Exhibit 10.1
OMNICELL, INC.
2009 EQUITY INCENTIVE
PLAN
ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS: MARCH 5, 2009
APPROVED BY THE
STOCKHOLDERS: MAY 19, 2009
TERMINATION DATE:
MARCH 4, 2019
1.
GENERAL.
(a)
Successor to and Continuation of
Prior Plans. The
Plan is intended as the successor to and continuation of the
Omnicell, Inc. 1999 Equity Incentive Plan, the 2003 Equity
Incentive Plan and the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (together, the
“ Prior Plans ”). On and after the
Effective Date, no additional stock awards shall be granted under
the Prior Plans. All outstanding stock awards granted under
the Prior Plans shall remain subject to the terms of the Prior
Plans; provided, however , that after December 31,
2008, any shares subject to outstanding stock awards granted under
the Prior Plans that expire or terminate for any reason prior to
exercise or settlement or are forfeited because of the failure to
meet a contingency or condition required to vest such shares (the
“ Returning Shares ”) shall become
available for issuance pursuant to Awards granted hereunder.
All Awards granted on or after the Effective Date of this Plan
shall be subject to the terms of this Plan.
(b)
Eligible Award
Recipients. The
persons eligible to receive Awards are Employees, Directors and
Consultants.
(c)
Available Awards.
The Plan provides for the
grant of the following Awards: (i) Incentive Stock Options,
(ii) Nonstatutory Stock Options, (iii) Stock Appreciation
Rights, (iv) Restricted Stock Awards, (v) Restricted
Stock Unit Awards, (vi) Performance Stock Awards,
(vii) Performance Cash Awards, and (viii) Other Stock
Awards.
(d)
Purpose. The Company, by means of the Plan, seeks
to secure and retain the services of the group of persons eligible
to receive Awards as set forth in Section 1(b), to provide
incentives for such persons to exert maximum efforts for the
success of the Company and any Affiliate and to provide a means by
which such eligible recipients may be given an opportunity to
benefit from increases in value of the Common Stock through the
granting of Stock Awards.
2.
ADMINISTRATION.
(a)
Administration by
Board. The Board
shall administer the Plan unless and until the Board delegates
administration of the Plan to a Committee or Committees, as
provided in Section 2(c).
(b)
Powers of Board.
The Board shall have the
power, subject to, and within the limitations of, the express
provisions of the Plan:
(i)
To determine from time to time
(A) which of the persons eligible under the Plan shall be
granted Awards; (B) when and how each Award shall be granted;
(C) what type or combination of types of Award shall be
granted; (D) the provisions of each Award granted (which need
not be identical), including the time or times when a person shall
be permitted to receive cash or Common Stock pursuant to a Stock
Award; (E) the number of shares of Common Stock with respect
to which a Stock Award shall be granted to each such person; and
(F) the Fair Market Value applicable to a Stock
Award.
(ii)
To construe and interpret the Plan
and Awards granted under it, and to establish, amend and revoke
rules and regulations for its administration. The Board,
in the exercise of this power, may correct any defect, omission or
inconsistency in the Plan or in any Stock Award Agreement or in the
written terms of a Performance Cash Award, in a manner and to the
extent it shall deem necessary or expedient to make the Plan or
Award fully effective.
(iii)
To settle all controversies
regarding the Plan and Awards granted under it.
(iv)
To accelerate the time at which an
Award may first be exercised or the time during which an Award or
any part thereof will vest in accordance with the Plan,
notwithstanding the provisions in the Award stating the time at
which it may first be exercised or the time during which it will
vest.
(v)
To suspend or terminate the Plan at
any time. Suspension or termination of the Plan shall not
impair rights and obligations under any Award granted while the
Plan is in effect except with the written consent of the affected
Participant.
(vi)
To amend the Plan in any respect the
Board deems necessary or advisable, including, without limitation,
by adopting amendments relating to Incentive Stock Options and
certain nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A
of the Code and/or to bring the Plan or Awards granted under the
Plan into compliance therewith, subject to the limitations, if any,
of applicable law. However, except as provided in
Section 9(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, to
the extent required by applicable law or listing requirements,
stockholder approval shall be required for any amendment of the
Plan that either (A) materially increases the number of shares
of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan,
(B) materially expands the class of individuals eligible to
receive Awards under the Plan, (C) materially increases the
benefits accruing to Participants under the Plan or materially
reduces the price at which shares of Common Stock may be issued or
purchased under the Plan, (D) materially extends the term of
the Plan, or (E) expands the types of Awards available for
issuance under the Plan. Except as provided above, rights under any
Award granted before amendment of the Plan shall not be impaired by
any amendment of the Plan unless (1) the Company requests the
consent of the affected Participant, and (2) such Participant
consents in writing.
