EXHIBIT No. 10
(d)
This document constitutes
part of a prospectus covering securities
that have been registered under the Securities Act of
1933.
Constellation Energy Group, Inc.
Amended and Restated Management Long-Term Incentive Plan
(Plan)
1.
Objective. The objective of this Plan is to increase
shareholder value by providing a long-term incentive to reward
management level and other designated employees of Constellation
Energy and its Subsidiaries, whose responsibilities include the
continued growth, development, and financial success of
Constellation Energy and its Subsidiaries, for the continued
profitable performance of Constellation Energy and its
Subsidiaries. The Plan is also designed to assist
Constellation Energy and its Subsidiaries to retain talented and
motivated management level and other designated employees and to
increase their ownership of Constellation Energy common stock.
2.
Definitions. All singular terms defined in this Plan
will include the plural and vice versa. As used herein, the
following terms will have the meaning specified below:
“Award” means individually or
collectively, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Options,
Performance Units, Stock Appreciation Rights, or Dividend
Equivalents granted under this Plan.
“Board” means the Board of
Directors of Constellation Energy.
“Book
Value” means the book value of a share of Stock determined in
accordance with Constellation Energy’s regular accounting
practices as of the last business day of the month immediately
preceding the month in which a Stock Appreciation Right is
exercised as provided in Section 10.
“Constellation Energy” means
Constellation Energy Group, Inc., a Maryland corporation, or
its successor, including any “New Company” as provided
in Section 14I.
“Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Reference in the Plan to any section of the Code will be deemed to
include any amendments or successor provisions to such section and
any regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Covered
Award” means any Award granted under the Plan on or after
November 28, 2005.
“Date of
Grant” means the date on which the granting of an Award is
authorized by the Plan Administrator or such later date as may be
specified by the Plan Administrator in such
authorization.
“Date of
Retirement” means the date of Retirement or Early
Retirement.
“Disability” means the
determination that a Participant is “disabled” under
the Constellation Energy disability plan in effect at that
time.
“Dividend
Equivalent” means an award granted under
Section 11.
“Early
Retirement” means retirement prior to the Normal Retirement
Date.
“Earned
Performance Award” means an actual award of a specified
number of Performance Units (or shares of Restricted Stock or
Restricted Stock Unit, as the context requires) which the Plan
Administrator has determined have been earned and are payable (or,
in the case of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, earned
and with respect to which restrictions will lapse) for a particular
Performance Period.
“Eligible
Employee” means any person employed by Constellation Energy
or a Subsidiary on a regularly scheduled basis who satisfies all of
the requirements of Section 5.
“Excluded
Transactions” has the meaning set forth in Section
12.
“Exercise
Period” means the period or periods during which a Stock
Appreciation Right is exercisable as described in
Section 10.
“Fair Market Value” means the
average of the highest and lowest price at which the Stock was sold
regular way on the New York Stock Exchange-Composite Transactions
on a specified date ; provided, however, that
notwithstanding the foregoing, solely for purposes of determining
the Option price per share of Stock under Section 8C for Option
grants made after October 19, 2006, “Fair Market Value”
means the price at which the Stock was last sold on the New York
Stock Exchange-Composite Transactions on the Date of Grant.
“Incentive
Stock Option” means an incentive stock option within the
meaning of Section 422 of the Code.
“1934
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
“Normal
Retirement Date” is the retirement date as described in the
Pension Plan or a Subsidiary’s retirement or pension
plan.
“Option” or “Stock
Option” means either a nonqualified stock option or an
incentive stock option granted under Section 8.
“Option
Period” or “Option Periods” means the period or
periods during which an Option is exercisable as described in
Section 8.
“Participant” means an employee of
Constellation Energy or a Subsidiary who has been granted an Award
under this Plan.
“Pension
Plan” means the Pension Plan of Constellation Energy
Group, Inc. as may be amended from time to time.
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“Performance-Based” means that in
determining the amount of a Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock
Unit Award payout, the Plan Administrator will take into account
the performance of the Participant, Constellation Energy, one or
more Subsidiaries, or any combination thereof.
“Performance
Period” means a period of time, established by the Plan
Administrator at the time an Award is granted, during which
corporate and/or individual performance is measured.
