As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 23, 2015

Registration No. 333-            

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

Univar Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware 26-1251958

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

3075 Highland Parkway, Suite 200

Downers Grove, IL 60515

(331)-777-6000

(Address, including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, including Area Code of Registrant’s Principal Executive Office)

 

 

UNIVAR INC. 2015 OMNIBUS EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

UNIVAR INC. 2011 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

UNIVAR INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

(Full title of the plan)

 

 

Stephen N. Landsman, Esq.

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Univar Inc.

3075 Highland Parkway, Suite 200

Downers Grove, IL 60515

(331) 777-6000

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

 

 

With copies to:

Meir D. Katz, Esq.

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

919 Third Avenue

New York, New York 10022

(212) 909-6000

 

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   x (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   ¨

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

Name of Plan   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

Univar Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan

  Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share   5,124,371   $19.63 (2)   $100,591,402.73   $11,689

Univar Inc. 2015 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan

  Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share   4,011,913   $26.21 (3)   $105,152,239.73   $12,219

Univar Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan

  Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share   2,005,956   $26.21 (3)   $52,576,106.76   $6,110

 

 

(1) The number of shares being registered represents (a) the shares underlying option awards outstanding under the Univar Inc. Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the “STIP”), (b) shares reserved for issuance pursuant to future awards under the Univar Inc. 2015 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “Omnibus Equity Plan”) and (c) shares reserved for issuance under the Univar Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”). Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock that become issuable under the STIP, the Omnibus Equity Plan or the ESPP by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction.
(2) Computed pursuant to Rule 457(h) solely for purpose of determining the registration fee, based upon an assumed price of $19.63 per share of the Registrant’s Common Stock, which is the weighted average exercise price of the outstanding option awards under the STIP.
(3) Computed pursuant to Rule 457(h) solely for purpose of determining the registration fee, based upon an assumed price of $26.21 per share of the Registrant’s Common Stock, which is based on the average of the high sales price and low sales price per share of the Registrant’s Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on June 19, 2015.

 

 

 


Part I

Information Required in the Section 10(a) Prospectus

All information required by Part I to be contained in the prospectus is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act” ).

Part II

Information Required in the Registration Statement

 

Item 3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) allows Univar Inc. (“ us ”, “ we ” or the “ Company ”) to “incorporate by reference” into this Registration Statement information we file with the Commission in other documents. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring to another document we filed with the Commission.

We incorporates by reference, as of their respective dates of filing, the documents listed below (excluding any portions of such documents that have been “furnished” but not “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”)):

 

  (1) the Company’s prospectus filed with the Commission on June 19, 2015 pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, relating to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-197085);

 

  (2) the description of the Company’s Common Stock contained in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-37443) filed with the Commission on June 15, 2015

All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement that indicate that all securities offered hereby have been sold or that deregister all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the respective dates of filing of such documents.

 

Item 4. Description of Securities.

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

Not applicable.


Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Delaware General Corporation Law

Univar Inc. is incorporated under the laws of the state of Delaware

Section 145(a) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “ DGCL ”) provides that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the person’s conduct was unlawful.

Section 145(b) of the DGCL provides that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all of the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Delaware Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

Section 145(c) of the DGCL provides that to the extent that a present or former director or officer of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 145 of the DGCL, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith.

Section 145(e) of the DGCL provides that expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an officer or director of the corporation in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized in Section 145 of the DGCL.


Such expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by former directors and officers or other employees and agents of the corporation or by persons serving at the request of the corporation as directors, officers, employees or agents of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the corporation deems appropriate.

Section 145(g) of the DGCL specifically allows a Delaware corporation to purchase liability insurance on behalf of its directors and officers and to insure against potential liability of such directors and officers regardless of whether the corporation would have the power to indemnify such directors and officers under Section 145 of the DGCL.

Our Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation contains provisions permitted under the DGCL relating to the liability of directors. These provisions eliminate a director’s personal liability for monetary damages resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty, except in circumstances involving:

 

    any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty;

 

    acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of the law;

 

    Section 174 of the DGCL (unlawful dividends); or

 

    any transaction from which the director derives an improper personal benefit.

Our Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and our Second Amended and Restated By-laws require us to indemnify and advance expenses to our directors and officers to the fullest extent not prohibited by the DGCL and other applicable law, except in the case of a proceeding instituted by the director without the approval of our board of directors. Our Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and our Second Amended and Restated By-laws provide that we are required to indemnify our directors and executive officers, to the fullest extent permitted by law, for all judgments, fines, settlements, legal fees and other expenses incurred in connection with pending or threatened legal proceedings because of the director’s or officer’s positions with us or another entity that the director or officer serves at our request, subject to various conditions, and to advance funds to our directors and officers to enable them to defend against such proceedings. To receive indemnification, the director or officer must have been successful in the legal proceeding or have acted in good faith and in what was reasonably believed to be a lawful manner in our best interest and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, have had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.

Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL permits a Delaware corporation to include a provision in its certificate of incorporation eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. This provision, however, may not eliminate or limit a director’s liability (1) for breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (2) for acts or omissions not in good faith or involving intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3) under Section 174 of the DGCL, which provides for liability of directors for unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions, or (4) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. Our Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation will contain such a provision.


Indemnification Agreements

In connection with our initial public offering, we entered into indemnification agreements with our directors and executive officers. The indemnification agreements provide the directors and executive officers with contractual rights to the indemnification and expense advancement rights provided under our Second Amended and Restated By-laws, as well as contractual rights to additional indemnification as provided in the indemnification agreements.

We have entered into indemnification agreements with Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC and CVC Capital Partners Advisory (U.S.), Inc., pursuant to which we indemnify them and their respective affiliates, directors, officers, partners, members, employees, agents, representatives and controlling persons, against certain liabilities arising out of performance of the consulting agreement, securities offerings by us and certain other claims and liabilities.

Directors’ and Officers’ Liability Insurance

We have obtained directors’ and officers’ liability insurance which insures against certain liabilities that our directors and officers, may, in such capacities, incur.

 

Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.

Not applicable.

 

Item 8. Exhibits.

The Exhibits accompanying this Registration Statement are listed on the accompanying Exhibit Index.

 

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;

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this 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 this 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 a 20 percent 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 this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement;

provided, 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 Exchange Act, that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.

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

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

(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this 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 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 Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities 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 Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company 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 Downers Grove, Illinois, on June 23, 2015.

 

Univar Inc.
By:  

/s/ Stephen N. Landsman

 

Name:

Title:

 

Stephen N. Landsman, Esq.

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on June 23, 2015 by the following persons in the capacities indicated.

 

Signature

 

Title

*

J. Erik Fyrwald

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer), Director

*

Carl J. Lukach

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

*

Jeffrey H. Siegel

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

(Principal Accounting Officer)

*

William S. Stavropoulos

  Director and Chairman

*

Richard A. Jalkut

  Director


.

Signature

 

Title

*

George K. Jaquette

  Director

*

Lars Haegg

  Director

*

David H. Wasserman

  Director

 

* By:  

/s/ Stephen N. Landsman

 

Stephen N. Landsman

as Attorney-in-Fact


INDEX TO EXHIBITS TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8

Exhibits

  3.1 Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Univar Inc.
  3.2 Second Amended and Restated By-laws of Univar Inc.
  4.1 Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1)(No. 333-197085) (the “ S-1 Registration Statement ”).
  5.1 Opinion of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP.
10.1 Univar Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, effective as of March 28, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.32 to the S-1 Registration Statement).
10.2 Amendment No. 1 to the Univar Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, dated as of November 30, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.33 to the S-1 Registration Statement).
10.3 Univar Inc. 2015 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan.
10.4 Univar Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
10.5 Form of Employee Stock Option Agreement.
10.6 Form of Employee Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.
10.7 Form of Director Restricted Stock Agreement.
23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
23.5 Consent of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1 Powers of Attorney.

Exhibit 3.1

THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

UNIVAR INC.

The undersigned, on behalf of Univar Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Delaware, hereby certifies as follows:

1. The present name of the corporation is Univar Inc. (the “ Corporation ”).

2. The Corporation was originally formed as UnivarHoldco, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and filed its original Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “ Secretary of State ”) on October 12, 2007. An Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, changing the name of the Corporation from UnivarHoldco, Inc. to Univar Inc., was filed with the Secretary of State on October 19, 2007. A Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “ Original Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation ”) was filed with the Secretary of State on March 7, 2008. A Certificate of Amendment to the Original Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as so amended, the “ Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation ”) was filed with the Secretary of State on November 29, 2010, which, among other things, changed the Corporation’s authorized capital and reclassified each share of the Corporation’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, into 734,625.6749591840 shares of common stock, par value $0.00000001361237526593350 per share. A Certificate of Change of Location of Registered Office and of Registered Agent was filed with the Secretary of State on January 9, 2012. A Certificate of Amendment effecting the reclassification of each 1.9845 shares of the Corporation’s common stock, par value $0.00000001361237526593350 per share, into 1 share of the Corporation’s common stock, par value $0.01, was filed with the Secretary of State on June 5, 2015.

3. The Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended and restated pursuant to Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (as amended from time to time, the “ DGCL ”), so as to read in its entirety in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by this reference ( Exhibit A and this Certificate collectively constituting the Corporation’s Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation).

4. The amendment and restatement of the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Sections 228, 242 and 245 of the DGCL, the board of directors of the Corporation having adopted resolutions setting forth such amendment and restatement, declaring its advisability, and directing that it be submitted to the stockholders of the Corporation for their approval; and the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted having consented in writing to the adoption of such amendment and restatement.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned officer of the Corporation has executed this Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation on the 19th day of June, 2015.

 

UNIVAR INC.
By:

/s/ Stephen N. Landsman

Name: Stephen N. Landsman
Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

[Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Univar Inc.]


EXHIBIT A

THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

UNIVAR INC.

FIRST : Name . The name of the corporation is Univar Inc. (the “ Corporation ”).

SECOND : Registered Office . The Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is at 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, City of Wilmington 19808, county of New Castle. The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Service Company.

THIRD : Purpose . The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (as amended from time to time, the “ DGCL ”).

FOURTH : Capital Stock . The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 2,200,000,000, consisting of: (x) 2,000,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), and (y) 200,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “ Preferred Stock ”), issuable in one or more series as hereinafter provided.

(a) Common Stock . Except as otherwise provided ( i ) by the DGCL, ( ii ) by Section (b) of this Article FOURTH, or ( iii ) by resolutions, if any, of the board of directors of the Corporation (the “ Board ”) fixing the powers, designations, preferences and the relative, participating, optional or other rights of the Preferred Stock, or the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, the entire voting power of the shares of the Corporation for the election of directors and for all other purposes shall be vested exclusively in the Common Stock. Each share of Common Stock shall have one vote upon all matters to be voted on by the holders of the Common Stock, and shall be entitled to participate equally in all dividends payable with respect to the Common Stock and to share equally, subject to any rights and preferences of the Preferred Stock (as fixed by resolutions, if any, of the Board), in all assets of the Corporation, in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, or upon any distribution of the assets of the Corporation.

(b) Preferred Stock . Subject to the provisions of this Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Board is authorized to fix from time to time by resolution or resolutions the number of shares of any class or series of Preferred Stock, and to determine the voting powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, of any such class or series. Further, within the limits and restrictions stated in any resolution or resolutions of the Board originally fixing the number of shares constituting any such class or series, the Board is authorized to increase or decrease (but not below the number of shares of such class or series then outstanding) the number of shares of any such class or series subsequent to the issue of shares of that class or series.


FIFTH : Management of Corporation . The following provisions are inserted for the management of the business and for the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation and for the purpose of creating, defining, limiting and regulating the powers of the Corporation and its directors and stockholders:

(a) The number of directors constituting the Board shall be not fewer than six and not more than fourteen, each of whom shall be a natural person. Subject to any rights of any holders of any class or series of Preferred Stock to elect directors and the rights granted pursuant to the Fourth Amended and Restated Stockholders’ Agreement, among the Corporation and certain of its stockholders, to be dated as of the closing date of the Corporation’s initial public offering (as amended from time to time, the “ Stockholders’ Agreement ”), the precise number of directors of the Corporation shall be fixed, and may be altered from time to time, only by resolution of the Board.

(b) The directors of the Corporation, subject to any rights of the holders of shares of any class or series of Preferred Stock to elect directors, shall be classified with respect to the time for which they severally hold office into three classes, as nearly equal in number as possible. One class’s initial term will expire at the first annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation following the effectiveness of this Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, another class’s initial term will expire at the second annual meeting of stockholders following the effectiveness of this Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and another class’s initial term will expire at the third annual meeting of stockholders following the effectiveness of this Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, with directors of each class to hold office until their successors are duly elected and qualified, provided that the term of each director shall continue until the election and qualification of his or her successor or until such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal. At each annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation beginning with the first annual meeting of stockholders following the effectiveness of this Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, subject to any rights of the holders of shares of any class or series of Preferred Stock and for so long as the Stockholders’ Agreement is in effect, the then-applicable terms, if any, of the Stockholders’ Agreement, the successors of the directors whose term expires at that meeting shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders held in the third year following the year of their election. In the case of any increase or decrease, from time to time, in the number of directors of the Corporation, the number of directors in each class shall be apportioned as nearly equally as possible. No decrease in the number of directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.

