Exhibit 4.4
QAD INC.
2006 STOCK INCENTIVE PROGRAM
INTRODUCTION
The Companys Board of Directors have adopted the QAD Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Program
effective as of June 7, 2006, subject to approval by the Companys stockholders.
1.
Purpose
. This 2006 Stock Incentive Program (the
Program
) is intended to secure
for QAD Inc. (the
Company
), its subsidiaries, and its stockholders the benefits arising from
ownership of the Companys common stock (the
Common Stock
) by those selected individuals of the
Company and its subsidiaries, who will be responsible for the future growth of such corporations.
The Program is designed to help attract and retain superior personnel for positions of substantial
responsibility with the Company and its subsidiaries, and to provide individuals with an additional
incentive to contribute to the success of the corporations. Nothing contained herein shall be
construed to amend or terminate any existing options, whether pursuant to any existing plans or
otherwise granted by the Company.
2.
Elements of the Program
. In order to maintain flexibility in the award of stock
benefits, the Program is composed of six parts. The first part is the Incentive Stock Option Plan
(the
Incentive Plan
) under which are granted incentive stock options (the
Incentive Options
).
The second part is the Nonqualified Stock Option Plan (the
Nonqualified Plan
) under which are
granted nonqualified stock options (the
Nonqualified Options
). The third part is the Restricted
Share Plan (the
Restricted Plan
) under which are granted restricted shares of Common Stock. The
fourth part is the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the
Stock Purchase Plan
). The fifth part is the
Stock Appreciation Rights Plan (the
SAR Plan
) under which stock appreciation rights (as defined
therein) are granted. The sixth part is the Other Stock Rights Plan (the
Other Stock Rights
Plan
) under which (i) units representing the equivalent of shares of Common Stock (the
Performance Shares
) are granted; (ii) units representing the equivalent of restricted shares of
Common Stock (the
Restricted Stock Units
) are granted; (iii) payments of compensation in the form
of shares of Common Stock (the
Stock Payments
) are granted; and (iv) rights to receive cash or
shares of Common Stock based on the value of dividends paid with respect to a share of Common Stock
(the
Dividend Equivalent Rights
) are granted. The Incentive Plan, the Nonqualified Plan, the
Restricted Plan, the Stock Purchase Plan, the SAR Plan and the Other Stock Rights Plan are included
herein as Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V, and Part VI, respectively, and are
collectively referred to herein as the
Plans
. The grant of an option, stock appreciation right
or restricted share or rights to purchase shares under one of the Plans shall not be construed to
prohibit the grant of an option, stock appreciation right or restricted share or rights to purchase
shares under any of the other Plans.
3.
Applicability of General Provisions
. Unless any Plan specifically indicates to
the contrary, all Plans shall be subject to the General Provisions of the QAD Inc. 2006 Stock
Incentive Program set forth below.
4.
Administration of the Plans
. The Plans shall be administered, construed,
governed, and amended in accordance with their respective terms.
5.
General Provisions of Stock Incentive Program
.
Article 1.
Administration
. The Program shall be administered by the Companys Board
of Directors (the
Board
). If an award is to be made to an Executive Officer as defined in the
Exchange Act as hereinafter defined, it must be approved by Program Administrators composed solely
of two or more directors who are Non-Employee Directors within the meaning of Rule 16b-3
promulgated pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
Exchange Act
), who
will also be outside directors for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the
Code
). To the extent permitted under the Exchange Act, the Code or any
other applicable law, the Board or the Program Administrators shall have the authority to delegate
any and all power and authority to administer and operate the Program hereunder to such person or
persons as the Board or the Program Administrators deems appropriate. Subject to the foregoing
limitations, as applicable, the Board may from time to time remove members as Program
Administrators, fill all vacancies, however caused, and may select one of the members as the
Chairman of the Program Administrators. The members of the Board, the Program Administrators or such other persons appointed to administer the Program, when acting to
administer the Program, are herein collectively referred to as the
Program Administrators
.
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The Program Administrators shall hold meetings at such times and places as they may determine
and as necessary to approve all grants and other transactions under the Program as required under
Rule 16b-3(d) of the Exchange Act, shall keep minutes of their meetings, and shall adopt, amend,
and revoke such rules and procedures as they may deem proper with respect to the Program. Any
action of the Program Administrators shall be taken by majority vote or the unanimous written
consent of the Program Administrators.
Article 2.
Authority of the Program Administrators
. Subject to the other provisions
of this Program, and with a view to effecting its purpose, the Program Administrators shall have
sole authority, in their absolute discretion: (a) to construe and interpret the Program; (b) to
define the terms used herein; (c) to determine the individuals to whom options, stock appreciation
rights, restricted shares, rights to purchase shares and other stock rights (collectively referred
to as Awards) shall be granted under the Program and to specify the form of payment, which may
include cash, voting Common Stock (which includes Common Stock with voting rights of one vote per
share and Common Stock with any specified fractional vote per share), non-voting Common Stock, or
combination thereof (d) to determine the time or times at which Awards shall be granted under the
Program; (e) to determine the number of shares subject to each Award, the duration of each Award
granted under the Program, and the purchase price for any shares issued under the Program;
provided, however
, that such purchase price is not less than the fair market value of the
underlying shares on the date of grant of such Awards; (f) to determine all of the other terms and
conditions of Awards granted under the Program; (g) to issue from the shares available and
authorized for issuance under the Program, non-voting Common Stock or fractional voting Common
Stock in exchange for voting Common Stock of one vote per share; (h) to establish the forms to
implement the Program; (i) to settle options that are exercised by way of the cashless-exercise
method of payment through an issuance of net shares, where the term net shares is the number of
shares that is equivalent in value to the difference between the fair market value of the
underlying stock on the exercise date, less the exercise price and minimum tax withholding; (j) to
grant Awards to selected individuals of the Company and its subsidiaries who are subject to the
laws of nations other than the United States, which may have terms and conditions as determined by
the Program Administrators as necessary to comply with applicable foreign laws; (k) to take any
action it deems advisable to obtain approval from the appropriate governmental entity, which
includes the establishment of a sub-plan to the Program; and (l) to make all other determinations
necessary or advisable for the administration of the Program and to do everything necessary or
appropriate to administer the Program. All decisions, determinations, and interpretations made by
the Program Administrators shall be binding and conclusive on all participants in the Program (the
Plan Participants
) and on their legal representatives, heirs, and beneficiaries.
Article 3.
Maximum Number of Shares Subject to the Program
. The maximum aggregate
number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Program is 4,000,000 shares, plus 1,300,000 shares
available for grant under the QAD 1997 Stock Incentive Program (the 1997 Program), for an
aggregate of 5,300,000 shares. Upon shareholder approval of the Program, no further shares will be
issued under the 1997 Program. The shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Awards may
be either in the form of voting or non-voting shares of Common Stock (collectively referred to as
Common Stock), and may be authorized but unissued shares, shares issued and reacquired by the
Company or shares purchased by the Company on the open market. If any of the Awards granted under
the Program are forfeited, expire or terminate for any reason, the forfeited, unpurchased or
unissued shares subject to those Awards shall revert back to the Program and credit the number of
shares subject to all Plans. Upon exercise of a stock appreciation right, the unissued shares that
were previously subject to such stock appreciation right shall revert back to the Program and
credit the number of shares subject to all Plans. No employee may receive in any calendar year a
combined total of more than (i) 400,000 shares of Common Stock subject to grants of Incentive
Options, Nonqualified Options or stock appreciation rights in such calendar year, or (ii) 200,000
shares of Common Stock in restricted shares, performance shares or Restricted Stock Units in such
calendar year. The proceeds received by the Company from the sale of its Common Stock pursuant to
the Awards, if in the form of cash, shall be added to the Companys general funds and used for
general corporate purposes.
Article 4.
Eligibility and Participation
. Officers, employees, directors (whether
employee directors or non-employee directors), and independent contractors or agents of the Company
or its subsidiaries who are responsible for or contribute to the management, growth, or
profitability of the business of the Company or its subsidiaries shall be eligible for selection by
the Program Administrators to participate in the Program. However, Incentive Options may be
granted under the Incentive Plan only to a person who is an employee of the Company or its
subsidiaries, and only employees of the Company or its subsidiaries are eligible to participate in
the Employee Stock Purchase
Plan. An employee may be granted Nonqualified Options under the Program;
provided, however
,
that the grant of Nonqualified Options and Incentive Options to an employee shall be the grant of
separate options and each
Nonqualified Option and each Incentive Option shall be specifically
designated as such in accordance with applicable provisions of the Treasury Regulations.
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The term subsidiary as used herein means any entity or association that, directly or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common
control with the Company. For purposes of this definition, the term control shall mean the
ownership of more than fifty (50) percent of the voting rights in any entity or association.
Article 5.
Effective Date and Term of Program
. The Plans will be effective upon
their approval by the stockholders of the Company. The Program shall continue in effect until July
1, 2016 unless sooner terminated under Article 7 of these General Provisions.
Article 6.
Adjustments
. If the outstanding shares of Common Stock are increased,
decreased, changed into, or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or securities
through merger, consolidation, combination, exchange of shares, other reorganization,
recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split or reverse stock split, an
appropriate and proportionate adjustment shall be made in the maximum number and kind of shares as
to which Awards may be granted under this Program. A corresponding adjustment changing the number
and kind of shares allocated to unexercised Awards or portions thereof, which shall have been
granted prior to any such change, shall likewise be made. Any such adjustment in outstanding
Awards shall be made without change in the aggregate purchase price, if any, applicable to the
unexercised portion of the Award, but with a corresponding adjustment in the price for each share
or other unit of any security covered by the Award.
