Exhibit 10.47
ENER1, INC.
AMENDED AND
RESTATED
2007 STOCK INCENTIVE
PLAN
The Board of Directors of Ener1, Inc. (the
"Company") has determined, pursuant to resolutions dated August 19,
2008, November 18, 2008 and March 13, 2009, that it is in the best
interests of the Company to amend the Ener1, Inc. 2007 Stock
Incentive Plan (the "Original Plan") as provided
herein. Therefore, effective as of May 7, 2009, the
Original Plan is amended and restated to read as
follows:
The purpose of the Ener1, Inc. Amended and
Restated 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is to
advance the interests of the Company by stimulating the efforts of
employees, officers, non-employee directors and other service
providers, in each case who are selected to be participants, by
heightening the desire of such persons to continue in working
toward and contributing to the success and progress of the Company
and its Subsidiaries. The Plan provides for the grant of
Incentive Stock Options and Non-Qualified Stock Options, Stock
Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, and
Deferred Stock Units, any of which may be performance-based, and
for Incentive Bonuses, which may be paid in cash or stock or a
combination thereof, as determined by the
Administrator. It is intended that (i) all Options and
Stock Appreciation Rights be exempt from the requirements of Code
Section 409A pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-(b)(5)
and (ii) that all other grants under the Plan either be exempt from
or satisfy the requirements of Code Section 409A and the
regulations thereunder, and the Plan and all Award Agreements shall
be interpreted to reflect such intent.
As used in the Plan, the following terms shall
have the meanings set forth below:
(a) “Administrator”
means the Administrator of the Plan in accordance with
Section 17.
(b) “Award”
means an Incentive Stock Option, Non-Qualified Stock Option, Stock
Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit,
Deferred Stock Unit or Incentive Bonus granted to a Participant
pursuant to the provisions of the Plan, any of which the
Administrator may structure to qualify in whole or in part as a
Performance Award.
(c) “Award
Agreement” means a written agreement or other instrument as
may be approved from time to time by the Administrator implementing
the grant of each Award. An Agreement may be in the form
of an agreement to be executed by both the Participant and the
Company (or an authorized representative of the Company) or
certificates, notices or similar instruments as approved by the
Administrator.
(d) “Board
of Directors” or “Board” means the Board of
Directors of the Company.
(e) “Cause”
means (i) failure or refusal of the Participant to perform the
duties and responsibilities that the Company requires to be
performed by him, (ii) gross negligence or willful misconduct by
the Participant in the performance of his duties,
(iii) commission by the Participant of an act of dishonesty
affecting the Company, or the commission of an act constituting
common law fraud or a felony, or (iv) the Participant’s
commission of an act (other than the good faith exercise of his
business judgment in the exercise of his responsibilities)
resulting in material damages to the
Company. Notwithstanding the above, if an Participant
and the Company have entered into an employment or consulting
agreement which defines the term “Cause” for purposes
of such employment or consulting agreement, “Cause”
shall be defined pursuant to the definition in such employment or
consulting agreement with respect to such Participant’s
Options. The Administrator shall determine in its sole
discretion whether Cause exists for purposes of this
Plan.
(f) "Change
in Control" shall be deemed to occur with respect to the Company if
a person or group of persons shall acquire direct or indirect
beneficial ownership (whether as a result of stock ownership,
revocable or irrevocable proxies, or otherwise) of securities of
the Company pursuant to a transaction or series of related
transactions, such that after the consummation and as a result of
such transaction(s), the persons constituting all of the equity
holders of the Company immediately prior to the commencement of
such transactions(s) fail to directly or indirectly own,
immediately after the consummation of such transactions(s), more
than 50% of (i) the total combined voting power with respect to the
election of directors of the Company or (ii) the issued and
outstanding common equity of the Company (or surviving entity, in
the case of a merger, consolidation, asset sale, or similar
transaction). Notwithstanding the preceding provisions,
to the extent that the term "Change in Control" is applied to any
Award that is subject to Code Section 409A, a Change in Control
shall not be deemed to have occurred unless the event or services
of events satisfies the definition specified above and also
constitutes a change in the effective ownership or control of the
corporation or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the
assets of the corporation within the meaning of Code Section
409A(a)(2)(A)(v) and the regulations thereunder.
(g) “Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time, and the rulings and regulations issued thereunder.
(h) “Common
Stock” means the Company’s common stock, par value
$0.001, subject to adjustment as provided in
Section 12.
(i) “Company”
means Ener1, Inc., a Florida corporation.
