2000 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE
PLAN
(as amended and restated
effective as of November 19, 2008)
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Purposes . The purposes of the 2000 Long-Term
Incentive Plan (this “Plan”) of BearingPoint, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”), are (i) to
align the interests of the Company’s stockholders and the
recipients of awards under this Plan by providing a means to
increase the proprietary interest of such recipients in the
Company’s growth and success, (ii) to advance the
interests of the Company by increasing its ability to attract and
retain highly competent employees (including the Company’s
executive officers), Non-Employee Directors and consultants and
(iii) to motivate such persons to act in the long-term best
interests of the Company and its stockholders.
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This Plan is a continuation, and
amendment and restatement, of the BearingPoint, Inc. 2000 Long-Term
Incentive Plan, the provisions of which shall continue to control
with respect to any options or stock awards outstanding thereunder
to the extent necessary to avoid establishment of a new measurement
date for financial accounting purposes.
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1.2
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Certain Definitions
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“Affiliate”
shall mean (i) any
subsidiary corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken
chain of corporations beginning with the Company, as described in
Section 424(f) of the Code and (ii) any other entity in which
the Company has an equity interest or with which the Company has a
significant business relationship.
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“Agreement”
shall mean the written
agreement evidencing an award hereunder between the Company and the
recipient of such award.
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“Award”
shall mean any award
under this Plan.
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“Board”
shall mean the Board of
Directors of the Company.
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“Bonus Stock”
shall mean shares of
Common Stock which are not subject to a Restriction Period or
Performance Measures.
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“Bonus Stock
Award” shall mean an award of Bonus Stock
under this Plan.
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“Change in
Control” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 7.8(b).
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“Code”
shall mean the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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“Committee”
shall mean the committee
designated by the Board which shall consist of two or more members
of the Board, each of whom may be a “Non-Employee
Director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the
Exchange Act.
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“Common
Stock” shall mean the common stock, $0.01
par value, of the Company.
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“Company”
shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 1.1.
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“Disability”
shall mean, unless
otherwise provided by the Committee in an Agreement, the inability
of the recipient of an award to perform substantially such
recipient’s duties and responsibilities for a continuous
period of at least six months, as determined solely by the
Committee.
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“Discretionary Director
Options” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 6.5.
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“Discretionary Director
Restricted Stock Award” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 6.6.
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“Exchange
Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.
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“Fair Market
Value” shall mean the closing price of a
share of Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on
the date as of which such value is being determined or, if there
shall be no reported transactions on such date, on the next
preceding date for which a transaction was reported; provided,
however, that if the Common Stock is not traded on the New York
Stock Exchange, Fair Market Value may be determined by the
Committee by whatever means or method as the Committee, in the good
faith exercise of its discretion, shall at such time deem
appropriate.
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“Free-Standing
SAR” shall mean an SAR which is not
issued in tandem with, or by reference to, an option, which
entitles the holder thereof to receive, upon exercise, shares of
Common Stock (which may be Restricted Stock), cash or a combination
thereof with an aggregate value equal to the excess of the Fair
Market Value of one share of Common Stock on the date of exercise
over the base price of such SAR, multiplied by the number of such
SARs which are exercised.
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“Incentive Stock
Option” shall mean an option to purchase
shares of Common Stock that meets the requirements of
Section 422 of the Code, or any successor provision, which is
intended by the Committee to constitute an Incentive Stock
Option.
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“IPO”
shall mean the initial
public offering of Common Stock of the Company on February 8,
2001 pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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“Non-Employee
Director” shall mean any director of the
Company who is not an officer or employee of the Company or any
subsidiary of the Company.
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“Non-Statutory Stock
Option” shall mean an option to purchase
shares of Common Stock which is not an Incentive Stock
Option.
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“Performance
Cash” shall mean a right, contingent upon
the attainment of specified Performance Measures within a specified
Performance Period, to receive an amount of cash other than a
Performance Share Unit Award or an SAR.
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“Performance Cash
Award” shall mean an award of Performance
Cash under this Plan.
