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Exhibit 10.2
ACORN FACTOR, INC.
2006 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
ARTICLE 1. ESTABLISHMENT, PURPOSE, AND DURATION
1.1 ESTABLISHMENT. Acorn Factor, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), establishes an incentive compensation plan to be known
as the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), as set forth in this
document.
The Plan permits the grant of Cash-Based Awards,
Nonqualified Options, Incentive Options, Share Appreciation Rights
(SARs), Restricted Shares, Restricted Share Units, Performance
Shares, Performance Units, and Other Share-Based Awards.
The Plan shall become effective upon Board
approval (the "Effective Date") and shall remain in effect as
provided in Section 1.3 hereof. The Board may in its discretion
submit the Plan to the shareholders for approval. No awards of
Performance Based Compensation shall be made prior to the
Shareholder Approval Date.
1.2 PURPOSE OF
THE PLAN. The purpose of the Plan is to provide a means whereby
Employees, Directors, and Third Party Service Providers of the
Company develop a sense of proprietorship and personal involvement
in the development and financial success of the Company, and to
encourage them to devote their best efforts to the business of the
Company, thereby advancing the interests of the Company and its
shareholders. A further purpose of the Plan is to provide a means
through which the Company may attract able individuals to become
Employees or serve as Directors, or Third Party Service Providers
of the Company and to provide a means whereby those individuals
upon whom the responsibilities of the successful administration and
management of the Company are of importance, can acquire and
maintain stock ownership, thereby strengthening their concern for
the welfare of the Company.
1.3 DURATION
OF THE PLAN. Unless sooner terminated as provided herein, the Plan
shall terminate ten (10) years from the Effective Date. After the
Plan is terminated, no Awards may be granted but Awards previously
granted shall remain outstanding in accordance with their
applicable terms and conditions and the Plan's terms and
conditions.
ARTICLE 2. DEFINITIONS
Whenever used in the Plan, the following terms
shall have the meanings set forth below, and when the meaning is
intended, the initial letter of the word shall be
capitalized.
2.1 "AFFILIATE" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations of the Exchange
Act.
2.2 "ANNUAL
AWARD LIMIT" OR "ANNUAL AWARD LIMITS" have the meaning set forth in
Section 4.3.
2.3 "AWARD"
means, individually or collectively, a grant under this Plan of
Cash-Based Awards, Nonqualified Options, Incentive Options, SARs,
Restricted Shares, Restricted Share Units, Performance Shares,
Performance Units, or Other Share-Based Awards, in each case
subject to the terms of this Plan.
2.4 "AWARD
AGREEMENT" means either (i) a written agreement entered into by the
Company and a Participant setting forth the terms and provisions
applicable to an Award granted under this Plan, or (ii) a written
statement issued by the Company to a Participant describing the
terms and provisions of such Award.
2.5 "BENEFICIAL OWNER" or "BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP" shall have the
meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 13d-3 of the General Rules
and Regulations under the Exchange Act.
2.6 "BOARD" or
"BOARD OF DIRECTORS" means the Board of Directors of the
Company.
2.7 "CASH-BASED AWARD" means an Award granted to a Participant as
described in Article 10.
2.8 "CODE"
means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time
to time.
2.9 "COMMITTEE" means the committee designated by the Board to
administer this Plan, if such committee has been designated. In the
absence of a designated committee the Board shall serve the
committee function, and all references to Committee shall refer to
the Board acting in such capacity. If established, the committee
shall consist of members appointed from time to time by, and
serving at the discretion of, the Board and, unless otherwise
determined by the Board, the committee shall consist of no fewer
than two directors, each of whom is (i) a "Non-Employee Director"
within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 (or any successor rule) of the
Exchange Act, and (ii) an "outside director" within the meaning of
Section 162(m) of the Code.
2.10 "COMPANY"
means Acorn Factor, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor
thereto as provided in Article 20 herein.
