EXHIBIT 10.04
IDT CORPORATION
2005 STOCK OPTION AND INCENTIVE
PLAN
(Amended and Restated on
February 24, 2009)
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1.
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Purpose; Types
of Awards; Construction.
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The purpose of the IDT Corporation
2005 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is to
provide incentives to executive officers, employees, directors and
consultants of IDT Corporation (the “Company”), or any
subsidiary of the Company which now exists or hereafter is
organized or acquired by the Company, to acquire a proprietary
interest in the Company, to continue as officers, employees,
directors or consultants, to increase their efforts on behalf of
the Company and to promote the success of the Company’s
business. The provisions of the Plan are intended to satisfy the
requirements of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, and of Section 162(m) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and shall be interpreted in a
manner consistent with the requirements thereof.
As used in this Plan, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings indicated:
(a) “Agreement” shall
mean a written agreement entered into between the Company and a
Grantee in connection with an award under the Plan.
(b) “Board” shall mean
the Board of Directors of the Company.
(c) “Change in Control”
means a change in ownership or control of the Company effected
through either of the following:
(i) any “person,” as
such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act
(other than (A) the Company, (B) any trustee or other
fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the
Company, (C) any corporation or other entity owned, directly
or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially
the same proportions as their ownership of common stock, or
(D) any person who, immediately prior to the Initial Public
Offering, owned more than 25% of the combined voting power of the
Company’s then outstanding voting securities), is or becomes
the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under
the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the
Company (not including in the securities beneficially owned by such
person any securities acquired directly from the Company or any of
its affiliates other than in connection with the acquisition by the
Company or its affiliates of a business) representing 25% or more
of the combined voting power of the Company’s then
outstanding voting securities; or
(ii) during any period of not more
than two consecutive years, not including any period prior to the
initial adoption of this Plan by the Board, individuals who at the
beginning of such period constitute the Board, and any new director
(other than a director whose initial assumption of office is in
connection with an actual or threatened election contest,
including, but not limited to a consent solicitation, relating to
the election of directors of the Company) whose election by the
Board or nomination for election by the Company’s
stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds
(2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were
directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or
nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any
reason to constitute at least a majority thereof.
(d) “Class B Common
Stock” shall mean shares of Class B Common Stock, par value
$.01 per share, of the Company.
(e) “Code” shall mean
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time.
(f) “Committee” shall
mean the Compensation Committee of the Board or such other
committee as the Board may designate from time to time to
administer the Plan.
(g) “Common Stock” shall
mean shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of the
Company.
(h) “Company” shall mean
IDT Corporation, a corporation incorporated under the laws of the
State of Delaware, or any successor corporation.
(i) “Continuous Service”
means that the provision of services to the Company or a Related
Entity in any capacity of officer, employee, director or consultant
is not interrupted or terminated. Continuous Service shall not be
considered interrupted in the case of (i) any approved leave
of absence, (ii) transfers between locations of the Company or
among the Company, any Related Entity or any successor in any
capacity of officer, employee, director or consultant, or
(iii) any change in status as long as the individual remains
in the service of the Company or a Related Entity in any capacity
of officer, employee, director or consultant (except as otherwise
provided in the applicable Agreement). An approved leave of absence
shall include sick leave, maternity leave, military leave
(including without limitation service in the National Guard or the
Army Reserves) or any other personal leave approved by the
Committee. For purposes of Incentive Stock Options, no such leave
may exceed ninety (90) days unless reemployment upon
expiration of such leave is guaranteed by statute or
contract.
(j) “Corporate
Transaction” means any of the following
transactions:
(i) a merger or consolidation of the
Company with any other corporation or other entity, other than
(A) a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting
securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto
continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by
being converted into voting securities of the surviving or parent
entity) 80% or more of the combined voting power of the voting
securities of the Company or such surviving or parent entity
outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation or
(B) a merger or consolidation effected to implement a
recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which
no “person” (as defined in the Exchange Act) acquired
25% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s
then outstanding securities; or
(ii) a plan of complete liquidation
of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the
Company of all or substantially all of its assets (or any
transaction having a similar effect).
(k) “Deferred Stock
Units” mean a Grantee’s rights to receive shares of
Class B Common Stock or Common Stock, as applicable, on a deferred
basis, subject to such restrictions, forfeiture provisions and
other terms and conditions as shall be determined by the
Committee.
(l) “Disability” shall
mean a Grantee’s inability to perform his or her duties with
the Company or any of its affiliates by reason of any medically
determinable physical or mental impairment, as determined by a
physician selected by the Grantee and acceptable to the
Company.