Article 7.
Termination and Amendment of Program
. The Program shall terminate on July
1, 2016, or shall terminate at such earlier time as the Board of Directors may so determine. No
Awards shall be granted under the Program after that date. Subject to the limitation contained in
Article 8 of these General Provisions, the Program Administrators may at any time amend or revise
the terms of the Program, including the form and substance of the Award agreements to be used
hereunder;
provided, however,
that without approval by the stockholders of the Company representing
a majority of the voting power (as contained in Article 5 of these General Provisions) no amendment
or revision shall (a) increase the maximum aggregate number of shares that may be sold or
distributed pursuant to Awards granted or stock sold and purchased under this Program, except as
permitted under Article 6 of these General Provisions; (b) change the minimum purchase price for
shares under Section 4 of Parts I and II, the Purchase Price for shares under Part IV or the
exercise price of a stock appreciation right under Section 3 of Part V; (c) increase the maximum
term established under the Plans for any Award; (d) permit the granting of an Award to anyone other
than as provided in Article 4 of the General Provisions; or (e) change the term of the Program
described in Article 5 of these General Provisions.
Article 8.
Prior Rights and Obligations
. No amendment, suspension, or termination of
the Program shall, without the consent of the individual who has received an Award or who has
purchased a specified share or shares under Plan IV, impair any of that persons rights or
obligations under any Award granted or shares sold and purchased under the Program prior to that
amendment, suspension, or termination.
Article 9.
Privileges of Stock Ownership
. Notwithstanding the exercise of any option
granted pursuant to the terms of this Program, the achievement of any conditions specified in any
restricted share granted pursuant to the terms of this Program or the election to purchase any
shares pursuant to the terms of this Program, no individual shall have any of the rights or
privileges of a stockholder of the Company in respect of any shares of stock issuable upon the
exercise of his or her option, the satisfaction of his or her restricted share conditions or the
sale, purchase and issuance of such purchased shares until certificates representing the shares
have been issued and delivered. No shares shall be required to be issued and delivered upon
exercise of any option, satisfaction of any conditions with respect to a restricted share or a
purchaser under Plan IV unless and until all of the requirements of law and of all regulatory
agencies having jurisdiction over the issuance and delivery of the securities shall have been fully
complied with.
Article 10.
Reservations of Shares of Common Stock
. The Company, during the term of
this Program, will at all times reserve and keep available such number of shares of its Common
Stock as shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Program. In addition, the Company
will from time to time, as is necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Program, seek or obtain
from any regulatory agency having jurisdiction any requisite authority in order to issue and sell
shares of Common Stock hereunder. The inability of the Company to obtain from any
regulatory agency having jurisdiction the authority deemed by the Companys counsel to be
necessary to the lawful
issuance and sale of any shares of its stock hereunder shall relieve the
Company of any liability in respect of the nonissuance or sale of the stock as to which the
requisite authority shall not have been obtained.
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Article 11.
Tax Withholding
. All Awards are subject to the condition that if at any
time the Company shall determine, in its discretion, that the satisfaction of withholding tax or
other withholding liabilities under any state, federal or foreign law is necessary or desirable as
a condition of, or in connection with, the grant, vesting or exercise of an Award or the delivery
or purchase of shares pursuant thereto, then such action shall not be effective unless such
withholding shall have been effected or obtained in a manner acceptable to the Company. At the
Companys sole and complete discretion, the Company may, from time to time, accept shares of the
Companys stock subject to one of the Plans as the source of payment for such liabilities.
Article 12.
Rule 16b-3 Compliance
. It is the express intent of the Company that this
Program complies in all respects with applicable provisions of the Rule 16b-3 or Rule 16a-1(c)(3)
under the Exchange Act in connection with any grant of awards to, or other transaction by, a Plan
Participant who is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act (except for transactions exempted
under alternative Exchange Act Rules). Accordingly, if any provision of the Program or any
agreement relating to any award thereunder does not comply with Rule 16b-3 or Rule 16a-1(c)(3) as
then applicable to any such transaction, such provision will be construed or deemed amended to the
extent necessary to conform to the applicable requirements of Rule 16b-3 or Rule 16a-1(c)(3) so
that such Plan Participant shall avoid liability under Section 16(b).
Article 13.
Performance-Based Awards
.
(a) Each agreement for the grant of Performance Shares shall specify the number
of Performance Shares subject to such agreement, the Performance Period and the
Performance Objective (each as defined below), and each agreement for the grant of
any other award that the Program Administrators determine to make subject to a
Performance Objective similarly shall specify the applicable number of shares of
Common Stock, the period for measuring performance and the Performance Objective.
As used herein,
Performance Objective
means a performance objective specified in
the agreement for a Performance Share, or for any other award which the Program
Administrators determine to make subject to a Performance Objective, upon which the
vesting or settlement of such award is conditioned and
Performance Period
means
the period of time specified in an agreement over which Performance Shares, or
another award which the Program Administrators determine to make subject to a
Performance Objective, are to be earned. Each agreement for a performance-based
award shall specify in respect of a Performance Objective the minimum level of
performance below which no payment will be made, shall describe the method of
determining the amount of any payment to be made if performance is at or above the
minimum acceptable level, but falls short of full achievement of the Performance
Objective, and shall specify the maximum percentage payout under the agreement.
Such maximum percentage in no event shall exceed one hundred percent (100%) in the
case of performance-based restricted shares and two hundred percent (200%) in the
case of Performance Shares or performance-based Dividend Equivalent Rights.
(b) The Program Administrators shall determine and specify, in their
discretion, the Performance Objective in the agreement for a Performance Share or
for any other performance-based award, which Performance Objective shall consist of:
(i) one or more business criteria, including (except as limited under subparagraph
(c) below for awards to Covered Employees (as defined below)) financial, service
level and individual performance criteria; and (ii) a targeted level or levels of
performance with respect to such criteria. Performance Objectives may differ
between Plan Participants and between types of awards from year to year.
(c) The Performance Objective for Performance Shares and any other
performance-based award granted to a Covered Employee, if deemed appropriate by the
Program Administrators, shall be objective and shall otherwise meet the requirements
of Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code, and shall be based upon one or more of the
following performance-based business criteria, either on a business unit or
Company-specific basis or in comparison with peer group performance: net sales;
gross sales; return on net assets; return on assets; return on equity; return on
capital; return on revenues; asset turnover; economic value added; total stockholder
return; net income; pre-tax income; operating profit margin; net income margin;
sales margin; market share; inventory turnover; days sales outstanding; sales growth;
capacity
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utilization; increase in customer base; cash flow; book value; share price
performance (including options and stock appreciation rights tied solely to
appreciation in the fair market value of the shares); earnings per share; stock
price earnings ratio; earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
expenses (
EBITDA
); earnings before interest and taxes (
EBIT
); or EBITDA, EBIT or
earnings before taxes and unusual or nonrecurring items as measured either against
the annual budget or as a ratio to revenue. Achievement of any such Performance
Objective shall be measured over a period of years not to exceed ten (10) as
specified by the Program Administrators in the agreement for the performance-based
award. No business criterion other than those named above in this Article 13(c) may
be used in establishing the Performance Objective for an award to a Covered Employee
under this Article 13. For each such award relating to a Covered Employee, the
Program Administrators shall establish the targeted level or levels of performance
for each such business criterion. The Program Administrators may, in their
discretion, reduce the amount of a payout otherwise to be made in connection with an
award under this Article 13(c), but may not exercise discretion to increase such
amount, and the Program Administrators may consider other performance criteria in
exercising such discretion. All determinations by the Program Administrators as to
the achievement of Performance Objectives under this Article 13(c) shall be made in
writing. The Program Administrators may not delegate any responsibility under this
Article 13(c). As used herein,
Covered Employee
shall mean, with respect to any
grant of an award, an executive of the Company or any subsidiary who is a member of
the executive compensation group under the Companys compensation practices (not
necessarily an executive officer) whom the Program Administrators deem may be or
become a covered employee as defined in Section 162(m)(3) of the Code for any year
that such award may result in remuneration over $1 million which would not be
deductible under Section 162(m) of the Code but for the provisions of the Program
and any other qualified performance-based compensation plan (as defined under
Section 162(m) of the Code) of the Company;
provided, however,
that the Program
Administrators may determine that a Plan Participant has ceased to be a Covered
Employee prior to the settlement of any award.
(d) The Program Administrators, in their sole discretion, may require that one
or more award agreements contain provisions which provide that, in the event Section
162(m) of the Code, or any successor provision relating to excessive employee
remuneration, would operate to disallow a deduction by the Company with respect to
all or part of any award under the Program, a Plan Participants receipt of the
benefit relating to such award that would not be deductible by the Company shall be
deferred until the next succeeding year or years in which the Plan Participants
remuneration does not exceed the limit set forth in such provisions of the Code.
Article 14.