2.11 "COVERED
EMPLOYEE" means a Participant who is a "covered employee," as
defined in Code Section 162(m) and the Treasury Regulations
promulgated under Code Section 162(m), or any successor
statute.
2.12 "DIRECTOR" means any individual who is a member of the Board of
Directors of the Company.
2.13 "EFFECTIVE DATE" has the meaning set forth in Section
1.1.
2.14 "EMPLOYEE" means any officer or employee of the Company, its
Affiliates, and/or its Subsidiaries.
2.15 "EXCHANGE
ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from
time to time, or any successor act thereto.
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2.16 "FAIR
MARKET VALUE" or "FMV" means the average between the reported high
and low or closing bid and asked prices of a Share on the most
recent date on which Shares were publicly traded on the NASD OTC
Bulletin Board. In the event the Shares are listed for trading on
an established American exchange, Fair Market Value shall mean a
price that is based on the opening, closing, actual, high, low, or
average selling prices of a Share reported on such exchange on the
applicable date, or the closing price of a Share on the preceding
trading day as determined by the Committee in its discretion. In
the event Shares are not publicly traded at the time a
determination of their Fair Market Value is required to be made
hereunder, the determination of their Fair Market Value shall be
made by the Committee in such manner as it deems appropriate. Such
definition(s) of FMV shall be specified in each Award Agreement and
may differ depending on whether FMV is in reference to the grant,
exercise, vesting, settlement, or payout of an Award.
2.17 "FULL
VALUE AWARD" means an Award other than in the form of an ISO, NQSO,
or SAR, and which is settled by the issuance of Shares.
2.18 "FREESTANDING SAR" means an SAR that is granted independently
of any Options, as described in Article 7.
2.19 "GRANT
PRICE" means the price established at the time of grant of an SAR
pursuant to Article 7, used to determine whether there is any
payment due upon exercise of the SAR.
2.20 "INCENTIVE OPTION" or "ISO" means an Option to purchase Shares
granted under Article 6 to an Employee and that is designated as an
Incentive Option and that is intended to meet the requirements of
Code Section 422, or any successor provision.
2.21 "INSIDER"
shall mean an individual who is, on the relevant date, an officer
or Director of the Company, or a more than ten percent (10%)
Beneficial Owner of any class of the Company's equity securities
that is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, as
determined by the Board in accordance with Section 16 of the
Exchange Act.
2.22 "NONEMPLOYEE DIRECTOR" means a Director who is not an
Employee.
2.23 "NONEMPLOYEE DIRECTOR AWARD" means any NQSO, SAR, or Full Value
Award granted, whether singly, in combination, or in tandem, to a
Participant who is a Nonemployee Director pursuant to such
applicable terms, conditions, and limitations as the Board or
Committee may establish in accordance with this Plan.
2.24 "NONQUALIFIED OPTION" or "NQSO" means an Option that is not
intended to meet the requirements of Code Section 422, or that
otherwise does not meet such requirements.
2.25 "OPTION"
means an Incentive Option or a Nonqualified Option, as described in
Article 6.
2.26 "OPTION
PRICE" means the price at which a Share may be purchased by a
Participant pursuant to an Option.
2.27 "OTHER
SHARE-BASED AWARD" means an equity-based or equity-related Award
not otherwise described by the terms of this Plan, granted pursuant
to Article 10.
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2.28 "PARTICIPANT" means any eligible individual as set forth in
Article 5 to whom an Award is granted.
2.29 "PERFORMANCE-BASED COMPENSATION" means compensation under an
Award that satisfies the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code
and the applicable Treasury Regulations thereunder for certain
performance-based compensation paid to Covered
Employees.
2.30 "PERFORMANCE MEASURES" means (i) those measures described in
Section 11.3 hereof on which the performance goals are based, or
(ii) such other measures that have been approved by the Company's
shareholders as contemplated by Article 11 of this Plan in order to
qualify Awards as Performance-Based Compensation.
2.31 "PERFORMANCE PERIOD" means the period of time during which the
performance goals must be met in order to determine the degree of
payout and/or vesting with respect to an Award.