(c) Subject to this Article FIFTH, the election of directors may be conducted in any manner approved by the person presiding at a meeting of the stockholders or the directors, as the case may be, at the time when the election is held and need not be by written ballot.

 

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(d) Subject to any rights of the holders of shares of any class or series of Preferred Stock, if any, to elect additional directors under specified circumstances and for so long as the Stockholders’ Agreement is in effect, the then-applicable terms, if any, of the Stockholders’ Agreement, ( i ) following the effectiveness of this Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and until the first date (the “ Director Removal Trigger Date ”) on which the Sponsors (as defined in Article EIGHTH) cease collectively to beneficially own (directly or indirectly) more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock in the aggregate, a director may be removed at any time, either for or without cause, upon affirmative vote of holders of at least a majority of the votes to which all the stockholders of the Corporation would be entitled to cast in any election of directors or class of directors and ( ii ) from and after the Director Removal Trigger Date, a director may be removed from office only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the votes to which all the stockholders of the Corporation would be entitled to cast in any election of directors or class of directors.

(e) Subject to any rights of the holders of shares of any class or series of Preferred Stock, if any, to elect additional directors under specified circumstances and for so long as the Stockholders’ Agreement is in effect, the then-applicable terms, if any, of the Stockholders’ Agreement, and except as otherwise provided by law, any vacancy in the Board that results from an increase in the number of directors, from the death, disability, resignation, disqualification or removal of any director or from any other cause shall be filled solely by a majority of the total number of directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director.

(f) All corporate powers and authority of the Corporation (except as at the time otherwise provided by law, by this Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or by the bylaws of the Corporation) shall be vested in and exercised by the Board.

(g) To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, a director of the Corporation shall not be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the DGCL is amended after the date of the filing of this Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended from time to time.

(h) To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to the directors of the Corporation, provided that, except as otherwise provided in the bylaws of the Corporation, the

 

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Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify or advance expenses to a director of the Corporation in respect of an action, suit or proceeding (or part thereof) instituted by such director, unless such action, suit or proceeding (or part thereof) has been authorized by the Board. The rights provided by this Article FIFTH, Section (h) shall not limit or exclude any rights, indemnities or limitations of liability to which any director of the Corporation may be entitled, whether as a matter of law, under the bylaws of the Corporation, by agreement, vote of the stockholders, approval of the directors of the Corporation or otherwise.

SIXTH . Stockholder Action by Written Consent . Until the first date (the “ Trigger Date ”) on which the Sponsors (as defined in Article EIGHTH) cease collectively to beneficially own (directly or indirectly) more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock in the aggregate, any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote of stockholders, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, are: ( i ) signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted (but not less than the minimum number of votes otherwise prescribed by law) and ( ii ) delivered within 60 days of the earliest dated consent so delivered to the Corporation, to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in the State of Delaware, its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the books in which proceedings of meetings of the stockholders are recorded. From and after the Trigger Date, any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation may be taken only upon the vote of the stockholders at an annual or special meeting duly called and may not be taken by written consent of the stockholders.

SEVENTH . Special Meetings . Subject to the special rights of any series of Preferred Stock, and to the requirements of applicable law, special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation for any purpose or purposes may be called only by or at the direction of the Board pursuant to a resolution of the Board adopted by a majority of the total number of directors then in office; provided that, until the Trigger Date, a special meeting of the stockholders may also be called by the Secretary of the Corporation at the request of the holders of record of not less than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. From and after the Trigger Date, the stockholders of the Corporation do not have the power to call a special meeting of the stockholders. Except as otherwise required by law, the business conducted at a special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation shall be limited exclusively to the business set forth in the Corporation’s notice of meeting, and the individual or group calling such meeting shall have exclusive authority to determine the business included in such notice. Any special meeting of the stockholders shall be held either within or without the State of Delaware, at such place, if any, and on such date and time, as shall be specified in the notice of such special meeting. The bylaws of the Corporation may establish procedures regulating the submission by stockholders of nominations and proposals for consideration at meetings of stockholders of the Corporation.

 

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EIGHTH : Business Opportunities . To the fullest extent permitted by Section 122(17) of the DGCL (or any successor provision) and except as may be otherwise expressly agreed in writing by the Corporation and any of Univar N.V., CVC Capital Partners Advisory (U.S.), Inc., CD&R Univar Holdings, L.P., CD&R Advisor Univar Co-Investor, L.P., CD&R Friends & Family Fund VIII, L.P., Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund VIII, L.P., CD&R Univar Co-Investor, L.P., CD&R Advisor Univar Co-Investor II, L.P., CD&R Univar NEP VIII Co-Investor, LLC, CD&R Univar NEP IX Co-Investor, LLC and each of their respective affiliates other than the Corporation (each, a “ Sponsor ” and together the “ Sponsors ”) with respect to such Sponsor, the Corporation, on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries, renounces and waives any interest or expectancy of the Corporation and its subsidiaries in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, directly or indirectly, any potential transactions, matters or business opportunities (including, without limitation, any business activities or lines of business that are the same as or similar to those pursued by, or competitive with, the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries or any dealings with customers or clients of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries) and, that are from time to time presented to any of the Sponsors or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, stockholders, members, partners, affiliates and subsidiaries (other than the Corporation and its subsidiaries), even if the transaction, matter or opportunity is one that the Corporation or its subsidiaries might reasonably be deemed to have pursued or had the ability or desire to pursue if granted the opportunity to do so and no such person shall be liable to the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates for breach of any fiduciary or other duty, as a director or officer or otherwise, by reason of the fact that such person pursues, acquires or participates in such business opportunity, directs such business opportunity to another person or fails to present such business opportunity, or information regarding such business opportunity, to the Corporation or its subsidiaries. Any person purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in any shares of stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Article EIGHTH. Neither the alteration, amendment or repeal of this Article EIGHTH, nor the adoption of any other amendment to this Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article EIGHTH, nor, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, any modification of the law, shall eliminate or reduce the effect of this Article EIGHTH in respect of any business opportunity first identified or any other matter occurring, or any cause of action, suit or claim that, but for this Article EIGHTH, would accrue or arise, prior to such alteration, amendment, repeal, adoption or modification. If any provision or provisions of this Article EIGHTH shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any circumstance for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of such provisions in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of this Article EIGHTH (including, without limitation, each portion of any paragraph of this Article EIGHTH containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and (b) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Article EIGHTH (including, without limitation, each such portion of any paragraph of this Article EIGHTH containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to permit the Corporation to protect its directors, officers, employees and agents from personal liability in respect of their good faith service to or for the benefit of the

 

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Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by law. This Article EIGHTH shall not limit any protections or defenses available to, or indemnification or advancement rights of, any director or officer of the Corporation under this Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the bylaws of the Corporation or applicable law.

NINTH : Section 203 of the General Corporation Law . The Corporation elects not to be governed by Section 203 of the DGCL, “Business Combinations With Interested Stockholders”, as permitted under and pursuant to subsection (b)(3) of Section 203 of the DGCL.

TENTH : Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation . The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter or repeal any provision contained in this Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by the DGCL, and all rights herein conferred upon stockholders or directors are granted subject to this reservation, provided , however, that any amendment, alteration or repeal of Article FIFTH, Section (g) or Section (h) shall not adversely affect any right or protection existing under this Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation immediately prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal, including any right or protection of a director thereunder in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such amendment, modification or repeal. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, and notwithstanding that a lesser percentage may be permitted from time to time by applicable law, no provision of Articles FIFTH, SIXTH, SEVENTH, EIGHTH, NINTH, this Article TENTH and Articles ELEVENTH and TWELFTH may be altered, amended or repealed in any respect, nor may any provision or bylaw inconsistent therewith be adopted, unless in addition to any other vote required by this Third Amended and Rested Certificate of Incorporation or otherwise required by law, ( i ) until the Trigger Date, such amendment, alteration, or repeal is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, and ( ii ) from and after the Trigger Date, such amendment, alteration or repeal is approved at a meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose by, in addition to any other vote otherwise required by law, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

ELEVENTH : Amendment of Bylaws . In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by law, the Board is expressly authorized to amend, alter or repeal the bylaws of the Corporation subject to the power of the stockholders of the Corporation entitled to vote with respect thereto to amend, alter or repeal the bylaws. Any amendment, alteration or repeal of the bylaws of the Corporation by the Board shall require the approval of a majority of the Board then in office. In addition to any other vote otherwise required by law, the stockholders of the Corporation may amend, alter or repeal the bylaws of the Corporation, provided that any such action will require ( i ) until the Trigger Date, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of

 

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the outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote with respect thereto, voting together as a single class and ( ii ) from and after the Trigger Date, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote with respect thereto, voting together as a single class.

TWELFTH : Exclusive Jurisdiction for Certain Actions . Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall be the sole and exclusive forum for ( i ) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, ( ii ) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s stockholders, ( iii ) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, this Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the bylaws of the Corporation, or ( iv ) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation governed by the internal affairs doctrine, in each such case subject to said Court of Chancery having personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants therein. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Article TWELFTH.

 

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Exhibit 3.2

 

 

UNIVAR INC.

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

Effective as of June 19, 2015

 

 

 


Table of Contents

 

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ARTICLE I STOCKHOLDERS      1   
 

Section 1.01.

  

Annual Meetings .

     1   
 

Section 1.02.

  

Special Meetings .

     1   
 

Section 1.03.

  

Participation in Meetings by Remote Communication .

     1   
 

Section 1.04.

  

Notice of Meetings; Waiver .

     1   
 

Section 1.05.

  

Quorum .

     2   
 

Section 1.06.

  

Voting .

     2   
 

Section 1.07.

  

Voting Lists .

     3   
 

Section 1.08.

  

Adjournment .

     3   
 

Section 1.09.

  

Proxies .

     3   
 

Section 1.10.

  

Organization; Procedure; Inspection of Elections .

     4   
 

Section 1.11.

  

Stockholder Action by Written Consent .

     5   
 

Section 1.12.

  

Notice of Stockholder Proposals and Nominations .

     5   

ARTICLE II BOARD OF DIRECTORS

     8   
 

Section 2.01.

  

General Powers .

     8   
 

Section 2.02.

  

Election of Directors .

     8   
 

Section 2.03.

  

Annual and Regular Meetings: Notice .

     8   
 

Section 2.04.

  

Special Meetings; Notice .

     9   
 

Section 2.05.

  

Quorum .

     9   
 

Section 2.06.

  

Voting .

     9   
 

Section 2.07.

  

Adjournment .

     9   
 

Section 2.08.

  

Action Without a Meeting .

     10   
 

Section 2.09.

  

Regulations; Manner of Acting .

     10   
 

Section 2.10.

  

Action by Telephonic Communications .

     10   
 

Section 2.11.

  

Removal; Resignation .

     10   
 

Section 2.12.

  

Director Fees and Expenses .

     10   
 

Section 2.13.

  

Reliance on Accounts and Reports, etc .

     10   

ARTICLE III COMMITTEES

     11   
 

Section 3.01.

  

How Constituted .

     11   
 

Section 3.02.

  

Powers .

     11   
 

Section 3.03.

  

Proceedings .

     11   
 

Section 3.04.

  

Quorum and Manner of Acting .

     12   
 

Section 3.05.

  

Action by Telephonic Communications .

     12   
 

Section 3.06.

  

Resignations .

     12   
 

Section 3.07.

  

Removal .

     12   
 

Section 3.08.

  

Vacancies .

     12   

ARTICLE IV OFFICERS

     13   
 

Section 4.01.

  

Number .

     13   
 

Section 4.02.

  

Election .

     13   

 

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  Section 4.03.    Salaries .      13   
 

Section 4.04.

  

Removal and Resignation; Vacancies .

     13   
 

Section 4.05.

  

Authority and Duties of Officers .

     14   
 

Section 4.06.

  

Chairman of the Board .

     14   
 

Section 4.07.

  

Chief Executive Officer .

     14   
 

Section 4.08.

  

President .

     14   
 

Section 4.09.

  

Vice President .

     14   
 

Section 4.10.

  

Secretary and Assistant Secretaries .

     14   
 

Section 4.11.

  

Chief Financial Officer .

     15   
 

Section 4.12.

  

Security .

     15   
 

Section 4.13.

  

Action with Respect to Securities of Other Companies .

