Exhibit 10.5
TARGETED GENETICS
CORPORATION
STOCK INCENTIVE
PLAN
Effective as of March 3,
2009
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SECTION 1.
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INTRODUCTION
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SECTION 2.
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DEFINITIONS
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SECTION 3.
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ADMINISTRATION
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SECTION 4.
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GENERAL
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SECTION 5.
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SHARES SUBJECT
TO PLAN AND SHARE LIMITS
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SECTION 6.
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TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS
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SECTION 7.
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PAYMENT FOR
OPTION SHARES
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SECTION 8.
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TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
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SECTION 9.
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TERMS AND
CONDITIONS FOR STOCK GRANTS.
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SECTION 10.
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TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF STOCK UNITS
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SECTION 11.
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PROTECTION
AGAINST DILUTION
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SECTION 12.
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EFFECT OF A
CORPORATE TRANSACTION
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SECTION 13.
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LIMITATIONS ON
RIGHTS
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SECTION 14.
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WITHHOLDING
TAXES
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SECTION 15.
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DURATION AND
AMENDMENTS
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SECTION 16.
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ADDENDA
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SECTION 17.
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SEVERABILITY
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SECTION 18.
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EXECUTION
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TARGETED GENETICS
CORPORATION
STOCK INCENTIVE
PLAN
EFFECTIVE AS OF MARCH 3,
2009
SECTION 1.
INTRODUCTION
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On March 26, 2007, the Board
amended, restated and renamed the Targeted Genetics Corporation
1999 Stock Option Plan into the Targeted Genetics Corporation Stock
Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), and the Plan became
effective upon its approval by the Company shareholders on
May 17, 2007. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, stock
options granted prior to the date the Plan became effective shall
be governed by the terms and provisions of the Targeted Genetics
Corporation 1999 Stock Option Plan and the applicable stock option
agreement.
The Targeted Genetics Corporation
1999 Stock Option Plan was originally adopted by the Board on
January 21, 1999 and it was thereafter approved by the
Company’s shareholders on May 5, 1999. Such plan was
last amended by the Board on March 22, 2004 and approved by
the Company’s shareholders on May 20, 2004. The Plan was
last amended by the Board on March 3, 2009 and approved by the
Company’s shareholders on May 14, 2009.
The purposes of the Plan are to
promote the long-term success of the Company and the creation of
shareholder value by offering Key Service Providers an opportunity
to share in such long-term success by acquiring a proprietary
interest in the Company and to attract and retain the best
available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility,
and to provide additional incentive to Employees, Consultants and
Directors.
The Plan seeks to achieve these
purposes by providing for discretionary long-term incentive Awards
in the form of Options (which may constitute Incentive Stock
Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options), Stock Appreciation Rights,
Stock Grants and Stock Units.
The Plan shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Washington
(except its choice-of-law provisions). Capitalized terms shall have
the meaning provided in Section 2 unless otherwise provided in
the Plan or any related Stock Option Agreement, SAR Agreement,
Stock Grant Agreement or Stock Unit Agreement.
SECTION 2.
DEFINITIONS
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“Affiliate” means any entity other
than a Subsidiary, if the Company and/or one or more Subsidiaries
own not less than 50% of such entity.
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(b)
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“Applicable Laws” means all
applicable laws, rules, regulations and requirements, including,
but not limited to, all applicable U.S. federal or state laws, any
Stock Exchange rules or regulations, and the applicable laws, rules
or regulations of any other country or jurisdiction where Awards
are granted under the Plan or where Participants reside or provide
services, as such laws, rules, and regulations shall be in effect
from time to time.
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“Award” means any Grant of an
Option, SAR, Stock Grant or Stock Unit under the Plan.
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(d)
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“Board” means the Board of Directors
of the Company, as constituted from time to time.
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(e) “Cashless Exercise”
means, to the extent that a Stock Option Agreement so provides and
as permitted by applicable law, a program approved by the Committee
in which payment may be made all or in part by delivery (on a form
prescribed by the Committee) of an irrevocable direction to a
securities broker to sell Shares and to deliver all or part of the
sale proceeds to the Company in payment of the aggregate Exercise
Price and, if applicable, the amount necessary to satisfy the
Company’s withholding obligations at the minimum statutory
withholding rates, including, but not limited to, U.S. federal,
state and local income taxes, payroll taxes, and foreign taxes, if
applicable.
(f) “Cause” means,
except as may otherwise be provided in a Participant’s
employment agreement or Award agreement, a conviction of a
Participant for a felony crime or the failure of a Participant to
contest prosecution for a felony crime, or a Participant’s
misconduct, fraud or dishonesty (as such terms are defined by the
Committee in its sole discretion), or any unauthorized use or
disclosure of confidential information or trade secrets, in each
case as determined by the Committee, and the Committee’s
determination shall be conclusive and binding.
