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CAMBIUM-VOYAGER HOLDINGS, INC. 2009 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

Equity Incentive Plan Agreement

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Title: CAMBIUM-VOYAGER HOLDINGS, INC. 2009 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
Governing Law: Delaware     Date: 8/6/2009

CAMBIUM-VOYAGER HOLDINGS, INC. 2009 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN, Parties: cambium-voyager holdings  inc. , cambium-voyager holdings  inc
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Exhibit 10.7

CAMBIUM-VOYAGER HOLDINGS, INC.

2009 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

     1.  Purposes of the Plan . The purposes of this Cambium-Voyager Holdings, Inc. 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”) are: to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility, to provide additional incentives to Employees, Directors and Consultants, and to promote the success of the Company and any Parent or Subsidiary.

     2.  Definitions . As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:

          “ Administrator ” means a Committee which has been delegated the responsibility of administering the Plan in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan or, if there is no such Committee, the Board.

          “ Affiliate ” means any entity directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with the referenced person or entity.

          “ Applicable Laws ” means the requirements relating to the administration of equity compensation plans under the applicable corporate and securities laws of any of the states in the United States, U.S. federal securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any foreign country or jurisdiction where Awards are, or will be, granted under the Plan.

          “ Award ” means an Option, a Stock Award, a Stock Appreciation Right or the grant of Unrestricted Shares.

          “ Award Agreement ” means an Option Agreement, Stock Award Agreement or Stock Appreciation Right Agreement.

          “ Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

          “ Cause ”, with respect to any Service Provider, means, unless otherwise specifically defined in an Award Agreement, such Service Provider’s (i) conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, a felony or crime involving moral turpitude; (ii) fraud on, or misappropriation of any funds or property of, the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary; (iii) personal dishonesty, willful misconduct, willful violation of any law, rule or regulation (other than minor traffic violations or similar offenses) or breach of fiduciary duty which involves personal profit; (iv) willful misconduct in connection with the Service Provider’s duties; (v) chronic use of alcohol, drugs or other similar substances which affects the Service Provider’s performance of services; or (vi) breach of any provision of any employment, non-disclosure, non-competition, non-solicitation or other similar agreement executed by the Service Provider for the benefit of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, all as reasonably determined by the Administrator, which determination will be conclusive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Service Provider and the Company (or a Parent or Subsidiary) have entered into an employment agreement, consulting agreement or other similar agreement that specifically defines “cause,” then with respect to such Service Provider, “Cause” shall have the meaning defined in that employment agreement, consulting agreement or other agreement.

          “ Change in Control ” means the occurrence of one of the following events, at any time subsequent to the Effective Date, and excluding any transaction or event that occurs pursuant to the Merger Agreement:

 


 

               (a) the consummation of any consolidation or merger of the Company in which the Company is not the continuing or surviving corporation or pursuant to which Shares would be converted into cash, securities or other property, other than a merger of, or consolidation involving, the Company in which the holders of the shares of the Company’s Common Stock immediately prior to the merger own at least a majority of the common stock of the surviving corporation immediately after the merger;

               (b) the consummation of any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all, or substantially all, of the assets of the Company, other than to a Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate;

               (c) an approval by the stockholders of the Company of any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company;

               (d) any action pursuant to which any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), corporation or other entity (other than any benefit plan sponsored by any Parent, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) shall become the “beneficial owner” (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of shares of capital stock entitled to vote generally for the election of directors of the Company (“ Voting Securities ”) representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities, unless, prior to such person or entity so becoming such beneficial owner, the Board shall determine that such person so becoming such beneficial owner shall not constitute a Change in Control;

               (e) the individuals (A) who, as of the Closing Date, constitute the Board (the “ Original Directors ”) and (B) who thereafter are elected to the Board and whose election, or nomination for election, to the Board was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the Original Directors then still in office (such Directors being called “ Additional Original Directors ”) and (C) who thereafter are elected to the Board and whose election or nomination for election to the Board was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the Original Directors and Additional Original Directors then still in office, cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the members of the Board.

     “ Closing Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.

     “ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

     “ Committee ” means a committee of Directors appointed by the Board in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.

     “ Common Stock ” means the common stock of the Company, $.001 par value per share.

     “ Company ” means Cambium-Voyager Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

     “ Conversion Options ” means Options that are granted to holders of options to purchase common stock of Voyager Learning Company that are converted into Options in accordance with Section 2.5 of the Merger Agreement.

     “ Conversion Stock Appreciation Rights ” means Stock Appreciation Rights that are granted to holders of stock appreciation rights relating to common stock of Voyager Learning Company

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that are converted into Stock Appreciation Rights in accordance with Section 2.5 of the Merger Agreement.

          “ Consultant ” means any person, including an advisor, engaged by the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary to render services to such entity, other than an Employee or a Director.

          “ Director ” means a member of the Board.

