, limited
liability company or joint venture which becomes a Subsidiary after
the adoption of the Plan by the Board).
(p) “Non-Qualified
Stock Option” or “NQSO” means an option to
purchase Stock, granted under Article VI herein, which is not an
Incentive Stock Option.
(q) “Option”
means an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock
Option.
(r) “Option
Price” means the exercise price per share of Stock covered by
an Option.
(s) “Participant”
means a Member, a Non-Employee Service Provider or a Non-Employee
Director who has been granted an Award or Grant under the Plan and
whose Award or Grant remains outstanding.
(t) “Performance-Based
Compensation Award” means any Award for which exercise, full
enjoyment or receipt thereof by the Participant is contingent on
satisfaction or achievement of a Performance Goal applicable
thereto. If a Performance-Based Compensation Award is intended to
be “performance-based compensation” within the meaning
of Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code, the grant of the Award, the
establishment of the Performance Goal, the making of any
modifications or adjustments and the determination of satisfaction
or achievement of the Performance Goal shall be made during the
period or periods required under and in conformity with the
requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code. The terms and
conditions of each Performance-Based Compensation Award, including
the Performance Goal and Performance Period, shall be set forth in
an Agreement or in a subplan of the Plan which is incorporated by
reference into an Agreement.
(u) “Performance
Goal” means one or more performance measures or goals set by
the Committee in its discretion for each grant of a
Performance-Based Compensation Award. The extent to which such
performance measures or goals are met will determine the amount or
value of the Performance-Based Compensation Award to which a
Participant is entitled to exercise, receive or retain. For
purposes of this Plan, a Performance Goal may include any one or
more of the following performance criteria, either individually,
alternatively or in any combination, subset or component, applied
to either the Company as a whole or to a business unit, subsidiary
or business segment, either individually, alternatively or in any
combination, and measured either annually or cumulatively over a
period of years, on an absolute basis or relative to a
pre-established target, to previous years’ results or to a
designated comparison group, in each case as specified by the
Committee in the Award: (i) cash flow, (ii) earnings (including,
without limitation, gross margin, earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), earnings
before interest and taxes (“EBIT”), earnings before
taxes (“EBT”), earnings after taxes (“EAT”)
and net earnings), (iii) earnings per share (basic or diluted),
(iv) growth in earnings or earnings per share, (v) stock price,
(vi) return on equity or average stockholders’ equity, (vii)
total stockholder return, (viii) return on capital, (ix) return on
assets or net assets, (x) return on investment, (xi) revenue, (xii)
production related items whether based on tons, feet or other
standardized unit (including, without limitation, produced tons,
released tons, delivered tons, shipped tons, feet per shift for
continuous and highwall miners, feet of retreat per day for
longwalls, tons per manhour for surface mining, average per ton or
foot realization, cash cost per ton or foot, and total manhours),
(xiii) reserve acquisitions, (xiv) income or net income, (xv)
operating income or net operating income, (xvi) operating profit or
net operating profit,
(xvii)
operating margin, (xviii) return on operating revenue, (xix) market
share, (xx) contract awards, fulfillment or backlog, (xxi) overhead
or other expense reduction, (xxii) growth in stockholder value
relative to the one- or two-year moving average of the S&P 500,
S&P 600 Smallcap Index, Bloomberg U.S. Coal Index, or other
index of which the Company is a part, (xxiii) liquidity, (xxiv)
credit rating, (xxv) strategic plan development and implementation,
(xxvi) succession plan development and implementation, (xxvii)
retention of members or classes of members (whether or not
executives), (xxviii) improvement in workforce diversity, (xxix)
improvement in safety performance, (xxx) improvements in
environmental performance, (xxxi) capital resource management plan
development and implementation, (xxxii) improved internal financial
controls plan development and implementation, (xxxiii) corporate
tax savings, (xxxiv) corporate cost of capital reduction, (xxxv)
obtaining awards, rebates, concessions, credits, and/or recoveries,
(xxxvi) investor relations program development and implementation,
(xxxvii) corporate relations program development and
implementation, (xxxviii) public policy accomplishments, (xxxix)
executive performance plan development and implementation, and (xl)
tax provision rate for financial statement purposes.