(g) “Change in Control”
means the occurrence of any one or more of the
following:
(i) the sale, transfer or
disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s
assets other than to (A) a corporation or other entity of
which at least a majority of its combined voting power is owned
directly or indirectly by the Company, (B) a corporation or
other entity owned directly or indirectly by the holders of capital
stock of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their
ownership of Common Stock, or (C) an Excluded Entity (as
defined in subsection (ii) below)
(ii) the merger, consolidation or
other business combination transaction of the Company with or into
another corporation, entity or person, other than a transaction
with or into another corporation, entity or person in which the
holders of at least a majority of the shares of voting capital
stock of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such
transaction continue to hold (either by such shares remaining
outstanding in the continuing entity or by their being
converted into shares of voting capital stock of the surviving
entity) a majority of the total voting power represented by the
shares of voting capital stock of the Company (or the surviving
entity) outstanding immediately after such transaction (an
“Excluded Entity”); or
(iii) the acquisition, directly or
indirectly, by any person or related group of persons (other than
the Company or a person that directly or indirectly controls, is
controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company) of
beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the
Exchange Act) of securities of the Company representing more than
50% of the total combined voting power of the Company’s then
outstanding securities pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made
directly to the Company’s stockholders which the Board does
not recommend such stockholders accept.
A transaction (including a Corporate
Transaction) shall not constitute a Change in Control if its sole
purpose is to change the state of the Company’s incorporation
or to create a holding company that will be owned in substantially
the same proportions by the persons who held the Company’s
securities immediately before such transactions.
(h) “Code” means the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations and
interpretations promulgated thereunder.
(i) “Committee” means a
committee described in Section 3.
(j) “Common Stock” means
the Company’s common stock.
(k) “Company” means
Targeted Genetics Corporation, a Washington corporation, and any
successor.
(l) “Consultant” means
an individual who performs bona-fide services to the Company, a
Parent, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate, other than as an Employee or
Director.
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(m) “Corporate
Transaction” means a sale of all or substantially all of the
Company’s assets, or a merger, consolidation or other capital
reorganization or business combination transaction of the Company
with or into another corporation, entity or person.
(n) “Covered Employees”
means those persons who are subject to the limitations of
Section 162(m) of the Code.
(o) “Director” means a
member of the Board.
(p) “Disability” means
“permanent and total disability” as such term is
defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.
(q) “Employee” means any
individual who is a common-law employee of the Company, a Parent, a
Subsidiary, or an Affiliate.
(r) “Exchange Act” means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(s) “Exercise Price”
means, in the case of an Option, the amount for which a Share may
be purchased upon exercise of such Option, as specified in the
applicable Stock Option Agreement. “Exercise Price,” in
the case of a SAR, means an amount, as specified in the applicable
SAR Agreement, which is subtracted from the Fair Market Value in
determining the amount payable upon exercise of such
SAR.
(t) “Fair Market Value”
means the market price of a Share as established in good faith by
the Committee or (a) if the Common Stock is listed on the
Nasdaq National Market, the closing selling price for the Common
Stock as reported by the Nasdaq National Market for a single
trading day or (b) if the Common Stock is listed on the New
York Stock Exchange or the American Stock Exchange, the closing
selling price for the Common Stock as such price is officially
quoted in the composite tape of transactions on such exchange for a
single trading day. If there is no such reported price for the
Common Stock for the date in question, then such price on the last
preceding date for which such price exists shall be determinative
of Fair Market Value. the market price of a Share as determined in
good faith by the Committee.
(u) “Fiscal Year” means
the Company’s fiscal year.
(v) “Grant” means any
grant of an Award under the Plan.
(w) “Incentive Stock
Option” or “ISO” means an incentive stock option
described in Section 422 of the Code.
(x) “Key Service
Provider” means an Employee, Director or Consultant who has
been selected by the Committee to receive an Award under the
Plan.
(y) “Non-Employee
Director” means a Director who is not an Employee.
(z) “Nonstatutory Stock
Option” or “NSO” means a stock option that is not
an Incentive Stock Option.
(aa) “Option” means an
ISO or NSO granted under the Plan entitling the Optionee to
purchase Shares.
(bb) “Optioned Stock”
means Shares that are subject to an Option or that were issued
pursuant to the exercise of an Option.
(cc) “Optionee” means an
individual, estate or other entity that holds an Option.