(j) “Deferred
Stock Unit” or “DSU” means an Award granted
pursuant to Section 9 representing the unfunded and unsecured
right to receive Common Stock or cash or a combination thereof, as
determined by the Administrator, at the end of a specified deferral
period.
(k) “Incentive
Bonus” means a bonus opportunity awarded under
Section 10 pursuant to which a Participant may become entitled
to receive an amount based on satisfaction of such performance
criteria as are specified in the Award Agreement.
(l) “Incentive
Stock Option” or “ISO” means a stock option that
is intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the
meaning of Section 422 of the Code.
(m) “Nonemployee
Director” means each person who is, or is elected to be, a
member of the Board of Directors and who is not an employee of the
Company (but may be an employee of a Subsidiary or other affiliated
entity).
(n) “Option”
means an ISO and/or a NQSO granted pursuant to Section 6 of
the Plan.
(o) “Participant”
means any individual described in Section 3 to whom Awards
have been granted from time to time by the Administrator and any
authorized transferee of such individual.
(p) “Performance
Award” means an Award, the grant, issuance, retention,
vesting or settlement of which is subject to satisfaction of one or
more performance criteria established pursuant to
Section 13.
(q) “Plan”
means this Amended and Restated Ener1, Inc. 2007 Stock Incentive
Plan, as set forth herein and as amended from time to
time.
(r) “Restricted
Stock” means shares of Common Stock granted pursuant to
Section 8 of the Plan.
(s) “Restricted
Stock Unit” means an Award granted to a Participant pursuant
to Section 8 pursuant to which shares of Common Stock may be
issued in the future.
(t) “Stock
Appreciation Right” means a right granted pursuant to
Section 7 of the Plan that entitles the Participant to
receive, in cash or shares of Common Stock or a combination
thereof, as determined by the Administrator, value equal to or
otherwise based on the excess of (i) the market price of a
specified number of shares of Common Stock at the time of exercise
over (ii) the exercise price of the right, as established by
the Administrator on the date of grant. The exercise
price of a Stock Appreciation Right shall not be less than the fair
market value on the date of grant of the number a shares of Common
Stock subject to the Stock Appreciation Right.
(u) “Subsidiary”
means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain
of corporations beginning with the Company where each of the
corporations in the unbroken chain other than the last corporation
owns stock possessing at least 50 percent or more of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other
corporations in the chain, and if specifically determined by the
Administrator in the context other than with respect to Incentive
Stock Options, may include an entity in which the Company has a
significant ownership interest or that is directly or indirectly
controlled by the Company.
(v) “Termination
of employment” means ceasing to serve as a full-time employee
of the Company and its Subsidiaries or, with respect to a
Nonemployee Director or service provider, ceasing to serve as such
for the Company, except that (i) subject to Section 6(c),
an approved leave of absence or approved employment on a less than
full-time basis may constitute employment as determined by the
Administrator, (ii) the Administrator may determine that a
transition of employment to service with a partnership, joint
venture or corporation not meeting the requirements of a Subsidiary
in which the Company or a Subsidiary is a party is not considered a
“termination of employment,” (iii) service as a
member of the Board of Directors shall constitute continued
employment with respect to Awards granted to a Participant while he
or she served as an employee and (iv) service as an employee
of the Company or a Subsidiary shall constitute continued
employment with respect to Awards granted to a Participant while he
or she served as a member of the Board of
Directors. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions, to
the extent that the term "Termination of Employment" is applied to
any Award that is subject to Code Section 409A, the term shall be
deemed to mean a "separation from service" within the meaning of
Code Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i).
(w) “Total
and Permanent Disablement” means a “permanent and total
disability” within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of
the Code. The determination of the Administrator as to an
individual’s Total and Permanent Disablement shall be
conclusive on all parties.
Any person who is a current or prospective
officer or employee (including any director who is also an
employee, in his or her capacity as such) of the Company or of any
Subsidiary shall be eligible for selection by the Administrator for
the grant of Awards hereunder. Any Nonemployee Director shall also
be eligible for selection by the Administrator for the grant of
Awards hereunder. In addition, any service provider who has been
retained to provide consulting, advisory or other services to the
Company or to any Subsidiary shall be eligible for selection by the
Administrator for the grant of Awards hereunder. Options intending
to qualify as ISOs may only be granted to employees of the Company
or any Subsidiary within the meaning of the Code, as selected by
the Administrator.
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4.
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Effective
Date and Termination of Plan
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This Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors
of the Company as of December 21, 2006 (the “Effective
Date”), subject to the approval of the Company's
shareholders. The Plan shall remain available for the
grant of Awards until the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective
Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Plan may be terminated at
such earlier time as the Board of Directors may determine.