The Committee,
in its sole discretion, may adjust any evaluation of performance
under a Performance Goal to take into account any of the following
events that occurs during a performance period: (i)
asset write-downs, (ii) litigation or claim judgments or
settlements, (iii) the effect of changes in tax law, accounting
principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported
results, (iv) accruals for reorganization and restructuring
programs, and (v) any extraordinary non-recurring items as
described in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30 (or in
any replacement thereof) and/or in management’s discussion
and analysis of financial condition and results of operations
appearing in the Company’s annual report to stockholders for
the applicable year. A Performance Goal may include a threshold
level of performance below which no payment or vesting may occur,
levels of performance at which specified payments or specified
vesting will occur, and a maximum level of performance above which
no additional payment or vesting will occur. Each of the
Performance Goals shall be determined, where applicable and except
as provided above, in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles. Prior to the payment of any compensation under an Award
intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation”
under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee shall certify the
extent to which any Performance Goal and any other material terms
under such Award have been satisfied (other than in cases where
such relate solely to the increase in the value of
Stock).
(v) “Performance
Period” means the time period during which the Performance
Goal must be met in connection with a Performance-Based
Compensation Award. Such time period shall be set by the
Committee.
(w) “Period
of Restriction” means the period during which Restricted
Stock or Restricted Units are restricted as provided in the
Plan.
(x) “Plan”
means the Massey Energy Company 2006 Stock and Incentive
Compensation Plan, as herein described and as hereafter from time
to time amended.
(y) “Restricted
Stock” means an Award of Stock granted to a Participant
pursuant to Section 6.7 or 7.6 or Article VIII herein which is
subject to restrictions and forfeiture until the designated
conditions for the lapse of the restrictions are
satisfied.
(z) “Restricted
Unit” means an Award, designated as a Restricted Unit, which
is a bookkeeping entry granted to a Participant pursuant to Article
IX herein and valued by reference to the Fair Market Value of a
Share, which is subject to restrictions and forfeiture until the
designated conditions for the lapse of the restrictions are
satisfied. A Restricted Unit is sometimes referred to as a
“Restricted Unit” or a “restricted stock
unit.” Restricted Units represent an unfunded and unsecured
obligation of the Company, except as otherwise provided for by the
Committee.
(aa) “Stock”
or “Shares” means the common stock of the
Company.
(bb) “Stock
Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means an Award,
designated as a stock appreciation right, granted to a Participant
pursuant to Article VII herein.
(cc) “Subsidiary”
means any subsidiary corporation of the Company within the meaning
of Section 424(f) of the Code (“Section 424(f)
Corporation”) and any partnership, limited liability company
or joint venture in which either the Company or Section 424(f)
Corporation is at least a fifty percent (50%) equity
participant.
(dd) “Unrestricted
Stock Award” means an award of Stock granted to a Participant
pursuant to Article X herein.
ARTICLE III
Administration
3.1
Administration of the Plan by the Committee. The Plan shall
be administered by the Committee which shall have all powers
necessary or desirable for such administration. The express grant
in the Plan of any specific power to the Committee shall not be
construed as limiting any power or authority of the Committee. In
addition to any other powers and, subject to the provisions of the
Plan, the Committee shall have the following specific powers:
(i) to determine the terms and conditions upon which the
Awards may be made and exercised; (ii) to determine all terms
and conditions of each Agreement, which need not be identical;
(iii) to construe and interpret the Agreements and the Plan;
(iv) to establish, amend or waive rules or regulations for the
Plan’s administration; (v) to accelerate the
exercisability of any Award, the end of a Performance Period or
termination of any Period of Restriction or other restrictions
imposed under the Plan; and (vi) to make all other
determinations and take all other actions necessary or advisable
for the administration of the Plan.
For purposes of
determining the applicability of Section 422 of the Code (relating
to Incentive Stock Options), or in the event that the terms of any
Award provide that it may be exercised only during employment or
service or within a specified period of time after termination of
employment or service, the Committee may decide to what extent
leaves of
absence for
governmental or military service, illness, temporary disability, or
other reasons shall not be deemed interruptions of employment or
service or continuous employment or service.
Subject to
limitations under applicable law, the Committee is authorized in
its discretion to issue Awards and/or accept notices, elections,
consents and/or other forms or communications by Participants by
electronic or similar means, including, without limitation,
transmissions through e-mail, voice mail, recorded messages on
electronic telephone systems, and other permissible methods, on
such basis and for such purposes as it determines from time to
time.
A majority of
the entire Committee shall constitute a quorum and the action of a
majority of the members present at any meeting, 24 hours notice
having been given or waived, at which a quorum is present (in
person or as otherwise permitted by applicable law), or acts
approved in writing by all of the Committee without a meeting,
shall be deemed the action of the Committee.
The Committee
may designate the Secretary of the Company or other Company
employees to assist the Committee in the administration of the
Plan, and may grant authority to such persons to execute agreements
evidencing Awards made under this Plan or other documents entered
into under the Plan on behalf of the Committee or the
Company.