Death Beneficiaries
. In the event of a Plan Participants death, all of
such persons outstanding Awards, including his or her rights to receive any accrued but unpaid
Stock Payments, will transfer to the maximum extent permitted by law to such persons beneficiary
(except to the extent a permitted transfer of a Nonqualified Option or stock appreciation right was
previously made pursuant hereto). Each Plan Participant may name, from time to time, any
beneficiary or beneficiaries (which may be named contingently or successively) as his or her
beneficiary for purposes of this Program. Each designation shall be on a form prescribed by the
Program Administrators, will be effective only when delivered to the Company, and when effective
will revoke all prior designations by the Plan Participant. If a Plan Participant dies with no
such beneficiary designation in effect, such persons beneficiary shall be his or her estate and
such persons Awards will be transferable by will or pursuant to laws of descent and distribution
applicable to such person.
Article 15.
Unfunded Program
. The Program shall be unfunded and the Company shall
not be required to segregate any assets that may at any time be represented by Awards under the
Program. Neither the Company, its affiliates, the Program Administrators, nor the Board shall be
deemed to be a trustee of any amounts to be paid under the Program nor shall anything contained in
the Program or any action taken pursuant to its provisions create or be construed to create a
fiduciary relationship between any such party and a Plan Participant or anyone claiming on his or
her behalf. To the extent a Plan Participant or any other person acquires a right to receive
payment pursuant to an Award under the Program, such right shall be no greater than the right of an
unsecured general creditor of the Company.
Article 16.
Choice of Law and Venue
. The Program and all related documents shall be
governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware.
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Article 17.
Arbitration.
Any disputes involving the Program will be resolved by
arbitration in Santa Barbara, California before one (1) arbitrator in accordance with the rules of
the American Arbitration Association.
Article 18.
Program Administrators Right
. Except as may be provided in an Award
agreement, the Program Administrators may, in their discretion, waive any restrictions or
conditions applicable to, or accelerate the vesting of, any Award (other than the right to purchase
shares pursuant to the Stock Purchase Plan). The Program Administrators may also modify or revise
any form of Award agreement or other form required to implement the Program.
Article 19.
Termination of Benefits Under Certain Conditions
. The Program
Administrators, in their sole discretion, may cancel any unexpired, unpaid or deferred Award (other
than a right to purchase shares pursuant to the Stock Purchase Plan) at any time if the Plan
Participant is not in compliance with all applicable provisions of the Program or any Award
agreement or if the Plan Participant, whether or not he or she is currently employed by the Company
or one of its subsidiaries, acts in a manner contrary to the best interests of the Company and its
subsidiaries.
Article 20.
Conflicts in Program
. In case of any conflict in the terms of the
Program, or between the Program and an Award agreement, the provisions in the Program which
specifically grant such Award shall control, and the provisions in the Program shall control over
the provisions in any Award agreement.
Article 21.
Optional Deferral
. The right to receive any Award under the Program
(other than the right to purchase shares pursuant to the Stock Purchase Plan) may, at the request
of the Plan Participant, be deferred to such period and upon such terms and conditions as the
Program Administrators shall, in their discretion, determine, which may include crediting of
interest on deferrals of cash and crediting of dividends on deferrals denominated in shares of
Common Stock.
Article 22.
Restrictions on Common Stock
. Each Plan Participant who acquires Common
Stock or rights to acquire Common Stock will be subject to all restrictions applicable to the
Common Stock as set forth in the Companys Certificate of Incorporation.
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PART I
QAD INC.
INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN
Section 1.
Purpose
. The purpose of this QAD Inc. Incentive Stock Option Plan (the
Incentive Plan
) is to promote the growth and general prosperity of the Company by permitting the
Company to grant options to purchase shares of its Common Stock. The Incentive Plan is designed to
help attract and retain superior personnel for positions of substantial responsibility with the
Company and its subsidiaries, and to provide individuals with an additional incentive to contribute
to the success of the Company. The Company intends that options granted pursuant to the provisions
of the Incentive Plan will qualify as
incentive stock options
within the meaning of Section 422
of the Code. This Incentive Plan is Part I of the Program. Unless any provision herein indicates
to the contrary, this Incentive Plan shall be subject to the General Provisions of the Program.
Section 2.
Option of Terms and Conditions
. The terms and conditions of options
granted under the Incentive Plan may differ from one another as the Program Administrators shall,
in its discretion, determine as long as all options granted under the Incentive Plan satisfy the
requirements of the Incentive Plan.
Section 3.
Duration of Options
. Each option and all rights thereunder granted
pursuant to the terms of the Incentive Plan shall expire on the date determined by the Program
Administrators, but in no event shall any option granted under the Incentive Plan expire later than
ten (10) years from the date on which the option is granted. However, notwithstanding the above
portion of this Section 3, if at the time the option is granted the grantee (the
Optionee
) owns
or would be considered to own by reason of Code Section 424(d) more than 10% of the total combined
voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or its subsidiaries, such option shall expire
not more than 5 years from the date the option is granted. In addition, each option shall be
subject to early termination as provided in the Incentive Plan.
Section 4.
Purchase Price
. The purchase price for shares acquired pursuant to the
exercise, in whole or in part, of any option shall not be less than the fair market value of the
shares at the time of the grant of the option. Fair market value (the
Fair Market Value
) shall be
determined by the Board of Directors on the basis of such factors as they deem appropriate;
provided, however
, that Fair Market Value on any day shall be deemed to be, if the Common Stock is
traded on a national securities exchange, the closing price (or, if no reported sale takes place on
such day, the mean of the reported bid and asked prices) of the Common Stock on such day on the
principal such exchange, or, if the stock is included on the composite tape, the composite tape.
In each case, the Program Administrators determination of Fair Market Value shall be conclusive.
Notwithstanding the above portion of this Section 4, if at the time an option is granted the
Optionee owns or would be considered to own by reason of Code Section 424(d) more than 10% of the
total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or its subsidiaries, the
purchase price of the shares covered by such option shall not be less than 110% of the Fair Market
Value of a share of Common Stock on the date the option is granted.
Section 5.
Maximum Amount of Options Exercisable in Any Calendar Year
.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Incentive Plan, the aggregate Fair Market Value
(determined at the time any Incentive Stock Option is granted) of the Common Stock with respect to
which Incentive Stock Options become exercisable for the first time by any employee during any
calendar year under all stock option plans of the Company and its subsidiaries shall not exceed
$100,000.
Section 6.
Exercise of Options
. Each option shall be exercisable in one or more
installments during its term as determined by the Program Administrators, and the right to exercise
may be cumulative as determined by the Program Administrators. No option may be exercised for a
fraction of a share of Common Stock. The purchase price of any shares purchased shall be paid in
full in cash or by certified or cashiers check payable to the order of the Company or by shares of
Common Stock, if permitted by the Program Administrators, or by a combination of cash, check, or
shares of Common Stock, at the time of exercise of the option. If any portion of the purchase
price is paid in shares of Common Stock, those shares shall be tendered at their then Fair Market
Value as determined by the Program Administrators in accordance with Section 4 of this Incentive
Plan. Payment of the exercise price and or tax withholding may also be made by the delivery of an
irrevocable direction to a securities broker approved by the Company to sell shares of Common Stock
that have been acquired upon exercise of an option and deliver all or part of the sales proceeds to
the Company in payment of all or part of the purchase price and any tax withholding (cashless
exercise).
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Section 7.
Reorganization
. In the event of the dissolution or liquidation of the
Company, any option granted under the Incentive Plan shall terminate as of a date to be fixed by
the Program Administrators;
provided
that not less than 30 days written notice of the date so
fixed shall be given to each Optionee and each such Optionee shall have the right during such
period (unless such option shall have previously expired) to exercise any option, including any
option that would not otherwise be exercisable by reason of an insufficient lapse of time.
In the event of a Reorganization (as defined below) in which the Company is not the surviving
or acquiring company, or in which the Company is or becomes a subsidiary of another company after
the effective date of the Reorganization, then:
(a) if there is no plan or agreement respecting the Reorganization (the
Reorganization
Agreement
) or if the Reorganization Agreement does not specifically provide for the change,
conversion or exchange of the outstanding options for options of another corporation, then
exercise and termination provisions equivalent to those described in this Section 7 shall
apply; or
(b) if there is a Reorganization Agreement and if the Reorganization Agreement
specifically provides for the change, conversion, or exchange of the outstanding options for
options of another corporation, then the Program Administrators shall adjust the outstanding
unexercised options (and shall adjust the options remaining under the Incentive Plan which
have not yet been granted if the Reorganization Agreement makes specific provision for such
an adjustment) in a manner consistent with the applicable provisions of the Reorganization
Agreement.
The term
Reorganization
as used in this Section 7 shall mean any statutory merger, statutory
consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or a sale of the
Common Stock pursuant to which the Company is or becomes a subsidiary of another company after the
effective date of the Reorganization.
Adjustments and determinations under this Section 7 shall be made by the Program
Administrators, whose decisions as to such adjustments or determinations shall be final, binding,
and conclusive.
Section 8.
Written Notice Required
. Any option granted pursuant to the terms of the
Incentive Plan shall be exercised when written notice of that exercise has been given to the
Company or its designee at its principal office by the person entitled to exercise the option and
full payment for the shares with respect to which the option is exercised, together with payment of
applicable income taxes, has been received by the Company.
Section 9.