     15   

ARTICLE V CAPITAL STOCK

     15   
 

Section 5.01.

  

Certificates of Stock, Uncertificated Shares .

     15   
 

Section 5.02.

  

Signatures; Facsimile .

     16   
 

Section 5.03.

  

Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates .

     16   
 

Section 5.04.

  

Transfer of Stock .

     16   
 

Section 5.05.

  

Registered Stockholders .

     16   
 

Section 5.06.

  

Transfer Agent and Registrar .

     16   

ARTICLE VI INDEMNIFICATION

     17   
 

Section 6.01.

  

Nature of Indemnity .

     17   
 

Section 6.02.

  

Successful Defense .

     17   
 

Section 6.03.

  

Determination That Indemnification Is Proper .

     17   
 

Section 6.04.

  

Advance of Expenses .

     18   
 

Section 6.05.

  

Procedure for Indemnification of Directors and Officers .

     18   
 

Section 6.06.

  

Contract Right; Non-Exclusivity; Indemnification Priority Survival .

     19   
 

Section 6.07.

  

Insurance .

     19   
 

Section 6.08.

  

Subrogation .

     19   
 

Section 6.09.

  

Employees and Agents .

     20   
 

Section 6.10.

  

Interpretation, Severability .

     20   

ARTICLE VII OFFICES

     20   
 

Section 7.01.

  

Registered Office .

     20   
 

Section 7.02.

  

Other Offices .

     20   

ARTICLE VIII GENERAL PROVISIONS

     20   
 

Section 8.01.

  

Dividends .

     20   
 

Section 8.02.

  

Reserves .

     21   
 

Section 8.03.

  

Execution of Instruments .

     21   

 

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  Section 8.04.    Voting as Stockholder .      21   
 

Section 8.05.

   Fiscal Year .      21   
 

Section 8.06.

   Seal .      21   
 

Section 8.07.

   Books and Records; Inspection .      21   
 

Section 8.08.

   Electronic Transmission .      21   

ARTICLE IX AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS

     22   
 

Section 9.01.

   Amendment .      22   

ARTICLE X CONSTRUCTION

     22   
  Section 10.01.    Construction .      22   

 

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UNIVAR INC.

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

As amended and restated effective June 19, 2015

ARTICLE I

STOCKHOLDERS

Section 1.01. Annual Meetings . The annual meeting of the stockholders of Univar Inc. (the “ Corporation ”) for the election of directors (each, a “ Director ”) to succeed Directors whose terms expire and for the transaction of such other business as properly may come before such meeting shall be held each year, either within or without the State of Delaware, at such place, if any, and on such date and at such time, as may be fixed from time to time by resolution of the Corporation’s Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) and set forth in the notice or waiver of notice of the meeting, unless, subject to the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation (the “ Certificate of Incorporation ”) and Section 1.11 of these Bylaws, the stockholders have acted by written consent to elect Directors as permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended from time to time (the “ DGCL ”). The Board may postpone, reschedule or cancel any annual meeting of stockholders previously scheduled by the Board.

Section 1.02. Special Meetings . Special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation may be called only in the manner set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation. Notice of every special meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation shall state the purpose or purposes of such meeting. Except as otherwise required by law, the business conducted at a special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation shall be limited exclusively to the business set forth in the Corporation’s notice of meeting, and the individual or group calling such meeting shall have exclusive authority to determine the business included in such notice. Any special meeting of the stockholders shall be held either within or without the State of Delaware, at such place, if any, and on such date and time, as shall be specified in the notice of such special meeting.

Section 1.03. Participation in Meetings by Remote Communication . The Board, acting in its sole discretion, may establish guidelines and procedures in accordance with applicable provisions of the DGCL and any other applicable law for the participation by stockholders and proxyholders in a meeting of stockholders by means of remote communications, and may determine that any meeting of stockholders will not be held at any place but will be held solely by means of remote communication. Stockholders and proxyholders complying with such procedures and guidelines and otherwise entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be deemed present in person and entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders, whether such meeting is to be held at a designated place or solely by means of remote communication.

Section 1.04. Notice of Meetings; Waiver .

(a) The Secretary or any Assistant Secretary shall cause notice of each meeting of stockholders to be given in a manner permitted by the DGCL not less than 10 nor more than 60 days prior to the meeting, to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting, subject to such exclusions as are then permitted by the DGCL. The notice shall specify ( i ) the record

 

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date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (if such date is different from the record date of stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting), ( ii ) the place, if any, date and time of such meeting of the stockholders, ( iii ) the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, ( iv ) in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which such meeting is called and ( v ) such other information as may be required by law or as may be deemed appropriate by the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary of the Corporation. If the stockholder list referred to in Section 1.07 of these Bylaws is made accessible on an electronic network, the notice of meeting shall indicate how the stockholder list can be accessed. If a stockholder meeting is to be held solely by means of electronic communications, the notice of such meeting must provide the information required to access such stockholder list.

(b) A written waiver of notice of meeting signed by a stockholder, or a waiver by electronic transmission by a stockholder, whether given before or after the meeting, is deemed equivalent to notice. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders need be specified in a waiver of notice. The attendance of any stockholder at a meeting of stockholders is a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the stockholder attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business at the meeting on the ground that the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.

Section 1.05. Quorum . Except as otherwise required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of record of a majority in voting power of the shares entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at such meeting, provided , however , that where a separate vote by a class or series is required, the holders of a majority in voting power of all issued and outstanding stock of such class or series entitled to vote on such matter, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to such matter. In the absence of a quorum, the stockholders so present may, by a majority in voting power thereof, adjourn the meeting from time to time in the manner provided in Section 1.08 of these Bylaws until a quorum shall attend.

Section 1.06. Voting . Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, the certificate of designation for any series of preferred stock or by law, every holder of record of shares entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be entitled to one vote for each such share outstanding in his or her name on the books of the Corporation at the close of business on the record date for such vote. If no record date has been fixed for a meeting of stockholders, then every holder of record of shares entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be entitled to one vote (unless otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation or by applicable law) for each such share of stock outstanding in his or her name on the books of the Corporation at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice of the meeting is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. Except as otherwise required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws, the rules and regulations of any stock exchange applicable to the Corporation, for so long as the Fourth Amended and Restated Stockholders’ Agreement, among the Corporation and certain of its stockholders, to be dated as of June 23, 2015 (as amended from time to time, the “ Stockholders’ Agreement ”) is in effect, the then-applicable terms, if any, of the

 

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Stockholders’ Agreement, or pursuant to any other rule or regulation applicable to the Corporation or its stockholders, the vote of a majority in voting power of the shares entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders on the subject matter in question represented in person or by proxy at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be sufficient for the transaction of any business at such meeting. The stockholders do not have the right to cumulate their votes for the election of Directors.

Section 1.07. Voting Lists . The officer of the Corporation who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare, at least 10 days before every meeting of the stockholders (and before any adjournment thereof for which a new record date has been set), a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. This list, which may be in any format including electronic format, shall be open to the examination of any stockholder prior to and during the meeting for any purpose germane to the meeting in the manner required by the DGCL and other applicable law. The stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled by this section to examine the list required by this section or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.

Section 1.08. Adjournment . Any meeting of stockholders may be adjourned from time to time, by the chairperson of the meeting or by the vote of a majority in voting power of the shares of stock present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting, to reconvene at the same or some other place, and notice need not be given of any such adjourned meeting if the place, if any, and date and time thereof (and the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting) are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken unless the adjournment is for more than 30 days or a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting after the adjournment, in which case notice of the adjourned meeting in accordance with Section 1.04 of these Bylaws shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. At the adjourned meeting, the Corporation may transact any business that might have been transacted at the original meeting.

Section 1.09. Proxies . Any stockholder entitled to vote at any meeting of the stockholders or to express consent to or dissent from corporate action in writing without a meeting may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder by proxy. A stockholder may authorize a valid proxy by executing a written instrument signed by such stockholder, or by causing his or her signature to be affixed to such writing by any reasonable means including, but not limited to, by facsimile signature, or by transmitting or authorizing an electronic transmission setting forth an authorization to act as proxy to the person designated as the holder of the proxy, a proxy solicitation firm or a like authorized agent. No proxy may be voted or acted upon after the expiration of three years from the date of such proxy, unless such proxy provides for a longer period. Every proxy is revocable at the pleasure of the stockholder executing it unless the proxy states that it is irrevocable and applicable law makes it irrevocable. A stockholder may revoke any proxy which is not irrevocable by attending the meeting and voting in person or by filing an instrument in writing revoking the proxy or by filing another duly executed proxy bearing a later date with the Secretary. Proxies by electronic transmission must either set forth or be submitted with information from which it can be determined that the electronic transmission was authorized by the stockholder. Any copy, facsimile

 

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telecommunication or other reliable reproduction of a writing or transmission created pursuant to this section may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing or transmission for any and all purposes for which the original writing or transmission could be used, provided that such copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing or transmission.

Section 1.10. Organization; Procedure; Inspection of Elections.

(a) At every meeting of stockholders the presiding person shall be the Chairman of the Board or, in the event of his or her absence or disability, the Chief Executive Officer or, in the event of his or her absence or disability, a presiding person chosen by resolution of the Board. The Secretary, or in the event of his or her absence or disability, the Assistant Secretary, if any, or if there be no Assistant Secretary, in the absence of the Secretary, an appointee of the presiding person, shall act as secretary of the meeting. The Board may make such rules or regulations for the conduct of meetings of stockholders as it shall deem necessary, appropriate or convenient. Subject to any such rules and regulations, the presiding person of any meeting shall have the right and authority to prescribe rules, regulations and procedures for such meeting and to take all such actions as in the judgment of the presiding person are appropriate for the proper conduct of such meetings. Such rules, regulations or procedures, whether adopted by the Board or prescribed by the presiding person of the meeting, may include, without limitation, the following: ( i ) the establishment of an agenda or order of business for the meeting; ( ii ) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present; ( iii ) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting to stockholders or records of the Corporation, their duly authorized and constituted proxies or such other persons as the presiding person of the meeting shall determine; ( iv ) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; and ( v ) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants. The presiding person at any meeting of stockholders, in addition to making any other determinations that may be appropriate to the conduct of the meeting, shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that a matter or business was not properly brought before the meeting and if such presiding person should so determine, such presiding person shall so declare to the meeting and any such matter of business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted or considered. Unless and to the extent determined by the Board or the person presiding over the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure.

(b) Preceding any meeting of the stockholders, the Board may, and when required by law shall, appoint one or more persons to act as inspectors of elections, and may designate one or more alternate inspectors. If no inspector or alternate so appointed by the Board is able to act, or if no inspector or alternate has been appointed and the appointment of an inspector is required by law, the person presiding at the meeting shall appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting. No Director or nominee for the office of Director shall be appointed as an inspector of elections. Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of the duties of an inspector, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his or her ability. The inspectors shall discharge their duties in accordance with the requirements of applicable law.

 

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Section 1.11. Stockholder Action by Written Consent . Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, stockholders may not take any action by written consent in lieu of action at an annual or special meeting of stockholders.

Section 1.12. Notice of Stockholder Proposals and Nominations .

(a) Annual Meetings of Stockholders . (i) Nominations of persons for election to the Board and the proposal of business to be considered by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders only ( A ) pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of the meeting (or any supplement thereto), ( B ) by or at the direction of the Board or a Committee appointed by the Board for such purpose, ( C ) by any stockholder of the Corporation who is entitled to vote at the meeting, who complies with the notice procedures set forth in clauses (ii) and (iii) of this Section 1.12(a) and who is a stockholder of record at the time such notice is delivered and at the date of the meeting, or ( D ) by any Sponsor (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation) or Temasek Investor (as defined in the Stockholders’ Agreement) pursuant to the Stockholders’ Agreement.

