HANGER, INC.
2022 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN
1.Purposes, History and Effective Date.
(a)Purpose. The Hanger, Inc. 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan has two complementary purposes: (i) to attract and retain outstanding individuals to serve as officers, directors, employees and consultants and (ii) to increase shareholder value. The Plan will provide participants incentives to increase shareholder value by offering the opportunity to acquire shares of the Company’s common stock, receive monetary payments based on the value of such common stock, or receive other incentive compensation, on the potentially favorable terms that this Plan provides.
(b)Effective Date. This Plan will become effective, and Awards may be granted under this Plan, on and after the Effective Date, subject to approval by the Company’s shareholders at the annual shareholders meeting on such date. This Plan will terminate as provided in Section 14.
(c)Effect on Prior Plan. Prior to the Effective Date, the Company had in effect the Prior Plan. On the Effective Date, the Prior Plan terminated such that no new awards could be granted under the Prior Plan on and after the Effective Date, although awards previously granted under the Prior Plan and still outstanding as of the Effective Date will continue to be subject to all terms and conditions of the Prior Plan.
2.Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Plan or in any Award agreement have the following meanings:
(a)“Administrator” means the Board or the Committee; provided that, to the extent the Board or the Committee has delegated authority and responsibility as an Administrator of the Plan to one or more committees or officers of the Company as permitted by Section 3(b), the term “Administrator” shall also mean such committee(s) and/or officer(s).
(b)“Affiliate” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining those individuals to whom an Option or a Stock Appreciation Right may be granted, the term “Affiliate” means any entity that, directly or through one or more intermediaries, is controlled by or is under common control with, the Company within the meaning of Code Sections 414(b) or (c); provided that, in applying such provisions, the phrase “at least 20 percent” shall be used in place of “at least 80 percent” each place it appears therein.
(c)“Award” means a grant of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Performance Share Units, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, a Cash Incentive Award, or any other type of award permitted under this Plan.
(d)“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(e)“Cash Incentive Award” means the right to receive a cash payment to the extent Performance Goals are achieved (or other requirements are met), as described in Section 9.
(f)“Cause” means, with respect to a Participant, one of the following, which are listed in order of priority:
(i)the meaning given in a Participant’s employment, retention, change of control, severance or similar agreement with the Company or any Affiliate; or if none then
(ii)the meaning given in the Award agreement; or if none then
(iii)the meaning given in the Company’s employment policies as in effect at the time of the determination (or if the determination of Cause is being made within two years following a Change of Control, the meaning given in the Company’s employment policies as in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control); or if none then
(iv)the occurrence of any of the following: (x) the repeated failure or refusal of the Participant to follow the lawful directives of the Company or an Affiliate (except due to sickness, injury or disabilities), (y) gross inattention to duty or any other willful, reckless or grossly negligent act (or omission to act) by the Participant, which, in the good faith judgment of the Company, could result in a material injury to the Company or an Affiliate including but not limited to the repeated failure to follow the policies and procedures of the Company, or (z) the commission by the Participant of a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude or the commission by the Participant of an act of financial dishonesty against the Company or an Affiliate.
(g)A “Change of Control” shall have the meaning given in an Award agreement, or if none, shall be deemed to exist if:
(i)a Person either (A) acquires twenty percent (20%) or more of the combined voting power of the outstanding securities of the Company having the right to vote in elections of directors and such acquisition shall not have been approved within sixty (60) days following such acquisition by a majority of the Continuing Directors (as hereinafter defined) then in office, or (B) acquires fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the outstanding securities of the Company having a right to vote in elections of directors; or
(ii)Continuing Directors shall for any reason cease to constitute a majority of the Board; or
(iii)the Company disposes of all or substantially all of the business of the Company to a party or parties other than a subsidiary or other affiliate of the Company pursuant to a partial or complete liquidation of the Company, sale of assets (including stock of a subsidiary of the Company) or otherwise; or
(iv)there is consummated a merger, consolidation or share exchange of the Company with any other corporation or the issuance of voting securities of the Company in connection with a merger, consolidation or share exchange of the Company (or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company), other than (A) a merger, consolidation or share exchange which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or share exchange continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or any parent thereof) at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity or any parent thereof outstanding immediately after such merger, consolidation or share exchange, or (B) a merger, consolidation or share exchange effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no Person (other than an Excluded Person) is or becomes the beneficial owner, 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 its Affiliates after the Effective Date pursuant to express authorization by the Board that refers to this exception) representing twenty percent (20%) or more of either the then outstanding shares of Stock or the Company or the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding voting securities.
For purposes of this Plan, (x) the term “Continuing Director” shall mean a member of the Board who either was a member of the Board on the Effective Date or who subsequently became a Director and whose election, or nomination for election, was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Continuing Directors then in office, and (y) the term
“Excluded Person” shall mean (A) the Company or its subsidiaries, (B) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under any employee benefit plan of the Company or its subsidiaries, (C) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, or (D) a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock in the Company.
If an Award is considered deferred compensation subject to the provisions of Code Section 409A, then the foregoing definition shall be deemed amended to the minimum extent necessary to comply with Code Section 409A, and the Administrator may include such amended definition in the Award agreement issued with respect to such Award.
(h)“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Any reference to a specific provision of the Code includes any successor provision and the regulations promulgated under such provision.
(i)“Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board, any successor committee thereto or such other committee of the Board that is designated by the Board with the same or similar authority. The Committee shall consist only of Non-Employee Directors (not fewer than two (2)) who also qualify as Outside Directors to the extent necessary for the Plan to comply with Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.
(j)“Company” means Hanger, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or any successor thereto.
(k)“Director” means a member of the Board.
(l)“Dividend Equivalent Unit” means the right to receive a payment, in cash or Shares, equal to the cash dividends or other cash distributions paid with respect to a Share.
(m)“Effective Date” means May 19, 2022.
(n)“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Any reference to a specific provision of the Exchange Act includes any successor provision and the regulations and rules promulgated under such provision.
(o)“Fair Market Value” means, per Share on a particular date, (i) if the Shares are listed on a national securities exchange, the last sales price on the immediately preceding day on the national securities exchange on which the Stock is then traded, or if no sales of Stock occur on such immediately preceding day, then on the last preceding date on which there was a sale on such exchange; or (ii) if the Shares are not listed on a national securities exchange, but are traded in an over-the-counter market, the last sales price (or, if there is no last sales price reported, the average of the closing bid and asked prices) for the Shares on the immediately preceding day, or on the last preceding date on which there was a sale of Shares on that market; or (iii) if the Shares are neither listed on a national securities exchange nor traded in an over-the-counter market, the price determined by the Administrator, in its discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of the sale of Shares, the actual sale price shall be the Fair Market Value of such Shares.
(p) “Non-Employee Director” means a Director who is not also an employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries.
(q) “Option” means the right to purchase Shares at a stated price for a specified period of time.
(r) “Participant” means an individual selected by the Administrator to receive an Award.
(s)“Performance Goals” means any objective or subjective goals the Administrator establishes with respect to an Award. Performance Goals may include, but are not limited to, the performance of the Company or any one or more of its Subsidiaries, Affiliates or other business units with respect to the following measures: net sales; cost of sales; gross income; gross revenue; operating income; earnings before taxes; earnings before interest and taxes; earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; income from continuing operations; net income; earnings per share; diluted earnings per share; Fair Market Value; cash flow; net cash provided by operating activities; net cash provided by operating activities less net cash used in investing activities; ratio of debt to debt plus equity; return on shareholder equity; return on invested capital; return on average total capital employed; return on net assets employed before interest and taxes; operating working capital; average accounts receivable (calculated by taking the average of accounts receivable at the end of each month); average inventories (calculated by taking the average of inventories at the end of each month); economic value added; and customer satisfaction. Performance Goals may also relate to a Participant’s individual performance.
The Administrator reserves the right to adjust Performance Goals, or modify the manner of measuring or evaluating a Performance Goal, for any reason the Administrator determines is appropriate, including but not limited to: (i) by excluding the effects of charges for reorganizing and restructuring; discontinued operations; asset write-downs; gains or losses on the disposition of a business; or mergers, acquisitions or dispositions; and extraordinary, unusual and/or non-recurring items of gain or loss; (ii) excluding the costs of litigation, claims, judgments or settlements; (iii) excluding the effects of changes laws or regulations affecting reported results, or changes in tax or accounting principles, regulations or law; and (iv) excluding any accruals of amounts related to payments under the Plan or any other compensation arrangement maintained by the Company or an Affiliate.
The inclusion in an Award agreement of specific adjustments or modifications shall not be deemed to preclude the Administrator from making other adjustments or modifications, in its discretion, as described herein, unless the Award agreement provides that the adjustments or modifications described in such agreement shall be the sole adjustments or modifications.
(t)“Performance Share Unit” means the right to receive a Share, or a cash payment in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of one Share, contingent on the achievement of one or more Performance Goals.
(u) “Person” has the meaning given in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act, as modified and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, or any group of Persons acting in concert that would be considered “persons acting as a group” within the meaning of Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-3(i)(5).