(vii)
To submit any amendment to the Plan
for stockholder approval, including, but not limited to, amendments
to the Plan intended to satisfy the requirements of
(A) Section 162(m) of the Code regarding the
exclusion of performance-based compensation from the limit on
corporate deductibility of compensation paid to Covered Employees,
(B) Section 422 of the Code regarding “incentive
stock options” or (C) Rule 16b-3.
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(viii)
To approve forms of Award Agreements
for use under the Plan and to amend the terms of any one or more
Awards, including, but not limited to, amendments to provide terms
more favorable to the Participant than previously provided in the
Award Agreement, subject to any specified limits in the Plan that
are not subject to Board discretion; provided however , that
except with respect to amendments that disqualify or impair the
status of an Incentive Stock Option, a Participant’s rights
under any Award shall not be impaired by any such amendment unless
(A) the Company requests the consent of the affected
Participant, and (B) such Participant consents in
writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to the
limitations of applicable law, if any, the Board may amend the
terms of any one or more Awards without the affected
Participant’s consent if necessary to maintain the qualified
status of the Award as an Incentive Stock Option or to bring the
Award into compliance with Section 409A of the
Code.
(ix)
Generally, to exercise such powers
and to perform such acts as the Board deems necessary or expedient
to promote the best interests of the Company and that are not in
conflict with the provisions of the Plan or Awards.
(x)
To adopt such procedures and
sub-plans as are necessary or appropriate to permit participation
in the Plan by Employees, Directors or Consultants who are foreign
nationals or employed outside the United States.
(c)
Delegation to
Committee.
(i)
General. The Board may delegate some or all of the
administration of the Plan to a Committee or Committees. If
administration of the Plan is delegated to a Committee, the
Committee shall have, in connection with the administration of the
Plan, the powers theretofore possessed by the Board that have been
delegated to the Committee, including the power to delegate to a
subcommittee of the Committee any of the administrative powers the
Committee is authorized to exercise (and references in this Plan to
the Board shall thereafter be to the Committee or subcommittee),
subject, however, to such resolutions, not inconsistent with the
provisions of the Plan, as may be adopted from time to time by the
Board. The Board may retain the authority to concurrently
administer the Plan with the Committee and may, at any time, revest
in the Board some or all of the powers previously
delegated.
(ii)
Section 162(m) and
Rule 16b-3 Compliance. The Committee may consist solely of two
or more Outside Directors, in accordance with
Section 162(m) of the Code, or solely of two or more
Non-Employee Directors, in accordance with
Rule 16b-3.
(d)
Effect of Board’s
Decision. All
determinations, interpretations and constructions made by the Board
in good faith shall not be subject to review by any person and
shall be final, binding and conclusive on all persons.
(e)
Cancellation and Re-Grant of
Stock Awards .
Neither the Board nor any Committee shall have the authority to:
(i) reduce the exercise price of any outstanding Options or
Stock Appreciation Rights under the Plan, or (ii) cancel any
outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights that have an
exercise price or strike price greater than the current Fair Market
Value of the Common Stock in exchange for cash or other Stock
Awards under the Plan, unless the stockholders of the Company have
approved such an action within twelve (12) months prior to such an
event.
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3.
SHARES SUBJECT TO THE
PLAN.
(a)
Share Reserve.
Subject to
Section 9(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, the
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued
pursuant to Stock Awards from and after the Effective Date shall
not exceed 2,100,000 shares plus the Returning Shares, if
any, as such shares become available from time to time less
one (1) share for each share of stock issued pursuant to an
option or stock appreciation right granted after December 31,
2008 under the Prior Plans with respect to which the strike price
is at least one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of
the underlying Common Stock on the date of grant and 1.4 shares for
each share of stock issued pursuant to an award other than an
option or stock appreciation right granted after December 31,
2008 under the Prior Plans (the “ Share Reserve
”). For clarity, the Share Reserve in this
Section 3(a) is a limitation in the number of shares of
the Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the Plan and does
not limit the granting of Stock Awards except as provided in
Section 7(a). Shares may be issued in connection with a
merger or acquisition as permitted by NASDAQ Marketplace
Rule 4350(i)(1)(A)(iii) or, if applicable, NYSE Listed
Company Manual Section 303A.08, or AMEX Company Guide
Section 711 or other applicable rule, and such issuance shall
not reduce the number of shares available for issuance under the
Plan. Furthermore, if a Stock Award or any portion thereof
(i) expires or otherwise terminates without all of the shares
covered by such Stock Award have been issued or (ii) is
settled in cash ( i.e. , the Participant receives cash
rather than stock), such expiration, termination or settlement
shall not reduce (or otherwise offset) the number of shares of
Common Stock that may be available for issuance under the
Plan.