(ii) For nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to subclause (C) of Section 1.12(a)(i) of these Bylaws, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation and any such proposed business other than nominations must constitute a proper matter for stockholder action. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not fewer than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting (which anniversary date, in the case of the first annual meeting of stockholders following the closing of the Corporation’s initial underwritten public offering of common stock, shall be deemed to be May 5, 2016); provided that if the date of the annual meeting is advanced by more than 30 days or delayed by more than 70 days from such anniversary date of the preceding year’s annual meeting, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than 120 days prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90 th day prior to such annual meeting or the 10 th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made. Such stockholder’s notice shall set forth ( A ) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or re-election as a Director all information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of Directors, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to and in accordance with Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, including such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a Director if elected; ( B ) as to any other business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting (including the text of any resolution proposed for consideration and if such business includes proposed amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, the text of the proposed amendments), the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such stockholder and of any beneficial owner on whose behalf the proposal is made; and ( C ) as to the stockholder giving the notice and any beneficial owner on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made ( 1 ) the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, and of such beneficial owner, ( 2 ) the class or series and number of shares of the Corporation which are owned beneficially and of record by such stockholder and such beneficial owner, ( 3 ) a

 

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representation that the stockholder is a holder of record of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose such business or nomination, and ( 4 ) a representation whether the stockholder or the beneficial owner, if any, intends or is part of a group which intends ( x ) to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s outstanding capital stock required to approve or adopt the proposal or elect the nominee and/or ( y ) otherwise to solicit proxies from stockholders in support of such proposal or nomination. Notice of a stockholder nomination or proposal shall also set forth, as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made ( A ) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between or among such stockholder and any such beneficial owner, any of their respective affiliates or associates, and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such nomination or other business; ( B ) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding (including, regardless of the form of settlement, any derivative, long or short positions, profit interests, forwards, futures, swaps, options, warrants, convertible securities, stock appreciation or similar rights, hedging transactions and borrowed or loaned shares) that has been entered into by or on behalf of, or any other agreement, arrangement or understanding that has been made, the effect or intent of which is to create or mitigate loss to, manage risk or benefit of share price changes for, or increase or decrease the voting power of, such stockholder or any such beneficial owner or any such nominee with respect to the Corporation’s securities (a “ Derivative Instrument ”); ( C ) to the extent not disclosed pursuant to the immediately preceding clause ( B ), the principal amount of any indebtedness of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries beneficially owned by such stockholder or by any such beneficial owner, together with the title of the instrument under which such indebtedness was issued and a description of any Derivative Instrument entered into by or on behalf of such stockholder or such beneficial owner relating to the value or payment of any indebtedness of the Corporation or any such subsidiary; and ( D ) any other information relating to such stockholder and any such beneficial owner required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for, as applicable, the proposal and/or for the election of Directors in an election contest pursuant to and in accordance with Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The foregoing notice requirements shall be deemed satisfied by a stockholder if the stockholder has notified the Corporation of his or her intention to present a proposal at an annual meeting in compliance with Rule 14a-8 (or any successor thereof) promulgated under the Exchange Act, and such stockholder’s proposal has been included in a proxy statement that has been prepared by the Corporation to solicit proxies for such annual meeting. The Corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as it may reasonably require to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as a Director of the Corporation. In addition, a stockholder seeking to bring an item of business before the annual meeting shall promptly provide any other information reasonably requested by the Corporation.

(iii) Notwithstanding anything in the second sentence of Section 1.12(a)(ii) of these Bylaws to the contrary, in the event that the number of Directors to be elected to the Board is increased and there is no public announcement naming all of the nominees for Director or specifying the size of the increased Board made by the Corporation at least 70 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting (which anniversary date, in the case of the first annual meeting of stockholders following the closing of the Corporation’s initial underwritten public offering of common stock, shall be deemed to be May 5, 2016), a

 

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stockholder’s notice under this Section 1.12(a) shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation.

(b) Special Meetings of Stockholders . Only such business as shall have been brought before the special meeting of the stockholders pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting shall be conducted at such meeting. Nominations of persons for election to the Board may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which Directors are to be elected pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting ( i ) by or at the direction of the Board or a Committee appointed by the Board for such purpose or ( ii ) provided that the Board has determined that the Directors shall be elected at such meeting, by any stockholder of the Corporation who is entitled to vote at the meeting, who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 1.12(b) and who is a stockholder of record at the time such notice is delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation. In the event the Corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more Directors of the Corporation, any stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting may nominate a person or persons, as the case may be, for election to such position(s) as specified by the Corporation, if the stockholder’s notice as required by Section 1.12(a)(ii) of these Bylaws shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the 120 days prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90 th day prior to such special meeting or the 10 th day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board to be elected at such meeting.

(c) General.

(i) Except as otherwise provided by applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the presiding person of a meeting of stockholders shall have the power and duty ( x ) to determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.12 (including whether the stockholder or beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made, solicited (or is part of a group which solicited) or did not so solicit, as the case may be, proxies in support of such stockholder’s nominee or proposal in compliance with such stockholder’s representation as required by clause (a)(ii)(C)(4) of this Section 1.12), and (y) if any proposed nomination or business is not in compliance with this Section 1.12, to declare that such defective nomination shall be disregarded or that such proposed business shall not be transacted.

(ii) If the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) making a nomination or proposal under this Section 1.12 does not appear at a meeting of stockholders to present such nomination or proposal, the nomination shall be disregarded and/or the proposed business shall not be transacted, as the case may be, notwithstanding that proxies in favor thereof may have been received by the Corporation. For purposes of this Section 1.12, to be considered a qualified representative of the stockholder, a person must be authorized by a writing executed

 

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by such stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of stockholders.

(iii) For purposes of this Section 1.12, “public announcement” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

(iv) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.12, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 1.12. Nothing in this Section 1.12 shall be deemed to affect any rights of (x) stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act or (y) the holders of any series of preferred stock to elect Directors pursuant to any applicable provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or of the relevant preferred stock certificate of designation.

(v) The announcement of an adjournment or postponement of an annual or special meeting does not commence a new time period (and does not extend any time period) for the giving of notice of a stockholder nomination or a stockholder proposal as described above.

ARTICLE II

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Section 2.01. General Powers . Except as may otherwise be provided by law, by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these Bylaws, the property, affairs and business of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board and the Board may exercise all the powers and authority of the Corporation.

Section 2.02. Classification; Election of Directors . The Board shall be classified into three classes as provided by the Certificate of Incorporation. Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, at each annual meeting of the stockholders the successors of the Directors whose term expires at that meeting shall be elected. At each meeting of the stockholders for the election of Directors, provided a quorum is present, the Directors who are standing for election shall be elected by a plurality of the votes validly cast in such election, provided that for so long as the Stockholders’ Agreement is in effect, the election of any Director shall also be subject to the then-applicable terms, if any, of the Stockholders’ Agreement.

Section 2.03. Annual and Regular Meetings: Notice . The annual meeting of the Board for the purpose of electing officers and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting shall be held as soon as possible following adjournment of the annual meeting of the stockholders either ( i ) at the place of such annual meeting of the stockholders, in which event notice of such annual meeting of the Board need not be given, or ( ii ) at such other time and place as shall have been specified in advance notice given to members of the Board of

 

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the date, place and time of such meeting. Any such notice shall be given at least 48 hours in advance if sent to each Director by facsimile or any form of electronic transmission previously approved by a Director, which approval has not been revoked (“ Approved Electronic Transmission ”), or delivered to him or her personally, or at least five days in advance, if notice is mailed to each Director, addressed to him or her at his or her usual place of business or other designated address. Any such notice need not be given to any Director who attends such meeting without protesting the lack of notice to him or her, prior to or at the commencement of such meeting, or to any Director who submits a signed waiver of notice (including by Approved Electronic Transmission), whether before or after such meeting.

The Board from time to time may by resolution provide for the holding of regular meetings. Regular meetings of the Board shall be held at the place (if any), on the date and at the time as shall have been established by the Board and publicized among all Directors. A notice of a regular meeting, the date of which has been so publicized, shall not be required.

Section 2.04. Special Meetings; Notice . Special meetings of the Board shall be held whenever called by any member of the Board, at such place (within or without the State of Delaware), date and time as may be specified in the respective notices or waivers of notice of such meetings. Special meetings of the Board may be called on ( i ) 48 hours’ notice, if such notice is sent by facsimile or Approved Electronic Transmission to each Director or delivered to him or her personally or ( ii ) five days’ notice, if such notice is mailed to each Director, addressed to him or her at his or her usual place of business or other designated address. Notice of any special meeting need not be given to any Director who attends such meeting without protesting the lack of notice to him or her, prior to or at the commencement of such meeting, or to any Director who submits a signed waiver of notice (including by electronic transmission), whether before or after such meeting. Any business may be conducted at a special meeting of the Board.

Section 2.05. Quorum . A quorum for meetings of the Board shall consist of a majority of the total number of Directors then in office; provided that, so long as the applicable terms of the Stockholders’ Agreement are then in effect, such majority must include at least one CD&R Investor Director and one Univar NV Director (each as defined in the Stockholders’ Agreement) for so long as each of the CD&R Investor and Univar NV (each as defined in the Stockholders’ Agreement) is entitled to designate a Director for nomination.

Section 2.06. Voting . Except as otherwise required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the vote of a majority of the Directors present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board, subject, for so long as the Stockholders’ Agreement is in effect, to the then-applicable terms, if any, of the Stockholders’ Agreement.

Section 2.07. Adjournment . A majority of the Directors present, whether or not a quorum is present, may adjourn any meeting of the Board to another time or place, provided such adjourned meeting is no earlier than 48 hours after written notice (in accordance with these Bylaws) of such adjournment has been given to the Directors (or such notice is waived in accordance with these Bylaws), and, at any such adjourned meeting, a quorum shall consist of a majority of the total number of Directors then in office; provided that, so long as the applicable terms of the Stockholders’ Agreement are then in effect, such majority must include at least one CD&R Investor Director and one Univar NV Director for so long as each of the CD&R Investor and Univar NV is entitled to designate a Director for nomination.

 

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Section 2.08. Action Without a Meeting . Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board consent thereto in writing or by Approved Electronic Transmission, and such writing or writings or Approved Electronic Transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form.

Section 2.09. Regulations; Manner of Acting . To the extent consistent with applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation and these Bylaws, the Board may adopt such rules and regulations for the conduct of meetings of the Board and for the management of the property, affairs and business of the Corporation as the Board may deem appropriate. In addition to the election of the Chairman of the Board, the Board may elect one or more vice-chairpersons or lead Directors to perform such other duties as may be designated by the Board.

Section 2.10. Action by Telephonic Communications . Members of the Board may participate in a meeting of the Board by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to this provision shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

Section 2.11. Removal; Resignation . Directors may only be removed as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation. Any Director may resign at any time by submitting an electronic transmission or by delivering a written notice of resignation to the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary. Such resignation shall take effect upon delivery unless the resignation specifies a later effective date or an effective date determined upon the happening of a specified event.

Section 2.12. Director Fees and Expenses . The amount, if any, which each Director shall be entitled to receive as compensation for his or her services shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, subject, for so long as the Stockholders’ Agreement is in effect, to the then-applicable terms, if any, of the Stockholders’ Agreement. The non-employee Directors of the Corporation shall be paid their reasonable expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board and may be reimbursed a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board, paid an annual retainer or paid other compensation, including equity compensation, as the Board determines.

Section 2.13. Reliance on Accounts and Reports, etc . A Director, or a member of any Committee designated by the Board shall, in the performance of his or her duties, be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the records of the Corporation and upon information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Corporation by any of the Corporation’s officers or employees, or Committees designated by the Board, or by any other person as to the matters the member reasonably believes are within such other person’s professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Corporation.

 

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ARTICLE III

COMMITTEES

Section 3.01. How Constituted . The Board shall have an Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and such other committees as the Board may determine (collectively, the “ Committees ”). Each Committee shall consist of such number of Directors as from time to time may be fixed by a majority of the total number of Directors then in office, provided that for so long as the Stockholders’ Agreement is in effect, the Composition of each Committee shall also be subject to the then-applicable terms, if any, of the Stockholders’ Agreement. Any Committee may be abolished or re-designated from time to time by the Board. Each member of any such Committee (whether designated at an annual meeting of the Board or to fill a vacancy or otherwise) shall hold office until his or her successor shall have been designated or until he or she shall cease to be a Director, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.

Section 3.02. Powers . Each Committee shall have such powers and responsibilities as the Board may from time to time authorize and, each Committee, except as otherwise provided in this Section 3.02, shall have and may exercise such powers of the Board as may be provided by resolution or resolutions of the Board. No Committee shall have the power or authority:

(a) to amend the Certificate of Incorporation (except that a Committee may, to the extent authorized in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of shares of stock adopted by the Board as provided in Section 151(a) of the DGCL, fix the designations and any of the preferences or rights of such shares relating to dividends, redemption, dissolution, any distribution of assets of the Corporation or the conversion into, or the exchange of such shares for, shares of any other class or classes or any other series of the same or any other class or classes of stock of the Corporation or fix the number of shares of any series of stock or authorize the increase or decrease of the shares of any series);

(b) to adopt an agreement of merger or consolidation or a certificate of ownership and merger;

(c) to recommend to the stockholders the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s property and assets;

(d) to recommend to the stockholders a dissolution of the Corporation or a revocation of a dissolution; or

(e) to amend these Bylaws of the Corporation.

Any Committee may be granted by the Board, power to authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to any or all papers which may require it.