(v)“Plan” means this Hanger, Inc. 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
(w)“Prior Plan” means the Hanger, Inc. 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
(x)“Restricted Stock” means Shares that are subject to a risk of forfeiture or restrictions on transfer, or both a risk of forfeiture and restrictions on transfer, which may lapse upon the achievement or partial achievement of one or more Performance Goals or upon the completion of a period of service, or both. Restricted Stock that vests due to the achievement of Performance Goals may also be referred to as “Performance Shares” in an award agreement or otherwise.
(y)“Restricted Stock Unit” means the right to receive a Share or a cash payment, the value of which is equal to the Fair Market Value of one Share.
(z)“Section 16 Participants” means Participants who are subject to the provisions of Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
(aa)“Share” means a share of Stock.
(ab)“Stock” means the Common Stock of the Company, $.01 par value.
(ac)“Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means the right to receive a cash payment, and/or Shares with a Fair Market Value, equal to the appreciation of the Fair Market Value of a Share during a specified period of time.
(ad)“Subsidiary” means any corporation, limited liability company or other limited liability entity in an unbroken chain of entities beginning with the Company if each of the entities (other than the last entities in the chain) owns the stock or equity interest possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock or other equity interests in one of the other entities in the chain.
3.Administration.
(a)Administration. In addition to the authority specifically granted to the Administrator in this Plan, the Administrator has full discretionary authority to administer this Plan, including but not limited to the authority to: (i) interpret the provisions of this Plan or any agreement covering an Award; (ii) prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to this Plan; (iii) correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan, any Award or any agreement covering an Award in the manner and to the extent it deems desirable to carry this Plan or such Award into effect; and (iv) make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of this Plan. All Administrator determinations shall be made in the sole discretion of the Administrator and are final and binding on all interested parties.
(b)Delegation to Other Committees or Officers. To the extent applicable law permits, the Board may delegate to another committee of the Board, or the Committee may delegate to one or more officers of the Company, any or all of their respective authority and responsibility as an Administrator of the Plan; provided that no such delegation is permitted with respect to Stock-based Awards made to Section 16 Participants at the time any such delegated authority or responsibility is exercised unless the delegation is to another committee of the Board consisting entirely of Non-Employee Directors. If the Board or the Committee has made such a delegation, then all references to the Administrator in this Plan include such other committee or one or more officers to the extent of such delegation.
(c)No Liability; Indemnification. No member of the Board or the Committee, and no officer or member of any other committee to whom a delegation under Section 3(b) has been made, will be liable for any act done, or determination made, by the individual in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Award. The Company will indemnify and hold harmless each such individual as to any acts or omissions, or determinations made, in each case done or made in good faith, with respect to this Plan or any Award to the maximum extent that the law and the Company’s By-Laws permit.
4.Eligibility; Participant Award Limits.
(a)Eligibility for Awards. The Administrator may grant any Award to any of the following from time to time, to the extent of the Administrator’s authority: any officer or other employee of the Company or its Affiliates; any individual that the Company or an Affiliate has engaged to become an officer or employee; any consultant or advisor who provides services to the Company or its Affiliates; or any Director, including a Non-Employee Director, provided that only employees of the Company or a Subsidiary may receive grants of incentive stock options within the meaning of Code Section 422.
(b)Administrator Discretion. The Administrator may, in its discretion, grant Awards alone or in addition to, in tandem with, or (subject to the prohibition on repricing set forth in Section 14(e)) in substitution for any other Award (or any other award granted under another
plan of the Company or any Affiliate, including the plan of an acquired entity). The Administrator’s designation of, or granting of an Award to, a Participant will not require the Administrator to designate such individual as a Participant or grant an Award to such individual at any future time. The Administrator’s granting of a particular type of Award to a Participant will not require the Administrator to grant any other type of Award to such individual.
(c)Limit on Director Compensation. In no event shall the aggregate grant date value (determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) of all Awards granted to a Non-Employee Director for his or her service on the Board in a calendar year, taken together with any cash fees paid during that calendar year to the Non-Employee Director for his or her service on the Board, exceed five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000).
5.Shares Reserved under this Plan.
(a)Plan Reserve. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 16, an aggregate of one million, nine hundred and sixty thousand (1,960,000) Shares, plus the number of Shares available for issuance under the Prior Plan that had not been made subject to outstanding awards as of the Effective Date, plus the number of Shares described in Section 5(d), are reserved for issuance under this Plan, all of which may be issued pursuant to the exercise of incentive stock options. The Shares reserved for issuance may be either authorized and unissued Shares or Shares reacquired at any time and held as treasury stock.
(b)Depletion of Shares Under this Plan. The aggregate number of Shares reserved under Section 5(a) shall be depleted on the date of grant of an Award by the maximum number of Shares, if any, with respect to which such Award is granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Award that may be settled solely in cash shall not cause any depletion of the Plan’s Share reserve at the time such Award is granted.
(c)Replenishment of Shares Under this Plan. To the extent (i) an Award lapses, expires, terminates or is cancelled without the issuance of Shares under the Award (whether due currently or on a deferred basis) or is settled in cash, (ii) it is determined during or at the conclusion of the term of an Award that all or some portion of the Shares with respect to which the Award was granted will not be issuable on the basis that the conditions for such issuance will not be satisfied, (iii) Shares are forfeited under an Award, or (iv) Shares are issued under any Award and the Company subsequently reacquires them pursuant to rights reserved upon the issuance of the Shares (such as pursuant to a clawback policy or a right to repurchase Restricted Stock at the amount paid by the Participant), then such Shares shall be recredited to the Plan’s reserve and may again be used for new Awards under this Plan, but shares recredited to the Plan’s reserve pursuant to clause (iv) may not be issued pursuant to incentive stock options. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the following Shares be recredited to the Plan’s reserve: (A) Shares purchased by the Company using proceeds from Option exercises; (B) Shares tendered or withheld in payment of the exercise price of an Option or as a result of the net settlement of an outstanding Stock Appreciation Right; or (C) Shares tendered or withheld to satisfy federal, state or local tax withholding obligations.
(d)Addition of Shares from Prior Plan. After the Effective Date, if any Shares subject to awards granted under the Prior Plan would again become available for new grants under the terms of such plan if such plan were still in effect (taking into account such Prior Plan’s provisions concerning termination or expiration, if any), then those Shares will be available for the purpose of granting Awards under this Plan, thereby increasing the number of Shares available for issuance under this Plan as determined under the first sentence of Section 5(a); provided that no Shares subject to awards granted under the Prior Plan shall be available for purposes of granting Awards under this Plan to the extent they are (i) Shares purchased by the Company using proceeds from Option exercises, (ii) Shares tendered or withheld in payment of the exercise price of an Option or as a result of the net settlement of an outstanding Stock Appreciation Right, or (iii) Shares tendered or withheld to satisfy federal, state or local tax withholding obligations. Any such Shares will not be available for future awards under the terms of the Prior Plan.
6.Options. Subject to the terms of this Plan, the Administrator will determine all terms and conditions of each Option, including but not limited to: (a) whether the Option is an “incentive stock option” which meets the requirements of Code Section 422, or a “nonqualified stock option” which does not meet the requirements of Code Section 422; (b) the grant date, which may not be any day prior to the date that the Administrator approves the grant; (c) the number of Shares subject to the Option; (d) the exercise price, which may never be less than the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to the Option as determined on the date of grant; (e) the terms and conditions of vesting and exercise; (f) the term, except that an Option must terminate no later than ten (10) years after the date of grant; and (g) the manner of payment of the exercise price. In all other respects, the terms of any incentive stock option should comply with the provisions of Code Section 422 except to the extent the Administrator determines otherwise. If an Option that is intended to be an incentive stock option fails to meet the requirements thereof, the Option shall automatically be treated as a nonqualified stock option to the extent of such failure. To the extent permitted by the Administrator, and subject to such procedures as the Administrator may specify, the payment of the exercise price of Options may be made by (w) delivery of cash or other Shares or other securities of the Company (including by attestation) having a then Fair Market Value not less than the purchase price of such Shares, (x) by delivery (including by fax) to the Company or its designated agent of an executed irrevocable option exercise form together with irrevocable instructions to a broker-dealer to sell or margin a sufficient portion of the Shares and deliver the sale or margin loan proceeds directly to the Company to pay for the exercise price, (y) by surrendering the right to receive Shares otherwise deliverable to the Participant upon exercise of the Award having a Fair Market Value at the time of exercise not less than the total exercise price, or (z) by any combination of (w), (x) and/or (y). Except to the extent otherwise set forth in an Award agreement, a Participant shall have no rights as a holder of Stock as a result of the grant of an Option until the Option is exercised, the exercise price and applicable withholding taxes are paid and the Shares subject to the Option are issued thereunder.
7.Stock Appreciation Rights. Subject to the terms of this Plan, the Administrator will determine all terms and conditions of each SAR, including but not limited to: (a) the grant date, which may not be any day prior to the date that the Administrator approves the grant; (b) the number of Shares to which the SAR relates; (c) the grant price, which may never be less than the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to the SAR on the date of grant; (d) the terms and conditions of exercise or maturity, including vesting; (e) the term, provided that an SAR must terminate no later than ten (10) years after the date of grant; and (f) whether the SAR will be settled in cash, Shares or a combination thereof.
