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Exhibit
10.34
FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT
TRUST
AMENDED AND
RESTATED
2001 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE
PLAN
Federal Realty Investment
Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust (the
“Trust”) wishes to recruit, reward, and retain
trustees, employees, and others important to the Trust’s
operations. To further these objectives, the Trust hereby sets
forth the Federal Realty Investment Trust Amended and Restated 2001
Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), to provide
awards of the types provided for herein. The Plan was originally
adopted by the Board on February 14, 2001 (as the Federal
Realty Investment Trust 2001 Long-Term Incentive Plan), and
approved by the Trust’s shareholders on May 2, 2001.
This amendment and restatement is effective for Awards granted on
and after May 2, 2007.
The purpose of the Plan is to
enhance the Trust’s ability to attract, retain, and
compensate highly qualified trustees, officers, key employees, and
other persons, and to motivate such officers, key employees, and
other persons to serve the Trust and its Affiliates (as defined
herein) and to expend maximum effort to improve the business
results and earnings of the Trust, by providing to such trustees,
officers, key employees and other persons an opportunity to acquire
or increase a direct proprietary interest in the operations and
future success of the Trust and with other financial incentives. To
this end, the Plan provides for the grant of Options, Share
Appreciation Rights, Restricted Shares, Restricted Share Units,
Deferred Share Awards, Share Purchase Awards, Unrestricted Share
Awards, Performance Share Awards, Dividend Equivalent Rights,
Performance Awards and Annual Incentive Awards in accordance with
the terms hereof. Options granted under the Plan may be
non-qualified share options or incentive share options, as provided
herein.
For purposes of interpreting
the Plan and related documents (including Award Agreements), the
following definitions shall apply:
2.1
“Administrator” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.1.
2.2
“Affiliate” means, with respect to the Trust,
any company or other trade or business that controls, is controlled
by or is under common control with the Trust within the meaning of
Rule 405 of Regulation C under the Securities Act, including,
without limitation, any Subsidiary.
2.3 “Annual
Incentive Award” means a conditional right granted to a
Grantee under Section 20.3.2 hereof to receive Shares
or another Award, unless otherwise determined by the Administrator,
after the end of a specified fiscal year.
2.4
“Award” means a grant of Options, Share
Appreciation Rights, Restricted Shares, Restricted Share Units,
Deferred Share Awards, Share Purchase Awards, Unrestricted Share
Awards, Performance Share Awards, Dividend Equivalent Rights,
Performance Awards or Annual Incentive Awards under the
Plan.
2.5 “Award
Agreement” means the written agreement between the Trust
and a Grantee that evidences and sets out the terms and conditions
of an Award.
2.6 “Beneficial
Ownership” means ownership within the meaning of Rule
13d-3 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under
the Exchange Act.
2.7 “Benefit
Arrangement” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 21 hereof.
2.8
“Board” means the Board of Trustees of the
Trust.
2.9 “Business
Day” means any day on which the New York Stock Exchange
is open for trading.
2.10
“Cause” means, as determined by the
Administrator and unless otherwise provided in an applicable
employment or other agreement with the Trust or an Affiliate,
Grantee’s: (i) failure (other than failure due to
disability) to substantially perform his duties with the Trust or
an Affiliate, which failure remains uncured after written notice
thereof and the expiration of a reasonable period of time
thereafter in which the Grantee is diligently pursuing cure;
(ii) willful misconduct which is demonstrably injurious to the
Trust or an Affiliate, monetarily or otherwise; (iii) breach
of fiduciary duty involving personal profit; or (iv) willful
violation in the course of performing his duties for the Trust of
any law, rule or regulation (other than traffic violations or
misdemeanor offenses). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an
employment or other agreement between the Trust or an Affiliate and
a Grantee contains a definition of “Cause” that is not
the same as that set forth in the preceding sentence, then the
definition of “Cause” contained in such employment or
other agreement shall control.