Section 3.03. Proceedings . Each Committee may fix its own rules of procedure and may meet at such place (within or without the State of Delaware), at such time and upon such notice, if any, as it shall determine from time to time, provided that the Board may adopt other rules and regulations for the governance of any Committee not inconsistent with the provisions of these

 

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Bylaws and for so long as the Stockholders’ Agreement is in effect, the then-applicable terms, if any, of the Stockholders’ Agreement. Each such Committee shall keep minutes of its proceedings and shall report such proceedings to the Board at the meeting of the Board following any such proceedings.

Section 3.04. Quorum and Manner of Acting . Except as may be otherwise provided in the resolution creating a Committee, at all meetings of any Committee the presence of members constituting a majority of the total authorized membership of such Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; provided , however, that if any members of such Committee are serving on such Committee pursuant to the then-applicable terms, if any, of the Stockholders’ Agreement, a quorum shall require such member. The act of the majority of the members of a Committee present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of such Committee, subject, for so long as the Stockholders’ Agreement is in effect, to the then-applicable terms, if any, of the Stockholders’ Agreement. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of any Committee may be taken without a meeting, if all members of such Committee shall consent to such action in writing or by electronic transmission, and such writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Committee. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form. The members of any Committee shall act only as a Committee, and the individual members of such Committee shall have no power as such.

Section 3.05. Action by Telephonic Communications . Members of any Committee designated by the Board may participate in a meeting of such Committee by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to this provision shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

Section 3.06. Resignations . Any member of any Committee may resign from such Committee at any time by submitting an electronic transmission or by delivering a written notice of resignation to the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary. Unless otherwise specified therein, such resignation shall take effect upon delivery.

Section 3.07. Removal . Any member of any Committee may be removed from his or her position as a member of such Committee at any time, either for or without cause, by resolution adopted by a majority of the number of Directors then in office, provided that for so long as the Stockholders’ Agreement is in effect, the removal of any member of a Committee shall be subject to the then-applicable terms, if any, of the Stockholders’ Agreement.

Section 3.08. Vacancies . If any vacancy shall occur in any Committee, by reason of disqualification, death, resignation, removal or otherwise, the remaining members shall continue to act, and any such vacancy may be filled by the Board subject to Section 3.01 of these Bylaws and for so long as the Stockholders’ Agreement is in effect, to the then-applicable terms, if any, of the Stockholders’ Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE IV

OFFICERS

Section 4.01. Number . The officers of the Corporation shall be chosen by the Board and, subject to the last sentence of this Section 4.01, shall be a Chairman of the Board, a Chief Executive Officer, a Chief Financial Officer, one or more Vice Presidents and a Secretary, provided that for so long as the Stockholders’ Agreement is in effect, the choosing of any such officer shall also be subject to the then-applicable terms, if any, of the Stockholders’ Agreement. The Board may also designate as officers a President, one or more Assistant Secretaries, a Treasurer, one or more Assistant Treasurers, and such other officers and agents as it shall deem necessary. Each officer shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal. Any number of offices may be held by the same person, except that one person may not concurrently hold both the office of Chief Executive Officer and Secretary. The Board may, subject to the then-applicable terms, if any, of the Stockholders’ Agreement (so long as the Stockholders’ Agreement is in effect), determine that the Chairman of the Board will not be an officer of the Corporation. The Chairman of the Board (whether or not an officer) shall be a Director, but no other officer need be a Director.

Section 4.02. Election . Unless otherwise determined by the Board and except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws, the officers of the Corporation shall be elected by the Board at the annual meeting of the Board, and shall be elected to hold office until the next succeeding annual meeting of the Board at which his or her successor has been elected and qualified. In the event of the failure to elect officers at such annual meeting, officers may be elected at any regular or special meeting of the Board. Each officer shall hold office until his or her successor has been elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. For so long as the Stockholders’ Agreement is in effect, the election of the Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer shall be subject to the then-applicable terms, if any, of the Stockholders’ Agreement.

Section 4.03. Salaries . The salaries and other compensation of all officers and agents of the Corporation shall be fixed by the Board or in the manner established by the Board.

Section 4.04. Removal and Resignation; Vacancies . Any officer may be removed for or without cause at any time by the Board or by the Chief Executive Officer as permitted pursuant to Section 4.07. Any officer may resign at any time by delivering notice of resignation, either in writing signed by such officer or by electronic transmission, to the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary. Unless otherwise specified therein, such resignation shall take effect upon delivery. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation by death, resignation, removal or otherwise, shall be filled by the Board, or, if the Chief Executive Officer has authority pursuant to Section 4.07 of these Bylaws to fill such office, then by the Chief Executive Officer subject to Section 4.07 of these Bylaws or by the Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.04, for so long as the Stockholders’ Agreement is in effect, the removal of the Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer, and the filling of vacancy in such positions, shall be subject to the then-applicable terms, if any, of the Stockholders’ Agreement.

 

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Section 4.05. Authority and Duties of Officers . The officers of the Corporation shall have such authority and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be specified in these Bylaws or in a resolution of the Board, except that in any event each officer shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be required by law. The Board may from time to time delegate the powers or duties of any officer to any other officer or agent, notwithstanding any provision hereof.

Section 4.06. Chairman of the Board . The Chairman of the Board shall preside at all meetings of the Board and stockholders at which he or she is present and shall have such other powers and duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board.

Section 4.07. Chief Executive Officer . The Chief Executive Officer shall have, subject to the supervision, direction and control of the Board, the general powers and duties of supervision, direction, and management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, including, without limitation, all powers necessary to direct and control the organizational and reporting relationships within the Corporation. The Chief Executive Officer shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board are carried into effect. In addition, the Chief Executive Officer shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be delegated to him or her by the Board or as are set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws. If the Board has not elected or appointed a President or the office of the President is otherwise vacant, and no officer otherwise functions with the powers and duties of the President, then, unless otherwise determined by the Board, the Chief Executive Officer shall also have all the powers and duties of the President.

Section 4.08. President . The President, if there is such an officer and the Board so directs, shall serve as chief operating officer and have the powers and duties customarily and usually associated with the office of chief operating officer unless the Board provides for another officer to serve as chief operating officer (or to have the powers and duties of chief operating officer). The President shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be delegated to him or her from time to time by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer. If the Board has not elected or appointed a Chief Executive Officer or the office of Chief Executive Officer is otherwise vacant, then, unless otherwise determined by the Board, the President shall also have all the powers and duties of the Chief Executive Officer.

Section 4.09. Vice President . Each Vice President shall have the powers and duties delegated to him or her by the Board or the President. One Vice President may be designated by the Board to perform the duties and exercise the powers of the President in the event of the President’s absence or disability.

Section 4.10. Secretary and Assistant Secretaries . The Secretary shall issue all authorized notices for, and shall keep minutes of, all meetings of the stockholders and the Board. He or she shall have charge of the corporate books and shall perform other duties as the Board may from time to time prescribe.

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Secretary, the Assistant Secretary (or if there shall be more than one, the Assistant Secretaries in the order determined by the Board), shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Secretary.

Section 4.11. Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Treasurers . The Chief Financial Officer shall keep or cause to be kept the books of account of the Corporation in a thorough and proper manner and shall render statements of the financial affairs of the Corporation in such form and as often as required by the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President. The Chief Financial Officer, subject to the order of the Board, shall have the custody of all funds and securities of the Corporation. The Chief Financial Officer shall perform other duties commonly incident to such office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President shall designate from time to time. The Chief Executive Officer or President may direct the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer, if there is such an officer, to assume and perform the duties of the Chief Financial Officer in the absence or disability of the Chief Financial Officer, and each Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer shall perform other duties commonly incident to such office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President shall designate from time to time.

Section 4.12. Security . The Board may require any officer, agent or employee of the Corporation to provide security for the faithful performance of his or her duties, in such amount and of such character as may be determined from time to time by the Board.

Section 4.13. Action with Respect to Securities of Other Companies . Unless otherwise directed by the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, or any officer of the Corporation authorized thereby, shall have power to vote and otherwise act on behalf of the Corporation, in person or by proxy, at any meeting of stockholders or equityholders of, or with respect to any action of, stockholders or equityholders of any other entity in which the Corporation may hold securities and otherwise to exercise any and all rights and powers which the Corporation may possess by reason of its ownership of securities in such other entity.

ARTICLE V

CAPITAL STOCK

Section 5.01. Certificates of Stock, Uncertificated Shares . The shares of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates, except to the extent that the Board has provided by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of the stock of the Corporation shall be uncertificated shares. Any such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the Corporation. Every holder of stock in the Corporation represented by certificates shall be entitled to have, and the Board may in its sole discretion permit a holder of uncertificated shares to receive upon request a certificate signed by the appropriate officers of the Corporation, representing the number of shares registered in certificate form. Such certificate shall be in such form as the Board may determine, to the extent consistent with applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation and these Bylaws.

 

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Section 5.02. Signatures; Facsimile . All signatures on the certificates referred to in Section 5.01 of these Bylaws may be in facsimile, engraved or printed form, to the extent permitted by law. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed, or whose facsimile, engraved or printed signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he or she were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.

Section 5.03. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates . A new certificate may be issued in place of any certificate theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, only upon delivery to the Corporation of an affidavit of the owner or owners (or their legal representatives) of such certificate, setting forth such allegation and a bond or undertaking as may be satisfactory to a financial officer of the Corporation to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of any such new certificate.

Section 5.04. Transfer of Stock . Upon surrender to the Corporation or the transfer agent of the Corporation of a certificate representing shares, duly endorsed or accompanied by appropriate evidence of succession, assignment or authority to transfer, the Corporation shall issue a new certificate to the person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate and record the transaction upon its books. Within a reasonable time after the transfer of uncertificated stock, the Corporation shall send to the registered owner thereof a written notice containing the information required to be set forth or stated on certificates pursuant to Sections 151, 156, 202(a) or 218(a) of the DGCL. Subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and these Bylaws, the Board may prescribe such additional rules and regulations as it may deem appropriate relating to the issue, transfer and registration of shares of the Corporation.

Section 5.05. Registered Stockholders . Prior to due surrender of a certificate for registration of transfer and to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Corporation may treat the registered owner as the person exclusively entitled to receive dividends and other distributions, to vote, to receive notice and otherwise to exercise all the rights and powers of the owner of the shares represented by such certificate, and the Corporation shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or legal claim to or interest in such shares on the part of any other person, whether or not the Corporation shall have notice of such claim or interests, provided that if a transfer of shares shall be made for collateral security, and not absolutely, this fact shall be so expressed in the entry of the transfer if, when the certificates are presented to the Corporation for transfer or uncertificated shares are requested to be transferred, both the transferor and transferee request the Corporation to do so.

Section 5.06. Transfer Agent and Registrar . The Board may appoint one or more transfer agents and one or more registrars, and may require all certificates representing shares to bear the signature of any such transfer agents or registrars.

 

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ARTICLE VI

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 6.01. Nature of Indemnity . The Corporation shall indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL and other applicable law, any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (each, a “ proceeding ”), by reason of the fact that he or she is or was or has agreed to become a Director or officer of the Corporation, or while serving as a Director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving or has agreed to serve at the request of the Corporation as a Director, officer, employee, manager or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her or on his or her behalf in connection with such proceeding and any appeal therefrom, if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal proceeding had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful; provided that in the case of an action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor ( i ) such indemnification shall be limited to expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in the defense or settlement of such action or suit, and ( ii ) no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Delaware Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper. Notwithstanding the foregoing, but subject to Section 6.05 of these Bylaws, the Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify a Director or officer of the Corporation in respect of a proceeding (or part thereof) instituted by such Director or officer, unless such proceeding (or part thereof) has been authorized in the specific case by the Board.

The termination of any proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.

Section 6.02. Successful Defense . To the extent that a present or former Director or officer of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any proceeding referred to in Section 6.01 of these Bylaws or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he or she shall be indemnified by the Corporation against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection therewith.

Section 6.03. Determination That Indemnification Is Proper . Any indemnification of a present or former Director or officer of the Corporation under Section 6.01 of these Bylaws (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Corporation only upon a determination that

 

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indemnification of such person is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 6.01 of these Bylaws. Any such determination shall be made, with respect to a person who is a Director or officer at the time of such determination ( i ) by a majority vote of the Directors who are not parties to such proceeding, even though less than a quorum, or ( ii ) by a committee of such Directors designated by majority vote of such Directors, even though less than a quorum, or ( iii ) if there are no such Directors, or if such Directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion or ( iv ) by the stockholders.

Section 6.04. Advance of Expenses . Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a present or former Director or officer in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative proceeding shall be paid by the Corporation prior to the final disposition of such proceeding upon written request by such person and delivery of an undertaking by such person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation under this Article or applicable law; provided that the Board may not require such Director or officer to post any bond or otherwise provide any security for such undertaking. The Corporation or, in respect of a present Director or officer, the Board may authorize the Corporation’s counsel to represent (subject to applicable conflict of interest considerations) such present or former Director or officer in any proceeding, whether or not the Corporation is a party to such proceeding.