2.32 "PERFORMANCE SHARE" means an Award granted under Article 9
herein and subject to the terms of this Plan, denominated in
Shares, the value of which at the time it is payable is determined
as a function of the extent to which corresponding performance
criteria have been achieved.
2.33 "PERFORMANCE UNIT" means an Award granted under Article 9
herein and subject to the terms of this Plan, denominated in units,
the value of which at the time it is payable is determined as a
function of the extent to which corresponding performance criteria
have been achieved.
2.34 "PERIOD
OF RESTRICTION" means the period when Restricted Shares or
Restricted Share Units are subject to a substantial risk of
forfeiture (based on the passage of time, the achievement of
performance goals, or upon the occurrence of other events as
determined by the Committee, in its discretion), as provided in
Article 8.
2.35 "PERSON"
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(a)(9) of
the Exchange Act and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof,
including a "group" as defined in Section 13(d) thereof.
2.36 "PLAN"
means this 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, as it may hereinafter be
amended or restated.
2.37 "PLAN
YEAR" means the Company's fiscal year as may be in effect from time
to time. The Company's current fiscal year is the calendar
year.
2.38 "RESTRICTED SHARES" means an Award granted to a Participant
pursuant to Article 8.
2.39 "RESTRICTED SHARE UNIT" means an Award granted to a Participant
pursuant to Article 8, except no Shares are actually awarded to the
Participant on the date of grant.
2.40 "SHARE"
or "SHARES" means the Company's shares of common stock, par value
$.01 per share.
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2.41 "SHARE
APPRECIATION RIGHT" or "SAR" means an Award, designated as a SAR,
pursuant to the terms of Article 7 herein.
2.42 "SUBSIDIARY" means any corporation, partnership, limited
liability company, or other entity, whether domestic or foreign, in
which the Company has or obtains, directly or indirectly, an at
least 20% interest or over which the Company exercises significant
influence.
2.43 "SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL DATE" means the date of the approval of
the Plan by the shareholders of the Company, if so submitted for
approval.
2.44 "TANDEM
SAR" means an SAR that is granted in connection with a related
Option pursuant to Article 7 herein, the exercise of which shall
require forfeiture of the right to purchase a Share under the
related Option (and when a Share is purchased under the Option, the
Tandem SAR shall similarly be canceled).
2.45 "THIRD
PARTY SERVICE PROVIDER" means any consultant, agent, advisor, or
independent contractor who renders services to the Company, a
Subsidiary, or an Affiliate that (a) are not in connection with the
offer and sale of the Company's securities in a capital raising
transaction, and (b) do not directly or indirectly promote or
maintain a market for the Company's securities.
2.46 "TREASURY
REGULATIONS" means the regulations promulgated under the
Code.
2.47 "WITHHOLDING TAXES" means any federal, state, local or foreign
income taxes, withholding taxes, or employment taxes required to be
withheld by law or regulations.
ARTICLE 3. ADMINISTRATION
3.1 GENERAL.
The Committee shall be responsible for administering the Plan,
subject to this Article 3 and the other provisions of the Plan. The
Committee may employ attorneys, consultants, accountants, agents,
and other individuals, any of whom may be an Employee, and the
Committee, the Company, and its officers and Directors shall be
entitled to rely upon the advice, opinions, or valuations of any
such individuals. All actions taken and all interpretations and
determinations made by the Committee shall be final and binding
upon the Participants, the Company, and all other interested
individuals.
3.2 AUTHORITY
OF THE COMMITTEE. The Committee shall have full and exclusive
discretionary power to interpret the terms and the intent of the
Plan and any Award Agreement or other agreement or document
ancillary to or in connection with the Plan, to determine
eligibility for Awards and to adopt such rules, regulations, forms,
instruments, and guidelines for administering the Plan as the
Committee may deem necessary or proper. Such authority shall
include, but not be limited to, selecting Award recipients,
establishing all Award terms and conditions, including the terms
and conditions set forth in Award Agreements, and, subject to
Article 17, adopting modifications and amendments to the Plan or
any Award Agreement, including without limitation, any that are
necessary to comply with the laws of the countries and other
jurisdictions in which the Company, its Affiliates, and/or its
Subsidiaries operate.