          “ Disability ” means total and permanent disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

          “ Employee ” means any person, including officers and Directors serving as an employee of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary. An individual shall not cease to be an Employee in the case of (i) any leave of absence approved by the Company or (ii) transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company, any Parent, any Subsidiary or any successor. For purposes of an Option initially granted as an Incentive Stock Option, if a leave of absence of more than three months precludes such Option from being treated as an Incentive Stock Option under the Code, such Option thereafter shall be treated as a Nonstatutory Stock Option for purposes of this Plan. Neither service as a Director nor payment of a director’s fee by the Company shall be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Company.

          “ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

          “ Fair Market Value ” means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined as follows:

               (i) if the Common Stock is listed on any established securities market (an “ Established Market ”), including without limitation The Nasdaq Global Select Market, The Nasdaq Global Market or The Nasdaq Capital Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, the Fair Market Value of a Share shall be the closing sales price of a Share as quoted on such Established Market for such date (or the most recent trading day preceding such date if there were no trades on such date), using transactions as reported by such Established Market;

               (ii) if the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but is not listed in the manner contemplated by clause (i) above, the Fair Market Value of a Share shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock for such date (or the most recent trading day preceding such date if there were no trades on such date), as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; or

               (iii) if neither clause (i) above nor clause (ii) above applies, the Fair Market Value shall be determined in good faith by the Administrator based on a reasonable application of a reasonable valuation method.

          Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of establishing the per share exercise price for Shares to be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option (other than an Incentive Stock Option) or a Stock Appreciation Right, if the Common Stock is listed on an Established Market, the Administrator may provide that the Fair Market Value of a Share shall be the “average selling price” of a Share during a specified period of one or more days that is within 30 days before or 30 days after the date of grant; provided that the Administrator makes an irrevocable commitment before the beginning of such specified period to grant the Option or Stock Appreciation Right at such average selling price and such commitment identifies the recipient of such Option or Stock Appreciation Right, the number and class of

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Shares that are subject to such Option or Stock Appreciation Right and the method for determining the exercise price including the period over which the average selling price will occur. For purposes of the foregoing, “average selling price” shall refer to the arithmetic mean of the closing or the high and low prices of a Share, or the average of such closing or high and low prices weighted based on the volume of trading of Shares on each trading day, in any case on all trading days during such specified period and using actual transactions as reported by such Established Market.

          “ Incentive Stock Option ” means an Option intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

          “ Merger Agreement ” means that certain Agreement and Plan of Mergers, by and among the Company, Voyager Learning Company, Vowel Acquisition Corp., VSS-Cambium Holdings II Corp., Consonant Acquisition Corp. and the Stockholders’ Representative (as defined therein), dated as of June 20, 2009.

          “ Nonstatutory Stock Option ” means an Option not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.

          “ Notice of Grant ” means a written or electronic notice evidencing certain terms and conditions of an individual Option or Stock Appreciation Right grant, Stock Award grant or grant of Unrestricted Shares. The Notice of Grant applicable to Stock Options shall be part of the Option Agreement.

          “ Option ” means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.

          “ Option Agreement ” means an agreement, approved by the Administrator, between the Company and an Optionee evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Option grant. Each Option Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

          “ Optioned Stock ” means the Common Stock subject to an Option.

          “ Optionee ” means the holder of an outstanding Option granted under the Plan.

          “ Parent ” means a “parent corporation” of the Company (or, in the context of Section 16 of the Plan, of a successor corporation), whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

          “ Participant ” shall mean any person who holds an Award granted or issued pursuant to the Plan.

          “ Restricted Stock ” means Shares that are subject to restrictions pursuant to Section 11 of the Plan.

          “ Restricted Stock Unit ” means a right granted under and subject to restrictions pursuant to Section 12 of the Plan.

          “ Rule 16b-3 ” means Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act or any successor to such Rule 16b-3, as such rule is in effect when discretion is being exercised with respect to the Plan.

          “ Section 16(b) ” means Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.

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          “ Service Provider ” means an Employee, Director or Consultant.

          “ Share ” means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 16 of the Plan.

          “ Stock Appreciation Right ” means a right granted under Section 14 of the Plan.

          “ Stock Appreciation Right Agreement ” means an agreement, approved by the Administrator, providing the terms and conditions of a Stock Appreciation Right.

          “ Stock Award ” means an Award of Shares or Restricted Stock pursuant to Section 11 of the Plan or an award of Restricted Stock Units pursuant to Section 12 of the Plan.

          “ Stock Award Agreement ” means an agreement, approved by the Administrator, providing the terms and conditions of a Stock Award.

          “ Stock Award Shares ” means Shares subject to a Stock Award.

          “ Stock Awardee ” means the holder of an outstanding Stock Award granted under the Plan.

