CHINA 3C GROUP
2008 OMNIBUS SECURITIES AND
INCENTIVE PLAN
CHINA 3C GROUP
2008 OMNIBUS SECURITIES AND
INCENTIVE PLAN
Table Of
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ARTICLE
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PURPOSE
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ARTICLE
II
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DEFINITIONS
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ARTICLE
III
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EFFECTIVE DATE
OF PLAN
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ARTICLE
IV
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ADMINISTRATION
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Section 4.1
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Composition of
Committee
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Section 4.2
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Powers
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Section 4.3
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Additional
Powers
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Section
4.4
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Committee
Action
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ARTICLE
V
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STOCK SUBJECT
TO PLAN AND LIMITATIONS THEREON
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Section 5.1
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Stock Grant and
Award Limits
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Section
5.2
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Stock
Offered
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ARTICLE
VI
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ELIGIBILITY FOR
AWARDS; TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT, DIRECTOR STATUS OR CONSULTANT
STATUS
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Section 6.1
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Eligibility
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Section
6.2
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Termination of
Employment or Director Status
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Section
6.3
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Termination of
Consultant Status
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Section
6.4
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Special
Termination Rule
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Section
6.5
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Termination for
Cause
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ARTICLE
VII
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OPTIONS
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Section
7.1
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Option
Period
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Section
7.2
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Limitations on
Exercise of Option
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Section
7.3
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Special
Limitations on Incentive Stock Options
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Section
7.4
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Option
Agreement
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Section
7.5
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Option Price
and Payment
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Section
7.6
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Stockholder
Rights and Privileges
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Section
7.7
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Options and
Rights in Substitution for Stock Options Granted by Other
Corporations
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Section
7.8
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Prohibition
Against Repricing
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ARTICLE VIII
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RESTRICTED
STOCK AWARDS
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12
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Section
8.1
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Restriction
Period to be Established by Committee
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Section 8.2
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Other Terms and
Conditions
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Section
8.3
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Payment for
Restricted Stock
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Section
8.4
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Restricted
Stock Award Agreements
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ARTICLE
IX
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UNRESTRICTED
STOCK AWARDS
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ARTICLE
X
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PERFORMANCE
UNIT AWARDS
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CHINA 3C GROUP
2008 OMNIBUS SECURITIES AND
INCENTIVE PLAN
Table Of Contents
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Section
10.1
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Terms and
Conditions
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Section
10.2
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Payments
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ARTICLE
XI
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PERFORMANCE
SHARE AWARDS
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Section
11.1
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Terms and
Conditions
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14
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Section
11.2
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Stockholder
Rights and Privileges
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ARTICLE
XII
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DISTRIBUTION
EQUIVALENT RIGHTS
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Section
12.1
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Terms and
Conditions
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Section
12.2
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Interest
Equivalents
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ARTICLE
XIII
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STOCK APPRECIATION
RIGHTS
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Section
13.1
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Terms and
Conditions
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Section
13.2
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Tandem Stock
Appreciation Rights
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ARTICLE
XIV
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RECAPITALIZATION OR
REORGANIZATION
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Section
14.1
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Adjustments to
Common Stock
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Section
14.2
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Recapitalization
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Section
14.3
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Other
Events
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Section
14.4
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Powers Not
Affected
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Section
14.5
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No Adjustment
for Certain Awards
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ARTICLE
XV
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AMENDMENT AND
TERMINATION OF PLAN
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ARTICLE XVI
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Section
16.1
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No Right to
Award
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Section
16.2
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No Rights
Conferred
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Section
16.3
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No Fractional
Shares; Other Laws; Withholding
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Section
16.4
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No Restriction
on Corporate Action
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Section
16.5
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Restrictions on
Transfer
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Section
16.6
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Beneficiary
Designations
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Section
16.7
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Rule
16b-3
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Section
16.8
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Section
162(m)
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Section
16.9
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Section
409A
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Section 16.10
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Indemnification
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Section
16.11
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Other
Plans
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Section
16.12
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Limits of
Liability
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Section
16.13
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Governing
Law
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Section
16.14
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Severability of
Provisions
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Section
16.15
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No
Funding
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Section
16.16
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Headings
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Section 16.17
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Terms of Award
Agreements
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CHINA 3C GROUP
2008 OMNIBUS SECURITIES AND
INCENTIVE PLAN
ARTICLE I
PURPOSE
The purpose of this China 3C Group 2008 Omnibus
Securities and Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”) is
to benefit the stockholders of China 3C Group, a Nevada corporation
(the “ Company ”), by assisting the Company to
attract, retain and provide incentives to key management employees
and nonemployee directors of, and non-employee consultants to, the
Company and its Affiliates, and to align the interests of such
employees, nonemployee directors and nonemployee consultants with
those of the Company’s stockholders. Accordingly, the Plan
provides for the granting of Distribution Equivalent Rights,
Incentive Stock Options, Non-Qualified Stock Options, Performance
Share Awards, Performance Unit Awards, Restricted Stock Awards,
Stock Appreciation Rights, Tandem Stock Appreciation Rights,
Unrestricted Stock Awards or any combination of the foregoing, as
may be best suited to the circumstances of the particular Employee,
Director or Consultant as provided herein.
