Exhibit 10.3
ADOLOR
CORPORATION
AMENDED AND RESTATED 2003
STOCK-BASED
INCENTIVE COMPENSATION
PLAN
Adopted February 27,
2003
Amended January 6, 2004
Amended May 18, 2006
Amended December 13, 2006 Effective
January 1, 2007
Amended April 12, 2007
Amended February 21, 2008
Amended May 22, 2008
Amended May 12, 2009
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ADOLOR CORPORATION
2003 STOCK-BASED INCENTIVE
COMPENSATION PLAN
1.
Purpose of the
Plan
The purpose of the Plan is to assist
the Company, its Subsidiaries and Affiliates in attracting and
retaining valued Employees, Consultants and Directors by offering
them a greater stake in the Company’s success and a closer
identification with it, and to encourage ownership of the
Company’s stock by such Employees, Consultants and
Directors.
2.
Definitions
2.1.
“Affiliate” means any entity other than the
Subsidiaries in which the Company has a substantial direct or
indirect equity interest, as determined by the Board.
2.2.
“Award” means an award of Deferred Stock, Restricted
Stock or Options under the Plan.
2.3.
“Board” means the Board of Directors of the
Company.
2.4.
“Cause” means the Participant’s
(i) conviction for committing a felony under federal law or of
the state in which such action occurred, (ii) dishonesty in
the course of fulfilling his or her employment or consulting duties
or (iii) willful and deliberate failure to perform his or her
employment or consulting duties in any material respect, or such
other similar events as shall be determined by the Committee.
The Committee shall have the sole discretion to determine whether
“Cause” as set forth in (i), (ii) or
(iii) above exists, and its determination shall be
final.
2.5.
“Change of Control” means the happening of any of the
following:
(i)
any Person, other than (a) the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, (b) a trustee or other fiduciary holding
securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, (c) an underwriter temporarily holding
securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, (d) a
corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of
the Company in substantially the same proportion as their ownership
of stock of the Company, or (e) a Holder or any
“group” (as such term is used in Sections
13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) which includes such
Holder, becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in
Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of
securities of the Company (not including in the securities
beneficially owned by such Person any securities acquired directly
from the Company or its Subsidiaries) representing more than 20% of
either the then outstanding shares of Stock of the Company or the
combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding
securities;
(ii)
the individuals who serve on the Board as of the effective date
hereof (the “Incumbent Directors”) cease for any reason
to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided ,
however , any Person who becomes a director subsequent to
the effective date hereof, whose election or nomination for
election was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the
directors then constituting the Incumbent Board, shall for purposes
of this clause (ii) be considered an Incumbent
Director;
(iii)
the consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company in
which the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such
merger or consolidation, would not, immediately
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after the merger or
consolidation, beneficially own (as such term is defined in
Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly,
shares representing in the aggregate 50% or more of the combined
voting power of the securities of the corporation issuing cash or
securities in the merger or consolidation (or of its ultimate
parent corporation, if any); or
(iv)
the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete
liquidation or dissolution of the Company, or there is consummated
an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or
substantially all of the Company’s assets, other than a sale
or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the
Company’s assets to an entity, at least 50% of the combined
voting power of the voting securities of which are owned by Persons
in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the
Company immediately prior to such sale.
If an event set forth in clause (i)(e) of
the definition of “Change of Control” occurs, a Change
of Control shall be deemed to have occurred for each Holder other
than any Holder who alone or as part of any “group” (as
such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the
Exchange Act), becomes the “beneficial owner” (as
defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or
indirectly, of securities of the Company (not including in the
securities beneficially owned by such Person any securities
acquired directly from the Company or its Subsidiaries)
representing more than 20% of either the then outstanding shares of
Stock of the Company or the combined voting power of the
Company’s then outstanding securities.
2.6.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
2.7.
“Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company,
par value $.0001 per share, or such other class or kind of shares
or other securities resulting from the application of
Section 9.
2.8.
“Company” means Adolor Corporation, a Delaware
corporation, or any successor corporation.
2.9.
“Committee” means the committee designated by the Board
to administer the Plan under Section 4. The Committee
shall have at least two members, each of whom shall be a member of
the Board, a Non-Employee Director and an Outside
Director.
2.10.
