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STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC. 2004 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

Executive Compensation Plan Agreement

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Title: STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC. 2004 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
Governing Law: Maryland     Date: 1/6/2009
Industry: Hotels and Motels     Sector: Services

STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC. 2004 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN, Parties: starwood hotel & resorts worldwide inc
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STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.

2004 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

As Amended and Restated in December 2008

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

ARTICLE 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4

 

Establishment of Plan
Purpose of Plan
Types of Awards
Effective Date

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 2 - DEFINITIONS

ARTICLE 3 - ADMINISTRATION

3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6

 

General
Authority of the Committee.
Rules for Foreign Jurisdictions
Delegation of Authority
Award Agreements
Indemnification

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 4 - SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

4.1
4.2
4.3

 

Number of Shares
Individual Limits
Adjustment of Shares

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 5 - STOCK OPTIONS

5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.7
5.8
5.9
5.10

 

Grant of Options
Agreement
Option Price
Duration of Options
Exercise of Options
Payment
Nontransferability of Options.
Reload Options
Purchased Options
Special Rules for ISOs

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 6 - STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4

 

Grant of SARs
Tandem SARs
Payment
Exercise of SARs

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 7 - RESTRICTED STOCK AND RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4
7.5
7.6

 

Grant of Restricted Stock/ Unit
Restricted Stock/ Unit Agreement.
Nontransferability
Certificates
Dividends and Other Distributions
Short-Term Deferral

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 8 - PERFORMANCE SHARES AND UNITS

8.1
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.5

 

Grant of Performance Shares/ Units
Value of Performance Shares/ Units
Earning of Performance Shares/ Units
Form and Timing of Payment of Performance Shares/ Units
Nontransferability

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 9 - PERFORMANCE MEASURES

ARTICLE 10 - AWARDS TO DIRECTORS

10.1
10.2

 

Stock Options
Stock Awards

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 11 - BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION

ARTICLE 12 - DEFERRALS

ARTICLE 13 - WITHHOLDING

13.1
13.2

 

Tax Withholding
Share Withholding

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 14 - AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

14.1
14.2
14.3
14.4
14.5

 

Amendment of Plan
Amendment of Award Agreement
Termination of Plan
Cancellation of Awards
Assumption or Cancellation of Awards

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 15 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

15.1
15.2
15.3
15.4
15.5
15.6
15.7
15.8
15.9

 

Restrictions on Shares
Rights of a Stockholder
No Implied Rights
Compliance with Laws
Compliance with Code Section 409A
Deferrals for Code Section 162(m)
Successors
Tax Elections
Legal Construction.

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STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.

2004 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

As Amended and Restated in December 2008

ARTICLE 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS

1.1 Establishment of Plan. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), hereby establishes an incentive compensation plan to be known as the “Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. 2004 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan” (the “Plan”), as set forth in this document.

1.2 Purpose of Plan. The objectives of the Plan are to (i) attract and retain employees, directors, consultants, advisors and other persons who perform services for the Company by providing compensation opportunities that are competitive with other companies; (ii) provide incentives to those individuals who contribute significantly to the long-term performance and growth of the Company and its affiliates; and (iii) align the long-term financial interests of employees’ and other Eligible Participants with those of the Company’s stockholders.

1.3 Types of Awards. Awards under the Plan may be made to Eligible Participants in the form of (i) Incentive Stock Options, (ii) Nonqualified Stock Options, (iii) Stock Appreciation Rights, (iv) Stock Awards, (v) Restricted Stock, (vi) Restricted Stock Units, (vii) Performance Shares, (viii) Performance Units or any combination of these.

1.4 Effective Date. The Plan was originally effective upon approval by the Company’s stockholders (the “Effective Date”) in 2004 and has been amended from time to time thereafter. This amendment and restatement of the Plan is generally effective as of January 1, 2005, in order to ensure compliance with Code section 409A in the case of 409A Awards.