(b)
Subject to subsection 3(c), the
number of shares available for issuance under the Plan shall be
reduced by: (i) one (1) share for each share of stock
issued pursuant to (A) an Option granted under Section 5,
or (B) a Stock Appreciation Right granted under Section 5
with respect to which the strike price is at least one hundred
percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the underlying Common
Stock on the date of grant; and (ii) 1.4 shares for each share
of Common Stock issued pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award,
Restricted Stock Unit Award, Performance Stock Award or Other Stock
Award.
(c)
Reversion of Shares to the Share
Reserve.
(i)
Shares Available For Subsequent
Issuance. If any
shares of common stock issued pursuant to a Stock Award are
forfeited back to the Company because of the failure to meet a
contingency or condition required to vest such shares in the
Participant, then the shares which are forfeited shall revert to
and again become available for issuance under the Plan.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 3(c)(i), any
such shares shall not be subsequently issued pursuant to the
exercise of Incentive Stock Options. To the extent
(A) there is issued a share of Common Stock pursuant to a
Stock Award that counted as 1.4 shares against the number of shares
available for issuance under the Plan pursuant to
Section 3(b) or (B) any Returning Shares granted
under the Prior Plan pursuant to an award other than an option or
stock appreciation right, and such share of Common Stock becomes
available for issuance under the Plan pursuant to
Section 1(a), Section 3(a) or this
Section 3(c), then the number of shares of Common Stock
available for issuance under the Plan shall increase by 1.4
shares.
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(ii)
Shares Not Available For
Subsequent Issuance. If any shares subject to a Stock Award are not
delivered to a Participant because the Stock Award is exercised
through a reduction of shares subject to the Stock Award (
i.e ., “net exercised”), the number of shares
that are not delivered to the Participant shall not remain
available for issuance under the Plan. Also, any shares
reacquired by the Company pursuant to Section 8(g) or as
consideration for the exercise of an Option shall not again become
available for issuance under the Plan.
(d)
Incentive Stock Option
Limit. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Section 3, subject to the provisions of
Section 9(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments the
aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be
issued pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options shall be
the number of shares of Common Stock in the Share
Reserve.
(e)
Source of Shares.
The stock issuable under the
Plan shall be shares of authorized but unissued or reacquired
Common Stock, including shares repurchased by the Company on the
open market or otherwise.
4.
ELIGIBILITY.
(a)
Eligibility for Specific Stock
Awards . Incentive
Stock Options may be granted only to employees of the Company or a
“parent corporation” or “subsidiary
corporation” thereof (as such terms are defined in Sections
424(e) and (f) of the Code). Stock Awards other
than Incentive Stock Options may be granted to Employees, Directors
and Consultants; provided, however , Nonstatutory Stock
Options and SARs may not be granted to Employees, Directors, and
Consultants who are providing Continuous Services only to any
“parent” of the Company, as such term is defined in
Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act, unless such
Stock Awards comply with the distribution requirements of
Section 409A of the Code.
(b)
Ten Percent
Stockholders. A
Ten Percent Stockholder shall not be granted an Incentive Stock
Option unless the exercise price of such Option is at least one
hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value on the date of
grant and the Option is not exercisable after the expiration of
five (5) years from the date of grant.
(c)
Section 162(m) Limitation on Annual
Grants . Subject to
the provisions of Section 9(a) relating to Capitalization
Adjustments, at such time as the Company may be subject to the
applicable provisions of Section 162(m) of the Code, no
Participant shall be eligible to be granted during any calendar
year Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and Other Stock Awards
whose value is determined by reference to an increase over an
exercise or strike price of at least one hundred percent (100%) of
the Fair Market Value on the date the Stock Award is granted
covering more than 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock.
5.
