CPS 2006
LONG-TERM EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
PART I - PURPOSE, ADMINISTRATION AND RESERVATION OF
SHARES
SECTION 1.
Purpose of the Plan. The purposes of this Plan are
(a) to attract and retain the most talented Employees,
officers and Directors available, and (b) to promote the
growth and success of the Company’s business, (i) by
aligning the long-term interests of Employees, officers and
Directors with those of the shareholders by providing an
opportunity to acquire an interest in the Company and (ii) by
providing both rewards for exceptional performance and long term
incentives for future contributions to the success of the Company
and its Subsidiaries.
The Plan permits
the grant of Incentive Stock Options, Nonqualified Stock Options,
Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, or SARs, at the
discretion of the Committee and as reflected in the terms of the
Award Agreement. Each Award will be subject to conditions specified
in the Plan, such as continued employment or satisfaction of
performance criteria.
This Plan will
serve as a framework for the Committee to establish sub-plans or
procedures governing the grants to employees, officers, directors
and consultants. The awards granted under the Former Plan shall
continue to be administered under the Former Plan until such time
as those options are exercised, expire or become unexercisable for
any reason.
SECTION 2.
Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions shall
apply:
(a)
“Active Status” shall mean (i) for
employees, the absence of any interruption or termination of
service as an employee, (ii) for Directors, that the Director
has not been removed from the Board for cause (as determined by the
Company’s shareholders), and (iii) for Consultants, the
absence of any interruption, expiration, or termination of such
person’s consulting or advisory relationship with the Company
or any Subsidiary or the occurrence of any termination event as set
forth in such person’s Award Agreement. Active Status shall
not be considered interrupted (A) for an employee in the case
of sick leave, maternity leave, infant care leave, medical
emergency leave, military leave, or any other leave of absence
properly taken in accordance with the policies of the Company or
any applicable Subsidiary as may be in effect from time to time,
and (B) for a Consultant, in the case of any temporary
interruption in such person’s availability to provide
services to the Company or any Subsidiary which has been granted in
writing by an authorized officer of the Company. Whenever a
mandatory severance period applies under applicable law with
respect to a termination of service as an employee, Active Status
shall be considered terminated upon such Employee’s receipt
of notice of termination in whatever form prescribed by applicable
law.
(b)
“Award” shall mean any award or benefits granted
under the Plan, including Options, Restricted Stock, Restricted
Stock Units, and SARs.
(c)
“Award Agreement” shall mean a written or
electronic agreement between the Company and the Participant
setting forth the terms of the Award.
(d)
“Beneficial Ownership” shall have the meaning
set forth in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange
Act.
(e)
“Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the
Company.
(f)
“Change of Control” shall mean the first day
that any one or more of the following conditions shall have been
satisfied:
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(i) the
sale, liquidation or other disposition of all or substantially all
of the Company’s assets in one or a series of related
transactions;
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(ii) an
acquisition (other than directly from the Company) of any
outstanding voting securities by any person, after which such
person (as the term is used for purposes of Section 13(d) or
14(d) of the Exchange Act) has Beneficial Ownership of twenty-five
percent (25%) or more of the then outstanding voting securities of
the Company, other than a Board approved transaction;
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(iii) during
any 36-consecutive month period, the individuals who, at the
beginning of such period, constitute the Board (“Incumbent
Directors”) cease for any reason other than death to
constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board;
provided however that except as set forth in this
Section 2(f)(iii), an individual who becomes a member of the
Board subsequent to the beginning of the 36-month period, shall be
deemed to have satisfied such 36-month requirement and shall be
deemed an Incumbent Director if such Director was elected by or on
the recommendation of or with the approval of at least two-thirds
of the Directors who then qualified as Incumbent Directors either
actually (because they were Directors at the beginning of such
period) or by operation
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of the
provisions of this section; if any such individual initially
assumes office as a result of or in connection with either an
actual or threatened solicitation with respect to the election of
Directors (as such terms are used in Rule 14a-12(c) of
Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act) or other
actual or threatened solicitations of proxies or consents by or on
behalf of a person other than the Board, then such individual shall
not be considered an Incumbent Director; or
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(iv) a
merger, consolidation or reorganization of the Company, as a result
of which the shareholders of the Company immediately prior to such
merger, consolidation or reorganization own directly or indirectly
immediately following such merger, consolidation or reorganization
less than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the
outstanding voting securities of the entity resulting from such
merger, consolidation or reorganization.
