Exhibit 10.2
CLEAN ENERGY FUELS
CORP.
AMENDED AND RESTATED 2006 EQUITY
INCENTIVE PLAN
1.
Purpose of the
Plan . The purpose of this Plan is to encourage
ownership in the Company by key personnel whose long-term service
the Company considers essential to its continued progress and,
thereby, encourage recipients to act in the stockholders’
interest and share in the Company’s success.
2.
Definitions
. As used herein, the following definitions shall
apply:
“Act” shall mean the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Administrator” shall
mean the Board, any Committees, or such delegates as shall be
administering the Plan in accordance with Section 4 of the
Plan.
“Affiliate” shall mean
any entity that is directly or indirectly in control of or
controlled by the Company, or any entity in which the Company has a
significant ownership interest as determined by the
Administrator.
“Applicable Laws” shall
mean the requirements relating to the administration of stock plans
under federal and state laws; any stock exchange or quotation
system on which the Company has listed or submitted for quotation
the Common Stock to the extent provided under the terms of the
Company’s agreement with such exchange or quotation system;
and, with respect to Awards subject to the laws of any foreign
jurisdiction where Awards are, or will be, granted under the Plan,
to the laws of such jurisdiction.
“Award” shall mean,
individually or collectively, a grant under the Plan of an Option,
Stock Award, SAR, or Cash Award.
“Awardee” shall mean a
Service Provider who has been granted an Award under the
Plan.
“Award Agreement” shall
mean an Option Agreement, Stock Award Agreement, SAR Agreement, or
Cash Award Agreement, which may be in written or electronic format,
in such form and with such terms as may be specified by the
Administrator, evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual
Award. Each Award Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions
of the Plan.
“Board” shall mean the
Board of Directors of the Company.
“Cash Award” shall mean
a bonus opportunity awarded under Section 13 pursuant to which
a Participant may become entitled to receive an amount based on the
satisfaction of such performance criteria as are specified in the
agreement or other documents evidencing the Award (the “Cash
Award Agreement”).
“Change in Control”
shall mean any of the following, unless the Administrator provides
otherwise:
(i)
any merger or consolidation in which
the Company shall not be the surviving entity (or survives only as
a subsidiary of another entity whose stockholders did not own all
or substantially all of the Common Stock in substantially the same
proportions as immediately before such transaction);
(ii)
the sale of all or substantially all
of the Company’s assets to any other person or entity (other
than a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company);
(iii)
the acquisition of beneficial
ownership of a controlling interest (including power to vote) in
the outstanding shares of Common Stock by any person or entity
(including a “group” as defined by or under
Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act);
(iv)
the dissolution or liquidation of
the Company;
(v)
a contested election of Directors,
as a result of which or in connection with which the persons who
were Directors before such election or their nominees cease to
constitute a majority of the Board; or
(vi)
any other event specified, at the
time an Award is granted or thereafter, by the Board or a
Committee.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
term “Change in Control” shall not include any
underwritten public offering of Shares registered under the
Act.
“Code” shall mean the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Committee” shall mean a
committee of Directors appointed by the Board in accordance with
Section 4 of the Plan.
“Common Stock” shall
mean the common stock of the Company.
“Company” shall mean
Clean Energy Fuels Corp., a Delaware corporation, or its
successor.
“Consultant” shall mean
any natural person, other than an Employee or Director, who
performs bona fide services for the Company or an Affiliate as a
consultant or advisor.
“Conversion Award” has
the meaning set forth in Section 4(b)(xii) of the
Plan.
“Director” shall mean a
member of the Board.
“Disability” shall mean
permanent and total disability as defined in
Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.
“Employee” shall mean an
employee of the Company or any Affiliate, and may include an
Officer or Director. Within the limitations of Applicable Law, the
Administrator shall have the discretion to determine the effect
upon an Award and upon an individual’s status as an Employee
in the case of (i) any individual who is classified by the
Company or its Affiliate as leased from or otherwise employed by a
third party or as intermittent or temporary, even if any such
classification is changed retroactively as a result of an audit,
litigation or otherwise; (ii) any leave of absence approved by
the Company or an Affiliate; (iii) any transfer between
locations of employment with the Company or an Affiliate or between
the Company and any Affiliate or between any Affiliates;
(iv) any change in the Awardee’s status from an employee
to a Consultant or Director; and (v) an employee who, at the
request of the Company or an Affiliate, becomes employed by any
partnership, joint venture, or corporation not meeting the
requirements of an Affiliate in which the Company or an Affiliate
is a party.
“Exchange Act” shall
mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Fair Market Value”
shall mean, unless the Administrator determines otherwise, as of
any date, the closing price for such Common Stock as of such date
(or if no sales were reported on such date, the closing price on
the last preceding day for which a sale was reported), as reported
in such source as the Administrator shall determine.