2.11 “Change in
Control” means any of the events set forth below;
provided, however, that the Administrator, in its sole
discretion, may specify a different definition of Change in Control
in any Award Agreement and, in such event, the definition of Change
in Control set forth in the Award Agreement shall apply to the
Award granted under such Award Agreement:
(a) An acquisition in one or
more transactions (other than directly from the Trust or pursuant
to options granted under this Plan or otherwise by the Trust) of
any Trust Voting Securities by any Person immediately after which
such Person has Beneficial Ownership of 20% or more of the combined
voting power of the then outstanding Trust Voting Securities;
provided, however , in determining whether a Change in
Control has occurred, Trust Voting Securities which are acquired in
a “Non-Control Acquisition” (as hereinafter defined)
shall not constitute an acquisition which would cause a Change in
Control. A “Non-Control Acquisition” shall mean an
acquisition by (i) an employee benefit plan (or a trust
forming a part thereof) maintained by (x) the Trust or
(y) a Subsidiary, (ii) the Trust or any Subsidiary, or
(iii) any Person in connection with a “Non-Control
Transaction” (as hereinafter defined);
(b) The individuals who, as
of May 2, 2007, the date of adoption of this Plan, are members
of the Trustees (the “Incumbent Trustees”), cease for
any reason to constitute at least two-thirds of the Trustees;
provided, however , that if the election, or nomination for
election by the Trust’s shareholders, of any new member was
approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Incumbent
Trustees, such new member shall, for purposes of this Plan, be
considered as a member of the Incumbent Trustees; provided,
further, however , that no individual shall be considered a
member of the Incumbent Trustees if such individual initially
assumed office as a result of either an actual or threatened
“Election Contest” (as described in Rule 14a-11
promulgated under the Exchange Act) or other actual or threatened
solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person
other than the Trustees (a “Proxy Contest”), including,
without limitation, by reason of any agreement intended to avoid or
settle any Election Contest or Proxy Contest; or
(c) Approval by shareholders
of the Trust of
(1) A merger, consolidation
or other reorganization involving the Trust, unless:
(i) the shareholders of the
Trust, immediately before such merger, consolidation or
reorganization, own, directly or indirectly immediately following
such merger, consolidation or other reorganization, at least a
majority of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting
securities of the Person resulting from such merger, consolidation
or other reorganization (the “Surviving Person”) in
substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the Trust
Voting Securities immediately before such merger, consolidation or
other reorganization,
(ii) the individuals who were
members of the Incumbent Trustees immediately prior to the
execution of the agreement providing for such merger, consolidation
or other reorganization constitute at least two-thirds of the
members of the governing board of the Surviving Person,
and
(iii) no Person (other than
the Trust or any Subsidiary, any employee benefit plan (or any
trust forming a part thereof) maintained by the Trust or any
Subsidiary, or any Person which, immediately prior to such merger,
consolidation, or other reorganization had Beneficial Ownership of
20% or more of the then outstanding Trust Voting Securities) has
Beneficial Ownership of 20% or more of the combined voting power of
the Surviving Person’s then outstanding voting securities (A
transaction described in clauses (i) through (iii) shall
herein be referred to as a “Non-Control
Transaction.”);
(2) A complete liquidation or
dissolution of the Trust; or
(3) An agreement for the sale
or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of
the Trust to any Person (other than a transfer to a
Subsidiary).
Notwithstanding the
foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur
(i) solely because any Person (the “Subject
Person”) acquired Beneficial Ownership of more than the
permitted amount of the outstanding Trust Voting Securities as a
result of the acquisition of Trust Voting Securities by the Trust
which, by reducing the number of Trust Voting Securities
outstanding, increases the proportional number of shares
Beneficially Owned by the Subject Person; provided, however,
that if a Change in Control would occur (but for the operation of
this sentence) as a result of the acquisition of Trust Voting
Securities by the Trust, and after such share acquisition by the
Trust, the Subject Person becomes the Beneficial Owner of any
additional Trust Voting Securities which increases the percentage
of the then outstanding Trust Voting Securities Beneficially Owned
by the Subject Person, then a Change in Control shall occur, or
(ii) if the Trust (a) establishes a wholly-owned
subsidiary (“Holding Company”), (b) causes the
Holding Company to establish a wholly-owned subsidiary
(“Merger Sub”), and (c) merges with Merger Sub,
with the Trust as the surviving entity (such transactions
collectively are referred as the “Reorganization”).