Section 6.05. Procedure for Indemnification of Directors and Officers . Any indemnification of a Director or officer of the Corporation under Sections 6.01 and 6.02 of these Bylaws, or advance of expenses to such persons under Section 6.04 of these Bylaws, shall be made promptly, and in any event within 30 days, upon the written request by or on behalf of such person (together with supporting documentation). If a determination by the Corporation that such person is entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Article is required, and the Corporation fails to respond within 60 days to a written request for indemnity, the Corporation shall be deemed to have approved such request. If the Corporation denies a written request for indemnity or advancement of expenses, in whole or in part, or if payment in full pursuant to such request is not made within 30 days, the right to indemnification or advances as granted by this Article shall be enforceable by such person in any court of competent jurisdiction. Such person’s costs and expenses incurred in connection with successfully establishing his or her right to indemnification, in whole or in part, in any such action shall also be indemnified, to the fullest extent permitted by law, by the Corporation. It shall be a defense to any such action (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for the advance of costs, charges and expenses under Section 6.04 of these Bylaws where the required undertaking, if any, has been received by or tendered to the Corporation) that the claimant has not met the standard of conduct set forth in Section 6.01 of these Bylaws, but the burden of proving such defense shall be on the Corporation. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board or any Committee thereof, its independent legal counsel, and its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of the claimant is proper in the circumstances because he or she has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 6.01 of these Bylaws, nor the fact that there has been an actual determination by the Corporation (including its Board or any Committee thereof, its independent legal counsel, and its stockholders) that the claimant has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that the claimant has not met the applicable standard of conduct.

 

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Section 6.06. Contract Right; Non-Exclusivity; Indemnification Priority Survival .

(a) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by this Article shall be deemed to be separate contract rights between the Corporation and each Director and officer who serves in any such capacity at any time while these provisions as well as the relevant provisions of the DGCL are in effect and any repeal or modification thereof shall not adversely affect any right or obligation then existing with respect to any state of facts then or previously existing or any proceeding previously or thereafter brought or threatened based in whole or in part upon any such state of facts. Such “contract rights” may not be modified retroactively as to any present or former Director or officer without the consent of such Director or officer.

(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by this Article shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a Director or officer and shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which a present or former Director or officer of the Corporation seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any by-law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested Directors, or otherwise provided , that to the extent that that an indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation pursuant to this Article and by any stockholder of the Corporation or any affiliate of any such stockholder (other than the Corporation) under any other agreement or instrument, or by any insurer under a policy maintained by such stockholder or affiliate, the obligations of the Corporation pursuant to this Article shall be primary, and the obligations of such stockholder, affiliate or insurer secondary and the Corporation shall not be entitled to contribution or indemnification from or subrogation against such stockholder or affiliate.

(c) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by this Article to any present or former Director or officer shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

Section 6.07. Insurance . The Corporation shall purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was or has agreed to become a Director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a Director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her or on his or her behalf in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability under the provisions of this Article, provided that such insurance is available on commercially reasonable terms consistent with then prevailing rates in the insurance market.

Section 6.08. Subrogation . In the event of payment under this Article VI, the Corporation shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of the indemnitee, who shall execute all documents, and do all acts, that as the Corporation may reasonably request to secure such rights, including the execution of such documents as the Corporation may reasonably request to enable the Corporation effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.

 

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Section 6.09. Employees and Agents . The Board, or any officer authorized by the Board generally or in the specific case to make indemnification decisions, may cause the Corporation to indemnify any present or former employee or agent of the Corporation in such manner and for such liabilities as the Board may determine, up to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL and other applicable law.

Section 6.10. Interpretation, Severability . Terms defined in Sections 145(h) or (i) of the DGCL have the meanings set forth in such sections when used in this Article. If this Article or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify each Director or officer as to costs, charges and expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement with respect to any proceeding, whether, civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or otherwise, including an action by or in the right of the Corporation, to the fullest extent permitted by any applicable portion of this Article that shall not have been invalidated and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

ARTICLE VII

OFFICES

Section 7.01. Registered Office . The registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware shall be located at the location provided in the Certificate of Incorporation.

Section 7.02. Other Offices . The Corporation may maintain offices or places of business at such other locations within or without the State of Delaware as the Board may from time to time determine or as the business of the Corporation may require.

ARTICLE VIII

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 8.01. Dividends . Subject to any applicable provisions of law and the Certificate of Incorporation and for so long as the Stockholders’ Agreement is in effect, the then-applicable terms, if any, of the Stockholders’ Agreement, dividends upon the shares of the Corporation may be declared by the Board at any regular or special meeting of the Board and any such dividend may be paid in cash, property, or shares of the Corporation’s capital stock.

A member of the Board, or a member of any Committee designated by the Board shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the records of the Corporation and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Corporation by any of its officers or employees, or Committees of the Board, or by any other person as to matters the Director reasonably believes are within such other person’s professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Corporation, as to the value and amount of the assets, liabilities and/or net profits of the Corporation, or any other facts pertinent to the existence and amount of surplus or other funds from which dividends might properly be declared and paid.

 

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Section 8.02. Reserves . There may be set aside out of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the Board from time to time, in its absolute discretion, thinks proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation or for such other purpose as the Board shall think conducive to the interest of the Corporation and the Corporation’s stockholders, and the Board may similarly modify or abolish any such reserve.

Section 8.03. Execution of Instruments . Except as otherwise provided by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, the Board or the Chief Executive Officer may authorize the Chief Executive Officer or any other officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name and on behalf of the Corporation. Any such authorization may be general or limited to specific contracts or instruments.

Section 8.04. Voting as Stockholder . Unless otherwise determined by resolution of the Board, the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer or any Vice President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of stockholders of any corporation in which the Corporation may hold stock, and to act, vote (or execute proxies to vote) and exercise in person or by proxy all other rights, powers and privileges incident to the ownership of such stock at any such meeting or through action without a meeting. The Board may by resolution from time to time confer such power and authority upon (in general or confined to specific instances) any other person or persons.

Section 8.05. Fiscal Year . The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed from time to time by resolution of the Board.

Section 8.06. Seal . The seal of the Corporation shall be circular in form and shall contain the name of the Corporation, the year of its incorporation and the words “Corporate Seal” and “Delaware”. The form of such seal shall be subject to alteration by the Board. The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed, affixed or reproduced, or may be used in any other lawful manner.

Section 8.07. Books and Records; Inspection . Except to the extent otherwise required by law, the books and records of the Corporation shall be kept at such place or places within or without the State of Delaware as may be determined from time to time by the Board.

Section 8.08. Electronic Transmission . “ Electronic transmission ”, as used in these Bylaws, means any form of communication, not directly involving the physical transmission of paper, that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved and reviewed by a recipient thereof, and that may be directly reproduced in paper form by such a recipient through an automated process.

 

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ARTICLE IX

AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS

Section 9.01. Amendment . Subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws may be amended, altered or repealed:

(a) by resolution adopted by a majority of the Board if at any special or regular meeting of the Board if, in the case of such special meeting only, notice of such amendment, alteration or repeal is contained in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting, provided that for so long as the Stockholders’ Agreement is in effect, any approvals required by the then-applicable terms, if any, of the Stockholders’ Agreement shall also have been obtained,

(b) until the Trigger Date (as such term is defined in the Certificate of Incorporation), at any regular or special meeting of the stockholders upon the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the shares of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors if, in the case of such special meeting only, notice of such amendment, alteration or repeal is contained in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting, or

(c) from and after the Trigger Date, at any regular or special meeting of the stockholders upon the affirmative vote of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the shares of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors if, in the case of such special meeting only, notice of such amendment, alteration or repeal is contained in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting. So long as the Stockholders’ Agreement remains in effect, the Board shall not approve any amendment, alteration or repeal of any provision of these Bylaws, or the adoption of any new by-law, that would be contrary to or inconsistent with the then-applicable terms, if any, of the Stockholders’ Agreement or this sentence.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, ( x ) no amendment to the Stockholders’ Agreement (whether or not such amendment modifies any provision of the Stockholders’ Agreement to which these Bylaws are subject) shall be deemed an amendment of these Bylaws for purposes of this Section 9.01 and ( y ) no amendment, alteration or repeal of Article VI shall adversely affect any right or protection existing under these Bylaws immediately prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal, including any right or protection of a present or former Director or officer thereunder in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such amendment.

ARTICLE X

CONSTRUCTION

Section 10.01. Construction . In the event of any conflict between the provisions of these Bylaws as in effect from time to time and the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation as in effect from time to time, the provisions of such Certificate of Incorporation shall be controlling.

 

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Exhibit 5.1

[Letterhead of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP]

June 23, 2015

Univar Inc.

3075 Highland Parkway, Suite 200

Downers Grove, IL 60515

Re: Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Univar Inc.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special counsel to Univar Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), in connection with the filing on the date hereof with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), of a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “ Registration Statement ”), relating to the registration of up to 11,142,240 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), up to ( x ) 5,124,371 of which shares may be issued pursuant to the Univar Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, ( y ) 4,011,913 of which shares may be issued pursuant to the Univar Inc. 2015 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan and ( z ) 2,005,956 of which may be issued pursuant to the Univar Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (collectively, the “ Plans ”).

In rendering the opinion expressed below, we have ( a ) examined and relied on the originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the Plans and such other documents and records of the Company and such other instruments and certificates of public officials, officers and representatives of the Company and others as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for the purposes of such opinion, ( b ) examined and relied as to factual matters upon, and have assumed the accuracy of, the statements made in the certificates of public officials, officers and representatives of the Company and others delivered to us and ( c ) made such investigations of law as we have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for such opinion. In rendering the opinion expressed below, we have assumed, with your permission, without independent investigation or inquiry, ( i ) the authenticity and completeness of all documents submitted to us as


originals, ( ii ) the genuineness of all signatures on all documents that we examined, ( iii ) the conformity to authentic originals and completeness of documents submitted to us as certified, conformed or reproduction copies and ( iv ) the legal capacity of all natural persons executing documents.

Based on the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the 11,142,240 shares of Common Stock that are reserved for issuance pursuant to the Plans have been duly authorized and, when issued in accordance with the terms of the respective Plans, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Company’s Registration Statement. In giving such 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.

We are members of the bar of the State of New York. We express no opinion as to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the Delaware General Corporation Law as currently in effect.

Very truly yours,

    /s/ Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

 

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Exhibit 10.3

UNIVAR INC.

2015 OMNIBUS EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

ARTICLE I

PURPOSES

This Univar Inc. 2015 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, as may be amended from time to time (the “ Plan ”), has the following purposes:

(1) To further the growth, development and financial success of Univar Inc. (the “ Company ”) and its Subsidiaries (as defined herein), by providing additional incentives to employees, consultants and directors of the Company and its Subsidiaries by assisting them to become owners of Company Common Stock, thereby benefiting directly from the growth, development and financial success of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

(2) To enable the Company and its Subsidiaries to obtain and retain the services of the type of professional and managerial employees, consultants and directors considered essential to the long-range success of the Company and its Subsidiaries by providing and offering them an opportunity to become owners of Company Common Stock pursuant to the Awards granted hereunder.

The Plan is intended to replace and succeed the Univar Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended effective November 30, 2012 (the “ Stock Incentive Plan ”), and, from and after the Effective Date, no further awards shall be made under the Stock Incentive Plan and any available reserves under the Stock Incentive Plan now or in the future shall be terminated and not transferred to this or any other stock incentive plan (but, for the avoidance of doubt, the adoption of this Plan will have no effect on the terms and conditions of outstanding awards under the Stock Incentive Plan).

ARTICLE II

DEFINITIONS

Whenever the following terms are used in this Plan, they shall have the meanings specified below unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary. The singular pronoun shall include the plural where the context so indicates.

Section 2.1 “ Adjusted EBITDA ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.5.


Section 2.2 “ Administrator ” shall mean the Board or any committee of the Board designated by the Board to administer the Plan, in each case as further provided in Article III.

Section 2.3 “ Affiliate ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with, such first Person where “control” shall have the meaning given such term under Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

Section 2.4 “ Alternative Award ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14.1.

Section 2.5 “ Applicable Laws ” shall mean the requirements relating to the administration of stock option, restricted stock, restricted stock unit and other equity-based compensation plans under U.S. federal and state corporate laws, U.S. federal and state securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Company Common Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any other country or jurisdiction where Awards are granted under the Plan.

Section 2.6 “ Award ” shall mean any Option, Stock Purchase Right, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Performance Share, Performance Unit, SAR, Dividend Equivalent, Deferred Share Unit or other Stock-Based Award granted to a Participant pursuant to the Plan, including an Award combining two or more types of Awards into a single grant.