          “ Subsidiary ” means a “subsidiary corporation” of the Company (or, in the context of Section 16 of the Plan, of a successor corporation), whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

          “ Unrestricted Shares ” means a grant of Shares made on an unrestricted basis pursuant to Section 13 of the Plan.

     3.  Stock Subject to the Plan . Subject to the provisions of Section 16 of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan is 5,000,000 Shares, of which up to 434,510 Shares may relate to Conversion Options and Conversion Stock Appreciation Rights. The Shares may be authorized but unissued, or reacquired, Shares. If an Option or Stock Appreciation Right expires or becomes unexercisable without having been exercised in full or is canceled or terminated, or if any Shares of underlying an Award are forfeited, the Shares that were subject thereto shall be added back to the Shares available for issuance under the Plan.

     4.  Administration of the Plan .

          (a) Procedure .

               (i)  Multiple Administrative Bodies . Different Committees with respect to different groups of Service Providers may administer the Plan.

               (ii)  Section 162(m) . To the extent that the Administrator determines it to be desirable to qualify Awards granted hereunder as “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, the Plan shall be administered by a Committee of two or more “outside directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

               (iii)  Rule 16b-3 . If the Company is subject to Section 16(b), the transactions contemplated hereunder shall (from the date that the Company is first subject to Section 16(b)), be structured to satisfy the requirements for exemption under Rule 16b-3.

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               (iv)  Other Administration . Other than as provided above, the Plan shall be administered by (A) the Board or (B) a Committee, which committee shall be constituted to satisfy Applicable Laws.

          (b) Powers of the Administrator . Subject to the provisions of the Plan, and in the case of a Committee, subject to the specific duties delegated by the Board to such Committee, the Administrator shall have the authority, in its discretion:

               (i) to determine the Fair Market Value;

               (ii) to select the Service Providers to whom Awards may be granted hereunder;

               (iii) to determine the number of Shares to be covered by each Award granted hereunder;

               (iv) to approve forms of agreement for use under the Plan;

               (v) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan or of any Award granted hereunder. Such terms and conditions include, but are not limited to, the exercise price, the time or times when Options or Stock Appreciation Rights may be exercised (which may be based on performance criteria), any vesting, acceleration or waiver of forfeiture provisions, and any restriction or limitation regarding any Award, or the Shares relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine;

               (vi) to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan, Awards granted pursuant to the Plan and agreements entered into pursuant to the Plan;

               (vii) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, including rules and regulations relating to sub-plans established for the purpose of qualifying for preferred tax treatment under foreign tax laws;

               (viii) to modify or amend each Award (subject to Section 19 of the Plan), including the discretionary authority to extend the post-termination exercisability period of Options or Stock Appreciation Rights longer than is otherwise provided for in the Plan;

               (ix) to allow Participants to satisfy withholding tax obligations by having the Company withhold from the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option that number of Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount required to be withheld, provided that withholding is calculated at the minimum statutory withholding level. The Fair Market Value of the Shares to be withheld shall be determined on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. All determinations to have Shares withheld for this purpose shall be made by the Administrator in its discretion;

               (x) to reduce the exercise price of any Option or Stock Appreciation Right to the then current Fair Market Value if the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock covered by such Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall have declined since the date such Award was granted;

               (xi) to authorize any person to execute on behalf of the Company any agreement entered into pursuant to the Plan and any instrument required to effect the grant of an Award previously granted by the Administrator; and

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               (xii) to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for administering the Plan.

          (c) Effect of Administrator’s Decision . The Administrator’s decisions, determinations and interpretations shall be final and binding on all holders of Awards. None of the Board, the Committee or the Administrator, nor any member or delegate thereof, shall be liable for any act, omission, interpretation, construction or determination made in good faith in connection with the Plan, and each of the foregoing shall be entitled in all cases to indemnification and reimbursement by the Company in respect of any claim, loss, damage or expense (including without limitation the advancement of reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) arising or resulting therefrom to the fullest extent permitted by law and/or under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage which may be in effect from time to time.

     5.  Eligibility . Awards may be granted to Service Providers; provided , however , that Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, an Award may be granted to a person who is not then a Service Provider; provided , however , that the grant of such Award shall be conditioned upon such person becoming a Service Provider at or prior to the time of the execution of the agreement evidencing such Award. Conversion Options shall be granted to holders of options to purchase common stock of Voyager Learning Company that converted into Options in accordance with Section 2.5 of the Merger Agreement. Conversion Stock Appreciation Rights shall be granted to holders of stock appreciation rights relating to common stock of Voyager Learning Company that converted into Stock Appreciation Rights in accordance with Section 2.5 of the Merger Agreement.

     6 . Limitations .

          (a) Each Option shall be designated in the Option Agreement as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option. However, notwithstanding such designation, if a single Employee becomes eligible in any given year to exercise Incentive Stock Options for Shares having a Fair


 
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