Immediately following the completion of the Reorganization, all
references to the Trust Voting Securities shall be deemed to refer
to the voting securities of the Holding Company.
Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if an employment or other agreement between the Trust or
an Affiliate and a Grantee contains a definition of “Change
of Control” that is not the same as that set forth above,
then the definition of “Change of Control” contained in
such employment or other agreement shall control.
2.12
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as now in effect or as hereafter amended.
2.13
“Committee” means a committee of, and designated
from time to time by resolution of, the Board, which shall consist
of no fewer than two members of the Board; provided ,
that , if the Committee consists of less than the entire
Board, each member shall be a “Non-Employee Director”
within the meaning of Exchange Act Rule 16b-3 and to the extent
necessary for any Award intended to qualify as performance-based
compensation under Code Section 162(m) to so qualify, each
member of the Committee, whether or not it consists of the entire
Board, shall be an “outside director” within the
meaning of Code Section 162(m) and the regulations and other
guidance thereunder. The same requirements shall apply to any
special committee of the Board to which authority or duties are
delegated pursuant to Section 3.1. As of the date of this
Amended and Restated Plan, the Committee is the Compensation
Committee of the Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case
of Awards granted to persons not required to file reports under
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act (other than persons who are
Covered Employees at the time of grant, or who are likely to be
Covered Employees with respect to the fiscal years in which
deductions are allowed for the Awards), “Committee” may
mean a committee of one member of the Board designated from time to
time by resolution of the Board.
2.14 “Covered
Employee” means a Grantee who is a Covered Employee
within the meaning of Code Section 162(m)(3).
2.15 “Deferred Share
Award” means a right, granted to a Grantee under
Section 14 hereof, to receive Shares, cash or a
combination thereof at the end of a specified deferral
period.
2.16
“Disability” means any physical or mental injury
or disease which renders a Grantee incapable of meeting the
requirements of the employment performed by such Grantee
immediately prior to the commencement of
such disability. The determination of
whether a Grantee is disabled shall be made by the Administrator in
its sole discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a
Grantee’s employment by the Trust terminates by reason of a
disability, as defined in an employment or other agreement between
such Grantee and the Trust, such Grantee shall be deemed to be
disabled for purposes of the Plan.
2.17 “Dividend
Equivalent Right” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 18 hereof.
2.18 “Effective
Date” means the date on which the Plan is approved by the
Board.
2.19 “Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as now in
effect or as hereafter amended.
2.20 “Fair Market
Value” means the value of a Share, determined as follows:
if on the Grant Date or other determination date the Shares are
listed on an established national or regional stock exchange, are
admitted to quotation on The Nasdaq Stock Market, or are publicly
traded on an established securities market, the Fair Market Value
of a Share shall be the closing price of the Shares on such
exchange or in such market (if there is more than one such exchange
or market the Administrator shall determine the appropriate
exchange or market) on the Grant Date or such other determination
date (or if there is no such reported closing price, the Fair
Market Value shall be the mean between the highest bid and lowest
asked prices or between the high and low sale prices on such
trading day) or, if no sale of Shares are reported for such trading
day, on the next preceding day on which any sale shall have been
reported. If the Shares are not listed on such an exchange, quoted
on such system or traded on such a market, Fair Market Value shall
be the value of the Shares as determined by the Board in good
faith.
2.21 “Family
Member” means a person who is a spouse, former spouse,
child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent,
sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law,
daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including
adoptive relationships, of the Grantee, any person sharing the
Grantee’s household (other than a tenant or employee), a
trust in which these persons have more than fifty percent of the
beneficial interest, a foundation in which these persons (or the
Grantee) control the management of assets, and any other entity in
which these persons (or the Grantee) own more than fifty percent of
the voting interests.