8.Performance and Stock Awards. Subject to the terms of this Plan, the Administrator will determine all terms and conditions of each award of Shares, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, or Performance Share Units, including but not limited to: (a) the number of Shares and/or units to which such Award relates; (b) whether, as a condition for the Participant to realize all or a portion of the benefit provided under the Award, one or more Performance Goals must be achieved during such period as the Administrator specifies; (c) the length of the vesting and/or performance period and, if different, the date on which payment of the benefit provided under the Award will be made; and (d) with respect to Restricted Stock Units and Performance Share Units, whether to settle such Awards in cash, in Shares (including Restricted Stock), or in a combination of cash and Shares.
9.Cash Incentive Awards. Subject to the terms of this Plan, the Administrator will determine all terms and conditions of a Cash Incentive Award, including but not limited to the Performance Goals, performance period, the potential amount payable, and the timing of payment.
10.Other Stock-Based Awards. Subject to the terms of this Plan, the Administrator may grant to a Participant shares of unrestricted Stock as replacement for other compensation to which the Participant is entitled, such as in payment of director fees, in lieu of cash compensation, in exchange for cancellation of a compensation right, or as a bonus.
11.Dividends and Dividend Equivalent Units.
(a)Prohibitions. In no event may dividends or Dividend Equivalent Units be awarded with respect to Options, SARs or any other stock-based award that is not a grant of Restricted Shares, Restricted Share Units or Performance Share Units. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan, and for the avoidance of doubt, this Plan expressly prohibits the payment of dividends or Dividend Equivalent Units on unvested Awards for all equity Award types.
(b)Dividends. If cash dividends are paid while Restricted Shares are unvested, then such dividends will either, at the discretion of the Administrator, be (i) automatically reinvested as additional Restricted Shares that are subject to the same terms and conditions, including the risk of forfeiture, as the original grant of Restricted Shares, or (ii) paid in cash at the same time and the same extent that the Restricted Shares vest. For clarity, in no event will dividends be distributed to a Participant unless, until and to the same extent as the underlying Restricted Shares vest.
(c)Dividend Equivalent Units. The Administrator may grant Dividend Equivalent Units only in tandem with Restricted Share Units or Performance Share Units. Dividend Equivalent Units will either, at the discretion of the Administrator, be (i) accumulated and paid, in cash or Shares in the Administrator’s discretion, at the same time and to the same extent that the tandem Award vests or is earned or (ii) reinvested in additional units that are subject to the same terms and conditions (including vesting and forfeiture) as the tandem Award. For clarity, in no event will a Participant receive payment with respect to a Dividend Equivalent Unit unless, until and to the same extent as the tandem Award vests and is paid.
12.Minimum Vesting Period; Discretion to Accelerate Vesting.
(a)Minimum Vesting Period. All Awards granted under the Plan shall have a minimum vesting period of one year from the date of grant, provided that such minimum vesting period will not apply to Awards with respect to up to 5% of the total number of Shares reserved pursuant to Section 5(a). For purposes of Awards granted to Non-Employee Directors, “one year” may mean the period of time from one annual shareholders meeting to the next annual shareholders meeting, provided that such period of time is not less than 50 weeks.
(b)Discretion to Accelerate. Notwithstanding Section 12(a), the Administrator may accelerate the vesting of an Award or deem an Award to be earned, in whole or in part, in the event of a Participant’s death, disability (as defined by the Administrator), retirement, or termination without cause, or as provided in Section 16(c) or upon any other event as determined by the Administrator in its sole and absolute discretion.
13.Transferability. Awards are not transferable, including to any financial institution, other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, unless and to the extent the Administrator allows a Participant to: (a) designate in writing a beneficiary to exercise the Award or receive payment under the Award after the Participant’s death; (b) transfer an Award to the former spouse of the Participant as required by a domestic relations order incident to a divorce; or (c) transfer an Award; provided, however, that with respect to clause (c) above the Participant may not receive consideration for such a transfer of an Award.
14.Termination and Amendment of Plan; Amendment, Modification or Cancellation of Awards.
(a)Term of Plan. Unless the Board earlier terminates this Plan pursuant to Section 14(b), this Plan will terminate when all Shares reserved for issuance have been issued or, if earlier, on the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date.
(b)Termination and Amendment. The Board or the Administrator may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate this Plan at any time, subject to the following limitations:
(i)the Board must approve any amendment of this Plan to the extent the Company determines such approval is required by: (A) prior action of the Board, (B) applicable corporate law, or (C) any other applicable law;
(ii)shareholders must approve any amendment of this Plan (which may include an amendment to materially increase any number of Shares specified in Section 6(a), except as permitted by Section 16) to the extent the Company determines such approval is required by: (A) Section 16 of the Exchange Act, (B) the Code, (C) the listing requirements of any principal securities exchange or market on which the Shares are then traded, or (D) any other applicable law; and
(iii)shareholders must approve an amendment that would diminish the protections afforded by Section 14(e).
(c)Amendment, Modification, Cancellation and Disgorgement of Awards.
(i)Except as provided in Section 14(e) and subject to the requirements of this Plan, the Administrator may modify, amend or cancel any Award, or waive any restrictions or conditions applicable to any Award or the exercise of the Award; provided that, except as otherwise provided in the Plan or the Award agreement, any modification or amendment that materially diminishes the rights of the Participant, or the cancellation of an Award, shall be effective only if agreed to by the Participant or any other person(s) as may then have an interest in such Award, but the Administrator need not obtain Participant (or other interested party) consent for the modification, amendment or cancellation of an Award pursuant to the provisions of clause (ii) of this subsection (c) or Section 16, or as follows: (A) to the extent the Administrator deems such action necessary to comply with any applicable law or the listing requirements of any principal securities exchange or market on which the Shares are then traded; (B) to the extent the Administrator deems necessary to preserve favorable accounting or tax treatment of any Award for the Company; or (C) to the extent the Administrator determines that such action does not materially and adversely affect the value of an Award or that such action is in the best interest of the affected Participant (or any other person(s) as may then have an interest in the Award). Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, any such amendment shall be made in a manner that will enable an Award intended to be exempt from Code Section 409A to continue to be so exempt, or to enable an Award intended to comply with Code Section 409A to continue to so comply.
(ii)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in an Award agreement, the Administrator shall have full power and authority to terminate or cause the Participant to forfeit the Award, and require the Participant to disgorge to the Company any gains attributable to the Award, if the Participant engages in any action constituting, as determined by the Administrator in its discretion, Cause for termination, or a breach of any Award agreement or any other agreement between the Participant and the Company or an Affiliate concerning noncompetition, nonsolicitation, confidentiality, trade secrets, intellectual property, nondisparagement or similar obligations.
(iii)Any Awards granted pursuant to this Plan, and any Stock issued or cash paid pursuant to an Award, shall be subject to the Company’s Compensation Recovery Policy or any other recoupment or clawback policy that is adopted by the Company from time to time, or any recoupment or similar requirement otherwise made applicable by law, regulation or listing standards to the Company from time to time.
(d)Survival of Authority and Awards. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the authority of the Board and the Administrator under this Section 14 and to otherwise administer the Plan with respect to then-outstanding Awards will extend beyond the date of this Plan’s termination. In addition, termination of this Plan will not affect the rights of Participants with respect to Awards previously granted to them, and all unexpired Awards will continue in force and effect
after termination of this Plan except as they may lapse or be terminated by their own terms and conditions.
(e)Repricing and Backdating Prohibited. Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, and except for the adjustments provided for in Section 16, neither the Administrator nor any other person may (i) amend the terms of outstanding Options or SARs to reduce the exercise or grant price of such outstanding Options or SARs; (ii) cancel outstanding Options or SARs in exchange for Options or SARs with an exercise or grant price that is less than the exercise or grant price of the original Options or SARs; or (iii) cancel outstanding Options or SARs with an exercise or grant price above the current Fair Market Value of a Share in exchange for cash or other securities. In addition, the Administrator may not make a grant of an Option or SAR with a grant date that is effective prior to the date the Administrator takes action to approve such Award.
(f)Foreign Participation. To assure the viability of Awards granted to Participants employed or residing in foreign countries, the Administrator may provide for such special terms as it may consider necessary or appropriate to accommodate differences in local law, tax policy, accounting or custom. Moreover, the Administrator may approve such supplements to, or amendments, restatements or alternative versions of, this Plan as it determines is necessary or appropriate for such purposes. Any such amendment, restatement or alternative versions that the Administrator approves for purposes of using this Plan in a foreign country will not affect the terms of this Plan for any other country. In addition, all such supplements, amendments, restatements or alternative versions must comply with the provisions of Section 14(b)(ii).
15.Taxes.