Compliance with Securities Laws
. Shares shall not be issued with respect
to any option granted under the Incentive Plan, unless the exercise of that option and the issuance
and delivery of the shares pursuant to that exercise shall comply with all applicable provisions of
foreign, state and federal law including, without limitation, the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the
requirements of any stock exchange upon which the shares may then be listed, and shall be further
subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance. The Program
Administrators may also require an Optionee to furnish evidence satisfactory to the Company,
including a written and signed representation letter and consent to be bound by any transfer
restriction imposed by law, legend, condition, or otherwise, that the shares are being purchased
only for investment purposes and without any present intention to sell or distribute the shares in
violation of any state or federal law, rule, or regulation. Further, each Optionee shall consent
to the imposition of a legend on the shares of Common Stock subject to his or her option and the
imposition of stop-transfer instructions restricting their transferability as required by law or by
this Section 9.
Section 10.
Employment of Optionee
. Each Optionee, if requested by the Program
Administrators, must agree in writing as a condition of receiving his or her option, that he or she
will remain in the employment of the Company or its subsidiary corporations following the date of
the granting of that option for a period specified by the Program Administrators. Nothing in the
Incentive Plan or in any option granted hereunder shall confer upon any Optionee any right to
continued employment by the Company or its subsidiary corporations or limit in any way the right of
the Company or its subsidiary corporations at any time to terminate or alter the terms of that
employment.
Section 11.
Option Rights Upon Termination of Employment
. If an Optionee ceases to
be employed by the Company or any subsidiary corporation for any reason other than death or
disability, his or her option shall immediately terminate;
provided, however
, the Program
Administrators, in their discretion, may allow the option to be exercised, to the extent
exercisable on the date of termination of employment, at any time within sixty (60) days after the
date of termination of employment.
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Section 12.
Option Rights Upon Disability of Optionee
. If an Optionee becomes
disabled within the meaning of Code Section 22(e)(3) while employed by the Company or any
subsidiary corporation, the Program Administrators, in their discretion, may allow the option to
(i) be exercised, to the extent exercisable on the date of termination of employment, at any time
within one year after the date of termination of employment due to disability and (ii) become
immediately vested in full as of the date of termination of employment due to disability.
Section 13.
Option Rights Upon Death of Optionee
. If an Optionee dies while employed
by the Company or any subsidiary corporation, the Program Administrators, in their discretion, may
allow the option to (i) be exercised, to the extent exercisable on the date of termination of
employment, at any time within one year after the date of termination of employment due to death
and (ii) become immediately vested in full as of the date of termination of employment due to
death. During this one-year or shorter period, the option may be exercised by the person or
persons to whom the Optionees rights under the option shall pass by will or by the laws of descent
and distribution.
Section 14.
Options Not Transferable
. Options granted pursuant to the terms of the
Incentive Plan may not be sold, pledged, assigned, or transferred in any manner otherwise than by
will or the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of an Optionee
only by that Optionee. No such options shall be pledged or hypothecated in any way nor shall they
be subject to execution, attachment, or similar process.
Section 15.
Adjustments to Number and Purchase Price of Optioned Shares
. All options
granted pursuant to the terms of this Incentive Plan shall be adjusted in the manner prescribed by
Article 6 of the General Provisions of this Program.
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PART II
QAD INC.
NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN
Section 1.
Purpose
. The purpose of this QAD Inc. Nonqualified Stock Option Plan (the
Nonqualified
Plan
) is to permit the Company to grant options to purchase shares of its Common
Stock. The Nonqualified Plan is designed to help attract and retain superior personnel for
positions of substantial responsibility with the Company and its subsidiaries, and to provide
individuals with an additional incentive to contribute to the success of the Company. Any option
granted pursuant to the Nonqualified Plan shall be clearly and specifically designated as not being
an incentive stock option, as defined in Section 422 of the Code. This Nonqualified Plan is Part
II of the Program. Unless any provision herein indicates to the contrary, the Nonqualified Plan
shall be subject to the General Provisions of the Program.
Section 2.
Option Term and Conditions
. The terms and conditions of options granted
under the Nonqualified Plan may differ from one another as the Program Administrators shall in
their discretion determine as long as all options granted under the Nonqualified Plan satisfy the
requirements of the Nonqualified Plan.
Section 3.
Duration of Options
. Each option and all rights thereunder granted
pursuant to the terms of the Nonqualified Plan shall expire on the date determined by the Program
Administrators, but in no event shall any option granted under the Nonqualified Plan expire later
than ten (10) years from the date on which the option is granted. In addition, each option shall
be subject to early termination as provided in the Nonqualified Plan.
Section 4.
Purchase Price
. The purchase price for shares acquired pursuant to the
exercise, in whole or in part, of any option may be equal to or greater than the fair market value
of the shares at the time of the grant of the option. Fair market value (the
Fair Market Value
)
shall be determined by the Program Administrators on the basis of such factors as they deem
appropriate;
provided, however
, that Fair Market Value on any day shall be deemed to be, if the
Common Stock is traded on a national securities exchange, the closing price (or, if no reported
sale takes place on such day, the mean of the reported bid and asked prices) of the Common Stock on
such day on the principal such exchange, or, if the stock is included on the composite tape, the
composite tape. In each case, the Program Administrators determination of Fair Market Value shall
be conclusive.
Section 5.
Exercise of Options
. Each option shall be exercisable in one or more
installments during its term and the right to exercise may be cumulative as determined by the
Program Administrators. No option may be exercised for a fraction of a share of Common Stock. The
purchase price of any shares purchased shall be paid in full in cash or by certified or cashiers
check payable to the order of the Company or by shares of Common Stock, if permitted by the Program
Administrators, or by a combination of cash, check, or shares of Common Stock, at the time of
exercise of the option. If any portion of the purchase price is paid in shares of Common Stock,
those shares shall be tendered at their then Fair Market Value as determined by the Program
Administrators in accordance with Section 4 of the Nonqualified Plan. Payment of the exercise
price and or tax withholding may also be made by the delivery of an irrevocable direction to a
securities broker approved by the Company to sell shares of Common Stock that have been acquired
upon exercise of an option and deliver all or part of the sales proceeds to the Company in payment
of all or part of the purchase price and any tax withholding (cashless exercise).
Section 6.
Reorganization
. In the event of the dissolution or liquidation of the
Company, any option granted under the Nonqualified Plan shall terminate as of a date to be fixed by
the Program Administrators;
provided
that not less than 30 days written notice of the date so
fixed shall be given to each Optionee and each such Optionee shall have the right during such
period (unless such option shall have previously expired) to exercise any option to the extent such
option is vested.
In the event of a Reorganization (as defined below) in which the Company is not the surviving
or acquiring company, or in which the Company is or becomes a subsidiary of another company after
the effective date of the Reorganization, then:
(a) if there is no plan or agreement respecting the Reorganization (
Reorganization
Agreement
) or if the Reorganization Agreement does not specifically provide for the
change, conversion or exchange of the outstanding options for options of another
corporation, then exercise and termination provisions equivalent to those described in this
Section 6 shall apply; or
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(b) if there is a Reorganization Agreement and if the Reorganization Agreement
specifically provides for the change, conversion, or exchange of the outstanding options
for options of another corporation, then the Program Administrators shall adjust the
outstanding unexercised options (and shall adjust the options remaining under the
Nonqualified Plan which have not yet been granted if the Reorganization Agreement makes
specific provision for such an adjustment) in a manner consistent with the applicable
provisions of the Reorganization Agreement.
The term
Reorganization
as used in this Section 6 shall mean any statutory merger, statutory
consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or a sale of the
Common Stock pursuant to which the Company is or becomes a subsidiary of another company after the
effective date of the Reorganization.
Adjustments and determinations under this Section 6 shall be made by the Program
Administrators, whose decisions as to such adjustments or determinations shall be final, binding,
and conclusive.
Section 7.
Written Notice Required
. Any option granted pursuant to the terms of this
Nonqualified Plan shall be exercised when written notice of that exercise has been given to the
Company at its principal office by the person entitled to exercise the option and full payment for
the shares with respect to which the option is exercised has been received by the Company.
Section 8.
Compliance with Securities Laws
. Shares of Common Stock shall not be
issued with respect to any option granted under the Nonqualified Plan, unless the exercise of that
option and the issuance and delivery of the shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all
applicable provisions of foreign, state and federal law, including, without limitation, the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the shares may then be listed,
and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such
compliance. The Program Administrators may also require an Optionee to furnish evidence
satisfactory to the Company, including a written and signed representation letter and consent to be
bound by any transfer restrictions imposed by law, legend, condition, or otherwise, that the shares
are being purchased only for investment purposes and without any present intention to sell or
distribute the shares in violation of any state or federal law, rule, or regulation. Further, each
Optionee shall consent to the imposition of a legend on the shares of Common Stock subject to his
or her option and the imposition of stop-transfer instructions restricting their transferability as
required by law or by this Section 8.
Section 9.
Continued Employment or Service
. Each Optionee, if requested by the
Program Administrators, must agree in writing as a condition of receiving his or her option, to
remain in the employment of, or service to, the Company or any of its subsidiaries following the
date of the granting of that option for a period specified by the Program Administrators. Nothing
in this Nonqualified Plan or in any option granted hereunder shall confer upon any Optionee any
right to continued employment by, or service to, the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or limit
in any way the right of the Company or any subsidiary at any time to terminate or alter the terms
of that employment or service arrangement.
Section 10.
Option Rights Upon Termination of Employment or Service
. If an Optionee
under this Nonqualified Plan ceases to be employed by, or provide services to, the Company or any
of its subsidiaries for any reason other than death or disability, his or her option shall
immediately terminate;
provided, however
, the Program Administrators, in their discretion, may
allow the option to be exercised, to the extent exercisable on the date of termination of
employment or service, at any time within sixty (60) days after the date of termination of
employment or service.