ARTICLE II
DEFINITIONS
The following definitions shall be applicable
throughout the Plan unless the context otherwise
requires:
“ Affiliate ” shall mean any
corporation which, with respect to the Company, is a “parent
corporation” within the meaning of Section 424(e) of the
Code.
“ Award ” shall mean,
individually or collectively, any Distribution Equivalent Right,
Option, Performance Share Award, Performance Unit Award, Restricted
Stock Award, Stock Appreciation Right or Unrestricted Stock
Award.
“ Award Agreement ” shall
mean a written agreement between the Company and the Holder with
respect to an Award, each of which shall constitute a part of the
Plan.
“ Board ” shall mean the
Board of Directors of the Company.
“ Cause ” shall mean
(i) if the Holder is a party to an employment or similar agreement
with the Company or an Affiliate which agreement defines
“Cause” (or a similar term) therein, “
Cause ” shall have the same meaning as provided for in
such agreement, or (ii) for a Holder who is not a party to such an
agreement, “ Cause ” shall mean termination by
the Company or an Affiliate of the employment (or other service
relationship) of the Holder by reason of the Holder’s (A)
intentional failure to perform reasonably assigned duties, (B)
dishonesty or willful misconduct in the performance of the
Holder’s duties, (C) involvement in a transaction which is
materially adverse to the Company or an Affiliate, (D) breach of
fiduciary duty involving personal profit, (E) willful violation of
any law, rule, regulation or court order (other than misdemeanor
traffic violations and misdemeanors not involving misuse or
misappropriation of money or property), (F) commission of an act of
fraud or intentional misappropriation or conversion of any asset or
opportunity of the Company or an Affiliate, or (G) material breach
of any provision of the Plan or the Holder’s Award Agreement
or any other written agreement between the Holder and the Company
or an Affiliate, in each case as determined in good faith by the
Board, the determination of which shall be final, conclusive and
binding on all parties.
“ Code ” shall mean the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Reference in the Plan to
any section of the Code shall be deemed to include any amendments
or successor provisions to any section and any regulation under
such section.
“ Committee ” shall mean a
committee comprised of not less than three (3) members of the Board
who are selected by the Board as provided in Section
4.1.
“ Common Stock ” shall mean
the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of
the Company.
“ Company ” shall mean China
3C Group, a Nevada corporation, and any successor
thereto.
“ Consultant ” shall mean any
non-Employee (individual or entity) advisor to the Company or an
Affiliate who or which has contracted directly with the Company or
an Affiliate to render bona fide consulting or advisory services
thereto.
“ Director ” shall mean a
member of the Board or a member of the board of directors of an
Affiliate, in either case, who is not an Employee.
“ Distribution Equivalent Right
” shall mean an Award granted under Article XII of the Plan
which entitles the Holder to receive bookkeeping credits, cash
payments and/or Common Stock distributions equal in amount to the
distributions that would have been made to the Holder had the
Holder held a specified number of shares of Common Stock during the
period the Holder held the Distribution Equivalent
Right.