ARTICLE 2 — DEFINITIONS

Except where the context otherwise indicates, the following definitions apply:

2.1 “Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as now in effect or as hereafter amended. All citations to sections of the Act or rules thereunder are to such sections or rules as they may from time to time be amended or renumbered.

2.2 “Agreement” means the written agreement evidencing an Award granted to the Participant under the Plan.

2.3 “Award” means an award granted to a Participant under the Plan that is an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Stock Award, Performance Share, Performance Unit or combination of these.”

2.4 “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

2.5 “Cause” means, unless provided otherwise in the Agreement: any conduct amounting to fraud, dishonesty, willful misconduct, negligence, significant activities materially harmful to the reputation of the Company or an Employer, insubordination or conviction of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude, all as determined in the exercise of good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company.

Without limiting the foregoing, the following shall constitute Cause: (i) Participant’s breach of this Plan or any agreement between Participant and the Employer, (ii) negligence in Participant’s attention to the business or affairs of the Employer or intentionally failing to perform a reasonably requested directive or assignment or failure to perform his duties with the Employer substantially in accordance with the Employer’s operating and personnel policies and procedures generally applicable to all of its employees, (iii) the misappropriation (or attempted misappropriation) of any of the Employer’s funds or property. “Cause” under (i), (ii) and (iii) above shall be determined by the Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant has entered into an employment agreement with the Employer that is binding as of the date of employment termination, and if such employment agreement defines “Cause,” then the definition of “Cause” in such agreement shall apply to the Participant for purposes of this Plan.

2.6 “Change in Control” means:

(a) Any Person is or becomes the beneficial owner within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Act (but without regard to any time period specified in Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i)), of 33 1/3 percent or more of either (i) then outstanding Shares, including for this purpose shares issuable in respect of Partnership Units of SLT Realty Limited Partnership and SLC Operating Limited Partnership (the “Outstanding Shares”) or (ii) the combined voting power of then outstanding securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); excluding, however, (1) any acquisition by the Company or (2) any acquisition by an employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company;

(b) Individuals who, as of the Effective Date, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of such Board; provided that any individual who becomes a director of the Company subsequent to the Effective Date whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, was approved by the vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be deemed a member of the Incumbent Board; and provided further, that any individual who was initially elected as a director of the Company as a result of an actual or threatened election contest, as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Act, or any other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of any Person other then the Board shall not be deemed a member of the Incumbent Board;

(c) Consummation by the Company of a reorganization, merger, or consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (a “Corporate Transaction”); excluding, however, a Corporate Transaction pursuant to which (i) all or substantially all of the individuals or entities who are the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Shares and the Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction will beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 66 2/3 percent of, respectively, the outstanding shares of common stock, and the combined voting power of the outstanding securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such Corporate Transaction (including, without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or indirectly) in substantially the same proportions relative to each other as their ownership, immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction, of the Outstanding Shares and the Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (ii) no Person (other than: the Company, any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company, the corporation resulting from such Corporate Transaction, and any Person which beneficially owned, immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction, directly or indirectly 33 1/3 percent or more of the Outstanding Shares or the Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be) will beneficially own, directly or indirectly, 33 1/3 percent or more of, respectively, the outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such Corporate Transaction or the combined voting power of the outstanding securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors and (iii) individuals who were members of the Incumbent Board will constitute at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such Corporate Transaction; or

(d) Approval by the stockholders of the Company of a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

This Section 2.6 is written in light of the fact that each share of common stock of the Company is currently attached to and trades together with one Class B share of beneficial interest in Starwood Hotels & Resorts. In the event these shares no longer trade together as a unit, it is intended that the following interpretation shall be adopted in applying this Section — whether a Change in Control has occurred during the period after such shares cease to trade together as a unit shall be determined without taking into consideration any Class B shares of beneficial interest in Starwood Hotels & Resorts or any composition of the Board of Trustees of Starwood Hotels & Resorts.