“Performance
Unit” means a unit of measurement equivalent to such amount
or measure as defined by the Plan Administrator which may include,
but is not limited to, dollars, market value shares, or book value
shares.
“Plan
Administrator” means, as set forth in Section 4, the
Chief Executive Officer of Constellation Energy.
“Restricted
Stock” means an Award granted under
Section 7.
“Restricted
Stock Unit” means a right granted under Section 7 that
is denominated in shares of stock, each of which represents a right
to receive the value of a share of stock (or a percentage of such
value, which percentage may be higher than 100%) upon the terms and
conditions set forth by the Committee.
“Retirement” means retirement on or
after the “Normal Retirement Date” (as such term is
defined in the Pension Plan or a Subsidiary’s retirement or
pension plan).
“Service-Based” means that in
determining the amount of a Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock
Unit Award payout, the Plan Administrator will take into account
only the period of time that the Participant performed services for
Constellation Energy or its Subsidiaries since the Date of
Grant.
“Stock” means the common stock,
without par value, of Constellation Energy.
“Stock
Appreciation Right” means an Award granted under
Section 10.
“Subsidiary(ies)” means any
corporation of which 20% or more of its outstanding voting stock or
voting power is beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by
Constellation Energy.
“Target
Performance Award” means a targeted award of a specified
number of Performance Units (or shares of Restricted Stock or
Restricted Stock Unit, as the context requires) which may be earned
and payable (or, in the case of Restricted Stock or Restricted
Stock Unit, earned and with respect to which restrictions will
lapse) based upon the performance objectives for a particular
Performance Period, all as determined by the Plan
Administrator. The Target Performance Award will be a factor
in the Plan Administrator’s ultimate determination of the
Earned Performance Award.
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“Termination” means resignation or
discharge from employment with Constellation Energy or any of its
Subsidiaries except in the event of death, Disability, Retirement
or Early Retirement.
3.
Effective Date and Duration.
A.
Effective Date. The Plan became effective as of
February 1, 1998, and was most recently amended and restated
effective as of October 19, 2006.
B.
Period for Grants of Awards. Awards may be made as
provided herein for a period of 10 years after
February 1, 1998.
C.
Grants Outstanding. Grants outstanding at the effective
time of the share exchange between Constellation Energy and the
common stockholders of Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE)
were converted from BGE common stock-based grants to Constellation
Energy common stock-based grants.
4.
Plan Administration. The Chief Executive Officer of
Constellation Energy is the Plan Administrator and has sole
authority (except as specified otherwise herein) to determine all
questions of interpretation and application of the Plan, or of the
terms and conditions pursuant to which Awards are granted,
exercised or forfeited under the Plan provisions, and, in general,
to make all determinations advisable for the administration of the
Plan to achieve its stated objective. Such determinations
shall be final and not subject to further appeal. The Plan
Administrator shall have the power to delegate all or any part of
his/her duties to one or more designees, and to withdraw such
authority, by written designation.
5.
Eligibility. Each employee of Constellation Energy who
holds a management level position, and other employees of
Constellation Energy and its Subsidiaries, may be designated by the
Plan Administrator as a Participant, from time to time, with
respect to one or more Awards. No employee of Constellation
Energy or its Subsidiaries shall have any right to be granted an
Award under this Plan.
6.
Grant of Awards and Limitation of Number of Shares
Awarded. The Plan Administrator may, from time to time,
grant Awards to one or more Eligible Employees, provided that
(i) subject to any adjustment pursuant to Section 14H,
the aggregate number of shares of Stock subject to Awards under
this Plan may not exceed three million (3,000,000) shares;
(ii) to the extent that an Award lapses or the rights of the
Participant to whom it was granted terminate, any shares of Stock
subject to such Award shall again be available for the grant of an
Award under the Plan; and (iii) shares delivered by
Constellation Energy under the Plan may be authorized and unissued
Stock, Stock held in the treasury of Constellation Energy, or Stock
purchased on the open market (including private purchases) in
accordance with applicable securities laws.
7.
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
A.