(m) “Exchange Act” shall
mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to
time.
(n) “Fair Market Value”
per share as of a particular date shall mean (i) the closing
sale price per share of Class B Common Stock or Common Stock, as
applicable, on the national securities exchange on which the Class
B Common Stock or Common Stock, as applicable, is principally
traded for the last preceding date on which there was a sale of
such Class B Common Stock or Common Stock, as applicable, on such
exchange, or (ii) if the shares of Class B Common Stock or
Common Stock, as applicable, are then traded in an over-the-counter
market, the average of the closing bid and asked prices for the
shares of Class B Common Stock or Common Stock, as applicable, in
such over-the-counter market for the last preceding date on which
there was a sale of such Class B Common Stock or Common Stock, as
applicable, in such market, or (iii) if the shares of Class B
Common Stock or Common Stock, as applicable, are not then listed on
a national securities exchange or traded in an over-the-counter
market, such value as the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall
determine.
(o) “Grantee” shall mean
a person who receives a grant of Options, Stock Appreciation
Rights, Limited Rights, Deferred Stock Units or Restricted Stock
under the Plan.
(p) “Incentive Stock
Option” shall mean any option intended to be, and designated
as, an incentive stock option within the meaning of
Section 422 of the Code.
(q) “Insider” shall mean
a Grantee who is subject to the reporting requirements of
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act.
(r) “Insider Trading
Policy” shall mean the Insider Trading Policy of the Company,
as may be amended from time to time.
(s) “Limited Right”
shall mean a limited stock appreciation right granted pursuant to
Section 10 of the Plan.
(t) “Non-Employee
Director” means a member of the Board or the board of
directors of any Subsidiary (other than Net2Phone, Inc., Film
Roman, Inc. or any other Subsidiary that has either (A) a
class of “equity securities” (as defined in Rule 3a11-1
promulgated under the Exchange Act) registered under the Exchange
Act or a similar foreign statute or (B) adopted any stock
option plan, equity compensation plan or similar employee benefit
plan in which non-employee directors of such Subsidiary are
eligible to participate) who is not an employee of the Company or
any Subsidiary.
(u) “Non-Employee Director
Annual Grant” shall mean an award of 4,166 shares of
Restricted Stock.
(v) “Non-Employee Director
Grant Date” shall mean January 5 of the applicable year
(or the following business day if January 5 is not a business
day).
(w) “Nonqualified Stock
Option” shall mean any option not designated as an Incentive
Stock Option.
(x) “Option” or
“Options” shall mean a grant to a Grantee of an option
or options to purchase shares of Class B Common Stock or Common
Stock, as applicable.
(y) “Option Agreement”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6 of the
Plan.
(z) “Option Price” shall
mean the exercise price of the shares of Class B Common Stock or
Common Stock, as applicable, covered by an Option.
(aa) “Parent” shall mean
any company (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of
companies ending with the Company if, at the time of granting an
award under the Plan, each of the companies other than the Company
owns stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other
companies in such chain.
(bb) “Plan” means this
IDT Corporation 2005 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, as amended or
restated from time to time.
(cc) “Related Entity”
means any Parent, Subsidiary or any business, corporation,
partnership, limited liability company or other entity in which the
Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary holds a substantial ownership
interest, directly or indirectly.
(dd) “Related Entity
Disposition” means the sale, distribution or other
disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the
Company’s interest in any Related Entity effected by a sale,
merger or consolidation or other transaction involving such Related
Entity or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of
such Related Entity.
(ee) “Restricted Period”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11(b) of the
Plan.
(ff) “Restricted Stock”
means shares of Class B Common Stock or Common Stock, as
applicable, issued under the Plan to a Grantee for such
consideration, if any, and subject to such restrictions on
transfer, rights of refusal, repurchase provisions, forfeiture
provisions and other terms and conditions as shall be determined by
the Committee.
(gg) “Retirement” shall
mean a Grantee’s retirement in accordance with the terms of
any tax-qualified retirement plan maintained by the Company or any
of its affiliates in which the Grantee participates.
(hh) “Rule 16b-3” shall
mean Rule 16b-3, as from time to time in effect, promulgated under
the Exchange Act, including any successor to such Rule.
(ii) “Stock Appreciation
Right” shall mean the right, granted to a Grantee under
Section 9 of the Plan, to be paid an amount measured by the
appreciation in the Fair Market Value of a share of Class B Common
Stock or Common Stock, as applicable, from the date of grant to the
date of exercise of the right, with payment to be made in cash or
Class B Common Stock or Common Stock, as applicable, as specified
in the award or determined by the Committee.
