Exhibit 10.2
BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES,
INC.
2009 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
Effective May 13,
2009
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1 ESTABLISHMENT
AND PURPOSE
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1.1
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Establishment
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1.2
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Purpose
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1.3
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Prior
Plans
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1
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1.4
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Reservation of Right to Amend to Comply with
Section 409A
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1
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ARTICLE 2 DEFINITIONS
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1
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2.1
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Defined Terms
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1
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2.2
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Gender
and Number
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4
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ARTICLE 3 ADMINISTRATION
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5
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3.1
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General
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5
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3.2
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Composition of the Committee
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5
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3.3
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Authority of the Committee
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3.4
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Action
by the Committee
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3.5
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Delegation
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3.6
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Liability of Committee Members
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6
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3.7
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Costs
of Plan
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6
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ARTICLE 4 DURATION
OF THE PLAN AND SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
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6
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4.1
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Duration of the Plan
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6
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4.2
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Shares
Subject to the Plan
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6
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ARTICLE 5 ELIGIBILITY
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6
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ARTICLE 6 AWARDS
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6
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6.1
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Types
of Awards
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6
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6.2
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General
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7
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6.3
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Nonuniform Determinations
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7
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6.4
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Award
Agreements
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7
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6.5
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Prohibition on Repricing of Stock Options and
Stock Appreciation Rights
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7
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6.6
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Provisions Governing All Awards
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ARTICLE 7 OPTIONS
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12
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7.1
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Types
of Options
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12
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7.2
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General
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7.3
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Option
Price
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12
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7.4
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Option
Term
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12
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7.5
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Time
of Exercise
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12
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7.6
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Special Rules for Incentive Stock
Options
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7.7
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Restricted Shares
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13
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7.8
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Limitation on Number of Shares Subject to
Options
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13
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ARTICLE 8 STOCK
APPRECIATION RIGHTS
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14
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8.1
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General
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14
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8.2
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Nature
of Stock Appreciation Right
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14
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8.3
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Exercise
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14
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8.4
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Form
of Payment
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14
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8.5
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Limitation on Number of Stock Appreciation
Rights
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14
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ARTICLE 9 RESTRICTED
SHARE AWARDS
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14
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9.1
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Restricted Share Awards
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14
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9.2
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General
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15
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9.3
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Restriction Period
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15
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9.4
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Forfeiture
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9.5
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Settlement of Restricted Share Awards
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15
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9.6
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Rights
as a Shareholder
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15
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ARTICLE 10 OTHER
STOCK-BASED AND COMBINATION AWARDS
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16
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10.1
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Other
Stock-Based Awards
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16
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10.2
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Combination Awards
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16
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ARTICLE 11 DIVIDEND
EQUIVALENTS
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16
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ARTICLE 12 ADJUSTMENTS
UPON CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION, ETC
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16
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12.1
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Plan
Does Not Restrict Corporation
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16
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12.2
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Adjustments by the Committee
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16
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ARTICLE 13 AMENDMENT
AND TERMINATION
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ARTICLE 14 MISCELLANEOUS
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14.1
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Tax
Withholding
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17
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14.2
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Unfunded Plan
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17
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14.3
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Payments to Trust
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14.4
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Annulment of Awards
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14.5
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Engaging in Competition With
Corporation
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14.6
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Other
Corporation Benefit and Compensation Programs
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14.7
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Securities Law Restrictions
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14.8
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Governing Law
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ARTICLE 15 SHAREHOLDER
APPROVAL
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BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES,
INC.
2009 STOCK INCENTIVE
PLAN
ARTICLE 1
ESTABLISHMENT AND
PURPOSE
1.1 Establishment . Barrett
Business Services, Inc. (“Corporation”), hereby
establishes the Barrett Business Services, Inc., 2009 Stock
Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), effective as of
May 13, 2009 (the “Effective Date”), subject to
shareholder approval as provided in Article 15.
1.2 Purpose . The purpose of
the Plan is to promote and advance the interests of Corporation and
its shareholders by enabling Corporation to attract, retain, and
reward key employees, directors, and outside consultants of
Corporation and its subsidiaries. It is also intended to strengthen
the mutuality of interests between such employees, directors, and
consultants and Corporation’s shareholders. The Plan is
designed to serve these purposes by offering stock options and
other equity-based incentive awards, thereby providing a
proprietary interest in pursuing the long-term growth,
profitability, and financial success of Corporation.