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(g) “Code”
shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
(h)
“Committee” shall mean the Compensation
Committee appointed by the Board.
(i)
“Common Stock” shall mean the common stock of
the Company, no par value per share.
(j)
“Company” shall mean CPS, a California
corporation, and any successor thereto.
(k)
“Consultant” shall mean any person, except an
employee, engaged by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company,
to render personal services to such entity, including as an
advisor, pursuant to the terms of a written agreement.
(l)
“Director” shall mean a member of the
Board.
(m)
“Disability” shall mean (i) in the case of
a Participant whose employment with the Company or a Subsidiary is
subject to the terms of an employment or consulting agreement that
includes a definition of “Disability” as used in this
Plan shall have the meaning set forth in such employment or
consulting agreement during the period that such employment or
consulting agreement remains in effect; and (ii) in all other
cases, the term “Disability” as used in this Plan shall
have the same meaning as set forth under the Company’s
long-term disability plan applicable to the Participant as may be
amended from time to time, and in the event the Company does not
maintain any such plan with respect to a Participant, a physical or
mental condition resulting from bodily injury, disease or mental
disorder which renders the Participant incapable of continuing his
or her usual and customary employment with the Company or a
Subsidiary, as the case may be, for a period of not less than
120 days or such other period as may be required by applicable
law.
(n)
“Effective Date” shall mean the date on which
the Company’s shareholders have approved this Plan in
accordance with applicable Nasdaq rules.
(o)
“Employee” shall mean any person, including an
officer, who is a common law employee of, receives remuneration for
personal services to, is reflected on the official human resources
database as an employee of, and is on the payroll of the Company or
any Subsidiary of the Company. A person is on the payroll if he or
she is paid from or at the direction of the payroll department of
the Company, or any Subsidiary of the Company. Persons providing
services to the Company, or to any Subsidiary of the Company,
pursuant to an agreement with a staff leasing organization,
temporary workers engaged through or employed by temporary or
leasing agencies, and workers who hold themselves out to the
Company, or a Subsidiary to which they are providing services as
being independent contractors, or as being employed by or engaged
through another company while providing the services, and persons
covered by a collective bargaining agreement (unless the collective
bargaining agreement applicable to the person specifically provides
for participation in this Plan) are not employees for purposes of
this Plan and do not and cannot participate in this Plan, whether
or not such persons are, or may be reclassified by the courts, the
Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Department of Labor, or
other person or entity as, common law employees of the Company, or
any Subsidiary, either solely or jointly with another person or
entity.
(p) “Exchange
Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
(q)
“Executive Officers” shall mean the officers of
the Company as such term is defined in Rule 16a-1 under the
Exchange Act.
(r)
“Fair Market Value” shall mean the closing price
per share of the Common Stock on Nasdaq as to the date specified
(or the previous trading day if the date specified is a day on
which no trading occurred), or if Nasdaq shall cease to be the
principal exchange or quotation system upon which the shares of
Common Stock are listed or quoted,
then such
exchange or quotation system as the Company elects to list or quote
its shares of Common Stock and that the Committee designates as the
Company’s principal exchange or quotation system.
(s)
“FAS 123” shall mean Statements of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, “Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation”, as promulgated by the Financial
Accounting Standards Board.
(t)
“FLSA” shall mean the Fair Labor Standards Act
of 1938, as amended.
(u)
“Former Plan” shall mean the CPS 1997 Long-Term
Incentive Plan, as amended.
(v)
“Incentive Stock Option” shall mean any Option
intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning
of Section 422 of the Code.