“ Distribution Equivalent Right Award
Agreement ” shall mean a written agreement between the
Company and a Holder with respect to a Distribution Equivalent
Right Award.
“ Effective Date ” shall mean
December 1, 2008.
“ Employee ” shall mean any
employee, including officers, of the Company or an
Affiliate.
“ Exchange Act ” shall mean
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“ Fair Market Value ” shall
mean, as determined consistent with the applicable requirements of
Sections 409A and 422 of the Code, as of any specified date, the
closing sales price of the Common Stock for such date (or, in the
event that the Common Stock is not traded on such date, on the
immediately preceding trading date) on the Nasdaq Stock Market or a
domestic or foreign national securities exchange (including
London’s Alternative Investment Market) on which the Common
Stock may be listed, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or The
Financial Times. If the Common Stock is not listed on
the Nasdaq Stock Market or on a national securities exchange, but
is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board or by the National Quotation
Bureau, the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock shall be the mean
of the bid and asked prices per share of the Common Stock for such
date. If the Common Stock is not quoted or listed as set
forth above, Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Board in
good faith by any fair and reasonable means (which means, with
respect to a particular Award grant, may be set forth with greater
specificity in the applicable Award Agreement). The Fair
Market Value of property other than Common Stock shall be
determined by the Board in good faith by any fair and reasonable
means, and consistent with the applicable requirements of Sections
409A and 422 of the Code.
“ Family Member ” shall mean
any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, spouse,
former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law,
father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law or
sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships, any person sharing
the Holder’s household (other than a tenant or employee of
the Holder), a trust in which such persons have more than fifty
percent (50%) of the beneficial interest, a foundation in which
such persons (or the Holder) control the management of assets, and
any other entity in which such persons (or the Holder) own more
than fifty percent (50%) of the voting interests.
“ Holder ” shall mean an
Employee, Director or Consultant who has been granted an Award or
any such individual’s beneficiary, estate or representative,
to the extent applicable.
“ Incentive Stock Option ”
shall mean an Option which is intended by the Committee to
constitute an “incentive stock option” under Section
422 of the Code.
“ Non-Qualified Stock Option
” shall mean an Option which is not an Incentive Stock
Option.
“ Option ” shall mean an
Award granted under Article VII of the Plan of an option to
purchase shares of Common Stock and includes both Incentive Stock
Options and Non-Qualified Stock Options.
“ Option Agreement ” shall
mean a written agreement between the Company and a Holder with
respect to an Option.
“ Performance Share Award ”
shall mean an Award granted under Article XI of the Plan under
which, upon the satisfaction of predetermined individual and/or
Company (and/or Affiliate) performance goals and/or objectives,
shares of Common Stock are paid to the Holder.
“ Performance Share Award Agreement
” shall mean a written agreement between the Company and a
Holder with respect to a Performance Share Award.
“ Performance Unit ” shall
mean a Unit awarded to a Holder pursuant to a Performance Unit
Award.
“ Performance Unit Award ”
shall mean an Award granted under Article X of the Plan under
which, upon the satisfaction of predetermined individual and/or
Company (and/or Affiliate) performance goals and/or objectives, a
cash payment shall be made to the Holder, based on the number of
Units awarded to the Holder.
“ Performance Unit Award Agreement
” shall mean a written agreement between the Company and a
Holder with respect to a Performance Unit Award.
“ Plan ” shall mean this
China 3C Group 2008 Omnibus Securities and Incentive Plan, as
amended from time to time, together with each of the Award
Agreements utilized hereunder.
“ Restricted Stock Award ”
shall mean an Award granted under Article VIII of the Plan of
shares of Common Stock, the transferability of which by the Holder
shall be subject to Restrictions.
“ Restricted Stock Award Agreement
” shall mean a written agreement between the Company and a
Holder with respect to a Restricted Stock Award.
“ Restriction Period ” shall
mean the period of time for which shares of Common Stock subject to
a Restricted Stock Award shall be subject to Restrictions, as set
forth in the applicable Restricted Stock Award
Agreement.
“ Restrictions ” shall mean
forfeiture, transfer and/or other restrictions applicable to shares
of Common Stock awarded to an Employee, Director or Consultant
under the Plan pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award and set forth
in a Restricted Stock Award Agreement.