2.22 “Good
Reason” means, as determined by the Administrator,
without the Grantee’s consent: (i) a material reduction
in the Grantee’s responsibilities, duties, authority, or
title, (ii) the transfer of the Grantee to a place of
employment that is more than sixty (60) miles from the
Grantee’s current place of employment, or (iii) a
material reduction in the Grantee’s salary. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if an employment or other agreement between the
Trust or an Affiliate and a Grantee contains a definition of
“Good Reason” or similar term that is not the same as
that set forth above, then the definition of “Good
Reason” or similar term contained in such employment or other
agreement shall control.
2.23 “Grant
Date” means, as determined by the Administrator, the
latest to occur of (i) the date as of which the Administrator
approves an Award, (ii) the date on which the recipient of an
Award first becomes eligible to receive an Award under
Section 6 hereof, or (iii) such other date as may
be specified by the Administrator.
2.24
“Grantee” means a person who receives or holds
an Award under the Plan.
2.25 “Incentive
Share Option” means an “incentive stock
option” within the meaning of Code Section 422, or the
corresponding provision of any subsequently enacted tax statute, as
amended from time to time.
2.26 “Involuntary
Termination” means a termination of the Grantee’s
Service by the Trust or its successor other than for Cause or a
termination of the Grantee’s Service by the Grantee for Good
Reason.
2.27 “Non-qualified
Share Option” means an Option that is not an Incentive
Share Option.
2.28
“Option” means an Incentive Share Option or
Non-qualified Share Option to purchase one or more Shares pursuant
to the Plan.
2.29 “Option
Price” means the purchase price for each Share subject to
an Option.
2.30 “Other
Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 21 hereof.
2.31 “Outside
Trustee” means a member of the Board who is not an
officer or employee of the Trust.
2.32 “Performance
Award” means a conditional right granted to a Grantee
under Section 20.3 hereof to receive Shares or another
Award after the end of a period of up to 15 years.
2.33 “Performance
Share Award” means an Award granted pursuant to
Section 17 .
2.34
“Person” means “person” as such term
is used for purposes of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange
Act, including, without limitation, any individual, firm,
corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, trust or
other entity, or any group of Persons.
2.35
“Plan” means this Federal Realty Investment
Trust Amended and Restated 2001 Long-Term Incentive
Plan.
2.36 “Restricted
Period” means the period during which Restricted Shares
or Restricted Share Units are subject to restrictions or conditions
pursuant to Section 13.2 hereof.
2.37 “Restricted
Shares” means Shares, awarded to a Grantee pursuant to
Section 13 hereof, that are subject to restrictions and
to a risk of forfeiture.
2.38 “Restricted
Share Unit” means a unit awarded to a Grantee pursuant to
Section 13 hereof, which represents a conditional right
to receive a Share in the future, and which is subject to
restrictions and to a risk of forfeiture.
2.39 “Securities
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as now in effect
or as hereafter amended.
2.40
“Service” means service as an employee, officer,
Trustee or other Service Provider of the Trust or an Affiliate. A
change in a Grantee’s duties or position shall not constitute
a termination of Service; provided , that , the
change of a Grantee’s status from an employee to a Service
Provider shall result in a termination of Service unless the
Administrator determines otherwise by so providing in the
applicable Award Agreement or by making such a determination at the
time the Grantee’s status changes. Subject to the preceding
sentence, whether a termination of Service shall have occurred for
purposes of the Plan shall be determined by the Administrator,
which determination shall be final, binding and
conclusive.
2.41 “Service
Provider” means a consultant or adviser to the Trust, a
manager of the Trust’s properties or affairs, or other
similar service provider or Affiliate, and employees of any of the
foregoing, as such persons may be designated from time to time by
the Board or the Committee pursuant to Section 6
hereof.
2.42
“Share” means the common shares of beneficial
interest, par value $.01, of the Trust.
2.43 “Share
Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means a right
granted to a Grantee under Section 12
hereof.
2.44 “Share Purchase
Award” means an Award, granted in accordance with
Section 15 , of the right to acquire Shares.
