Exhibit
10.1
LSB FINANCIAL
CORP.
2007 STOCK OPTION AND
INCENTIVE PLAN
1.
Plan
Purpose. The
purpose of the Plan is (i) to align the personal interests of Plan
Participants with those of the shareholders of the Company, (ii) to
encourage key individuals to accept or continue employment or
service with the Company and its subsidiaries, and (iii) to furnish
incentive to such key individuals to improve operations and
increase profits by providing such key individuals the opportunity
to acquire Common Stock of the Company or to receive monetary
payments based on the value of such Common Stock. It is intended
that certain Awards granted under the Plan will qualify as
performance-based compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m)
of the Code, to the extent applicable.
2.
Definitions. The following definitions are applicable to the
Plan.
“Affiliate” — means any
“parent corporation” or “subsidiary
corporation” of the Company as such terms are defined in
Section 424(e) and (f), respectively, of the Code.
“Award” — means the grant by
the Committee of Incentive Stock Options, Non-Qualified Stock
Options, Unrestricted Stock, Restricted Stock, Performance Shares,
Performance Units, Stock Appreciation Rights or any combination
thereof, as provided in the Plan.
“Board” — means the Board of
Directors of the Company.
“Change in Control” — means
each of the events specified in the following clauses
(i) through (iii): (i) any third “person”
(including a group), as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the
Exchange Act shall, after the date of the adoption of the Plan by
the Board, first become the beneficial owner of shares of the
Company with respect to which 25% or more of the total number of
votes for the election of the Board of Directors of the Company may
be cast, (ii) as a result of, or in connection with, any cash
tender offer, exchange offer, merger or other business combination,
sale of assets or contested election, or combination of the
foregoing, the persons who were directors of the Company shall
cease to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the
Company or (iii) the shareholders of the Company shall approve an
agreement providing either for a transaction in which the Company
will cease to be an independent publicly owned entity or for a sale
or other disposition of all or substantially all the assets of the
Company; provided, however, that the occurrence of any of such
events shall not be deemed a Change in Control if, prior to such
occurrence, a resolution specifically providing that such
occurrence shall not constitute a Change in Control under the Plan
shall have been adopted by at least a majority of the Board of
Directors of the Company.
“Code” — means the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Committee” — means the
Committee referred to in Section 3 hereof.
“Company” — means LSB
Financial Corp., an Indiana corporation.
“Continuous Service” — means,
in the case of an Employee, the absence of any interruption or
termination of service as an Employee of the Company or an
Affiliate; and in the case of an individual who is not an Employee,
the absence of any interruption or termination of the service
relationship between the individual and the Company or an
Affiliate. Service shall not be considered interrupted in the case
of sick leave, military leave or any other leave of absence
approved by the Company or in the case of any transfer between the
Company and an Affiliate or any successor to the
Company.
“Director” — means any
individual who is a member of the Board or who is serving as a
Director Emeritus of the Company or any Affiliate.
“Disability” — means, with
respect to a Participant, a medically determinable physical or
mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or to
last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months and that
entitles the Participant to income replacement benefits under the
Company’s disability plan.
“Employee” — means any person,
including an officer, who is employed by the Company or any
Affiliate.
“Exchange Act” — means the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Exercise Price” — means the
price per Share at which the Shares subject to an Option may be
purchased upon exercise of such Option.
“Incentive Stock Option” —
means an option to purchase Shares granted by the Committee
pursuant to the terms of the Plan that is intended to qualify under
Section 422 of the Code.
“Market Value” — means the
last reported sale price on the date in question (or, if there is
no reported sale on such date, on the last preceding date on which
any reported sale occurred) of one Share on the principal exchange
on which the Shares are listed for trading, or if the Shares are
not listed for trading on any exchange, the mean between the
closing high bid and low asked quotations of one Share on the date
in question as reported by NASDAQ or any similar system then in
use, or, if no such quotations are available, the fair market value
on such date of one Share as the Committee shall
determine.
“Non-Qualified Stock Option” —
means an option to purchase Shares granted by the Committee
pursuant to the terms of the Plan, which option is not intended to
qualify under Section 422 of the Code.
“Option” — means an Incentive
Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option.
“Participant” — means any
individual selected by the Committee to receive an
Award.