3.2
Selection of Participants. The Committee shall have the
authority to grant Awards under the Plan, from time to time, to
such Members, Non-Employee Service Providers and/or Non-Employee
Directors as may be selected by it. Each Award shall be evidenced
by an Agreement.
3.3
Decisions Binding. All determinations and
decisions made by the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the
Plan shall be final, conclusive and binding.
3.4
Requirements of Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act and Section
162(m) of the Code . Notwithstanding any other
provision of the Plan, the Board or the Committee may impose such
conditions on any Award, and amend the Plan in any such respects,
as may be required to satisfy the requirements of Rule 16b-3 of the
Exchange Act, as amended (or any successor or similar
rule).
Any provision
of the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, and except to the
extent that the Committee determines otherwise:
(i) transactions by and with respect to officers and directors
of the Company who are subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act
(hereafter, “Section 16 Persons”) shall comply with any
applicable conditions of Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act;
(ii) transactions with respect to persons whose remuneration
is subject to the provisions of Section 162(m) of the Code shall
conform to the requirements of Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code;
and (iii) every provision of the Plan shall be administered,
interpreted, and construed to carry out the foregoing provisions of
this sentence.
Notwithstanding
any provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Plan is intended to
give the Committee the authority to grant Awards that qualify as
performance-based compensation under Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the
Code as well as Awards that do not so qualify. Every provision
of
the Plan shall
be administered, interpreted, and construed to carry out such
intention, and any provision that cannot be so administered,
interpreted, and construed shall to that extent be disregarded; and
any provision of the Plan that would prevent an Award that the
Committee intends to qualify as performance-based compensation
under Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code from so qualifying shall be
administered, interpreted, and construed to carry out such
intention, and any provision that cannot be so administered,
interpreted, and construed shall to that extent be
disregarded.
3.5
Indemnification of Committee. In addition to
such other rights of indemnification as they may have as directors
or as members of the Committee, the members of the Committee shall
be indemnified by the Company against reasonable expenses,
including attorneys’ fees, actually and reasonably incurred
in connection with the defense of any action, suit or proceeding,
or in connection with any appeal therein, to which they or any of
them may be a party by reason of any action taken or failure to act
under or in connection with the Plan or any Award granted or made
hereunder, and against all amounts reasonably paid by them in
settlement thereof or paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment in
any such action, suit or proceeding, if such members acted in good
faith and in a manner which they believed to be in, and not opposed
to, the best interests of the Company and its
Subsidiaries.
ARTICLE IV
Stock Subject to the
Plan
4.1
Number of Shares Authorized for Issuance during Term of the
Plan. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.4 herein
and to the next paragraph of this Section, the maximum aggregate
number (the “Maximum Aggregate Number”) of Shares that
may be issued pursuant to Awards made under the Plan during the
term of the Plan stated in Section 1.3 shall not exceed the sum of
(i) 5,050,000 and (ii) that number of Shares that (A) are
represented by restricted stock or unexercised vested or unvested
stock options which previously have been granted and are
outstanding under the Massey Energy Company 1988 Executive Stock
Plan, the Massey Energy Company Stock Plan for Non-Employee
Directors, the Massey Energy Company 1996 Executive Stock Plan, the
Massey Energy Company 1997 Restricted Stock Plan for Non-Employee
Directors, and the Massey Energy Company 1999 Executive Performance
Incentive Plan as of the Effective Date and (B) expire or otherwise
lapse, are terminated or forfeited, are settled in cash, or are
withheld or delivered to the Company for tax purposes at any time
after the Effective Date. No awards shall be granted under the
Massey Energy Company 1988 Executive Stock Plan, Massey Energy
Company Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors, Massey Energy
Company 1996 Executive Stock Plan, Massey Energy Company 1997
Restricted Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors, and the Massey
Energy Company 1999 Executive Performance Incentive Plan on or
after the Effective Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.4 and the proviso at
the end of this sentence, no more than 75% of the Shares available
for Award under the Plan on or after May 19, 2009 may, in the
aggregate, be issued in connection with Awards (“Full Share
Awards”) granted in any form provided for under the Plan
other than Options or Stock Appreciation Rights; provided, however,
that any additions back to the available pool of Shares
attributable to Full Share Awards granted prior to May 19,
2009 shall again be eligible for grant as Full Share Awards without
regard to,
and shall not
be considered subject to, the 75% limit, and any additions back to
the available pool of Shares attributable to Awards granted prior
to May 19, 2009 which are not Full Share Awards shall only
again be eligible for grant as Awards which are not Full Share
Awards and shall not be considered in determining compliance with
the 75% limit.