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“Performance
Measures” shall mean the criteria and
objectives, established by the Committee, which shall be satisfied
or met (i) as a condition to the exercisability of all or a
portion of an option or SAR, (ii) as a condition to the grant
of a Stock Award or (iii) during the applicable Restriction
Period or Performance Period as a condition to the holder’s
receipt, in the case of a Restricted Stock Award, of the Restricted
Stock subject to such award, or, in the case of a Performance Share
Unit Award, of the shares of Common Stock, or in the case of a
Performance Cash Award, of the cash, subject to such award and/or
of payment with respect to such award. Such criteria and objectives
may include one or more of the following: the attainment by a share
of Common Stock of a specified Fair Market Value for a specified
period of time, earnings per share, net income, return to
stockholders (including dividends), return on equity, earnings of
the Company, revenues, market share, cash flow, return on assets,
costs, shareholder value, EBIT (earnings before interest and
taxes), EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization), funds from operations, cash from operations, net
cash flow, net cash flow before financing activities, other cash
flow measures, total shareholder return, return on capital, return
on invested capital, operating income, after-tax operating income,
proceeds from dispositions, or cost reduction goals, or any
combination of the foregoing. In the sole discretion of the
Committee, the Committee may amend or adjust the Performance
Measures or other terms and conditions of an outstanding award in
recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the Company
or its financial statements or changes in law or accounting
principles.
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“Performance
Period” shall mean any period designated by
the Committee during which the Performance Measures applicable to a
Performance Share Unit Award or Performance Cash Award shall be
measured.
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“Performance
Share” shall mean a right, contingent upon
the attainment of specified Performance Measures within a specified
Performance Period, to receive one share of Common Stock, which may
be Restricted Stock or, in lieu of all or a portion thereof, the
Fair Market Value of such share of Common Stock in cash.
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“Performance Share Unit
Award” shall mean an award of Performance
Shares under this Plan.
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“Person”
shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 7.8(b)(iii).
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“Restricted
Stock” shall mean either (i) shares of
Common Stock which are subject to a Restriction Period, or
(ii) Common Stock equivalent units which are subject to a
Restriction Period.
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“Restricted Stock
Award” shall mean an award of Restricted
Stock under this Plan.
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“Restriction
Period” shall mean any period designated by
the Committee during which the Restricted Stock subject to a
Restricted Stock Award is subject to forfeiture and may not be
sold, transferred, assigned, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise
encumbered or disposed of, except as provided in this Plan or the
Agreement relating to such award.
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“Retirement”
shall mean, unless
otherwise provided by the Committee in an Agreement, termination of
employment with or service to the Company by reason of retirement
on or after age 65.
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“SAR”
shall mean a stock
appreciation right which may be a Free-Standing SAR or a Tandem
SAR.
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“Section 409A”
shall mean
Section 409A of the Code and related U.S. Department of
Treasury regulations and pronouncements.
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“Section 409A
Transaction” shall mean a “change in
ownership or effective control of a corporation or a change in the
ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of a
corporation” as defined in Section 409A.
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“Stock Award”
shall mean a Restricted
Stock Award or a Bonus Stock Award.
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“Stock Based Awards
Limitations” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 1.5(e).
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“Tandem SAR”
shall mean an SAR which
is granted in tandem with, or by reference to, an option (including
a Non-Statutory Stock Option granted prior to the date of grant of
the SAR), which entitles the holder thereof to receive, upon
exercise of such SAR and surrender for cancellation of all or a
portion of such option, shares of Common Stock (which may be
Restricted Stock), cash or a combination thereof with an aggregate
value equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of one share of
Common Stock on the date of exercise over the base price of such
SAR, multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock subject to
such option, or portion thereof, which is surrendered.
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“Tax Date”
shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 7.5.
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“Ten Percent
Holder” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.1(a).