PROVISIONS RELATING TO OPTIONS
AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.
Each Option or SAR shall be in such
form and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Board shall
deem appropriate. All Options shall be separately designated
Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options at the time
of grant, and, if certificates are issued, a separate certificate
or certificates shall be issued for shares of Common Stock
purchased on exercise of each type of Option. If an Option is not
specifically designated as an Incentive Stock Option, then the
Option shall be a Nonstatutory Stock Option. The provisions of
separate Options or SARs need not be identical; provided,
however , that each Option Agreement or Stock Appreciation
Right Agreement shall conform to (through incorporation of
provisions hereof by reference in the applicable Award Agreement or
otherwise) the substance of each of the following
provisions:
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(a)
Term. Subject to the provisions of
Section 4(b) regarding Ten Percent Stockholders, no
Option or SAR shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten
(10) years from the date of its grant or such shorter period
specified in the Award Agreement.
(b)
Exercise Price.
Subject to the provisions of
Section 4(b) regarding Ten Percent Stockholders, the
exercise price (or strike price) of each Option or SAR shall be not
less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of
the Common Stock subject to the Option or SAR on the date the
Option or SAR is granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an
Option or SAR may be granted with an exercise price (or strike
price) lower than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market
Value of the Common Stock subject to the Option or SAR if such
Option or SAR is granted pursuant to an assumption of or
substitution for another option or stock appreciation right
pursuant to a Corporate Transaction and in a manner consistent with
the provisions of Sections 409A and 424(a) of the Code
(whether or not such awards are Incentive Stock Options).
Each SAR will be denominated in shares of Common Stock
equivalents.
(c)
Purchase Price for
Options. The
purchase price of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of
an Option shall be paid, to the extent permitted by applicable law
and as determined by the Board in its sole discretion, by any
combination of the methods of payment set forth below. The
Board shall have the authority to grant Options that do not permit
all of the following methods of payment (or otherwise restrict the
ability to use certain methods) and to grant Options that require
the consent of the Company to utilize a particular method of
payment. The permitted methods of payment are as
follows:
(i)
by cash, check, bank draft or money
order payable to the Company;
(ii)
pursuant to a program developed
under Regulation T as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board
that, prior to the issuance of the stock subject to the Option,
results in either the receipt of cash (or check) by the Company or
the receipt of irrevocable instructions to pay the aggregate
exercise price to the Company from the sales proceeds;
(iii)
by delivery to the Company (either
by actual delivery or attestation) of shares of Common
Stock;
(iv)
if the option is a Nonstatutory
Stock Option, by a “net exercise” arrangement pursuant
to which the Company will reduce the number of shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise by the largest whole number of shares
with a Fair Market Value that does not exceed the aggregate
exercise price; provided, however , that the Company shall
accept a cash or other payment from the Participant to the extent
of any remaining balance of the aggregate exercise price not
satisfied by such reduction in the number of whole shares to be
issued; provided, further, that shares of Common Stock will
no longer be subject to an Option and will not be exercisable
thereafter to the extent that (A) shares issuable upon
exercise are reduced to pay the exercise price pursuant to the
“net exercise,” (B) shares are delivered to the
Participant as a result of such exercise, and (C) shares are
withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations; or
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(v)
in any other form of legal
consideration that may be acceptable to the Board.
(d)
Exercise and Payment of a
SAR. To exercise
any outstanding Stock Appreciation Right, the Participant must
provide written notice of exercise to the Company in compliance
with the provisions of the Stock Appreciation Right Agreement
evidencing such Stock Appreciation Right. The appreciation
distribution payable on the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right
will be not greater than an amount equal to the excess of
(A) the aggregate Fair Market Value (on the date of the
exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right) of a number of shares of
Common Stock equal to the number of Common Stock equivalents in
which the Participant is vested under such Stock Appreciation
Right, and with respect to which the Participant is exercising the
Stock Appreciation Right on such date, over (B) the strike
price that will be determined by the Board at the time of grant of
the Stock Appreciation Right. The appreciation distribution
in respect to a Stock Appreciation Right may be paid in Common
Stock, in cash, in any combination of the two or in any other form
of consideration, as determined by the Board and contained in the
Stock Appreciation Right Agreement evidencing such Stock
Appreciation Right.
