As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 24, 2013

Registration No. 333-         

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC  20549

 


 

FORM S-8

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

INSMED INCORPORATED

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Virginia

 

54-1972729

(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or
Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 

9 Deer Park Drive, Suite C
Monmouth Junction, New Jersey 08852

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(732) 997-4600
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

INSMED INCORPORATED 2013 INCENTIVE PLAN
INSMED INCORPORATED STOCK OPTION INDUCEMENT AWARDS TO MATTHEW PAULS

(Full Title of the Plans)

 

Andrew T. Drechsler
Insmed Incorporated
Chief Financial Officer
9 Deer Park Drive
Monmouth, New Jersey 08852

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

(732) 997-4600

(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)

 

With copy to:

 

Glenn R. Pollner

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

200 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10166

 

W. Lake Taylor, Jr.

Hunton & Williams LLP

Riverfront Plaza, East Tower

951 East Byrd Street

Richmond, Virginia 23219

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer o

 

Accelerated filer x

Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

Smaller reporting company o

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

Title of securities
to be registered

 

Amount to be
registered (1)

 

Proposed maximum
offering price per
share

 

Proposed
maximum
aggregate offering
price

 

Amount of
registration
fee

 

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (2)

 

3,053,833

 

$

11.49

(3)

$

35,088,542

(3)

$

4,786.08

 

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (4)

 

300,000

 

$

7.45

(5)

$

2,235,000

(5)

$

304.86

 

(1)          Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), this Registration Statement also covers such indeterminable number of additional shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock as may become issuable to prevent dilution in the event of stock splits, stock dividends, or similar transactions.

(2)          Insmed Incorporated 2013 Incentive Plan.

(3)          Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act, based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant’s Common Stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on May 21, 2013.

(4)          Insmed Incorporated Stock Option Inducement Awards to Matthew Pauls.

(5)          Based upon the price at which the stock options may be exercised, pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act.

 

 

 



 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is filed by Insmed Incorporated (the “Registrant”), relating to up to 3,053,833 shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), issuable to eligible employees, non-employee directors and other non-employee advisors or service providers of the Registrant and its affiliates under the Insmed Incorporated 2013 Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).  The total number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan is 3,000,000 plus any shares authorized for issuance under the Registrant’s Amended and Restated 2000 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Prior Plan”) that, as of May 23, 2013, remain available for issuance under the Prior Plan (not including any shares of Common Stock that are subject to outstanding awards under the Prior Plan as of such date).

 

This Registration Statement also relates to 300,000 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to two stock option awards granted to Matthew Pauls, the Registrant’s Chief Commercial Officer, as inducement awards in connection with his commencement of employment with the Registrant on April 1, 2013.

 

PART I

 

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

 

Item 1.                                  Plan Information.

 

Not filed as part of this Registration Statement pursuant to the Note to Part I of Form S-8.

 

Item 2.                                  Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.

 

Not filed as part of this Registration Statement pursuant to the Note to Part I of Form S-8.

 

PART II

 

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

Item 3.                                  Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

 

The following documents, which have previously been filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), are incorporated by reference herein and shall be deemed to be a part hereof:

 

(1)                                  The Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed on March 18, 2013 (including the portions of our Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed on April 29, 2013, incorporated by reference therein);

 

(2)                                  The Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013,  filed with the Commission on May 7, 2013;

 

(3)                                  The Registrant’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 1, 2013, April 30, 2013 and May 1, 2013; and

 

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(4)                                  The description of the Registrant’s Common Stock contained in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the Commission on June 1, 2000, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.

 

In addition, all reports and other documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment hereto, which indicates that all securities offered hereunder have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents, provided, however, that we are not incorporating by reference any information furnished (but not filed) under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of any Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

For purposes of this Registration Statement, any document or any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a subsequently filed document or a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated herein by reference modifies or supersedes such document or such statement in such document. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

 

Item 4.                                  Description of Securities.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5.                                  Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 6.                                  Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

 

The Virginia Stock Corporation Act (the “VSCA”) permits, and the Registrant’s Articles of Incorporation require, indemnification of the Registrant’s directors and officers in a variety of circumstances, which may include indemnification for liabilities under the Securities Act.  Under Sections 13.1-697 and 13.1-702 of the VSCA, a Virginia corporation is generally authorized to indemnify its directors and officers in civil or criminal actions if they acted in good faith and believed their conduct to be in the best interests of the corporation and, in the case of criminal actions, had no reasonable cause to believe that the conduct was unlawful.  The Registrant’s Articles of Incorporation require indemnification of directors and officers with respect to certain liabilities, expenses and other amounts imposed upon them because of having been a director or officer, except in the case of willful misconduct or a knowing violation of criminal law.

 

Section 13.1-692.1 of the VSCA presently permits, if authorized in a Virginia corporation’s articles of incorporation or shareholder-approved bylaws, the elimination of liability of directors and officers in any proceeding brought by or in the right of a corporation or brought by or on behalf of shareholders of a corporation, except for liability resulting from such person’s having engaged in willful misconduct or a knowing violation of the criminal law or any federal or state securities law, including, without limitation, any unlawful insider trading or

 

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manipulation of the market for any security.  As permitted by the VSCA, the Registrant’s Articles of Incorporation provide that no director or officer of the Registrant shall be liable to the Registrant or the Registrant’s shareholders for monetary damages with respect to any transaction, occurrence or course of conduct, except for liability resulting from such person’s having engaged in willful misconduct or a knowing violation of the criminal law or any federal or state securities law. Sections 13.1-692.1 and 13.1-696 to -704 of the VSCA are hereby incorporated by reference herein.

 

In addition, certain directors and officers have been granted contractual indemnification rights, pursuant to which they will be entitled to indemnification from the Registrant under certain circumstances.  The Registrant also carries insurance on behalf of directors, officers, employees or agents that may cover liabilities under the Securities Act.

 

The employment agreements entered into between the Registrant and the Registrant’s executives also provide for indemnification to the fullest extent permitted by law (subject to any limitations imposed by law) from and against any and all claims, damages, expenses, judgments, penalties, fines, settlements, and all other liabilities incurred or paid by the executive in connection with the investigation, defense, prosecution, settlement or appeal of any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative and to which the executive was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party by reason of the fact that the executive is or was an officer, employee or agent of the Registrant, or by reason of anything done or not done by the executive in any such capacity or capacities, provided that the executive acted in good faith, in a manner that was not grossly negligent or constituted willful misconduct and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Registrant, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.

 

Item 7.                                  Exemption From Registration Claimed.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 8.                                  Exhibits.

 

Unless otherwise indicated below as being incorporated by reference to another filing of the Registrant with the Commission, each of the following exhibits is filed herewith:

 

Exhibit No.

 

Exhibit Description

 

 

 

4.1

 

Articles of Incorporation of Insmed Incorporated, as amended through June 14, 2012 (previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 18, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

4.2

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws of Insmed Incorporated (previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 9, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

4.3

 

Specimen stock certificate representing common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Registrant (previously filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Registration

 

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Statement on Form S-4/A (Registration No. 333-30098) and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

4.4

 

Shareholders Agreement, dated December 1, 2010, among the Registrant and each of the listed shareholders (previously filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 2, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

4.5

 

Registration Rights Agreement, dated December 1, 2010, among the Registrant and each of the listed shareholders (previously filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 2, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

5.1*

 

Opinion of Hunton & Williams LLP.

 

 

 

23.1

 

Consent of Hunton & Williams LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).

 

 

 

23.2*

 

Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

 

 

 

24.1

 

Power of Attorney (included on signature page hereto).

 

 

 

99.1*

 

Insmed Incorporated 2013 Incentive Plan.

 

 

 

99.2*

 

Insmed Incorporated Stock Option Inducement Awards to Matthew Pauls.

 


*Filed herewith.

 

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Item 9.                                  Undertakings.

 

(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

 

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

 

(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

 

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

 

(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;

 

p rovided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement;

 

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and

 

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

 

(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the Registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities: The undersigned Registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned Registrant pursuant to this Registration Statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned Registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser: (i) any preliminary prospectus or

 

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prospectus of the undersigned Registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; (ii) any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned Registrant; (iii) the portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned Registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant; and (iv) any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned Registrant to the purchaser.

 

(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

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

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Monmouth Junction, State of New Jersey, on this 24th day of May, 2013.

 

 

INSMED INCORPORATED

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Andrew T. Drechsler

 

 

Andrew T. Drechsler

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints William H. Lewis and Andrew T. Drechsler, and each of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to this Registration Statement, and any registration statement relating to the offering covered by this Registration Statement and filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents or their substitute or substitutes may lawfully so or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

 

Title

 

Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ William H. Lewis

 

President and Chief Executive Officer ( Principal Executive Officer ); Director

 

May 24, 2013

William H. Lewis

 

 

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/s/ Andrew T. Drechsler

 

Chief Financial Officer ( Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer )

 

May 24, 2013

Andrew T. Drechsler

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Donald Hayden, Jr.

 

Chairman of the Board of Directors

 

May 24, 2013

Donald Hayden, Jr.

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Al Altomari

 

Director

 

May 24, 2013

Al Altomari

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Steinar J. Engelsen, M.D.

 

Director

 

May 24, 2013

Steinar J. Engelsen

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Richard S. Kollender

 

Director

 

May 24, 2013

Richard S. Kollender

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Melvin Sharoky, M.D.

 

Director

 

May 24, 2013

Melvin Sharoky

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Randall W. Whitcomb, M.D.