(jj) “Subsidiary” shall
mean any company (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of
companies beginning with the Company if each of the companies other
than the last company in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing
fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power
of all classes of stock in one of the other companies in such
chain.
(kk) “Tax Event” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 17 of the
Plan.
(ll) “Ten Percent
Stockholder” shall mean a Grantee who at the time an
Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock possessing more than
ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all
classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or
Subsidiary.
(a) The Plan shall be administered
by the Committee, the members of which may be composed of
(i) “non-employee directors” under Rule 16b-3 and
“outside directors” under Section 162(m) of the
Code, or (ii) any other members of the Board.
(b) The Committee shall have the
authority in its discretion, subject to and not inconsistent with
the express provisions of the Plan, to administer the Plan and to
exercise all the powers and authorities either specifically granted
to it under the Plan or necessary or advisable in the
administration of the Plan, including, without limitation, the
authority to grant Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Limited
Rights, Deferred Stock Units and Restricted Stock; to determine
which options shall constitute Incentive Stock Options and which
Options shall constitute Nonqualified Stock Options; to determine
which Options (if any) shall be accompanied by Limited Rights; to
determine the purchase price of the shares of Class B Common Stock
or Common Stock, as applicable, covered by each Option; to
determine the persons to whom, and the time or times at which
awards shall be granted; to determine the number of shares to be
covered by each award; to interpret the Plan and any award under
the Plan; to reconcile any inconsistent terms in the Plan or any
award under the Plan; to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and
regulations relating to the Plan; to determine the terms and
provisions of the Agreements (which need not be identical) and to
cancel or suspend awards, as necessary; and to make all other
determinations deemed necessary or advisable for the administration
of the Plan.
(c) All decisions, determination and
interpretations of the Committee shall be final and binding on all
Grantees of any awards under this Plan. No member of the Board or
Committee shall be liable for any action taken or determination
made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any award granted
hereunder.
(d) The Committee may delegate to
one or more executive officers of the Company the authority to
(i) grant awards under the Plan to employees of the Company
and its Subsidiaries who are not officers or directors of the
Company, (ii) execute and deliver documents or take such other
ministerial actions on behalf of the Committee with respect to
awards and (iii) to make interpretations of the Plan. The
grant of authority in
this Section 3(d) shall be
subject to such conditions and limitations as may be determined by
the Committee. If the Committee delegates authority to any such
executive officer or executive officers of the Company pursuant to
this Section 3(d), and such executive officer or executive
officers grant awards pursuant to such delegated authority,
references in this Plan to the “Committee” as they
relate to such awards shall be deemed to refer to such executive
officer or executive officers, as applicable.
Awards may be granted to executive
officers, employees, directors and consultants of the Company or of
any Subsidiary. In addition to any other awards granted to
Non-Employee Directors hereunder, awards shall be granted to
Non-Employee Directors pursuant to Section 14 of the Plan. In
determining the persons to whom awards shall be granted and the
number of shares to be covered by each award, the Committee shall
take into account the duties of the respective persons, their
present and potential contributions to the success of the Company
and such other factors as the Committee shall deem relevant in
connection with accomplishing the purposes of the Plan.
(a) The maximum number of shares of
Class B Common Stock reserved for the grant of awards under the
Plan shall be 3,166,666, subject to adjustment as provided in
Section 12 of the Plan. Such shares may, in whole or in part,
be authorized but unissued shares or shares that shall have been or
may be reacquired by the Company.
(b) The maximum number of shares of
Common Stock reserved for the grant of awards under the Plan shall
be 1,000,000, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 12
of the Plan. Such shares may, in whole or in part, be authorized
but unissued shares or shares that shall have been or may be
reacquired by the Company.
(c) If any outstanding award under
the Plan should, for any reason expire, be canceled or be forfeited
(other than in connection with the exercise of a Stock Appreciation
Right or a Limited Right), without having been exercised in full,
the shares of Class B Common Stock or Common Stock allocable to the
unexercised, canceled or terminated portion of such award shall
(unless the Plan shall have been terminated) become available for
subsequent grants of awards under the Plan, unless otherwise
determined by the Committee.
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6.
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Terms and
Conditions of Options.