Section 11.
Option Rights Upon Disability of Optionee
. If an Optionee becomes
disabled within the meaning of Code Section 22(e)(3) while employed by the Company or any
subsidiary corporation, the Program Administrators, in their discretion, may allow the option to
(i) be exercised, to the extent exercisable on the date of termination of employment, at any time
within one year after the date of termination of employment due to disability and (ii) become
immediately vested in full as of the date of termination of employment due to disability.
Section 12.
Option Rights Upon Death of Optionee
. If an Optionee dies while employed
by the Company or any subsidiary corporation, the Program Administrators, in their discretion, may
allow the option to (i) be exercised, to the extent exercisable on the date of termination of
employment, at any time within one year after the date of termination of employment due to death
and (ii) become immediately vested in full as of the date of termination of employment due to
death. During this one-year or shorter period, the option may be exercised by the person or
persons to whom the Optionees rights under the option shall pass by will or by the laws of descent
and distribution.
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Section 13.
Options Not Transferable
. Options granted pursuant to the terms of this
Nonqualified Plan may not be sold, pledged, assigned, or transferred in any manner otherwise than
by will or the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of an
Optionee only by that Optionee. No such options shall be pledged or hypothecated in any way nor
shall they be subject to execution, attachment, or similar process.
Section 14.
Adjustments to Number and Purchase Price of Optioned Shares
. All options
granted pursuant to the terms of this Nonqualified Plan shall be adjusted in a manner prescribed by
Article 6 of the General Provisions of the Program.
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PART III
QAD INC.
RESTRICTED SHARE PLAN
Section 1.
Purpose
. The purpose of this QAD Inc. Restricted Share Plan (the
Restricted Plan)
is to promote the growth and general prosperity of the Company by permitting the
Company to grant restricted shares to help attract and retain superior personnel for positions of
substantial responsibility with the Company and its subsidiaries and to provide individuals with an
additional incentive to contribute to the success of the Company. The Restricted Plan is Part III
of the Program. Unless any provision herein indicates to the contrary, the Restricted Plan shall
be subject to the General Provisions of the Program.
Section 2.
Terms and Conditions
. The terms and conditions of restricted shares
granted under the Restricted Plan may differ from one another as the Program Administrators shall,
in their discretion, determine as long as all restricted shares granted under the Restricted Plan
satisfy the requirements of the Restricted Plan.
Each restricted share grant shall provide to the recipient (the
Holder
) the transfer of a
specified number of shares of Common Stock of the Company that shall become nonforfeitable upon the
achievement of specified service or performance conditions within a specified period or periods
(the
Restricted Period
) as determined by the Program Administrators. At the time that the
restricted share is granted, the Program Administrators shall specify the service or performance
conditions and the period of duration over which the conditions apply.
The Holder of restricted shares shall not have any rights with respect to such award, unless
and until such Holder has executed an agreement evidencing the terms and conditions of the award
(the
Restricted Share Award Agreement
). Each individual who is awarded restricted shares shall be
issued a stock certificate in respect of such shares. Such certificate shall be registered in the
name of the Holder and shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions, and
restrictions applicable to such award, substantially in the following form:
The transferability of this certificate and the shares of stock represented hereby are
subject to the terms and conditions (including forfeiture) of the QAD Inc. Restricted Share
Plan and Restricted Share Award Agreement entered into between the registered owner and QAD
Inc. Copies of such Plan and Agreement are on file in the offices of QAD Inc.
The Program Administrators shall require that the stock certificates evidencing such shares be
held in the custody of the Company until the restrictions thereon shall have lapsed, and that, as a
condition of any restricted share award, the Holder shall have delivered a stock power, endorsed in
blank, relating to the stock covered by such award. At the expiration of each Restriction Period,
the Company shall redeliver to the Holder certificates held by the Company representing the shares
with respect to which the applicable conditions have been satisfied.
Section 3.
Nontransferable
. Subject to the provisions of the Restricted Plan and the
Restricted Share Award Agreements, during the Restriction Period as may be set by the Program
Administrators commencing on the grant date, the Holder shall not be permitted to sell, transfer,
pledge, or assign shares of restricted shares awarded under the Restricted Plan.
Section 4.
Restricted Share Rights Upon Termination of Employment or Service
. If a
Holder ceases to be employed by, or provide services to, the Company or any of its subsidiaries
prior to the expiration of the Restriction Period, any restricted shares granted to him or her
subject to such Restriction Period shall be forfeited by the Holder and shall be transferred to the
Company. The Program Administrators may, in their sole discretion, accelerate the lapsing of or
waive such restrictions in whole or in part based upon such factors and such circumstances as the
Program Administrators may determine, in its sole discretion, including, but not limited to, the
Plan Participants retirement, death, or disability.
Section 5.
Restricted Share Rights Upon Disability of Holder
. If a Holder becomes
disabled within the meaning of Code Section 22(e)(3) while employed by the Company or any
subsidiary corporation, the Program Administrators, in their discretion, may allow the restricted
shares to become immediately vested in full and all restrictions that apply to such shares shall
lapse immediately as of the date of termination of employment due to disability.
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Section 6.
Restricted Share Rights Upon Death of Holder
. If a Holder dies while
employed by the Company or any subsidiary corporation, the Program Administrators, in their
discretion, may allow the restricted
shares to become immediately vested in full and all restrictions that apply to such shares
shall lapse immediately as of the date of termination of employment due to death.
Section 7.
Stockholder Rights
. The Holder shall have, with respect to the restricted
shares granted, all of the rights of a stockholder of the Company, including the right to vote the
shares, and the right to receive any dividends thereon. Certificates for shares of unrestricted
stock shall be delivered to the grantee promptly after, and only after, the Restriction Period
shall expire without forfeiture in respect of such restricted shares.
Section 8.
Compliance with Securities Laws
. Shares shall not be issued under the
Restricted Plan unless the issuance and delivery of the shares pursuant thereto shall comply with
all relevant provisions of foreign, state and federal law, including, without limitation, the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the shares may then be listed,
and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such
compliance. The Program Administrators may also require a Holder to furnish evidence satisfactory
to the Company, including a written and signed representation letter and consent to be bound by any
transfer restrictions imposed by law, legend, condition, or otherwise, that the shares are being
purchased only for investment purposes and without any present intention to sell or distribute the
shares in violation of any state or federal law, rule, or regulation. Further, each Holder shall
consent to the imposition of a legend on the shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the
Restricted Share Plan and the imposition of stop-transfer instructions restricting their
transferability as required by law or by this Section 6.
Section 9.
Continued Employment or Service
. Each Holder, if requested by the Program
Administrators, must agree in writing as a condition of the granting of his or her restricted
shares, to remain in the employment of, or service to, the Company or any of its subsidiaries
following the date of the granting of that restricted share for a period specified by the Program
Administrators. Nothing in the Restricted Plan or in any restricted share granted hereunder shall
confer upon any Holder any right to continued employment by, or service to, the Company or any of
its subsidiaries, or limit in any way the right of the Company or any subsidiary at any time to
terminate or alter the terms of that employment or service arrangement.
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PART IV
QAD INC.
EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
Section 1.
Purpose
. The purpose of the QAD Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the
Stock Purchase Plan
) is to promote the growth and general prosperity of the Company by permitting
the Company to sell to employees of the Company and its subsidiaries shares of the Companys stock
in accordance with Section 423 of the Code (
Section 423
), and it is the intention of the Company
to have the Stock Purchase Plan qualify as an Employee Stock Purchase Plan in accordance with
Section 423, and the Stock Purchase Plan shall be construed to administer stock purchases and to
extend and limit participation consistent with the requirements of Section 423. The Stock Purchase
Plan will be administered by the Program Administrators. Unless any provision herein indicates to
the contrary, this Stock Purchase Plan shall be subject to the General Provisions of the Program.
Section 2.
Terms and Conditions
. The terms and conditions of shares to be offered to
be sold to employees of the Company and its subsidiaries under the Stock Purchase Plan shall comply
with Section 423.
Section 3.
Offering Periods and Participation
. The Stock Purchase Plan shall be
implemented through a series of periods established by Program Administrators (the
Offering
Periods
). A full-time employee may participate in the Stock Purchase Plan and may enroll in an
Offering Period by delivering to the Companys payroll office an agreement evidencing the terms and
conditions of the stock subscription in a form prescribed by the Program Administrators (the
Purchase Agreement
) at least thirty (30) business days prior to the Enrollment Date for that
Offering Period (or such lesser number of business days as the Program Administrators, in their
sole discretion, may permit). Purchases will be made through payroll deductions, unless direct
purchases have been approved by the Program Administrators. The first day of each Offering Period
will be the
Enrollment Date
and the last day of each period will be the
Exercise Date
.
Section 4.
Purchase Price
. The Purchase Price means an amount as determined by the
Program Administrators that is the lesser of: (a) the Purchase Price Discount from the Fair Market
Value of a share of Common Stock on the Enrollment Date, or (b) the Purchase Price Discount from
the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Exercise Date. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Program Administrators may determine the Purchase Price by applying the Purchase
Price Discount to Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Exercise Date;
provided,
however
, that the employees of the Company are provided written notice not less than forty-five
(45) days prior to the Enrollment Date of the Offering Period that such method for determining the
Purchase Price is applied. The
Purchase Price Discount
shall mean the amount of the discount
from the Fair Market Value granted to Plan Participants not to exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the
Fair Market Value as established by the Board from time to time.