1.3 Prior Plans . The Plan
will be separate from the Barrett Business Services, Inc. 1993
Stock Incentive Plan and related Barrett Business Services, Inc.
Stock Option Plan for California Residents and the Barrett Business
Services, Inc., 2003 Stock Incentive Plan and related Barrett
Business Services, Inc., Stock Incentive Plan for California
Residents (the “Prior Plans”). The adoption of the Plan
will neither affect nor be affected by the continued existence of
the Prior Plans, except that after the effective date of the Plan,
no further Awards will be granted under the Prior Plans.
1.4 Reservation of Right to Amend
to Comply with Section 409A . The Board reserves the right
to amend the Plan, either retroactively or prospectively, in
whatever respect is required to achieve and maintain compliance
with the requirements of Code Section 409A, and the
regulations and guidance issued by the Department of the Treasury
with respect to such requirements
(“Section 409A”).
ARTICLE 2
DEFINITIONS
2.1 Defined Terms . For
purposes of the Plan, the following terms have the meanings set
forth below:
“ Award ”
means an award or grant made to a Participant of Options, Stock
Appreciation Rights, Restricted Share Awards or Other Stock-Based
Awards pursuant to the Plan.
“ Award
Agreement ” means an agreement as described in
Section 6.4.
“ Board ”
means the Board of Directors of Corporation.
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“ Code ”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in effect
from time to time, or any successor thereto, together with rules,
regulations, and interpretations promulgated thereunder. Where the
context so requires, any reference to a particular Code section
will be construed to refer to the successor provision to such Code
section.
“ Committee
” means the committee appointed by the Board to administer
the Plan as provided in Article 3 of the Plan.
“ Common Stock
” means the $.01 par value Common Stock of
Corporation.
“ Consultant
” means any consultant or adviser to Corporation or a
Subsidiary selected by the Committee, who is not an employee of
Corporation or a Subsidiary.
“ Continuing
Restriction ” means a Restriction contained in
Sections 6.6(g), 6.6(i), 14.4, 14.5, and 14.7 of the Plan and
any other Restrictions expressly designated by the Committee in an
Award Agreement as a Continuing Restriction.
“ Corporation
” means Barrett Business Services, Inc., a Maryland
corporation, or any successor corporation.
“ Disability
” means the condition of being permanently
“disabled” within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3)
of the Code, namely being unable 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 12 months. However, the Committee may change
the foregoing definition of “Disability” or may adopt a
different definition for purposes of specific Awards.
“ Exchange Act
” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and
in effect from time to time, or any successor statute. Where the
context so requires, any reference to a particular section of the
Exchange Act, or to any rule promulgated under the Exchange Act,
will be construed to refer to successor provisions to such section
or rule.
“ Fair Market
Value ” means, on any given day, the fair market
value per share of the Common Stock determined as
follows:
(a) If the Common Stock is traded on
an established securities exchange, the closing sale price per
share of Common Stock as reported for such day by the principal
exchange on which the Common Stock is traded (as determined by the
Committee) or, if the Common Stock was not traded on such day, on
the next preceding day on which the Common Stock was
traded;
(b) If trading activity in Common
Stock is reported on the OTC Bulletin Board, the mean between the
bid price and asked price quotes for such day as reported on the
OTC Bulletin Board or, if there are no such quotes for Common Stock
for such day, on the next preceding day for which bid and asked
price quotes for Common Stock were reported on the OTC Bulletin
Board; or
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(c) If there is no market for Common
Stock or if trading activities for Common Stock are not reported in
one of the manners described above, the fair market value will be
as determined by the Committee.
“ Incentive Stock
Option ” or “ ISO ” means
any Option granted pursuant to the Plan that is intended to be and
is specifically designated in its Award Agreement as an
“incentive stock option” within the meaning of
Section 422 of the Code.
“ Non-Employee Board
Director ” means a member of the Board who is not an
employee of Corporation or any Subsidiary.
“ Non-Employee
Subsidiary Director ” means a member of the board of
directors of a Subsidiary who is neither an employee of Corporation
or a Subsidiary nor a member of the Board.
“ Nonqualified
Option ” or “ NQO ” means
any Option granted pursuant to the Plan that is not an Incentive
Stock Option.
“ Option ”
means an ISO or an NQO.