(a)Withholding. In the event the Company or one of its Affiliates is required to withhold any Federal, state or local taxes or other amounts in respect of any income recognized by a Participant as a result of the grant, vesting, payment or settlement of an Award or disposition of any Shares acquired under an Award, the Company may satisfy such obligation by:
(i)If cash is payable under an Award, deducting (or requiring an Affiliate to deduct) from such cash payment the amount needed to satisfy such obligation;
(ii)If Shares are issuable under an Award, then to the extent previously approved by the Administrator (which approval may be set forth in an Award agreement or in administrative rules) (A) withholding Shares having a Fair Market Value not less than such obligations; or (B) allowing the Participant to elect to (1) have the Company or its Affiliate withhold Shares otherwise issuable under the Award, (2) tender back Shares received in connection with such Award or (3) deliver other previously owned Shares, in each case having a Fair Market Value not less than the amount to be withheld; provided that the amount to be withheld under this clause (ii) may not exceed the total maximum statutory tax withholding obligations associated with the transaction to the extent needed for the Company and its Affiliates to avoid an accounting charge. If an election is provided, the election must be made on or before the date as of which the amount of tax to be withheld is determined and otherwise as the Administrator requires; or
(iii)Deducting (or requiring an Affiliate to deduct) the amount needed to satisfy such obligation from any wages or other payments owed to the Participant, requiring such Participant to pay to the Company or its Affiliate, in cash, promptly on demand, or make other arrangements satisfactory to the Company or its Affiliate regarding the payment to the Company or its Affiliate of the amount needed to satisfy such obligation.
(b)No Guarantee of Tax Treatment. Notwithstanding any provisions of this Plan to the contrary, the Company does not guarantee to any Participant or any other Person with an interest in an Award that (i) any Award intended to be exempt from Code Section 409A shall be
so exempt, (ii) any Award intended to comply with Code Section 409A or Code Section 422 shall so comply, or (iii) any Award shall otherwise receive a specific tax treatment under any other applicable tax law, nor in any such case will the Company or any Affiliate be required to indemnify, defend or hold harmless any individual with respect to the tax consequences of any Award.
16.Adjustment Provisions.
(a) Definition of Corporate Event. For purposes of this Section 16, a “Corporate Event” means the occurrence of any of the following:
(i)the Company is involved in a merger or other transaction in which the Shares are changed or exchanged;
(ii)the Company subdivides or combines the Shares or declares a dividend payable in Shares, other securities (other than stock purchase rights issued pursuant to a shareholder rights agreement) or other property;
(iii)the Company effects a cash dividend, the amount of which, on a per Share basis, exceeds ten percent (10%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share at the time the dividend is declared, or any other dividend or other distribution on the Shares in the form of cash, or a repurchase of Shares, that the Board determines by resolution is special or extraordinary in nature or that is in connection with a transaction that the Company characterizes publicly as a recapitalization or reorganization involving the Shares; or
(iv)any other event occurs which, in the judgment of the Administrator, necessitates an adjustment to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under this Plan.
(b)Adjustments Upon Corporate Event. If a Corporate Event occurs, then, subject to subsection (c):
(i) The Administrator shall, in such manner as it may deem equitable to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under this Plan, adjust any or all of: (A) the number and type of Shares that may be granted and subject to Awards under this Plan (including the number and type of Shares described in Section 5(a)); (B) the number and type of Shares subject to outstanding Awards; (C) the grant, purchase, or exercise price with respect to any Award; and (D) the Performance Goals of an Award. The Administrator may also substitute, on an equitable basis as the Administrator determines, for each Share then subject to an Award and the Shares subject to this Plan (if this Plan will continue in effect), the number and kind of shares of stock, other securities, cash or other property to which holders of Stock are or will be entitled in respect of each Share pursuant to the Corporate Event.
(ii)In lieu of the foregoing, the Administrator may make provision for a cash payment to the holder of an outstanding Award in exchange for the cancellation of all or a portion of the Award (without the consent of the holder of an Award) in an amount determined by the Administrator and effective at such time as the Administrator specifies (which may be the time such transaction or event is effective).
Notwithstanding (i) or (ii), in the case of a Share dividend (other than a Share dividend declared in lieu of an ordinary cash dividend) or subdivision or combination of the Shares (including a reverse stock split), if no action is taken by the Administrator, then adjustments contemplated by (i) that are proportionate shall nevertheless automatically be made as of the date of such share dividend or subdivision or combination of the Shares.
(c)Requirements for Adjustment of Options and SARs. With respect to Awards of incentive stock options, no adjustment may be authorized to the extent that such authority would cause this Plan to violate Code Section 422(b). In any event, previously granted Options or SARs are subject to only such adjustments as are necessary to maintain the relative proportionate interest the Options and SARs represented immediately prior to any such event and to preserve, without exceeding, the value of such Options or SARs.
(d)Issuance or Assumption. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, and without affecting the number of Shares otherwise reserved or available under this Plan, in connection with any merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, or reorganization, the Administrator may authorize the issuance or assumption of awards under this Plan upon such terms and conditions as it may deem appropriate.
17.Change of Control.
(a)Assumption of Awards By Survivor. Upon a Change of Control, to the extent the successor or surviving corporation (or parent thereof) (the “Survivor”) so agrees, then, without the consent of any Participant (or other person with rights in an Award), all outstanding Awards shall be assumed, or replaced by the Survivor with the same type of award with substantially the same terms and conditions as the original award (the “Replacement Award), except that:
(i)Each Replacement Award shall be appropriately adjusted, immediately after such Change of Control, to apply to the number and class of securities which would have been issuable to the Participant upon the consummation of such Change of Control had the Award been exercised, vested or earned immediately prior to such Change of Control, and such other appropriate adjustments in the terms and conditions of the Award shall be made.
(ii)If the securities to which the Replacement Awards relate are not listed and traded on a national securities exchange, then (A) the Participant shall be provided the option, upon exercise or settlement of an Award, to elect to receive, in lieu of the issuance of such securities, cash in an amount equal to the fair value equal of the securities that would have otherwise been issued and (B) for purposes of determining such fair value, no reduction shall be taken to reflect a discount for lack of marketability, minority interest or any similar consideration.
(iii)Each Replacement Award shall provide that, if the Participant experiences a “Change of Control Termination” (as defined below), then all Awards shall vest in full or be deemed earned in full (assuming any Performance Goals were met at target, if applicable) effective on the date of such termination. In the event of any other termination of employment within two years after a Change of Control that is not a Change of Control Termination, the terms of the Award agreement shall apply.
A “Change of Control Termination” means a termination of a Participant’s employment or service within two years following the Change of Control as a result of any of the following: (A) the Survivor terminates the Participant’s employment without Cause, (B) the Participant’s employment terminates by reason of the Participant’s death or disability, or (C) the Participant’s termination for “good reason” but only if, as of immediately prior to the Change of Control, the Participant has in effect an employment, retention, change of control, or Award agreement that contemplates termination of the Participant’s employment by the Participant for “good reason.”
(b)Treatment if Awards Not Assumed. To the extent the Survivor does not assume the Awards or issue replacement awards as provided in (a) (including, for the avoidance of doubt, by reason of a Participant’s termination of employment in connection with the Change of Control), then:
(i)Immediately prior to the date of the Change of Control, with respect to Awards held by a Participant who is employed by or in the service of the Company or an Affiliate: (A) all outstanding Awards, other than awards subject to Performance Goals for which the performance period has not been completed, shall become immediately and fully vested; and (B) with respect to Awards subject to Performance Goals for which the performance period has not been completed at the time of the Change of Control, such Award shall vest assuming that such Performance Goals had been met at target. Awards held by Participants who are not employed by or in the service of the Company or an Affiliate as of immediately prior to the date of the Change of Control shall not receive the foregoing accelerated vesting; and
(ii)All outstanding Awards will be cancelled as of the date of the Change of Control and the vested value thereof shall be paid in the same form of consideration (such as cash, securities or a combination of the two) as is received by the Company or the Company’s shareholders, as the case may be, in the transaction, on (or as soon as practicable following) the date of the Change of Control. For purposes hereof, the vested value means:
(A)For Options and SARs, the excess, if any, of the Change of Control Price (as defined below) of the vested Shares subject to the Award over the purchase or grant price of such Shares under the Award; provided, however, that all Options and SARs that have a purchase or grant price that is greater than the Change of Control Price shall be cancelled for no consideration;
(B)For Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Share Units, and any other Award that is valued in relation to the full Fair Market Value of a Share, the Change of Control Price multiplied by the number of vested Shares subject to the Award; and
(C)for Cash Incentive Awards and all other awards, the vested amount due under such Award.
The “Change of Control Price” shall mean the per share price paid or deemed paid in the Change of Control transaction, as determined by the Administrator.