Except as
provided in Sections 4.2 and 4.3 herein, only Shares actually
issued in connection with the exercise of, or as other payment for
Awards, under the Plan shall reduce the number of Shares available
for future Awards under the Plan. Awards settled in cash shall not
count against the Maximum Aggregate Number.
Stock that may
be issued under the Plan may either be Shares reacquired by the
Company, including Shares purchased in the open market, authorized
but unissued Shares, Shares held in treasury, or Shares held in a
grantor trust created by the Company. Such Shares, however, shall
count against the Maximum Aggregate Number, except as provided in
the foregoing paragraph.
The Company,
during the term of the Plan and thereafter during the term of any
outstanding Award which may be settled in Stock, shall reserve and
keep available a number of Shares sufficient to satisfy the
requirements of the Plan.
4.2
Lapsed Awards or Forfeited Shares. If any Award granted
under the Plan terminates, expires, or lapses for any reason other
than by virtue of exercise of the Award, or if Shares issued
pursuant to Awards are forfeited, any Stock subject to such Award
again shall be available for the grant of an Award under the
Plan.
4.3
Shares Used as Payment of Exercise Price or for Tax Withholding
in Connection with Options and Stock Appreciation Rights and Shares
Purchased on the Open Market with the Proceeds of an Option
Exercise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Shares
subject to an Award under the Plan may not again be made available
for issuance under the Plan if such Shares, in connection with
exercises occurring on or after May 19, 2009, are:
(i) Shares that were subject to an Option or a stock-settled
Stock Appreciation Right and were not issued upon the net
settlement or net exercise of such Option or Stock Appreciation
Right, (ii) Shares delivered to or withheld by the Company to
pay the exercise price or the withholding taxes under Options or
Stock Appreciation Rights, or (iii) Shares repurchased on the
open market with the proceeds of an Option exercise. The
foregoing shall not affect the number of Shares available for Award
under the Plan attributable to exercises prior to May 19,
2009.
4.4
Capital Adjustments. If the outstanding
securities of the class then subject to the Plan are increased,
decreased or exchanged for or converted into cash, property or a
different number or kind of shares or securities, or if cash,
property or shares or securities are distributed in respect of such
outstanding securities, in either case as a result of a
reorganization, merger, consolidation, recapitalization,
restructuring, reclassification, dividend (other than a regular,
quarterly cash dividend) or other distribution, stock split,
reverse stock split, spin-off or the like, or if substantially all
of the property and assets of the Company are sold, then
(i) the Committee shall make appropriate and proportionate
adjustments in the number and class of Shares subject to, or cash
or other property that may be acquired pursuant to, each
outstanding Award and the
Option Price
therefor in such manner as the Committee shall determine in order
to retain the economic value or opportunity provided immediately
prior to the transaction for which the adjustment is made and
(ii) in all cases, unless the terms of such transaction shall
provide otherwise, the Committee may make appropriate and
proportionate adjustments in the maximum number and kind of shares
or other securities, and the annual limits on and aggregate number
of Shares for which Awards, that may be issued pursuant to such
Awards thereafter granted under the Plan. Notwithstanding anything
to contrary in the foregoing, any such adjustment shall be made in
such a manner that will not affect the status of any Award intended
to be excepted from treatment as nonqualified deferred compensation
under Section 409A of the Code, qualify as an ISO under Section 422
of the Code or as “performance based compensation”
under Section 162(m) of the Code. No fractional
interests will be issued under the Plan resulting from any such
adjustments.
ARTICLE V
Eligibility
Persons
eligible to participate in the Plan are (i) Members,
(ii) Non-Employee Service Providers and
(iii) Non-Employee Directors. Multiple grants of Awards under
the Plan may be made in any calendar year to one or more
Participants.
ARTICLE VI
Stock Options
6.1
Grant of Options. Subject to the terms and conditions of the
Plan, the Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant
Options under the Plan (with one Option representing one Share) to
Members, Non-Employee Service Providers and Non-Employee Directors
in such amounts as it shall determine; provided, however, that
(i) Non-Employee Service Providers and Non-Employee Directors
may only be granted Non-Qualified Stock Options, (ii) no
Participant may be granted Options in any calendar year for more
than 400,000 Shares, provided that only for purposes of qualifying
for the performance-based compensation exception under Section
162(m) of the Code, Options which are awarded and then cancelled
and Options for which the exercise price is lowered both continue
to count against this limit, and (iii) the aggregate Fair
Market Value (determined at the time the Award is made) of Shares
with respect to which any Participant may first exercise ISOs
granted under the Plan during any calendar year may not exceed
$100,000 or such amount as shall be specified in Section 422 of the
Code and rules and regulations thereunder.
6.2
Option Agreement. Each Option grant shall be
evidenc
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