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ORTHOFIX INTERNATIONAL N.V. AMENDED AND RESTATED 2004 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

Executive Compensation Plan Agreement

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Title: ORTHOFIX INTERNATIONAL N.V. AMENDED AND RESTATED 2004 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
Governing Law: New York     Date: 7/31/2009
Industry: Medical Equipment and Supplies     Sector: Healthcare

ORTHOFIX INTERNATIONAL N.V. AMENDED AND RESTATED 2004 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN, Parties: orthofix international nv
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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:

 

 

(a)

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;

 

 

 


 

Exhibit 10.2

 

 

(b)

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

 

 

(c)

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.

 

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.

 

 

 


 

Exhibit 10.2

 

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:

 

 

(i)

select the Participants from the Eligible Individuals;

 

 

(ii)

grant Awards in accordance with the Plan;

 

 

(iii)

determine the number of Common Shares subject to each Award or the cash amount payable in connection with an Award;

 

 

(iv)

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;

 

 

(v)

specify and approve the provisions of the Award Documents delivered to Participants in connection with their Awards;

 

 

(vi)

construe and interpret any Award Document delivered under the Plan;

 

 

(vii)

prescribe, amend and rescind rules and procedures relating to the Plan;

 

 

(viii)

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;

 

 

(ix)

vary the terms of Awards to take account of tax, securities law and other regulatory requirements of foreign jurisdictions; and

 

 

(x)

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.

 

 

 


 

Exhibit 10.2

 

(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:

 

 

(i)

3,100,000 shares;

 

 

(ii)

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

 

 

 


 

Exhibit 10.2

 

 

(iii)

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 ”).

 

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:

 

 

(i)

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);

 

 

(ii)

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

 

 

(iii)

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.

 

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.

 

 

 


 

Exhibit 10.2

 

(c)             Minimum Vesting Requirements .  All Awards shall be subject to the following minimum vesting requirements:

 

 

(i)

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