(c)Application of Limits on Payments. Except to the extent the Participant has in effect an employment or similar agreement with the Company or any Affiliate or is subject to a policy that provides for a more favorable result to the Participant upon a Change of Control, in the event that the Company’s legal counsel determine that any payment, benefit or transfer by the Company under this Plan or any other plan, agreement, or arrangement to or for the benefit of the Participant (in the aggregate, the “Total Payments”) to be subject to the tax (“Excise Tax”) imposed by Code Section 4999 but for this subsection (d), then, notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, the Total Payments shall be delivered either (i) in full or (ii) in an amount such that the value of the aggregate Total Payments that the Participant is entitled to receive shall be One Dollar ($1.00) less than the maximum amount that the Participant may receive without being subject to the Excise Tax, whichever of (i) or (ii) results in the receipt by the Participant of the greatest benefit on an after-tax basis (taking into account applicable federal, state and local income taxes and the Excise Tax). In the event that (ii) results in a greater after-tax benefit to the Participants, payments or benefits included in the Total Payments shall be reduced or eliminated by applying the following principles, in order: (A) the payment or benefit with the higher ratio of the parachute payment value to present economic value (determined using reasonable actuarial assumptions) shall be reduced or eliminated before a payment or benefit with a lower ratio; (B) the payment or benefit with the later possible payment date shall be reduced or eliminated before a payment or benefit with an earlier payment date; and (C) cash payments shall be reduced prior to non-cash benefits; provided that if the foregoing order of reduction or elimination would violate Code Section 409A, then the reduction shall be made pro rata among the payments or benefits included in the Total Payments (on the basis of the relative present value of the parachute payments).
18.Miscellaneous.
(a)Other Terms and Conditions. The Administrator may provide in any Award agreement such other provisions (whether or not applicable to the Award granted to any other Participant) as the Administrator determines appropriate to the extent not otherwise prohibited by the terms of the Plan. No provision in an Award agreement shall limit the Administrator’s discretion hereunder unless such provision specifically so provides for such limitation.
(b)Employment and Service. The issuance of an Award shall not confer upon a Participant any right with respect to continued employment or service with the Company or any Affiliate, or the right to continue as a Director. Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, for purposes of the Plan and all Awards, the following rules shall apply:
(i)a Participant who transfers employment between the Company and its Affiliates, or between Affiliates, will not be considered to have terminated employment;
(ii)a Participant who ceases to be a Non-Employee Director because he or she becomes an employee of the Company or an Affiliate shall not be considered to have ceased service as a Director with respect to any Award until such Participant’s termination of employment with the Company and its Affiliates;
(iii)a Participant who ceases to be employed by the Company or an Affiliate and immediately thereafter becomes a Non-Employee Director, a non-employee director of an Affiliate, or a consultant to the Company or any Affiliate shall not be considered to have terminated employment until such Participant’s service as a director of, or consultant to, the Company and its Affiliates has ceased; and
(iv)a Participant employed by an Affiliate will be considered to have terminated employment when such entity ceases to be an Affiliate.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of an Award that is subject to Code Section 409A, if a Participant’s termination of employment or service triggers the payment of compensation under such Award, then the Participant will be deemed to have terminated employment or service upon his or her “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan or an Award to the contrary, if any Participant is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Code Section 409A as of the date of his or her “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, then, to the extent required by Code Section 409A, any payment made to the Participant on account of such separation from service shall not be made before a date that is six months after the date of the separation from service.
(c)No Fractional Shares. No fractional Shares or other securities may be issued or delivered pursuant to this Plan. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator or otherwise provided in any Award agreement, all fractional Shares that would otherwise be issuable under the Plan (including, for the avoidance of doubt, following adjustment of an Award in connection with a Corporate Transaction according to Section 16) shall be canceled for no consideration.
(d)Unfunded Plan; Awards Not Includable for Benefits Purposes. This Plan is unfunded and does not create, and should not be construed to create, a trust or separate fund with respect to this Plan’s benefits. This Plan does not establish any fiduciary relationship between the Company and any Participant or other person. To the extent any person holds any rights by virtue of an Award granted under this Plan, such rights are no greater than the rights of the Company’s general unsecured creditors. Income recognized by a Participant pursuant to an Award shall not be included in the determination of benefits under any employee pension benefit plan (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended) or group insurance or other benefit plans applicable to the Participant which are maintained by the Company or any Affiliate, except as may be provided under the terms of such plans or determined by resolution of the Board.
(e)Requirements of Law and Securities Exchange. The granting of Awards and the issuance of Shares in connection with an Award are subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan or any award agreement, the Company has no liability to deliver any Shares under this Plan or make any payment unless such delivery or payment would comply with all applicable laws and the applicable requirements of any securities exchange or similar entity, and unless and until the Participant has taken all actions required by the Company in connection therewith. The Company may impose such restrictions on any Shares issued under the Plan as the Company determines necessary or desirable to comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations or the requirements of any national securities exchanges.
(f)Code Section 409A. Any Award granted under this Plan shall be provided or made in such manner and at such time as to either make the Award exempt from, or comply with, the provisions of Code Section 409A, to avoid a plan failure described in Code Section 409(a)(1), and the provisions of Code Section 409A are incorporated into this Plan to the extent necessary for any Award that is subject to Code Section 409A to comply therewith.
(g)Governing Law; Venue. This Plan, and all agreements under this Plan, will be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to any conflict of law principles. Any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Plan, any Award or any award agreement, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect of this Plan, any Award or any award agreement, may only be brought and determined in (i) a court sitting in the State of Texas, and (ii) a “bench” trial, and any party to such action or proceeding shall agree to waive its right to a jury trial.
(h)Limitations on Actions. Any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Plan, any Award or any award agreement, must be brought within one year (365 days) after the day the complaining party first knew or should have known of the events giving rise to the complaint.
(i)Construction. Whenever any words are used herein in the masculine, they shall be construed as though they were used in the feminine in all cases where they would so apply; and wherever any words are used in the singular or plural, they shall be construed as though they were used in the plural or singular, as the case may be, in all cases where they would so apply. Titles of sections are for general information only, and this Plan is not to be construed with reference to such titles.
(j)Severability. If any provision of this Plan or any award agreement or any Award (i) is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or as to any person or Award, or (ii) would cause this Plan, any award agreement or any Award to violate or be disqualified under any law the Administrator deems applicable, then such provision should be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable laws, or if it cannot be so construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Administrator, materially altering the intent of this Plan, award agreement or Award, then such provision should be stricken as to such jurisdiction, person or Award, and the remainder of this Plan, such award agreement and such Award will remain in full force and effect.
HANGER, INC.
Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for Employees
THIS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made by and between HANGER, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the employee (the “Employee”) identified on the Company’s online electronic list of persons to whom a grant of restricted stock units has been made by the Company.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company desires to award to the Employee restricted stock units relating to the Company’s common stock, par value $.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), under the Company’s 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) in consideration for the Employee’s service to the Company and its Affiliates.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, do agree as follows:
1. Award of Restricted Stock Units. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan, the Employee is granted restricted stock units relating to the number of shares of Common Stock as set forth on the Company’s online electronic list as being granted to the Employee (hereinafter such units are referred to as the “Restricted Stock Units”) as of the date shown on the Company’s online electronic list as being the date of grant to the Employee (the “Grant Date”).
2. Restricted Stock Units Non-Assignable and Non-Transferable. Each Restricted Stock Unit and all rights under this Agreement shall be non-assignable and non-transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution in accordance with the Plan and may not be sold, pledged, hypothecated, assigned or transferred, except only as to such shares of Common Stock, if any, which have been issued in settlement of the Restricted Stock Units upon vesting pursuant to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement. The foregoing prohibition against transfer or assignment, together with the obligation to forfeit the Restricted Stock Units upon (i) termination of service with the Company and/or its Affiliates as set forth in Section 3 of this Agreement, and/or (ii) a breach by Employee of the confidentiality provisions as set forth in Section 10 of this Agreement, are herein collectively referred to as the “Forfeiture Restrictions.” The Forfeiture Restrictions shall be binding upon and enforceable against any transferee of the Restricted Stock Units.
3. Termination of Employment. In the event the Employee, while employed with the Company or its Affiliates, becomes totally and permanently disabled (within the meaning of Code Section 409A) or dies, each of the then unvested Restricted Stock Units will immediately vest in full as of the date of such total and permanent disability or death. In the event of the Employee’s termination of employment with the Company or its Affiliates for Cause (as defined in the Plan) or in the event of termination of employment by the Employee, any then unvested Restricted Stock Units shall be forfeited and cancelled as of the date of such termination of employment. In the event of the Employee’s termination of employment with the Company or its Affiliates other than by reason of total and permanent disability or death, termination for Cause, or termination of employment by the Employee, any then unvested Restricted Stock Units shall be forfeited and cancelled as of the date that is ninety (90) days after the date of such termination of employment unless such unvested Restricted Stock Units vest on or before that date which is ninety (90) days after such termination of employment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of the
Employee’s termination of employment following a change of control, Section 17(a) of the Plan applies.
4. Vesting of Restricted Stock Units. Subject to Section 3, the Restricted Stock Units are subject to vesting at the rate of twenty-five percent (25%) of the total number of Restricted Stock Units subject to this Agreement on each of the first four anniversaries of the Grant Date, provided that the Employee has been continuously employed by the Company and/or its Affiliates from the Grant Date through each such anniversary of the Grant Date.