Fair Market Value
of a share of
stock shall be determined by the Board. However, if the Stock is publicly traded, fair market
value of a share of Stock shall be based upon the closing or other appropriate trading price per
share of Stock on a national securities exchange.
Section 5.
Grants
.
(a)
Grants
. On the Enrollment Date for each Offering Period, each Eligible Employee
participating in such Offering Period shall be granted the right to purchase on each
Exercise Date during such Offering Period (at the Purchase Price) shares of Common Stock in
an amount from time to time specified by the Program Administrators as set forth in Section
5(b) below. The Program Administrators will also establish the Purchase Price Discount and
the Periodic Exercise Limit. The right to purchase shall expire immediately after the last
Exercise Date of the Offering Period.
(b)
Grant Limitations
. Any provisions of the Stock Purchase Plan to the contrary
notwithstanding, no Plan Participant shall be granted a right to purchase under the Stock
Purchase Plan:
(i) if, immediately after the grant, such Plan Participant would own stock
possessing five percent (5%) or more of the total combined voting power or value of
all classes of stock of the Company or of any subsidiary (applying the constructive
ownership rules of Section 424(d) of the Code and treating stock that a Plan
Participant may acquire under outstanding options as stock owned by the Plan
Participant);
(ii) that permits such Plan Participants rights to purchase stock, under all
employee stock purchase plans of the Company and its subsidiaries to accrue at a
rate that exceeds Twenty- Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) worth of stock (determined at the Fair Market
Value of the shares at the time such purchase) in any calendar year (computed
utilizing the rules of Section 423(b)(8) of the Code); or
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(iii) that permits a Plan Participant to purchase Stock in excess of twenty
percent (20%) of his or her compensation, which shall include the gross base salary
or hourly compensation paid to a Plan Participant and the gross amount of any
targeted bonus, without reduction for contributions to any 401(k) plan sponsored by
the Company.
(c)
No Rights in Respect of Underlying Stock
. The Plan Participant will have no
interest or voting right in shares covered by a right to purchase until such purchase has
been completed.
(d)
Plan Account
. The Company shall maintain a plan account for the Plan Participants
in the Stock Purchase Plan, to which are credited the payroll deductions made for such Plan
Participant pursuant to Section 6 and from which are debited amounts paid for the purchase
of shares.
(e)
Common Stock Account
. As a condition of participation in the Stock Purchase Plan,
each Plan Participant shall be required to receive shares purchased under the Stock Purchase
Plan in a common stock account (the
Common Stock Account
) maintained by the Company to
hold the Common Stock purchased under the Stock Purchase Plan. The shares may be released
at such times and under such conditions as designated by the Program Administrators.
(f)
Dividends on Shares
. Subject to the limitations of Section 5(a) hereof and Section
423(b)(8) of the Code, all cash dividends, if any, paid with respect to shares of Common
Stock purchased under the Stock Purchase Plan and held in a Plan Participants Common Stock
Account shall be automatically invested in shares of Common Stock purchased at 100% of Fair
Market Value on the next Exercise Date. All non-cash distributions on Common Stock
purchased under the Stock Purchase Plan and held in a Plan Participants Common Stock
Account shall be paid to the Plan Participant as soon as practicable.
Section 6.
Payroll Deductions/Direct Purchases
.
(a)
Plan Participant Designations
. The Purchase Agreement applicable to an Offering
Period shall designate payroll deductions to be made on each payday during the Offering
Period as a whole number percentage specified by the Program Administrators of such Eligible
Employees compensation for the pay period preceding such payday. Direct purchases may be
permitted on such terms specified by the Program Administrators.
(b)
Plan Account Balances
. The Company shall make payroll deductions as specified in
each Plan Participants Subscription Agreement on each payday during the Offering Period and
credit such payroll deductions to such Plan Participants Plan Account. A Plan Participant
may not make any additional payments into such Plan Account. No interest will accrue on any
payroll deductions. All payroll deductions received or held by the Company under the Stock
Purchase Plan may be used by the Company for any corporate purpose, and the Company shall
not be obligated to segregate such payroll deductions.
(c)
Plan Participation Changes
. A Plan Participant may only discontinue his or her
participation in the Stock Purchase Plan as provided in Section 9. A Plan Participant may
only increase or decrease (subject to such limits as the Program Administrator may impose)
the rate of his or her payroll deductions at the start of any Offering Period by filing with
the Company a new Subscription Agreement authorizing such a change in the payroll deduction
rate. The change in rate shall be effective with the first Offering Period following the
Companys receipt of the new Subscription Agreement.
(d) D
ecreases
. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent necessary to comply with
Section 423(b)(8) of the Code and Section 4(b) herein, a Plan Participants payroll
deductions shall be decreased to zero percent at such time during any Purchase Period that
is scheduled to end during a calendar year (the
Current Purchase Period)
when the
aggregate of all payroll deductions previously used to purchase stock under the Stock
Purchase Plan in a prior Purchase Period which ended during that calendar year plus all
payroll deductions accumulated with respect to the Current Purchase Period equal the maximum
permitted by Section 423(b)(8) of the Code. Payroll deductions shall recommence at the rate
provided in such Plan Participants Subscription Agreement at the beginning of the first
Purchase Period that is scheduled to end in the following calendar year, unless terminated by the Plan
Participant as provided in Section 9.
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(e)
Tax Obligations.
At the time of the purchase of shares, and at the time any Common
Stock issued under the Stock Purchase Plan to a Plan Participant is disposed of, the Plan
Participant must adequately provide for the Companys federal, state or other tax
withholding obligations, if any, that arise upon the purchase of shares or the disposition
of the Common Stock. At any time, the Company may, but will not be obligated to, withhold
from the Plan Participants compensation the amount necessary for the Company to meet
applicable withholding obligations, including, but not limited to, any withholding required
to make available to the Company any tax deductions or benefit attributable to sale or early
disposition of Common Stock by the eligible employee.
(f)
Statements of Accounts.
The Company shall maintain each Plan Participants Plan
Account and shall give each Plan Participant a statement of account at least annually. Such
statements will set forth the amounts of payroll deductions, the Purchase Price applicable
to the Common Stock purchased, the number of shares purchased, the remaining cash balance
and the dividends received, if any, for the period covered.
Section 7.
Purchase of Shares
.
(a)
Automatic Exercise on Exercise Dates.
Unless a Plan Participant withdraws as
provided in Section 9 below, his or her right to purchase of shares will be exercised
automatically on each Exercise Date within the Offering Period in which such Plan
Participant is enrolled for the maximum whole number of shares of Common Stock as can then
be purchased at the applicable Purchase Price with the payroll deductions accumulated in
such Plan Participants Plan Account and not yet applied to the purchase of shares under the
Stock Purchase Plan, subject to the Periodic Exercise Limit. All such shares purchased
under the Stock Purchase Plan shall be credited to the Plan Participants Common Stock
Account. During a Plan Participants lifetime, a Plan
Participants options to purchase shares under the Stock Purchase Plan shall be exercisable only by the Plan Participant.
(b)
Excess Plan Account Balances
. If, due to application of the Periodic Exercise
Limit or otherwise, there remains in a Plan Participants Plan Account immediately following
exercise of such Plan Participants election to purchase shares on an Exercise Date any cash
accumulated immediately preceding such Exercise Date and not applied to the purchase of
shares under the Stock Purchase Plan, such cash shall promptly be returned to the Plan
Participant;
provided, however,
that if the Plan Participant shall be enrolled in the
Offering Period (including, without limitation, by not withdrawing pursuant to Section 9),
such cash shall be contributed to the Plan Participants Plan Account for such next Purchase
Period.
Section 8.
Holding Period
. The Program Administrators may establish, as a condition
to participation, a holding period of up to one (1) year following the Exercise Date during which a
Plan Participant may not sell, transfer or encumber the shares purchased under the Stock Purchase
Plan.
Section 9.
Withdrawal; Termination of Employment
.
(a)
Voluntary Withdrawal
. A Plan Participant may withdraw from an Offering Period by
giving written notice to the Companys payroll office at least thirty (30) business days
prior to the next Exercise Date. Such withdrawal shall be effective no later than thirty
(30) business days after receipt by the Companys payroll office of notice thereof. On or
promptly following the effective date of any withdrawal, all (but not less than all) of the
withdrawing Plan Participants payroll deductions credited to his or her Plan Account and
not yet applied to the purchase of shares under the Stock Purchase Plan will be paid to such
Plan Participant, and on the effective date of such withdrawal such Plan Participants
option to purchase shares for the Offering Period will be automatically terminated and no
further payroll deductions for the purchase of shares will be made during the Offering
Period. If a Plan Participant withdraws from an Offering Period, payroll deductions will
not resume at the beginning of any succeeding Offering Period, unless the Plan Participant
delivers to the Company a new Subscription Agreement with respect thereto.
(b)
Termination of Employment
. Promptly after a Plan Participants ceasing to be an
employee for any reason all shares of Common Stock held in a Plan Participants Common Stock
Account and the payroll deductions credited to such Plan Participants Plan Account and not
yet applied to the purchase of shares under the Stock Purchase Plan will be returned to such
Plan Participant or, in the case of
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his or her death, to the person or persons entitled thereto, and such Plan
Participants option to purchase shares will be automatically terminated,
provided
that, if
the Company does not learn of such death more than five (5) business days prior to an
Exercise Date, payroll deductions credited to such Plan Participants Plan Account may be
applied to the purchase of shares under the Stock Purchase Plan on such Exercise Date.
