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Exhibit 10.5
SRS LABS, INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED 1996 LONG-TERM
INCENTIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED
1.
Purpose. The purpose of this
Plan is to attract and retain directors, officers, key employees and
consultants for SRS Labs, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Corporation”), and its Subsidiaries and to provide such persons
with incentives and rewards for superior performance.
2.
Definitions. As used in this
Plan,
“Appreciation Right” means a right granted pursuant to Section 5 of this Plan, including a Free-standing Appreciation Right and a Tandem Appreciation Right.
“Authorizing Officer” means any officer of the Corporation designated by the Board to take action specified in Section 16(c) of this Plan.
“Award” means any or all of the following: Appreciation Right, Deferred Shares, Free-Standing Appreciation Right, Option Right, Performance Share, Performance Unit or Restricted Shares.
“Base Price” means the price to be used as the basis for determining the Spread upon the exercise of a Free-standing Appreciation Right.
“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“Committee” shall have the meaning described in Section 16 of this Plan.
“Common Shares” means (i) shares of the common stock of the Corporation, par value $.001 per share, and (ii) any security into which Common Shares may be converted by reason of any transaction or event of the type referred to in Section 10 of this Plan.
“Compensation Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board appointed from time to time by the Board, composed of not less than two members of the Board, each of whom shall be a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3.
“Date of Grant” means the date specified by the Committee on which a grant of Option Rights or Appreciation Rights or Performance Shares or Performance Units or a grant or sale of Restricted Shares or Deferred Shares shall become effective, which shall not be earlier than the date on which the Committee takes action with respect thereto.
“Deferral Period” means the period of time during which Deferred Shares are subject to deferral limitations under Section 7 of this Plan.
“Deferred Shares” means an award pursuant to Section 7 of this Plan of the right to receive Common Shares at the end of a specified Deferral Period.
“Designated Participant” means a non-officer employee or consultant of the Corporation or any Subsidiary who, at the time of the grant of an Award, is not (a) subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; (b) a covered person under Section 162(m) of the Code; or (c) a director of the Corporation or one of its subsidiaries.
“Free-standing Appreciation Right” means an Appreciation Right granted pursuant to Section 5 of this Plan that is not granted in tandem with an Option Right or similar right.
“Incentive Stock Options” means Option Rights that are intended to qualify as “incentive stock options” under Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision.
“Less-Than-80-Percent Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary with respect to which the Corporation directly or indirectly owns or controls less than 80 percent of the total combined voting or other decision-making power.
“Management Objectives” means the achievement of a performance objective or objectives established pursuant to this Plan for Participants who have received grants of Performance Shares or Performance Units or, when so determined by the Committee, Option Rights, Appreciation Rights, Restricted Shares and dividend credits. Management Objectives may be described in terms of Corporation-wide objectives or objectives that are related to the performance of the individual Participant or of the Subsidiary, division, department or function within the Corporation or Subsidiary in which the Participant is employed. The Management Objectives applicable to any award to a Participant who is, or is determined by the Committee to be likely to become, a “covered employee” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code (or any successor provision) shall be limited to specified levels of or growth in:
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return on invested capital; |
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earnings per share; |
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return on assets; |
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return on equity; |
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shareholder return; |
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sales growth; |
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productivity improvement; and/or |
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net
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Except in the case of such a covered employee, if the Committee determines that a change in the business, operations, corporate structure or capital structure of the Corporation, or the manner in which it conducts its business, or other events or circumstances render the Management Objectives unsuitable, the Committee may modify such Management Objectives or the related minimum acceptable level of achievement, in whole or in part, as the Committee deems appropriate and equitable.
“Market Value per Share” means, at any date, (i) the closing sales price for the Common Shares on that date, if available, or, if there are no sales on that date or if a closing sales price is not available, (ii) the average of the “bid” and “asked” prices of the Common Shares on that date, in each case as reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System or any national securities exchange on which the Common Shares are then traded, or, if (i) or (ii) are not available, the fair market value of the Common Shares as determined by the Committee from time to time.
“Optionee” means the person so designated in an agreement evidencing an outstanding Option Right.
“Option Price” means the purchase price payable upon the exercise of an Option Right.
“Option Right” means the right to purchase Common Shares upon exercise of an option granted pursuant to Section 4 of this Plan.