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1.3
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Administration
. This Plan shall be
administered by the Committee. Any one or a combination of the
following awards may be made under this Plan to eligible persons:
(i) options to purchase shares of Common Stock in the form of
Incentive Stock Options or Non-Statutory Stock Options, (ii) SARs
in the form of Tandem SARs or Free-Standing SARs, (iii) Stock
Awards in the form of Restricted Stock or Bonus Stock,
(iv) Performance Shares and (v) Performance Cash. The
Committee shall, subject to the terms of this Plan, select eligible
persons for participation in this Plan and determine the form,
amount and timing of each award to such persons and, if applicable,
the number of shares of Common Stock, the number of SARs, the
number of Performance Shares and the amount of Performance Cash
subject to such an award, the exercise price or base price
associated with the award, the time and conditions of exercise or
settlement of the award and all other terms and conditions of the
award, including, without limitation, the form of the Agreement
evidencing the award. The Committee may, in its sole discretion and
for any reason at any time, take action such that (i) any or
all outstanding options and SARs shall become exercisable in part
or in full, (ii) all or a portion of the Restriction Period
applicable to any outstanding Restricted Stock Award shall lapse,
(iii) all or a portion of the Performance Period applicable to
any outstanding Performance Share Unit
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Award or Performance Cash Award
shall lapse and (iv) the Performance Measures applicable to
any outstanding award (if any) shall be deemed to be satisfied at
the maximum or any other level. The Committee shall, subject to the
terms of this Plan, interpret this Plan and the application
thereof, establish rules and regulations it deems necessary or
desirable for the administration of this Plan and may impose,
incidental to the grant of an award, conditions with respect to the
award, such as limiting competitive employment or other activities.
All such interpretations, rules, regulations and conditions shall
be final, binding and conclusive.
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The
Committee may delegate some or all of its power and authority
hereunder to the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or any other
executive officer of the Company as the Committee deems
appropriate; provided, however, that the Committee may not delegate
its power and authority to the Chief Executive Officer or any other
executive officer of the Company with regard to the selection for
participation in this Plan of an officer or other person subject to
Section 16 of the Exchange Act or decisions concerning the
timing, pricing or amount of an award to such an officer or other
person. The Committee may engage or authorize the engagement of a
third party administrator to carry out administrative functions
under the Plan.
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No
member of the Board or Committee, and neither the Chief Executive
Officer nor any other executive officer to whom the Committee
delegates any of its power and authority hereunder, shall be liable
for any act, omission, interpretation, construction or
determination made in connection with this Plan in good faith, and
the members of the Board and the Committee, the Chief Executive
Officer and any such other executive officer shall be entitled to
indemnification and reimbursement by the Company in respect of any
claim, loss, damage or expense (including attorneys’ fees)
arising therefrom to the full extent permitted by law, except as
otherwise may be provided in the Company’s Certificate of
Incorporation and/or By-laws, and under any directors’ and
officers’ liability insurance that may be in effect from time
to time.
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A
majority of the Committee shall constitute a quorum. The acts of
the Committee shall be either (i) acts of a majority of the
members of the Committee present at any meeting at which a quorum
is present, or (ii) acts approved in writing by all of the
members of the Committee without a meeting.
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Eligibility . Participants in this Plan shall
consist of the Company’s employees (including its executive
officers), Non-Employee Directors and consultants, and persons
expected to become employees (including executive officers),
Non-Employee Directors and consultants, of the Company and its
Affiliates, as the Committee in its sole discretion may select from
time to time, and such other persons designated by the Committee
pursuant to Section 7.13. For purposes of this Plan,
references to employment also shall mean a consulting relationship
and references to employment by the Company also shall mean
employment by an Affiliate. The Committee’s selection of a
person to participate in this Plan at any time shall not require
the Committee to select such person to participate in this Plan at
any other time. Non-Employee Directors of the Company shall be
eligible to participate in this Plan in accordance with
Article VI.
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(a)
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Shares Available. The number of
shares of Common Stock that are authorized for grants or awards
under this Plan (the “Authorized Shares”) is
92,179,333. The Board and the appropriate officers of the Company
are authorized to take from time to time whatever actions are
necessary, and to file any required documents with governmental
authorities, stock exchanges and transaction reporting systems to
ensure that shares of Common Stock are available for issuance
pursuant to Awards.
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Maximum Grants of Incentive Stock
Options. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 7.7, the
maximum number of shares that may be granted as Incentive Stock
Options shall be 92,179,333.
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Restoration of Available Shares. To
the extent that shares of Common Stock subject to an outstanding
option (except to the extent shares of Common Stock are issued or
delivered by the Company in connection with the exercise of a
Tandem SAR), Free-Standing SAR, Stock Award or Performance Share
Unit Award are not issued or delivered by reason of the expiration,
termination, cancellation or forfeiture of such award or otherwise
in a manner such that all or some of the shares covered by an Award
are not issued to a Participant or are exchanged for Awards that do
not involve Common Stock, then such shares of Common Stock shall
again be available under this Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
in the case of any SAR settled upon exercise by delivery of shares
of Common Stock, the full number of shares with respect to which
the SAR was exercised shall count against the number of Authorized
Shares and shall not again become available under this
Plan.