Termination of the Plan will not affect the rights and obligations
of the Participants and the Company arising under Awards
theretofore granted and then in effect.
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5.
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Shares
Subject to the Plan and to Awards
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(a)
Aggregate Limits . The aggregate number of shares of Common
Stock issuable pursuant to all Awards shall not exceed 4,765,764
(of which 1,898,174 shares remain available for issuance as of May
7, 2009), any of all of which may be issuable with respect to
ISOs. Any shares of Common Stock granted as Options or
Stock Appreciation Rights shall be counted against this limit as
one (1) share for every one (1) share granted. Any shares of Common
Stock granted as Awards other than Options or Stock Appreciation
Rights shall be counted against this limit as two and one-half
(2.5) shares for every one (1) share granted. The
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock available for grant
under this Plan and the number of shares of Common Stock subject to
outstanding Awards shall be subject to adjustment as provided in
Section 12; provided, however, that no such adjustment shall
affect the status of any option intended to qualify as an ISO under
Code Section 422. The shares of Common Stock issued pursuant
to Awards granted under this Plan may be shares that are authorized
and unissued or shares that were reacquired by the Company,
including shares purchased in the open market.
(b)
Issuance of Shares . For purposes of Section 5(a), the
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issued under this Plan
at any time shall equal only the number of shares actually issued
upon exercise or settlement of an Award and shall not include
shares subject to Awards that have been canceled, expired or
forfeited. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Shares subject
to an Award under the Plan may not again be made available for
issuance under Awards if such shares are: (i) shares that were
subject to a stock-settled Stock Appreciation Right or Stock Option
and that were not issued upon the net settlement or net exercise of
such Stock Appreciation Right or Stock Option, or (ii) shares
delivered to or retained by the Company to pay the exercise price
or withholding taxes related to an Award.
(c)
Tax Code Limits . The aggregate number of shares of Common
Stock subject to Options and Stock Appreciation Rights granted
under this Plan during any calendar year to any one Participant
shall not exceed 714,286, and the aggregate number of shares of
Common Stock issued or issuable under all Awards granted under this
Plan other than Options or Stock Appreciation Rights during any
calendar year to any one Participant shall not exceed 357,143,
which numbers shall be calculated and adjusted pursuant to
Section 12 only to the extent that such calculation or
adjustment will not affect the status of any Award intended to
qualify as “performance based compensation” under Code
Section 162(m). The maximum amount payable pursuant
to that portion of an Incentive Bonus granted under this Plan for
any calendar year to any Participant that is intended to satisfy
the requirements for “performance based compensation”
under Code Section 162(m) shall not exceed
$1,000,000.
(a)
Option Awards . Options may be granted at any time and from
time to time prior to the termination of the Plan, to Participants
selected by the Administrator. No Participant shall have any rights
as a shareholder with respect to any shares of stock subject to
Option hereunder until said shares have been issued. Each Option
shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement. Options granted pursuant
to the Plan need not be identical but each Option must contain and
be subject to the terms and conditions set forth below.
(b)
Price . The purchase price under each Option shall be
established by the Administrator, provided that in no event will
the purchase price for an Option be less than the fair market value
of the Common Stock subject to the Option on the date of grant. The
purchase price of any Option may be paid in Common Stock, cash or a
combination thereof, as determined by the Administrator, including
an irrevocable commitment by a broker to pay over such amount from
a sale of the shares issuable under an Option, the delivery of
previously owned Common Stock and withholding of Common Stock
deliverable upon exercise.
(c)
Duration and Exercise or Termination of Option . The
Administrator shall have the right to make the timing of the
ability to exercise any Option subject to continued employment, the
passage of time and/or such performance requirements as deemed
appropriate by the Administrator. Unless provided otherwise in the
applicable Award Agreement, the vesting period and/or
exercisability of an Option shall be adjusted by the Administrator
during or to reflect the effects of any period during which the
Participant is on an approved leave of absence or is employed on a
less than full-time basis; provided, however, the period for
vesting and/or exercisability of an Option shall under no
circumstances be extended beyond the earlier of (i) the latest date
on which the Option would have expired by its original terms under
any circumstances or (ii) ten (10) years from the date of
grant.