(e)
Transferability of Options and
SARs. The Board
may, in its sole discretion, impose such limitations on the
transferability of Options and SARs as the Board shall
determine. In the absence of such a determination by the
Board to the contrary, the following restrictions on the
transferability of Options and SARs shall apply:
(i)
Restrictions on
Transfer. An Option
or SAR shall not be transferable except by will or by the laws of
descent and distribution and shall be exercisable during the
lifetime of the Participant only by the Participant; provided,
however , that the Board may, in its sole discretion, permit
transfer of the Option or SAR in a manner that is not prohibited by
applicable tax and securities laws upon the Participant’s
request. Except as explicitly provided herein, neither an
Option nor a SAR may be transferred for consideration.
(ii)
Domestic Relations
Orders.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Option or SAR may be transferred
pursuant to a domestic relations order; provided, however ,
that if an Option is an Incentive Stock Option, such Option may be
deemed to be a Nonstatutory Stock Option as a result of such
transfer.
(iii)
Beneficiary
Designation.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Participant may, by delivering
written notice to the Company, in a form provided by or otherwise
satisfactory to the Company and any broker designated by the
Company to effect Option exercises, designate a third party who, in
the event of the death of the Participant, shall thereafter be
entitled to exercise the Option or SAR and receive the Common Stock
or other consideration resulting from such exercise. In the
absence of such a designation, the executor or administrator of the
Participant’s estate shall be entitled to exercise the Option
or SAR and receive the Common Stock or other consideration
resulting from such exercise.
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(f)
Vesting Generally.
The total number of shares of
Common Stock subject to an Option or SAR may vest and therefore
become exercisable in periodic installments that may or may not be
equal. The Option or SAR may be subject to such other terms
and conditions on the time or times when it may or may not be
exercised (which may be based on the satisfaction of Performance
Goals or other criteria) as the Board may deem appropriate.
The vesting provisions of individual Options or SARs may
vary. The provisions of this Section 5(f) are
subject to any Option or SAR provisions governing the minimum
number of shares of Common Stock as to which an Option or SAR may
be exercised.
(g)
Termination of Continuous
Service. Except as
otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement or other
agreement between the Participant and the Company, in the event
that a Participant’s Continuous Service terminates (other
than for Cause or upon the Participant’s death or
Disability), the Participant may exercise his or her Option or SAR
(to the extent that the Participant was entitled to exercise such
Award as of the date of termination of Continuous Service) but only
within such period of time ending on the earlier of (i) the
date three (3) months following the termination of the
Participant’s Continuous Service (or such longer or shorter
period specified in the applicable Award Agreement), or
(ii) the expiration of the term of the Option or SAR as set
forth in the Award Agreement. If, after termination of
Continuous Service, the Participant does not exercise his or her
Option or SAR within the time specified herein or in the Award
Agreement (as applicable), the Option or SAR shall
terminate.
(h)
Extension of Termination
Date. In the
event that the exercise of an Option or SAR following the
termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service (other
than for Cause or upon the Participant’s death or Disability)
would be prohibited at any time solely because the issuance of
shares of Common Stock would violate the registration requirements
under the Securities Act, then the Option or SAR shall terminate on
the earlier of (i) the expiration of a period of three
(3) months after the termination of the Participant’s
Continuous Service during which the exercise of the Option or SAR
would not be in violation of such registration requirements, or
(ii) the expiration of the term of the Option or SAR as set
forth in the applicable Award Agreement. In addition, unless
otherwise provided in a Participant’s Award Agreement, if the
sale of any Common Stock received upon exercise of an Option or SAR
following the termination of the Participant’s Continuous
Service (other than for Cause) would violate the Company’s
insider trading policy, then the Option or SAR shall terminate on
the earlier of (i) the expiration of a period equal to the
applicable post-termination exercise period after the termination
of the Participant’s Continuous Service during which the
exercise of the Option or SAR would not be in violation of the
Company’s insider trading policy, or (ii) the expiration
of the term of the Option or SAR as set forth in the applicable
Award Agreement.
(i)
Disability of
Participant.
Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement or
other agreement between the Participant and the Company, in the
event that a Participant’s Continuous Service terminates as a
result of the Participant’s Disability, the Participant may
exercise his or her Option or SAR (to the extent that the
Participant was entitled to exercise such Option or SAR as of the
date of termination of Continuous Service), but only within such
period of time ending on the earlier of (i) the date twelve
(12) months following such termination of Continuous Service (or
such longer or shorter period specified in the Award Agreement), or
(ii) the expiration of the term of the Option or SAR as set
forth in the Award Agreement. If, after termination of
Continuous Service, the Participant does not exercise his or her
Option or SAR within the time specified herein or in the Award
Agreement (as applicable), the Option or SAR (as applicable) shall
terminate.
