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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 19, 2010
Registration No. 333-
 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Form S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
 
Littelfuse, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
     
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization)
  36-3795742
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
     
8755 W. Higgins Road
Suite 500
Chicago, IL
  60631
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)
Littelfuse, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Gordon Hunter
Chairman of the Board of Directors,
President and Chief Executive Officer
8755 W. Higgins Road
Suite 500
Chicago, IL 60631

(Name and address of agent for service)
(773) 628-1000
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
David Brown, Esq.
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
303 Peachtree Street
Suite 5300
Atlanta, Georgia
30308
(404) 527-4000
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
             
Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer þ   Non-accelerated filer o   Smaller reporting company o
        (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    
 
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
                             
 
              Proposed maximum     Proposed maximum        
  Title of securities     Amount to be     offering     aggregate offering     Amount of  
  to be registered     registered (1)     price per share (2)     price (2)     registration fee  
 
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
    1,200,000     U.S. $38.16     U.S. $45,792,000     U.S. $3,264.97  
 
 
(1)   Pursuant to paragraph (a) of Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), there are also registered hereunder such indeterminate number of additional Common Shares as may become issuable under the above-captioned benefit plan as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions that result in an increase in the number of the registrant’s outstanding Common Shares.
 
(2)   Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457. The proposed maximum aggregate offering price is based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Common Shares reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on May 14, 2010, which is a date within five business days of filing date.
 
 

 


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PART I
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EX-4.3
EX-4.4
EX-4.5
EX-4.6
EX-5.1
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
     The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 have been or will be sent or given to participating employees as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. In accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission and the Note to the instructions to Part I of Form S-8, such documents are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this registration statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. Such documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this registration statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this registration statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.

 


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PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
     The following documents previously filed by the registrant with the Commission are incorporated in this registration statement by reference and shall be deemed a part hereof:
  1.   The registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2010 filed on February 26, 2010.
 
  2.   The registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended April 2, 2010, filed with the Commission on May 6, 2010.
 
  3.   The description of the registrant’s Common Stock which is contained in the Form 10: General Form for Registration of Securities pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g) of the 1934 Act filed with the Commission on July 7, 1992 (1934 Act File No. 0-20388).
     In addition, all reports and documents filed by the registrant under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this registration statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities being offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in and to be part of this registration statement from the filing date of each such document.
     For purposes of this registration statement, any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference into this registration statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes hereof to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed incorporated herein by reference modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this registration statement, except as so modified or superseded.
Item 4. Description of Securities
          Not Applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
          Not Applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
     Article VII of the registrant’s Certificate of Incorporation provides for the elimination of personal monetary liabilities of directors of the Company for breaches of their fiduciary duties as directors, except that, as provided by Section 102(b)(7) of the General Corporation Law of Delaware (the “DGCL”), such personal monetary liability of a director may not be eliminated with regard to any breach of the duty of loyalty, failing to act in good faith, intentional misconduct or knowing violation of law, payment of an unlawful dividend, approval of an illegal stock repurchase, or obtainment of an improper personal benefit.

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Such a provision has no effect on the availability of equitable remedies, such as an injunction or rescission, for breach of fiduciary duty.
     Article VIII of the registrant’s Certificate of Incorporation provides for indemnification of directors and officers of the Company to the extent permitted by the DGCL. Section 145 of the DGCL provides for indemnification of directors and officers from and against expenses (including attorney’s fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement reasonably incurred by them in connection with any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative claim or proceeding (including civil actions brought as derivative actions by or in the right of the Company but only to the extent of expenses reasonably incurred in defending or settling such action) in which they may become involved by reason of being a director or officer of the Company if the director or officer acted in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interest of the Company and, in addition, in criminal actions, if he had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct to be unlawful. If, in an action brought by or in the right of the Company, the director or officer is adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duty, he will only be entitled to such indemnity as the court finds to be proper. Persons who are successful in defense of any claim against them are entitled to indemnification as of right against expense actually and reasonably incurred in connection therewith. In all other cases, indemnification shall be made (unless otherwise ordered by a court) only if the board of directors, acting by a majority vote of a quorum of disinterested directors, independent legal counsel or holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote determines that the applicable standard of conduct has been met. Section 145 also provides such indemnity for directors and officers of a corporation who, at the request of the corporation, act as directors, officers, employees or agents of other corporations, partnerships or other enterprises.
     Article VII of the registrant’s Bylaws requires the Company to indemnify any director or officer to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL and the registrant’s Certificate of Incorporation.
     The Company also maintains insurance for officers and directors against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. The effect of this insurance is to indemnify any officer or director of the Company against expenses, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement, incurred by an officer or director upon a determination that such person acted in good faith. The premiums for such insurance are paid by the Company.
     Under a separate employment agreement with the Company, Gordon Hunter, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, is indemnified against all liabilities relating to his position as an officer or director of the Company, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
     Not Applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits
     The following exhibits are filed as part of this registration statement:
     
Exhibit No.   Description
4.1
  Certificate of Incorporation, as amended to date (filed as Exhibit 3(I) to the company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 1998).

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Exhibit No.   Description
4.2
  Bylaws, as amended to date (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 26, 2007).
 
   
4.3
  Littelfuse, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan
 
   
4.4
  Form Littelfuse, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan Outside Directors Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement
 
   
4.5
  Form Littelfuse, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan Executive Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement
 
   
4.6
  Form Littelfuse, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan Stock Option Agreement
 
   
5.1
  Opinion of McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP.
 
   
23.1
  Consent of Ernst & Young, LLP.
 
   
23.2
  Consent of McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1).
 
   
24.1
  Power of Attorney to file future amendments (set forth on the signature page of the registration statement).
Item 9. Undertakings
(a) RULE 415 OFFERING .
     The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

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      provided, however , that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-8 and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however , that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.
(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities: the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
(i) any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
(iii) the portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
(iv) any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated

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by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Chicago, Illinois on this 19 th day of May, 2010.
         
  LITTELFUSE, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Gordon Hunter    
    Gordon Hunter   
    Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer) 
 
 
POWER OF ATTORNEY
     Each of the registrant and each director or officer of the registrant whose individual signature appears below hereby appoints Gordon Hunter and Philip G. Franklin and each of them, any of whom may act without the joinder of the others, as the true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, with full power of substitution, to sign any and all amendments to this registration statement (including post-effective amendments), and, in connection with any registration of additional securities, to sign any abbreviated registration statement and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

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/s/ Gordon Hunter
 
Gordon Hunter
  Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
 
   
/s/ Tzau-Jin Chung
 
  Director 
Tzau-Jin Chung
   
 
   
/s/ John P. Driscoll
 
  Director 
John P. Driscoll
   
 
   
/s/ Anthony Grillo
 
  Director 
Anthony Grillo
   
 
   
/s/ John E. Major
 
  Director 
John E. Major
   
 
   
/s/ William P. Noglows
 
  Director 
William P. Noglows
   
 
   
/s/ Ronald L. Schubel
 
  Director 
Ronald L. Schubel
   
 
   
/s/ Philip G. Franklin
 
Philip G. Franklin
  Vice President, Operations Support, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Principal Accounting Officer) 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
     
Exhibit No.   Description
4.1
  Certificate of Incorporation, as amended to date (filed as Exhibit 3(I) to the company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 1998).
 
   
4.2
  Bylaws, as amended to date (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 26, 2007).
 
   
4.3
  Littelfuse, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan
 
   
4.4
  Form Littelfuse, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan Outside Directors Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement
 
   
4.5
  Form Littelfuse, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan Executive Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement
 
   
4.6
  Form Littelfuse, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan Stock Option Agreement
 
   
5.1
  Opinion of McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP.
 
   
23.1
  Consent of Ernst & Young, LLP.
 
   
23.2
  Consent of McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1).
 
   
24.1
  Power of Attorney to file future amendments (set forth on the signature page of the registration statement).

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Exhibit 4.3
LITTELFUSE, INC.
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
SECTION 1.
ESTABLISHMENT, OBJECTIVES AND DURATION
1.1. ESTABLISHMENT . Subject to the approval of the stockholders of Littelfuse, Inc. (the “Corporation”), the Corporation has established the Littelfuse, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), as set forth herein, effective as of February 3, 2010. The Plan supercedes and replaces (subject to the last sentence of Section 1.4) the Equity Incentive Compensation Plan, Littelfuse, Inc. Equity Incentive Compensation Plan, adopted effective March 1, 2006, and the Littelfuse, Inc. Outside Directors’ Equity Plan, adopted effective March 1, 2006 (the “Prior Plans”), except that the Prior Plans shall remain in effect with respect to awards granted under such Prior Plans until such awards have been exercised, forfeited, canceled, expired or otherwise terminated in accordance with the terms of such awards.
1.2. PURPOSE . The purpose of the Plan is to enhance stockholder value by linking long-term incentive compensation to the financial performance of the Corporation and to further align employees’ financial rewards with the financial rewards realized by the Corporation and its stockholders. The Plan is also a vehicle to attract and retain key personnel. To accomplish the foregoing, the Plan provides that the Corporation may grant Incentive Stock Options, Nonqualified Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares and/or Performance Units.
1.3. DURATION . The Plan shall remain in effect, subject to the right of the Corporation’s Board of Directors to amend or terminate the Plan at any time pursuant to Section 15, until all Shares subject to the Plan shall have been purchased or granted according to the Plan’s provisions.
1.4. APPROVAL BY STOCKHOLDERS . The Plan has been adopted by the Board of Directors subject to approval by the stockholders of the Corporation at the first annual meeting of stockholders held following the adoption by the Board, or any special meeting of the stockholders duly called. Awards may be granted prior to stockholder approval, but no Award may be exercised or settled until the Plan is approved by the stockholders, and if the Plan is not so approved by January 31, 2011, the Plan, and all Awards granted under the Plan, shall be null and void; provided , however, that to the extent any Award could have been granted under one of the Prior Plans, it shall not be void, but shall be treated as having been granted under such Plan.
SECTION 2.
DEFINITIONS
     Whenever used in the Plan, the following capitalized terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
2.1. “ AWARD ” means, individually or collectively, a grant under the Plan of Nonqualified Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares, or Performance Units.