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(dd) “Parent” means any
corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of
corporations ending with the Company, if each of the corporations
other than the Company owns stock possessing 50% or more of the
total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the
other corporations in such chain. A corporation that attains the
status of a Parent on a date after the adoption of the Plan shall
be considered a Parent commencing as of such date.
(ee) “Participant” means
an individual or an estate or other entity that holds an
Award.
(ff) “Performance Goals”
means one or more objective measurable performance factors as
determined by the Committee with respect to each Performance Period
based upon one or more factors, including, but not limited to:
(i) operating income; (ii) earnings before interest,
taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”);
(iii) earnings; (iv) cash flow; (v) market share;
(vi) sales or revenue; (vii) expenses; (viii) cost
of goods sold; (ix) profit/loss or profit margin;
(x) working capital; (xi) return on equity or assets;
(xii) earnings per share; (xiii) economic value added
(“EVA”); (xiv) stock price;
(xv) price/earnings ratio; (xvi) debt
or debt-to-equity; (xvii) accounts receivable;
(xviii) writeoffs; (xix) cash; (xx) assets;
(xxi) liquidity; (xxii) operations;
(xxiii) intellectual property ( e.g ., patents);
(xxiv) product development; (xxv) regulatory activity,
including clinical trial activity; (xxvi) manufacturing,
production or inventory; (xxvii) mergers and acquisitions or
divestitures; (xxviii) business development activities;
(xxix) financings; (xxx) cash burn; and/or
(xxxi) cash horizon, each with respect to the Company and/or
one or more of its Affiliates or operating units. Awards issued to
persons who are not Covered Employees may take into account other
factors.
(gg) “Performance
Period” means any period not exceeding thirty-six
(36) months as determined by the Committee, in its sole
discretion. The Committee may establish different Performance
Periods for different Participants, and the Committee may establish
concurrent or overlapping Performance Periods.
(hh) “Plan” means this
Targeted Genetics Corporation Stock Incentive Plan, as it may be
amended from time to time.
(ii) “Re-Price” means
that the Company has lowered or reduced the Exercise Price of
outstanding Options and/or outstanding SARs for any Participant(s)
in a manner described by Item 402(i)(1) of SEC Regulation S-K
(or its successor provision).
(jj) “Retirement” means
retirement as of the individual’s normal retirement date
under the Company’s 401(k) Plan or other similar successor
plan applicable to salaried employees.
(kk) “Rule 16b-3” means
Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, as amended from time
to time, or any successor provision.
(ll) “SAR Agreement”
means the agreement described in Section 8 evidencing each
Award of a Stock Appreciation Right.
(mm) “SEC” means the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
(nn) “Section 16
Persons” means those officers, directors or other persons who
are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
(oo) “Securities Act”
means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(pp) “Service” means the
absence of any interruption or termination of service as an
Employee, Director or Consultant. Continuous Service Status shall
not be considered interrupted or terminated in the case of:
(i) Company approved sick leave; (ii) military leave;
(iii) any other bona fide leave of absence approved by the
Committee, provided that such leave is for a period of not more
than ninety (90) days, unless reemployment upon the expiration
of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute, or unless
provided otherwise pursuant to a written Company policy. Also,
Continuous Service Status as an Employee or
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Consultant shall not be considered
interrupted or terminated in the case of a transfer between
locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parents,
Subsidiaries or Affiliates, or their respective successors, or a
change in status from an Employee to a Consultant or from a
Consultant to an Employee.
(qq) “Share” means one
share of Common Stock.
(rr) “Stock Appreciation
Right” or “SAR” means a stock appreciation right
awarded under the Plan.
(ss) “Stock Exchange”
means any stock exchange or consolidated stock price reporting
system on which prices for the Common Stock are quoted at any give
time.
(tt) “Stock Grant” means
Shares awarded under the Plan.
(uu) “Stock Grant
Agreement” means the agreement described in Section 9
evidencing each Award of a Stock Grant.
(vv) “Stock Option
Agreement” means the agreement described in Section 6
evidencing each Award of an Option.
(ww) “Stock Unit” means
a bookkeeping entry representing the equivalent of one Share, as
awarded under the Plan.
(xx) “Stock Unit
Agreement” means the agreement described in Section 10
evidencing each Award of a Stock Unit.
(yy) “Subsidiary” means
any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of
corporations beginning with the Company, if each of the
corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain
owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting
power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in
such chain. A corporation that attains the status of a Subsidiary
on a date after the adoption of the Plan shall be considered a
Subsidiary commencing as of such date.