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(a) OPTION AGREEMENT. Each
Option granted pursuant to the Plan shall be evidenced by a written
agreement between the Company and the Grantee (the “Option
Agreement”), in such form and containing such terms and
conditions as the Committee shall from time to time approve, which
Option Agreement shall comply with and be subject to the following
terms and conditions, unless otherwise specifically provided in
such Option Agreement. For purposes of interpreting this
Section 6, a director’s service as a member of the Board
or a consultant’s service shall be deemed to be employment
with the Company.
(b) NUMBER OF SHARES. Each
Option Agreement shall state the number of shares of Class B Common
Stock or Common Stock, as applicable, to which the Option
relates.
(c) TYPE OF OPTION. Each Option
Agreement shall specifically state that the Option constitutes an
Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option. In the
absence of such designation, the Option will be deemed to be a
Nonqualified Stock Option.
(d) OPTION PRICE. Each Option
Agreement shall state the Option Price, which, in the case of an
Incentive Stock Option, shall not be less than one hundred percent
(100%) of the Fair Market Value of the shares of Class B
Common Stock or Common Stock, as applicable, covered by the Option
on the date of grant. The Option Price shall be subject to
adjustment as provided in Section 12 of the Plan.
(e) MEDIUM AND TIME OF
PAYMENT. The Option Price shall be paid in full, at the time
of exercise, in cash or in shares of Class B Common Stock or Common
Stock, as applicable, having a Fair Market Value equal to such
Option Price or in a combination of cash and Class B Common Stock
or Common Stock, as applicable, including a cashless exercise
procedure through a broker-dealer; provided, however, that in the
case of an Incentive Stock Option, the medium of payment shall be
determined at the time of grant and set forth in the applicable
Option Agreement.
(f) TERM AND EXERCISABILITY OF
OPTIONS. Each Option Agreement shall provide the exercise
schedule for the Option as determined by the Committee, provided,
that, the Committee shall have the authority to accelerate the
exercisability of any outstanding option at such time and under
such circumstances as it, in its sole discretion, deems
appropriate. The exercise period will be ten (10) years from
the date of the grant of the option unless otherwise determined by
the Committee; provided, however, that in the case of an Incentive
Stock Option, such exercise period shall not exceed ten
(10) years from the date of grant of such Option. The exercise
period shall be subject to earlier termination as provided in
Sections 6(g) and 6(h) of the Plan. An Option may be exercised, as
to any or all full shares of Class B Common Stock or Common Stock,
as applicable, as to which the Option has become exercisable, by
written notice delivered in person or by mail to the
Company’s transfer agent or other administrator designated by
the Company, specifying the number of shares of Class B Common
Stock or Common Stock, as applicable, with respect to which the
Option is being exercised.
(g) TERMINATION. Except as
provided in this Section 6(g) and in Section 6(h) of the
Plan, an Option may not be exercised unless the Grantee is then in
the employ of or maintaining a director or consultant relationship
with the Company or a Subsidiary thereof (or a company or a Parent
or Subsidiary of such company issuing or assuming the Option in a
transaction to which Section 424(a) of the Code applies), and
unless the Grantee has remained in Continuous Service with the
Company or any Subsidiary since the date of grant of the Option. In
the event that the employment or consultant relationship of a
Grantee shall terminate (other than by reason of death, Disability
or Retirement), all Options of such Grantee that are exercisable at
the time of Grantee’s termination may, unless earlier
terminated in accordance with their terms, be exercised within 180
days after the date of termination (or such different period as the
Committee shall prescribe).
(h) DEATH, DISABILITY OR RETIREMENT
OF GRANTEE. If a Grantee shall die while employed by, or
maintaining a director or consultant relationship with, the Company
or a Subsidiary thereof, or within thirty (30) days after the
date of termination of such Grantee’s employment, director or
consultant relationship (or within such different period as the
Committee may have provided pursuant to Section 6(g) of the
Plan), or if the Grantee’s employment, director or consultant
relationship shall terminate by reason of Disability, all Options
theretofore granted to such Grantee (to the extent otherwise
exercisable) may, unless earlier terminated in accordance with
their terms, be exercised by the Grantee or by the Grantee’s
estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise such
Options by bequest or inheritance or otherwise by result of death
or Disability of the Grantee, at any time within 180 days after the
death or Disability of the Grantee (or such different period as the
Committee shall prescribe). In the event that an Option granted
hereunder shall be exercised by the legal representatives of a
deceased or former Grantee, written notice of such exercise shall
be accompanied by a certified copy of letters testamentary or
equivalent proof of the right of such legal representative to
exercise such Option. In the event that the employment or
consultant relationship of a Grantee shall terminate on account of
such Grantee’s Retirement, all Options of such Grantee that
are exercisable at the time of such Retire