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2.2. “ AWARD AGREEMENT ” means a written (or electronic) document setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to an Award granted to the Participant under the Plan which need not be executed unless required by the Committee, and is a condition to the grant of an Award hereunder.
2.3. “ BOARD ” means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
2.4. “ CHANGE IN CONTROL ” means, unless the Committee otherwise determines, the first of the following events to occur:
     (a) The acquisition by any one person or more than one person acting as a group (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v)(B)), other than the Corporation, any Subsidiary, or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Corporation or any Subsidiary, (a “Person”) of any of stock of the Corporation that, together with stock held by such Person, constitutes more than 50% of the total fair market value or total voting power of the stock of the Corporation. For purposes of this Paragraph (a), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (i) the acquisition of additional stock by a Person who is considered to own more than 50% of the total fair market value or total voting power of the stock of the Corporation, (ii) any acquisition in which the Corporation does not remain outstanding thereafter and (iii) any acquisition pursuant to a transaction which complies with Paragraph (c) below. An increase in the percentage of stock owned by any one Person as a result of a transaction in which the Corporation acquires its stock in exchange for property will be treated as an acquisition of stock for purposes of this Paragraph;
     (b) The replacement of individuals who constitute a majority of the Board, during any twelve (12) month period, by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the Board before the date of the appointment or election, provided that, if the Corporation is not the relevant corporation for which no other corporation is a majority shareholder for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(iv)(A)(2), this Paragraph (b) shall be applied instead with respect to the members of the board of the directors of such relevant corporation for which no other corporation is a majority shareholder;
     (c) The acquisition by any one person or more than one person acting as a group (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(vi)(D)), other than the Corporation, a Subsidiary or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Corporation or any Subsidiary , during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such by such person or persons, of ownership of stock of the Corporation possessing 30% or more of the total voting power of the stock of the Corporation. For purposes of this Paragraph (c), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (i) the acquisition of additional control by a person or more than one person acting as a group who are considered to effectively control the Corporation within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(vi) and (ii) any acquisition pursuant to a transaction which complies with Paragraph (a); or
     (d) The acquisition by any individual person or more than one person acting as a group (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(vii)(C)), other than a transfer to a related person within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-

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3(i)(5)(vii)(B), during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such by such person or persons, of assets from the Corporation that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than 40% of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Corporation immediately prior to such acquisition(s). For purposes of this Paragraph (d), “gross fair market value” means the value of the assets of the Corporation, or the value of the assets being disposed of, determined without regard to any liabilities associated with such assets.
The above definition of “Change in Control” shall be interpreted by the Board, in good faith, to apply in a similar manner to transactions involving partnerships and partnership interests, and to comply with Code Section 409A.
2.5. “ CODE ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and all regulations and formal guidance issued thereunder, as amended from time to time, or any successor legislation thereto.
2.6. “ COMMITTEE ” means the Compensation Committee of the Board, or such other committee as shall be appointed by the Board as provided in Section 3 to administer the Plan, or in the absence of either, the Board.
2.7. “ CORPORATION ” means Littelfuse, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor to all or substantially all of the assets or voting stock of such entity as provided in Section 18.
2.8. “ DIRECTOR ” means any individual who is a member of the Board.
2.9. “DISABILITY” means, unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement or in an employment, change of control or similar agreement in effect between the Participant and the Corporation or Subsidiary, the Participant is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months; or, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than 3 months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Corporation or a Subsidiary.
2.10. “ EFFECTIVE DATE ” means February 3, 2010.
2.11. “ EMPLOYEE ” means any Employee of the Corporation or any Subsidiary.
2.12. “ EXCHANGE ACT ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and all rules and formal guidance issued thereunder, as amended from time to time, or any successor act thereto.
2.13. “ FAIR MARKET VALUE ” means, with respect to the relevant date, if the Shares are duly listed on a national securities exchange or on The Nasdaq Stock Market, the closing price of a Share on such date, or, if there are no sales on such date, on the next preceding day on which there were sales, or if the Shares are not so listed, the fair market value of the Shares for such date, as determined by the Committee in good faith and in compliance with Code Section 409A. Such price shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.3.

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2.14. “ INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION ” OR “ ISO ” means the right to purchase Shares pursuant terms and conditions that are intended to qualify as, and that satisfy the requirements applicable to, an incentive stock option within the meaning of Code Section 422, as described in Section 6.
2.15. “ NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER ” means a Participant who is one of the group of covered employees as defined in the regulations promulgated under Code Section 162(m), or any successor provision or statute.
2.16. “ NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION ” OR “ NQSO ” means the right to purchase Shares pursuant to terms and conditions that are not intended to be, or do not qualify as, an Incentive Stock Option as described in Section 6.
2.17. “ OPTION ” means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option, as described in Section 6.
2.18. “ OPTION PRICE ” means the per Share purchase price of a Share purchased pursuant to an Option.
2.19. “ PARTICIPANT ” means an Employee, prospective Employee, or Director who has outstanding an Award granted under the Plan, and includes those former Employees and former Directors who have certain post-termination rights under the terms of an Award.
2.20. “ PERFORMANCE-BASED EXCEPTION ” means the exception for performance-based compensation from the tax deductibility limitations of Code Section 162(m).
2.21. “ PERFORMANCE PERIOD ” means the time period during which performance goals must be achieved with respect to an Award, as determined by the Committee.
2.22. “ PERFORMANCE SHARE ” means an Award granted to a Participant that entitles the Participant to delivery of Shares upon achievement of performance goals, as described in Section 9.
2.23. “ PERFORMANCE UNIT ” means an Award that entitles the Participant to a cash payment upon achievement of performance goals, as described in Section 9.
2.24. “ PERIOD OF RESTRICTION ” means the period during which the transfer of an Award or the Shares is limited in some way (based on the passage of time, the achievement of performance goals, or upon the occurrence of other events as determined by the Committee, at its discretion), and the Award or Shares are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, as provided in Sections 8 and 9.
2.25. “ PLAN ” means the Littelfuse, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan, as set forth herein.
2.26. “ RESTRICTED STOCK ” means an Award of Shares subject to a Period of Restriction granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 8.

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2.27. “ RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT” OR “RSUs ” shall mean a right to receive Shares or cash upon the lapse of the Period of Restriction pursuant to Section 8.
2.28. “SERVICE” shall mean the performance of services for the Corporation (or any Subsidiary) within the meaning of Code Section 409A, except to the extent otherwise specifically provided in the Award Agreement.
2.29. “ SHARE ” OR “ SHARES ” means Shares of common stock of the Corporation.
2.30. “ STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHT ” OR “ SAR ” means a right, designated as an SAR, to receive the appreciation in the Fair Market Value of Shares pursuant to the terms of Section 7.
2.31. “ SUBSIDIARY ” means any affiliate of the Corporation; provided , however, that with respect to any ISO “Subsidiary” means any Corporation during any period in which it is a “parent corporation” (as that term is defined in Code Section 424(e)) with respect to the corporation or a “subsidiary corporation” (as that term is defined in Code Section 424(f)) with respect to the Corporation.
SECTION 3.
ADMINISTRATION
3.1. PLAN ADMINISTRATION . The Committee shall administer the Plan. The Committee shall consist of not fewer than two Directors who are non-Employee Directors of the Corporation, within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act; “outside directors”, as defined in Code Section 162(m)(4)(c)(i); and “independent directors” for purposes of the rules of the exchange on which the Shares are traded; provided , however, that if at any time any member of the Committee is not an outside director, as so defined, the Committee may establish a subcommittee, consisting of all members who are outside directors, to carry out the duties of the Committee for all purposes relating to any Award to a Named Executive Officer, unless the Committee determines that such an Award is not intended to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception. The Board may, from time to time, remove members from, or add members to, the Committee. Any vacancies on the Committee shall be filled by members of the Board.
Acts of a majority of the Committee at which a quorum is present, or acts reduced to or approved in writing by unanimous consent of the members of the Committee, shall be valid acts of the Committee.
3.2. AUTHORITY OF THE COMMITTEE . Except as limited by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Corporation, and subject to the provisions herein, the Committee shall have full power to select Employees, prospective Employees and Directors who shall participate in the Plan; determine the sizes and types of Awards; determine the terms and conditions of Awards in a manner consistent with the Plan; decide whether and to what extent Awards shall be structured to conform with Code Section 162(m) requirements for the Performance-Based Exception; construe and interpret the Plan and any agreement or instrument entered into under the Plan; establish, amend, or waive rules and regulations consistent with the terms of the Plan for the Plan’s administration; and amend the terms and conditions of any outstanding Award to the extent such terms and conditions are within the sole discretion of the Committee as provided in the Plan and subject to Section 15; provided that the Committee shall

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not have the authority to amend any Option or SAR to reduce its Option Price or base price except in accordance with Sections 4.3 and 4.4. Further, the Committee shall make all other determinations which may be necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan, including establishing administrative methods for the exercise of Options and SARs. The Committee’s determinations, interpretations and actions under the Plan need not be uniform and may be made selectively among Employees, prospective Employees, Directors and their beneficiaries.
3.3. DECISIONS BINDING . All determinations and decisions made by the Committee (or its delegate) pursuant to the provisions of the Plan and all related orders and resolutions of the Board shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons, including the Corporation, its stockholders, Employees, Directors, Participants, and their estates and beneficiaries.
3.4. DELEGATION BY COMMITTEE . Unless prohibited by applicable law or the applicable rules of a stock exchange, the Committee may delegate all or some of its responsibilities and powers to any one or more of its members. The Committee also may delegate some or all of it administrative duties and powers to any Employee, including officers of the Corporation. The Committee may delegate to an executive officer of the Corporation the authority to grant Awards under the Plan to Employees who are not officers of the Corporation or any Subsidiaries, provided that the terms and conditions of such Awards shall be set forth in an Award Agreement approved by the Committee prior to the grant of said Awards, the Committee in its delegation shall specify the maximum Shares that may be awarded to one Participant pursuant to such delegation in any calendar year, and the executive officer shall report any such grants to the Committee at its next meeting. In the case of any such delegation, references in this Plan to the “Committee” shall include any such delegate, as applicable. The Committee hereby delegates to each of the Corporation’s Corporate Secretary and General Counsel the authority to document any and all Awards made by the Committee and/or an authorized executive officer under the Plan. The Committee may revoke any such allocation or delegation at any time.
3.5. INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED TO COMMITTEE . The records of the Corporation and Subsidiaries as to an Employee’s, Director’s or Participant’s employment, termination of employment, performance of Services, termination of Services, leave of absence, reemployment and compensation shall be conclusive on all persons unless determined to be manifestly incorrect. Participants and other persons entitled to benefits under the Plan must, as a condition to the receipt or settlement of any Award hereunder, furnish the Committee with such evidence, data or information as the Committee reasonably considers desirable to carry out the terms of the Plan.
3.6. INDEMNIFICATION . In addition to such other rights of indemnification that they have as members of the Board or the Committee, the Corporation shall indemnify the members of the Committee (and any delegates of the Committee, as permitted under Section 3.4, to the extent permitted by applicable law, against reasonable expenses (including, without limitation, attorney’s fees) actually and necessarily incurred in connection with the defense of any action, suit or proceeding, or in connection with any appeal, to which they or any of them may be a party by reason of any action taken or failure to act under or in connection with the Plan or any Award awarded hereunder, and against all amounts paid by them in settlement thereof ( provided such settlement is approved to the extent required by and in the manner provided by the Articles