“Consultant” means a key consultant or advisor to the
Company, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates who is not an
Employee.
2.11.
“Deferred Stock” means an Award made under
Section 6 of the Plan to receive Common Stock at the end of a
specified Deferral Period.
2.12.
“Deferral Period” means the period during which the
receipt of a Deferred Stock Award under Section 6 of the Plan
will be deferred.
2.13.
“Director” means a member of the Board.
2.14.
“Disability” means disabled within the meaning of
section 22(e)(3) of the Code.
2.15.
“Employee” means an officer or other employee of the
Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate including a director who is
such an employee.
2.16.
“Fair Market Value” means, on any given date
(i) if shares of Common Stock are then listed on a national
stock exchange, the closing sales price per share of Common Stock
on the exchange for the last preceding date on which there was a
sale of shares of Common Stock on such exchange, as determined by
the Committee, (ii) if shares of Common Stock are then listed
on the Nasdaq National Market or the Nasdaq
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SmallCap Market, the closing sales price (or
the closing bid price if no sales were reported) per share of
Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market or the Nasdaq SmallCap
Market, as applicable, for the last preceding date on which there
was a sale of shares of Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market
or the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, as applicable, as determined by the
Committee, (iii) if shares of Common Stock are not then listed
on a national stock exchange, the Nasdaq National Market or the
Nasdaq Small Cap Market but are then traded on an over-the-counter
market, the average of the closing bid and asked prices for the
shares of Common Stock in such over-the-counter market for the last
preceding date on which there was a sale of such shares of Common
Stock in such market, as determined by the Committee, or
(iv) if shares of Common Stock are not then listed on a
national stock exchange or traded on an over-the-counter market, or
if the Committee determines that the value as determined pursuant
to Section (i), (ii) or (iii) above does not reflect
fair market value, the Committee shall determine fair market value
after taking into account such factors that it deems appropriate.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Shares are listed on a national
stock exchange or traded on an over-the-counter market, solely for
purposes of determining the Exercise Price of any Option granted
hereunder, the Fair Market Value per Share shall be the closing
sales price on the applicable exchange or market on the date such
Option is granted.
2.17.
“Holder” means a Participant to whom an Award is
made.
2.18.
“Incentive Stock Option” means an Option intended to
meet the requirements of an incentive stock option as defined in
section 422 of the Code and designated as an Incentive Stock
Option.
2.19.
“1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended.
2.20.
“Non-Employee Director” means a member of the Board who
meets the definition of a “non-employee director” under
Rule 16b-3(b)(3) promulgated by the Securities and
Exchange Commission under the 1934 Act.
2.21.
“Non-Qualified Option” means an Option not intended to
be an Incentive Stock Option, and designated as a Non-Qualified
Option.
2.22.
“Option” means any stock option granted from time to
time under Section 8 of the Plan.
2.23.
“Outside Director” means a member of the Board who
meets the definition of an “outside director” under
Treasury Regulation § 1.162-27(e)(3)(i).
2.24.
“Participant” means a Consultant, Director or
Employee.
2.25.
“Performance Goal” means a goal that must be met by the
end of a period specified by the Committee (but that is
substantially uncertain to be met before the grant of an Award)
based upon: (i) the price of Common Stock, (ii) the
market share of the Company, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (or any
business unit thereof), (iii) sales by the Company, its
Subsidiaries or Affiliates (or any business unit thereof),
(iv) earnings per share of Common Stock, (v) return on
shareholder equity of the Company, (vi) costs of the Company,
its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (or any business unit thereof),
(vii) cash flow of the Company, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates
(or any business unit thereof), (viii) return on total assets
of the Company, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (or any business
unit thereof), (ix) return on invested capital of the Company,
its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (or any business unit thereof),
(x) return on net assets of the Company, its Subsidiaries or
Affiliates (or any business unit thereof), (xi) operating income of
the Company, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (or any business unit
thereof), (xii) net income of the Company, its Subsidiaries or
Affiliates (or any business unit thereof), or (xiii) any other goal
the Committee deems appropriate.
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2.26.
“Person” means any individual, partnership,
corporation, company, limited liability company, association,
trust, joint venture, unincorporated organization, entity or
division, or any government, governmental department or agency or
political subdivision thereof.
2.27.