(zz) “10-Percent
Shareholder” means an individual who owns more than 10% of
the total combined voting power of all classes of outstanding stock
of the Company, its Parent or any of its Subsidiaries. In
determining stock ownership, the attribution rules of
Section 424(d) of the Code shall be applied.
SECTION 3 . ADMINISTRATION .
(a) General. The Plan shall be
administered by the Board or a Committee, or a combination thereof,
as determined by the Board. The Plan may be administered by
different administrative bodies with respect to different classes
of Participants and, if permitted by Applicable Laws, the Board may
authorize one or more officers of the Company to make Awards under
the Plan to Employees and Consultants (who are not Section 16
Persons) within parameters specified by the Board.
(b) Committee Composition. If a
Committee has been appointed pursuant to this Section 3, such
Committee shall continue to serve in its designated capacity until
otherwise directed by the Board. From time to time the Board may
increase the size of any Committee and appoint additional members
thereof, remove members (with or without cause) and appoint new
members in substitution therefor, fill vacancies (however caused)
and dissolve a Committee and thereafter directly administer the
Plan, all to the extent permitted by the Applicable Laws and, in
the case of a Committee administering the Plan in accordance with
the requirements of Rule 16b-3 or of Section 162(m) of
the Code, to the extent permitted or required by such
provisions.
Unless the Board provides otherwise,
the Board’s Compensation Committee shall be the Committee.
Members of the Committee shall serve for such period of time as the
Board may determine and shall be subject to removal by the Board at
any time. The Board may also at any time terminate the functions of
the Committee and reassume all powers and authority previously
delegated to the Committee.
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The Committee shall have membership
composition which enables (i) Awards to Section 16
Persons to qualify as exempt from liability under
Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act and (ii) Awards to
Covered Employees to qualify as “performance-based
compensation” as provided under Section 162(m) of the
Code.
The Board may also appoint one or
more separate committees of the Board, each composed of two or more
directors of the Company who need not qualify under Rule 16b-3 or
under Section 162(m) of the Code, that may administer the Plan
with respect to Key Service Providers who are not Section 16
Persons or Covered Employees, respectively, may grant Awards under
the Plan to such Key Service Providers and may determine all terms
of such Awards.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Board shall constitute the Committee and shall administer the Plan
with respect to Non-Employee Directors, shall grant Awards under
the Plan to such Non-Employee Directors, and shall determine all
terms of such Awards.
(c) Authority of the Committee.
Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have
full authority and sole discretion to take any actions it deems
necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. Such
actions shall include:
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selecting Key
Service Providers who are to receive Awards under the
Plan;
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(ii)
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determining the
type, number, vesting requirements and other features and
conditions of such Awards and amending such Awards;
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(iii)
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correcting any
defect, supplying any omission, or reconciling any inconsistency in
the Plan or any Award agreement;
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accelerating
the vesting, or extending the post-termination exercise term, of
Awards at any time and under such terms and conditions as it deems
appropriate;
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interpreting
the Plan;
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(vi)
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making all
other decisions relating to the operation of the Plan;
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(vii)
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adopting such
plans or sub-plans as may be deemed necessary or appropriate to
provide for the participation by Key Service Providers of the
Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates who reside outside the
U.S., which plans and/or sub-plans shall be attached hereto as
Appendices.
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The Committee may adopt such rules
or guidelines as it deems appropriate to implement the Plan. The
Committee’s determinations under the Plan shall be final and
binding on all persons.
(d) Indemnification. To the maximum
extent permitted by applicable law, each member of the Committee,
or of the Board, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the
Company against and from (i) any loss, cost, liability, or
expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by him or
her in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit,
or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or
she may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act
under the Plan or any Stock Option Agreement, SAR Agreement, Stock
Grant Agreement or Stock Unit Agreement, and (ii) from any and
all amounts paid by him or her in settlement thereof, with the
Company’s approval, or paid by him or her in satisfaction of
any judgment in any such claim, action, suit, or proceeding against
him or her, provided he or she shall give the Company an
opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same
before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her
own behalf. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be
exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such
persons may be entitled under the Company’s Articles of
Incorporation or Bylaws, by contract, as a matter of law, or
otherwise, or under any power that the Company may have to
indemnify them or hold them harmless.
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SECTION 4. GENERAL .
(a) General Eligibility. Only
Employees, Directors and Consultants shall be eligible for
designation as Key Service Providers by the Committee, in its sole
discretion.
(b) Incentive Stock Options. Only
Key Service Providers who are common-law employees of the Company,
a Parent or a Subsidiary shall be eligible for the grant of ISOs.
In addition, a Key Service Provider who is a 10-Percent Shareholder
shall not be eligible for the grant of an ISO unless the
requirements set forth