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of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Corporation relating to indemnification of the members of the Board) or paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding, except in relation to such matters as to which it is adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding that such Committee member or members (or their delegates) did not act in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation.
SECTION 4.
SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN AND MAXIMUM AWARDS
4.1. SHARES AVAILABLE FOR AWARDS .
     (a) The Shares available for Awards may be either authorized and unissued Shares or Shares held in or acquired for the treasury of the Corporation. The aggregate number of Shares that may be issued or used for reference purposes under the Plan or with respect to which Awards may be granted shall not exceed [INSERT NUMBER] Shares, all of which may be issued pursuant to Incentive Stock Options and are subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.3. The number of Shares reserved for issuance under this Plan, as set forth above, shall be increased by reserved but unissued shares under the Prior Plans, and no additional awards shall be granted under the Prior Plans. In no event shall fractional Shares be issued under the Plan.
     (b) Upon:
     (i) a payout of a SAR, RSU, or Performance Unit Award under this Plan or comparable awards under either of the Prior Plans in the form of cash; or
     (ii) a cancellation, termination, expiration without exercise, forfeiture, or lapse for any reason, of any Award under this Plan or any award granted under either of the Prior Plans; the number of Shares underlying any such Award (or Prior Plan award) that were not issued as a result of any of the foregoing actions shall again be available for the purposes of Awards under the Plan. In addition, in the case of any Award granted in substitution for an award of a company or business acquired by the Corporation or a Subsidiary, Shares issued or issuable in connection with such substitute Award shall not be counted against the number of Shares reserved under the Plan, but shall be available under the Plan by virtue of the Corporation’s assumption of the plan or arrangement of the acquired company or business.
All Restricted Shares which vest, and all Shares issued in settlement of an Option, SAR, Restricted Stock Unit, or Performance Share Award, or withheld for payment of the Option Price or any tax imposed upon the exercise or settlement of the Award, shall reduce the total number of Shares available under the Plan and shall not again be available for the grant of any Award hereunder.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, when a stock-settled SAR is exercised under the Plan or either of the Prior Plans, the total number of Shares subject to the SAR shall not be available for subsequent issuance under the Plan, regardless of the number of Shares used the settle the SAR.
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Performance-Based Exception, the following rules shall apply to grants of such Awards under the Plan:
     (a) Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.3, the maximum aggregate number of Shares (including Options, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units and Performance Shares) that may be granted to a Named Executive Officer in any year shall be 200,000 Shares.
     (b) The maximum aggregate cash payout with respect to any Award to any Named Executive Officer in any year shall be $3,000,000.
4.3. ADJUSTMENTS . (a) Recapitalization. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, if the Corporation is involved in a corporate transaction or any other event which affects the Shares (including, without limitation, any recapitalization, reclassification, reverse or forward stock split, stock dividend, extraordinary cash dividend, split-up, spin-off, combination or exchange of shares), then the Committee shall make or provide for such adjustments to Awards to prevent the dilution or enlargement of rights of the Awards as follows:
     (i) The Committee shall take action to adjust the number and kind of Shares that are issuable under the Plan and the maximum limits for each type of Award;
     (ii) The Committee shall take action to adjust the number and kind of Shares subject to outstanding Awards;
     (iii) The Committee shall take action to adjust the Exercise Price or base price of outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights; and
     (iv) The Committee shall make any other equitable adjustments.
Only whole Shares shall be issued in making the above adjustments. Further, the number of Shares available under the Plan or the number of Shares subject to any outstanding Awards shall be the next lower number of Shares, so that fractions are rounded downward. Any adjustment to or assumption of ISOs under this Section shall be made in accordance with Code Section 424. If the Corporation issues any rights to subscribe for additional Shares pro rata to holders of outstanding Shares of the class or classes of stock then set aside for the Plan, then each Participant shall be entitled to the same rights on the same basis as holders of outstanding Shares with respect to such portion of the Participant’s Award as is exercised on or prior to the record date for determining stockholders entitled to receive or exercise such rights.
     (b) Reorganization. If the Corporation is part of any reorganization involving merger, consolidation, acquisition of the Stock or acquisition of the assets of the Corporation, the Committee, in its discretion, may decide that:
     (i) any or all outstanding Awards shall pertain to and apply, with appropriate adjustment as determined by the Committee, to the securities of the resulting corporation to which a holder of the number of Shares subject to each such Award would have been entitled;

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     (ii) any or all outstanding Options or SARs shall become immediately fully exercisable (to the extent permitted under federal or state securities laws) and shall remain exercisable for the remaining term of the Options or SARs under the terms of the Plan;
     (iii) any or all Options or SARs shall become immediately fully exercisable (to the extent permitted under federal or state securities laws) and shall be terminated after giving at least 30 days’ notice to the Participants to whom such Options or SARs have been granted; and/or
     (iv) any or all unvested Restricted Stock Units and Restricted Stock on which restrictions have not yet lapsed shall become immediately fully vested, nonforfeitable and payable.
     (c) Limits on Adjustments. Any issuance by the Corporation of stock of any class other than the Stock, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of Shares subject to any Award, except as specifically provided otherwise in this Plan. The grant of Awards under the Plan shall not affect in any way the right or authority of the Corporation to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations or changes of its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate or dissolve, or to liquidate, sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets. All adjustments the Committee makes under this Plan shall be conclusive.
4.4. PROHIBITION ON REPRICING . Anything else contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, except as provided in Section 4.3, the Committee shall not amend any Option or SAR to reduce its Option Price or base price, and shall not issue to any Participant a new Award in exchange for the surrender and cancellation of any other Award, if such new Award has an Option Price or base price (as applicable) lower than that of the Award for which it is exchanged, or take any other action that would have the effect of reducing the Option Price or base price of an Option or SAR.
SECTION 5.
ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION
5.1. ELIGIBILITY . Persons eligible to participate in the Plan include current and future U.S. and non-U.S. Employees (including officers), persons who have been offered employment by the Corporation or a Subsidiary (provided that such prospective Employee may not receive any payment or exercise any right relating to an Award until such person begins employment with the Corporation or Subsidiary), and Directors, as designated by the Committee; provided , however, that ISOs may only be granted to U.S. Employees.
5.2. PARTICIPATION . Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee, shall determine and designate, from time to time, the Employees, prospective Employees and Directors to whom Awards shall be granted, the terms of such Awards, and the number of Shares subject to such Award.

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SECTION 6.
STOCK OPTIONS
6.1. GRANT OF OPTIONS AND AWARD AGREEMENT .
     (a)  Option Grant . Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, Options may be granted to one or more Participants in such number, upon such terms and provisions, and at any time and from time to time, as determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion. The Committee may grant either Nonqualified Stock Options or Incentive Stock Options, and shall have complete discretion in determining the number of Options of each granted to each Participant, subject to the limitations of Section 4.
     (b)  Award Agreement . Each Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement, effective as of the grant date, which shall specify the Option Price, the term of the Option, the number of Shares subject to the Option, and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine, and which are not inconsistent with the terms and provisions of the Plan. The Award Agreement shall also specify whether the Option is to be treated as an ISO within the meaning of Code Section 422. If such Option is not designated as an ISO, such Option shall be deemed an NSO. No ISO may be granted to any person more than 10 years after the Effective Date of the Plan.
6.2. OPTION PRICE . The Committee shall designate the Option Price for each Share subject to an Option under the Plan, provided that such Option Price shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of Shares subject to an Option on the date the Option is granted, and which Option Price may not be subsequently decreased by the Committee except pursuant to Section 4.3 and in compliance with Code Section 409A. With respect to a Participant who owns, directly or indirectly, more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of the stock of the Corporation or any Subsidiary, the Option Price of Shares subject to an ISO shall be at least 110% of the Fair Market Value of such Shares on the ISO’s grant date.
6.3. TERM OF OPTIONS . Each Option granted to a Participant shall expire at such time as the Committee shall determine at the time of grant, but in no event shall be exercisable later than the 10th anniversary of the grant date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to ISOs, in the case of a Participant who owns, directly or indirectly, more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of the stock of the Corporation or any Subsidiary, no such ISO shall be exercisable later than the fifth anniversary of the grant date.
6.4. EXERCISE OF OPTIONS . Options granted under this Section 6 shall be exercisable at such times and be subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Committee shall in each instance approve, which need not be the same for each Award or for each Participant, and shall be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement, subject to Section 11. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Fair Market Value of Shares to which ISOs are exercisable for the first time by any Participant during any calendar year may not exceed $100,000. Any ISOs that become exercisable in excess of such amount shall be deemed NSOs to the extent of such excess. The Committee, in its sole discretion and at any time, may establish procedures setting a minimum number of Shares that must be exercised at any one time.

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6.5. EXERCISE AND PAYMENT . Options granted under this Section 6 shall be exercised by the delivery of a written (or electronic) notice of exercise to the Corporation, setting forth the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is to be exercised, accompanied by full payment for the Shares and all applicable tax withholding. The Option Price and applicable tax withholding upon exercise of any Option shall be payable to the Corporation in full either:
     (a) in cash or its equivalent,
     (b) by tendering previously acquired Shares (held for any minimum period needed to avoid adverse impacts to the Corporation’s earnings for financial reporting purpose), valued at their Fair Market Value at the time of exercise, with such documentation as the Committee may require, or
     (c) a combination (i) and (ii).
In addition, payment of the Option Price and applicable tax withholding may be payable by one or more of the following methods either upon written consent from the Committee or if one or more of the following methods will not result in a charge to the Corporation’s earnings for financial reporting purposes:
     (d) by withholding Shares that otherwise would be acquired on exercise (valued at their Fair Market Value at the time of exercise),
     (e) by tendering other Awards payable under the Plan, or
     (f) by cashless exercise through delivery of irrevocable instructions to a broker to promptly deliver to the Corporation the amount of proceeds from a sale of all or a portion of the Shares being exercised.
As soon as practicable after receipt of a written (or electronic) notification of exercise and full payment, the Corporation shall deliver, electronically or in paper form, the Shares to the Participant. No Participant shall have any rights of a shareholder with respect to Shares subject to an Option, including any right to receive dividends, to vote, or to participate in the equity of the Company, until such Option has been exercised and payment made in full as provided herein.
SECTION 7.
STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
7.1. GRANT OF SARS AND AWARD AGREEMENT .
     (a)  SAR Grant . Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, SARs may be granted to Participants and at any time and from time to time, as determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion. The Committee shall have complete discretion in determining the number of SARs granted to each Participant (subject to Section 4) and, consistent with the provisions of the Plan, in determining the terms and conditions pertaining to such SARs. The Committee shall designate, at the time of grant, the base price of the SAR, which base price shall be at least equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share on the grant date of the SAR. Base prices of SARs shall not subsequently be decreased by the Committee, except pursuant to Section 4.3. The Committee, in

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its sole discretion, may provide a maximum dollar limit on the total aggregate payment due under a SAR.
     (b)  Award Agreement . Each Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the base price, the term of the SAR, and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine, and which are not inconsistent with the terms and provisions of the Plan.
7.2. TERM OF SARS . The term of a SAR granted under the Plan shall be determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion; provided , however, that unless otherwise designated by the Committee, such term shall not exceed ten years from the grant date.
7.3. EXERCISE OF SARS . SARs shall be exercisable at such times and be subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Committee shall in each instance approve, which need not be the same for each Award or for each Participant, and shall be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement, subject to Section 11. The Committee, in its sole discretion and at any time, may establish procedures setting a minimum number of Shares with respect to which the SAR must be exercised at any one time.
7.4. EXERCISE AND PAYMENT . SARs granted under this Section 7 shall be exercised by the delivery of a written (or electronic) notice of exercise to the Corporation, setting forth the number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is to be exercised, accompanied by full payment for all applicable tax withholding. The applicable tax withholding upon exercise of any SAR shall be payable to the Corporation in full in the same manner as set forth in Section 6.5 above. As soon as administratively practicable following exercise of a SAR, a Participant shall be entitled to receive payment from the Corporation in an amount determined by multiplying:
     (a) The excess of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise over the base price per Share; by
     (b) The number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised.
At the sole discretion of the Committee, exercisable at any time, the payment upon SAR exercise may be in cash, in Shares of equivalent value, or in some combination thereof.
SECTION 8.
RESTRICTED STOCK AND RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
8.1. GRANT OF RESTRICTED STOCK OR RSUS AND AWARD AGREEMENT .
     (a)  Grant of Restricted Stock/Restricted Stock Units . Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, the Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant Shares of Restricted Stock or RSUs to Participants in such amounts as the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion. The Committee shall have complete discretion in determining the number of Shares underlying each Award (subject to Section 4) and, consistent with the provisions of the Plan, in determining the terms and conditions, including the Period of Restriction or vesting, pertaining to such Restricted Stock or RSU. The Committee may designate an RSU as payable in cash, Stock, or a combination thereof.