“ Other Stock-Based
Award ” means an Award as defined in
Section 10.1.
“ Participant
” means an employee of Corporation or a Subsidiary, a
Consultant, a Non-Employee Board Director, or a Non-Employee
Subsidiary Director who is granted an Award under the
Plan.
“ Plan ”
means this Barrett Business Services, Inc., 2009 Stock Incentive
Plan, as set forth in this document and as it may be amended from
time to time.
“ Reporting
Person ” means a Participant who is subject to the
reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange
Act.
“ Restricted Share
Award ” means a Restricted Share Award granted
pursuant to Article 9 of the Plan.
“ Restriction
” means a provision in the Plan or in an Award Agreement that
limits the exercisability or transferability, or which governs the
forfeiture, of an Award or the Shares, cash, or other property
payable pursuant to an Award.
“ Restriction
Period ” means a designated period pursuant to the
provisions of Section 9.3 of the Plan.
“ Retirement
” means:
(a) For Participants who are
employees, retirement from active employment with Corporation and
its Subsidiaries on or after age 65, or such earlier
retirement date as approved by the Committee for purposes of the
Plan;
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(b) For Participants who are
Non-Employee Board Directors or Non-Employee Subsidiary Directors,
retirement from the applicable board of directors after attaining
the maximum age (if any) specified in the articles of incorporation
or bylaws of the applicable corporation; or
(c) For Participants who are
Consultants, termination of service as a Consultant after attaining
a retirement age specified by the Committee for purposes of an
Award to such Consultant.
However, the Committee may change
the foregoing definition of “Retirement” or may adopt a
different definition for purposes of specific Awards.
“ Share ”
means a share of Common Stock.
“ Stock Appreciation
Right ” or “ SAR ” means an
Award to benefit from the appreciation of Common Stock granted
pursuant to the provisions of Article 8 of the
Plan.
“ Subsidiary
” means a “subsidiary corporation” of
Corporation, within the meaning of Section 425 of the Code,
namely any corporation in which Corporation directly or indirectly
controls 50 percent or more of the total combined voting power
of all classes of stock having voting power.
“ Vest ,”
“ Vesting ,” or “
Vested ” means:
(a) In the case of an Award that
requires exercise, to be or to become immediately and fully
exercisable and free of all Restrictions (other than Continuing
Restrictions);
(b) In the case of an Award that is
subject to forfeiture, to be or to become nonforfeitable, freely
transferable, and free of all Restrictions (other than Continuing
Restrictions);
(c) In the case of an Award that is
required to be earned by attaining specified Performance Goals, to
be or to become earned and nonforfeitable, freely transferable, and
free of all Restrictions (other than Continuing Restrictions);
or
(d) In the case of any other Award
as to which payment is not dependent solely upon the exercise of a
right, election, or option, to be or to become immediately payable
and free of all Restrictions (except Continuing
Restrictions).
2.2 Gender and Number .
Except where otherwise indicated by the context, any masculine or
feminine terminology used in the Plan also includes the opposite
gender; and the definition of any term in Section 2.1 in the
singular also includes the plural, and vice versa.
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ARTICLE 3
ADMINISTRATION
3.1 General . The Plan will
be administered by a Committee composed as described in
Section 3.2.
3.2 Composition of the
Committee . The Committee will be appointed by the Board and
will consist of not less than a sufficient number of Non-Employee
Board Directors so as to qualify the Committee to administer the
Plan as contemplated by Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code and
Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act. The Board may from time to
time remove members from, or add members to, the Committee.
Vacancies on the Committee, however caused, will be filled by the
Board. In the event that the Committee ceases to satisfy the
requirements of Section 162(m)(4)(C) or Rule 16b-3, the Board
will reconstitute the Committee as necessary to satisfy such
requirements.
3.3 Authority of the
Committee . The Committee has full power and authority (subject
to such orders or resolutions as may be issued or adopted from time
to time by the Board) to administer the Plan in its sole
discretion, including the authority to:
(a) Construe and interpret the Plan
and any Award Agreement;
(b) Promulgate, amend, and rescind
rules and procedures relating to the implementation of the
Plan;
(c) Select the employees,
Non-Employee Board Directors, Non-Employee Subsidiary Directors,
and Consultants who will be granted Awards;
(d) Determine the number and types
of Awards to be granted to each such Participant;
(e) Determine the number