Section 2.7 “ Award Agreement ” shall mean any written agreement, contract or other instrument or document evidencing an Award, including through an electronic medium. The Administrator may provide for the use of electronic, internet or other non-paper Award Agreements, and the use of electronic, internet or other non-paper means for the Participant’s acceptance of, or actions under, an Award Agreement, unless otherwise expressly specified herein. In the event of any inconsistency or conflict between the express terms of the Plan and the express terms of an Award Agreement, the express terms of the Award Agreement shall govern.

Section 2.8 “ Base Price ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.59.

Section 2.9 “ Board ” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

Section 2.10 “ Cause ” shall mean, unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement or in a Participant’s effective employment, severance, consulting or other services agreement with the Company or any Subsidiary that employs such Participant, any of the following: ( a ) the Participant’s willful and continued failure to perform his or her material duties with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries (except where due to a physical or mental incapacity), which continues beyond ten (10) business days after a

 

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written demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Participant by the Company or a Subsidiary; ( b ) the Participant’s failure to comply with a policy or practice of the Company or its Subsidiaries; ( c ) the Participant’s failure to comply with any laws, regulations or ordinances related to the Participant’s employment with or duties for the Company or its Subsidiaries; ( d ) the Participant’s conviction of or plea of nolo contendere to ( i ) the commission of a felony, or ( ii ) any misdemeanor that is a crime of moral turpitude; ( e ) willful and gross misconduct by the Participant in connection with his duties as an employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries; or ( f ) the Participant’s breach of any Award Agreement, employment agreement, or non-competition, nonsolicitation or confidentiality obligations owed by the Participant to the Company or its Subsidiaries. For purposes of this definition, no act or omission on the part of the Participant shall be deemed “willful” if done, or omitted to be done, by the Participant in good faith and in the reasonable belief that such action or omission was in the best interest of the Company or its Subsidiaries, and no failure of the Participant or the Company or its Subsidiaries to achieve performance goals, in and of itself, shall be treated as a basis for the termination of a Participant’s employment by the Company or its Subsidiaries for “Cause.” A termination for Cause shall be deemed to include a determination by the Administrator following a Participant’s termination of employment that circumstances existing prior to such termination would have entitled the Company or a Subsidiary to have terminated such Participant’s employment for Cause.

Section 2.11 “ Change in Control ” shall mean the first to occur of any of the following events after the Effective Date:

(a) any transaction, whether by way of sales of capital stock, merger, consolidation or otherwise, that would result in the direct or indirect beneficial ownership by any person, entity or “group” (as defined in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), excluding the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, any employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and the Investors (and any “group” that includes any of the Investors and any member of such group, if the non-Investor members of such group do not by themselves, directly or indirectly, own more than 50% of the Company’s then outstanding voting securities), or any Affiliates of any of the foregoing, of more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company’s (or, if applicable, the surviving company after such a merger) then outstanding voting securities; provided that an Excluded Transaction shall not constitute a Change in Control;

(b) within any 12-month period, the persons who were members of the Board at the beginning of such period (the “ Incumbent Directors ”) shall cease to constitute at least a majority of the Board, provided that any director elected or nominated for election to the Board by a majority of the Incumbent Directors then still in office shall be deemed to be an Incumbent Director for purposes of this clause (b); or

 

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(c) the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to one or more persons or entities that are not, immediately prior to such sale, transfer or other disposition, Affiliates of the Company;

in each case, provided that, as to Awards subject to Section 409A of the Code, such event also constitutes a “change in control” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, ( i ) a “Change in Control” shall not be deemed to occur if the Company files for bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization under the United States Bankruptcy Code or as a result of any restructuring that occurs as a result of any such proceeding and ( ii ) a Public Offering shall not constitute a Change in Control.

Section 2.12 “ Change in Control Price ” shall mean the highest price per share of Company Common Stock offered in conjunction with any transaction resulting in a Change in Control. If any part of the offered price is payable other than in cash, the value of the non-cash portion of the Change in Control Price shall be determined in good faith by the Administrator as constituted immediately prior to the Change in Control.

Section 2.13 “ Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Section 2.14 “ Company ” shall have the meaning set forth in Article I and shall include any successor.

Section 2.15 “ Company Common Stock ” shall mean the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company and such other stock or securities into which such common stock is hereafter converted or for which such common stock is exchanged.

Section 2.16 “ Competitive Activity ” shall mean a Participant’s material breach of restrictive covenants relating to noncompetition, nonsolicitation (of customers or employees) or preservation of confidential information, or other covenants having the same or similar scope, included in an Award Agreement or other agreement to which the Participant and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party.

Section 2.17 “ Consultant ” shall mean any natural person who is engaged by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to render consulting or advisory services to such entity.

Section 2.18 “ Corporate Event ” shall mean, as determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion, any transaction or event described in Section 4.3(a) or any unusual or nonrecurring transaction or event affecting the Company, any Subsidiary, or the financial statements of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or changes in Applicable Laws or accounting principles (including, without limitation, a recapitalization of the Company).

 

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Section 2.19 “ Deferred Share Unit ” shall mean a unit credited to a Participant’s account in the books of the Company under Article X, which represents the right to receive one Share of Company Common Stock or cash equal to the Fair Market Value thereof on settlement of the account.

Section 2.20 “ Director ” shall mean a member of the Board or a member of the board of directors of any Subsidiary.

Section 2.21 “ Disability ” shall mean ( x ) for Awards that are not subject to Section 409A of the Code, “disability” as such term is defined in the long-term disability insurance plan or program of the Company or any Subsidiary then covering the Participant or, in the absence of such a plan or program, as determined by the Administrator and ( y ) for Awards that are subject to Section 409A of the Code, “disability” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 409A(a)(2)(c) of the Code; provided that with respect to Awards that are not subject to Section 409A, ( A ) in the case of any Participant who, as of the date of determination, is a party to an effective employment, severance, consulting or other services agreement with the Company or any Subsidiary that employs such Participant, “Disability” shall have the meaning, if any, specified in such agreement and ( B ) the Administrator’s reasoned and good faith judgment of Disability shall be final and shall be based on such competent medical evidence as shall be presented to it by the Participant or by any physician or group of physicians or other competent medical expert employed by the Participant or the Company to advise the Administrator.

Section 2.22 “ Dividend Equivalent ” shall mean the right to receive payments, in cash or in Shares, based on dividends paid with respect to Shares.

Section 2.23 “ EBITDA ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.5.

Section 2.24 “ Effective Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.7.

Section 2.25 “ Eligible Representative ” for a Participant shall mean such Participant’s personal representative or such other person as is empowered under the deceased Participant’s will or trust or the then applicable laws of descent and distribution to represent the Participant hereunder.

Section 2.26 “ Employee ” shall mean any individual classified as an employee by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, whether such employee is so employed at the time this Plan is adopted or becomes so employed subsequent to the adoption of this Plan, including any person to whom an offer of employment has been extended (except that any Award granted to such person shall be conditioned on his or her commencement of

 

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service). A person shall not cease to be an Employee in the case of ( a ) any leave of absence approved by the Company or ( b ) transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any successor to the foregoing. For purposes of Incentive Stock Options, no such leave may exceed three (3) months, unless reemployment upon expiration of such leave is guaranteed by statute or contract. If reemployment upon expiration of a leave of absence approved by the Company is not so guaranteed, the employment relationship shall be deemed to have terminated on the first day immediately following such three (3)-month period, and such Incentive Stock Option held by the Optionee shall cease to be treated as an Incentive Stock Option and shall be treated for tax purposes as a Non-Qualified Stock Option on the first (1 st ) day immediately following a three (3)-month period from the date the employment relationship is deemed terminated.

Section 2.27 “ Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Section 2.28 “ Excluded Transaction ” shall mean a transaction described in clause (i) of the definition of “Change in Control” in which immediately after such transaction CD&R Univar Holdings, L.P. or its Permitted Transferees own at least 10% of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company and no shares of such capital stock are then owned by Univar N.V. or its Permitted Transferees.

Section 2.29 “ Executive Officer ” shall mean each person who is an officer of the Company or any Subsidiary and who is subject to the reporting requirements under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act.

Section 2.30 “ Fair Market Value ” of a Share as of any date of determination shall be:

(a) If the Company Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, then the closing price on such date per Share as reported on such stock exchange or system shall be the Fair Market Value for the date of determination;

(b) If there are no transactions in the Company Common Stock that are available to the Company on any date of determination pursuant to clause (a) but transactions are available to the Company as of the immediately preceding trading date, then the Fair Market Value determined as of the immediately preceding trading date shall be the Fair Market Value for the date of determination; or

(c) If neither clause (a) nor clause (b) shall apply on any date of determination, then the Fair Market Value shall be determined in good faith by the Administrator with reference to ( x ) the most recent valuation of the Company

 

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Common Stock performed by an independent valuation consultant or appraiser of nationally recognized standing selected by the Administrator, if any, ( y ) sales prices of securities issued to investors in any recent arm’s length transactions, and ( z ) any other factors determined to be relevant by the Administrator.

Section 2.31 “ FICA ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.11.

Section 2.32 “ Good Reason ” shall, as to any Participant, have the meaning set forth in an effective employment, severance, consulting or other services agreement to which the Participant is a party with the Company or a Subsidiary that employs the Participant, or, in the absence of such an agreement: ( i ) a material reduction in the Participant’s base salary or a material reduction in the Participant’s target annual incentive compensation opportunity, in each case, other than ( a ) any isolated or inadvertent failure by the Company or the applicable Subsidiary that is not in bad faith and is cured within thirty (30) business days after the Participant gives the Company or the applicable Subsidiary notice of such event or ( b ) a reduction which is applicable to all employees in the same salary grade as the Participant; ( ii ) a material diminution in the Participant’s title, duties and responsibilities, other than any isolated or inadvertent failure by the Company or the applicable Subsidiary that is not in bad faith and is cured within thirty (30) business days after the Participant gives the Company or the applicable Subsidiary notice of such event; or ( iii ) a transfer of the Participant’s primary workplace by more than thirty-five (35) miles.

Section 2.33 “ Incentive Stock Option ” shall mean an Option which qualifies under Section 422 of the Code and is expressly designated as an Incentive Stock Option in the Award Agreement.

Section 2.34 “ Incumbent Directors ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Change in Control.”

Section 2.35 “ Investors ” means any of ( i ) CD&R Univar Holdings, L.P., ( ii ) Univar N.V., ( iii ) any Affiliate of any of the foregoing that acquires Company Common Stock, and ( iv ) any successor in interest to any of the foregoing.

Section 2.36 “ normal retirement age ” shall have the meaning set forth in the applicable Award Agreement or, if not defined in the Award Agreement, age 65 or older pursuant to the customary policies of the Company.

Section 2.37 “ Non-Qualified Stock Option ” shall mean an Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option.

Section 2.38 “ Non-U.S. Awards ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.5.

 

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Section 2.39 “ Option ” shall mean an option to purchase Company Common Stock granted under the Plan. The term “Option” includes both an Incentive Stock Option and a Non-Qualified Stock Option.

Section 2.40 “ Option Price ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.

Section 2.41 “ Optionee ” shall mean a Participant to whom an Option or SAR is granted under the Plan.

Section 2.42 “ Participant ” shall mean any Service Provider who has been granted an Award pursuant to the Plan.

Section 2.43 “ Performance Award ” shall mean Performance Shares, Performance Units and all other Awards that vest (in whole or in part) upon the achievement of specified Performance Goals.

Section 2.44 “ Performance Cycle ” shall mean the period of time selected by the Administrator during which performance is measured for the purpose of determining the extent to which a Performance Award has been earned or vested.

Section 2.45 “ Performance Goals ” means the objectives established by the Administrator for a Performance Cycle pursuant to Section 9.5 for the purpose of determining the extent to which a Performance Award has been earned or vested.

Section 2.46 “ Performance Share ” means an Award granted pursuant to Article IX of the Plan of a contractual right to receive a Share (or the cash equivalent thereof) upon the achievement, in whole or in part, of the applicable Performance Goals.

Section 2.47 “ Performance Unit ” means a U.S. Dollar-denominated unit (or a unit denominated in the Participant’s local currency) granted pursuant to Article IX of the Plan, payable upon the achievement, in whole or in part, of the applicable Performance Goals.

Section 2.48 “ Permitted Transferees ” shall have the meaning given to such term in the Stockholders Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2010, by and among the Company, the Investors and the other parties thereto (as the same may be amended from time to time).

Section 2.49 “ Person ” shall mean an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, governmental authority or any other entity of whatever nature.

Section 2.50 “ Plan ” shall have the meaning set forth in Article I.