Section 10.
Non-transferability
. Neither payroll deductions credited to a Plan
Participants Plan Account nor any rights with regard to the exercise of a purchase of shares or to
receive shares under the Stock Purchase Plan may be assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise
disposed of by the Plan Participant in any way other than by will or the laws of descent and
distribution, and any purchase of shares by a Plan Participant shall, during such Plan
Participants lifetime, be exercisable only by such Plan Participant. Any such attempt at
assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition shall be without effect, except that the Program
Administrator may treat such act as an election to withdraw from an Offering Period in accordance
with Section 9.
Section 11.
Compliance with Securities Laws
. Shares shall not be issued with respect
to the Stock Purchase Plan, unless the issuance and delivery of the shares pursuant thereto shall
comply with all applicable provisions of foreign, state and federal law, including, without
limitation, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Exchange Act, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the
shares may then be listed, and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company
with respect to such compliance. The Program Administrators may also require a Plan Participant to
furnish evidence satisfactory to the Company, including a written and signed representation letter
and consent to be bound by any transfer restrictions imposed by law, legend, condition, or
otherwise, that the shares are being purchased only for investment purposes and without any present
intention to sell or distribute the shares in violation of any state or federal law, rule, or
regulation. Further, each Plan Participant shall consent to the imposition of a legend on the
shares of Common Stock subject to his or her Option and the imposition of stop-transfer
instructions restricting their transferability as required by law or by this Section 11.
Section 12.
Continued Employment or Service
. Each Plan Participant, if requested by
the Program Administrators, must agree in writing, to remain in the employment of, or service to,
the Company or any of its subsidiaries following the date of the granting of that option to
purchase shares for a period specified by the Program Administrators. Nothing in this Stock
Purchase Plan shall confer upon any Plan Participant any right to continued employment by, or
service to, the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or limit in any way the right of the Company or
any subsidiary at any time to terminate or alter the terms of that employment or service
arrangement.
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PART V
QAD INC.
STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS PLAN
Section 1.
SAR Terms and Conditions
. The purpose of this QAD Inc. Stock Appreciation
Rights Plan (the
SAR Plan
) is to promote the growth and general prosperity of the Company by
permitting the Company to grant stock appreciation rights (SAR(s)) to help attract and retain
superior personnel for positions of substantial responsibility with the Company and its
subsidiaries and to provide individuals with an additional incentive to contribute to the success
of the Company. The terms and conditions of SARs granted under the SAR Plan may differ from one
another as the Program Administrators shall, in their discretion, determine in each SAR agreement
(the
SAR Agreement)
. Unless any provision herein indicates to the contrary, this SAR Plan shall
be subject to the General Provisions of the Program.
Section 2.
Duration of SAR
. Each SAR and all rights thereunder granted pursuant to
the terms of the SAR Plan shall expire on the date determined by the Program Administrators as
evidenced by the SAR Agreement, but in no event shall any SAR expire later than ten (10) years from
the date on which the SAR is granted. In addition, each SAR shall be subject to early termination
as provided in the SAR Plan.
Section 3.
Grant
. Subject to the terms and conditions of the SAR Agreement, the
Program Administrators may grant a SAR, with an exercise price that is not less than the fair
market value of the Common Stock subject to the SAR on the date of grant, to receive a payment upon
the exercise of a SAR which reflects the appreciation over the exercise price in the fair market
value of the number of shares of Common Stock for which such SAR was granted to any person who is
eligible to receive awards either: (i) in tandem with the grant of an incentive option; (ii) in
tandem with the grant of a nonqualified option; or (iii) independent of the grant of an incentive
option or nonqualified option. Each grant of a SAR which is in tandem with the grant of an
incentive option or nonqualified option shall be evidenced by the same agreement as the incentive
option or nonqualified option which is granted in tandem with such SAR and such SAR shall relate to
the same number of shares of Common Stock to which such option shall relate and such other terms
and conditions as the Program Administrators, in their sole discretion, deem are not inconsistent
with the terms of the SAR Plan, including conditions on the exercise of such SAR which relate to
the employment of the Plan Participant or any requirement that the Plan Participant exchange a
prior outstanding option and/or SAR.
Section 4.
Payment at Exercise
. Upon the settlement of a SAR in accordance with the
terms of the SAR Agreement, the Plan Participant shall (subject to the terms and conditions of the
SAR Plan and SAR Agreement) receive a payment equal to the excess, if any, of the SAR Exercise
Price (as defined below) for the number of shares of the SAR being exercised at that time over the
SAR Grant Price (as defined below) for such shares. Such payment may be paid in cash or in shares
of the Companys Common Stock; provided, however, the method of payment shall be specified by the
Program Administrators in the SAR Agreement at the date of grant. If the method of payment is in
shares of the Companys Common Stock, such shares shall be valued for this purpose at the SAR
Exercise Price on the date the SAR is exercised and any payment in shares which calls for a payment
in fractional share shall automatically be paid in cash based on such valuation. As used herein,
SAR Exercise Date
shall mean the date on which the exercise of a SAR occurs under the SAR
Agreement,
SAR Exercise Price
shall mean the fair market value (as determined by the Program
Administrators) of a share of Common Stock on a SAR Exercise Date and
SAR Grant Price
shall mean
the price which would have been the option exercise price for one share of Common Stock if the SAR
had been granted as an option, or if the SAR was granted in tandem with an option, the option
exercise price per share for the related option.
Section 5.
Special Terms and Conditions
. Each SAR Agreement which evidences the
grant of a SAR shall incorporate such terms and conditions as the Program Administrators in their
absolute discretion deem are not inconsistent with the terms of the SAR Plan and the agreement for
the incentive option or nonqualified option, if any, granted in tandem with such SAR, except that
if a SAR is granted in tandem with an incentive option or nonqualified option, the SAR shall be
exercisable only when the related incentive option or nonqualified option is exercisable. The
Program Administrator may provide in the SAR Agreement that (i) the Plan Participants right to
exercise a SAR granted in tandem with an incentive option or nonqualified option shall be forfeited
to the extent that the Plan Participant exercises the related incentive option or nonqualified
option and (ii) the Plan Participants right to exercise the incentive option or nonqualified
option shall be forfeited to the extent the Plan Participant exercises the related SAR.
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Section 6.
Compliance with Securities Laws
. Shares shall not be issued with respect
to any SAR granted under the SAR Plan, unless the exercise of that SAR and the issuance and
delivery of the shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all applicable provisions of foreign,
state and federal law, including, without limitation, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the requirements of any
stock exchange upon which the shares may then be listed, and shall be further subject to the
approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance. The Program Administrators
may also require a SAR holder to furnish evidence satisfactory to the Company, including a written
and signed representation letter and consent to be bound by any transfer restrictions imposed by
law, legend, condition, or otherwise, that the shares are being purchased only for investment
purposes and without any present intention to sell or distribute the shares in violation of any
state or federal law, rule, or regulation.
Section 7.
Continued Employment or Service
. Each SAR holder, if requested by the
Program Administrators, must agree in writing as a condition of receiving his or her SAR, to remain
in the employment of, or service to, the Company or any of its subsidiaries following the date of
the granting of that SAR for a period specified by the Program Administrators. Nothing in this SAR
Plan or in any SAR granted hereunder shall confer upon any SAR holder any right to continued
employment by, or service to, the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or limit in any way the right
of the Company or any subsidiary at any time to terminate or alter the terms of that employment or
service arrangement.
Section 8.
Rights Upon Termination of Employment or Service
. If a SAR holder under
this SAR Plan ceases to be employed by, or provide services to, the Company or any of its
subsidiaries for any reason other than death or disability, his or her SAR shall immediately
terminate;
provided, however
, the Program Administrators, in their discretion, may allow the SAR to
be exercised, to the extent exercisable on the date of termination of employment or service, at any
time within sixty (60) days after the date of termination of employment or service.
Section 9.
Rights Upon Disability of SAR Holder
. If a SAR holder becomes disabled
within the meaning of Code Section 22(e)(3) while employed by the Company or any subsidiary
corporation, the Program Administrators, in their discretion, may allow the SAR to (i) be
exercised, to the extent exercisable on the date of termination of employment, at any time within
one year after the date of termination of employment due to disability and (ii) become immediately
vested in full as of the date of termination of employment due to disability.
Section 10.
Rights Upon Death of SAR Holder
. If a SAR holder dies while employed by
the Company or any subsidiary corporation, the Program Administrators, in their discretion, may
allow the SAR to (i) be exercised, to the extent exercisable on the date of termination of
employment, at any time within one year after the date of termination of employment due to death
and (ii) become immediately vested in full as of the date of termination of employment due to
death. During this one-year or shorter period, the SAR may be exercised by the person or persons
to whom the SAR holders rights under the SAR shall pass by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution.
Section 11.
SAR Not Transferable
. A SAR granted pursuant to the terms of this SAR
Plan may not be sold, pledged, assigned, or transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or the
laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of a SAR holder only by
that SAR holder. No such SAR shall be pledged or hypothecated in any way nor shall they be subject
to execution, attachment, or similar process.
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PART VI
OTHER STOCK RIGHTS PLAN
Section 1.