2.45 “Share Purchase
Award Price” means the number of Shares in a
Grantee’s Share Purchase Award multiplied by the Share
price.
2.46
“Subsidiary” means any “subsidiary
corporation” of the Trust within the meaning of Code
Section 424(f).
2.47 “Termination
Date” means the date upon which an Option shall terminate
or expire, as set forth in Section 10.2
hereof.
2.48
“Trust” means Federal Realty Investment
Trust.
2.49 “Trust Voting
Securities” means the combined voting power of all
outstanding voting securities of the Trust entitled to vote
generally in the election of the Trustees.
2.50 “ Trustee
” means any member of the Board of Trustees.
2.52 “Unrestricted
Share Award” means an Award granted pursuant to
Section 16 hereof.
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ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN |
The Committee will act as the
Administrator of the Plan. The Board also may act under the Plan as
though it were the Committee. In addition, the Board, in its
discretion, may delegate to a special committee of the Board (which
may consist of a single member who may or may not be an Outside
Trustee) all or part of the Administrator’s authority and
duties. The Board may revoke or amend the terms of a delegation at
any time but such action shall not invalidate any prior actions of
the delegate or delegates that were consistent with the terms of
the Plan.
The Administrator is
responsible for the general operation and administration of the
Plan and for carrying out its provisions and has full discretion in
interpreting and administering the provisions of the Plan. Subject
to the express provisions of the Plan, the Administrator may
exercise such powers and authority of the Board as the
Administrator may find necessary or appropriate to carry out its
functions. The Administrator may delegate its functions (other than
those relating to granting of Awards , which may be
delegated only to an executive officer of the Trust who also is a
member of the Board), to officers or employees of the
Trust.
The Administrator’s
powers include, but are not limited to, the power to correct any
defect or supply appropriate text for any omission or reconcile any
inconsistency in the Plan; to establish, amend and revoke rules and
regulations for its administration; and to construe and interpret
the Plan and any Award or other instrument hereunder. The
Administrator may act through meetings of a majority of its members
or by unanimous consent.
Subject to the other terms
and conditions of the Plan, the Administrator shall have full and
final authority:
(i) to designate
Grantees,
(ii) to determine the type or
types of Awards to be made to a Grantee,
(iii) to determine the number
of Shares to be subject to an Award,
(iv) to establish the terms
and conditions of each Award (including, but not limited to, the
exercise price of any Option, the nature and duration of any
restriction or condition (or provision for lapse thereof) relating
to the vesting, exercise, transfer, or forfeiture of an Award or
the Shares subject thereto, and any terms or conditions that may be
necessary to qualify Options as Incentive Share
Options),
(v) to prescribe the form of
each Award Agreement evidencing an Award,
(vi) to amend, modify, or
supplement the terms of any outstanding Award, except to the extent
that any such action would result in the imposition on a Grantee of
an additional tax under Code Section 409A or cause
a
Performance or Annual Incentive Award
that is intended to qualify as “performance-based
compensation” for purposes of Code Section 162(m) to
cease to so qualify, and
(vii) in order to effectuate
the purposes of the Plan but without amending the Plan, to modify
Awards to eligible individuals who are foreign nationals or are
individuals who are employed outside the United States to recognize
differences in local law, tax policy, or custom.
As a condition to any
subsequent Award, the Administrator shall have the right, at its
discretion, to require Grantees to return to the Trust any Awards
previously made under the Plan. Subject to the terms and conditions
of the Plan, any such new Award shall be upon such terms and
conditions as are specified by the Administrator at the time the
new Award is made. The Administrator shall have the right, in its
discretion, to make Awards in substitution or exchange for any
other award under another plan of the Trust, any Affiliate, or any
business entity to be acquired by the Trust or an Affiliate. The
Trust may retain the right in an Award Agreement to cause a
forfeiture of the gain realized by a Grantee on account of actions
taken by the Grantee in violation or breach of or in conflict with
any non-competition agreement, any agreement prohibiting
solicitation of employees or clients of the Trust or any Affiliate
thereof or any confidentiality obligation with respect to the Trust
or any Affiliate thereof or otherwise in competition with the Trust
or any Affiliate thereof, to the extent specified in such Award
Agreement applicable to the Grantee. Furthermore, the Trust may
annul an Award if the Grantee is an employee of the Trust or an
Affiliate thereof and is terminated for Cause. The grant of any
Award under the Plan shall be contingent on the Grantee executing
the applicable Award Agreement within a reasonable time after the
date of the grant of the Award, as such time is determined by the
Administrator, in its sole discretion. In the event that the
Grantee does not execute the applicable Award Agreement within such
reasonable time, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may
revoke the grant of the applicable Award.