 

Director

 

May 24, 2013

Randall Whitcomb

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Exhibit Description

 

 

 

5.1*

 

Opinion of Hunton & Williams LLP.

 

 

 

23.1

 

Consent of Hunton & Williams LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).

 

 

 

23.2*

 

Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

 

 

 

24.1

 

Power of Attorney (included on signature page hereto).

 

 

 

99.1*

 

Insmed Incorporated 2013 Incentive Plan.

 

 

 

99.2*

 

Insmed Incorporated Stock Option Inducement Awards to Matthew Pauls.

 


*Filed herewith.

 

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Exhibit 5.1

 

 

HUNTON & WILLIAMS LLP

 

RIVERFRONT PLAZA, EAST TOWER

 

951 EAST BYRD STREET

 

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23219-4074

 

 

 

 

TEL

804 · 788 · 8200

 

FAX

804 · 788 · 8218

 

 

 

FILE NO: 58036.000019

 

 

May 24, 2013

 

 

 

Insmed Incorporated

11 Deer Park Drive

Monmouth Junction, New Jersey 08852

 

Registration Statement on Form S-8
Insmed Incorporated 2013 Incentive Plan and

Insmed Incorporated Stock Option Inducement Awards to Matthew Pauls

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We have acted as special Virginia counsel to Insmed Incorporated, a Virginia corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”), as filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on the date hereof pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to register (i) 3,053,833 shares (the “Plan Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), issuable pursuant to the Insmed Incorporated 2013 Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), and (ii) 300,000 shares (the “Option Shares”) of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of an equal number of options to purchase shares of Common Stock granted pursuant to two stock option award agreements (the “Option Awards”) to Matthew Pauls, the Company’s Chief Commercial Officer, as inducement awards in connection with the commencement of his employment, in each case, as referenced in the Registration Statement.

 

This opinion is being furnished in accordance with the requirements of Item 8(a) of Form S-8 and Item 601(b)(5)(i) of Regulation S-K.

 

In connection with this opinion, we have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such documents and records of the Company, certificates of public officials and officers of the Company and such other documents, certificates and records as we have deemed necessary to render the opinions set forth herein.

 

For purposes of this opinion, we have assumed (i) the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, (ii) the conformity to the originals of all documents submitted to

 

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us as certified, photostatic or electronic copies and the authenticity of the originals thereof, (iii) the legal capacity of natural persons, (iv) the genuineness of all signatures not witnessed by us and (v) the due authorization, execution and delivery of all documents by all parties and the validity, binding effect and enforceability thereof on such parties (other than the authorization, execution and delivery of certain documents by the Company).

 

As to factual matters, we have relied upon, and assumed the accuracy of, representations included in the documents submitted to us, upon certificates of officers of the Company and upon certificates of public officials.  Except as otherwise expressly indicated, we have not undertaken any independent investigation of factual matters.

 

We do not purport to express an opinion on any laws other than the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

 

Based upon the foregoing and such other information and documents as we have considered necessary for the purposes hereof, and subject to the assumptions, qualifications and limitations stated herein, we are of the opinion that:

 

1.                                       The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

 

2.                                       The Plan Shares have been duly authorized and, when and to the extent issued in accordance with the terms of the Plan and any award agreement entered into under the Plan, the Plan Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

 

3.                                       The Option Shares have been duly authorized and, when and to the extent issued in accordance with the terms of Option Awards, the Option Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

 

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement.  In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

 

This opinion is rendered as of the date hereof, and we disclaim any obligation to advise you of facts, circumstances, events or developments that hereafter may be brought to our attention and that may alter, affect or modify the opinion expressed herein.  Our opinion is

 

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expressly limited to the matters set forth above and we render no opinion, whether by implication or otherwise, as to any matters beyond the matters expressly set forth herein.

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

 

 

/s/ Hunton & Williams LLP

 

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Exhibit 23.2

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 pertaining to the Insmed Incorporated 2013 Incentive Plan and Insmed Incorporated Stock Option Inducement Awards to Matthew Pauls of our reports dated March 18, 2013, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Insmed Incorporated and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Insmed Incorporated included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

 

MetroPark, New Jersey

May 23, 2013

 


Exhibit 99.1

 

INSMED INCORPORATED

2013 INCENTIVE PLAN

 

Effective as of May 23, 2013

 

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INSMED INCORPORATED

2013 INCENTIVE PLAN

 

1.                                       Purpose

 

The purpose of the Insmed Incorporated 2013 Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is to advance the interests of Insmed Incorporated (the “Company”) by aligning the individual interests of employees, officers, non-employee directors and other service providers, in each case who are selected to be participants, to those of Company shareholders and by providing such individuals with an incentive to continue working toward and contributing to the success and progress of the Company. The Plan supersedes the existing Insmed Incorporated Amended and Restated 2000 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Prior Plan”) with respect to future awards, and provides for the grant of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units, any of which may be performance-based, and for Incentive Bonuses, which may be paid in cash or stock or a combination thereof, as determined by the Administrator.

 

2.                                       Definitions

 

As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

(a)            “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Plan in accordance with Section 6.

 

(b)            “Affiliate” means any entity in which the Company has a substantial direct or indirect equity interest, as determined by the Committee from time to time.

 

(c)            “Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor thereto.

 

(d)            “Award” means an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit or Incentive Bonus granted to a Participant pursuant to the provisions of the Plan.

 

(e)            “Award Agreement” means any written or electronic agreement or other instrument evidencing any Award, which may (but need not) require execution or acknowledgment by a Participant.

 

(f)             “Board” means the board of directors of the Company.

 

(g)            “Change in Control” means the occurrence of any one of the following:

 

(1)            any Person becomes the beneficial owner (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Act) of at least 50% of either (A) the value of the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (B) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”) (the foregoing beneficial ownership hereinafter being referred to as a “Controlling Interest”); provided, however, that for purposes of this definition, the following acquisitions shall not constitute or result in a Change in Control: (v) any acquisition directly from the Company; (w) any acquisition by the Company; (x) any acquisition by any person that as of the Effective Date has beneficial ownership of a Controlling Interest; (y) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or an Affiliate; or (z) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (A), (B) and (C) of subsection (3) below; or

 

(2)            during any period of two consecutive years (not including any period prior to the Effective Date) individuals who constitute the Board on the Effective Date (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the Effective Date whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of

 

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at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board; or

 

(3)            consummation of a reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation or similar corporate transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the acquisition of assets or stock of another entity by the Company or any of its subsidiaries (each a “Business Combination”), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination, (A) all or substantially all of the Persons who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) (such resulting or acquiring corporation is referred to herein as the “Acquiring Corporation”) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (B) no Person (excluding the Acquiring Corporation or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such Acquiring Corporation) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the then outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination, and (C) at least a majority of the members of the Board of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination; or

 

(4)            the complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent required to avoid the imposition of additional taxes and/or penalties pursuant to Section 409A of the Code, no event or transaction will constitute a Change in Control hereunder unless it also constitutes a “change in control event” under Section 409A of the Code.

 

(h)            “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the rulings and regulations issued thereunder.

 

(i)             “Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board (or any successor committee).

 

(j)             “Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 a share, or such other class or kind of shares or other securities as may be applicable under Section 15.

 

(k)            “Company” means Insmed Incorporated, a Virginia corporation, and except as utilized in the definition of Change in Control, any successor corporation.

 

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(l)             “Dividend Equivalents” mean an amount payable in cash or Common Stock, as determined by the Administrator, with respect to a Restricted Stock Unit Award equal to what would have been received if the shares underlying the Award had been owned by the Participant.

 

(m)           “Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 4 of the Plan.

 

(n)            “Fair Market Value” means as of any date, the value of the Common Stock determined as follows: (i) if the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange, system or market, the closing price for the Common Stock on such date as quoted on such exchange, system or market as reported in the Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; and (ii) in the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, as determined in good faith by the Administrator by the reasonable application of a reasonable valuation method, taking into account factors consistent with Treas. Reg. § 409A-1(b)(5)(iv)(B) as the Administrator deems appropriate.

 

(o)            “Incentive Bonus” means a bonus opportunity awarded under Section 11 pursuant to which a Participant may become entitled to receive an amount based on satisfaction of such performance criteria established for a performance period of not less than one year, as are specified in the Award Agreement.

 

(p)            “Incentive Stock Option” means a stock option that is designated as potentially eligible to qualify as an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

 

(q)            “Nonqualified Stock Option” means a stock option that is not intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

 

(r)             “Option” means a stock option awarded under Section 8 of the Plan, which may be Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock Options.

 

(s)             “Participant” means any individual described in Section 3 to whom Awards have been granted or who has received a Substitute Award and any authorized transferee of such individual.

 

(t)             “Performance Criteria” means the criteria (and adjustments) that the Administrator selects for an Award for purposes of establishing the Performance Goals for a Performance Period, which are limited to the following: (i) stock price appreciation, (ii) gross or net sales or revenue, (iii) operating profit, (vi) gross, operating or net earnings (either before or after one or more of the following: (A) interest, (B) taxes, (C) depreciation and (D) amortization); (v) costs, (vi) return on equity, (vii) return on assets, (viii) earnings per share, (ix) total earnings, (x) earnings growth, (xi) return on capital, (xii) return on assets, (xiii) return on sales, (xiv) cash flow (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow and free cash flow), (xv) book value per share, (xvi) market share, (xvii) economic value added, (xviii) market value added, (xix) productivity, (xx) level of expenses, (xxi) new product development, (xxii) regulatory body filings and/or approvals regarding commercialization of a product, (xxiii) implementation or completion of critical projects, (xxiv) achievement of developmental milestones, or (xxv) peer group comparisons of any of the foregoing, any of which may be measured either in absolute terms or as compared to any incremental increase or decrease or as compared to results of a peer group or to market performance indicators or indices.