(w)
“Independent Director” shall mean a Director
who: (1) meets the independence requirements of Nasdaq, or if
Nasdaq shall cease to be the principal exchange or quotation system
upon which the shares of Common Stock are listed or quoted, then
such exchange or quotation system as the Company elects to list or
quote its shares of Common Stock and that the Committee designates
as the Company’s principal exchange or quotation system;
(2) qualifies as an “outside director” under
Section 162(m) of the Code; (3) qualifies as a
“non-employee director” under Rule 16b-3
promulgated under the Exchange Act; and (4) satisfies
independence criteria under any other applicable laws or
regulations relating to the issuance of Shares to
Employees.
(x)
“Maximum Annual Participant Award” shall have
the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).
(y)
“Misconduct” shall mean any of the following;
provided, however, that with respect to Non-Employee Directors
“Misconduct” shall mean
subsection (viii) only:
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(i) any
material breach of an agreement between the Participant and the
Company or any Subsidiary which, if curable, has not been cured
within twenty (20) days after the Participant has been given
written notice of the need to cure such breach, or which breach, if
previously cured, recurs;
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(ii) willful
unauthorized use or disclosure of confidential information or trade
secrets of the Company or any Subsidiary by the
Participant;
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(iii) the
Participant’s continued willful and intentional failure to
satisfactorily perform Participant’s essential
responsibilities, provided that the Participant has been given at
least thirty (30) days’ written notice of the need to
cure the failure and cure has not been effected within that time
period, or which failure, if previously cured, recurs;
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(iv) material failure of the Participant to comply with rules,
policies or procedures of the Company or any Subsidiary as they may
be amended from time to time, provided that the Participant has
been given at least thirty (30) days’ written notice of
the need to cure the failure, if such failure is curable, and cure
has not been effected within that time period, or which failure, if
previously cured, recurs;
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(v) Participant’s dishonesty, fraud or gross negligence
related to the business or property of the Company or any
Subsidiary;
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(vi) personal conduct that is materially detrimental to the
business of the Company or any Subsidiary;
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(vii) conviction of or plea of nolo contendere to a
felony; or
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(viii) in
the case of Non-Employee Directors, the removal from the Board for
cause (as determined by the Company’s
shareholders).
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(z)
“Nasdaq” shall mean The Nasdaq Stock Market,
Inc.
(aa)
“Non-Employee Director” shall mean a Director
who is not an employee.
(bb)
“Nonqualified Stock Option” shall mean an Option
that does not qualify or is not intended to qualify as an Incentive
Stock Option.
(cc)
“Option” shall mean a stock option granted
pursuant to Section 10 of the Plan.
(dd)
“Optionee” shall mean a Participant who has been
granted an Option.
(ee)
“Parent” shall mean a “parent
corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined
in Section 424(e) of the Code.
(ff)
“Participant” shall mean an employee, Director
or Consultant granted an Award.
(gg)
“Performance Criteria” shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 11(b).
(hh)
“Plan” shall mean this CPS 2006 Long-Term Equity
Incentive Plan, including any amendments thereto.
(ii)
“Reprice” shall mean the adjustment or amendment
of the exercise price of Options or SARs previously awarded whether
through amendment, cancellation, replacement of grants or any other
means.
(jj)
“Resignation (or Resign) for Good Reason” shall
mean any voluntary termination by written resignation of the Active
Status of any employee after a Change of Control because of:
(1) a material reduction in the employee’s authority,
responsibilities or scope of employment; (2) an assignment of
duties to the Employee inconsistent with the employee’s role
at the Company (including its Subsidiaries) prior to the Change of
Control, (3) a reduction in the employee’s base salary
or total incentive compensation; (4) a material reduction in
the Employee’s benefits unless such reduction applies to all
employees of comparable rank; or (5) the relocation of the
employee’s primary work location more than fifty
(50) miles from the employee’s primary work location
prior to the Change of Control; provided that the employee’s
written notice of voluntary resignation must be tendered within one
(1) year after the Change of Control, and shall specify which
of the events described in (1) through (5) resulted in
the resignation.
(kk)
“Restricted Stock” shall mean a grant of Shares
pursuant to Section 11 of the Plan.