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3.3 DELEGATION. The Committee may delegate to one or more of its
members or to one or more officers of the Company, and/or its
Subsidiaries and Affiliates or to one or more agents or advisors
such administrative duties or powers as it may deem advisable, and
the Committee or any individual to whom it has delegated duties or
powers as aforesaid may employ one or more individuals to render
advice with respect to any responsibility the Committee or such
individual may have under the Plan. The Committee may, by
resolution, authorize one or more officers of the Company to do one
or more of the following on the same basis as can the Committee:
(a) designate Employees to be recipients of Awards; (b) designate
Third Party Service Providers to be recipients of Awards; and (c)
determine the size of any such Awards; provided, however, (i) the
Committee shall not delegate such responsibilities to any such
officer for Awards granted to an Employee that is considered an
Insider; (ii) the resolution providing such authorization sets
forth the total number of Awards such officer(s) may grant; and
(iii) the officer(s) shall report periodically to the Committee
regarding the nature and scope of the Awards granted pursuant to
the authority delegated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Committee may not delegate to any officer the ability to take any
action or make any determination regarding issues arising out of
Code Section 162(m).
ARTICLE 4. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN AND MAXIMUM AWARDS
4.1 NUMBER OF
SHARES AVAILABLE FOR AWARDS. Subject to adjustment as provided in
Section 4.4 herein, the maximum number of Shares available for
issuance to Participants under the Plan (the "Share Authorization")
shall be 400,000 Shares. Any Shares that are subject to Awards of
Options or Share Appreciation Rights shall be counted against this
limit as one Share for every Share issuable pursuant to such
Awards.
4.2 SHARE
USAGE. Shares covered by an Award shall only be counted as used to
the extent they are actually issued. Any Shares related to Awards
which terminate by expiration, forfeiture, cancellation, or
otherwise without the issuance of such Shares, are settled in cash
in lieu of Shares, or are exchanged with the Committee's
permission, prior to the issuance of Shares, for Awards not
involving Shares, shall be available again for grant under the
Plan. The Shares available for issuance under the Plan may be
authorized and unissued Shares or treasury Shares.
4.3 ANNUAL
AWARD LIMIT. Unless and until the Committee determines that an
Award to a Covered Employee shall be designed to qualify as
Performance-Based Compensation, grants of any Awards under the Plan
shall not exceed a value of $1,000,000 when combined with any other
remuneration (as such term is defined in the Code) for the given
Plan Year. This Annual Award Limit is intended to comply with Code
Section 162(m) and the Treasury Regulations thereunder, and shall
be applied and/or construed in such a way to ensure compliance with
Code Section 162(m) and the Treasury Regulations
thereunder.
4.4 ADJUSTMENTS IN AUTHORIZED SHARES. In the event of any corporate
event or transaction (including, but not limited to, a change in
the Shares of the Company or the capitalization of the Company)
such as a merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization,
separation, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, split
up, spin-off, or other distribution of stock or property of the
Company, combination of Shares, exchange of Shares, dividend in
kind, or other like change in capital structure or distribution
(other than normal cash dividends) to shareholders of the Company,
or any similar corporate event or transaction, the Committee, in
its sole discretion, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of
Participants' rights under the Plan, shall substitute or adjust, as
applicable, the number and kind of Shares that may be issued under
the Plan or under particular forms of Awards, the number and kind
of Shares subject to outstanding Awards, the Option Price or Grant
Price applicable to outstanding Awards and other value
determinations applicable to outstanding Awards.
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The Committee, in its sole discretion, may also
make appropriate adjustments in the terms of any Awards under the
Plan to reflect or related to such changes or distributions and to
modify any other terms of outstanding Awards, including
modifications of performance goals and changes in the length of
Performance Periods. The determination of the Committee as to the
foregoing adjustments, if any, shall be conclusive and binding on
Participants under the Plan.