“Grant Date” shall mean
the date upon which an Award is granted to an Awardee pursuant to
this Plan.
“Incentive Stock Option”
shall mean an Option intended to qualify as an incentive stock
option within the meaning of Section 422 of the
Code.
“Nonstatutory Stock
Option” shall mean an Option not intended to qualify as an
Incentive Stock Option.
“Officer” shall mean a
person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of
Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
“Option” shall mean a
right granted under Section 8 of the Plan to purchase a
certain number of Shares at such exercise price, at such times, and
on such other terms and conditions as are specified in the
agreement or other documents evidencing the Award (the
“Option Agreement”). Both Options intended to qualify
as Incentive Stock Options and Nonstatutory Stock Options may be
granted under the Plan.
“Participant” shall mean
the Awardee or any person (including any estate) to whom an Award
has been assigned or transferred as permitted hereunder.
“Plan” shall mean this
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan.
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“Prior Plan” shall mean
the Company’s 2002 Stock Option Plan authorizing up to
5,750,000 Shares for issuance pursuant to stock options.
“Qualifying Performance
Criteria” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 14(b) of the Plan.
“Related Corporation”
shall mean any parent or subsidiary (as those terms are defined in
Section 424(e) and (f) of the Code) of the
Company.
“Service Provider” shall
mean an Employee, Officer, Director, or Consultant.
“Share” shall mean a
share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with
Section 15 of the Plan.
“Stock Award” shall mean
an award or issuance of Shares or Stock Units made under
Section 11 of the Plan, the grant, issuance, retention,
vesting, and transferability of which is subject during specified
periods to such conditions (including continued service or
performance conditions) and terms as are expressed in the agreement
or other documents evidencing the Award (the “Stock Award
Agreement”).
“Stock Appreciation
Right” or “SAR” shall mean an Award, granted
alone or in connection with an Option, that pursuant to
Section 12 of the Plan is designated as a SAR. The terms of
the SAR are expressed in the agreement or other documents
evidencing the Award (the “SAR Agreement”).
“Stock Unit” shall mean
a bookkeeping entry representing an amount equivalent to the fair
market value of one Share, payable in cash, property or Shares.
Stock Units represent an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the
Company, except as otherwise provided for by the
Administrator.
“Ten-Percent
Stockholder” shall mean the owner of stock (as determined
under Section 424(d) of the Code) possessing more than
10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of
the Company (or any Related Corporation).
“Termination Date” shall
mean the date of a Participant’s Termination of Service, as
determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion.
“Termination of Service”
shall mean ceasing to be a Service Provider. However, for Incentive
Stock Option purposes, Termination of Service will occur when the
Awardee ceases to be an employee (as determined in accordance with
Section 3401(c) of the Code and the regulations
promulgated thereunder) of the Company or one of its Related
Corporations. The Administrator shall determine whether any
corporate transaction, such as a sale or spin-off of a division or
business unit, or a joint venture, shall be deemed to result in a
Termination of Service.
3.
Stock Subject to the
Plan .
(a)
Aggregate Limits.
(i)
Basic Limitation
. The maximum aggregate number
of Shares that may be issued under the Plan through Awards shall be
10,890,500 plus the additional Shares described in
Subsections (ii) and (iii). The initial number in the
preceding sentence shall consist of (A) the number of Shares
available for issuance, as of the effective date of the Plan, under
the Prior Plan; plus (B) those Shares that are issuable upon
exercise of options granted pursuant to the Prior Plan that expire
or become unexercisable for any reason without having been
exercised in full after the effective date of the Plan; plus
(C) an additional increase of 1,000,000 Shares to be approved
by the Company’s stockholders on the effective date of the
Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the maximum aggregate number
of Shares that may be issued under the Plan through Incentive Stock
Options is 6,390,500 Shares. The limitations of this
Section 3(a)(i) shall be subject to the adjustments
provided for in Section 15 of the Plan.
(ii)
Annual Increase in
Shares . As of the
first day of each Company fiscal year beginning in fiscal year
2007, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued
under the Plan through Awards, and the maximum aggregate number of
Shares that may be issued under the Plan through Incentive Stock
Options, shall each increase by a number equal to the lesser of
(A) 15% of the total number of Shares then outstanding,
(B) 1,000,000 Shares, or (C) an amount determined by the
Board.