(d)
Termination of Employment : Unless an Option earlier expires
upon the expiration date established pursuant to Section 6(c),
upon the termination of the Participant’s employment, or in
the case of a Non-Employee Director's termination of service on the
Board for any reason, the Participant's to exercise an Option then
held shall be only as follows, unless the Administrator specifies
otherwise:
(1)
Death . Upon the death of a Participant while in the employ
of the Company or any Subsidiary or while serving as a member of
the Board of Directors, all of the Participant’s vested
Options then held shall be exercisable by his or her estate, heir
or beneficiary at any time during the twelve (12) months next
succeeding the date of death (provided, however, no Option shall be
exercisable after the earlier of (i) the latest date on which the
Option would have expired by its original terms under any
circumstances or (ii) ten (10) years from the date of grant). Any
and all of the deceased Participant’s vested Options that are
not exercised during such period shall terminate as of the end of
such period.
(2)
Total and Permanent Disablement . Upon termination of
employment as a result of the Total and Permanent Disablement of
any Participant, all of the Participant’s vested Options then
held shall be exercisable for a period of six (6) months after
termination (or such other period provided in the applicable Award
Agreement, provided, however, no Option shall be exercisable after
the earlier of (i) the latest date on which the Option would have
expired by its original terms under any circumstances or (ii) ten
(10) years from the date of grant). Any and all vested Options that
are not exercised during such period shall terminate as of the end
of such period.
(3)
Cause. Upon termination of the employment or other service
of a Participant for Cause, all Options granted to the Participant
shall expire immediately, and the Participant shall have no further
right to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Options;
provided, however, the Administrator may, in its sole discretion,
permit such Participant to exercise all or any portion of such
Options to the extent vested as of the date upon which the
termination occurs for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days
after such termination (provided, however, no Option shall be
exercisable after the earlier of (i) the latest date on which the
Option would have expired by its original terms under any
circumstances or (ii) ten (10) years from the date of
grant). Upon such termination, the Participant's
unvested Options shall expire, and the Participant shall have no
further right to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to such
unvested Options.
(4)
Other Reasons . Upon the date of a termination of a
Participant’s employment for any reason other than those
stated above in Section 6(d)(1), (d)(2), or (d)(3) or as
described in Section 15, (A) any Option that is
unexercisable as of such termination date shall remain
unexercisable and shall terminate as of such date, and (B) any
Option that is exercisable as of such termination date shall expire
thirty (30) days following such date (provided, however, no Option
shall be exercisable after the earlier of (i) the latest date on
which the Option would have expired by its original terms under any
circumstances or (ii) ten (10) years from the date of
grant).
(e)
Incentive Stock Options . Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Section 6, in the case of the grant of an
Option intending to qualify as an ISO: (i) if the Participant
owns stock possessing more than 10 percent of the combined voting
power of all classes of stock of the Company (a “10%
Shareholder”), the purchase price of such Option must be at
least 110 percent (110%) of the fair market value of the Common
Stock on the date of grant, and the Option must expire within a
period of not more than five (5) years from the date of grant,
(ii) termination of employment will occur when the person to
whom an Award was granted ceases to be an employee (as determined
in accordance with Section 3401(c) of the Code and the
regulations promulgated thereunder) of the Company and its
Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 6 to
the contrary, options designated as ISOs shall not be eligible for
treatment under the Code as ISOs to the extent that either
(iii) the aggregate fair market value of shares of Common
Stock (determined as of the time of grant) with respect to which
such Options are exercisable for the first time by the Participant
during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and any
Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000, taking Options into account in the
order in which they were granted, and (iv) such Options
otherwise remain exercisable but are not exercised within three (3)
months of Termination of employment (or such other period of time
provided in Section 422 of the Code).
(f)
Change in Control. Irrespective of what is
provided in an Award Agreement, in the event of a Change in
Control, all outstanding Options shall become immediately
exercisable and vested, without regard to any limitation imposed
pursuant to this Plan or any Award Agreement.
(g)
Other Terms and Conditions : Options may also contain such
other provisions, which shall not be inconsistent with any of the
terms of this Plan, as the Administrator shall deem
appropriate.
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7.
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Stock
Appreciation Rights
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Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted to
Participants from time to time either in tandem with or as a
component of other Awards granted under the Plan (“tandem
SARs”) or not in conjunction with other Awards
(“freestanding SARs”) and may, but need not, relate to
a specific Option granted under Section 6. The provisions of
Stock Appreciation Rights need not be the same with respect to each
grant or each recipient. Any Stock Appreciation Right granted in
tandem with an Option shall be granted at the same time such Option
is granted and subject to the same terms and conditions applicable
to the Option. Subject to the provisions of Section 6, the
Administrator may impose such other conditions or restrictions on
any Stock Appreciation Right as it shall deem appropriate. Stock
Appreciation Rights may be settled in shares of Common Stock, cash
or combination thereof, as d