5. Issuance of Shares. As soon as practicable (but not more than thirty (30) days) after Restricted Stock Units vest under this Agreement (subject to any six-month delay to the extent required to comply with the provisions of Code Section 409A applicable to specified employees), the Company shall issue a number of shares of Common Stock to the Employee (or his or her estate in the event of the Employee’s death) equal to the number of Restricted Stock Units that have vested. The Company shall issue a certificate or certificates evidencing such shares of Common Stock in the name of the Employee or shall make an appropriate book entry.
6. Taxes. The Employee (and not the Company or any Affiliate) shall be responsible for the Employee’s federal, state, local or foreign tax liability and any of the Employee’s other tax consequences that may arise as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Employee shall rely solely on the determinations of the Employee’s own tax advisors or the Employee’s own determinations, and not on any statements or representations by the Company or any of its agents, with regard to all such tax matters. To the extent that the receipt, vesting or settlement of the Restricted Stock Units, or other event, results in income to the Employee for federal, state or local income tax purposes, the Employee shall deliver to the Company or its Affiliate at the time the Company or its Affiliate is obligated to withhold taxes in connection with such receipt, vesting, settlement or other event, as the case may be, such amount as the Company or its Affiliate requires to meet its withholding obligation under applicable tax laws or regulations, and if the Employee fails to do so, the Company shall not be obligated to deliver any shares of Common Stock to the Employee and shall have the right and authority to deduct or withhold an amount sufficient to satisfy its withholding obligations from other compensation payable to the Employee and/or by withholding a number of shares otherwise issuable hereunder having an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the amount required to be withheld, provided that the Fair Market Value of any shares withheld may not exceed the total maximum statutory tax withholding obligations associated with the transaction to the extent needed for the Company and its Affiliates to avoid an accounting charge.
7. Adjustment. If there shall be any change in the Common Stock through a merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, stock dividend, stock split, exchange of stock or other change in the corporate structure, appropriate adjustments shall be made in the aggregate number of Restricted Stock Units subject to this Agreement or their terms in accordance with the adjustment provisions of Section 16 of the Plan or any successor provision thereto.
8. Limitation of Rights.
(a) No Right to Continue as an Employee. Neither the Plan nor the grant of the Restricted Stock Units shall constitute or be evidence of any agreement or understanding, express or implied, that the Employee has a right to continue as an
employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for any period of time, or at any particular rate of compensation.
(b) No Stockholder’s Rights as to Restricted Stock Units. The Employee shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to the shares of Common Stock subject to Restricted Stock Units granted hereunder until the date such shares are issued to the Employee, and no adjustment will be made for any dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date of the vesting of the Restricted Stock Units. After Restricted Stock Units have vested, the Employee will be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock subject to the Restricted Stock Units that have vested and shall be entitled to receive a payment equal to any dividends or other rights for which the record date is on or after the vesting of the Restricted Stock Units.
(c) Restrictions on Sales of Shares. By accepting the grant of the Restricted Stock Units, the Employee agrees not to sell any shares of Common Stock acquired in connection with the Restricted Stock Units other than as set forth in the Plan and at a time when applicable laws, Company policies or an agreement between the Company and its underwriters do not prohibit a sale.
9. Incorporation by Reference. The terms of the Plan to the extent not stated herein are expressly incorporated herein by reference and in the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall govern, control and supersede over the provisions of this Agreement. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not defined shall have the meanings given in the Plan.
10. Confidentiality.
(a)Acknowledgment of Confidentiality. The Employee acknowledges that the information, observations, data, and Trade Secrets, including, without limitation, protected health information, as defined by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended (“PHI”) (collectively, “Confidential Information”) concerning the business or affairs of the Company to be obtained by the Employee during the course of his or her employment with the Company and its Affiliates are the property of the Company. The Employee agrees that the Employee will not disclose to any unauthorized person or entity or use for the Employee’s own account any of such Confidential Information without the written consent of the Chairman or Chief Executive Officer of the Company, unless and to the extent that the aforementioned matters become generally known to and available for use by the public other than as a result of the Employee’s acts or omissions to act or become known to the Employee lawfully outside the scope of the Employee’s employment with the Company or its Affiliates. The Employee agrees to preserve for the Company’s exclusive use and deliver to the Company at the termination of the Employee’s employment, or at any other time the Company may request, all equipment and property of the Company and its Affiliates, including PHI (including, without limitation, tools, computers, mobile communication devices, and furniture) and all memoranda, data, notes, plans, records, reports, and other documents, whether in electronic, written, or other form (and copies thereof), relating to the business of the Company or its Affiliates which the Employee may then possess or have under the Employee’s control. Following the delivery of all such items to the Company, the Employee shall delete all remaining copies or images of such items from every mode of storage media, including cloud storage, with respect to which the Employee has access or control. “Trade Secret” shall mean information, including a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, process, financial data, or list of actual or potential customers or suppliers that (i) derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being
generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use, and (ii) is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy.
(b)Limits on Confidentiality Requirements.
i.Nothing in this Agreement is intended to discourage or restrict the Employee from communicating with, or making a report with, any governmental authority regarding a good faith belief of any violations of law or regulations based on information that the Employee acquired through lawful means in the course of the Employee’s employment, including such disclosures protected or required by any whistleblower law or regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Department of Labor, or any other appropriate governmental authority.
ii.Nothing in this Agreement is intended to discourage or restrict The Employee from reporting any theft of Trade Secrets pursuant to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (the “DTSA”) or other applicable state or federal law. The DTSA prohibits retaliation against an employee because of whistleblower activity in connection with the disclosure of Trade Secrets, so long as any such disclosure is made either (I) in confidence to an attorney or a federal, state, or local government official and solely to report or investigate a suspected violation of the law, or (II) under seal in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding.
iii.If the Employee believes that any employee or any third party has misappropriated or improperly used or disclosed Trade Secrets or Confidential Information, the Employee should report such activity through the Company’s Open Door Policy (as provided in the Employee Handbook) or Compliance Hotline. This Agreement is in addition to and not in lieu of any obligations to protect the Company’s Trade Secrets and Confidential Information pursuant to any employment agreement, non-compete agreement, non-solicitation agreement, confidentiality agreement, the Employee Handbook, and the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for Directors and Employees. Nothing in this Agreement shall limit, curtail, or diminish the Company’s or its Affiliates’ statutory rights under the DTSA, any applicable state law regarding trade secrets or common law.
11. Entire Agreement. The Plan and this Agreement constitute the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Employee with respect to the subject matter hereof. Employee expressly warrants that Employee is not accepting this Agreement in reliance on any promises, representations, or inducements other than those contained herein.
All of the terms and conditions of this Agreement are hereby confirmed, ratified, approved and accepted by the Company and by the Employee, who has accepted this Agreement and its terms pursuant to Employee’s electronic submission of Employee’s confirmation of this Agreement in accordance with the instructions contained on the online website maintained for the benefit of the Company for grants of restricted stock units by the Company.
HANGER, INC.
Performance Share Unit and Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for Employees
THIS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made by and between HANGER, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and the employee (the “Employee”) identified on the Company’s online electronic list of persons to whom a grant of performance share units and restricted stock units has been made by the Company.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company desires to award to the Employee restricted stock units relating to the Company's common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock") and performance share units representing the potential to earn additional shares of Common Stock based on the achievement of certain performance criteria, under the Company's 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "Plan") in consideration for the Employee's service to the Company and its Affiliates.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, do agree as follows:
1. Awards.
(a) Awards of Time-Vesting Restricted Stock Units. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan, the Employee is granted restricted stock units relating to the number of shares of Common Stock as set forth on the Company’s online electronic list as being granted to the Employee (hereinafter such units are referred to as the “Time-Vesting Restricted Stock Units”) as of the date shown on the Company’s online electronic list as being the date of grant to the Employee (the “Grant Date”).
(b) Performance Share Units. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan, the Employee is granted Performance Share Units relating to the number of shares of Common Stock as set forth on the Company’s online electronic list as being granted to the Employee with the following terms and conditions as of the Grant Date (hereinafter such units are referred to as the “Performance Share Units”):
•Performance Period: _______________________________________
•Performance Measure: _______________________________________
•Performance Goal: The Employee will be eligible to earn Performance Share Units (“Earned Performance Share Units”) based on the following achievement of the Performance Measure (with the percentage of shares earned calculated on a straight-line basis for results between the Threshold and Target, and between Target and Maximum results). Achievement of the Performance Goal and the number of Earned Performance Share Units shall be determined by the Committee.
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| Result | Percent of Performance Share Units Earned |
| Threshold | | |
| Target | | |
| Maximum | | |
Except as provided in Section 3, if the Employee’s employment or service terminates prior to the end of the Performance Period for any reason, the Employee will not earn any Performance Share Units. After the Performance Period is complete, the Earned Performance Share Units will continue to be subject to the same vesting requirements and other terms and conditions as the Time-Vesting Restricted Stock Units. Any Performance Share Units that are not determined to be Earned Performance Share Units shall be forfeited and cancelled. Hereafter, any reference to Restricted Stock Units will include any Earned Performance Share Units as well as the Time-Vesting Restricted Stock Units.