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(iii)
Additional Shares
. Upon payment in Shares
pursuant to the exercise of an Award, the number of Shares
available for issuance under the Plan shall be reduced only by the
number of Shares actually issued in such payment. If any
outstanding Award expires or is terminated or canceled without
having been exercised or settled in full, or if Shares acquired
pursuant to an Award subject to forfeiture or repurchase are
forfeited or repurchased by the Company, the Shares allocable to
the terminated portion of such Award or such forfeited or
repurchased Shares shall again be available to grant under the
Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the aggregate number of Shares
that may be issued under the Plan upon the exercise of Incentive
Stock Options shall not be increased for restricted Shares that are
forfeited or repurchased. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or
any Award Agreement to the contrary, Shares attributable to Awards
transferred under any Award transfer program shall not be again
available for grant under the Plan. The Shares subject to the Plan
may be either Shares reacquired by the Company, including Shares
purchased in the open market, or authorized but unissued
Shares.
(b)
Code
Section 162(m) Limit . Subject to the provisions of
Section 15 of the Plan, the aggregate number of Shares subject
to Awards granted under this Plan during any calendar year to any
one Awardee shall not exceed 2,000,000, except that in connection
with his or her initial service, an Awardee may be granted Awards
covering up to an additional 2,000,000 Shares. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in the Plan, the limitations set forth in
this Section 3(b) shall be subject to adjustment under
Section 15 of the Plan only to the extent that such adjustment
will not affect the status of any Award intended to qualify as
“performance-based compensation” under Code
Section 162(m).
4.
Administration of the
Plan .
(a)
Procedure.
(i)
Multiple Administrative
Bodies . The Plan shall be administered by the Board or
one or more Committees, including such delegates as may be
appointed under paragraph (a)(iv) of this
Section 4.
(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, Awards
to “covered employees” within the meaning of
Section 162(m) of the Code or Employees that the
Committee determines may be “covered employees” in the
future shall be made by a Committee of two or more “outside
directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of
the Code.
(iii)
Rule 16b-3
. To the extent desirable to
qualify transactions hereunder as exempt under Rule 16b-3
promulgated under the Exchange Act (“Rule 16b-3”),
Awards to Officers and Directors shall be made in such a manner to
satisfy the requirement for exemption under
Rule 16b-3.
(iv)
Other Administration
. The Board or a Committee may
delegate to an authorized Officer or Officers of the Company the
power to approve Awards to persons eligible to receive Awards under
the Plan who are not (A) subject to Section 16 of the
Exchange Act; or (B) at the time of such approval,
“covered employees” under Section 162(m) of
the Code.
(v)
Delegation of Authority for the
Day-to-Day Administration of the Plan . Except to the extent prohibited by
Applicable Law, the Administrator may delegate to one or more
individuals the day-to-day administration of the Plan and any of
the functions assigned to it in this Plan. Such delegation may be
revoked at any time.
(b)
Powers of the
Administrator .
Subject to the provisions of the Plan and, in the case of a
Committee or delegates acting as the Administrator, subject to the
specific duties delegated to such Committee or delegates, the
Administrator shall have the authority, in its sole
discretion:
(i)
to select the Service Providers of
the Company or its Affiliates to whom Awards are to be granted
hereunder;
(ii)
to determine the number of shares of
Common Stock to be covered by each Award granted
hereunder;
(iii)
to determine the type of Award to be
granted to the selected Service Provider;
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(iv)
to approve the forms of Award
Agreements for use under the Plan;
(v)
to determine the terms and
conditions, consistent with the terms of the Plan, of any Award
granted hereunder. Such terms and conditions include the exercise
or purchase price, the time or times when an Award may be exercised
(which may or may not be based on performance criteria), the
vesting schedule, any vesting or exercisability acceleration or
waiver of forfeiture restrictions, the acceptable forms of
consideration, the term, 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 and may be established at the time an Award is
granted or thereafter;
(vi)
to correct administrative
errors;
(vii)
to construe and interpret the terms
of the Plan (including sub-plans and Plan addenda) and Awards
granted pursuant to the Plan;
(viii)
to adopt rules and procedures
relating to the operation and administration of the Plan to
accommodate the specific requirements of local laws and procedures.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrator
is specifically authorized (A) to adopt the rules and
procedures regarding the conversion of local currency, withholding
procedures, and handling of stock certificates that vary with local
requirements; and (B) to adopt sub-plans and Plan addenda as
the Administrator deems desirable, to accommodate foreign laws,
regulations and practice;
(ix)
to prescribe, amend and rescind
rules and regulations relating to the Plan, including
rules and regulations relating to sub-plans and Plan
addenda;
(x)
to modify or amend each Award,
including the acceleration of vesting, exercisability, or both;
provided, however, that any modification or amendment of an Award
is subject to Section 16 of the Plan and may not materially
impair any outstanding Award unless agreed to by the
Participant;
(xi)
to allow Participants to satisfy
withholding tax amounts by electing to have the Company withhold
from the Shares to be issued pursuant to an Award that number of
Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount required to
be withheld. The Fair Market Value of the Shares to be withheld
shall be determined in such manner and on such date that the
Administrator shall determine or, in the absence of provision
otherwise, on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to
be determined. All elections by a Participant to have Shares
withheld for this purpose shall be made in such form and under such
conditions as the Administrator may provide;
(xii)
to authorize conversion or
substitution under the Plan of any or all stock options, stock
appreciation rights, or other stock awards held by service
providers of an entity acquired by the Company (the
“Conversion Awards”). Any conversion or substitution
shall be effective as of the close of the merger or acquisition.
