Rockford Corporation
2005 Stock Option Plan
The Rockford
Corporation 2005 Stock Option Plan is intended to assist in
attracting and retaining employees and directors and to motivate
such individuals to use their best efforts on behalf of the
Corporation.
The following
terms have the following meanings:
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2.1
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“1933 Act” means the
Federal Securities Act of 1933 and applicable state securities
laws.
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2.2
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“1934 Act” means the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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2.3
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“Board” means the Board
of Directors of Rockford Corporation.
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2.4
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“Code” means the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
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2.5
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“Committee” means the
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Rockford
Corporation.
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2.6
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“Corporation” means
Rockford Corporation and any Subsidiary.
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2.7
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“Fair Market Value”
means, as applied to a specific date, the closing price for the
Stock on such date as reported on the principal stock exchange upon
which the Corporation’s Stock is listed (currently, the
Nasdaq Stock Market — National Market System
(“NASDAQ”); or, if the stock is not listed, then the
mean between the most recent bid and asked prices of any other
recognized trading market or if no stock was traded on the relevant
date, on the next preceding day on which the Stock was so traded.
If no such market exists, then the Committee shall determine in
good faith the fair market value of the Stock.
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2.8
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“Grant Date” means the
date on which an Option is granted as specified by the Committee,
contingent on the Optionee executing a Stock Option Agreement in
form satisfactory to the Committee.
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2.9
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“Incentive Option” means
an Option eligible for tax treatment as an incentive option under
Section 422 of the Code.
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2.10
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“Non-Qualified Option”
means an Option that is not eligible for tax treatment as an
incentive option under Section 422 of the Code.
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2.11
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“Option” means an option
to purchase Stock granted under this Plan.
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2.12
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“Optionee” means an
employee or director to whom an Option has been granted under the
Plan.
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2.13
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“Plan” means the
Rockford Corporation 2005 Stock Option Plan, the terms and
conditions of which are covered in this instrument.
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2.14
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“Stock” means the common
stock of the Corporation.
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2.15
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“Stock Option Agreement”
means a written agreement entered into between the Corporation and
the Optionee that provides for the price and terms of an
Option.
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“Subsidiary” means any
corporation of which the majority of the outstanding capital stock
is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation and which
meets the definition of a subsidiary corporation as set forth in
Section 424(f) of the Code, at the time of the granting of the
Option.
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2.17
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“Ten Percent
Shareholder” means an individual who owns more than 10% of
the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the
Corporation.
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3.1
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The
Plan shall be administered by the Compensation Committee of the
Board, which Committee shall satisfy the requirements for
“outside directors” as set forth in section 162
(m) of the Code and “non-employee directors” as
set forth in rule 16b-3 of the 1934 Act. Without limiting the
powers of the Committee, the Committee shall have the power to
determine the times during which any Option shall be exercisable,
the events upon which any Option shall terminate, the amounts, if
any, payable to beneficiaries of an Optionee upon the death of such
Optionee, the exercisability of any Option on the sale of all, or
substantially all, of the assets of the Corporation, or a merger
where the Corporation is not the surviving corporation (other than
a merger that is only a change in form), and other terms of
exercise. No member of the Committee shall be eligible to vote on
the grant of Options to him or her. All decisions and
determinations of the Committee in administering the Plan shall be
final.
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3.2
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If
changes are made to the Code that make it advisable, in the
Committee’s sole discretion, to change the character of
Options for income tax purposes, the Committee may change the
character of Options and may impose on Options any conditions
deemed necessary or appropriate to comply with the Code
requirements. However, except as otherwise provided herein, the
Committee may not change the character or terms of an outstanding
Option without the Optionee’s consent.
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3.3
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The
Committee, subject to the provisions of the Plan, shall make
determinations regarding:
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(a)
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The
employees or directors who shall receive Options, the times when
such Options shall be granted, the time limits within which Options
may be exercised (subject to the provisions of this Plan), the
number of shares subject to each Option, and the terms and
provisions of Stock Option Agreements (which need not be
identical);
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(b)
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Interpretation of Plan
provisions;
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(c)
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Rules and regulations relating to
the Plan;
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(d)
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Stock Option Agreements under the
Plan; and
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(e)
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Other determinations advisable for
the proper administration of the Plan.
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4.
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Tax and Other Characteristics of
Options .
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4.1
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Options granted pursuant to the Plan
may be designated, but need not be designated, as Incentive
Options. The Stock Option Agreement shall provide whether an Option
is an Incentive Option or a Non-Qualified Option. In the case of
Incentive Options, the aggregate fair market value of the Stock (at
the time the Option is granted) for Options that are exercisable
for the first time by an Optionee during any calendar year (under
all stock option plans of the Corporation) shall not exceed
$100,000. Non-employee directors of the Corporation shall not be
eligible for the grant of Incentive Options.
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4.2
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At
all times during the period beginning on the date of grant of the
Incentive Option and ending on the day three months before the date
of exercise of an Incentive Option, the Optionee must be an
Employee of the Corporation or a Subsidiary. Such 3-month period
shall be extended to twelve (12) months if employment ends due
to a total disability. If the Optionee terminates employment due to
death or dies within the allowable period specified in the Option
Agreement for exercise after termination of employment, the Option
may be exercised (to the extent the Optionee was entitled to
exercise the Option on the date of death) by the Optionee’s
estate, or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the
Option by bequest or inheritance, or by a person designed to
exercise the Option upon the Optionee’s death, but only
within a period ending upon the earlier of (i) 90 days
after the date of death or (ii) the expiration of the term of
the Option set f
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