Grants of Restricted Shares or Units. One or more shares
of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units may be granted to any
Eligible Employee. The
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Restricted Stock will
be issued or Restricted Stock Unit granted to the Participant on
the Date of Grant without the payment of consideration by the
Participant. The Restricted Stock will be issued or
Restricted Stock Unit granted either in the name of the Participant
or in an agent account on behalf of one or more Participants, and
will bear a restrictive legend prohibiting sale, transfer, pledge
or hypothecation of the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit
until the expiration of the restriction period.
The Plan
Administrator may also impose such other restrictions and
conditions on the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit as it
deems appropriate, and will designate the grant as either a
Service-Based or Performance-Based Award.
Upon issuance to
the Participant of the Restricted Stock, the Participant will have
the right to vote the Restricted Stock. Upon issuance to the
Participant of the Restricted Stock or grant of the Restricted
Stock Unit and subject to the Plan Administrator’s
discretion, the Participant will have the right to receive the cash
dividends (or Dividend Equivalents as provided in Section 11)
distributable with respect to such shares or units, with such
dividends or Dividend Equivalents treated as compensation to the
Participant. The Plan Administrator, in his/her sole
discretion, may direct the accumulation and payment of
distributable dividends to the Participant at such times, and in
such form and manner, as determined by the Plan
Administrator.
B.
Service-Based Award.
i.
Restriction Period. At the time a Service-Based Restricted
Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Award is granted, the Plan
Administrator will establish a restriction period applicable to
such Award which will be not less than one year and not more than
ten years. Each Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit
Award may have a different restriction period, at the discretion of
the Plan Administrator.
ii.
Forfeiture or Payout of Award. In the event a Participant
ceases employment during a restriction period, a Restricted Stock
or Restricted Stock Unit Award is subject to forfeiture or payout
(i.e., removal of restrictions) as follows:
(a) Termination—the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock
Unit Award is completely forfeited; (b) Retirement, Disability
or death—payout of the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock
Unit Award is prorated for service during the period; or
(c) Early Retirement—if at the Participant’s
request, the payout or forfeiture of the Restricted Stock or
Restricted Stock Unit Award is determined at the discretion of the
Plan Administrator, or if at Constellation Energy’s request,
payout of the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Award is
prorated for service during the period; provided, however, that the
Plan Administrator may modify the above if it determines at his/her
sole discretion that special circumstances warrant such
modification.
Any
shares of Restricted Stock which are forfeited will be transferred
to Constellation Energy.
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Upon completion of the restriction period, all
Award restrictions will expire and certificates representing the
Award will be issued (the payout) without the restrictive legend
described in Section 7A.
C.
Performance-Based Award.
i.
Restriction Period. At the time a Performance-Based
Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Award is granted, the
Plan Administrator will establish a restriction period applicable
to such Award which will be not less than one year and not more
than ten years. Each Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock
Unit Award may have a different restriction period, at the
discretion of the Plan Administrator. The Plan Administrator
will also establish a Performance Period.
ii.
Performance Objectives. The Plan Administrator will
determine, no later than 90 days after the beginning of each
Performance Period, the performance objectives for each
Participant’s Target Performance Award and the number of
shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units for each
Target Performance Award that will be issued on the Date of
Grant. Performance objectives may vary from Participant to
Participant and will be based upon such performance criteria or
combination of factors as the Plan Administrator deems appropriate,
which may include, but not be limited to, the performance of the
Participant, Constellation Energy, one or more Subsidiaries, or any
combination thereof. Performance Periods may overlap and
Participants may participate simultaneously with respect to
Performance-Based Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Awards
for which different Performance Periods are prescribed.
If,
during the course of a Performance Period significant events occur
as determined in the sole discretion of the Plan Administrator,
which the Plan Administrator expects to have a substantial effect
on a performance objective during such period, the Plan
Administrator may revise such objective.
iii.
Forfeiture or Payout of Award. As soon as practicable after
the end of each Performance Period, the Plan Administrator will
determine whether the performance objectives and other material
terms of the Award were satisfied. The Plan
Administrator’s determination of all such matters will be
final and conclusive.
As
soon as practicable after the later of (i) the date the Plan
Administrator makes the above determination, or (ii) the
completion of the restriction period, the Plan Administrator will
determine the Earned Performance Award for each Participant.