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     (b)  Award Agreement . Each Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the Period of Restriction or vesting, the number of Shares granted, and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine pursuant to Section 8.3 or otherwise, and which shall not be inconsistent with the terms and provisions of the Plan.
8.2. TRANSFERABILITY OF RESTRICTED STOCK . Except as provided in this Section 8, the Shares of Restricted Stock granted herein may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, voluntarily or involuntarily, until the end of the applicable Period of Restriction established by the Committee (subject to Section 11) and specified in the Award Agreement, or upon earlier satisfaction of any other conditions, as specified by the Committee in its sole discretion (subject to Section 11) and set forth in the Award Agreement.
8.3. SETTLEMENT OF AWARD . Except as otherwise provided in Section 18.7 or in any Award Agreement, and subject to any deferral elected pursuant to Section 13.2, the Corporation shall retain the certificates representing Shares of Restricted Stock in the Corporation’s possession, or may deposit or transfer such Shares electronically to a custodian designated by the Committee, until such time as all conditions and/or restrictions applicable to such Shares have been satisfied as soon as administratively practicable after the last day of the applicable Period of Restriction on a Restricted Stock Award or following vesting of an RSU Award, Shares covered by such Restricted Stock Award or, in the case of RSUs, cash, Shares, or a combination thereof, shall be delivered (in the case of Shares, electronically or in paper form) to the Participant.
8.4. SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS . Unless otherwise designated by the Committee in the Award Agreement, the Participant shall have no shareholder rights with respect to the Shares subject to the Restricted Stock or RSU Award, including voting and cash dividend rights, until after the last day of the Period of Restriction on the Restricted Stock or vesting of the RSU and the Participant has received and become a holder of record of the Shares; provided , however, that in the event that any dividend constitutes a derivative security or an equity security pursuant to the rules under Section 16 of the Exchange Act, such dividend shall be added to the Restricted Stock Award and subject to a Period of Restriction equal to the remaining Period of Restriction applicable to the Shares of Restricted Stock with respect to which the dividend is paid. As a condition to receipt of Shares of Restricted Stock, the Participant shall execute any voting proxies or other similar documents requested by the Committee.
SECTION 9.
PERFORMANCE UNITS AND PERFORMANCE SHARES
9.1. GRANT OF PERFORMANCE UNITS/SHARES AND AWARD AGREEMENT .
     (a)  Grant of Performance Unit/Shares . Subject to the terms of the Plan, Performance Units and/or Performance Shares may be granted to Participants in such amounts and upon such terms, and at any time and from time to time, as shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, which shall not be inconsistent with the terms and provisions of the Plan and shall be set forth in an Award Agreement.

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     (b)  Award Agreement . Each Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the initial value of the Award, the performance goals and the Performance Period, as the Committee shall determine, and which are not inconsistent with the terms and provisions of the Plan.
9.2. VALUE OF PERFORMANCE UNITS/SHARES . Each Performance Share shall represent the Participant’s right to receive a Share (subject to Section 9.4), upon satisfaction of performance goals established by the Committee. Each Performance Unit shall represent the Participant’s right to receive a cash payment equal to the value of the Performance Unit (as determined by the Committee on the grant date, and subject to Section 9.4), upon satisfaction of the performance goals established by the Committee. The Committee shall set performance goals in its sole discretion which, depending on the extent to which they are met, will determine the number and/or value of Performance Shares and/or Performance Units that will be paid out to the Participant. For purposes of this Section 9, the time period during which the performance goals must be met shall be called a Performance Period.
9.3. EARNING OF PERFORMANCE UNITS/SHARES . Subject to the terms of the Plan, after the applicable Performance Period has ended, the holder of Performance Units and/or Performance Shares shall be entitled to receive payment on his or her Performance Units and/or Performance Shares earned by the Participant over the Performance Period, based on the extent to which the corresponding performance goals have been achieved, as determined by the Committee.
9.4. FORM AND TIMING OF PAYMENT OF PERFORMANCE UNITS/SHARES . Except as provided below, and subject to any deferral elected pursuant to Section 13.2, payment of earned Performance Units and/or Performance Shares shall be made in a single lump sum as soon as reasonably practicable following the close of the applicable Performance Period. Any Shares paid to a Participant may be subject to any restrictions deemed appropriate by the Committee.
9.5. SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS . Unless otherwise designated by the Committee in the Award Agreement, the Participant shall have no shareholder rights with respect to the Shares subject to the Performance Share Award, including voting and cash dividend rights, until after the Award has vested and the Participant has received and become a holder of record of the Shares; provided , however, that in the event that any dividend constitutes a derivative security or an equity security pursuant to the rules under Section 16 of the Exchange Act, such dividend shall be added to the Award and subject to the same accrual, forfeiture, and payout restrictions as apply to the underlying Award with respect to which the dividend is paid.
SECTION 10.
PERFORMANCE MEASURES
     Unless and until the Committee proposes for stockholder vote and stockholders approve a change in the general performance measures set forth in this Section 10, the attainment of which may determine the degree of payout and/or vesting with respect to Awards to Named Executive Officers that are designed to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception, the performance goals to be used for purposes of such grants shall be established by the Committee in writing and

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stated in terms of the attainment of specified levels of or percentage changes in any one or more of the following measurements: revenue; primary or fully-diluted earnings per Share; earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and/or amortization; pretax income; operating income; cash flow from operations; total cash flow; return on equity; return on capital; return on assets; net operating profits after taxes; economic value added; capital expenditures; expense levels; stock price; debt levels; market share; total stockholder return or return on sales; or any individual performance objective which is measured solely in terms of quantitative targets related to the Corporation or the Corporation’s business; or any combination thereof. In addition, such performance goals may be based in whole or in part upon the performance of the Corporation, a Subsidiary, division and/or other operational unit under one or more of such measures.
The degree of payout and/or vesting of such Awards designed to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception shall be determined based upon the written certification of the Committee as to the extent to which the performance goals and any other material terms and conditions precedent to such payment and/or vesting have been satisfied. The Committee shall have the sole discretion to adjust the determinations of the degree of attainment of the preestablished performance goals; provided, however, that the performance goals applicable to Awards which are designed to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception, and which are held by Named Executive Officers, may not be adjusted so as to increase the payment under the Award (the Committee shall retain the sole discretion to adjust such performance goals upward, or to otherwise reduce the amount of the payment and/or vesting of the Award relative to the preestablished performance goals).
In the event that applicable tax and/or securities laws change to permit Committee sole discretion to alter the governing performance measures without obtaining stockholder approval of such changes, the Committee shall have sole discretion to make such changes without obtaining stockholder approval. In addition, in the event that the Committee determines that it is advisable to grant Awards which shall not qualify for the Performance-Based Exception, the Committee may make such grants without satisfying the requirements of the Performance-Based Exception or Code Section 162(m) and, thus, using performance measures other than those specified above.
SECTION 11.
VESTING AND FORFEITURES
11.1. VESTING . As part of making any Award, the Committee may determine the time and conditions under which the Award will vest or the Period of Restriction will lapse. Vesting or the lapse of the Period of Restriction may, in the Committee’s discretion, be based solely upon continued employment or Service for a specified period of time, or may be based upon the achievement of specific performance goals (Corporation-wide, Subsidiary-wide, divisional, and/or individual) which are established by the Committee in its discretion, subject to Section 10. For all purposes of this Plan, “vesting” of an Award shall mean:
     (a) In the case of an Option or SAR, the time at which the Participant has the right to exercise the Award.
     (b) In the case of Restricted Stock, the end of the Period of Restriction.

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     (c) In the case of Restricted Stock Units, the end of the Period of Restriction.
     (d) In the case of Performance Shares or Performance Units, the time at which the Participant has satisfied the requirements to receive payment on such Performance Shares or Performance Units, which shall not be less than one year from the grant date, except as otherwise provided in Section 11.2.
Vesting or lapse provisions need not be uniform among Awards granted at the same time or to persons similarly-situated. Vesting and lapse requirements shall be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.
11.2. VESTING ON TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT . Unless otherwise approved by the Committee either at the time of grant or at some later date in accordance with Code Sections 409A and 422, upon the termination of the Participant’s employment or Service with the Corporation and its Subsidiaries, all outstanding Awards shall be cancelled and no longer exercisable on the date of the termination. To the extent that the Committee approves extended vesting or exercise provisions, such provisions need not be uniform among all Awards issued pursuant to the Plan, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for such termination.
11.3. ACCELERATION OF VESTING . The Committee may, in its sole discretion, accelerate the vesting or lapse of the Period of Restriction, in whole or in part, with respect to any Award, but no such acceleration shall be effective unless evidenced by a writing signed by a duly authorized officer of the Corporation. In addition, the Committee may impose additional conditions on Awards, by inclusion of appropriate provisions in the document evidencing or governing any such Award.
11.4. EXTENSION OF EXERCISE PERIOD. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, subject to the terms of the Plan, exercisable either at the time an Award is granted or at any time while the Award remains outstanding, to extend the period of time for which the Option or SAR is to remain exercisable following the Participant’s termination of Service from the limited exercise period otherwise in effect for that Option or SAR to such greater period of time as the Committee shall deem appropriate, but in no event beyond the expiration of the Option or SAR term, and/or to permit the Option or SAR to be exercised, during the applicable post-termination exercise period, not only with respect to the number of vested Shares for which such Option or SAR is exercisable at the time of the Participant’s termination of Service but also with respect to one or more additional installments in which the Participant would have vested had the Participant continued in Service. Such an extension may result in recharacterization of an ISO as a NSO.
SECTION 12.
TRANSFERABILITY OF AWARDS; BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION
12.1. LIMITS ON TRANSFERABILITY OF AWARDS .
     (a) Except as otherwise provided below, Awards may be exercisable only by the Participant during the Participant’s lifetime, and Awards shall not be transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Any purported transfer of any Award or any interest

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therein that does not comply with the terms of this Plan shall be null and void and confer no rights of any kind upon the purported transferee.
     (b) The Committee may, in its discretion, permit a Participant to transfer any Award other than an ISO to any family member of such Participant, subject to such restrictions and limitations as the Committee may provide; provided , however, that any such Award shall remain subject to all vesting, forfeiture, and other restrictions provided herein and in the Award Agreement to the same extent as if it had not been transferred; and provided further that in no event shall any transfer for value be permitted. For purposes of this Section 12.1(b), the terms “family member” and “transfer for value” have the same meaning as in the General Instructions to SEC Form S-8, or such other form as the SEC may promulgate in replacement thereof.
     (c) To the maximum extent permitted by law, no Award shall be subject, in whole or in part, to attachment, execution or levy of any kind; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall affect the right of setoff set forth in Section 14.3.
     (d) Nothing contained in this Section 12.1 shall preclude a Participant from transferring Restricted Shares that have vested, or Shares that are issued in settlement of an Option, SAR, RSU, or Award of Performance Shares or Performance Units, subject to the remaining provisions of this Plan and applicable law.
12.2. DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY . Each Participant under the Plan may, from time to time, name any beneficiary or beneficiaries (who may be named contingently or successively) to whom any benefit under the Plan is to be paid in case of his or her death before he or she receives any or all of such benefit. Each such designation shall revoke all prior designations by the same Participant, shall be in a form prescribed by the Corporation, and will be effective only when filed by the Participant in writing (or electronically, if permitted by the Committee) with the Secretary of the Corporation (or its designee) during the Participant’s lifetime. In the absence of any such designation, benefits remaining unpaid at the Participant’s death shall be paid to the Participant’s estate.
SECTION 13.
DEFERRALS; COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 409A
13.1. PROHIBITION ON DEFERRALS OF OPTIONS, SARS, AND RESTRICTED STOCK . No Participant shall have the right to defer the amount of Shares or cash payable upon the exercise or settlement of any Option or SAR, or the transfer of any Restricted Stock upon the vesting thereof.
13.2. DEFERRALS OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS, PERFORMANCE UNITS AND PERFORMANCE SHARES . The Committee may permit a Participant to defer such Participant’s receipt of the payment of cash or the delivery of Shares that would otherwise be due to such Participant upon the satisfaction of any requirements or goals with respect to Restricted Stock Units, Performance Units or Performance Shares. If any such deferral election is required or permitted, the Committee shall, in its sole discretion, establish rules and procedures for such payment deferrals, subject to the following:
     (a) A deferral election may be made only at one of the following two times:

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     (i) In the case of an Award that cannot vest (other than by reason of death, Disability, or a Change in Control) earlier than the first anniversary of the date of grant, not later than the earlier of thirty days after the date of grant or one year prior to the earliest date on which the Award may vest.
     (ii) In the case of an Award that is subject to a Performance Period of not less than one year, and the vesting of which is subject to the attainment of Performance Criteria that are established within the first 90 days of the Performance Period and that are not substantially certain of being achieved at the time of grant, not later than six months prior to the end of the Performance Period.
     (b) A deferral election shall state the time and manner of payment. Payment must either be on a specified date, at the time of the Participant’s separation from Service with the Corporation and its Subsidiaries as defined in Code Section 409A, death, or Disability, or upon the occurrence of a Change in Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing:
     (i) An amount payable by reason of a separation from Service to an Employee who is a “key employee” of the Corporation, as defined in Code Section 409A, shall not be paid until six months after the separation from service, and any portion of such amount that would otherwise be payable during such six month period shall be paid instead at the end of such period.
     (ii) Payment of any amount that the Corporation reasonably determines would not be deductible by reason of Code Section 162(m) shall be deferred until the earlier of the earliest date on which the Corporation reasonably determines that the deductibility of the payment will not be so limited, or the year following the termination of employment.
     (iii) Any payment that the Corporation reasonably determines will violate a term of a loan agreement to which the Corporation is a party, or other similar contract to which the Corporation is a party, and such violation will cause material harm to the Corporation shall be deferred until the earliest date at which the Corporation reasonably anticipates that the making of the payment will not cause such violation, or such violation will not cause material harm to the Corporation.
     (iv) Any payment that the Corporation reasonably anticipates that will violate Federal securities laws or other applicable law will be deferred until the earliest date at which the Corporation reasonably anticipates that the making of the payment will not cause such violation.
     (v) The Committee may permit Participants to elect to further defer payments, provided that any such election is made not less than one year prior to the date on which the payment would otherwise be made, and that the deferral is for a period of at least five years.
     (c) No payment that a Participant has elected to defer pursuant to this Section 13.2 may be paid at any earlier date, except in accordance with procedures adopted by the Committee in compliance with Code Section 409A.

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13.3. COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 409A . The provisions of this Plan, including but not limited to this Section 13, are intended to comply with the restrictions of Code Section 409A, and, notwithstanding the Participant consent requirements of Section 15.1, the Committee reserves the right to amend any provision of this Plan, or any outstanding Award, to the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A.
SECTION 14.
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF PARTIES
14.1. NO GUARANTEE OF EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICE RIGHTS . Nothing in the Plan shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Corporation to terminate any Participant’s employment or service at any time, nor confer upon any Participant any right to continue in the employ or service of the Corporation or any Subsidiary.
For purposes of the Plan, temporary absence from employment or Service because of illness, vacation, approved leaves of absence, and transfers of employment or Service among the Corporation and its Subsidiaries, shall not be considered to terminate employment or Service or to interrupt continuous employment or Service. Conversion of a Participant’s employment relationship to a Service arrangement, and vice versa, shall not result in termination of previously granted Awards.
14.2. PARTICIPATION . No Employee or Director shall have the right to be selected to receive an Award under the Plan, or, having been so selected, to be selected to receive a future Award.
14.3. RIGHT OF SETOFF . The Corporation or any Subsidiary may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, deduct from and set off against any amounts the Corporation or Subsidiary may owe to the Participant from time to time, including amounts payable in connection with any Award, owed as wages, fringe benefits, or other compensation owed to the Participant, such amounts as may be owed by the Participant to the Corporation, although the Participant shall remain liable for any part of the Participant’s payment obligation not satisfied through such deduction and setoff. By accepting any Award granted hereunder, the Participant agrees to any deduction or setoff under this Section 14.
14.4. SECTION 83(B) ELECTION . No election under Section 83(b) of the Code (to include in gross income in the year of transfer the amounts specified in Code Section 83(b)) or under a similar provision of the laws of a jurisdiction outside the U.S. may be made, unless expressly permitted by the terms of the Award Agreement or by action of the Committee in writing before the making of such election. In any case in which a Participant is permitted to make such an election in connection with an Award, the Participant shall notify the Corporation of such election within ten days of filing notice of the election with the Internal Revenue Service or other governmental authority, in addition to any filing and notification required pursuant to regulations issued under Code Section 83(b) or other applicable provision.
14.5. DISQUALIFYING DISPOSITION NOTIFICATION . If any Participant shall make any disposition of Shares delivered pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option under the circumstances described in Code Section 421(b) (relating to certain disqualifying

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dispositions), such Participant shall notify the Corporation of such disposition within ten days thereof.
SECTION 15.
AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION, AND TERMINATION
15.1. AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION, AND TERMINATION . The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan or the Committee’s authority to grant Awards under the Plan without the consent of stockholders or Participants; provided , however, that any amendment to the Plan shall be submitted to the Corporation’s stockholders for approval not later than the earliest annual meeting for which the record date is after the date of such Board action if such stockholder approval is required by any federal or state law or regulation or the rules of any stock exchange or automated quotation system on which the Shares may then be listed or quoted and the Board may otherwise, in its sole discretion, determine to submit other amendments to the Plan to stockholders for approval; and provided further , that, without the consent of an affected Participant, no Board action, other than to the extent necessary to comply with applicable U.S. or foreign laws, may materially and adversely affect the rights of such Participant under any outstanding Award. The Committee shall have no authority to waive or modify any other Award term after the Award has been granted to the extent that the waived or modified term was mandatory under the Plan.
15.2. AWARDS PREVIOUSLY GRANTED . No termination, amendment, or modification of the Plan, other than to the extent necessary to comply with applicable U.S. or foreign laws, shall adversely affect in any material way any Award previously granted under the Plan, without the written (or electronic) consent of the Participant holding such Award.
SECTION 16.
WITHHOLDING
     The Corporation shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold from amounts due to the Participant by the Corporation, or require a Participant to remit to the Corporation as a condition of any Award, an amount (in cash or in kind, subject to the approval of the Corporation) sufficient to satisfy the minimum Federal, state and local taxes, domestic or foreign, required by law or regulation to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising as a result of the Plan. Notwithstanding the above, in the case of Options or SARs, such tax withholding shall be accomplished as set forth in Sections 6.5 and 7.4.
SECTION 17.
SUCCESSORS
     All obligations of the Corporation under the Plan with respect to Awards granted hereunder shall be binding on any successor to the Corporation, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect merger, consolidation, purchase of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Corporation or otherwise.

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SECTION 18.
MISCELLANEOUS
18.1. UNFUNDED PLAN . The Plan is intended to constitute an “unfunded” plan for incentive and deferred compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to a Participant or the obligation to deliver Shares pursuant to an Award, nothing contained in the Plan or any Award shall give any such Participant any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Corporation; provided that the Committee may authorize the creation of trusts and deposit therein cash, Shares, other Awards or other property, or make other arrangements to meet the Corporation’s obligations under the Plan. Such trusts or other arrangements shall be consistent with the “unfunded” status of the Plan unless the Committee otherwise determines with the consent of each affected Participant.
18.2. COMPLIANCE WITH CODE SECTION 162(M) . The Corporation intends that Awards designated as Awards to Named Executive Officers shall constitute qualified “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Code Section 162(m), unless otherwise determined by the Committee at the time of allocation of an Award. Accordingly, the terms of Sections 4.2, 6, 7, 8.5, 8.6, 9 and 10, including the definitions of Named Executive Officer and other terms used therein, shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with Code Section 162(m). The foregoing notwithstanding, because the Committee cannot determine with certainty whether a given Participant will be a Named Executive Officer with respect to a fiscal year that has not yet been completed, the term Named Executive Officer as used herein shall mean only a person designated by the Committee as likely to be a Named Executive Officer with respect to a specified fiscal year. If any provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement relating to a Performance Award that is designated as intended to comply with Code Section 162(m) does not comply or is inconsistent with the requirements of Code Section 162(m), such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such requirements, and no provision shall be deemed to confer upon the Committee or any other person sole discretion to increase the amount of compensation otherwise payable in connection with any such Award upon attainment of the applicable performance objectives.
18.3. AWARDS TO PARTICIPANTS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES . The Committee may modify the terms of any Award under the Plan made to or held by a Participant who is then resident or primarily employed outside the U.S. in any manner deemed by the Committee to be necessary or appropriate in order that the Award shall conform to laws, regulations, and customs of the country in which the Participant is then resident or primarily employed, or so that the value and other benefits of the Award to the Participant, as affected by foreign tax laws and other restrictions applicable as a result of the Participant’s residence or employment abroad, shall be comparable to the value of such an Award to a Participant who is resident or primarily employed in the U.S.. Such authorization shall extend to and include establishing one or more separate sub-plans which include provisions not inconsistent with the Plan that comply with statutory or regulatory requirements imposed by the foreign country or countries in which the Participant resides. If determined advisable by the Committee, an Award may be modified under this Section in a manner that is inconsistent with the express terms of the Plan, so long as such modifications will not contravene any applicable law or result in actual liability under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act for the Participant whose Award is modified.

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18.4. GENDER AND NUMBER; HEADINGS . Except where otherwise indicated by the context, any masculine term used herein also shall include the feminine; the plural shall include the singular and the singular shall include the plural. Headings are included for the convenience of reference only and shall not be used in the interpretation or construction of any such provision contained in the Plan.
18.5. SEVERABILITY . In the event any provision of the Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included.
18.6. REQUIREMENTS OF LAW . The granting of Awards and the issuance of Shares under the Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required. If at any time on or after the Effective Date, the Committee, in its discretion, shall determine that the requirements of any applicable federal or state securities laws should fail to be met, no Shares issuable under Awards and no Options or SARs shall be exercisable until the Committee has determined that these requirements have again been met. The Committee may suspend the right to exercise an Options or SAR at any time when it determines that allowing the exercise and issuance of Shares would violate any federal or state securities or other laws, and may provide that any time periods to exercise the Option or SAR are extended during a period of suspension. With respect to “Insiders,” transactions under this Plan are intended to comply with all applicable conditions of Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. To the extent any provision of the Plan or action by the Committee fails to so comply, it shall be deemed null and void, to the extent permitted by law and deemed advisable by the Committee. Each Award Agreement and each certificate representing securities granted pursuant to the Plan (including securities issuable pursuant to the terms of derivative securities) may bear such restrictive legend(s) as the Corporation deems necessary or advisable under applicable law, including Federal and state securities laws. If the date of the vesting or lapse of the Period of Restriction with respect to any Award, other than an Option or SAR, held by Participant who is subject to the Corporation’s policy regarding trading of its Stock by its officers and directors and Shares (the “original vesting date”) is not within a “window period” applicable to the Participant, as determined by the Corporation in accordance with such policy, then the vesting or lapse of the Period of Restriction with respect to such Award shall not occur on such original vesting date and shall instead occur on the first day of the next “window period” applicable to the Participant pursuant to such policy.
18.7. ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS . The Committee may impose such restrictions on any Shares acquired pursuant to an Award, including Restricted Shares, Performance Shares, or Shares received upon exercise of an Option or SAR or under an RSU, as it may deem advisable.
18.8. GOVERNING LAW . To the extent not preempted by Federal law, the Plan, and all agreements hereunder, shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware.