 

(u)            “Performance Goals” means, for a Performance Period, one or more goals established in writing by the Administrator for the Performance Period based upon one or more Performance Criteria. Depending on the Performance Criteria used to establish such Performance Goals, the Performance Goals may be expressed in terms of overall Company performance or the performance of a division, business unit, or an individual. The achievement of each Performance Goal shall be determined in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

 

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(v)            “Performance Period” means the period of time over which the attainment of one or more Performance Goals will be measured for the purpose of determining a Participant’s right to, and payment of, an Award granted pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Plan.

 

(w)           “Person” shall have the meaning given in Section 3(a)(9) of the Act, as modified and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, except that such term shall not include (i) the Company or any of its Affiliates, (ii) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (iii) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities or (iv) a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company.

 

(x)            “Plan” means the Insmed Incorporated 2013 Incentive Plan as set forth herein and as amended from time to time.

 

(y)            “Restricted Stock” means an Award or issuance of Common Stock the grant, issuance, retention, vesting and/or transferability of which is subject during specified periods of time to such conditions (including continued employment or performance conditions) and terms as the Administrator deems appropriate.

 

(z)            “Restricted Stock Unit” means an Award denominated in units of Common Stock under which the issuance of shares of Common Stock (or cash payment in lieu thereof) is subject to such conditions (including continued employment or performance conditions) and terms as the Administrator deems appropriate.

 

(aa)          “Separation from Service” or “Separates from Service” means the termination of Participant’s employment with the Company and all Subsidiaries that constitutes a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.

 

(bb)          “Stock Appreciation Right” means a right granted pursuant to Section 9 of the Plan that entitles the Participant to receive, in cash or Common Stock or a combination thereof, value equal to the excess of (i) the market price of a specified number of shares of Common Stock at the time of exercise over (ii) the exercise price of the right, as established by the Administrator on the date of grant.

 

(cc)          “Subsidiary” means any entity in which the Company, directly or indirectly, possesses 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of its equity interests.

 

(dd)          “Substitute Awards” means Awards granted or Common Stock issued by the Company in assumption of, or in substitution or exchange for, awards previously granted, or the right or obligation to make future awards, by a company acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary or with which the Company or any Subsidiary combines.

 

3.                                       Eligibility

 

Any employee of the Company or an Affiliate (including an officer or director who is such an employee), member of the Board (whether or not such Board member is employed by the Company or an Affiliate), or other non-employee advisor or service provider of the Company or an Affiliate shall be eligible to receive an Award under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a person who would otherwise be eligible to receive an Award under the Plan shall not be eligible in any jurisdiction where such person’s participation in the Plan would be unlawful.

 

4.                                       Effective Date and Termination of Plan

 

This Plan was adopted by the Board as of April 17, 2013 (the “Approval Date”), and became effective when it was approved by the Company’s shareholders on May 23, 2013 (the “Effective Date”). All

 

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Awards granted under this Plan are subject to, and may not be exercised before, the approval of this Plan by the shareholders prior to the first anniversary date of the Approval Date; provided that if such approval by the shareholders of the Company is not forthcoming, all Awards previously granted under this Plan shall be void. The Plan shall remain available for the grant of Awards until the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Approval Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Plan may be terminated at such earlier time as the Board may determine. Termination of the Plan will not affect the rights and obligations of the Participants and the Company arising under Awards theretofore granted.

 

5.                                       Shares Subject to the Plan and to Awards

 

(a)  Aggregate Limits.   The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issuable under the Plan shall not exceed 3,000,000, plus any shares of Common Stock that were authorized for issuance under the Prior Plan that, as of the Effective Date, remain available for issuance under the Prior Plan (not including any shares that are subject to, as of the Effective Date, outstanding awards under the Prior Plan). Shares of Common Stock subject to outstanding awards under the Prior Plan as of the Effective Date (such awards the “Prior Plan Awards”) that, after the Effective Date, are canceled, expired, forfeited or otherwise not issued under a Prior Plan Award (including as a result of being withheld to pay withholding taxes in connection with any such awards or settled in cash) shall be added to the number of shares of Common Stock issuable under the Plan. The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock available for grant under this Plan and the number of shares of Common Stock subject to Awards outstanding shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 15. The shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to Awards granted under this Plan may be shares that are authorized and unissued or shares that were reacquired by the Company, including shares purchased in the open market.

 

(b)  Issuance of Shares.   To the extent that an Award terminates, expires, or lapses for any reason, or an Award is settled in cash without the delivery of shares to the Participant, then any shares of Common Stock subject to the Award shall again be available for the grant of an Award pursuant to the Plan. Any shares of Common Stock tendered or withheld to satisfy the grant or exercise price or tax withholding obligation pursuant to any Award (or any award granted under the Prior Plan) shall again be available for the grant of an Award pursuant to the Plan. The payment of Dividend Equivalents in cash in conjunction with any outstanding Awards shall not be counted against the shares available for issuance under the Plan.

 

(c)  Tax Code Limits.   The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options granted under this Plan shall not exceed 3,000,000 (subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 15 of the Plan). The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock subject to Awards granted under this Plan during any calendar year to any one Participant shall not exceed 1,500,000 (subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 15 of the Plan), which number shall not count any tandem SARs (as defined in Section 9). The maximum cash amount payable pursuant to that portion of an Incentive Bonus granted in any calendar year to any Participant under this Plan that is intended to satisfy the requirements for “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code shall not exceed $5,000,000.

 

(d)  Substitute Awards.   Substitute Awards shall not reduce the shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under the Plan or authorized for grant to a Participant in any calendar year. Additionally, in the event that a company acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary, or with which the Company or any Subsidiary combines, has shares available under a pre-existing plan approved by shareholders and not adopted in contemplation of such acquisition or combination, the shares available for grant pursuant to the terms of such pre-existing plan (as adjusted, to the extent appropriate, using the exchange ratio or other adjustment or valuation ratio or formula used in such acquisition or combination to determine the consideration payable to the holders of common stock of the entities party to such acquisition or combination) may be used for Awards under the Plan and shall not reduce

 

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the shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under the Plan; provided that Awards using such available shares shall not be made after the date awards or grants could have been made under the terms of the pre-existing plan, absent the acquisition or combination, and shall only be made to individuals who were employees of such acquired or combined company before such acquisition or combination.

 

6.                                       Administration of the Plan

 

(a)  Administrator of the Plan.   The Plan shall be administered by the Administrator who shall be the Committee, or, in the absence of the Committee, the Board itself. Any power of the Administrator may also be exercised by the Board, except to the extent that the grant or exercise of such authority would cause an Award intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code not to qualify for such treatment. To the extent that any permitted action taken by the Board conflicts with action taken by the Administrator, the Board action shall control.

 

(b)  Powers of Administrator.   Subject to the express provisions of this Plan, the Administrator shall be authorized and empowered to do all things that it determines to be necessary or appropriate in connection with the administration of this Plan, including, without limitation:

 

(1)            to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to this Plan and to define terms not otherwise defined herein;

 

(2)            to determine which persons are eligible to receive Awards under the Plan, to which of such persons, if any, Awards shall be granted hereunder, and the timing of any such Awards;

 

(3)            to prescribe and amend the terms of the Award Agreements, to grant Awards and determine the terms and conditions thereof;

 

(4)            to establish and verify the extent of satisfaction of any performance goals or other conditions applicable to the grant, issuance, retention, vesting, exercisability or settlement of any Award;

 

(5)            to prescribe and amend the terms of or form of any document or notice required to be delivered to the Company by Participants under this Plan;

 

(6)            to determine the extent to which adjustments are required pursuant to Section 15;

 

(7)            to interpret and construe this Plan, any rules and regulations under this Plan and the terms and conditions of any Award granted hereunder, and to make exceptions to any such provisions if the Administrator, in good faith, determines that it is appropriate to do so;

 

(8)            to approve corrections in the documentation or administration of any Award; and

 

(9)            to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of this Plan.

 

The Administrator may, in its sole and absolute discretion, without amendment to the Plan but subject to the limitations otherwise set forth in Section 19, waive or amend the operation of Plan provisions respecting exercise after termination of employment or service to the Company or an Affiliate. The Administrator may, in its sole and absolute discretion and, except as otherwise provided in Section 19, waive, settle or adjust any of the terms of any Award so as to avoid unanticipated consequences or address unanticipated events (including any temporary closure of an applicable stock exchange, disruption of communications or natural catastrophe).

 

(c)  Determinations by the Administrator   All decisions, determinations and interpretations by the Administrator regarding the Plan, any rules and regulations under the Plan and the terms and conditions of or operation of any Award granted hereunder, shall be final and binding on all

 

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Participants, beneficiaries, heirs, assigns or other persons holding or claiming rights under the Plan or any Award. The Administrator shall consider such factors as it deems relevant, in its sole and absolute discretion, to making such decisions, determinations and interpretations including, without limitation, the recommendations or advice of any officer or other employee of the Company and such attorneys, consultants and accountants as it may select. Members of the Board and members of the Committee acting under the Plan shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the advice of counsel and shall incur no liability except for gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of their duties.

