Exhibit 10.2
ORTHOFIX INTERNATIONAL
N.V.
AMENDED AND
RESTATED
2004 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE
PLAN
1.
Purposes of the
Plan
The purposes of the Plan are to provide an
incentive to certain officers, employees, directors and consultants
of the Company and its Subsidiaries to increase their interest in
the Company’s success by offering them an opportunity to
obtain a proprietary interest in the Company through the grant of
equity-based awards.
2.
Definitions and Rules of
Construction
(a)
Definitions . For purposes of the Plan,
the following capitalized words shall have the meanings set forth
below:
“ Award ” means an Option,
Restricted Share Unit, Performance Share Unit, Restricted Stock,
Stock Appreciation Right or Other Award granted by the Committee
pursuant to the terms of the Plan.
“ Award Document ” means an
agreement, certificate or other type or form of document or
documentation approved by the Committee which sets forth the terms
and conditions of an Award. An Award Document may be in written,
electronic or other media, may be limited to a notation on the
books and records of the Company and, unless the Committee requires
otherwise, need not be signed by a representative of the Company or
a Participant.
“ Board ” means the Board of
Directors of the Company.
“ CEO ” means the Chief
Executive Officer of the Company.
“ Code ” means the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“ Committee ” means the
Compensation Committee of the Board or such other committee
appointed by the Board to administer the Plan.
“ Common Shares ” means the
Common Shares of the Company, par value $0.10 per share, or such
other class of shares or other securities as may be applicable
under Section 13(b) of the Plan.
“ Company ” means Orthofix
International N.V. or any successor to substantially all of its
business.
“ Effective Date ” means the
date on which the Plan is approved by the shareholders of the
Company.
“ Eligible Individual ” means
an individual described in Section 4(a) of the Plan.
“ Exchange Act ” means the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations thereunder.
“ Fair Market Value ” means,
as of any date that requires the determination of the Fair Market
Value of a Common Share under this Plan or any Award Document, the
value of a Common Share on such date of determination, calculated
as follows:
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If the Common
Shares are then listed or admitted to trading on a stock exchange
which reports closing sale prices, the Fair Market Value shall be
the closing sale price on such date on such principal stock
exchange on which the Common Share is then listed or admitted to
trading, or, if no closing sale price is quoted on such day, then
the Fair Market Value shall be the closing sale price of the Common
Share on such exchange on the next preceding day on which a closing
sale price is reported;
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If the Common
Shares are not then listed or admitted to trading on a stock
exchange which reports closing sale prices, the Fair Market Value
shall be the average of the closing bid and asked prices of the
Common Share in the over-the-counter market on such date;
or
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If neither (a)
nor (b) is applicable as of such date, then the Fair Market Value
shall be determined by the Committee in good faith using any
reasonable method of evaluation, which determination shall be
conclusive and binding on all interested parties.
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For the
avoidance of doubt, when approving or authorizing an Award, the
Committee can provide for the grant of an Award at a future date
and in such event the determination of Fair Market Value as
required under this Plan shall be as of such date of grant (or
similar phrase).
“ Incentive Stock Option ”
means an Option that is intended to comply with the requirements of
Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision
thereto.
“ Nonqualified Stock Option ”
means an Option that is not intended to comply with the
requirements of Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision
thereto.
“ Option ” means an Incentive
Stock Option or Nonqualified Stock Option granted pursuant to
Section 7 of the Plan.
“ Other Award ” means any
form of Award other than an Option, Restricted Share Unit,
Performance Share Unit, Restricted Stock or Stock Appreciation
Right granted pursuant to Section 11 of the Plan.
“ Participant ” means an
Eligible Individual who has been granted an Award under the
Plan.
“ Performance Period ” means
the period established by the Committee and set forth in the
applicable Award Document over which Performance Targets are
measured.
“ Performance Share Unit ”
means a right to receive a Target Number of Common Shares (or cash,
if applicable) payable at the end of a Performance Period, subject
to the Participant’s continued employment and the achievement
of the applicable Performance Targets, granted pursuant to Section
9 of the Plan.
“ Performance Target ” means
the targets established by the Committee and set forth in the
applicable Award Document.
“ Permitted Transferees ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 12(a) of the Plan.
“ Plan ” means the Orthofix
International N.V. Amended and Restated 2004 Long-Term Incentive
Plan, as further amended and restated and as described
herein.
“ Plan Limit ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 5(a) ( iii) of the
Plan.
“ Prior Plan ” means the
Orthofix International N.V. Staff Share Option Plan.
“ Restricted Share Unit ”
means a right to receive a Common Share (or cash, if applicable) in
the future, subject to time vesting and the Participant’s
continued employment with the Company, granted pursuant to Section
8(a) of the Plan.