No member of the Board or of
the Committee or of any special committee of the Board to which
authority or duties are delegated pursuant to Section 3.1, nor
the Administrator, shall be liable for any action or determination
made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Award or Award
Agreement.
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SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN |
Subject to adjustment as
provided in Section 24 hereof, the number of Shares
available for issuance under the Plan shall be Three Million Two
Hundred Fifty Thousand (3,250,000). The same limit shall apply to
Shares available for issuance under the Plan pursuant to Incentive
Share Options. Shares issued or to be issued under the Plan shall
be drawn from authorized but unissued shares. If any Shares covered
by an Award are not purchased or are forfeited, or if an Award
otherwise terminates without delivery of any Shares subject
thereto, then the number of Shares counted against the aggregate
number of shares available under the Plan with respect to such
Award shall, to the extent of any such forfeiture or termination,
again be available for making Awards under the Plan.
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EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF THE PLAN |
The original 2001 Long-Term
Incentive Plan was effective as of February 14, 2001, and this
Amended and Restated Plan shall be effective as of the Effective
Date, subject to approval by the Trust’s shareholders within
one year of the Effective Date. All Awards made under the 2001
Long-Term Incentive Plan between February 14, 2001 and the
Effective Date shall be fully effective as if the shareholders of
the Trust had approved the Plan on February 14, 2001. Upon
approval of the Plan by the shareholders of the Trust as set forth
above, all Awards made under the Plan on or after the Effective
Date shall be fully effective as if the shareholders of the Trust
had approved the Plan on the Effective Date. If the shareholders
fail to approve the Plan within one year after the Effective Date,
any Awards made hereunder shall be null and void and of no
effect.
The Plan shall terminate
automatically on February 14, 2011 and may be terminated on
any earlier date as provided in Section 23 .
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6.1. |
Trust or Subsidiary Employees; Service Providers; Other
Persons. |
Subject to
Section 7 , Awards may be made under the Plan to:
(i) any employee of, or a Service Provider to, the Trust or of
any Affiliate, including any such employee or Service Provider who
is an officer or Trustee of the Trust, or of any Affiliate, as the
Administrator shall determine and designate from time to time, and
(ii) any Outside Trustee.
An eligible person may
receive more than one Award, subject to such restrictions as are
provided herein.
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7.1. |
Limitation on Shares Subject to Awards. |
During any time when the
Trust has a class of equity security registered under
Section 12 of the Exchange Act, (i) no Grantee (other
than the Chief Executive Officer of the Trust) may be granted
Awards (other than Dividend Equivalent Rights) in the aggregate in
respect of more than 250,000 Shares per calendar year,
(ii) the Chief Executive Officer of the Trust may not be
granted Awards (other than Dividend Equivalent Rights) in the
aggregate in respect of more than 500,000 Shares per calendar year,
(iii) no Grantee (other than the Chief Executive Officer of
the Trust) may be granted Dividend Equivalent Rights with respect
to more than 250,000 Shares per calendar year, and (iv) the
Chief Executive Officer of the Trust may not be granted Dividend
Equivalent Rights with respect to more than 500,000 Shares per
calendar year. The preceding limitations in this
Section 7.1 are subject to adjustment as provided in
Section 24 hereof.