Notwithstanding anything in this Plan or any Award Agreement to the contrary, to the extent any provision of this Plan or an Award Agreement would cause a payment of a 409A Award to be made upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, then such payment shall not be made unless such Change in Control also constitutes a “change in ownership”, “change in effective control” or “change in ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s asset” within the meaning of Code section 409A. Any payment that would have been made except for the application of the preceding sentence shall be made in accordance with the payment schedule that would have applied in the absence of a Change in Control.

2.7 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as now in effect or as hereafter amended. All citations to sections of the Code are to such sections as they may from time to time be amended or renumbered and shall include all related regulations.

2.8 “Committee” means the Compensation and Option Committee of the Board or such other committee consisting of two or more members as may be appointed by the Board to administer this Plan pursuant to Article 3. If Shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), all of the members of the Compensation Committee shall be independent directors within the meaning of the NYSE’s Corporate Governance Standards. If any member of the Committee does not qualify as (i) a “Non-Employee Director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Act, and (ii) an “outside director” within the meaning of Code section 162(m), a subcommittee of the Committee shall be appointed to grant Awards to Named Executive Officers and to officers who are subject to Section 16 of the Act, and each member of such subcommittee shall satisfy the requirements of (i) and (ii) above. References to the Committee in the Plan shall include and, as appropriate, apply to any such subcommittee.

2.9 “Company” means Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., a Maryland corporation, and its successors and assigns.

2.10 “Director” means any individual who is a member of the Board of Directors of the Company; provided, however, that any Director who is employed by the Company or any Employer shall not be considered a Director, but instead shall be considered an employee for purposes of the Plan.

2.11 “Disability” means, with respect to any Incentive Stock Option, disability as determined under Code section 22(e)(3), and with respect to any other Award, (i) with respect to a Participant who is eligible to participate in the Employer’s program of long-term disability insurance, if any, a condition with respect to which the Participant is entitled to commence benefits under such program, and (ii) with respect to any Participant (including a Participant who is eligible to participate in the Employer’s program of long-term disability insurance, if any), a disability as determined under procedures established by the Committee or in any Award.

2.12 “Effective Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 1.4 hereof.

2.13 “Eligible Participant” means an employee of the Employer (including an officer) as well as any other natural person, including a Director and a consultant or advisor who provides bona fide services to the Employer not in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction, subject to limitations as may be provided by the Code, the Act or the Committee, as shall be determined by the Committee.

2.14 “Employer” means the Company and any entity during any period that it is a “parent corporation” or a “subsidiary corporation” with respect to the Company within the meaning of Code sections 424(e) and 424(f). With respect to all purposes of the Plan, including but not limited to, the establishment, amendment, termination, operation and administration of the Plan, the Company shall be authorized to act on behalf of all other entities included within the definition of “Employer.”

2.15 “Fair Market Value” means the fair market value of a Share, as determined in good faith by the Committee; provided, however, that

(a) if the Shares are traded on a national or regional securities exchange or on The NASDAQ National Market System (“NASDAQ”) on a given date, Fair Market Value on such date shall be the average of the high and low sales price for a Share on the securities exchange on such date (or, if no sales of Shares were made on such exchange on such date, on the next preceding day on which sales were made on such exchange), all as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Committee deems reliable;

(b) if the Shares are not listed on any securities exchange or traded on NASDAQ, but nevertheless are publicly traded and reported on NASDAQ without sale prices for the Shares being customarily quoted, Fair Market Value on such date shall be the average of the closing bid and asked quotations in such over-the-counter market as reported by NASDAQ (or, if there are no bid and asked quotations in the over-the-counter market as reported by NASDAQ on such date, on the next preceding day on which such bid and asked prices were quoted; and

(c) in the case of an Option or SAR that is intended to be exempt from Code section 409A, Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Committee in accordance with the requirements of Code section 409A to the extent required.

For purposes of subsection (a) above, if Shares are traded on more than one securities exchange then the following exchange shall be referenced to determine Fair Market Value: (i) the NYSE, or (ii) if shares are not traded on the NYSE, the NASDAQ, or (iii) if shares are not traded on the NYSE or NASDAQ, the largest regional exchange on which Shares are traded.