2. Restricted Stock Units Non-Assignable and Non-Transferable. Each Restricted Stock Unit and all rights under this Agreement shall be non-assignable and non-transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution in accordance with the Plan and may not be sold, pledged, hypothecated, assigned or transferred, except only as to such shares of Common Stock, if any, which have been issued in settlement of the Restricted Stock Units upon vesting pursuant to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement. The foregoing prohibition against transfer or assignment, together with the obligation to forfeit the Restricted Stock Units upon (i) termination of service with the Company and/or its Affiliates as set forth in Section 3 of this Agreement and/or (ii) a breach by Employee of the confidentiality provisions as set forth in Section 12 of this Agreement, are herein collectively referred to as the “Forfeiture Restrictions.” The Forfeiture Restrictions shall be binding upon and enforceable against any transferee of the Restricted Stock Units.
3. Termination of Employment. In the event the Employee, while employed with the Company or its Affiliates, becomes totally and permanently disabled (within the meaning of Code Section 409A) or dies, each of the unvested Restricted Stock Units will immediately vest in full (assuming the target goal is met for purposes of determining the number of Performance Share Units that vest if such termination occurs during the Performance Period) as of the date of such total and permanent disability or death. In the event of the Employee’s termination of employment with the Company or its Affiliates for Cause (as defined in the Plan) or in the event of termination of employment by the Employee, any then unvested Restricted Stock Units shall be forfeited and cancelled as of the date of such termination of employment. In the event of the Employee’s termination of employment with the Company or its Affiliates other than by reason of total and permanent disability or death, termination for Cause, or termination of employment by the Employee, any then unvested Restricted Stock Units shall be forfeited and cancelled as of the date that is ninety (90) days after the date of such termination of employment unless such unvested Restricted Stock Units vest on or before that date which is ninety (90) days after such termination of employment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of the Employee’s termination of employment following a change of control, Section 17(a) of the Plan and Section 8 of this Agreement apply. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employee has in effect an employment agreement that requires that the Restricted Stock Units be treated differently than as described herein upon a specific type of termination, then the terms of the Employee’s employment agreement shall apply in lieu of the provisions hereof.
4. Vesting of Restricted Stock Units. Subject to Section 3, the Restricted Stock Units are subject to vesting at the rate of twenty-five percent (25%) of the total number of Restricted Stock Units subject to this Agreement on each of the first four anniversaries of the Grant Date, provided that the Employee has been continuously employed by the Company and/or its Affiliates from the Grant Date through each such anniversary of the Grant Date.
5. Issuance of Shares. As soon as practicable (but not more than thirty (30) days or, if later, after the Compensation Committee determines the achievement of the Performance Goals) after Restricted Stock Units vest under this Agreement (subject to any six month delay to the extent required to comply with the provisions of Code Section 409A applicable to specified employees), the Company shall issue a number of shares of Common Stock to the Employee (or his or her estate in the event of the Employee’s death) equal to the number of vested Restricted Stock Units. The Company shall issue a certificate or certificates evidencing such shares of Common Stock in the name of the Employee or shall make an appropriate book entry.
6. Taxes. The Employee (and not the Company or any Affiliate) shall be responsible for the Employee’s federal, state, local or foreign tax liability and any of the Employee’s other tax consequences that may arise as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Employee shall rely solely on the determinations of the Employee’s own tax advisors or the Employee’s own determinations, and not on any statements or representations by the Company or any of its agents, with regard to all such tax matters. To the extent that the receipt, vesting or settlement of the Restricted Stock Units, or other event, results in income to the Employee for federal, state or local income tax purposes, the Employee shall deliver to the Company or its Affiliate at the time the Company or its Affiliate is obligated to withhold taxes in connection with such receipt, vesting, settlement or other event, as the case may be, such amount as the Company or its Affiliate requires to meet its withholding obligation under applicable tax laws or regulations, and if the Employee fails to do so, the Company shall not be obligated to deliver any shares of Common Stock to the Employee and shall have the right and authority to deduct or withhold an amount sufficient to satisfy its withholding obligations from other compensation payable to the Employee and/or by withholding a number of shares otherwise issuable hereunder having an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the amount required to be withheld, provided that the Fair Market Value of any shares withheld may not exceed the total maximum statutory tax withholding obligations associated with the transaction to the extent needed for the Company and its Affiliates to avoid an accounting charge.
7. Adjustment. If there shall be any change in the Common Stock through a merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, stock dividend, stock split, exchange of stock or other change in the corporate structure, appropriate adjustments shall be made in the aggregate number of Restricted Stock Units subject to this Agreement or their terms in accordance with the adjustment provisions of Section 16 of the Plan or any successor provision thereto.
8. Change of Control. If a Change of Control occurs, the Restricted Stock Units shall be treated as provided in Employee’s Employment Agreement with the Company, or, if (a) the Employee does not have an Employment Agreement, (b) the Employee’s Employment Agreement does not address the treatment of the Restricted Stock Units on the Change of Control or (c) the Plan provides for more Employee-favorable treatment of the Restricted Stock Units on the Change of Control, then the Restricted Stock Units shall be treated as provided in Section 17 of the Plan.
9. Limitation of Rights.
(a) No Right to Continue as an Employee. Neither the Plan nor the grant of the Restricted Stock Units shall constitute or be evidence of any agreement or understanding, express or implied, that the Employee has a right to continue as an employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for any period of time, or at any particular rate of compensation.
(b) No Stockholder's Rights as to Restricted Stock Units. The Employee shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to the shares of Common Stock subject to Restricted Stock Units granted hereunder until the date such shares are issued to the Employee, and no adjustment will be made for any dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date of the vesting of the Restricted Stock Units. After Restricted Stock Units have vested, the Employee will be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock subject to the Restricted Stock Units that have vested and shall be entitled to receive a payment equal to any dividends or other rights for which the record date is on or after the vesting of the Restricted Stock Units.
(c) Restrictions on Sales of Shares. By accepting the grant of the Restricted Stock Units, the Employee agrees not to sell any shares of Common Stock acquired in connection with the Restricted Stock Units other than as set forth in the Plan and at a time when applicable laws, Company policies or an agreement between the Company and its underwriters do not prohibit a sale.
10. Incorporation by Reference. The terms of the Plan to the extent not stated herein are expressly incorporated herein by reference and in the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall govern, control and supersede over the provisions of this Agreement. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not defined shall have the meanings given in the Plan.
11. Entire Agreement. The Plan and this Agreement constitute the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Employee with respect to the subject matter hereof. Employee expressly warrants that Employee is not accepting this Agreement in reliance on any promises, representations, or inducements other than those contained herein.
All of the terms and conditions of this Agreement are hereby confirmed, ratified, approved and accepted by the Company and by the Employee, who has accepted this Agreement and its terms pursuant to Employee’s electronic submission of Employee’s confirmation of this Agreement in accordance with the instructions contained on the online website maintained for the benefit of the Company for grants of restricted stock units by the Company.
12. Confidentiality. The Employee acknowledges that the information, observations, data and trade secrets (collectively, "Confidential Information") obtained or created by him or her during the course of his or her employment with the Company or its Affiliates concerning the business or affairs of the Company or any of its Affiliates are the property of the Company. For purposes of this Agreement, "trade secret" means any method, program or compilation of information which is used in the business of the Company or any of its Affiliates, including but not limited to: (a) techniques, plans and materials used by the Company or any of its Affiliates, (b) marketing methods and strategies employed by the Company or any of its Affiliates, and (c) all lists of past, present or prospective patients, customers, suppliers and referral sources of the Company or any of its Affiliates. The Employee agrees that he or she will not disclose to any unauthorized person or entity nor use for his or her own account any of such Confidential Information without the prior written consent of the Chairman or Chief Executive Officer of the Company, unless and to the extent that the aforementioned matters become generally known to and available for use by the public other than as a result of the Employee's acts or omissions to act or become known to the Employee lawfully outside the scope of his or her employment with the Company or its
subsidiaries. The Employee agrees to deliver to the Company at the termination of his or her employment, or at any other time the Company may request, all memoranda, notes, plans, records, reports and other documents (and copies thereof) relating to the business of the Company or any of its Affiliates which the Employee may then possess or have under his or her control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prohibit the Employee from reporting or otherwise disclosing possible violations of state, local or federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity, or making other disclosures that, in each case, are protected under whistleblower provisions of local, state or federal law or regulation. In addition, nothing in this Agreement is intended to discourage or restrict Employee from reporting any theft of trade secrets pursuant to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 or other applicable state or federal law.
HANGER, INC.
Performance Share Unit Agreement for Employees
THIS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made by and between HANGER, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and the employee (the “Employee”) identified on the Company’s online electronic list of persons to whom a grant of performance share units has been made by the Company.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company desires to award to the Employee performance share units representing the potential to earn shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $.01 per share (“Common Stock”) based on the achievement of certain performance criteria, under the Company's 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "Plan") in consideration for the Employee's service to the Company and its Affiliates.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, do agree as follows:
1. Awards of Performance Share Units. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan, the Employee is granted ________ Performance Share Units with the following terms and conditions as of ________________ (the “Grant Date”) (hereinafter such units are referred to as the “Performance Share Units”):
•Performance Period: _____________________________
•Performance Measure: _____________________________
•Performance Goal: The Employee will be eligible to earn Performance Share Units (“Earned Performance Share Units”) based on the following achievement of the Performance Measure (with the percentage of shares earned being a fixed number for achievement within the performance tier). Achievement of the Performance Goal and the number of Earned Performance Share Units shall be determined by the Committee (or its delegate).