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7.2. |
Limitations on Incentive Share Options. |
An Option shall constitute an
Incentive Share Option only (i) if the Grantee of such Option
is an employee of the Trust or any Subsidiary of the Trust;
(ii) to the extent specifically designated as such in the
applicable Award Agreement; and (iii) to the extent that the
aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time the Option is
granted) of the Shares with respect to which all Incentive Share
Options held by such Grantee become exercisable for the first time
during any calendar year (under the Plan and all other plans of the
Grantee’s employer and its Affiliates) does not exceed
$100,000, or such other maximum amount as may be specified under
Code Section 422(d). This limitation shall be applied by
taking Options into account in the order in which they were
granted.
Each Award granted pursuant
to the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement, to be
executed by the Trust and by the Grantee, in such form or forms as
the Administrator shall from time to time determine. Award
Agreements granted from time to time or at the same time need not
contain similar provisions but shall be consistent with the terms
of the Plan. Each Award Agreement shall provide that the Award is
subject to the terms of the Plan and shall set forth all of the
material terms of the Award not otherwise specified in the Plan.
Each Award Agreement evidencing an Award of Options shall specify
whether such Options are intended to be Non-qualified Share Options
or Incentive Share Options, and in the absence of such
specification such Options shall be deemed Non-qualified Share
Options.
The Option Price of each
Option shall be fixed by the Administrator and stated in the Award
Agreement evidencing such Option. The Option Price shall be at
least the aggregate Fair Market Value on the Grant Date of the
Shares subject to the Option; provided , however ,
that in the event that a Grantee would otherwise be ineligible to
receive an Incentive Share Option by reason of the provisions of
Code Sections 422(b)(6) and 424(d) (relating to ownership of more
than ten percent of the Trust’s outstanding Shares), the
Option Price of an Option granted to such Grantee that is intended
to be an Incentive Share Option shall be not less than the greater
of the par value of a Share or 110 percent of the Fair Market Value
of a Share on the Grant Date; and provided, furthermore, that in
the case of a Non-qualified Share Option, Fair Market Value shall
be determined as provided in Code Section 409A and the
regulations and other guidance thereunder (including Internal
Revenue Service (“IRS”) Notice 2006-4 and any
successors thereto). In no case shall the Option Price of any
Option be less than the par value of a Share.
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VESTING, TERM AND EXERCISE OF OPTIONS |
Subject to Sections 10.2
and 24.3 hereof, each Option granted under the Plan shall
become exercisable at such times and under such conditions as shall
be determined by the Administrator and stated in the Award
Agreement. For purposes of this Section 10.1 ,
fractional numbers of Shares subject to an Option shall be rounded
down to the next nearest whole number. The Administrator may
provide, for example, in the Award Agreement for
(i) accelerated exercisability of the Option in the event the
Grantee’s Service terminates on account of death, Disability
or another event, (ii) expiration of the Option prior to its
term in the event of the termination of the Grantee’s
Service, (iii) immediate forfeiture of the Option in the event
the Grantee’s Service is terminated for Cause or
(iv) unvested Options to be exercised subject to the
Trust’s right of repurchase with respect to unvested
Shares.
Each Option granted under the
Plan shall terminate, and all rights to purchase Shares thereunder
shall cease, upon the expiration of ten years from the date such
Option is granted, or under such circumstances and on such date
prior thereto as is set forth in the Plan or as may be fixed by the
Administrator and stated in the Award Agreement relating to such
Option (the “Termination Date”); provided ,
however , that in the event that the Grantee would otherwise
be ineligible to receive an Incentive Share Option by reason of the
provisions of Code Sections 422(b)(6) and 424(d) (relating to
ownership of more than ten percent of the outstanding Shares), an
Option granted to such Grantee that is intended to be an Incentive
Share Option shall not be exercisable after the expiration of five
years from its Grant Date.
Any limitation on the
exercise of an Option contained in any Award Agreement may be
rescinded, modified or waived by the Administrator, in its sole
discretion, at any time and from time to time after the Grant Date
of such Option, so as to accelerate the time at which the Option
may be exercised. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan,
no Option shall be exercisable in whole or in part prior to the
date the Plan is approved by the shareholders of the Trust as
provided in Sect
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