2.16 “409A Award” means each Award that was not both earned and vested as of December 31, 2004, and all other Awards that were materially modified after October 3, 2004, determined in each case within the meaning of Code section 409A.

2.17 “Incentive Stock Option” or “ISO” means an Option granted to an Eligible Participant under Article 5 of the Plan which is intended to meet the requirements of Code section 422.

2.18 “Insider” shall mean an individual who is, on the relevant date, subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Act.

2.19 “Named Executive Officer” means a Participant who, as of the date an Award could be deductible by the Employer, is one of the group of “covered employees” as defined in the regulations promulgated or other guidance under Code section 162(m).

2.20 “Nonqualified Stock Option” or “NQSO” means an Option granted to an Eligible Participant under Article 5 of the Plan which is not intended to meet the requirements of Code section 422.

2.21 “Option” means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option. An Option shall be designated as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option, and in the absence of such designation, shall be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option.

2.22 “Option Price” means the price at which a Share may be purchased by a Participant pursuant to an Option.

2.23 “Participant” means an Eligible Participant to whom an Award has been granted.

2.24 “Payment Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.6 of the Plan.

2.25 “Performance Share” means an Award under Article 8 of the Plan that is valued by reference to a Share, which value may be paid to the Participant by delivery of such property as the Committee shall determine, including without limitation, cash or Shares, or any combination thereof, upon achievement of such performance objectives during the relevant performance period as the Committee shall establish at the time of such Award or thereafter, but not later than the time permitted by Code section 162(m) in the case of a Named Executive Officer, unless the Committee determines not to comply with Code section 162(m).

2.26 “Performance Unit” means an Award under Article 8 of the Plan that has a value set by the Committee (or that is determined by reference to a valuation formula specified by the Committee), which value may be paid to the Participant by delivery of such property as the Committee shall determine, including without limitation, cash or Shares, or any combination thereof, upon achievement of such performance objectives during the relevant performance period as the Committee shall establish at the time of such Award or thereafter, but not later than the time permitted by Code section 162(m) in the case of a Named Executive Officer, unless the Committee determines not to comply with Code section 162(m).

2.27 “Plan” means the Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. 2004 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan, As Amended and Restated December 2008, and as further amended from time to time.

2.28 “Restricted Stock” means an Award of Shares under Article 7 of the Plan, which Shares are issued with such restriction(s) as the Committee, in its sole discretion, may impose, including without limitation, any restriction on the right to retain such Shares, to sell, transfer, pledge or assign such Shares, to vote such Shares, and/or to receive any cash dividends with respect to such Shares, which restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such time or times, in installments or otherwise, as the Committee may deem appropriate.

2.29 “Restricted Stock Unit” means an Award under Article 7 of the Plan that is valued by reference to a Share, which value may be paid to the Participant by delivery of such property as the Committee shall determine, including without limitation, cash or Shares, or any combination thereof, and that has such restriction(s) as the Committee, in its sole discretion, may impose, including without limitation, any restriction on the right to retain such Awards, to sell, transfer, pledge or assign such Awards, and/or to receive any cash dividend equivalents with respect to such Awards, which restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such time or times, in installments or otherwise, as the Committee may deem appropriate,

2.30 “Restriction Period” means the period commencing on the date an Award of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units is granted and ending on such date as the Committee shall determine (as provided in the Award Agreement).

2.31 “Retirement” means termination of employment other than for Cause after a Participant has reached the age of 55 years and has completed at least five years of service (full-time or full-time equivalent), provided that the sum of the age of Participant plus the number of years of service (full-time or full-time equivalent) is equal to at least 65.

2.32 “Share” means one share of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company, as may be adjusted pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.3 of the Plan.

2.33 “Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means an Award granted under Article 6 which provides for an amount payable in Shares and/or cash, as determined by the Committee, equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the day the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised over the specified purchase price.

2.34 “Stock Award” means an Award of Shares, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares or Performance Units granted to a Director pursuant to Article 10 under the Plan.