“Performance Criteria” — means
any of the following areas of performance of the Company, or any
Affiliate, as determined under generally accepted accounting
principles or as reported by the Company: (i) earnings per
share; (ii) return on equity; (iii) return on assets;
(iv) operating income; (v) market value per share;
(vi) EBITDA; (vii) cash flow; (viii) net income
(before or after taxes); (ix) revenues; (x) cost
reduction goals; (xi) market share; (xii) total return to
shareholders; (xiii) improvements in the Company’s
credit quality as measured by changes to the Company’s
allowance for loan losses, the ratio of the allowance for loan
losses to total loans, net of unearned income, or the ratio of net
charge-offs to average loans, net of unearned income; (xiv) fee
income; (xv) net interest income; (xvi) growth in loans;
and (xvii) growth in deposits.
“Performance Goal” — means if
the Performance Shares, Performance Units or Restricted Stock is
intended to comply with Code Section 162(m), an objectively
determinable performance goal established by the Committee with
respect to a given award of Performance Shares, Performance Units
or Restricted Stock that is based on one or more Performance
Criteria and if the Performance Shares, Performance Units or
Restricted Stock are not intended to comply with Code Section
162(m) any performance goal established by the Committee based on
any performance criteria.
“Performance Cycle” — means
the period of time, designated by the Committee, over which
Performance Shares or Performance Units may be earned.
“Performance Shares” — means
Shares awarded pursuant to Section 12 of the Plan.
“Performance Unit” — means an
Award granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 12 of the
Plan.
“Plan” — means this 2007 Stock
Option and Incentive Plan of the Company.
“Reorganization” — means the
liquidation or dissolution of the Company or any merger,
consolidation or combination of the Company (other than a merger,
consolidation or combination in
which the
Company is the continuing entity and which does not result in the
outstanding Shares being converted into or exchanged for different
securities, cash or other property or any combination
thereof).
“Restricted Period” — means
the period of time selected by the Committee for the purpose of
determining when restrictions are in effect under Section 10
hereof with respect to Restricted Stock awarded under the
Plan.
“Restricted Stock” — means
Shares which have been contingently awarded to a Participant by the
Committee subject to the restrictions referred to in
Section 10 hereof, so long as such restrictions are in
effect.
“Retirement” — means, with
respect to a Participant, the termination of the
Participant’s status as an Employee, for any reason other
than death, after having attained age 65.
“Securities Act” — means the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Shares” — means the Common
Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.
“Stock Appreciation Rights” —
means an Award granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 11
the Plan.
“Unrestricted Stock” — means
Shares awarded to a Participant by the Committee without any
restrictions.
3.
Administration.
The Plan shall be administered by a
Committee consisting of two or more members of the Board, each of
whom shall be a “non-employee director” as provided
under Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act, and an “outside
director” as provided under Code Section 162(m). The
members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Board. Except as
limited by the express provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall
have sole and complete authority and discretion to (a) select
Participants and grant Awards; (b) determine the number of
Shares to be subject to types of Awards generally, as well as to
individual Awards granted under the Plan; (c) determine the
terms and conditions upon which Awards shall be granted under the
Plan; (d) prescribe the form and terms of instruments
evidencing such grants; (e) establish from time to time
procedures and regulations for the administration of the Plan;
(f) interpret the Plan; and (g) make all determinations
deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.
The Committee shall, without limitation, have authority to
accelerate the vesting of Awards made hereunder and to make
amendments or modifications of the terms and conditions (including
exercisability of the Awards) relating to the effect of termination
of employment or service of the Participant.
A majority of the Committee shall constitute a
quorum, and the acts of a majority of the members present at any
meeting at which a quorum is present, or acts approved in writing
by all members of the Committee without a meeting, shall be acts of
the Committee. All determinations and decisions made by the
Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall be final,
conclusive, and binding on all persons, and shall be given the
maximum deference permitted by law.
4.
Participants. The Committee may select from time to time
Participants in the Plan from those Directors, Employees or
consultants of the Company or its Affiliates who, in the opinion of
the Committee, have the capacity for contributing in a substantial
measure to the successful performance of the Company or its
Affiliates.
5.
Substitute
Options. In
the event the Company or an Affiliate consummates a transaction
described in Code Section 424(a), persons who become Employees
or Directors on account of such transaction may be granted Options
in substitution for Options granted by the former employer. The
Committee, in its sole discretion and consistent with Code Section
424(a) shall determine the Exercise Price of the substitute
Options.