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Exhibit 4.4
LITTELFUSE, INC. LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
(Outside Director)
Littelfuse, Inc. (“Littelfuse”) hereby grants you restricted stock units, subject to terms and restrictions as described herein (“Restricted Stock Units” or “RSUs”), through the Littelfuse, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).
     
Participant (“you”):
   
 
   
 
   
Date of Grant:
  April 30, 2010
 
   
Number of Restricted Stock Units:
   
 
   
Vesting Schedule: The vesting and forfeiture provisions that apply to the Restricted Stock Units are described in Sections 11 and 18.6 of the Plan and the attached Terms and Conditions . In general, subject to certain accelerated vesting and forfeiture provisions, so long as you have not previously terminated your membership on the Board of Directors of Littelfuse (“Board”), your Restricted Stock Units will vest as follows:
         
Vesting Date   Percentage of Shares Vesting
April 30, 2011
    33 1/3 %
April 30, 2012
    33 1/3 %
April 30, 2013
    33 1/3 %
Effect of Termination of Board Membership : If your membership on the Board terminates before a vesting date for any reason, you will forfeit all RSUs in which you have not yet vested, unless your membership on the Board terminates because you become “Disabled” or die, or after you have served as a member on the Board for at least 5 years (other than by removal from the Board for cause, as determined by the Board), in which case the unvested portion of your RSUs shall become immediately vested. In all events, if there is a sale of Littelfuse stock or assets that qualifies as a “Change in Control” under the Plan, all of your RSUs will automatically vest.
Additional Terms : Your rights and duties and those of Littelfuse under your Award are governed by the provisions of this Award Agreement and the attached Terms and Conditions and Plan document, both of which are incorporated into this Award Agreement by reference. If there is any discrepancy between these documents, the Plan document will always govern.
Questions: If you have any questions regarding your Award, please see the enclosed Terms and Conditions , or contact the Global Director, Compensation and Benefits.
         
  LITTELFUSE, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:   Gordon Hunter   
    Title:   Chairman, President & CEO   

 


 

         
LITTELFUSE, INC. LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT TERMS AND CONDITIONS
(Outside Director)
This document is intended to help you better understand the terms and conditions of the restricted stock unit award (the “Restricted Stock Unit” or “RSU”) granted to you under the Littelfuse, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). References in this document to “our,” “us,” “we,” and “Littelfuse” are intended to refer to Littelfuse, Inc.
Background
1. What is the value of my award?
The value of each share covered by your Restricted Stock Unit award is equal to the market price of one share of Littelfuse common stock (“Common Stock”).
Note that no amount of Common Stock received by you pursuant to your award will be considered compensation for purposes of any pension, retirement, insurance or any other employee benefit plan of Littelfuse or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates.
2. Who keeps track of my award and vesting?
We have hired the financial services firm of Merrill Lynch to provide you with an on-line program to track the value of your RSUs, their vesting and related tax withholding, and to handle certain related stock transactions.
Terms and Conditions
3. When will my Restricted Stock Units vest?
Generally, 1/3 of your RSUs will vest on each anniversary of your date of grant indicated in your Award Agreement.
In certain special cases, your RSUs will vest earlier. If your membership on the Board terminates due to your death, “Disability” (as defined in the Plan ) , or after five years of service (provided such termination was not for cause, as determined by the Board), the unvested portion of your RSUs will become immediately vested. If your membership terminates for any other reason, your unvested RSUs will be forfeited.
If the stock or assets of Littelfuse are sold in a transaction that qualifies as a “Change in Control” under the Plan, you will become fully vested in all of your RSUs immediately prior to such Change in Control. Also, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, choose to accelerate the vesting of awards in special circumstances.
If you are covered by the Littelfuse, Inc. Insider Trading Policy, there may be situations where the vesting of your RSUs will be delayed until the first day of the next open trading window. Please see Section 18.6 of the Plan for more information.
You have no rights to shares or other compensation for the loss of rights under the Plan if you fail to vest in any RSUs pursuant to this award.

 


 

4. When do I receive my shares?
As soon as administratively practical after your award vests, one share of our Common Stock will be delivered to you for each RSU that vests. Delivery of shares, (either electronically or in certificate form, as we determine) will usually be made within approximately 15 days after vesting. Fractional shares will not be paid.
If you have timely filed a deferral election form in which you have elected to defer receipt of any shares in connection with your RSUs, the issuance of your shares will be delayed until your elected distribution event(s), in accordance with our Deferred Compensation Plan.
5.   Do I have to pay any tax on my award, Common Stock, or cash that I receive?
Yes, if you are a United States taxpayer, you are generally subject to federal income taxes (and state and local taxes, where applicable) on the fair market value of your RSUs in the year that the shares of our Common Stock are issued to you in settlement of your RSUs. Self-employment taxes are generally due at the time you vest. Because you are not an employee, we are not required, under current tax laws, to withhold taxes from any payment to you. You will be responsible for any taxes due. If, in the future, tax withholding is required, we will have the right to require cash payment, retain shares of Common Stock and/or make deductions from other payments due to you to satisfy these requirements.
If you have timely filed a deferral election form under the Littelfuse, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors (“Deferred Compensation Plan”) income taxation will be delayed until the shares are paid to you.
Please note, however, that we make no representations with respect to and hereby disclaim all responsibility as to the tax treatment of your award. We recommend that you consult your personal tax advisor to discuss your own potential tax consequences of receiving this award of RSUs.
6. What are my rights as a stockholder in my Restricted Stock Units?
Until you actually receive shares of our Common Stock, if any, in settlement of your award, you will have no rights as a stockholder with respect to those shares, such as the right to vote shares or the right to receive dividends on shares.
7. Are there restrictions on the transfer of my Restricted Stock Units?
Generally, you may not sell, transfer, pledge, assign, or otherwise alienate or hypothecate your RSUs, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, except upon your death or as provided in Section 12.1 of the Plan. If you die, your beneficiary (as described in the Plan) or the personal representative of your estate can act on your behalf.
Once you receive any share of Common Stock, you will normally be entitled to all rights of ownership to such share. Under certain circumstances described in the Plan, however, these rights may be delayed or subject to additional limitations or restrictions.

 


 

8. How do I designate my beneficiary or beneficiaries?
You may ask our Human Resources Department for a beneficiary designation form. You must file the completed form with the Human Resources Department. Each time you file a beneficiary designation form, all previously filed beneficiary designation forms will be revoked and of no further force or effect. If you want to name multiple beneficiaries, all beneficiaries must be listed on a single beneficiary designation form (including attachments, if necessary). If you do not file a beneficiary designation form, benefits remaining unpaid at your death will be paid to your estate.
9.   Are there restrictions on the delivery and sale of shares of stock?
Shares of our Common Stock issued to you upon the vesting of RSUs (or a later date pursuant to a timely filed Deferral Election Form) are subject to federal securities laws. In some cases, state or local securities laws may also apply. If the Committee determines that certain registrations or filings are needed or desired to comply with these various securities laws, then we may delay the delivery of shares of Common Stock until the necessary approvals or filings are obtained. In order for us to meet an exemption from securities registration requirements, we may also require you to provide us with certain information, representations and warranties before we will issue shares of Common Stock to you.
Where applicable, the certificates evidencing any shares may contain wording (or otherwise as appropriate in electronic format) indicating that conditions, restrictions, rights and obligations apply.
10.   Does the receipt of my award guarantee continued service on the Board?
No. Neither the establishment of the Plan, your award of RSUs, nor the issuance of shares of Common Stock or other consideration in connection with your award gives you the right to continued membership on our Board or other service with Littelfuse.
11. What events can trigger forfeiture of my Restricted Stock Units?
Except as may otherwise be specifically provided in your Award Agreement or these Terms and Conditions , your unvested Restricted Stock Units will be cancelled and forfeited upon the termination of your membership on the Board. No shares of our Common Stock shall be issued or issuable with respect to any portion of the RSUs that are forfeited.
The Committee may, in its discretion, accelerate the vesting of your award in special circumstances, subject to certain provisions of the Plan and the law.
12. What documents govern my Restricted Stock Units?
The Plan, your Award Agreement, and this Terms and Conditions document express the entire understanding of you and Littelfuse regarding your RSUs. In the event of any conflict between these documents, the terms of the Plan will always govern. You should never rely on any oral description of the Plan or your Award Agreement because the written terms of the Plan will always govern. The Committee (or its delegate) has the authority to interpret this document and the Plan. Any such interpretation will be binding on you, us, and other persons.

 

Exhibit 4.5
LITTELFUSE, INC. LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
Executive
Littelfuse, Inc. (“Littelfuse”) hereby grants you restricted stock units, subject to terms and restrictions as described herein (“Restricted Stock Units” or “RSUs”), through the Littelfuse, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).
Participant (“you”):                                          
Date of Grant: April 30, 2010
Number of Restricted Stock Units:                     
Vesting Schedule: Your RSU award entitles you to receive one share of Common Stock as soon as administratively practicable after you vest in your award. The vesting and forfeiture provisions that apply to your Restricted Stock Units are described in detail in Sections 11 and 18.6 of the Plan and the attached Terms and Conditions . In general, subject to certain accelerated vesting and forfeiture provisions, so long as you have not previously separated from service with Littelfuse and its affiliates, your Restricted Stock Units will vest as follows:
     
Vesting Date   Number of Restricted Stock Units Vested
April 30, 2011
  33 1/3%
April 30, 2012
  33 1/3%
April 30, 2013
  33 1/3%
If you separate from service with Littelfuse and its affiliates before a vesting date for any reason other than your death or “Disability” (as defined in the Plan), you will forfeit all RSUs in which you have not yet vested. If you separate from service because you become “Disabled” or die, a portion of your unvested RSUs may vest based on your service with Littelfuse (please see the Terms and Conditions for more information), and any remaining unvested RSUs will be forfeited. In all events, if there is a sale of Littelfuse’s stock or assets that qualifies as a “Change in Control” under the Plan, all of your RSUs will automatically vest.
Additional Terms : Your rights and duties and those of Littelfuse with respect to your award are governed by the provisions of this Award Agreement, and the attached Terms and Conditions and Plan document, both of which are incorporated into this Award Agreement by reference. If there is any discrepancy between these documents, the Plan document will always govern.

 


 

This Award is designated as a bonus that is in addition to your regular cash wages. Participation in the Plan is discretionary and voluntary, and the Plan can be terminated at any time. This Award does not create a right or entitlement to future grants or awards, whether pursuant to the Plan or otherwise.
By accepting this Award, you consent to the collection, holding, process, use, and transfer of your personal data across country borders that is necessary and needed to accomplish the full and complete implementation of this Award, including the settlement of your Restricted Stock Units in the form of shares (or their cash equivalent). You can obtain a copy of our data processing activities upon request by contacting your Human Resources representative.
Questions: If you have any questions regarding your award, please see the enclosed Terms and Conditions , or contact the Global Director, Compensation and Benefits.
         