(ll)
“Restricted Stock Units” shall mean a grant of
the right to receive Shares in the future or their cash equivalent
(or both) pursuant to Section 11 of the Plan.
(mm)
“Retirement” shall mean, (i) with respect
to any employee, voluntary termination of employment after
age 55 and at least ten (10) years of credited service
with the Company or any Subsidiary (but only during the time the
Subsidiary was a Subsidiary), as determined by the Committee in its
sole discretion, and (ii) with respect to any Non-Employee
Director, ceasing to be a Director pursuant to election by the
Company’s shareholders or by voluntary resignation with the
approval of the Board’s chair after having attained the age
of 55 years and served continuously on the Board for at least
six years.
(nn)
“SAR” shall mean a stock appreciation right
awarded pursuant to Section 12 of the Plan.
(oo)
“SEC” shall mean the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
(pp)
“Share” shall mean one share of Common Stock, as
adjusted in accordance with Section 5 of the Plan.
(qq)
“Stand-Alone SARs” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 12(c) of the Plan.
(rr)
“Subcommittee” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 3(d).
(ss)
“Subsidiary” shall mean (1) in the case of
an Incentive Stock Option a “subsidiary corporation,”
whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in
Section 424(f) of the Code, and (2) in the case of a
Nonqualified Stock Option, Restricted Stock, a Restricted Stock
Unit or a SAR, in addition to a subsidiary corporation as defined
in (1), (A) a limited liability company, employeeship or other
entity in which the Company controls fifty percent (50%) or more of
the voting power or equity interests, or (B) an entity with
respect to which the Company possesses the power, directly or
indirectly, to direct or cause the direction of the management and
policies of that entity, whether through the Company’s
ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise.
(tt)
“Tandem SARs” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 12(b) of the Plan.
SECTION 3. Administration of
the Plan.
(a)
Authority. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee.
The Committee shall have full and exclusive power to administer the
Plan on behalf of the Board, subject to such terms and conditions
as the Committee may prescribe. Notwithstanding anything herein to
the contrary, the Committee’s power to administer the Plan,
and actions the Committee takes under the Plan, shall be limited by
the provisions set forth in the Committee’s charter, as such
charter may be amended from time to time, and the further
limitation that certain actions may be subject to review and
approval by either the full Board or a panel consisting of all of
the Independent Directors of the Company.
(b)
Powers of the Committee. Subject to the other provisions of
this Plan, the Committee shall have the authority, in its
discretion:
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(i) to grant
Incentive Stock Options, Nonqualified Stock Options, Restricted
Stock, Restricted Stock Units, and
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SARs to
Participants and to determine the terms and conditions of such
Awards, including the determination of the Fair Market Value of the
Shares and the exercise price, and to modify or amend each Award,
with the consent of the Participant when required;
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(ii) to
determine the Participants, to whom Awards, if any, will be granted
hereunder, the timing of such Awards, and the number of Shares to
be represented by each Award;
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(iii) to
construe and interpret the Plan and the Awards granted
hereunder;
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(iv) to
prescribe, amend, and rescind rules and regulations relating to the
Plan, including the form of Award Agreement, and manner of
acceptance of an Award, such as correcting a defect or supplying
any omission, or reconciling any inconsistency so that the Plan or
any Award Agreement complies with applicable law, regulations and
listing requirements and to avoid unanticipated consequences deemed
by the Committee to be inconsistent with the purposes of the Plan
or any Award Agreement;
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(v) to
establish performance criteria for Awards made pursuant to the Plan
in accordance with a methodology established by the Committee, and
to determine whether performance goals have been
attained;
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(vi) to
accelerate or defer (with the consent of the Participant) the
exercise or vested date of any Award;
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(vii) to
authorize any person to execute on behalf of the Company any
instrument required to effectuate the grant of an Award previously
granted by the Committee;
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(viii) to
establish sub-plans, procedures or guidelines for the grant of
Awards to Directors, Consultants and Employees working outside of
the United States; and
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(ix) to make
all other determinations deemed necessary or advi
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