6.
Shares Subject to
Plan. Subject
to adjustment by the operation of Section 13 hereof, the
maximum number of Shares with respect to which Awards may be made
under the Plan is 81,000 Shares, all of which may be subject to
grants of Incentive Stock Options. The number of Shares which may
be granted under the Plan to any Participant during any calendar
year of the Plan under all forms of Awards shall not exceed 12,150
Shares. The Shares with respect to which Awards may be made under
the Plan may either be authorized and unissued shares or unissued
shares heretofore or hereafter reacquired and held as treasury
shares. Any Award that expires, terminates or is surrendered for
cancellation, or with respect to Restricted Shares, which is
forfeited (so long as any cash dividends paid on such Shares are
also forfeited), may be subject to new Awards under the Plan with
respect to the number of Shares as to which an expiration,
termination, cancellation or forfeiture has occurred. Additionally,
Shares that are withheld by the Company or delivered by the
Participant to the Company in order to satisfy payment of the
Exercise Price or any tax withholding obligation and Shares granted
pursuant to an Award which is subsequently settled in cash rather
than Shares, may be subject to new Awards under the
Plan.
7.
General Terms and Conditions
of Options. The Committee shall have full and complete
authority and discretion, except as expressly limited by the Plan,
to grant Options and to provide the terms and conditions (which
need not be identical among Participants) thereof. In particular,
the Committee shall prescribe the following terms and conditions:
(a) the Exercise Price, which shall not be less than the
Market Value per Share on the date the Option is granted,
(b) the number of Shares subject to, and the expiration date
of, any Option, (c) the manner, time and rate (cumulative or
otherwise) of exercise of such Option, (d) the restrictions,
if any, to be placed upon such Option or upon Shares which may be
issued upon exercise of such Option, (e) the conditions, if
any, under which a Participant may transfer or assign Options, and
(f) any other terms and conditions as the Committee, in its
sole discretion, may determine. The Committee may, as a condition
of granting any Option, require that a Participant agree to
surrender for cancellation one or more Options previously granted
to such Participant.
(a) Except as provided in Section 16, an
Option granted under the Plan shall be exercisable during the
lifetime of the Participant to whom such Option was granted only by
such Participant, and except as provided in paragraphs (c),
(d) and (e) of this Section 8, no such Option may be
exercised unless at the time such Participant exercises such
Option, such Participant has maintained Continuous Service since
the date of the grant of such Option.
(b) To exercise an Option under the Plan, the
Participant must give written notice to the Company (which shall
specify the number of Shares with respect to which such Participant
elects to exercise such Option) together with full payment of the
Exercise Price. The date of exercise shall be the date on which
such notice is received by the Company. Payment shall be made
either (i) in cash (including by check, bank draft or money
order), (ii) by delivering Shares already owned by the
Participant for at least six (6) months prior to the date of
exercise and having a Market Value on the date of exercise equal to
part or all of the Exercise Price, (iii) a combination of cash
and such Shares, (iv) if the Participant may do so in conformity
with Regulation T (12 C.F.R. § 220.3(e)(4)) without violating
§ 16(b) or § 16(a) of the Exchange Act, pursuant to a
broker’s cashless exercise procedure, by delivering a
properly executed notice together with irrevocable instructions to
a broker to promptly deliver to the Company the total option price,
in cash and, if desired, the amount of any taxes to be withheld
from the Participant’s compensation as a result of any
withholding tax obligation of the Company or any of its Affiliates,
as specified in such notice, or (v) by any other means
determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.
(c) If the Continuous Service of a Participant is
terminated for cause, or voluntarily by the Participant for any
reason other than death, Disability or Retirement, all rights under
any Option of such Participant shall terminate immediately upon
such cessation of Continuous Service. If the
Continuous
Service of a Participant is terminated by reason of death,
Disability or Retirement, such Participant may exercise such
Option, but only to the extent such Participant was entitled to
exercise such Option at the date of such cessation, at any time
during the remaining term of such Option, or, in the case of
Incentive Stock Options, during such shorter period as the
Committee may determine and so provide in the applicable instrument
or instruments evidencing the grant of such Option. If a
Participant shall cease to maintain Continuous Service for any
reason other than those set forth above in this paragraph
(c) of this Section 8, such Participant may exercise such
Option to the extent that such Participant was entitled to exercise
such Option at the date of such cessation but only within
the