“ Rule 16b-3 ” shall mean
Rule 16b-3 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission
under the Exchange Act, as such may be amended from time to time,
and any successor rule, regulation or statute fulfilling the same
or a substantially similar function.
“ Stock Appreciation Right ”
shall mean an Award granted under Article XIII of the Plan of a
right, granted alone or in connection with a related Option, to
receive a payment on the date of exercise.
“ Stock Appreciation Right Award
Agreement ” shall mean a written agreement between the
Company and a Holder with respect to a Stock Appreciation
Right.
“ Tandem Stock Appreciation Right
” shall mean a Stock Appreciation Right granted in connection
with a related Option, the exercise of which shall result in
termination of the otherwise entitlement to purchase some or all of
the shares of Common Stock under the related Option, all as set
forth in Section 13.2.
“ Ten Percent Stockholder ”
shall mean an Employee who, at the time an Option is granted to him
or her, owns stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the
total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company
or of any parent corporation or subsidiary corporation thereof
(both as defined in Section 424 of the Code), within the meaning of
Section 422(b)(6) of the Code.
“ Total and Permanent Disability
” shall mean the inability to engage in any substantial
gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical
or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or
which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period
of not less than twelve (12) months, all as described in Section
22(e)(3) of the Code.
“ Units ” shall mean
bookkeeping units, each of which represents such monetary amount as
shall be designated by the Committee in each Performance Unit Award
Agreement.
“ Unrestricted Stock Award ”
shall mean an Award granted under Article IX of the Plan of shares
of Common Stock which are not subject to Restrictions.
“ Unrestricted Stock Award
Agreement ” shall mean a written agreement between the
Company and a Holder with respect to an Unrestricted Stock
Award.
ARTICLE III
EFFECTIVE DATE OF
PLAN
The Plan shall be effective as of the Effective
Date.
ARTICLE IV
ADMINISTRATION
Section
4.1 Composition of
Committee . The Plan shall be administered either by
the Committee, which shall be appointed by the Board or by the full
Board. The Committee shall consist solely of three (3)
or more Directors who are each (i) “outside directors”
within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code (“
Outside Directors ”), (ii) “non-employee
directors” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 and (iii)
“independent” for purposes of any applicable listing
requirements (“ Non-Employee Directors ”);
provided , however , that the Board or the Committee
may delegate to a committee of one or more members of the Board who
are not (x) Outside Directors, the authority to grant Awards to
eligible persons who are not (A) then “covered
employees” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code
and are not expected to be “covered employees” at the
time of recognition of income resulting from such Award, or (B)
persons with respect to whom the Company wishes to comply with the
requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code, and/or (y) Non-Employee
Directors, the authority to grant Awards to eligible persons who
are not then subject to the requirements of Section 16 of the
Exchange Act. If a member of the Committee or the Board shall be
eligible to receive an Award under the Plan, such Committee member
shall have no authority hereunder with respect to his or her own
Award.
Section
4.2 Powers .
Subject to the provisions of the Plan, including without
limitation, the authority of the full Board to administer the Plan,
the Committee shall have the sole authority, in its discretion, to
make all determinations under the Plan, including but not limited
to determining which Employees, Directors or Consultants shall
receive an Award, the time or times when an Award shall be made
(the date of grant of an Award shall be the date on which the Award
is awarded by the Committee), what type of Award shall be granted,
the term of an Award, the date or dates on which an Award vests
(including acceleration of vesting), the form of any payment to be
made pursuant to an Award, the terms and conditions of an Award
(including the forfeiture of the Award (and/or any financial gain)
if the Holder of the Award violates any applicable restrictive
covenant thereof), the Restrictions under a Restricted Stock Award
and the number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued under
an Award, all as applicable. In making such determinations the
Committee may take into account the nature of the services rendered
by the respective Employees, Directors and Consultants, their
present and potential contribution to the Company’s (or the
Affiliate’s) success and such other factors as the Committee
in its discretion shall deem relevant.
Section
4.3 Additional
Powers . The Committee shall have such additional
powers as are delegated to it under the other provisions of the
Plan. Subject to the express provisions of the Plan, the Committee
is authorized to construe the Plan and the respective Award
Agreements executed hereunder, to prescribe such rules and
regulations relating to the Plan as it may deem advisable to carry
out the intent of the Plan, and to determine the terms,
restrictions and provisions of each Award, including such terms,
restrictions and provisions as shall be requisite in the judgment
of the Committee to cause designated Options to qualify as
Incentive Stock Options, and to make all other determinations
necessary or advisable for administering the Plan. The Committee
may correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any
inconsistency in any Award Agreement in the manner and to the
extent it shall deem expedient to carry it into effect. The
determinations of the Committee on the matters referred to in this
Article IV shall be conclusive and binding on the Company and all
Holders.
Section
4.4 Committee
Action . In the absence of specific rules to the
contrary, action by the Committee shall require the consent of a
majority of the members of the Committee, expressed either orally
at a meeting of the Committee or in writing in the absence of a
meeting. No member of the Committee shall have any
liability for any good faith action, inaction or determination in
connection with the Plan.
ARTICLE V
STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN AND
LIMITATIONS THEREON
Section
5.1 Stock Grant and
Award Limits . The Committee may from time to time
grant Awards to one or more Employees, Directors and/or Consultants
determined by it to be eligible for participation in the Plan in
accordance with the provisions of Article VI. Subject to Article
XIV, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be
issued under the Plan shall not exceed Two Million (2,000,000)
shares. Shares shall be deemed to have been issued under the Plan
solely to the extent actually issued and delivered pursuant to an
Award. To the extent that an Award lapses, expires, is canceled, is
terminated unexercised or ceases to be exercisable for any reason,
or the rights of its Holder terminate, any shares of Common Stock
subject to such Award shall again be available for the grant of a
new Award. Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the
contrary, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be
subject to Awards of Options under Article VII and/or Stock
Appreciation Rights under Article XIII, in either or both cases
granted to any one Employee during any calendar year, shall be
three hundred thousand (300,000) shares (subject to adjustment in
the same manner as provided in Article XIV with respect to shares
of Common Stock subject to Awards then outstanding). The limitation
set forth in the preceding sentence shall be applied in a manner
which shall permit compensation generated in connection with the
exercise of Options or Stock Appreciation Rights to constitute
“performance-based” compensation for purposes of
Section 162(m) of the Code, including, but not limited to, counting
against such maximum number of shares, to the extent required under
Section 162(m) of the Code, any shares subject to Options or Stock
Appreciation Rights that are canceled or repriced.
Section
5.2 Stock Offered
. The stock to be offered pursuant to the grant of an
Award may be authorized but unissued Common Stock, Common Stock
purchased on the open market or Common Stock previously issued and
outstanding and reacquired by the Company.
ARTICLE VI
ELIGIBILITY FOR AWARDS;
TERMINATION OF
EMPLOYMENT, DIRECTOR STATUS OR
CONSULTANT STATUS
Section
6.1 Eligibility
. Awards made under the Plan may be granted solely to
persons or entities who, at the time of grant, are Employees,
Directors or Consultants. An Award may be granted on more than one
occasion to the same Employee, Director or Consultant, and, subject
to the limitations set forth in the Plan, such Award may include, a
Non-Qualified Stock Option, a Restricted Stock Award, an
Unrestricted Stock Award, a Distribution Equivalent Right Award, a
Performance Stock Award, a Performance Unit Award, a Stock
Appreciation Right, a Tandem Stock Appreciation Right, any
combination thereof or, solely for Employees, an Incentive Stock
Option.
Section
6.2 Termination of
Employment or Director Status . Except to the extent
inconsistent with the terms of the applicable Award Agreement
and/or the provisions of Section 6.4, the following terms and
conditions shall apply with respect to the termination of a
Holder’s employment with, or status as a Director of, the
Company or an Affiliate, as applicable, for any reason, including,
without limitation, Total and Permanent Disability or
death:
(a) The
Holder’s rights, if any, to exercise any then exercisable
Non-Qualified Stock Options and/or Stock Appreciation Rights shall
terminate:
(1) If
such termination is for a reason other than the Holder’s
Total and Permanent Disability or death, ninety (90) days after the
date of such termination of employment or after the date of such
termination of Director status;
(2) If
such termination is on account of the Holder’s Total and
Permanent Disability, one (1) year after the date of such
termination of employment or Director status; or
(3) If
such termination is on account of the Holder’s death, one (1)
year after the date of the Holder’s death.