Subject to the provisions of Article 17, without
affecting the number of Shares reserved or available hereunder, the
Committee may authorize the issuance or assumption of benefits
under this Plan in connection with any merger, consolidation,
spin-off, split-off, split-up, acquisition of property or stock, or
reorganization (collectively, a "Reorganization") upon such terms
and conditions as it may deem appropriate, subject to compliance
with the ISO rules under Section 422 of the Code and the provisions
of Section 409A of the Code, where applicable. Without limiting the
foregoing, in the event of any Reorganization, the Committee or the
Board may cause any Award outstanding as of the effective date of
the Reorganization to be cancelled in consideration of a cash
payment or alternate Award made to the holder of such cancelled
Award equal in value to the fair market value of such cancelled
Award; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that nothing in this Section 4.4 shall
permit the repricing, replacing or regranting of Options or SARs in
violation of Section 17.1 or the provisions of Section 409A of the
Code.
ARTICLE 5. ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION
5.1 ELIGIBILITY. Individuals eligible to participate in this Plan
include all Employees, Directors, and Third Party Service
Providers.
5.2 ACTUAL
PARTICIPATION. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee
may, from time to time, select from all eligible individuals, those
individuals to whom Awards shall be granted and shall determine, in
its sole discretion, the nature of, any and all terms permissible
by law, and the amount of each Award.
ARTICLE 6. OPTIONS
6.1 GRANT OF
OPTIONS. Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, Options
may be granted to Participants in such number, and upon such terms,
and at any time and from time to time as shall be determined by the
Committee, in its sole discretion; provided that ISOs may be
granted only to eligible Employees of the Company or of any parent
or subsidiary corporation (as permitted by Section 422 of the Code
and the Treasury Regulations thereunder).
6.2 AWARD
AGREEMENT. Each Option grant shall be evidenced by an Award
Agreement that shall specify the Option Price, the maximum duration
of the Option, the number of Shares to which the Option pertains,
the conditions upon which an Option shall become vested and
exercisable, and such other provisions as the Committee shall
determine which are not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan.
The Award Agreement also shall specify whether the Option is
intended to be an ISO or a NQSO.
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6.3 OPTION
PRICE. The Option Price for each grant of an Option under this Plan
shall be as determined by the Committee and shall be specified in
the Award Agreement. The Option Price shall be: (i) based on 100%
of the FMV of the Shares on the date of grant or (ii) set at a
premium to the FMV of the Shares on the date of grant.
6.4 DURATION
OF OPTIONS. Each Option granted to a Participant shall expire at
such time as the Committee shall determine at the time of grant;
provided, however, no Option shall be exercisable later than the
tenth anniversary date of its grant. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
for Options (other than ISOs) granted to Participants outside the
United States, the Committee has the authority to grant Options
that have a term greater than ten years.
6.5 EXERCISE
OF OPTIONS. Options granted under this Article 6 shall be
exercisable at such times and be subject to such restrictions and
conditions as the Committee shall in each instance approve, which
terms and restrictions need not be the same for each grant or for
each Participant.
6.6 PAYMENT.
Options granted under this Article 6 shall be exercised by the
delivery of a notice of exercise to the Company or an agent
designated by the Company in a form specified or accepted by the
Committee, or by complying with any alternative procedures which
may be authorized by the Committee, setting forth the number of
Shares with respect to which the Option is to be exercised,
accompanied by full payment for the Shares.
A condition of the issuance of the Shares as to
which an Option shall be exercised shall be the payment of the
Option Price. The Option Price of any Option shall be payable to
the Company in full either: (a) in cash or its equivalent, (b) by
cashless (broker-assisted) exercise or (c) any other method
approved or accepted by the Committee in its sole
discretion.