 

(d)  Delegation of Authority.   To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Committee may by resolution delegate to a committee of one or more members of the Board or one or more officers of the Company the authority to perform any or all things that the Administrator is authorized and empowered to do or perform under the Plan, and for all purposes under this Plan, such officer or officers shall be treated as the Administrator; provided, however, that the resolution so authorizing such officer or officers shall specify the total number of Awards (if any) such officer or officers may award pursuant to such delegated authority; and provided further that in no event shall an officer of the Company be delegated the authority to grant Awards to, or amend Awards held by, the following individuals: (i) individuals who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act or otherwise have the title of Vice President or above, or (ii) “covered employees” under Section 162(m) of the Code. No such officer shall designate himself or herself as a recipient of any Awards granted under authority delegated to such officer. In addition, the Administrator may delegate any or all aspects of the day-to-day administration of the Plan to one or more officers or employees of the Company or any Subsidiary, and/or to one or more agents.

 

(e)  Subsidiary Awards.   In the case of a grant of an Award to any Participant employed by a Subsidiary, such grant may, if the Administrator so directs, be implemented by the Company issuing any subject shares of Common Stock to the Subsidiary, for such lawful consideration as the Administrator may determine, upon the condition or understanding that the Subsidiary will transfer the shares of Common Stock to the Participant in accordance with the terms of the Award specified by the Administrator pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, such Award may be issued by and in the name of the Subsidiary and shall be deemed granted on such date as the Administrator shall determine.

 

7.                                       Plan Awards

 

(a)  Terms Set Forth in Award Agreement.   The terms and conditions of each Award shall be set forth in an Award Agreement in a form approved by the Administrator for such Award, which Award Agreement may contain such terms and conditions as specified from time to time by the Administrator, provided such terms and conditions do not conflict with the Plan. The Award Agreement for any Award, as applicable, shall include the time or times at or within which and the consideration, if any, for which any shares of Common Stock may be acquired from the Company. The terms of Awards may vary among Participants, and the Plan does not impose upon the Administrator any requirement to make Awards subject to uniform terms. Accordingly, the terms of individual Award Agreements may vary.

 

(b)  Separation from Service.   Subject to the express provisions of the Plan, the Administrator shall specify before, at, or after the time of grant of an Award the provisions governing the effect(s) upon an Award of a Participant’s Separation from Service.

 

(c)  Rights of a Shareholder.   A Participant shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to shares of Common Stock covered by an Award until the date the Participant becomes the holder of record of such shares of Common Stock. No adjustment shall be made for dividends or other rights for

 

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which the record date is prior to such date, except as provided in Section 10(b) or Section 15 of this Plan or as otherwise provided by the Administrator.

 

8.                                       Options

 

(a)  Grant, Term and Price.   The grant, issuance, retention, vesting and/or settlement of any Option shall occur at such time and be subject to such terms and conditions as determined by the Administrator or under criteria established by the Administrator, which may include conditions based on continued employment, passage of time, attainment of service requirements, and/or satisfaction of performance conditions in accordance with Section 12 of the Plan. The term of an Option shall in no event be greater than ten years; provided, however, the term of an Option (other than an Incentive Stock Option) shall be automatically extended if, at the time of its scheduled expiration, the Participant holding such Option is prohibited by law or the Company’s insider trading policy from exercising the Option, which extension shall expire on the thirtieth (30 th ) day following the date such prohibition no longer applies. The Administrator will establish the price at which Common Stock may be purchased upon exercise of an Option, which, in no event will be less than the Fair Market Value of such shares on the date of grant; provided, however, that the exercise price per share of Common Stock with respect to an Option that is granted as a Substitute Award may be less than the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock on the date such Option is granted if such exercise price is based on a formula set forth in the terms of the options held by such optionees or in the terms of the agreement providing for such merger or other acquisition that satisfies the requirements of Section 409A and/or Section 424 of the Code, as applicable. The exercise price of any Option may be paid in cash or such other method as determined by the Administrator, including an irrevocable commitment by a broker to pay over such amount from a sale of the Shares issuable under an Option, the delivery of previously owned shares of Common Stock or withholding of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon exercise.

 

(b)  No Repricing without Shareholder Approval.   Other than in connection with a change in the Company’s capitalization (as described in Section 15), at any time when the exercise price of an Option is above the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock, the Company shall not, without shareholder approval, (i) reduce the exercise price of such Option, (ii) exchange such Option for cash, another Award or a new Option or Stock Appreciation Right with a lower exercise or base price or (iii) otherwise reprice such Option.

 

(c)  No Reload Grants.   Options shall not be granted under the Plan in consideration for and shall not be conditioned upon the delivery of shares of Common Stock to the Company in payment of the exercise price and/or tax withholding obligation under any other employee stock option.

 

(d)  Incentive Stock Options.   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 8, in the case of the grant of an Option intending to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, if the Participant owns stock possessing more than 10 percent of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company (a “10% Shareholder”), the exercise price of such Option must be at least 110 percent of the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock on the date of grant and the Option must expire within a period of not more than five (5) years from the date of grant. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 8 to the contrary, options designated as Incentive Stock Options shall not be eligible for treatment under the Code as Incentive Stock Options (and will be deemed to be Nonqualified Stock Options) to the extent that either (a) the aggregate Fair Market Value of shares of Common Stock (determined as of the time of grant) with respect to which such Options become exercisable for the first time by the Participant during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and any Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000, taking Options into account in the order in which they were granted, or (b) such Options otherwise remain exercisable but are not exercised within three (3) months (or such other period of time provided in Section 422 of the Code) of separation of service (as determined in accordance with Section 3401(c) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder).

 

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(e)  No Shareholder Rights.   Participants shall have no voting rights and will have no rights to receive dividends or Dividend Equivalents in respect of an Option or any shares of Common Stock subject to an Option until the Participant has become the holder of record of such shares.

 

9.                                       Stock Appreciation Rights

 

(a)  General Terms.   The grant, issuance, retention, vesting and/or settlement of any Stock Appreciation Right shall occur at such time and be subject to such terms and conditions as determined by the Administrator or under criteria established by the Administrator, which may include conditions based on continued employment, passage of time, attainment of age and/or service requirements, and/or satisfaction of performance conditions in accordance with Section 12 of the Plan. Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted to Participants from time to time either in tandem with or as a component of Options granted under the Plan (“tandem SARs”) or not in conjunction with other Awards (“freestanding SARs”). Upon exercise of a tandem SAR as to some or all of the shares covered by the grant, the related Option shall be canceled automatically to the extent of the number of shares covered by such exercise. Conversely, if the related Option is exercised as to some or all of the shares covered by the grant, the related tandem SAR, if any, shall be canceled automatically to the extent of the number of shares covered by the Option exercise. Any Stock Appreciation Right granted in tandem with an Option may be granted at the same time such Option is granted or at any time thereafter before exercise or expiration of such Option, provided that the Fair Market Value of Common Stock on the date of the SAR’s grant is not greater than the exercise price of the related Option. All freestanding SARs shall be granted subject to the same terms and conditions applicable to Options as set forth in Section 8 and all tandem SARs shall have the same exercise price as the Option to which they relate. Subject to the provisions of Section 8 and the immediately preceding sentence, the Administrator may impose such other conditions or restrictions on any Stock Appreciation Right as it shall deem appropriate. Stock Appreciation Rights may be settled in Common Stock, cash or a combination thereof, as determined by the Administrator and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.

 

(b)  No Repricing without Shareholder Approval.   Other than in connection with a change in the Company’s capitalization (as described in Section 15), at any time when the exercise price of a Stock Appreciation Right is above the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock, the Company shall not, without shareholder approval (i) reduce the exercise or base price of such Stock Appreciation Right, (ii) exchange such Stock Appreciation Right for cash, another Award or a new Option or Stock Appreciation Right with a lower exercise or base price or (iii) otherwise reprice such Stock Appreciation Right.

 

(c)  No Shareholder Rights.   Participants shall have no voting rights and will have no rights to receive dividends or Dividend Equivalents in respect of an Award of Stock Appreciation Rights or any shares of Common Stock subject to an Award of Stock Appreciation Rights until the Participant has become the holder of record of such shares.

 

10.                                Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units

 

(a)  Vesting and Performance Criteria.   The grant, issuance, retention, vesting and/or settlement of any Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Award shall occur at such time and be subject to such terms and conditions as determined by the Administrator or under criteria established by the Administrator, which may include conditions based on continued employment, passage of time, attainment of age and/or service requirements, and /or satisfaction of performance conditions in accordance with Section 12 of the Plan.

 

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(b)  Dividends and Distributions.   Participants in whose name Restricted Stock is granted shall be entitled to receive all dividends and other distributions paid with respect to those shares of Common Stock, unless determined otherwise by the Administrator. The Administrator will determine whether any such dividends or distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional Restricted Stock and/or subject to the same restrictions on transferability as the Restricted Stock with respect to which they were distributed or whether such dividends or distributions will be paid in cash. Unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, during the period prior to shares being issued in the name of a Participant under any Restricted Stock Unit, the Company shall pay or accrue Dividend Equivalents on each date dividends on Common Stock are paid, subject to such conditions as the Administrator may deem appropriate. The time and form of any such payment of Dividend Equivalents shall be specified in the Award Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event will dividends or Dividend Equivalents be paid during the performance period with respect to unearned Awards of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units that are subject to performance-based vesting criteria. Dividends or Dividend Equivalents accrued on such shares shall become payable no earlier than the date the performance-based vesting criteria have been achieved and the underlying shares or Restricted Stock Units have been earned.

 

(c)  Voting Rights.   Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, Participants holding shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder may exercise full voting rights with respect to those shares during the period of restriction. Participants shall have no voting rights with respect to shares of Common Stock underlying Restricted Stock Units unless and until such shares are reflected as issued and outstanding shares on the Company’s stock ledger.