ARTICLE 3 — ADMINISTRATION

3.1 General. This Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee, in its discretion, may delegate to one or more of its members such of its powers as it deems appropriate. Members of the Committee shall be appointed originally, and as vacancies occur, by the Board, to serve at the pleasure of the Board.

3.2 Authority of the Committee .

(a) The Committee shall have the exclusive right to interpret, construe and administer the Plan, to select the persons who are eligible to receive an Award, and to act in all matters pertaining to the granting of an Award and the contents of the Agreement evidencing the Award, including without limitation, the determination of the number of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Stock Awards, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares or Performance Units subject to an Award and the form, terms, conditions and duration of each Award, and any amendment thereof consistent with the provisions of the Plan. The Committee may adopt such rules, regulations and procedures of general application for the administration of this Plan, as it deems appropriate.

(b) The Committee may correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Agreement in the manner and to the extent it shall deem desirable to carry it into effect.

(c) In the event the Company shall assume outstanding employee benefit awards or the right or obligation to make future such awards in connection with the acquisition of another corporation or business entity, the Committee may, in its discretion, make such adjustments in the terms of Awards under the Plan as it shall deem appropriate.

(d) All acts, determinations and decisions of the Committee made or taken pursuant to grants of authority under the Plan or with respect to any questions arising in connection with the administration and interpretation of the Plan, including the severability of any and all of the provisions thereof, shall be conclusive, final and binding upon all parties, including the Company, its stockholders, Participants, Eligible Participants and their estates, beneficiaries and successors.

3.3 Rules for Foreign Jurisdictions. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend or vary the terms of the Plan in order to conform such terms with the requirements of each non-U.S. jurisdiction where an Eligible Participant is located or to meet the goals and objectives of the Plan; establish one or more sub-plans for these purposes; and establish administrative rules and procedures to facilitate the operation of the Plan in such non-U.S. jurisdictions. For purposes of clarity, the terms and conditions contained herein which are subject to variation in a non-U.S. jurisdiction shall be reflected in a written addendum to the Plan for each Employer in such non-U.S. jurisdiction.

3.4 Delegation of Authority. Except with respect to Named Executive Officers and Insiders, the Committee may, at any time and from time to time, delegate to one or more persons any or all of its authority and discretion under Section 3.2 and 3.3, to the full extent permitted by law and the rules of any exchange on which Shares are traded.

3.5 Award Agreements. Each Award granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by a written Agreement. Each Agreement shall be subject to and incorporate, by reference or otherwise, the applicable terms and conditions of the Plan, and any other terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the Plan, as may be imposed by the Committee, including without limitation, provisions related to the consequences of termination of employment. A copy of such document shall be provided to the Participant, and the Committee may, but need not, require that the Participant sign a copy of the Agreement.

3.6 Indemnification. In addition to such other rights of indemnification as they may have as directors or as members of the Committee, the members of the Committee shall be indemnified by the Company against reasonable expenses, including attorney’s fees, actually and necessarily incurred in connection with the defense of any action, suit or proceeding, or in connection with any appeal therein, to which they or any of them may be a party by reason of any action taken or failure to act under or in connection with the Plan or any Award granted thereunder, and against all amounts paid by them in settlement thereof, provided such settlement is approved by independent legal counsel selected by the Company, or paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding, except as to matters as to which the Committee member has been negligent or engaged in misconduct in the performance of his duties (all amounts reimbursed hereunder referred to as the “Reimbursement Expenses”); provided, that within 60 days after institution of any such action, suit or proceeding, a Committee member shall in writing offer the Company the opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same. The entitlement to Reimbursement Expenses applies during the lifetime of the Committee member, the Company shall pay each Reimbursement Expense no later than the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Committee member incurred such Reimbursement Expense, the amount of Reimbursement Expenses available to a Committee member in one tax year will not affect the amount of Reimbursement Expenses available to the Committee member in any other tax year, and the entitlement to Reimbursement Expenses is not subject to liquidation or exchange for any other benefit.