“Plan” means the Adolor Corporation 2003 Stock-Based
Incentive Compensation Plan herein set forth, as amended from time
to time.
2.28.
“Restricted Stock” means Common Stock awarded by the
Committee under Section 7 of the Plan.
2.29.
“Restriction Period” means the period during which
Restricted Stock awarded under Section 7 of the Plan is
subject to forfeiture.
2.30.
“Retirement” means retirement from the active
employment of the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate pursuant to
the relevant provisions of the applicable pension plan of such
entity or as otherwise determined by the Board.
2.31.
“Subsidiary” means any corporation (other than the
Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the
Company (or any subsequent parent of the Company) if each of the
corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain
owns stock possession 50% or more of the total combined voting
power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in
such chain.
2.32.
“Ten Percent Shareholder” means a Person who on any
given date owns, either directly or indirectly (taking into account
the attribution rules contained in section 424(d) of the
Code), stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting
power of all classes of stock of the Company or a
Subsidiary.
3.
Eligibility
Any Participant is eligible to
receive an Award.
4.
Administration and Implementation
of Plan
4.1.
The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, which shall have
full power to interpret and administer the Plan and full authority
to act in selecting the Participants to whom Awards will be
granted, in determining the type and amount of Awards to be granted
to each such Participant, the terms and conditions of Awards
granted under the Plan and the terms of agreements which will be
entered into with Holders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Board may designate one or more of its members or officers of the
Company to serve as a secondary committee and delegate to the
secondary committee authority to grant Awards to eligible
individuals who are not subject to the requirements of
Rule 16b-3 under the 1934 Act or section 162(m) of the
Code. The secondary committee shall have the same authority
with respect to selecting the individuals to whom such Awards are
granted and establishing the terms and conditions of such Awards as
the Committee has under the terms of the Plan.
4.2.
The Committee’s powers shall include, but not be limited to,
the power to determine whether, to what extent and under what
circumstances an Option may be exchanged for cash, Restricted
Stock, Deferred Stock or some combination thereof; to determine
whether, to what extent and under what circumstances an Award is
made and operates on a tandem basis with other Awards made
hereunder; to determine whether, to what extent and under what
circumstances Common Stock or cash payable with respect to an Award
shall be deferred, either automatically or at the election of the
Holder (including the power to add deemed earnings to any such
deferral); to grant Awards (other than Incentive Stock Options)
that are transferable by the Holder; and to determine the effect,
if any, of a change in control of the Company upon outstanding
Awards.
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4.3.
The Committee shall have the power to adopt regulations for
carrying out the Plan and to make changes in such regulations as it
shall, from time to time, deem advisable. The Committee shall
have the power unilaterally and without approval of a Holder to
amend an existing Award in order to carry out the purposes of the
Plan so long as such an amendment does not take away any benefit
granted to a Holder by the Award and as long as the amended Award
comports with the terms of the Plan. Any interpretation by
the Committee of the terms and provisions of the Plan and the
administration thereof, and all action taken by the Committee,
shall be final and binding on Holders.
4.4.
The Committee may condition the grant of any Award or the lapse of
any Deferral or Restriction Period (or any combination thereof)
upon the Holder’s achievement of a Performance Goal that is
established by the Committee before the grant of the Award.
The Committee shall have discretion to determine the specific
targets with respect to each Performance Goal. Before
granting an Award or permitting the lapse of any Deferral or
Restriction Period subject to this Section, the Committee shall
certify that an individual has satisfied the applicable Performance
Goal.
5.
Shares of Stock Subject to the
Plan
5.1.
Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 9, the total
number of shares of Common Stock available for Awards under the
Plan shall be 7,600,000 shares, all of which may be granted as
Incentive Stock Options.
5.2.
The maximum number of shares of Common Stock subject to Awards that
may be granted to any Participant shall not exceed 750,000 during
any calendar year (the “Individual Limit”).
Subject to Section 5.3, Section 9 and Section 12.7,
any Award that is canceled or repriced by the Committee shall count
against the Individual Limit. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Individual Limit may be adjusted to reflect the effect on
Awards of any transaction or event described in
Section 9.
5.3.
Any shares issued by the Company through the assumption or
substitution of outstanding grants from an acquired company shall
not (i) reduce the shares available for Awards under the Plan,
or (ii) be counted against the Individual L
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