Such determination may result in forfeiture of all or some shares
of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units (if Target
Performance Award performance objectives were not
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attained), or the issuance of additional shares
of Stock or Restricted Stock Units (if Target Performance Award
performance objectives were exceeded), and will be based upon such
factors as the Plan Administrator determines at his/her sole
discretion, but including the Target Performance Award performance
objectives.
In
the event a Participant ceases employment during a restriction
period, the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Award is
subject to forfeiture or payout (i.e., removal of restrictions) as
follows: (a) Termination—the Restricted Stock or
Restricted Stock Unit Award is completely forfeited;
(b) Retirement, Disability or death—payout of the
Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Award is prorated taking
into account factors including, but not limited to, service during
the period; and the performance of the Participant during the
portion of the Performance Period before employment ceased; or
(c) Early Retirement—if at the Participant’s
request, the payout or forfeiture of the Restricted Stock or
Restricted Stock Unit Award is determined at the discretion of the
Plan Administrator, or if at Constellation Energy’s request,
payout of the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Award is
prorated taking into account factors including, but not limited to,
service during the period and the performance of the Participant
during the portion of the Performance Period before employment
ceased; provided, however, that the Plan Administrator may modify
the above if it determines at his/her sole discretion that special
circumstances warrant such modification.
Any
shares of Restricted Stock which are forfeited will be transferred
to Constellation Energy.
With respect to shares of Restricted Stock or
Restricted Stock Units for which restrictions lapse, certificates
will be issued (the payout) without the restrictive legend
described in Section 7A. Certificates will also be
issued for additional Stock, if any, awarded to the Participant
because Target Performance Award performance objectives were
exceeded.
D.
Waiver of Section 83(b) Election. Unless otherwise
directed by the Plan Administrator, as a condition of receiving an
Award of Restricted Stock, a Participant must waive in writing the
right to make an election under Section 83(b) of the Code to
report the value of the Restricted Stock as income on the Date of
Grant.
8.
Stock Options
A.
Grants of Options. One or more Options may be granted to any
Eligible Employee on the Date of Grant without the payment of
consideration by the Participant.
B.
Stock Option Agreement. Each Option granted under the Plan
will be evidenced by a “Stock Option Agreement” between
Constellation Energy and the
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Participant containing
provisions determined by the Plan Administrator, including, without
limitation, provisions to qualify Incentive Stock Options as such
under Section 422 of the Code if directed by the Plan
Administrator at the Date of Grant; provided, however, that each
Incentive Stock Option Agreement must include the following terms
and conditions: (i) that the Options are exercisable, either
in total or in part, with a partial exercise not affecting the
exercisability of the balance of the Option; (ii) every share
of Stock purchased through the exercise of an Option will be paid
for in full at the time of the exercise; (iii) each Option
will cease to be exercisable, as to any share of Stock, at the
earliest of (a) the Participant’s purchase of the Stock
to which the Option relates, (b) the Participant’s
exercise of a related Stock Appreciation Right, or (c) the
lapse of the Option; (iv) Options will not be transferable by
the Participant except by Will or the laws of descent and
distribution and will be exercisable during the Participant’s
lifetime only by the Participant or by the Participant’s
guardian or legal representative; and (v) notwithstanding any
other provision, in the event of a public tender for all or any
portion of the Stock or in the event that any proposal to merge or
consolidate Constellation Energy with another company is submitted
to the stockholders of Constellation Energy for a vote, the Plan
Administrator, in his\her sole discretion, may declare any
previously granted Option to be immediately exercisable.
C.
Option Price. The Option price per share of Stock will be set
by the grant, but will be not less than 100% of the Fair Market
Value at the Date of Grant.
D.
Form of Payment. At the time of the exercise of the Option,
the Option price will be payable in cash or in other shares of
Stock or in a combination of cash and other shares of Stock, in a
form and manner as required by the Plan Administrator in his/her
sole discretion. When Stock is used in full or partial
payment of the Option price, it will be valued at the Fair Market
Value on the date the Option is exercised.
E.
Other Terms and Conditions. The Option will become
exercisable in such manner and within such Option Period or
Periods, not to exceed 10 years from its Date of Grant, as set
forth in the Stock Option Agreement upon payment in full.