Terms and Conditions
. The purpose of the Other Stock Rights Plan (the
Stock Rights Plan
) is to promote the growth and general prosperity of the Company by permitting
the Company to grant stock rights to help attract and retain superior personnel for positions of
substantial responsibility with the Company and its subsidiaries to provide individuals with an
additional incentive to the success of the Company. The terms and conditions of Performance
Shares, Restricted Stock Units, Stock Payments or Dividend Equivalent Rights granted under the
Stock Rights Plan may differ from one another as the Program Administrators shall, in their
discretion, determine in each stock rights agreement (the
Stock Rights Agreement
). Unless any
provision herein indicates to the contrary, this Stock Rights Plan shall be subject to the General
Provisions of the Program.
Section 2.
Duration
. Each Performance Share, Restricted Stock Unit, Stock Payment or
Dividend Equivalent Right and all rights thereunder granted pursuant to the terms of the Stock
Rights Plan shall expire on the date determined by the Program Administrators as evidenced by the
Stock Rights Agreement, but in no event shall any Performance Shares, Restricted Stock Units, Stock
Payments or Dividend Equivalent Rights expire later than ten (10) years from the date on which the
Performance Shares, Restricted Stock Units, Stock Payments or Dividend Equivalent Rights are
granted. In addition, each Performance Share, Restricted Stock Unit, Stock Payment or Dividend
Equivalent Right shall be subject to early termination as provided in the Stock Rights Plan.
Section 3.
Grant
. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Stock Rights Agreement,
the Program Administrators may grant Performance Shares, Stock Payments. Restricted Stock Units or
Dividend Equivalent Rights as provided under the Stock Rights Plan. Each grant of Performance
Shares, Restricted Stock Units, Dividend Equivalent Rights and Stock Payments shall be evidenced by
a Stock Rights Agreement, which shall state the terms and conditions of each as the Program
Administrators, in their sole discretion, deem are not inconsistent with the terms of the Stock
Rights Plan.
Section 4.
Performance Shares
. Performance Shares shall become payable to a Plan
Participant based upon the achievement of specified Performance Objectives and upon such other
terms and conditions as the Program Administrators may determine and specify in the Stock Rights
Agreement evidencing such Performance Shares. Performance Shares may be paid in cash or in shares
of Common Stock, or partly in cash and partly in shares of Common Stock, with or without the
election of the Plan Participant, as the Program Administrators may determine and specify in the
Stock Rights Agreement evidencing such Performance Shares. Each payment of Performance Shares in
shares of Common Stock shall be considered a Stock Payment pursuant to Section 5 below. Each grant
shall satisfy the conditions for performance-based awards hereunder and under the General
Provisions. A grant may provide for the forfeiture of Performance Shares in the event of
termination of employment or other events, subject to exceptions for death, disability, retirement
or other events, all as the Program Administrators may determine and specify in the Stock Rights
Agreement for such grant. Payment may be made for the Performance Shares at such time and in such
form as the Program Administrators shall determine and specify in the Stock Rights Agreement and
payment for any Performance Shares may be made in full in cash or by certified cashiers check
payable to the order of the Company or, if permitted by the Program Administrators, by shares of
the Companys Common Stock or by the surrender of all or part of an award, or in other property,
rights or credits deemed acceptable by the Program Administrators or, if permitted by the Program
Administrators, by a combination of the foregoing. If any portion of the purchase price is paid in
shares of the Companys Common Stock, those shares shall be tendered at their then fair market
value as determined by the Program Administrators. Payment in shares of Common Stock includes the
automatic application of shares of Common Stock received upon the exercise or settlement of
Performance Shares or other options or awards to satisfy the exercise or settlement price.
Section 4A.
Restricted Stock Units
.
Restricted Stock Units shall represent the right
of a Plan Participant to receive the value of a specified number of shares of Common Stock of the
Company after the Restricted Stock Units become nonforfeitable upon the achievement of specified
service or performance conditions within a specified period or periods as determined by the Program
Administrators. Each agreement for the grant of Restricted Stock Units shall specify the number of
Restricted Stock Units subject to such agreement, the service or performance conditions, the period
or periods over which the conditions apply, the time or times at which the Plan Participant may
receive payment, and such other terms and conditions as the Program Administrators may determine.
Restricted Stock Units may be paid in cash or in shares of Common Stock, or partly in cash and
partly in shares of Common Stock, with or without the election of the Plan Participant, as the
Program Administrators may determine
and specify in the agreement evidencing such Restricted Stock Units. Each payment of
Restricted Stock Units in shares of Common Stock shall be considered a Stock Payment pursuant to
Section 5 below.
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Section 5.
Stock Payments
. The Program Administrators may grant Stock Payments to a
person eligible to receive the same as a bonus or additional compensation or in lieu of the
obligation of the Company or a subsidiary to pay cash compensation under other compensatory
arrangements, with or without the election of the eligible person (except in the case of stock in
lieu of normal salary or compensation), provided that the Plan Participant will be required to pay
an amount equal to the aggregate par value of any newly issued Stock Payments. A Plan Participant
shall have all the voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights with respect to shares of Common
Stock issued to the Plan Participant as a Stock Payment upon the Plan Participant becoming holder
of record of such shares of Common Stock;
provided
,
however
, the Program Administrators may impose
such restrictions on the assignment or transfer of such shares of Common Stock as they deem
appropriate and as are evidenced in the Stock Rights Agreement for such Stock Payment.
Section 6.
Dividend Equivalent Rights
. The Program Administrators may grant Dividend
Equivalent Rights in tandem with the grant of incentive options or nonqualified options, stock
appreciation rights, Restricted Shares or Performance Shares that otherwise do not provide for the
payment of dividends on the shares of Common Stock subject to such awards for the period of time to
which such Dividend Equivalent Rights apply, or may grant Dividend Equivalent Rights that are
independent of any other such award. A Dividend Equivalent Right granted in tandem with another
award may be evidenced by the agreement for such other award; otherwise, a Dividend Equivalent
Right shall be evidenced by a separate Stock Rights Agreement. Payment may be made by the Company
in cash or by shares of the Companys Common Stock or by a combination of the foregoing, may be
immediate or deferred and may be subject to such employment, performance objectives or other
conditions as the Program Administrators may determine and specify in the Stock Rights Agreement
for such Dividend Equivalent Rights. The total payment attributable to a share of Common Stock
subject to a Dividend Equivalent Right shall not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the
equivalent dividends payable with respect to an outstanding share of Common Stock during the term
of such Dividend Equivalent Right, taking into account any assumed investment (including assumed
reinvestment in shares of Common Stock) or interest earnings on the equivalent dividends as
determined under the Stock Rights Agreement in the case of a deferred payment,
provided
that such
percentage may increase to a maximum of two hundred percent (200%) if a Dividend Equivalent Right
is subject to a Performance Objective.
Section 7.
Compliance with Securities Laws
. Shares shall not be issued with respect
to any award granted under the Stock Rights Plan, unless the award and the issuance and delivery of
the shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all applicable provisions of foreign, state and
federal law, including, without limitation, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the
Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the requirements of any
stock exchange upon which the shares may then be listed, and shall be further subject to the
approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance. The Program Administrators
may also require a Participant to furnish evidence satisfactory to the Company, including a written
and signed representation letter and consent to be bound by any transfer restrictions imposed by
law, legend, condition, or otherwise, that the shares are being purchased only for investment
purposes and without any present intention to sell or distribute the shares in violation of any
state or federal law, rule, or regulation. Further, each Participant shall consent to the
imposition of a legend on the shares of Common Stock subject to his or her award and the imposition
of stop-transfer instructions restricting their transferability as required by law or by this
Section 7.
Section 8.
Continued Employment or Service
. Each Participant, if requested by the
Program Administrators, must agree in writing as a condition of receiving his or her award, to
remain in the employment of, or service to, the Company or any of its subsidiaries following the
date of the granting of that award for a period specified by the Program Administrators. Nothing
in this Stock Rights Plan in any award granted hereunder shall confer upon any Participant any
right to continued employment by, or service to, the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or limit
in any way the right of the Company or any subsidiary at any time to terminate or alter the terms
of that employment or service arrangement.
Section 9.
Rights Upon Termination of Employment or Service
. If a Participant under
this Stock Rights Plan ceases to be employed by, or provide services to, the Company or any of its
subsidiaries for any reason other than death or disability, his or her award shall immediately
terminate;
provided, however
, that the Program Administrators may, in their sole and absolute
discretion, allow the award to be exercised, to the extent exercisable on the date of termination
of employment or service, at any time within sixty (60) days after the date of termination of
employment or service.
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Section 10.
Rights Upon Disability of Participant
. If a Participant becomes disabled
within the meaning of Code Section 22(e)(3) while employed by the Company or any subsidiary
corporation, the Program Administrators, in their discretion, may allow all awards held by
Participant to become immediately vested in full and any restrictions applicable to such awards to
lapse immediately as of the date of termination of employment due to disability.
Section 11.
Rights Upon Death of Participant
. If a Participant dies while employed
by the Company or any subsidiary corporation, the Program Administrators, in their discretion, may
allow all awards held by Participant to become immediately vested in full and any restrictions
applicable to such awards shall lapse immediately as of the date of termination of employment due
to death. During this one-year or shorter period, the award may be exercised by the person or
persons to whom the Participants rights under the award shall pass by will or by the laws of
descent and distribution.
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