ARTICLE 4 — SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

4.1 Number of Shares. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.3 and the Awards available under the next sentence, the aggregate number of Shares which are available for issuance pursuant to Awards under the Plan is fifty-two million (52,000,000) Shares (the “General Award Pool”). In addition to the General Award Pool, one hundred fifty thousand (150,000) Shares shall be available for Stock Awards that are issued in lieu of cash, at a Director’s election, in payment of a portion of the annual Directors’ fees pursuant to Section 10.2 of the Plan (the “Directors’ Fee Pool”). Such Shares shall be made available from Shares currently authorized but unissued or Shares currently held (or subsequently acquired) by the Company as treasury shares, including Shares purchased in the open market or in private transactions. Upon approval of this Plan by the stockholders of the Company, no further grants may be made under the Company’s 2002 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended (the “2002 Plan”), but Shares available under the 2002 Plan that have not been used for awards under the 2002 Plan may be used for Awards hereunder, but only in the form of Options, and such Shares shall not be charged against the Award Pools.

The following rules shall apply for purposes of determining the number of Shares available for grant under the Plan:

(a) Each Option awarded (including Purchased Options described in Section 5.9) shall be counted as one Share subject to an Award and deducted from the General Award Pool.

(b) Each share of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit and each share of a Stock Award, excluding Stock Awards issued from the Directors’ Fee Pool pursuant to subsection (d) below, shall be counted as 2.8 Shares subject to an Award and deducted from the General Award Pool. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, to the extent a Participant receives Restricted Stock in lieu of all or part of a cash bonus, pursuant to Section 7.2(b), the deduction from the General Award Pool shall be reduced by a percentage that equals the percentage of the Award’s value at grant that is paid for by the Participant (but only to the extent the receipt of Restricted Stock is at the Participant’s election).

(c) Each share of a Stock Award issued from the Directors’ Fee Pool shall count as one Share and shall not be charged against the General Award Pool, provided that if there are no longer Shares available under the Directors’ Fee Pool, such awards may be counted under subsection (b) above and deducted from the General Award Pool.

(d) Each Performance Share awarded that may be settled in Shares shall be counted as 2.8 Shares subject to an Award and deducted from the General Award Pool. Each Performance Unit awarded that may be settled in Shares shall be counted as a number of Shares subject to an Award, with the number determined by dividing the value of the Performance Unit at grant by the Fair Market Value of a Share at Grant and then multiplying the result by 2.8. Performance Shares and Units that may not be settled in Shares (or that may be settled in Shares but are not) shall not result in a reduction in any Award Pool.

(e) Each Stock Appreciation Right that may be settled in Shares shall be counted as one Share subject to an Award and deducted from the General Award Pool. Stock Appreciation Rights that may not be settled in Shares (or that may be settled in Shares but are not) shall not result in a reduction in any Award Pool. In addition, if a Stock Appreciation Right is granted in connection with an Option and the exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right results in the loss of the Option right, the Shares that otherwise would have been issued upon the exercise of such related Option shall not result in a reduction in any Award Pool.

(f) If, for any reason, any Shares awarded or subject to purchase under the Plan (or the 2002 Plan or any prior plan of the Company or any predecessor or affiliate (each a “Prior Plan”)) are not delivered or purchased, or are reacquired by the Company, for reasons including, but not limited to, a forfeiture of Restricted Stock or a Restricted Stock Unit or the termination, expiration or cancellation of an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Performance Share or Performance Unit, such Shares (“Returned Shares”) shall again be available for issuance pursuant to an Award under the Plan and shall be added to the Pool under which they were originally granted, or if granted under a Prior Plan, shall be added to the General Award Pool, provided that any addition to the General Award Pool shall be adjusted by whatever factor or factors were applied to determine the charge against the General Award Pool (or would apply if such an award were newly made under this Plan in the case of an award granted under a Prior Plan). If the Option Price, purchase price and/or withholding obligation under an Award is satisfied by the Company retaining Shares or Shares tendered by the


 
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