 

11.                                Incentive Bonuses

 

(a)  Performance Criteria.   The Administrator shall establish the performance criteria and level of achievement versus these criteria that shall determine the amount payable under an Incentive Bonus, which may include a target, threshold and/or maximum amount payable and any formula for determining such maximum amount payable, and which criteria may be based on performance conditions in accordance with Section 12 of the Plan or other performance criteria. The Administrator may specify whether and to what extent an Incentive Bonus is intended to satisfy the requirements for “performance- based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any Incentive Bonus that is intended by the Administrator to satisfy the requirements for “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code shall be subject to Section 12(b) of the Plan.

 

(b)  Timing and Form of Payment.   The Administrator shall determine the timing of payment of any Incentive Bonus. Payment of the amount due under an Incentive Bonus may be made in cash or in Common Stock, as determined by the Administrator.

 

(c)  Discretionary Adjustments.   Notwithstanding satisfaction of any performance goals and subject to Section 12(b) of this Plan, the amount paid under an Incentive Bonus on account of either financial performance or personal performance evaluations may be adjusted by the Administrator on the basis of such further considerations as the Administrator shall determine.

 

12.                                Qualifying Performance-Based Compensation

 

(a)  General.   The Administrator may establish performance criteria and level of achievement versus such criteria that shall determine the number of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights or shares of Common Stock to be granted, retained, vested, issued or issuable under or in settlement of or the amount payable pursuant to an Award, which criteria may be based on Performance Criteria or other standards of financial performance and/or personal performance evaluations.

 

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(b)  Performance-Based Compensation Under Section 162(m) of the Code.   The Administrator may determine, at the time an Award of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or an Incentive Bonus, is granted, whether such Award is intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code. For any Award intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, the following provisions shall apply:

 

(1)  Establishment of Performance Goals.   During the first 90 days of a Performance Period (or, if shorter, within the maximum period allowed under Section 162(m) of the Code), the Administrator shall, in writing, (A) select the Performance Criteria applicable to the Performance Period, (B) establish the Performance Goals, and amounts of such Awards, as applicable, which may be earned for such Performance Period based on the Performance Criteria, and (C) specify the relationship between Performance Criteria and the Performance Goals and the amounts of such Awards, as applicable, to be earned by each designated Participant for such Performance Period.

 

(2)  Adjustments.   The Administrator may, in its sole discretion, provide that that any evaluation of performance under a Performance Goal shall include or exclude any of the following events that occurs during the Performance Period: (A) the effects of charges for restructurings, discontinued operations, extraordinary items, (B) items of gain, loss or expense determined to be extraordinary or unusual in nature or related to the disposal of a segment of a business or related to a change in accounting principle, (C) the cumulative effect of accounting change, (D) asset write-downs, (E) litigation, claims, judgments, settlements or loss contingencies, (F) the effect of changes in tax law, accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results, (G) accruals for reorganization and restructuring programs, (H) accruals of any amounts for payment under this Plan or any other compensation arrangement maintained by the Company, (I) items relating to financing activities, (J) items related to acquisitions, (K) items attributable to any stock dividend, stock split, combination or exchange of stock occurring during the Performance Period, (L) items attributable to the business operating of any entity acquired by the Company during the Performance Period, (M) items related to amortization of acquired intangible assets, (N) items that are outside the scope of the Company’s core, on-going business activities, or (O) any other items of significant income or expense which are determined to be appropriate adjustments. For all Awards intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, such determinations shall be made within the time prescribed by, and otherwise in compliance with, Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

(3)  Certification.   Following the completion of the Performance Period, the Administrator shall certify in writing whether and the extent to which the applicable Performance Goals have been achieved for such Performance Period.

 

(4)  Negative Discretion.   In determining the amount earned under such Awards, the Administrator shall have the right to reduce or eliminate (but not to increase) the amount payable at a given level of performance to take into account additional factors that the Administrator may deem relevant, including the assessment of individual or corporate performance for the Performance Period.

 

(5)  Payment of Performance-Based Compensation. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, a Participant shall be eligible to receive payment pursuant to such Awards for a Performance Period only if and to the extent the Performance Goals for such period are achieved.

 

13.                                Deferral of Payment

 

The Administrator may, in an Award Agreement or otherwise, provide for the deferred delivery of shares of Common Stock upon settlement, vesting or other events with respect to Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, or in payment or satisfaction of an Incentive Bonus. Notwithstanding anything

 

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herein to the contrary, the Administrator may, in its sole discretion, deny any deferral of the delivery of shares of Common Stock or any other payment with respect to any Award if the Administrator determines, in its sole discretion, that the deferral would result in the imposition of the additional tax under Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code. The Company shall have no liability to a Participant, or any other party, if an Award that is intended to be exempt from, or compliant with, Section 409A of the Code is not so exempt or compliant or for any action taken by the Administrator or the Board.

 

14.                                Conditions and Restrictions Upon Securities Subject to Awards

 

The Administrator may provide that the Common Stock issued upon exercise of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right or otherwise subject to or issued under an Award shall be subject to such further agreements, restrictions, conditions or limitations as the Administrator in its discretion may specify prior to the exercise of such Option or Stock Appreciation Right or the grant, vesting or settlement of such Award, including without limitation, conditions on vesting or transferability, forfeiture or repurchase provisions and method of payment for the Common Stock issued upon exercise, vesting or settlement of such Award (including the actual or constructive surrender of Common Stock already owned by the Participant) or payment of taxes arising in connection with an Award. Without limiting the foregoing, such restrictions may address the timing and manner of any resales by the Participant or other subsequent transfers by the Participant of any shares of Common Stock issued under an Award, including without limitation (i) restrictions under an insider trading policy or pursuant to applicable law, (ii) restrictions designed to delay and/or coordinate the timing and manner of sales by the Participant and holders of other Company equity compensation arrangements, (iii) restrictions as to the use of a specified brokerage firm for such resales or other transfers and (iv) provisions requiring Common Stock be sold on the open market or to the Company in order to satisfy tax withholding or other obligations.

 

15.                                Adjustment of and Changes in the Stock; Change in Control

 

(a)  Adjustments Upon Certain Unusual or Nonrecurring Events.   The number and kind of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under this Plan (including under any Awards then outstanding), and the number and kind of shares of Common Stock subject to the limits set forth in Section 5 of this Plan, shall be equitably adjusted by the Administrator to reflect any reorganization, reclassification, combination of shares, stock split, reverse stock split, spin-off, dividend or distribution of securities, property or cash (other than regular, quarterly cash dividends), or any other event or transaction that affects the number or kind of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Such adjustment may be designed to comply with Section 424 of the Code or may be designed to treat the shares of Common Stock available under the Plan and subject to Awards as if they were all outstanding on the record date for such event or transaction or to increase the number of such shares of Common Stock to reflect a deemed reinvestment in shares of Common Stock of the amount distributed to the Company’s security holders. The terms of any outstanding Award shall also be equitably adjusted by the Administrator as to price, number or kind of shares of Common Stock subject to such Award, vesting, and other terms to reflect the foregoing events, which adjustments need not be uniform as between different Awards or different types of Awards. No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued pursuant to such an adjustment.

 

(b)  Adjustments Upon Other Events.   In the event there shall be any other change in the number or kind of outstanding shares of Common Stock, or any stock or other securities into which such Common Stock shall have been changed, or for which it shall have been exchanged, by reason of a Change in Control, other merger, consolidation or otherwise, then the Administrator shall determine the appropriate and equitable adjustment to be effected, which adjustments need not be uniform between different Awards or different types of Awards. In addition, in the event of such change described in this paragraph, the Administrator may accelerate the time or times at which any Award

 

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may be exercised, consistent with and as otherwise permitted under Section 409A of the Code, and may provide for cancellation of such accelerated Awards that are not exercised within a time prescribed by the Administrator in its sole discretion.

 

(c)  Change in Control.   Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, in the event of a Change of Control after the Effective Date, unless provision is made in connection with the Change of Control for (i) assumption of Awards previously granted or (ii) substitution for such Awards of new awards covering stock of a successor corporation or its “parent corporation” (as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code) or “subsidiary corporation” (as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code) with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kinds of shares and the exercise prices, if applicable, (A) the Administrator shall make an adjustment to any or all Awards as the Administrator deems appropriate to reflect such Change in Control or (B) (1) in the case of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right, the Participant shall have the ability to exercise such Option or Stock Appreciation Right, including any portion of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right not previously exercisable, and the unexercised portion of such Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall be cancelled upon on the consummation of the Change in Control; (2) in the case of an Award subject to performance conditions in accordance with Section 12 of the Plan, the Participant shall have the right to receive a payment based on performance through a date determined by the Administrator prior to the Change in Control (unless such performance cannot be determined, in which case the Participant shall have the right to receive a payment equal to the target amount payable); and (3) in the case of outstanding Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Units not subject to performance conditions, all conditions to the grant, issuance, retention, vesting or transferability of, or any other restrictions applicable to, such Award shall immediately lapse.