“ Restricted Stock ” means
Common Shares, subject to vesting (whether time or performance
based) and the Participant’s continued employment with, or
service to, the Company, granted pursuant to Section 8(b) of the
Plan.
“ Stock Appreciation Right ”
means a right to receive all or some portion of the appreciation on
Common Shares granted pursuant to Section 10 of the
Plan.
“ Subsidiary ” means (i) a
domestic or foreign corporation or other entity with respect to
which the Company, directly or indirectly, has the power, whether
through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise, to elect at least a majority of the members of such
corporation’s board of directors or analogous governing body
or (ii) any other domestic or foreign corporation or other entity
in which the Company, directly or indirectly, has an equity or
similar interest and which the Committee designates as a Subsidiary
for purposes of the Plan. For purposes of determining
eligibility for the grant of Incentive Stock Options under the
Plan, the term “Subsidiary” shall be defined in the
manner required by Section 424(f) of the Code.
“ Target Number ” means the
target number of Common Shares established by the Committee and set
forth in the applicable Award Document.
(b)
Rules of Construction
. The masculine pronoun shall be deemed to include the
feminine pronoun and the singular form of a word shall be deemed to
include the plural form, unless the context requires
otherwise. Unless the text indicates otherwise,
references to sections are to sections of the Plan.
3.
Administration
(a)
Committee . The Plan shall be administered
by the Committee, which shall have full power and authority,
subject to the express provisions hereof, to:
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select the
Participants from the Eligible Individuals;
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grant Awards in
accordance with the Plan;
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determine the
number of Common Shares subject to each Award or the cash amount
payable in connection with an Award;
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determine the
terms and conditions of each Award, including, without limitation,
those related to term, vesting, forfeiture, payment, settlement,
exercisability, Performance Periods, Performance Targets, Target
Numbers, and the effect, if any, of a Participant’s
termination of employment with the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or a change in control of the Company, and including
the authority to amend the terms and conditions of an Award after
the granting thereof to a Participant in a manner that is not,
without the consent of the Participant, prejudicial to the rights
of such Participant in such Award;
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specify and
approve the provisions of the Award Documents delivered to
Participants in connection with their Awards;
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construe and
interpret any Award Document delivered under the Plan;
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prescribe,
amend and rescind rules and procedures relating to the
Plan;
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employ such
legal counsel, independent auditors and consultants as it deems
desirable for the administration of the Plan and to rely upon any
opinion or computation received therefrom;
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vary the terms
of Awards to take account of tax, securities law and other
regulatory requirements of foreign jurisdictions; and
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make all other
determinations and take any other action desirable or necessary to
interpret, construe or implement properly the provisions of the
Plan or any Award Document.
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(b)
Prohibition on
Repricing . The Committee and/or the Board may
neither (a) amend any Option or Stock Appreciation Right to reduce
its initial exercise or grant price, nor (b) cancel or replace any
Option or Stock Appreciation Right with Options or Stock
Appreciation Rights having a lower exercise or grant price, without
the approval of the shareholders of the Company.
(c)
Plan Construction and
Interpretation . The Committee shall have full
power and authority, subject to the express provisions hereof, to
construe and interpret the Plan.
(d)
Determinations of
Committee Final and Binding . All determinations
by the Committee in carrying out and administering the Plan and in
construing and interpreting the Plan shall be final, binding and
conclusive for all purposes and upon all persons interested
herein.
(e)
Delegation of
Authority . The Committee may designate one or
more of its members or the Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer to carry out its responsibilities under such
conditions or limitations as it may set, except that the Committee
may not delegate its authority with regard to Awards (including
decisions concerning the timing, pricing and amount of Common
Shares subject to an Award) granted to Eligible Individuals (i) who
are officers or directors for purposes of Section 16(b) of the
Exchange Act or (ii) whose compensation for such fiscal year may be
subject to the limit on deductible compensation pursuant to Section
162(m) of the Code.
(f)
Liability of
Committee . No member of the Board or Committee,
the CEO, or any officer or employee of the Company to whom any
duties or responsibilities are delegated hereunder shall be liable
for any action or determination made in connection with the
operation, administration or interpretation of the Plan and the
Company shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless each such person
from any liability arising from or in connection with the Plan,
except where such liability results directly from such
person’s fraud, willful misconduct or failure to act in good
faith. In the performance of its responsibilities with
respect to the Plan, the Committee shall be entitled to rely upon
information and advice furnished by the Company’s officers,
the Company’s accountants, the Company’s counsel and
any other party the Committee deems necessary, and no member of the
Committee shall be liable for any action taken or not taken in
reliance upon any such advice.