Upon such
applicable date the Holder (and such Holder’s estate,
designated beneficiary or other legal representative) shall forfeit
any rights or interests in or with respect to any such
Non-Qualified Stock Options and Stock Appreciation
Rights.
(b) The
Holder’s rights, if any, to exercise any then exercisable
Incentive Stock Option shall terminate:
(1) If
such termination is for a reason other than the Holder’s
Total and Permanent Disability or death, three (3) months after the
date of such termination of employment;
(2) If
such termination is on account of the Holder’s Total and
Permanent Disability, one (1) year after the date of such
termination of employment; or
(3) If
such termination is on account of the Holder’s death, one (1)
year after the date of the Holder’s death.
Upon such
applicable date the Holder (and such Holder’s estate,
designated beneficiary or other legal representative) shall forfeit
any rights or interests in or with respect to any such Incentive
Stock Options.
(c) If
a Holder’s employment with, or status as a Director of, the
Company or an Affiliate, as applicable, terminates for any reason
prior to the actual or deemed satisfaction and/or lapse of the
restrictions, terms and conditions applicable to an Award of
Restricted Stock and/or Deferred Stock, such Restricted Stock
and/or Deferred Stock shall immediately be canceled, and the Holder
(and such Holder’s estate, designated beneficiary or other
legal representative) shall forfeit any rights or interests in and
with respect to any such Restricted Stock and/or Deferred Stock.
The immediately preceding sentence to the contrary notwithstanding,
the Committee, in its sole discretion, may determine, prior to or
within thirty (30) days after the date of such termination of
employment or Director status, that all or a portion of any such
Holder’s Restricted Stock and/or Deferred Stock shall not be
so canceled and forfeited.
Section
6.3 Termination of
Consultant Status . Except to the extent inconsistent with the
terms of the applicable Award Agreement and/or the provisions of
Section 6.4, the following terms and conditions shall apply with
respect to the termination of a Holder’s status as a
Consultant, for any reason:
(a) The
Holder’s rights, if any, to exercise any then exercisable
Non-Qualified Stock Options and/or Stock Appreciation Rights shall
terminate:
(1) If
such termination is for a reason other than the Holder’s
death, ninety (90) days after the date of such termination;
or
(2) If
such termination is on account of the Holder’s death, one (1)
year after the date of the Holder’s death.
(b) If
the status of a Holder as a Consultant terminates for any reason
prior to the actual or deemed satisfaction and/or lapse of the
Restrictions, terms and conditions applicable to an Award of
Restricted Stock and/or Deferred Stock, such Restricted Stock
and/or Deferred Stock shall immediately be canceled, and the Holder
(and such Holder’s estate, designated beneficiary or other
legal representative) shall forfeit any rights or interests in and
with respect to any such Restricted Stock and/or Deferred Stock.
The immediately preceding sentence to the contrary notwithstanding,
the Committee, in its sole discretion, may determine, prior to or
within thirty (30) days after the date of such termination of such
a Holder’s status as a Consultant, that all or a portion of
any such Holder’s Restricted Stock and/or Deferred Stock
shall not be so canceled and forfeited.
Section
6.4 Special
Termination Rule . Except to the extent inconsistent with the
terms of the applicable Award Agreement, and notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Article VI, if a
Holder’s employment with, or status as a Director of, the
Company or an Affiliate shall terminate, and if, within ninety (90)
days of such termination, such Holder shall become a Consultant,
such Holder’s rights with respect to any Award or portion
thereof granted thereto prior to the date of such termination may
be preserved, if and to the extent determined by the Committee in
its sole discretion, as if such Holder had been a Consultant for
the entire period during which such Award or portion thereof had
been outstanding. Should the Committee effect such determination
with respect to such Holder, for all purposes of the Plan, such
Holder shall