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Available Common Stock. Shares of
Common Stock shall be made available from authorized and unissued
shares of Common Stock, or authorized and issued shares of Common
Stock reacquired and held as treasury shares or otherwise or a
combination thereof.
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Limitations on Awards to Employees.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Plan,
the following limitations shall apply to any Awards to employees
made hereunder:
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(i)
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no
employee may be granted, during any calendar year, Awards
consisting of Options or SARs (including Options or SARs that are
granted as Performance Awards) that are exercisable for more than
2,750,000 shares of Common Stock;
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(ii)
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no
employee may be granted, during any calendar year, Awards
consisting of Stock Awards (including Stock Awards that are granted
as Performance Awards) covering or relating to more than 1,375,000
shares of Common Stock (the limitation set forth in this clause
(ii), together with the
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limitations set forth in clause
(i) above, being hereinafter collectively referred to as the
“Stock Based Awards Limitations”); and
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(iii)
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no
employee may be granted employee Awards consisting of Performance
Cash Awards in respect of any calendar year having a value
determined on the Grant Date in excess of $5,000,000.
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II. STOCK OPTIONS AND STOCK
APPRECIATION RIGHTS
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Stock Options
. The Committee may, in
its discretion, grant options to purchase shares of Common Stock to
such eligible persons as may be selected by the Committee. Each
option, or portion thereof, that is not an Incentive Stock Option
shall be a Non-Statutory Stock Option. An Incentive Stock Option
may not be granted to any person who is not an employee of the
Company or any parent or subsidiary (as defined in Section 424
of the Code). Each Incentive Stock Option shall be granted within
ten years of November 15, 2006. To the extent that the
aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the date of grant) of
shares of Common Stock with respect to which options designated as
Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by a
participant during any calendar year (under this Plan or any other
plan of the Company or any parent or subsidiary as defined in
Section 424 of the Code) exceeds the amount (currently
$100,000) established by the Code, such options shall constitute
Non-Statutory Stock Options.
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Notwithstanding anything herein to
the contrary, without the prior approval of the Company’s
stockholders, options issued under the Plan will not be repriced,
replaced, or regranted through cancellation or by decreasing the
exercise price of a previously granted option, except as expressly
provided by the adjustment provisions of
Paragraph 7.7.
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Options shall be subject to the
following terms and conditions and shall contain such additional
terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of this Plan,
as the Committee shall deem advisable:
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Number of Shares and Purchase Price.
The number of shares of Common Stock subject to an option and the
purchase price per share of Common Stock purchasable upon exercise
of the option shall be determined by the Committee; provided,
however, that the purchase price per share of Common Stock
purchasable upon exercise of the option shall not be less than 100%
of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of
grant of such option; and provided further, that if an Incentive
Stock Option shall be granted to any person who, at the time such
option is granted, owns capital stock possessing more than ten
percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of
capital stock of the Company (or of any parent or subsidiary as
defined in Section 424 of the Code) (a “Ten Percent
Holder”), the purchase price per share of Common Stock shall
not be less than the price (currently 110% of Fair Market Value)
required by the Code in order to constitute an Incentive Stock
Option.
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Exercise Period and Exercisability.
The period during which an option may be exercised shall be
determined by the Committee; provided, however, that no option
shall be exercised later than ten years, or ten and one-half years
in certain countries to take advantage of favorable local laws,
after its date of grant; and provided further, that if an Incentive
Stock Option shall be granted to a Ten Percent Holder, such option
shall not be exercised later than five years after its date of
grant. The Committee may, in its discretion, establish Performance
Measures which shall be satisfied or met as a condition to the
grant of an option or to the exercisability of all or a portion of
an option. The Committee shall determine whether an option shall
become exercisable in cumulative or non-cumulative installments and
in part or in full at any time. An exercisable option, or portion
thereof, may be exercised only with respect to whole shares of
Common Stock.