Except as otherwise provided in this Plan or in the Stock Option
Agreement, any Option may be exercised in whole or in part at any
time.
F.
Lapse of Option. An Option will lapse upon the earlier of:
(i) 10 years from the Date of Grant, or (ii) at the
expiration of the Option Period set by the grant. If the
Participant ceases employment within the Option Period and prior to
the lapse of the Option, the Option will lapse as follows:
(a) Termination—the Option will lapse on the effective
date of the Termination; or (b) Retirement, Early Retirement,
or Disability—the Option will lapse at the expiration of the
Option Period set by the grant; provided, however, that the Plan
Administrator may modify the above if he/she determines in his/her
sole discretion that special circumstances warrant such
modification. If the Participant dies within the Option
Period and prior to the lapse of the Option, the Option will lapse
at the expiration of the Option Period set by the grant unless it
is exercised before such time by the Participant’s legal
representative(s) or by the person(s) entitled to do so under the
Participant’s Will or, if the Participant fails to make
testamentary
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disposition of the
Option or dies intestate, by the person(s) entitled to receive the
Option under the applicable laws of descent and
distribution.
G.
Individual Limitation. In the case of an Incentive Stock
Option, the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Stock for which
Incentive Stock Options (whether under this Plan or another
arrangement) in any calendar year are first exercisable will not
exceed $100,000 with respect to such calendar year (or such other
individual limit as may be in effect under the Code on the Date of
Grant) plus any unused portion of such limit as the Code may permit
to be carried over.
9.
Performance Units.
A.
Performance Units. One or more Performance Units may be
earned by an Eligible Employee based on the achievement of
preestablished performance objectives during a Performance
Period.
B.
Performance Period and Performance Objectives. The Plan
Administrator will determine a Performance Period and will
determine, no later than 90 days after the beginning of each
Performance Period, the performance objectives for each
Participant’s Target Performance Award and the number of
Performance Units subject to each Target Performance Award.
Performance objectives may vary from Participant to Participant and
will be based upon such performance criteria or combination of
factors as the Plan Administrator deems appropriate, which may
include, but not be limited to, the performance of the Participant,
Constellation Energy, one or more Subsidiaries, or any combination
thereof. Performance Periods may overlap and Participants may
participate simultaneously with respect to Performance Units for
which different Performance Periods are prescribed.
If during the
course of a Performance Period significant events occur as
determined in the sole discretion of the Plan Administrator which
the Plan Administrator expects to have a substantial effect on a
performance objective during such period, the Plan Administrator
may revise such objective.
C.
Forfeiture or Payout of Award. As soon as practicable after
the end of each Performance Period, the Plan Administrator will
determine whether the performance objectives and other material
terms of the Award were satisfied. The Plan
Administrator’s determination of all such matters will be
final and conclusive.
As soon as
practicable after the date the Plan Administrator makes the above
determination, the Plan Administrator will determine the Earned
Performance Award for each Participant. Such determination
may result in an increase or decrease in the number of Performance
Units payable based upon such Participant’s Target
Performance Award, and will be based upon such factors as the Plan
Administrator determines in his/her sole discretion, but including
the Target Performance Award performance objectives.
In the event a
Participant ceases employment during a Performance Period, the
Performance Unit Award is subject to forfeiture or payout as
follows: (a) Termination—the Performance Unit Award is
completely forfeited; (b) Retirement, Disability or
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death—payout
of the Performance Unit Award is prorated taking into account
factors including, but not limited to, service and the performance
of the Participant during the portion of the Performance Period
before employment ceased; or (c) Early Retirement—if at
the Participant’s request, the payout or forfeiture of the
Performance Unit Award is determined at the discretion of the Plan
Administrator, or if at Constellation Energy’s request,
payout of the Performance Unit Award is prorated taking into
account factors including, but not limited to, service and the
performance of the Participant during the portion of the
Performance Period before employment ceased; provided, however,
that the Plan Administrator may modify the above if it determines
in his/her sole discretion that special circumstances warrant such
modification.
D.
Form and Timing of Payment. Each Performance Unit is payable
in cash or shares of Stock or in a combination of cash and Stock,
as determined by the Plan Administrator in his/her sole
discretion. Such payment will be made as soon as practicable
after the Earned Performance Award is determined.