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| Result | Percent of Performance Share Units Earned |
| Tier 1 | | |
| Tier 2 | | |
| Tier 3 | | |
Except as provided in Section 3, if the Employee’s employment or service terminates prior to the end of the Performance Period for any reason, the Employee will not earn any Performance Share Units. After the Performance Period is complete, the Earned Performance Share Units will continue to be subject to vesting requirements and other terms and conditions set forth herein. Any Performance Share Units that are not determined to be Earned Performance Share Units shall be forfeited and cancelled.
2. Performance Share Units Non-Assignable and Non-Transferable. Each Performance Share Unit and all rights under this Agreement shall be non-assignable and non-transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution in accordance with the Plan and may not be sold, pledged, hypothecated, assigned or transferred, except only as to such shares of Common Stock, if any, which
have been issued in settlement of the Performance Share Units upon vesting pursuant to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement. The foregoing prohibition against transfer or assignment, together with the obligation to forfeit the Performance Share Units upon (i) termination of service with the Company and/or its Affiliates as set forth in Section 3 of this Agreement and/or (ii) a breach by Employee of the confidentiality provisions as set forth in Section 12 of this Agreement, are herein collectively referred to as the “Forfeiture Restrictions.” The Forfeiture Restrictions shall be binding upon and enforceable against any transferee of the Performance Share Units.
3. Termination of Employment. In the event the Employee, while employed with the Company or its Affiliates, becomes totally and permanently disabled (within the meaning of Code Section 409A) or dies, the Employee (or his or her estate in the event of the Employee’s death) will remain entitled to the Performance Share Units. If the Employee becomes totally and permanently disabled or dies (i) after the end of the Performance Period, the number of Performance Share Units earned will be determined based on actual results, or (ii) prior to the end of the Performance Period, then the Performance Share Units will immediately vest in full (assuming the goal is met at the Tier 3 level for purposes of determining the number of Performance Share Units that vest) as of the date of such total and permanent disability or death.
In the event of the Employee’s termination of employment with the Company or its Affiliates for Cause (as defined in the Plan) or in the event of termination of employment by the Employee at any time (whether before or after the Performance Period), any then unvested Performance Share Units shall be forfeited and cancelled as of the date of such termination of employment.
In the event of the Employee’s termination of employment with the Company or its Affiliates other than by reason of total and permanent disability or death, termination for Cause, or termination of employment by the Employee, any then unvested Performance Share Units shall be forfeited and cancelled as of the date that is ninety (90) days after the date of such termination of employment unless such unvested Performance Share Units vest on or before that date which is ninety (90) days after such termination of employment.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employee has in effect an employment agreement that requires that the Performance Share Units be treated differently than as described herein upon a specific type of termination, then the terms of the Employee’s employment agreement shall apply in lieu of the provisions hereof.
4. Vesting of Performance Share Units. Subject to Section 3 and Section 5, the Earned Performance Share Units shall vest in full on _________________.
5. Issuance of Shares. As soon as practicable (but not more than thirty (30) days or, if later, after the Committee determines the achievement of the Performance Goals) after Earned Performance Share Units vest under this Agreement (subject to any six-month delay to the extent required to comply with the provisions of Code Section 409A applicable to specified employees), the Company shall issue a number of shares of Common Stock to the Employee equal to the number of Earned Performance Share Units. The Company shall issue a certificate or certificates evidencing such shares of Common Stock in the name of the Employee or shall make an appropriate book entry.
6. Taxes. The Employee (and not the Company or any Affiliate) shall be responsible for the Employee’s federal, state, local or foreign tax liability and any of the
Employee’s other tax consequences that may arise as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Employee shall rely solely on the determinations of the Employee’s own tax advisors or the Employee’s own determinations, and not on any statements or representations by the Company or any of its agents, with regard to all such tax matters. To the extent that the receipt, vesting or settlement of the Performance Share Units, or other event, results in income to the Employee for federal, state or local income tax purposes, the Employee shall deliver to the Company or its Affiliate at the time the Company or its Affiliate is obligated to withhold taxes in connection with such receipt, vesting, settlement or other event, as the case may be, such amount as the Company or its Affiliate requires to meet its withholding obligation under applicable tax laws or regulations, and if the Employee fails to do so, the Company shall not be obligated to deliver any shares of Common Stock to the Employee and shall have the right and authority to deduct or withhold an amount sufficient to satisfy its withholding obligations from other compensation payable to the Employee and/or by withholding a number of shares otherwise issuable hereunder having an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the amount required to be withheld, provided that the Fair Market Value of any shares withheld may not exceed the total maximum statutory tax withholding obligations associated with the transaction to the extent needed for the Company and its Affiliates to avoid an accounting charge.
7. Adjustment. If there shall be any change in the Common Stock through a merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, stock dividend, stock split, exchange of stock or other change in the corporate structure, appropriate adjustments shall be made in the aggregate number of Performance Share Units subject to this Agreement or their terms in accordance with the adjustment provisions of Section 16 of the Plan or any successor provision thereto.
8. Change of Control. If a Change of Control occurs during the Performance Period, the Performance Share Units shall vest in full (assuming Tier 3 performance was met) as of the date of the Change of Control, and then shall be treated in accordance with Section 17 of the Plan.
9. Limitation of Rights.
(a) No Right to Continue as an Employee. Neither the Plan nor the grant of the Performance Share Units shall constitute or be evidence of any agreement or understanding, express or implied, that the Employee has a right to continue as an employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for any period of time, or at any particular rate of compensation.
(b) No Stockholder's Rights as to Performance Share Units. The Employee shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to the shares of Common Stock subject to Performance Share Units granted hereunder until the date such shares are issued to the Employee, and no adjustment will be made for any dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date of the vesting of the Performance Share Units. After Performance Share Units have vested, the Employee will be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock subject to the Performance Share Units that have vested and shall be entitled to receive a payment equal to any dividends or other rights for which the record date is on or after the vesting of the Performance Share Units.
(c) Restrictions on Sales of Shares. By accepting the grant of the Performance Share Units, the Employee agrees not to sell any shares of Common Stock acquired in connection with the Performance Share Units other than as set forth
in the Plan and at a time when applicable laws, Company policies or an agreement between the Company and its underwriters do not prohibit a sale.
10. Incorporation by Reference. The terms of the Plan to the extent not stated herein are expressly incorporated herein by reference and in the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall govern, control and supersede over the provisions of this Agreement. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not defined shall have the meanings given in the Plan.
11. Entire Agreement. The Plan and this Agreement constitute the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Employee with respect to the subject matter hereof. Employee expressly warrants that Employee is not accepting this Agreement in reliance on any promises, representations, or inducements other than those contained herein.
All of the terms and conditions of this Agreement are hereby confirmed, ratified, approved and accepted by the Company and by the Employee, who has accepted this Agreement and its terms pursuant to Employee’s electronic submission of Employee’s confirmation of this Agreement in accordance with the instructions contained on the online website maintained for the benefit of the Company for grants of equity awards by the Company.
12. Confidentiality. The Employee acknowledges that the information, observations, data and trade secrets (collectively, "Confidential Information") obtained or created by him or her during the course of his or her employment with the Company or its Affiliates concerning the business or affairs of the Company or any of its Affiliates are the property of the Company. For purposes of this Agreement, "trade secret" means any method, program or compilation of information which is used in the business of the Company or any of its Affiliates, including but not limited to: (a) techniques, plans and materials used by the Company or any of its Affiliates, (b) marketing methods and strategies employed by the Company or any of its Affiliates, and (c) all lists of past, present or prospective patients, customers, suppliers and referral sources of the Company or any of its Affiliates. The Employee agrees that he or she will not disclose to any unauthorized person or entity nor use for his or her own account any of such Confidential Information without the prior written consent of the Chairman or Chief Executive Officer of the Company, unless and to the extent that the aforementioned matters become generally known to and available for use by the public other than as a result of the Employee's acts or omissions to act or become known to the Employee lawfully outside the scope of his or her employment with the Company or its subsidiaries. The Employee agrees to deliver to the Company at the termination of his or her employment, or at any other time the Company may request, all memoranda, notes, plans, records, reports and other documents (and copies thereof) relating to the business of the Company or any of its Affiliates which the Employee may then possess or have under his or her control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prohibit the Employee from reporting or otherwise disclosing possible violations of state, local or federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity, or making other disclosures that, in each case, are protected under whistleblower provisions of local, state or federal law or regulation. In addition, nothing in this Agreement is intended to discourage or restrict Employee from reporting any theft of trade secrets pursuant to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 or other applicable state or federal law.