(g)
Action by the Board
. Anything in the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding,
any authority or responsibility that, under the terms of the Plan,
may be exercised by the Committee may alternatively be exercised by
the Board.
4.
Eligibility
(a)
Eligible Individuals
. Awards may be granted to officers, employees,
directors and consultants of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries. The Committee shall have the authority to select the
persons to whom Awards may be granted and to determine the number
and terms of Awards to be granted to each such Participant. Under
this Plan, references to “employment,”
“employed,” etc. include Participants who are
consultants of the Company or its Subsidiaries.
(b)
Grants to
Participants . The Committee shall have no
obligation to grant any Eligible Individual an Award or to
designate an Eligible Individual as a Participant solely by reason
of such Eligible Individual having received a prior Award or having
been previously designated as a Participant. The
Committee may grant more than one Award to a Participant and may
designate an Eligible Individual as a Participant for overlapping
periods of time.
5.
Common Shares Subject to the
Plan
(a)
Plan Limit
. The maximum number of shares of Common Shares that may
be awarded for all purposes under the Plan shall be the aggregate
of:
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the number of
shares available for future awards under the Prior Plan as of the
Effective Date of original shareholder approval on June 29, 2004;
and
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any shares
corresponding to an award, or portion thereof, under the Prior Plan
that is forfeited or expires for any reason without having been
exercised or settled after the Effective Date of original
shareholder approval on June 29, 2004 (collectively, the “
Plan Limit ”).
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Shares issued
upon exercise of Awards may be either authorized and unissued
shares or shares held by the Company in its treasury.
(b)
Rules Applicable to
Determining Shares Available for Issuance . For
purposes of determining the number of Common Shares that remain
available for issuance under the Plan, the number of Common Shares
corresponding to Awards under the Plan that are forfeited or expire
for any reason without having been exercised or settled shall be
added back to the Plan Limit and again be available for the grant
of Awards.
(c)
Special Limits
. Anything to the contrary in Section 5(a) above
notwithstanding, but subject to Section 13(b), the following
special limits shall apply to Common Shares available for Awards
under the Plan:
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the maximum
number of Common Shares that, in the aggregate, may be subject to
Restricted Share Units payable in Common Shares, Performance Share
Units payable in Common Shares, Restricted Stock, and Other Awards
payable in Common Shares shall equal 400,000 shares; provided,
however , that following June 19, 2008, in no event shall the
number of Common Shares that may thereafter be awarded as
Restricted Share Units payable in Common Shares ,
Performance Share Units payable in Common Shares, Restricted Stock,
and Other Awards payable in Common Shares exceed 100,000 shares
(but, for the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this proviso shall in
any way affect or limit the number of Restricted Share Units
payable in Common Shares, Performance Share Units payable in Common
Shares, Restricted Stock, and Other Awards payable in Common Shares
granted prior to such date, all of which may and shall remain
outstanding in accordance with their terms, in addition to the
100,000 shares of such Awards that may be awarded
hereby);
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the maximum
number of Common Shares that may be subject to Options or Stock
Appreciation Rights granted to any Eligible Individual in any
calendar year shall equal 200,000 shares, plus any shares which
were available under this Section 5(c)(ii) for Awards to such
Eligible Individual in any prior calendar year but which were not
covered by such Awards; and
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the maximum
number of Common Shares that may be subject to Restricted Share
Units, Performance Share Units, Restricted Stock, or Other Awards
granted to any Eligible Individual in any calendar year shall equal
200,000 shares, plus any shares which were available under this
Section 5(c)(iii) for Awards to such Eligible Individual in any
prior calendar year but which were not covered by such
Awards.
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6.
Awards in General
(a)
Types of Awards
. Awards under the Plan may consist of Options,
Restricted Share Units, Performance Share Units, Restricted Stock,
Stock Appreciation Rights and Other Awards. Any Award
described in Sections 7 through 11 of the Plan may be granted
singly or in combination or tandem with any other Awards, as the
Committee may determine. Awards under the Plan may be
made in combination with, in replacement of, or as alternatives to
awards or rights under any other compensation or benefit plan of
the Company, including the plan of any acquired entity.
(b)
Terms Set Forth in Award
Document . The terms and conditions of each
Award shall be set forth in an Award Document in a form approved by
the Committee for such Award, which shall contain terms and
conditions not inconsistent with the Plan. The terms of
Awards may vary among Participants and the Plan does not impose
upon the Committee any requirement to make Awards subject to
uniform terms. Accordingly, the terms of individual Award Documents
may vary.
(c)
Minimum Vesting
Requirements . All Awards shall be subject to
the following minimum vesting requirements: