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CLEAN ENERGY FUELS CORP. AMENDED AND RESTATED 2006 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

Equity Incentive Plan Agreement

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Title: CLEAN ENERGY FUELS CORP. AMENDED AND RESTATED 2006 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
Date: 5/19/2009
Industry: Natural Gas Utilities     Sector: Utilities

CLEAN ENERGY FUELS CORP. AMENDED AND RESTATED 2006 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN, Parties: clean energy fuels corp.
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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


 
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