 

(d)  Termination Following a Change in Control.   Unless otherwise expressly provided for in the Award Agreement or another contract, including an employment agreement, or under the terms of a transaction constituting a Change in Control, the following shall occur upon a Participant’s involuntary termination of employment within twenty-four (24) months following a Change in Control, provided that such termination does not result from the Participant’s termination for disability, cause or gross misconduct: (i) in the case of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right, each Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall immediately become exercisable and shall remain exercisable for the lesser of three (3) years following such termination and the expiration of such Option or Stock Appreciation Right; (ii) in the case of an Award subject to performance conditions in accordance with Section 12 of the Plan, the Participant shall have the right to receive a payment based on performance through a date determined by the Administrator prior to the Change in Control (unless such performance cannot be determined, in which case the Participant shall have the right to receive a payment equal to the target amount payable); and (iii) in the case of outstanding Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Units not subject to performance conditions, all conditions to the grant, issuance, retention, vesting or transferability of, or any other restrictions applicable to, such Award shall immediately lapse.

 

(e)  The Company shall notify Participants holding Awards subject to any adjustments pursuant to this Section 15 of such adjustment, but (whether or not notice is given) such adjustment shall be effective and binding for all purposes of the Plan.

 

16.                                Transferability

 

Each Award may not be sold, transferred for value, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated by a Participant other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and each Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable only by the Participant during his or her lifetime. Notwithstanding the foregoing, outstanding Options may be exercised following the Participant’s death by the Participant’s beneficiaries or as permitted by the Administrator.

 

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17.                                Compliance with Laws and Regulations

 

This Plan, the grant, issuance, vesting, exercise and settlement of Awards thereunder, and the obligation of the Company to sell, issue or deliver shares of Common Stock under such Awards, shall be subject to all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations, stock exchange rules and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental or regulatory agency as may be required. The Company shall not be required to register in a Participant’s name or deliver Common Stock prior to the completion of any registration or qualification of such shares under any foreign, federal, state or local law or any ruling or regulation of any government body which the Administrator shall determine to be necessary or advisable. To the extent the Company is unable to or the Committee deems it infeasible to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any shares of Common Stock hereunder, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall be relieved of any liability with respect to the failure to issue or sell such shares of Common Stock as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained. No Option shall be exercisable and no Common Stock shall be issued and/or transferable under any other Award unless a registration statement with respect to the Common Stock underlying such Option is effective and current or the Company has determined that such registration is unnecessary.

 

In the event an Award is granted to or held by a Participant who is employed or providing services outside the United States, the Administrator may, in its sole discretion, modify the provisions of the Plan or of such Award as they pertain to such individual to comply with applicable foreign law or to recognize differences in local law, currency or tax policy. The Administrator may also impose conditions on the grant, issuance, exercise, vesting, settlement or retention of Awards in order to comply with such foreign law and/or to minimize the Company’s obligations with respect to tax equalization for Participants employed outside their home country.

 

18.                                Withholding

 

To the extent required by applicable federal, state, local or foreign law, the Administrator may and/or a Participant shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the satisfaction of any withholding tax obligations that arise with respect to any Award, or the issuance or sale of any shares of Common Stock. The Company shall not be required to recognize any Participant rights under an Award, to issue shares of Common Stock or to recognize the disposition of such shares of Common Stock until such obligations are satisfied. To the extent permitted or required by the Administrator, these obligations may or shall be satisfied by the Company withholding cash from any compensation otherwise payable to or for the benefit of a Participant, the Company withholding a portion of the shares of Common Stock that otherwise would be issued to a Participant under such Award or any other award held by the Participant or by the Participant tendering to the Company cash or, if allowed by the Administrator, shares of Common Stock.

 

19.                                Amendment of the Plan or Awards

 

The Board may amend, alter or discontinue this Plan and the Administrator may amend, or alter any agreement or other document evidencing an Award made under this Plan but, except as provided pursuant to the provisions of Section 15, no such amendment shall, without the approval of the shareholders of the Company:

 

(a)                                  increase the maximum number of shares of Common Stock for which Awards may be granted under this Plan;

 

(b)                                  reduce the price at which Options may be granted below the price provided for in Section 8(a);

 

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(c)                                   reprice outstanding Options or SARs as described in 8(b) and 9(b);

 

(d)                                  extend the term of this Plan;

 

(e)                                   change the class of persons eligible to be Participants; or

 

(f)                                    otherwise amend the Plan in any manner requiring shareholder approval by law or the rules of any stock exchange or market or quotation system on which the Common Stock is traded, listed or quoted.

 

No amendment or alteration to the Plan or an Award or Award Agreement shall be made which would impair the rights of the holder of an Award, without such holder’s consent, provided that no such consent shall be required if the Administrator determines in its sole discretion and prior to the date of any Change in Control that such amendment or alteration either (i) is required or advisable in order for the Company, the Plan or the Award to satisfy any law or regulation or to meet the requirements of or avoid adverse financial accounting consequences under any accounting standard, or (ii) is not reasonably likely to significantly diminish the benefits provided under such Award, or that any such diminishment has been adequately compensated.

 

20.                                No Liability of Company

 

The Company, any Subsidiary or Affiliate which is in existence or hereafter comes into existence, the Board and the Administrator shall not be liable to a Participant or any other person as to: (a) the non-issuance or sale of shares of Common Stock as to which the Company has been unable to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any shares of Common Stock hereunder; and (b) any tax consequence expected, but not realized, by any Participant or other person due to the receipt, exercise or settlement of any Award granted hereunder.

 

21.                                Non-Exclusivity of Plan

 

Neither the adoption of this Plan by the Board nor the submission of this Plan to the shareholders of the Company for approval shall be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board or the Committee to adopt such other incentive arrangements as either may deem desirable, including without limitation, the granting of retention shares or stock options otherwise than under this Plan or an arrangement not intended to qualify under Code Section 162(m), and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.

 

22.                                Governing Law

 

This Plan and any agreements or other documents hereunder shall be interpreted and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Virginia and applicable federal law. Any reference in this Plan or in the agreement or other document evidencing any Awards to a provision of law or to a rule or regulation shall be deemed to include any successor law, rule or regulation of similar effect or applicability.

 

23.                                No Right to Employment, Reelection or Continued Service

 

Nothing in this Plan or an Award Agreement shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company, its Subsidiaries and/or its Affiliates to terminate any Participant’s employment, service on the Board or service for the Company at any time or for any reason not prohibited by law, nor shall this Plan or an Award itself confer upon any Participant any right to continue his or her employment or service for any specified period of time. Neither an Award nor any benefits arising under this Plan shall constitute an employment contract with the Company, any Subsidiary and/or its Affiliates. Subject to Sections 4 and 19, this Plan and the benefits hereunder may be terminated at any time in the sole

 

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and exclusive discretion of the Board without giving rise to any liability on the part of the Company, its Subsidiaries and/or its Affiliates.

 

24.                                Forfeiture Upon Termination of Employment

 

Except as otherwise provided by the Administrator in the Award Agreement, unvested Awards shall be forfeited if the Participant terminates his or her employment with the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate for any reason.

 

25.                                Specified Employee Delay

 

To the extent any payment under this Plan is considered deferred compensation subject to the restrictions contained in Section 409A of the Code, such payment may not be made to a specified employee (as determined in accordance with a uniform policy adopted by the Company with respect to all arrangements subject to Section 409A of the Code) upon Separation from Service before the date that is six months after the specified employee’s Separation form Service (or, if earlier, the specified employee’s death). Any payment that would otherwise be made during this period of delay shall be accumulated and paid on the sixth month plus one day following the specified employee’s Separation from Service (or, if earlier, as soon as administratively practicable after the specified employee’s death).

 

26.                                No Liability of Committee Members

 

No member of the Committee shall be personally liable by reason of any contract or other instrument executed by such member or on his behalf in his capacity as a member of the Committee nor for any mistake of judgment made in good faith, and the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each member of the Committee and each other employee, officer or director of the Company to whom any duty or power relating to the administration or interpretation of the Plan may be allocated or delegated, against any cost or expense (including counsel fees) or liability (including any sum paid in settlement of a claim) arising out of any act or omission to act in connection with the Plan unless arising out of such person’s own fraud or willful bad faith; provided, however, that approval of the Board shall be required for the payment of any amount in settlement of a claim against any such person. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or By-laws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.

 

27.                                Severability

 

If any provision of the Plan or any Award is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or as to any Person or Award, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Administrator, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to the applicable laws, or if it cannot be construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Administrator, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, Person or Award and the remainder of the Plan and any such Award shall remain in full force and effect.

 

28.                                Unfunded Plan

 

The Plan is intended to be an unfunded plan. Participants are and shall at all times be general creditors of the Company with respect to their Awards. If the Administrator or the Company chooses to set aside funds in a trust or otherwise for the payment of Awards under the Plan, such funds shall at all times be subject to the claims of the creditors of the Company in the event of its bankruptcy or insolvency.

 

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29.                                Successors

 

All obligations of the Company under the Plan with respect to Awards granted hereunder shall be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company.

 

30.                                Recoupment Policy

 

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Administrator may provide that any Participant and/or any Award, including any shares of Common Stock subject to an award, is subject to any recovery, recoupment, clawback and/or other forfeiture policy maintained by the Company from time to time.

 

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Exhibit 99.2

 

INSMED INCORPORATED

 

NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION INDUCEMENT AWARD AGREEMENT

 

No. of shares subject to Option:  200,000

 

THIS AGREEMENT dated this April 1, 2013, between INSMED INCORPORATED, a Virginia corporation (the “Company”), and Matthew Pauls (“Participant”), is made in connection with Participant’s entry into that certain employment agreement with the Company dated as of April 1, 2013 (the “Employment Agreement”) and is an inducement material to the Participant’s entry into employment within the meaning of Rule 5635(c)(4) of the NASDAQ Listing Rules.