10.
Stock Appreciation Rights.
A.
Grants of Stock Appreciation Rights. Stock Appreciation
Rights may be granted under the Plan in conjunction with an Option
either at the Date of Grant or by amendment or may be separately
granted. Stock Appreciation Rights will be subject to such
terms and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as the Plan
Administrator may impose.
B.
Right to Exercise; Exercise Period. A Stock Appreciation
Right issued pursuant to an Option will be exercisable to the
extent the Option is exercisable; both such Stock Appreciation
Right and the Option to which it relates will not be exercisable
during the six months following their respective Dates of Grant
except in the event of the Participant’s Disability or
death. A Stock Appreciation Right issued independent of an
Option will be exercisable pursuant to such terms and conditions
established in the grant. Notwithstanding such terms and
conditions, in the event of a public tender for all or any portion
of the Stock or in the event that any proposal to merge or
consolidate Constellation Energy with another company is submitted
to the stockholders of Constellation Energy for a vote, the Plan
Administrator, in his/her sole discretion, may declare any
previously granted Stock Appreciation Right immediately
exercisable.
C.
Failure to Exercise. If on the last day of the Option
Period, in the case of a Stock Appreciation Right granted pursuant
to an Option, or the specified Exercise Period, in the case of a
Stock Appreciation Right issued independent of an Option, the
Participant has not exercised a Stock Appreciation Right, then such
Stock Appreciation Right will be deemed to have been exercised by
the Participant on the last day of the Option Period or Exercise
Period.
D.
Payment. An exercisable Stock Appreciation Right granted
pursuant to an Option will entitle the Participant to surrender
unexercised the Option or any portion thereof to which the Stock
Appreciation Right is attached, and to receive in exchange for the
Stock Appreciation Right payment (in cash or Stock or a combination
thereof as
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described below) equal
to either of the following amounts, determined in the sole
discretion of the Plan Administrator at the Date of Grant:
(1) the excess of the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock
at the date of exercise over the Option price, times the number of
shares called for by the Stock Appreciation Right (or portion
thereof) which is so surrendered, or (2) the excess of the
Book Value of one share of Stock at the date of exercise over the
Book Value of one share of Stock at the Date of Grant of the
related Option, times the number of shares called for by the Stock
Appreciation Right. Upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation
Right not granted pursuant to an Option, the Participant will
receive for each Stock Appreciation Right payment (in cash or Stock
or a combination thereof as described below) equal to either of the
following amounts, determined in the sole discretion of the Plan
Administrator at the Date of Grant: (1) the excess of the Fair
Market Value of one share of Stock at the date of exercise over the
Fair Market Value of one share of Stock at the Date of Grant of the
Stock Appreciation Right, times the number of shares called for by
the Stock Appreciation Right, or (2) the excess of the Book
Value of one share of Stock at the date of exercise of the Stock
Appreciation Right over the Book Value of one share of Stock at the
Date of Grant of the Stock Appreciation Right, times the number of
shares called for by the Stock Appreciation Right.
The Plan
Administrator may direct the payment in settlement of the Stock
Appreciation Right to be in cash or Stock or a combination
thereof. Alternatively, the Plan Administrator may permit the
Participant to elect to receive cash in full or partial settlement
of the Stock Appreciation Right, provided that (i) the Plan
Administrator must consent to or disapprove such election and
(ii) unless the Plan Administrator directs otherwise, the
election and the exercise must be made during the period beginning
on the 3rd business day following the date of public release of
quarterly or year-end earnings and ending on the 12th business day
following the date of public release of quarterly or year-end
earnings. The value of the Stock to be received upon exercise
of a Stock Appreciation Right shall be the Fair Market Value of the
Stock on the trading day preceding the date on which the Stock
Appreciation Right is exercised. To the extent that a Stock
Appreciation Right issued pursuant to an Option is exercised, such
Option shall be deemed to have been exercised, and shall not be
deemed to have lapsed.
E.
Nontransferable. A Stock Appreciation Right will not be
transferable by the Participant except by Will or the laws of
descent and distribution and will be exercisable during the
Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant or by the
Participant’