  LITTELFUSE, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:   Gordon Hunter   
    Title:   Chairman, President & CEO   

 


 

         
LITTELFUSE, INC. LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT TERMS AND CONDITIONS
This document is intended to provide you some background on the Littelfuse, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and to help you better understand the terms and conditions of the restricted stock unit award (the “Restricted Stock Units” or “RSUs”) granted to you under the Plan. References in this document to “our,” “us,” “we,” and “Littelfuse” are intended to refer to Littelfuse, Inc.
Background
  How are award recipients chosen?
Under our current process, the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors (“Committee”) reviews the nominations and makes recommendations to our Board of Directors regarding executive equity awards.
  What is the value of my award?
The value of each share covered by your RSU award is equal to the market price of one share of Littelfuse, Inc. common stock (“Common Stock”).
Note that, under U.S. tax laws, and the tax laws of most countries, you will be taxed on the market price of the share(s) of Common Stock vesting under your RSU award at the time the Common Stock is paid to you in settlement of your award. However, we recommend that you consult your personal tax advisor to discuss your own potential tax consequences of receiving this award of Restricted Stock Units.
Also note that no amount of cash or Common Stock received by you pursuant to your award will be considered compensation for purposes of any pension, retirement, insurance, or any other employee benefit plan of Littelfuse or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates.
  Who keeps track of my Restricted Stock Units and vesting?
We have hired the financial services firm of Merrill Lynch to provide you with an on-line program to track the value of your Restricted Stock Units and their vesting and related tax withholding, and to handle certain related stock transactions.
Terms and Conditions
1.   When will my Restricted Stock Units vest?
Generally, 33 1/3% of your Restricted Stock Units will vest on each anniversary of your date of grant indicated in your Award Agreement.
In certain special cases, your RSUs will vest earlier. If you separate from service for any reason other than death or “Disability” (as defined in the Plan), any unvested RSUs will be immediately forfeited as of the date of your separation. If you separate from service due to death or Disability, then any unvested RSUs will vest based on your continuous service with Littelfuse through your date of separation, as follows:

 


 

  first, the total number of shares of RSUs you were originally awarded is multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of full months of service you completed from your date of grant to date of separation and the denominator of which is 36;
  second, the amount is reduced by the number of previously vested RSUs; and
  third, the amount is rounded down to the nearest whole number (so that no fractional shares will vest).
Any RSUs that remain unvested after application of the above will be immediately forfeited as of your separation date.
For example : You are awarded 600 RSUs on April 30, 2010. Your award will vest 1/3 each year starting on the anniversary of your grant date (April 30, 2010). You separate from service with Littelfuse due to Disability on November 15, 2011. Your separation date is more than 18 months but less than 19 months from your date of grant. Since you separated from service after 18 full months of service (from your date of grant) because of Disability, then in addition to your 200 vested RSUs, you would also become vested in an additional 100 RSUs: (600 RSUs x 18/36)-200 = 100 RSUs. You would have a total of 300 vested RSUs. The remaining 300 RSUs would be forfeited.
If the stock or assets of Littelfuse are sold in a transaction that qualifies as a “Change in Control” under the Plan, you will become fully vested in all of your RSUs immediately prior to such Change in Control. Also, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, choose to accelerate the vesting of awards in special circumstances.
If you are covered by the Littelfuse, Inc. Insider Trading Policy, there may be situations where the vesting of your RSUs will be delayed until the first day of the next open trading window. Please see Section 18.6 of the Plan for more information.
You have no rights to shares or other compensation for the loss of rights under the Plan if you fail to vest in any RSUs pursuant to this award.
2.   When do I receive payment?
As soon as administratively practical after your award vests, one share of our Common Stock (or in certain cases where set forth in your Award Agreement, its cash equivalent) will be delivered to you for each Restricted Stock Unit that vests. Delivery of shares, either electronically or in certificate form, as we determine, will usually be made within approximately 15 days after vesting. Fractional shares will not be paid.
3.   Do I have to pay any tax on my award or Common Stock that I receive?
Yes, if you are a United States taxpayer, when you vest and become entitled to payment of any portion of your RSUs, you must pay us the full amount of any federal, state, foreign and local withholding taxes we estimate to be due as a result of the vesting. In order for you to pay these withholding taxes, we will automatically withhold a whole number of your vesting shares sufficient to cover the minimum withholding taxes that we determine are owed (if fractional shares would be needed to fully cover the taxes, we will round down and require you to pay the remainder in cash).

 


 

In certain cases, we may require you to satisfy your withholding taxes using other methods permitted by the Plan and approved by the Committee. Also, if any of the above methods are insufficient to satisfy the tax withholding estimated by us to be due, we have the right to use any other reasonable method of satisfying our tax withholding obligation, including without limitation, withholding taxes from other compensation owed to you. In any event, all tax withholding requirements must be satisfied prior to the issuance or delivery of any shares of our Common Stock or cash to you.
If you are subject to taxation in a country other than the United States, please see the separate Summary entitled, “Tax Consequences of Restricted Stock Units” and consult your personal tax advisor for advice on your particular situation.
Please note that we make no representations with respect to and hereby disclaim all responsibility as to the tax treatment of your award. Please consult your personal tax advisor for advice on your particular situation.
4.   What are my rights as a stockholder in my Restricted Stock Units?
Until you actually receive shares (if any) of Common Stock in settlement of your award, you will have no rights as a stockholder with respect to those shares, such as the right to vote shares or the right to receive dividends on shares.
Once you actually receive shares (if any) of Common Stock upon the vesting of your RSUs, you will normally be entitled to all rights of ownership to such shares. Under certain circumstances described in the Plan, however, these rights may be delayed or subject to additional limitations or restrictions.
5.   Are there restrictions on the transfer of my Restricted Stock Units?
Generally, you may not sell, transfer, pledge, assign, or otherwise alienate or hypothecate your Restricted Stock Units, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, except upon your death or as provided in Section 12.1 of the Plan. If you die, your beneficiary (as described in the Plan) or the personal representative of your estate can act on your behalf.
Once you receive any share of Common Stock, you will normally be entitled to all rights of ownership to such share. Under certain circumstances described in the Plan, however, these rights may be delayed or subject to additional limitations or restrictions.
6.   How do I designate my beneficiary or beneficiaries?
You may ask our Human Resources Department for a beneficiary designation form. You must file the completed form with the Human Resources Department. Each time you file a beneficiary designation form, all previously filed beneficiary designation forms will be revoked and of no further force or effect. If you want to name multiple beneficiaries, all beneficiaries must be listed on a single beneficiary designation form (including attachments, if necessary). If you do not file a beneficiary designation form, benefits remaining unpaid at your death will be paid to your estate.

 


 

7.   Are there restrictions on the delivery and sale of shares of stock?
Shares of our Common Stock issued to you upon the vesting of Restricted Stock Units are subject to federal securities laws. In some cases, foreign, state or local securities laws may also apply. If the Committee determines that certain registrations or filings are needed or desired to comply with these various securities laws, then we may delay the delivery of your shares until the necessary approvals or filings are obtained. In order for us to meet an exemption from securities registration requirements, we may also require you to provide us with certain information, representations and warranties before we will issue any shares of Common Stock to you. In certain cases, the Committee may decide to instead pay you the cash equivalent of the shares of Common Stock to which you would otherwise be entitled.
Where applicable, the certificates evidencing any shares may contain wording (or otherwise as appropriate in electronic format) indicating that conditions, restrictions, rights and obligations apply.
8.   Does the receipt of my award guarantee continued employment with Littelfuse?
No. Neither the establishment of the Plan, your award of Restricted Stock Units, nor the issuance of shares of Common Stock or other consideration in connection with your award, gives you the right to continued employment or service with Littelfuse or any of our subsidiaries or affiliates.
9.   What events can trigger forfeiture of my Restricted Stock Units?
One or our primary objectives in granting you a Restricted Stock Unit is to provide you with an incentive to remain our employee or service provider. This objective will not be accomplished if you separate from service with us. Therefore, except as may otherwise be provided in your Award Agreement or these Terms and Conditions, your unvested RSUs will be cancelled and forfeited upon your separation from service with Littelfuse and its affiliates. The Committee may, in its discretion, accelerate the vesting of your award subject to certain provisions in the Plan.
10.   What documents govern my Restricted Stock Units?
     The Plan, your Award Agreement, and these Terms and Conditions express the entire understanding of you and Littelfuse regarding your Restricted Stock Units. In the event of any conflict between these documents, the terms of the Plan will always govern. You should never rely on any oral description of the Plan or your Award Agreement because the written terms of the Plan will always govern. The Committee (or its delegate) has the authority to interpret this document and the Plan. Any such interpretation will be binding on you, us, and other persons.

 

Exhibit 4.6
LITTELFUSE, INC. LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
STOCK OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT
Littelfuse, Inc. (“Littelfuse”) hereby grants you the option to purchase the number of shares of Littelfuse common stock (the “Option”), subject to the terms and restrictions as described herein, through the Littelfuse, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).
Participant (“you”): _________
Date of Grant: April 30, 2010
Option Expiration Date: 7 years from Date of Grant
Number of Shares subject to Option: ______
Option Exercise Price (per Share): $ ______
Type of Option: ___ Incentive Stock Option
                             ___ Nonqualified Stock Option
Vesting Schedule: You may only exercise your Option to purchase shares during the period beginning on the date you “vest” in your Option and continuing until your Option expires or is otherwise forfeited. The vesting and forfeiture provisions that apply to your Option are described in detail in Sections 11 and 18.6 of the Plan and the attached Terms and Conditions. In general, subject to certain accelerated vesting and forfeiture provisions, so long as you have not previously separated from service with Littelfuse and its affiliates, your Options will vest and become exercisable as follows:
         
Vesting Date   Percentage of Options Vesting
April 30, 2011
    33 1/3 %
April 30, 2012
    33 1/3 %
April 30, 2013
    33 1/3 %
Effect of Separation from Service : If you separate from service with Littelfuse and its affiliates before a vesting date for reasons other than your death, “Disability” (as defined in the Plan), or cause, such separation is without cause and not within two years following a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan”), and your separation occurs without cause before you have reached age 62 and completed 5 years of service, you will forfeit the unvested portion of your Option and the vested portion of your Option will remain exercisable for 3 months following your separation (or your Option Expiration Date, if sooner). If you separate from service because you become “Disabled” or die, within two years following a Change in Control, or on or after you have both reached age 62 and completed 5 years of service with Littelfuse and its affiliates, you will vest in your Option and continue to be able to exercise the vested portion of your Option as described in the Terms and Conditions. If your separation from service is due to cause (as determined by the Committee), your entire Option will expire on your date of separation, regardless of its vesting.
Additional Terms : Your rights and duties and those of Littelfuse with respect to your Options are governed by the provisions of this Award Agreement, and the attached Terms and Conditions and Plan document, both of which are incorporated into this Award Agreement by

 


 

reference. If there is any discrepancy between these documents, the Plan document will always govern.
This award is designated as a bonus that is in addition to your regular cash wages. Participation in the Plan is discretionary and voluntary, and the Plan can be terminated at any time. This Award does not create a right or entitlement to future awards, whether pursuant to the Plan or otherwise.
By accepting this award, you consent to the collection, holding, process, use, and transfer of your personal data across country borders that is necessary and needed to accomplish the full and complete implementation of this award, including your receipt of shares upon exercise of your Option. You can obtain a copy of our data processing activities by contacting the Global Director, Compensation and Benefits.
Questions: If you have any questions regarding your award, please see the enclosed Terms and Conditions , or contact the Global Director, Compensation and Benefits.
         