 

If and to the extent that this Agreement conflicts or is inconsistent with the terms, conditions and provisions of any employment, consulting or similar services agreement (including the Employment Agreement) between the Participant and the Company as may be in effect (the “Service Agreement”), the Service Agreement shall control, and this Agreement shall be deemed to be modified accordingly.

 

1.                                       Grant of Option .  The Company, on April 1, 2013 (the “Date of Grant”), granted to Participant, subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the right and option to purchase from the Company all or any part of an aggregate of 200,000 shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”) at the option price of $7.45 per share, being not less than the closing price of a share of our Common Stock on the NASDAQ on the Date of Grant (the “Option”).  This Option is intended to be a nonqualified stock option and not an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).  This Option is exercisable as hereinafter provided.

 

2.                                       Terms and Conditions .  This Option is subject to the following terms and conditions:

 

(a)  Expiration Date This Option shall expire ten years from the Date of Grant (the “Expiration Date”).

 

(b)  Exercise of Option .  Except as provided in paragraphs 3, 4 and 5, this Option shall be exercisable with respect to twenty-five percent (25%) of the shares of Common Stock subject to this Option on the first anniversary of the Date of Grant (the “First Anniversary Date”) and with respect to an additional twelve and a half percent (12.5%) of the shares of Common Stock subject to this Option on the sixth month anniversary of the First Anniversary Date and each sixth month anniversary date thereafter through the fourth anniversary of the Date of Grant. If the foregoing schedule would produce fractional shares, the number of shares for which the Option becomes exercisable shall be rounded down to the nearest whole share. Once this Option has become exercisable in accordance with the preceding sentence it shall continue to be exercisable until the termination of Participant’s rights hereunder pursuant to paragraph 3, 4 or 5 or until the Option has expired pursuant to subparagraph 2(a).  A partial exercise of this Option shall not affect Participant’s right to exercise this Option with respect to the remaining shares, subject to the conditions of this Agreement.

 



 

(c)  Method of Exercising Option and Payment for Shares .  This Option shall be exercised by written notice delivered to the attention of the Company’s Principal Financial Officer at the Company’s principal office in New Jersey (see attachment A — “Notice of Option Exercise”).  The exercise date shall be (i) in the case of notice by mail, the date of postmark, or (ii) if delivered in person, the date of delivery.  Such notice shall be accompanied by payment of the Option price in full, in cash or cash equivalent acceptable to the Company, or by the surrender of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate fair market value (determined by the closing price of a share of our Common Stock as of the day preceding the exercise date) which, together with any cash or cash equivalent paid, is not less than the Option price for the number of shares for which this Option is being exercised.

 

(d)  Nontransferability .  This Option may not be transferred except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.  During Participant’s lifetime, this Option may be exercised only by Participant.

 

(e)                                   Shareholder Rights .  Participant shall not have any rights as a shareholder with respect to shares subject to the Option until the date of exercise of such Option.

 

3.                                       Exercise in the Event of Death .  In the event Participant dies before the expiration of this Option pursuant to subparagraph 2(a), this Option shall be exercisable with respect to all or part of the shares of Common Stock that Participant was entitled to purchase under subparagraph 2(b) on the date of Participant’s death.  In that event, this Option may be exercised, to the extent exercisable under subparagraph 2(b), by Participant’s estate or by the person or persons to whom his rights under this Option shall pass by will or the laws of descent and distribution.  Participant’s estate or such persons may exercise this Option within one (1) year of Participant’s death or during the remainder of the period preceding the Expiration Date, whichever is shorter.

 

4.                                       Exercise in the Event of Permanent and Total Disability .  In the event Participant becomes permanently and totally disabled within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code (“Permanently and Totally Disabled”) before the expiration of this Option pursuant to subparagraph 2(a), this Option shall be exercisable with respect to all or part of the shares of Common Stock that Participant was entitled to purchase under subparagraph 2(b) on the date he ceases to be employed by the Company and its affiliates as a result of his becoming Permanently and Totally Disabled.  In that event, Participant may exercise this Option, to the extent exercisable under subparagraph 2(b), within one (1) year of the date he ceases to be employed by the Company and its affiliates as a result of his becoming Permanently and Totally Disabled or during the period preceding the Expiration Date, whichever is shorter.

 

5.                                       Exercise After Termination of Employment .   Except as provided in paragraphs 3 and 4 hereof, if the Participant ceases to be employed by the Company and its affiliates prior to the Expiration Date, this Option shall be exercisable for all or part of the number of shares that the Participant was entitled to purchase under subparagraph 2(b), as well as set forth under any Service Agreement, on the date of Participant’s termination of employment. In that event, Participant may exercise this Option, to the extent exercisable under subparagraph 2(b) and/or under a Service Agreement, during the remainder of the period preceding the Expiration Date or until the date that is three (3) months after the date he ceases to be employed by the Company and its affiliates, whichever is shorter.

 



 

6.                                       Notice .  Any notice or other communication given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be personally delivered or mailed by United States registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to the Company at its principal place of business or to the Participant at the address on the payroll records of the Company or, in either case, at such other address as one party may subsequently furnish to the other party in writing.  Any such notice shall be deemed to have been given (a) on the date of postmark, in the case of notice by mail, or (b) on the date of delivery, if delivered in person.

 

7.                                       Fractional Shares .  Fractional shares shall not be issuable hereunder, and when any provision hereof may entitle Participant to a fractional share such fraction shall be disregarded.

 

8.                                       No Right to Continued Employment .  This Option does not confer upon Participant any right to continue in the employ of the Company or an affiliate, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Company or an affiliate to terminate such employment at any time.

 

9.                                       Change in Capital Structure .  The terms of this Option (including the number of shares subject hereto and the option price) shall be equitably adjusted as the Company determines is equitably required in the event the Company effects one or more stock dividends, stock split-ups, subdivisions or consolidations of shares or other similar changes in capitalization.

 

10.                                Change in Control .  The Company shall have the discretion to determine the treatment of the Option upon the occurrence of a Change in Control.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Participant’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause or by the Participant for Good Reason during the one year period following the occurrence of a Change of Control, then the Option will vest in full and become immediately exercisable.  Capitalized terms used in this paragraph 10 shall have the meanings set forth in the Employment Agreement.

 

11.                                Tax Withholding .  To the extent required by applicable federal, state, local or foreign law, the Company may and/or the Participant shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the satisfaction of any withholding tax obligations that arise with respect to the Option, or the issuance or sale of any shares of Common Stock. The Company shall not be required to recognize any Participant rights under this Option, to issue shares of Common Stock or to recognize the disposition of such shares of Common Stock until such obligations are satisfied. To the extent permitted or required by the Company, these obligations may or shall be satisfied by the Company withholding cash from any compensation otherwise payable to or for the benefit of the Participant, the Company withholding a portion of the shares of Common Stock that otherwise would be issued to a Participant under this Option or any other award held by the Participant or by the Participant tendering to the Company cash or, if allowed by the Company, shares of Common Stock.

 

12.                                Administration .  Any question concerning the interpretation of this Agreement or the Option, any adjustments required to be made to the Option hereunder, and any controversy that may arise with respect to the Option will be determined by the Company in its sole and absolute discretion.  All decisions by the Company shall be final, binding and conclusive.

 

13.                                Compliance with Laws and Regulations .                Participant hereby acknowledges, represents and warrants to the Company that, unless a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), with respect to the shares of Common Stock to be received upon the exercise of the Option is effective and current at the time of exercise of the Option, (i) the shares of Common Stock to be issued upon the exercise of the Option will be unregistered and

 



 

acquired by Participant for his own account, for investment only and not with a view to the resale or distribution thereof and (ii) the shares of Common Stock to be issued upon the exercise of the Option may not be sold or transferred unless a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the resale of such shares is effective and current or such registration is determined to be unnecessary.  Nothing herein shall be construed as requiring the Company to register the shares subject to the Option under the Securities Act.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the Company shall determine, in its discretion, that the listing or qualification of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Option on any securities exchange or under any applicable law, or the consent or approval of any governmental agency or regulatory body, is necessary or desirable as a condition to, or in connection with, the issuance of shares of Common Stock hereunder, the Option may not be exercised in whole or in part unless such listing, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company.

 

14.                                Governing Law .  This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

 

15.                                Binding Effect .  Subject to the limitations stated above, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the legatees, distributees, and personal representatives of Participant and the successors of the Company.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be signed by a duly authorized officer, and Participant has affixed his signature hereto.

 

 

INSMED INCORPORATED

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Will Lewis

 

Name:

Will Lewis

 

Title:

President and CEO

 

 

 

 

 

Matthew Pauls

 

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]

 



 

Attachment A

 

Chief Financial Officer

Insmed Incorporated

9 Deer Park Drive, Suite C

Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852-1919

 

Notice Of Option Exercise

 

This letter is notice of my decision to exercise the option that was granted to me on                                     .   The exercise will be effective on                                   .   I am exercising the option for                                  shares of Common Stock.  Enclosed is my check for $                     , which is the aggregate option price for the number of shares for which I am exercising the option.

 

Please issue the certificate according to the following instructions:

 

Name/entity stock certificate issued to:

(If entity is a trust, please include date trust was established)

 

Address to send stock certificate:

 

 

 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accepted by:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

 

 

 

 

Note :  The date of exercise cannot be earlier than the date of delivery of this notice or the postmark, if the notice is mailed.