The Conversion Awards may be Nonstatutory Stock Options or
Incentive Stock Options, as determined by the Administrator, with
respect to options granted by the acquired entity. Unless otherwise
determined by the Administrator at the time of conversion or
substitution, all Conversion Awards shall have the same terms and
conditions as Awards generally granted by the Company under the
Plan;
(xiii)
to authorize any person to execute
on behalf of the Company any instrument required to effect the
grant of an Award previously granted by the
Administrator;
(xiv)
to determine whether Awards will be
settled in Shares, cash, or in any combination thereof;
(xv)
to determine whether to provide for
the right to receive dividends or dividend equivalents;
(xvi)
to establish a program whereby
Service Providers designated by the Administrator can reduce
compensation otherwise payable in cash in exchange for Awards under
the Plan;
(xvii)
to impose such restrictions,
conditions, or limitations as it determines appropriate as to the
timing and manner of any resales by a Participant or other
subsequent transfers by the Participant of any Shares issued as a
result of or under an Award, including (A) restrictions under
an insider trading policy, and (B) restrictions as to the use
of a specified brokerage firm for such resales or other
transfers;
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(xviii)
to provide, either at the time an
Award is granted or by subsequent action, that an Award shall
contain as a term thereof, a right, either in tandem with the other
rights under the Award or as an alternative thereto, of the
Participant to receive, without payment to the Company, a number of
Shares, cash, or a combination of both, the amount of which is
determined by reference to the value of the Award; and
(xix)
to make all other determinations
deemed necessary or advisable for administering the Plan and any
Award granted hereunder.
(c)
Effect of Administrator’s
Decision . All
decisions, determinations and interpretations by the Administrator
regarding the Plan, any rules and regulations under the Plan
and the terms and conditions of any Award granted hereunder, shall
be final and binding on all Participants. The Administrator shall
consider such factors as it deems relevant, in its sole and
absolute discretion, to making such decisions, determinations and
interpretations, including the recommendations or advice of any
officer or other employee of the Company and such attorneys,
consultants and accountants as it may select.
5.
Eligibility
. Awards may be granted to Service Providers of
the Company or any of its Affiliates.
6.
Effective Date and Term of the
Plan .
The Plan shall be effective as of
the effective date of the registration statement for the
Company’s initial public offering, provided that the
Company’s stockholders have approved the Plan before such
date. Unless terminated pursuant to Section 16, the Plan shall
continue in effect until the tenth anniversary of the earlier of
(i) the date of the Plan’s approval by the Board, or
(ii) the date of the Plan’s approval by the
Company’s stockholders.
7.
Term of Award
. The term of each Award shall be determined by
the Administrator and stated in the Award Agreement. In the case of
an Option, the term shall be ten years from the Grant Date or such
shorter term as may be provided in the Award Agreement.
8.
Options
. The Administrator may grant an Option or provide
for the grant of an Option, from time to time in the discretion of
the Administrator or automatically upon the occurrence of specified
events, including the achievement of performance goals, and for the
satisfaction of an event or condition within the control of the
Awardee or within the control of others.
(a)
Option Agreement
. Each Option Agreement shall
contain provisions regarding (i) the number of Shares that may
be issued upon exercise of the Option; (ii) the type of
Option; (iii) the exercise price of the Shares and the means
of payment for the Shares; (iv) the term of the Option;
(v) such terms and conditions on the vesting or exercisability
of an Option, or both, as may be determined from time to time by
the Administrator; (vi) restrictions on the transfer of the
Option and forfeiture provisions; and (vii) such further terms
and conditions, in each case not inconsistent with this Plan, as
may be determined from time to time by the
Administrator.
(b)
Exercise Price
. The per share exercise price
for the Shares to be issued pursuant to exercise of an Option shall
be determined by the Administrator, subject to the
following:
(i)
In the case of an Incentive Stock
Option, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 100% of
the Fair Market Value per Share on the Grant Date. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if any Incentive Stock Option is granted to a
Ten-Percent Stockholder, then the exercise price shall not be less
than 110% of the Fair Market V