  LITTELFUSE, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:   Gordon Hunter   
    Title:   Chairman, President & CEO   

 


 

         
LITTELFUSE, INC. LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
STOCK OPTION TERMS AND CONDITIONS
This document is intended to provide you some background on the Littelfuse, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and to help you better understand the terms and conditions of the stock option (the “Option”) granted to you under the Plan. References in this document to “our,” “us,” “we,” and the “Corporation” are intended to refer to Littelfuse, Inc.
Background
1. How are stock option recipients chosen?
Under our current process, recipients represent executives and a very limited group of associates who are nominated by their VP to receive a stock option grant. In the case of executives, the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors (“Committee”) reviews the nominations and makes a recommendation to our Board of Directors. In the case of other associates, the Executive Team reviews the nominations and makes a recommendation to our Board of Directors.
2. What is the value of my Option?
The value of your Option, to you, is the difference between the “purchase price” (as described below in Question 7) and the market price for the shares of Littelfuse common stock (“Common Stock”) covered by your Option.
Note that, under the tax laws of most countries, the difference between the “purchase price” and the market price will be considered income to you at the time you exercise your Option. We recommend that you consult your personal tax advisor to discuss your own potential tax consequences prior to your exercise of your Option.
Also note that no amount of Common Stock or income received by you pursuant to this award will be considered compensation for purposes of any pension, retirement, insurance or any other employee benefit plan of Littelfuse or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates.
3. Who keeps track of my Option grant and vesting?
We have hired the financial services firm of Merrill Lynch to provide you with an on-line program to track the vesting, value and exercise of your Option, and related tax withholding, and to handle certain related stock transactions.
Terms and Conditions
4. When may I exercise my Option?
You can exercise all or a portion of your Option to purchase our Common Stock on or after the Option’s vesting date and before the Option expires. Generally, 33 1/3% of your Option will vest on each anniversary of your date of grant, as described in your Award Agreement.
If you separate from service with Littelfuse and its affiliates before a vesting date for reasons other than your death, “Disability” (as defined in the Plan) or cause (as determined by the Committee), your separation is not within two years following a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan”), and your separation occurs before you have reached age 62 and completed 5 years

 


 

of service, you will forfeit the unvested portion of your Option and the vested portion of your Option will remain exercisable for 3 months following your separation (or your Option Expiration Date, if sooner). If you separate from service because you become “Disabled” or die, or for reasons other than cause within two years following a Change in Control, the unvested portion of your Option will become immediately vested. If you separate from service for reasons other than cause on or after the date you have both (i) reached age 62 and (ii) completed 5 years of service with Littelfuse and its affiliates (known as “eligible retirement”), the unvested portion of your Option will continue to vest in accordance with your normal vesting schedule (generally, over three years) and your Option will remain exercisable for the same periods as if you had not separated from service. If your separation from service is due to cause, your entire Option will expire on your date of separation, regardless of its vesting.
The Committee may, in its discretion, accelerate or extend the vesting of awards or extend the exercise period in such circumstances as it determines.
You can not exercise your Option after it expires, as described in Question 5 below.
5. When does my Option expire?
Your Option normally expires and is no longer exercisable on the 7 th anniversary of the date it was granted to you. Your Option may expire on an earlier date if you separate from service with Littelfuse and its affiliates, as follows:
     
Reason for Separation   Expiration Date
Death
  Earlier of 12 months after your date of death or 7 th anniversary of grant date
 
   
Eligible retirement
  7 th anniversary of grant date
 
   
Cause (as determined by the Committee)
  Date of separation
 
   
All other reasons
  3 rd month after your date of separation
The Committee may, in its discretion, extend the period in which an Option may be exercised in such circumstances as it determines, subject to the provisions of the Plan and applicable law.
6. How do I exercise my Option?
You may exercise all or any portion of your Option by delivering a written form called a “Notice of Exercise” to us no earlier than 30 days and no later than 10 days prior to your desired exercise date (or such other time periods as prescribed by Merrill Lynch for its on-line system and communicated to you). You can obtain this form from the Global Director, Compensation and Benefits.
At the time you deliver your Notice of Exercise, you must also provide us with full payment of the exercise price for the shares of Common Stock being purchased or deliver irrevocable instructions to a broker to promptly deliver to us the amount of the proceeds from a sale of shares of Common Stock having a fair market value equal to the purchase price for a cashless exercise, plus any tax withholding liability (as described below). Other alternatives for your payment of the exercise price and tax withholding may be available. Please contact the Global Director, Compensation and Benefits well in advance of your intended exercise date for more information.

 


 

Your notices and other communications under your Option must be in writing and are deemed to have been given only if personally delivered, sent by e-mail, or sent by registered or certified United States mail (return receipt requested, postage prepaid), addressed to:
     
personal delivery or mail:
  Littelfuse
Attn: Global Director, Compensation and Benefits
8755 W. Higgins Road, O’Hare Plaza, Suite 520
Chicago, IL 60631
 
   
e-mail:
  dmitchell@littelfuse.com
We may change these addresses by providing you a written notice.
Upon receipt of a properly completed Notice of Exercise and full payment of the exercise price and applicable tax withholding, we will issue the shares of Common Stock purchased (either electronically or in certificate form, as we determine).
7. What is the exercise price of the stock that I may purchase under my Option?
The exercise price (the “purchase price”) that you must pay for each share of Common Stock that you elect to purchase pursuant to your Option is the closing price for the Common Stock on your date of grant. This price is set forth on your Award Agreement.
You must pay the exercise price in cash or by certified check, or by delivering irrevocable instructions to Merrill Lynch, as your broker, to sell enough shares to pay to us the exercise price and applicable tax withholding resulting from the exercise of your Option, and to pay it any related broker’s fees. Other alternatives for your payment of the exercise price and tax withholding may be available. Please contact the Global Director, Compensation and Benefits well in advance of your intended exercise date for more information.
8. Are taxes due when I exercise my Option?
Yes, if you are a United States taxpayer and employee, any federal, state, and local taxes that become due as a result of the exercise of your Option must be paid by you as part of your exercise. See Q. 7 above for a description of the methods available to pay these taxes.
If you are subject to taxation in a country other than the United States, please see the separate summary entitled “Tax Consequences of Stock Option” and consult your personal tax advisor for advice on your particular situation.
If you are not an employee, you will be responsible for the payment of any federal, state and local taxes that become due as a result of the exercise of your Option.
9. What are my rights as a stockholder?
You have no rights as a stockholder until we issue shares of Common Stock to you upon exercise of your Option. This means that you will not receive any dividends, distributions or other rights on or with respect to shares of Common Stock for which the record date is prior to our issuance of the Common Stock to you (except as the Plan otherwise provides).

 


 

10. Are there restrictions on the transfer of my Option and shares of stock?
You may not transfer your Option, and no other person may exercise your Option, except upon your “Disability” (as defined in the Plan) or death. Any other type of attempted transfer is null and void. If you suffer a “Disability” (as defined in the Plan), your legal representative can act on your behalf. If you die, your beneficiary (as described in the Plan) or the personal representative of your estate can act on your behalf. Once you receive any share of Common Stock, you will normally be entitled to all rights of ownership to such share. Under certain circumstances described in the Plan, however, these rights may be delayed or subject to additional limitations or restrictions.
11. How do I designate my beneficiary or beneficiaries?
You may ask our Human Resources Department for a beneficiary designation form. You must file the completed form with the Human Resources Department. Each time you file a beneficiary designation form, all previously filed beneficiary designation forms will be revoked and of no further force or effect. If you want to name multiple beneficiaries, all beneficiaries must be listed on a single beneficiary designation form (including attachments, if necessary). If you do not file a beneficiary designation form, benefits remaining unpaid at your death will be paid to your estate.
12. Are there restrictions on the delivery and sale of shares of stock?
Shares of Common Stock issued to you upon the exercise of your Option are subject to federal securities laws. In some cases, foreign, state or local securities laws may also apply. If the Committee determines that certain registrations or filings are needed or desired to comply with these various securities laws, then we may delay the delivery of your shares until the necessary approvals or filings are obtained. In order for us to meet an exemption from securities registration requirements, we may also require you to provide us with certain information, representations and warranties before we will issue any shares of Common Stock to you.
Where applicable, the certificates evidencing your shares may contain wording (or otherwise as appropriate in electronic format) indicating that conditions, restrictions, rights and obligations apply.
13. Does the receipt of my Option guarantee continued service with us?
No. Neither the establishment of the Plan, your award of an Option, nor the issuance of shares of Common Stock to you on the exercise of your Option gives you the right to continued employment or service with Littelfuse or any of our subsidiaries or affiliates.

 


 

14. What events can trigger forfeiture of my Option?
One or our primary objectives in granting you an Option is to provide you with an incentive to remain our employee or service provider. This objective will not be accomplished if you separate from service with us. Therefore, except as may otherwise be provided in your Award Agreement, your unvested Option will be cancelled and forfeited upon your separation from service with Littelfuse and its affiliates. If your separation from service is due to cause (as determined by the Committee), your entire Option will expire on your date of separation, regardless of its vesting. The Committee may, in its discretion, extend the vesting and/or exercise period of your award or accelerate the vesting of your award subject to certain provisions of the Plan.
15. What documents govern my Option?
The Plan, the Award Agreement, and this document express the entire understanding of you and Littelfuse with respect to your Option. In the event of any conflict between these documents, the terms of the Plan will always govern. You should also never rely on any oral description of the Plan, your Award Agreement or your Option because the written terms of the Plan will always govern. The Committee (or its delegate) has the authority to interpret this document and the Plan. Any such interpretation will be binding on you, us, and other persons.

 

Exhibit 5.1
     
Albany
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  (MCKENNA LONG & ALDRIDGE LLP LOGO)

www.mckennalong.com
  New York
Philadelphia
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San Francisco
Washington, DC
May 19, 2010
Littelfuse, Inc.
8755 W. Higgins Road
Suite 500
Chicago, IL 60631
  Re:    Littelfuse, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan
Ladies and Gentlemen:
     We have acted as counsel to Littelfuse, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) that is being filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Pursuant to the Registration Statement, the Company intends to register under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a total of 1,200,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the “Plan Shares”), which may be issued pursuant to the Littelfuse, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).
     The opinion hereinafter set forth is given at the request of the Company pursuant to Item 8 of Form S-8 and Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K. The only opinion rendered by this firm consists of the matter set forth in numbered paragraph (1) below (our “Opinion”), and no opinion is implied or to be inferred beyond such matter. Additionally, our Opinion is based upon and subject to the qualifications, limitations and exceptions set forth in this letter.
     In rendering our Opinion, we have examined such agreements, documents, instruments and records as we deemed necessary or appropriate under the circumstances for us to express our Opinion, including, without limitation, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended, the Bylaws of the Company, as amended, the record of corporate proceedings, and the Plan. In making all of our examinations, we assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authority of the persons who executed such documents, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to the original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies, and the due execution and delivery of all documents by any persons or entities where due execution and delivery by such persons or entities is a prerequisite to the effectiveness of such documents. As to various factual matters that are material to our Opinion, we have relied upon certificates of public officials and certificates, resolutions, documents, statements and other information of the Company or its representatives. In addition, for purposes of the Opinion, we have assumed that a sufficient number of authorized but unissued shares of the Company’s

 


 

Littelfuse, Inc.
May 19, 2010
Page 2
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, will be available for issuance when the Plan Shares are issued. We have not independently verified or investigated, nor do we assume any responsibility for, the factual accuracy or completeness of such factual statements.
     We do not herein express any opinion concerning any matter respecting or affected by any laws other than provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as now in effect and that, in the exercise of reasonable professional judgment, are normally considered in transactions such as the issuance of the Plan Shares. The Opinion hereinafter set forth is based upon pertinent laws and facts in existence as of the date hereof, and we expressly disclaim any obligation to advise you of changes to such pertinent laws or facts that hereafter may come to our attention.
     Based upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the following opinion:
  (1)   the Plan Shares, when issued by the Company and paid for in accordance with the terms of the Plan, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
     We hereby consent to the filing of this letter as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.
         
  Very truly yours,
 
 
  /s/ M c KENNA LONG & ALDRIDGE LLP
 
 
  M c KENNA LONG & ALDRIDGE LLP   
     
 

 

EXHIBIT 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the Littelfuse, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan of our reports dated February 26, 2010, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Littelfuse Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended January 2, 2010, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Littelfuse Inc. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Chicago, Illinois
May 19, 2010