 



 

INSMED INCORPORATED

 

NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION INDUCEMENT AWARD AGREEMENT

 

No. of shares subject to Option:  100,000

 

THIS AGREEMENT dated this April 1, 2013, between INSMED INCORPORATED, a Virginia corporation (the “Company”), and Matthew Pauls (“Participant”), is made in connection with Participant’s entry into that certain employment agreement with the Company dated as of April 1, 2013 (the “Employment Agreement”) and is an inducement material to the Participant’s entry into employment within the meaning of Rule 5635(c)(4) of the NASDAQ Listing Rules.

 

If and to the extent that this Agreement conflicts or is inconsistent with the terms, conditions and provisions of any employment, consulting or similar services agreement (including the Employment Agreement) between the Participant and the Company as may be in effect (the “Service Agreement”), the Service Agreement shall control, and this Agreement shall be deemed to be modified accordingly.

 

1.                                       Grant of Option .  The Company, on April 1, 2013 (the “Date of Grant”), granted to Participant, subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the right and option to purchase from the Company all or any part of an aggregate of 100,000 shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”) at the option price of $7.45 per share, being not less than the closing price of a share of our Common Stock on the NASDAQ on the Date of Grant (the “Option”).  This Option is intended to be a nonqualified stock option and not an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).  This Option is exercisable as hereinafter provided.

 

2.                                       Terms and Conditions .  This Option is subject to the following terms and conditions:

 

(a)  Expiration Date This Option shall expire ten years from the Date of Grant (the “Expiration Date”).

 

(b)  Exercise of Option .  Except as provided in paragraphs 3, 4 and 5, this Option shall be exercisable with respect to one hundred percent (100%) of the shares of Common Stock subject to this Option on the date of the Company’s issuance of a quarterly or annual earnings release, as applicable, pertaining to the fiscal quarter during which the Company’s cumulative revenues from all approved products (as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP) first exceeds $25 million, subject to Participant’s continued employment with the Company through such date. Once this Option has become exercisable in accordance with the preceding sentence it shall continue to be exercisable until the termination of Participant’s rights hereunder pursuant to paragraph 3, 4 or 5 or until the Option has expired pursuant to subparagraph 2(a).  A partial exercise of this Option shall not affect Participant’s right to exercise this Option with respect to the remaining shares, subject to the conditions of this Agreement.

 

(c)  Method of Exercising Option and Payment for Shares .  This Option shall be exercised by written notice delivered to the attention of the Company’s Principal Financial Officer at the Company’s principal office in New Jersey (see attachment A — “Notice of Option

 



 

Exercise”).  The exercise date shall be (i) in the case of notice by mail, the date of postmark, or (ii) if delivered in person, the date of delivery.  Such notice shall be accompanied by payment of the Option price in full, in cash or cash equivalent acceptable to the Company, or by the surrender of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate fair market value (determined by the closing price of a share of our Common Stock as of the day preceding the exercise date) which, together with any cash or cash equivalent paid, is not less than the Option price for the number of shares for which this Option is being exercised.

 

(d)  Nontransferability .  This Option may not be transferred except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.  During Participant’s lifetime, this Option may be exercised only by Participant.

 

(e)                                   Shareholder Rights .  Participant shall not have any rights as a shareholder with respect to shares subject to the Option until the date of exercise of such Option.

 

3.                                       Exercise in the Event of Death .  In the event Participant dies before the expiration of this Option pursuant to subparagraph 2(a), this Option shall be exercisable with respect to all or part of the shares of Common Stock that Participant was entitled to purchase under subparagraph 2(b) on the date of Participant’s death.  In that event, this Option may be exercised, to the extent exercisable under subparagraph 2(b), by Participant’s estate or by the person or persons to whom his rights under this Option shall pass by will or the laws of descent and distribution.  Participant’s estate or such persons may exercise this Option within one (1) year of Participant’s death or during the remainder of the period preceding the Expiration Date, whichever is shorter.

 

4.                                       Exercise in the Event of Permanent and Total Disability .  In the event Participant becomes permanently and totally disabled within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code (“Permanently and Totally Disabled”) before the expiration of this Option pursuant to subparagraph 2(a), this Option shall be exercisable with respect to all or part of the shares of Common Stock that Participant was entitled to purchase under subparagraph 2(b) on the date he ceases to be employed by the Company and its affiliates as a result of his becoming Permanently and Totally Disabled.  In that event, Participant may exercise this Option, to the extent exercisable under subparagraph 2(b), within one (1) year of the date he ceases to be employed by the Company and its affiliates as a result of his becoming Permanently and Totally Disabled or during the period preceding the Expiration Date, whichever is shorter.

 

5.                                       Exercise After Termination of Employment .   Except as provided in paragraphs 3 and 4 hereof, if the Participant ceases to be employed by the Company and its affiliates prior to the Expiration Date, this Option shall be exercisable for all or part of the number of shares that the Participant was entitled to purchase under subparagraph 2(b), as well as set forth under any Service Agreement, on the date of Participant’s termination of employment. In that event, Participant may exercise this Option, to the extent exercisable under subparagraph 2(b) and/or under a Service Agreement, during the remainder of the period preceding the Expiration Date or until the date that is three (3) months after the date he ceases to be employed by the Company and its affiliates, whichever is shorter.

 

6.                                       Notice .  Any notice or other communication given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be personally delivered or mailed by United States registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to the Company at its principal place of business or to the Participant at the address on the payroll records of the Company or, in either case, at such other

 



 

address as one party may subsequently furnish to the other party in writing.  Any such notice shall be deemed to have been given (a) on the date of postmark, in the case of notice by mail, or (b) on the date of delivery, if delivered in person.

 

7.                                       Fractional Shares .  Fractional shares shall not be issuable hereunder, and when any provision hereof may entitle Participant to a fractional share such fraction shall be disregarded.

 

8.                                       No Right to Continued Employment .  This Option does not confer upon Participant any right to continue in the employ of the Company or an affiliate, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Company or an affiliate to terminate such employment at any time.

 

9.                                       Change in Capital Structure .  The terms of this Option (including the number of shares subject hereto and the option price) shall be equitably adjusted as the Company determines is equitably required in the event the Company effects one or more stock dividends, stock split-ups, subdivisions or consolidations of shares or other similar changes in capitalization.

 

10.                                Change in Control .  The Company shall have the discretion to determine the treatment of the Option upon the occurrence of a Change in Control.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Participant’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause or by the Participant for Good Reason during the one year period following the occurrence of a Change of Control, then the Option will vest in full and become immediately exercisable.  Capitalized terms used in this paragraph 10 shall have the meanings set forth in the Employment Agreement.

 

11.                                Tax Withholding .  To the extent required by applicable federal, state, local or foreign law, the Company may and/or the Participant shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the satisfaction of any withholding tax obligations that arise with respect to the Option, or the issuance or sale of any shares of Common Stock. The Company shall not be required to recognize any Participant rights under this Option, to issue shares of Common Stock or to recognize the disposition of such shares of Common Stock until such obligations are satisfied. To the extent permitted or required by the Company, these obligations may or shall be satisfied by the Company withholding cash from any compensation otherwise payable to or for the benefit of the Participant, the Company withholding a portion of the shares of Common Stock that otherwise would be issued to a Participant under this Option or any other award held by the Participant or by the Participant tendering to the Company cash or, if allowed by the Company, shares of Common Stock.

 

12.                                Administration .  Any question concerning the interpretation of this Agreement or the Option, any adjustments required to be made to the Option hereunder, and any controversy that may arise with respect to the Option will be determined by the Company in its sole and absolute discretion.  All decisions by the Company shall be final, binding and conclusive.

 

13.                                Compliance with Laws and Regulations .  Participant hereby acknowledges, represents and warrants to the Company that, unless a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), with respect to the shares of Common Stock to be received upon the exercise of the Option is effective and current at the time of exercise of the Option, (i) the shares of Common Stock to be issued upon the exercise of the Option will be unregistered and acquired by Participant for his own account, for investment only and not with a view to the resale or distribution thereof and (ii) the shares of Common Stock to be issued upon the exercise of the Option may not be sold or transferred unless a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the resale of such shares is effective and current or such registration is determined to be unnecessary.

 



 

Nothing herein shall be construed as requiring the Company to register the shares subject to the Option under the Securities Act.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the Company shall determine, in its discretion, that the listing or qualification of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Option on any securities exchange or under any applicable law, or the consent or approval of any governmental agency or regulatory body, is necessary or desirable as a condition to, or in connection with, the issuance of shares of Common Stock hereunder, the Option may not be exercised in whole or in part unless such listing, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company.

 

14.                                Governing Law .  This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

 

15.                                Binding Effect .  Subject to the limitations stated above, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the legatees, distributees, and personal representatives of Participant and the successors of the Company.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be signed by a duly authorized officer, and Participant has affixed his signature hereto.

 

 

INSMED INCORPORATED

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Will Lewis

 

Name:

Will Lewis

 

Title:

President and CEO

 

 

 

 

 

Matthew Pauls

 

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]

 



 

Attachment A

 

Chief Financial Officer

Insmed Incorporated

9 Deer Park Drive, Suite C

Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852-1919

 

Notice Of Option Exercise

 

This letter is notice of my decision to exercise the option that was granted to me on                                     .   The exercise will be effective on                                   .   I am exercising the option for                                  shares of Common Stock.  Enclosed is my check for $                     , which is the aggregate option price for the number of shares for which I am exercising the option.

 

Please issue the certificate according to the following instructions:

 

Name/entity stock certificate issued to:

(If entity is a trust, please include date trust was established)

 

Address to send stock certificate:

 

 

 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accepted by:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

 

 

 

 

Note :  The date of exercise cannot be earlier than the date of delivery of this notice or the postmark, if the notice is mailed.