Subject to any governing rules or regulations, as
soon as practicable after receipt of written notification of
exercise and full payment (including satisfaction of any applicable
tax withholding), the Company shall deliver to the Participant
evidence of the purchased Shares, including upon the Participant's
request, Share certificates in an appropriate amount based upon the
number of Shares purchased under the Option(s).
Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, all
payments under all of the methods indicated above shall be paid in
United States dollars.
6.7 RESTRICTIONS ON SHARE TRANSFERABILITY. The Committee may impose
such restrictions on any Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise
of an Option granted under this Article 6 as it may deem advisable,
including, without limitation, minimum holding period requirements,
restrictions under applicable federal securities laws, under the
requirements of any stock exchange or market upon which such Shares
are then listed and/or traded, or under any blue sky or State
securities laws applicable to such Shares. !
6.8 TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. Each Participant's Award Agreement
shall set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the
right to exercise the Option following termination of the
Participant's employment or provision of services to the Company,
its Affiliates, and/or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be. Such
provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the
Committee, shall be included in the Award Agreement entered into
with each Participant, need not be uniform among all Options issued
pursuant to this Article 6, and may reflect distinctions based on
the reasons for termination.
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6.9 TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS.
(a) INCENTIVE
OPTIONS. No ISO granted under the Plan may be sold, transferred,
pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other
than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Further,
all ISOs granted to a Participant under this Article 6 shall be
exercisable during the lifetime of the Participant only by such
Participant.
(b) NONQUALIFIED OPTIONS. Except as otherwise provided in a
Participant's Award Agreement or otherwise determined at any time
by the Committee, no NQSO granted under this Article 6 may be sold,
transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or
hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution; provided that the Board or Committee may permit
further transferability, on a general or a specific basis, and may
impose conditions and limitations on any permitted transferability.
Further, except as otherwise provided in a Participant's Award
Agreement or otherwise determined at any time by the Committee, or
unless the Board or Committee decides to permit further
transferability, all NQSOs granted to a Participant under this
Article 6 shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the
Participant only by such Participant. With respect to those NQSOs,
if any, that are permitted to be transferred to another individual,
references in the Plan to exercise or payment of the Option Price
by the Participant shall be deemed to include, as determined by the
Committee, the Participant's permitted transferee.
(c) NOTIFICATION OF DISQUALIFYING DISPOSITION. If any Participant
shall make any disposition of Shares issued pursuant to the
exercise of an ISO under the circumstances described in Section
421(b) of the Code (relating to certain disqualifying
dispositions), such Participant shall notify the Company of such
disposition within ten days thereof.
6.10 SPECIAL
ISO RULES FOR 10% SHAREHOLDERS. If any Participant to whom an ISO
is to be granted is, on the date of grant, the owner of Shares
(determined using applicable attribution rules) possessing more
than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of
equity securities of his or her employer (or of its parent or
subsidiary), then the following special provisions will apply to
the ISO granted to that Participant:
(a) The Option
Price per Share of the ISO will not be less than 110% of the Fair
Market Value of the Shares underlying such ISO on the date of
grant; and
(b) The ISO
will not have a term in excess of five years from the date of
grant.
ARTICLE 7. SHARE APPRECIATION RIGHTS
7.1 GRANT OF
SARS. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, SARs may be
granted to Participants at any time and from time to time as shall
be determined by the Committee. The Committee may grant
Freestanding SARs, Tandem SARs, or any combination of these forms
of SARs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, SARs may be granted only if
Shares are traded on an established securities market at the date
of grant. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, the
Committee shall have complete discretion in determining the number
of SARs granted to each Participant and, consistent with the
provisions of the Plan, in determining the terms and conditions
pertaining to such SARs.
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The Grant Price for each grant of a Freestanding
SAR shall be determined by the Committee and shall be specified in
the Award Agreement. The Grant Price shall be: (i) based on 100% of
the FMV of the Shares on the date of grant or (ii) set at a premium
to the FMV of the Shares on the date of grant
7.2 SAR
AGREEMENT. Each SAR Award shall be evidenced by an Award
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