Exhibit 4.2
BLUELITHIUM, INC.
2007 RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT PLAN
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Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this 2007
Restricted Stock Unit Plan are to attract and retain the best
available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility, to
provide additional incentive to Employees and certain Consultants
of the Company and its Subsidiaries and to promote the success of
the Company’s business. To accomplish the foregoing, the Plan
provides that the Company may grant Restricted Stock Units (as
hereinafter defined) to Employees and Consultants of the Company
and its Subsidiaries. |
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Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions
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“Administrator” means the Board or any of its
Committees appointed pursuant to Section 4 of the Plan.
“Applicable Laws” means any legal requirements of all
state, federal and, where applicable, foreign laws, including
without limitation securities laws and the Code, relating to the
establishment and administration of stock incentive plans such as
the Plan.
“Award” means an award of Restricted Stock Units (as
defined below).
“Board” means the Board of Directors of the
Company.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
“Committee” means the Committee appointed by the Board
of Directors in accordance with Section 4(a) of the Plan.
“Common Stock” means the common stock of the
Company.
“Company” means BlueLithium, Inc., a Delaware
corporation.
“Consultant” means any person, but not including a
Non-Employee Director, who is engaged by the Company, Parent or
Subsidiary to render services and is compensated for such
services.
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“Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant” means
the absence of any interruption or termination of service as an
Employee or Consultant. Continuous Status as an Employee or
Consultant shall not be considered interrupted in the case of:
(i) sick leave; (ii) military leave; (iii) any other
leave of absence approved by the Administrator, provided that such
leave is for a period of not more than ninety (90) days,
unless reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed
by contract or statute, or unless provided otherwise pursuant to
Company policy adopted from time to time; or (iv) in the case
of transfers between locations of the Company or between the
Company, Parent and Subsidiaries or their respective successors.
For purposes of this Plan, a change in status from an Employee to a
Consultant or from a Consultant to an Employee will not constitute
an interruption of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant.
If an entity ceases to be a Subsidiary, an interruption of
Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant shall not be deemed
to have occurred with respect to each Employee or Consultant in
respect of such Subsidiary who immediately becomes an Employee or
Consultant of the Company, Parent or another Subsidiary that does
not cease to be a Subsidiary after giving effect to the transaction
or other event giving rise to the change in status.
“Director” means a member of the Board.
“Employee” means any person, including Officers and
Directors, employed by the Company, Parent or Subsidiary, with the
status of employment determined based upon such minimum number of
hours or periods worked as shall be determined by the Administrator
in its discretion, subject to any requirements of the Code. The
payment of a director’s fee by the Company to a Director
shall not be sufficient to constitute “employment” of
the Director by the Company.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.
“Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the fair
market value of Common Stock determined as follows:
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If the Common Stock is listed on any Stock Exchange including
without limitation the Nasdaq Global Market and Nasdaq Global
Select Market, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales
price for such stock as quoted on such Stock Exchange on the date
of determination (if for a given day no sales were reported, the
closing bid on that day shall be used), as such price is reported
in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the
Administrator deems reliable; |
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If the Common Stock is listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market (but
not on the Nasdaq Global Market or Nasdaq Global Select Market
thereof) or regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but
selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value shall be the
mean between the bid and asked prices for the Common Stock on the
date of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or
such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; or |
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In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock,
the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by
the Administrator in compliance with any applicable legal, tax
(including, without limitation, Section 409A of the Code) and
accounting requirements. |
“Non-Employee Director” means a Director who is not an
Employee.
“Officer” means an officer of the Company, Parent or
Subsidiary.
“Parent” means a “parent corporation” of
the Company, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in
Section 424(e) of the Code, or any successor provision.
“Plan” means this 2007 Restricted Stock Unit Plan, as
amended from time to time.
“Reporting Person” means an Officer, Director, or
greater than ten percent stockholder of the Company, Parent or
Subsidiary within the meaning of Rule 16a-2 under the Exchange
Act, who is required to file reports pursuant to Rule 16a-3
under the Exchange Act.
“Restricted Stock Unit” means the right to receive in
cash or Shares the Fair Market Value of a Share granted pursuant to
Section 8 of the Plan.
“Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated
under the Exchange Act, as the same may be amended from time to
time, or any successor provision.
“Share” means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted
in accordance with Section 10 of the Plan.
“Stock Exchange” means any stock exchange or
consolidated stock price reporting system on which prices for the
Common Stock are quoted at any given time.
“Subsidiary” means a “subsidiary
corporation” of the Company (“Subsidiaries”
meaning more than one “subsidiary corporation”) whether
now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the
Code, or any successor provision.
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Stock Subject to the Plan. The Shares may be authorized,
but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock. The maximum aggregate
number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan is
3,931,118 Shares. The foregoing numerical limit is subject to
adjustment as contemplated by Section 10. |
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Administration of the Plan. |
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The Administrator. The Plan shall be administered by and
all Awards under the Plan shall be authorized by the Administrator.
The “Administrator” means the Board or one or more
committees appointed by the Board or another committee (within its
delegated authority) to administer all or certain aspects of the
Plan. Any such committee shall be comprised solely of one or more
Directors or such number of Directors as may be required under
Applicable Law. A committee may delegate some or all of its
authority to another committee so constituted. The Board or a
committee comprised solely of Directors may also delegate, to the
extent permitted by Section 157(c) of the Delaware General
Corporation Law and any other Applicable Law, to one or more
Officers of the Company or Parent, its powers under the Plan
(a) to designate the Employees other than an Officer who is a
Reporting Person who will receive grants of Awards under the Plan,
and (b) to determine the number of Shares subject to, and the
other terms and conditions of, such Awards. The Board may delegate
different levels of authority to different committees with
administrative and grant authority under the Plan. Unless otherwise
provided in the Bylaws of the Company or the applicable charter of
any Administrator: (a) a majority of the members of the acting
Administrator shall constitute a quorum, and (b) the vote of a
majority of the members present assuming the presence of a quorum
or the unanimous written consent of the members of the
Administrator shall constitute action by the acting
Administrator. |
With respect to
awards intended to satisfy the requirements for performance based
compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Plan shall be
administered by a committee consisting solely of two or more
outside directors (as this requirement is applied under Section
162(m) of the Code); provided, however, that the failure to satisfy
such requirement shall not affect the validity of the action of any
other committee otherwise duly authorized and acting in the matter.
Award grants, and transactions in or involving Awards, intended to
be exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act,
must be duly and timely authorized by the Board or a committee
consisting solely of two or more non-employee directors (as this
requirement is applied under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the
Exchange Act). To the extent required by any applicable Stock
Exchange, the Plan shall be administered by a committee composed
entirely of independent directors (within the meaning of the
applicable Stock Exchange rules).
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Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions
of the Plan and in the case of a Committee, the specific duties
delegated by the Board to such Committee, and subject to the
approval of any relevant authorities, including the approval, if
required, of any Stock Exchange, the Administrator shall have the
authority, in its discretion: |
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to determine the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock, in
accordance with the definition of such term set forth above; |
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to select the Consultants and Employees to whom Awards may from
time to time be granted hereunder; |
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to determine whether and to what extent Awards are granted
hereunder; |
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to determine the number of Shares of Common Stock, if any, to
be covered by each |
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