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“Participant” means a person who is selected by the Committee to receive benefits under this Plan and who is at that time an officer, any other key employee, a director or a consultant of the Corporation or any Subsidiary, or who has agreed to commence serving in any such capacity.
“Performance Period” means, in respect of a Performance Share or Performance Unit, a period of time established pursuant to Section 8 of this Plan within which the Management Objectives relating thereto are to be achieved.
“Performance Share” means a bookkeeping entry that records the equivalent of one Common Share awarded pursuant to Section 8 of this Plan.
“Performance Unit” means a bookkeeping entry that records a unit equivalent to $100.00 awarded pursuant to Section 8 of this Plan.
“Reload Option Rights” means additional Option Rights granted automatically to an Optionee upon the exercise of Option Rights pursuant to Section 4(f) of this Plan.
“Restricted Shares” mean Common Shares granted or sold pursuant to Section 6 of this Plan as to which neither the substantial risk of forfeiture nor the restrictions on transfer referred to in Section 6 hereof has expired.
“Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission (or any successor rule to the same effect), as in effect from time to time.
“Spread” means, in the case of a Free-standing Appreciation Right, the amount by which the Market Value per Share on the date when any such right is exercised exceeds the Base Price specified in such right or, in the case of a Tandem Appreciation Right, the amount by which the Market Value per Share on the date when any such right is exercised exceeds the Option Price specified in the related Option Right.
“Subsidiary” means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, unincorporated association or other entity in which the Corporation has a direct or indirect ownership or other equity interest; provided, however, for purposes of determining whether any person may be a Participant for purposes of any grant of Incentive Stock Options, “Subsidiary” means any corporation in which the Corporation owns or controls directly or indirectly more than 50 percent of the total combined voting power represented by all classes of stock issued by such corporation at the time of such grant.
“Tandem Appreciation Right” means an Appreciation Right granted pursuant to Section 5 of this Plan that is granted in tandem with an Option Right or any similar right granted under any other plan of the Corporation.
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Shares Available under the Plan.
(a) Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 10 of this Plan, the number of Common Shares issued or transferred (i) upon the exercise of Option Rights or Appreciation Rights, (ii) as Restricted Shares and released from all substantial risks of forfeiture, (iii) as Deferred Shares, (iv) in payment of Performance Shares or Performance Units that have been earned, or (v) in payment of dividend equivalents paid with respect to awards made under this Plan, shall not in the aggregate exceed 8,500,000 Common Shares, which may be Common Shares of original issuance or Common Shares held in treasury or a combination thereof. If any award terminates, expires or is cancelled with respect to any Common Shares, new awards may thereafter be granted covering such Common Shares.
(b) Upon the full or partial payment of any Option Price by the transfer to the Corporation of Common Shares or upon satisfaction of tax withholding provisions in connection with any such exercise or any other payment made or benefit realized under this Plan by the transfer or relinquishment of Common Shares, there shall be deemed to have been issued or transferred under this Plan only the net number of Common Shares actually issued or transferred by the Corporation.
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c) Upon payment in cash of the benefit provided by any award granted under this Plan, any Common Shares that were covered by that award shall again be available for issuance or transfer hereunder.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, no Participant shall be granted Option Rights for more than 750,000 Common Shares during any period of three consecutive calendar years subject to adjustment as provided in Section 10 of this Plan.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, in no event shall any Participant in any period of one calendar year receive awards of Performance Shares and Performance Units having an aggregate value as of their respective Dates of Grant in excess of $750,000.
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Option Rights. The Committee
may from time to time authorize grants to Participants of options to purchase
Common Shares upon such terms and conditions as the Committee may determine in
accordance with the following provisions:
(a) Each grant shall specify the number of Common Shares to which it pertains, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 3 of this Plan.
(b) Each grant shall specify an Option Price per Common Share, which in the case of Incentive Options, shall be equal to or greater than the Market Value per Share on the Date of Grant and, in the case of other options, shall not be less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the Market Value per Share on the Date of Grant.
(c) Each grant shall specify the form of consideration to be paid in satisfaction of the Option Price and the manner of payment of such consideration, which may include (i) cash in the form of currency or check or other cash equivalent acceptable to the Corporation, (ii) non-forfeitable, unrestricted Common Shares, which are already owned by the Optionee and have a value at the time of exercise that is equal to the Option Price, (iii) an