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(c)
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Method of Exercise. An option may be
exercised (i) by giving written notice to the Company
specifying the number of whole shares of Common Stock to be
purchased and by accompanying such notice with payment therefor in
full (or by arranging for such payment to the Company’s
satisfaction) either (A) in cash, (B) by delivery (either
actual delivery or by attestation procedures established by the
Company) of Shares of Common Stock having an aggregate Fair Market
Value, determined as of the date of exercise, equal to the
aggregate purchase price payable by reason of such exercise,
(C) in cash by a broker-dealer acceptable to the Company to
whom the optionee has submitted an irrevocable notice of exercise
or (D) a combination of (A) and (B), in each case to the
extent set forth in the Agreement relating to the option,
(ii) if applicable, by surrendering to the Company any Tandem
SARs which are cancelled by reason of the exercise of the option
and (iii) by executing such documents as the Company may
reasonably request. The Company shall have sole discretion to
disapprove of an election pursuant to any of clauses (i)(B)-(D).
Any fraction of a share of Common Stock which would be required to
pay such purchase price shall be disregarded and the remaining
amount due shall be paid in cash by the optionee. No certificate
representing Common Stock shall be delivered until the full
purchase price therefor and any withholding taxes thereon, as
described in Section 7.5, have been paid (or arrangement made
for such payment to the Company’s satisfaction).
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Stock Appreciation Rights
. The Committee may, in
its discretion, grant SARs to such eligible persons as may be
selected by the Committee. The Agreement relating to an SAR shall
specify whether the SAR is a Tandem SAR or a Free-Standing
SAR.
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Notwithstanding anything herein to
the contrary, without the prior approval of the Company’s
stockholders, SARs issued under the Plan will not be repriced,
replaced, or regranted through cancellation or by decreasing the
exercise price of a previously granted SAR, except as expressly
provided by the adjustment provisions of
Paragraph 7.7.
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SARs shall be subject to the
following terms and conditions and shall contain such additional
terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of this Plan,
as the Committee shall deem advisable:
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Number of SARs and Base Price. The
number of SARs subject to an award shall be determined by the
Committee. Any Tandem SAR related to an Incentive Stock Option
shall be granted at the same time that such Incentive Stock Option
is granted. The base price of a Tandem SAR shall be the exercise
price per share of Common Stock of the related option. The base
price of a Free-Standing SAR shall be determined by the Committee;
provided, however, that such base price shall not be less than 100%
of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of
grant of such SAR.
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(b)
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Exercise Period and Exercisability.
The Agreement relating to an award of SARs shall specify whether
such award may be settled in shares of Common Stock (including
shares of Restricted Stock) or cash or a combination thereof. The
period for the exercise of an SAR shall be determined by the
Committee but in no event may an SAR be exercised more than ten
years, or ten and one-half years in certain countries to take
advantage of favorable local laws, after its date of grant;
provided, however, that no Tandem SAR shall be exercised later than
the expiration, cancellation, forfeiture or other termination of
the related option. The Committee may, in its discretion, establish
Performance Measures which shall be satisfied or met as a condition
to the grant of an SAR or to the exercisability of all or a portion
of an SAR. The Committee shall determine whether an SAR may be
exercised in cumulative or non-cumulative installments and in part
or in full at any time. An exercisable SAR, or portion thereof, may
be exercised, in the case of a Tandem SAR, only with respect to
whole shares of Common Stock and, in the case of a Free-Standing
SAR, only with respect to a whole number of SARs. If an SAR is
exercised for shares of Restricted Stock, a certificate or
certificates representing such Restricted Stock shall be issued in
accordance with Section 3.2(c) and the holder of such
Restricted Stock shall have such rights of a stockholder of the
Company as determined pursuant to Section 3.2(d). Prior to the
exercise of an SAR for shares of Common Stock, including Restricted
Stock, the holder of such SAR shall have no rights as a stockholder
of the Company with respect to the shares of Common Stock subject
to such SAR.
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(c)
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Method of Exercise. A Tandem SAR may
be exercised (i) by giving written notice to the Company
specifying the number of whole SARs which are being exercised,
(ii) by surrendering to the Company any options which are
cancelled by reason of the exercise of the Tandem SAR and
(iii) by executing such documents as the Company may
reasonably request. A Free-Standing SAR may be exercised
(i) by giving written notice to the Company specifying the
whole number of SARs which are being exercised and (ii) by
executing such documents as the Company may reasonably
request.
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Termination of Employment or
Service .
Subject to the requirements of the Code, all of the terms relating
to the exercise, cancellation or other disposition of an option or
SAR upon a termination of employment with or service to the Company
of the recipient of such option or SAR, as the case may be, whether
by reason of Disability, Retirement, death or any oth
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