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Title: 2008 OMNIBUS SECURITIES AND INCENTIVE PLAN
Governing Law: Nevada     Date: 5/13/2009
Industry: Audio and Video Equipment     Sector: Consumer Cyclical

2008 OMNIBUS SECURITIES AND INCENTIVE PLAN, Parties: china 3c group
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CHINA 3C GROUP

 

2008 OMNIBUS SECURITIES AND INCENTIVE PLAN

 

 

 


 

 

CHINA 3C GROUP

2008 OMNIBUS SECURITIES AND INCENTIVE PLAN

 

Table Of Contents

 

 

 

 

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ARTICLE I

PURPOSE

1

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE II

DEFINITIONS

1

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE III

EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN

5

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV

ADMINISTRATION

5

 

 

Section 4.1       

Composition of Committee

5

 

 

Section 4.2

Powers

6

 

 

Section 4.3

Additional Powers

6

 

 

Section 4.4

Committee Action

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE V

STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN AND LIMITATIONS THEREON

7

 

 

Section 5.1

Stock Grant and Award Limits

7

 

 

Section 5.2

Stock Offered

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VI

ELIGIBILITY FOR AWARDS; TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT, DIRECTOR STATUS OR CONSULTANT STATUS

7

 

 

Section 6.1

Eligibility

7

 

 

Section 6.2

Termination of Employment or Director Status

7

 

 

Section 6.3

Termination of Consultant Status

8

 

 

Section 6.4

Special Termination Rule

9

 

 

Section 6.5

Termination for Cause

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VII

        OPTIONS

10

 

 

Section 7.1

Option Period

10

 

 

Section 7.2

Limitations on Exercise of Option

10

 

 

Section 7.3

Special Limitations on Incentive Stock Options

10

 

 

Section 7.4

Option Agreement

11

 

 

Section 7.5

Option Price and Payment

11

 

 

Section 7.6

Stockholder Rights and Privileges

11

 

 

Section 7.7

Options and Rights in Substitution for Stock Options Granted by Other Corporations

12

 

 

Section 7.8

Prohibition Against Repricing

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VIII

        RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS

12

 

 

Section 8.1

Restriction Period to be Established by Committee

12

 

 

Section 8.2

Other Terms and Conditions

12

 

 

Section 8.3

Payment for Restricted Stock

13

 

 

Section 8.4

Restricted Stock Award Agreements

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE IX

UNRESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS

13

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE X

PERFORMANCE UNIT AWARDS

13

 

 

 

 


 

 

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2008 OMNIBUS SECURITIES AND INCENTIVE PLAN

 

Table Of Contents (continued)

 

 

 

 

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Section 10.1

Terms and Conditions

13

 

 

Section 10.2

Payments

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE XI

PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARDS

14

 

 

Section 11.1

Terms and Conditions

14

 

 

Section 11.2

Stockholder Rights and Privileges

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE XII

DISTRIBUTION EQUIVALENT RIGHTS

15

 

 

Section 12.1

Terms and Conditions

15

 

 

Section 12.2

Interest Equivalents

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE XIII

     STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

15

 

 

Section 13.1

Terms and Conditions

15

 

 

Section 13.2

Tandem Stock Appreciation Rights

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE XIV

    RECAPITALIZATION OR REORGANIZATION

16

 

 

Section 14.1

Adjustments to Common Stock

16

 

 

Section 14.2

Recapitalization

17

 

 

Section 14.3

Other Events

17

 

 

Section 14.4

Powers Not Affected

17

 

 

Section 14.5

No Adjustment for Certain Awards

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE XV

    AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF PLAN

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE XVI

    MISCELLANEOUS

18

 

 

Section 16.1

No Right to Award

18

 

 

Section 16.2

No Rights Conferred

18

 

 

Section 16.3

No Fractional Shares; Other Laws; Withholding

19

 

 

Section 16.4

No Restriction on Corporate Action

19

 

 

Section 16.5

Restrictions on Transfer

19

 

 

Section 16.6

Beneficiary Designations

19

 

 

Section 16.7

Rule 16b-3

20

 

 

Section 16.8

Section 162(m)

20

 

 

Section 16.9

Section 409A

21

 

 

Section 16.10   

Indemnification

21

 

 

Section 16.11

Other Plans

21

 

 

Section 16.12

Limits of Liability

21

 

 

Section 16.13

Governing Law

22

 

 

Section 16.14

Severability of Provisions

22

 

 

Section 16.15

No Funding

22

 

 

Section 16.16

Headings

22

 

 

Section 16.17

Terms of Award Agreements

22

 

 

 

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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.

 

 

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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.

 

 

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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.

 

 

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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.

 

 

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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.

 

 

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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:

 

 

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(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:

 

 

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(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


 
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