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(j)
Death of Participant.
Except as otherwise provided
in the applicable Award Agreement or other agreement between the
Participant and the Company, in the event that (i) a
Participant’s Continuous Service terminates as a result of
the Participant’s death, or (ii) the Participant dies
within the period (if any) specified in the Award Agreement after
the termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service for a
reason other than death, then the Option or SAR may be exercised
(to the extent the Participant was entitled to exercise such Option
or SAR as of the date of death) by the Participant’s estate,
by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option or SAR by
bequest or inheritance or by a person designated to exercise the
Option or SAR upon the Participant’s death, but only within
the period ending on the earlier of (i) the date eighteen (18)
months following the date of death (or such longer or shorter
period specified in the Award Agreement), or (ii) the
expiration of the term of such Option or SAR as set forth in the
Award Agreement. If, after the Participant’s death, the
Option or SAR is not exercised within the time specified herein or
in the Award Agreement (as applicable), the Option or SAR shall
terminate.
(k)
Termination for Cause.
Except as explicitly provided
otherwise in a Participant’s Award Agreement, if a
Participant’s Continuous Service is terminated for Cause, the
Option or SAR shall terminate upon the date on which the event
giving rise to the termination occurred, and the Participant shall
be prohibited from exercising his or her Option or SAR from and
after the time of such termination of Continuous
Service.
(l)
Non-Exempt Employees
. No Option or SAR granted to
an Employee who is a non-exempt employee for purposes of the Fair
Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended shall be first exercisable
for any shares of Common Stock until at least six months following
the date of grant of the Option or SAR. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, consistent with the provisions of the Worker Economic
Opportunity Act, (i) in the event of the Participant’s
death or Disability, (ii) upon a Corporate Transaction in
which such Option or SAR is not assumed, continued, or substituted,
(iii) upon a Change in Control, or (iv) upon the
Participant’s retirement (as such term may be defined in the
Participant’s Award Agreement or in another applicable
agreement or in accordance with the Company’s then current
employment policies and guidelines) any such vested Options and
SARs may be exercised earlier than six months following the date of
grant. The foregoing provision is intended to operate so that
any income derived by a non-exempt employee in connection with the
exercise or vesting of an Option or SAR will be exempt from his or
her regular rate of pay.
6.
PROVISIONS OF STOCK AWARDS OTHER
THAN OPTIONS AND SARS.
(a)
Restricted Stock
Awards. Each
Restricted Stock Award Agreement shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as the Board shall deem
appropriate. To the extent consistent with the
Company’s Bylaws, at the Board’s election, shares of
Common Stock may be (x) held in book entry form subject to the
Company’s instructions until any restrictions relating to the
Restricted Stock Award lapse; or (y) evidenced by a
certificate, which certificate shall be held in such form and
manner as determined by the Board. The terms and conditions
of Restricted Stock Award Agreements may change from time to time,
and the terms and conditions of separate Restricted Stock Award
Agreements need not be identical; provided, however , that
each Restricted Stock Award Agreement shall conform to (through
incorporation of the provisions hereof by reference in the
agreement or otherwise) the substance of each of the following
provisions:
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(i)
Consideration.
A Restricted Stock Award may
be awarded in consideration for (A) cash, check, bank draft or
money order payable to the Company, (B) past services to the
Company or an Affiliate, or (C) any other form of legal
consideration (including future services) that may be acceptable to
the Board in its sole discretion and permissible under applicable
law.
(ii)
Vesting.
Shares of Common Stock awarded under
the Restricted Stock Award Agreement may be subject to forfeiture
to the Company in accordance with a vesting schedule to be
determined by the Board.
(iii)
Termination of
Participant’s Continuous Service. In the event a Participant’s
Continuous Service terminates, the Company may receive via a
forfeiture condition or a repurchase right, any or all of the
shares of Common Stock held by the Participant which have not
vested as of the date of termination of Continuous Service under
the terms of the Restricted Stock Award Agreement.
(iv)
Transferability.
Rights to acquire shares of
Common Stock under the Restricted Stock Award Agreement shall be
transferable by the Participant only upon such terms and conditions
as are set forth in the Restricted Stock Award Agreement, as the
Board shall determine in i