 

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Section 2.51 “ Public Offering ” shall mean the first (1 st ) day as of which ( i ) sales of Company Common Stock are made to the public in the United States pursuant to an underwritten public offering of the Company Common Stock led by one or more underwriters at least one of which is an underwriter of nationally recognized standing, or ( ii ) the Administrator has determined that the Company Common Stock otherwise has become publicly traded for this purpose.

Section 2.52 “ Replacement Awards ” shall mean Shares or Awards, issued in assumption of, or in substitution for, any outstanding awards of any entity acquired in any form or combination by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as reasonably determined by the Administrator.

Section 2.53 “ Restricted Stock ” shall mean an Award granted pursuant to Section 8.1.

Section 2.54 “ Restricted Stock Unit ” shall mean an Award granted pursuant to Section 8.2.

Section 2.55 “ Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Section 2.56 “ Service Provider ” shall mean an Employee, Consultant or Director.

Section 2.57 “ Share ” shall mean a share of Company Common Stock.

Section 2.58 “ Special Termination ” shall mean a termination by reason of the Participant’s death or Disability.

Section 2.59 “ Stock Appreciation Right ” or “ SAR ” shall mean the right to receive a payment from the Company in cash and/or Shares equal to the product of ( i ) the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of one Share on the exercise date over a specified price (the “ Base Price ”) fixed by the Administrator on the grant date (which specified price shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of one Share on the grant date), multiplied by ( ii ) a stated number of Shares.

Section 2.60 “ Stock-Based Award ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.1.

Section 2.61 “ Stock Incentive Plan ” shall have the meaning set forth in Article I.

Section 2.62 “ Stock Purchase Right ” shall mean an Award granted pursuant to Section 5.4.

 

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Section 2.63 “ Subplans ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.5.

Section 2.64 “ Subscription Agreement ” shall mean any written agreement, contract or other instrument or document, including through an electronic medium, required by the Company to be entered into between the Company and the Participant upon the issuance of Company Common Stock subject to an Award, which establishes the rights and obligations of each of them relating to the Company Common Stock so issued to the Participant; it being understood that the Administrator may determine that no Subscription Agreement is required in all or individual cases.

Section 2.65 “ Subsidiary ” shall mean any entity that is directly or indirectly controlled by the Company or any entity in which the Company directly or indirectly controls at least a 50% equity interest, provided that, to the extent required under Section 422 of the Code when granting an Incentive Stock Option, Subsidiary shall mean any corporation in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with such entity if each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain then owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.

Section 2.66 “ Termination of employment ,” “ termination of service ” and any similar term or terms shall mean, with respect to a Director who is not an Employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the date upon which such Director ceases to be a member of the Board; with respect to a Consultant who is not an Employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the date upon which such Consultant ceases to provide consulting or advisory services to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; and, with respect to an Employee, the date the Participant ceases to be an Employee; provided that with respect to any Award subject to Section 409A of the Code, such terms shall mean “separation from service,” as defined in Section 409A of the Code and the rules, regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder. A “termination of employment” or “termination of service” shall not occur if a Director, immediately upon ceasing to be a member of the Board, becomes an Employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or if an Employee, immediately upon termination of employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, becomes or continues to serve as a member of the Board.

Section 2.67 “ Withholding Taxes ” shall mean the statutory minimum of any federal, state, local or foreign income taxes, withholding taxes or employment taxes required to be withheld under Applicable Law.

ARTICLE III

ADMINISTRATION

Section 3.1 Administrator . The Plan shall be administered by the Board or an Administrator appointed by the Board, which Administrator, unless otherwise determined by the Board, shall be constituted to comply with Applicable Laws, including, without limitation, Section 16 of the Exchange Act and Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

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Section 3.2 Powers of the Administrator . Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the specific duties delegated by the Board to such Administrator, and subject to the approval of any relevant authorities, the Administrator shall have the authority (which in the case of a committee of the Board may be designated in the committee’s charter approved by the Board) to do the following:

(a) determine the Fair Market Value;

(b) determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to each Participant;

(c) select the Service Providers to whom Awards may from time to time be granted hereunder;

(d) determine the number of Awards to be granted and the number of Shares to which an Award will relate;

(e) approve forms of Award Agreements for use under the Plan, which need not be identical for each Service Provider;

(f) determine the terms and conditions of any Awards granted hereunder (including, without limitation, the exercise price, the time or times when Awards may be exercised (which may be based on performance criteria), any vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture restrictions and any restriction or limitation regarding any Awards or the Company Common Stock relating thereto) based in each case on such factors as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine;

(g) determine all matters and questions related to the termination of service of a Service Provider with respect to any Award, including, but not by way of limitation of, all questions of whether a particular Service Provider has taken a leave of absence, all questions of whether a leave of absence taken by a particular Service Provider constitutes a termination of service, and all questions of whether a termination of service of a particular Service Provider resulted from discharge for Cause;

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(i) determine whether, to what extent, and pursuant to what circumstances an Award may be settled in, or the exercise or purchase price of an Award may be paid in, cash, Company Common Stock, other Awards, or other property, or an Award may be canceled, forfeited or surrendered;

(j) suspend or accelerate the vesting of any Award or waive the forfeiture restrictions or any other restriction or limitation regarding any Awards or the Company Common Stock relating thereto;

(k) construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and Awards granted pursuant to the Plan;

(l) interpret, administer, reconcile any inconsistency in, correct any defect in and/or supply any omission in the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to, or Award granted under, the Plan;

(m) authorize any person to execute, on behalf of the Company, any instrument required to carry out the purposes of the Plan; and

(n) make all other decisions and determinations that may be required pursuant to the Plan or as the Administrator deems necessary or advisable to administer the Plan.

Any determination made by the Administrator under the Plan, including, without limitation, under Section 4.3, shall be final, binding and conclusive on all Participants and other persons having or claiming any right or interest under the Plan.

Section 3.3 Delegation by the Administrator . The Administrator may delegate, subject to such terms or conditions or guidelines as the Board or Administrator shall determine (in the case of a committee acting as the Administrator, to the extent of its authority under the committee’s charter), to any officer or group of officers, or Director or group of Directors of the Company or its Affiliates any portion of the Administrator’s authority and powers under the Plan with respect to Participants who are not direct reports to the Chief Executive Officer, Executive Officers or non-employee directors of the Board; provided that any delegation to one or more officers of the Company shall be subject to and comply with Section 157(c) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (or successor provision). In addition, ( i ) with respect to any Award intended to qualify as “performance-based” compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Administrator shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board or such other committee or subcommittee of the Board or the Compensation Committee as the Board or the Compensation Committee of the Board shall designate, consisting solely of two or more members, each of whom is an “outside director” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and ( ii ) with respect to any Award intended to qualify for the exemption contained in Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, the Administrator shall consist of solely two or more “non-employee directors” within the meaning of such rule, or, in the alternative, the entire Board.

 

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Section 3.4 Compensation, Professional Assistance, Good Faith Actions . The Administrator may receive such compensation for its services hereunder as may be determined by the Board (including, in the case of a committee, to the extent that compensation is authorized under the committee’s charter). All expenses and liabilities incurred by the Administrator in connection with the administration of the Plan shall be borne by the Company. The Administrator may, in its discretion, elect to engage the services of attorneys, consultants, accountants, appraisers, brokers or other persons. The Administrator, the Company and its officers and Directors shall be entitled to rely upon the advice, opinions or valuations of any such persons. All actions taken and all interpretations, decisions and determinations made by the Administrator, in good faith shall be final and binding upon all Participants, the Company and all other interested persons. The Administrator’s determinations under the Plan need not be uniform and may be made by the Administrator selectively among persons who receive, or are eligible to receive, Awards under the Plan, whether or not such persons are similarly situated. The Administrator (and its members) shall not be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made with respect to the Plan or the Awards, and the Administrator (and its members) shall be fully indemnified by the Company with respect to any such action, determination or interpretation.

Section 3.5 Participants Based Outside the United States . To conform with the provisions of local laws and regulations, or with local compensation practices and policies, in foreign countries in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates operate, but subject to the limitations set forth herein regarding the maximum number of shares issuable hereunder and the maximum award to any single Participant, the Administrator may ( i ) modify the terms and conditions of Awards granted to Participants employed outside the United States (“ Non-U.S. Awards ”), ( ii ) establish subplans with such modifications as may be necessary or advisable under the circumstances (“ Subplans ”) and ( iii ) take any action which it deems advisable to obtain, comply with or otherwise reflect any necessary governmental regulatory procedures, exemptions or approvals with respect to the Plan. The Administrator’s decision to grant Non-U.S. Awards or to establish Subplans is entirely voluntary, and at the complete discretion of the Administrator. The Administrator may amend, modify or terminate any Subplans at any time, and such amendment, modification or termination may be made without prior notice to the Participants. The Company, its Subsidiaries and Affiliates and members of the Administrator shall not incur any liability of any kind to any Participant as a result of any change, amendment or termination of any Subplan at any time. The benefits and rights provided under any Subplan or by any Non-U.S. Award ( x ) are wholly discretionary and, although provided by either the Company, a Subsidiary or Affiliate, do not constitute regular or periodic payments and ( y ) except as otherwise required under Applicable Laws, are not to be considered part of the Participant’s salary or

 

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compensation under the Participant’s employment with the Participant’s local employer for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy or other end of service payments, vacation, bonuses, long-term service awards, indemnification, pension or retirement benefits, or any other payments, benefits or rights of any kind. If a Subplan is terminated, the Administrator may direct the payment of Non-U.S. Awards (or direct the deferral of payments whose amount shall be determined) prior to the dates on which payments would otherwise have been made, and, in the Administrator’s discretion, such payments may be made in a lump sum or in installments.

ARTICLE IV

SHARES SUBJECT TO PLAN

Section 4.1 Shares Subject to Plan .

(a) Subject to Section 4.3, the aggregate number of Shares which may be issued under this Plan is 4,011,913, all of which may be issued in the form of Incentive Stock Options under the Plan. The Shares issued under the Plan may be authorized but unissued, or reacquired Company Common Stock. No provision of this Plan shall be construed to require the Company to maintain the Shares in certificated form.

(b) Upon the grant of an Award, the maximum number of Shares set forth in Section 4.1(a) shall be reduced by the maximum number of Shares that are issued or may be issued pursuant to such Award. Upon the exercise, settlement or conversion of any Award or portion thereof, there shall again be available for grant under the Plan the number of Shares subject to such Award or portion thereof minus the actual number of Shares issued in connection with such exercise, settlement or conversion. If any such Award or portion thereof is for any reason forfeited, canceled, expired or otherwise terminated without the issuance of Shares, the Shares subject to such forfeited, canceled, expired or otherwise terminated Award or portion thereof shall again be available for grant under the Plan. If Shares are withheld from issuance with respect to an Award by the Company in satisfaction of any tax withholding or similar obligations, such withheld Shares shall again be available for grant under the Plan. Awards which the Administrator reasonably determines will be settled in cash shall not reduce the Plan maximum set forth in Section 4.1(a). Notwithstanding the foregoing, and except to the extent required by Applicable Law, Replacement Awards shall not be counted against Shares available for grant pursuant to this Plan.

Section 4.2 Individual Award Limitations . Subject to Section 4.1(a) and Section 4.3, the following individual Award limits shall apply to the extent Section 162(m) of the Code is applicable to the Company and the Plan, and for those Awards intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code:

 

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(a) No Participant may be granted more than 2,500,000 Options, SARs or any other Award based solely on the increase in value of the Shares from the date of grant under the Plan in any calendar year.

(b) No Participant may be granted more than 1,500,000 Performance Shares, shares of performance-based Restricted Stock, performance-based Restricted Stock Units or performance-based Dividend Equivalents under the Plan in any calendar year.

(c) No Participant may be granted Performance Units or any other performance-based Award settled in cash under the Plan in any calendar year with a value of more than U.S. $10,000,000 (or the equivalent of such amount denominated in the Participant’s local currency).

(d) No Director may be granted Awards under the Plan in any calendar year with a value of more than U.S. $500,000 (or the equivalent of such amount denominated in the Director’s local currency).

Section 4.3 Changes in Company Common Stock; Disposition of Assets and Corporate Events .

(a) If and to the extent necessary or appropriate to reflect any stock dividend, extraordinary dividend, stock split or share combination or any recapitalization, merger, consolidation, exchange of shares, spin-off, liquidation or dissolution of the Company or other similar transaction affecting the Company Common Stock (each, a “ Corporate Event ”), the Administrator shall adjust the number of shares of Company Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan and the number, class and exercise price (if applicable) or Base Price (if applicable) of any outstanding Award, and/or make such substitution, revision or other provisions or take such other actions with respect to any outstanding Award or the holder or holders thereof, in each case as it determines to be equitable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, in the event of any Corporate Event, the Administrator shall have the power to make such changes as it deems appropriate in ( i ) the number and type of shares or other securities covered by outstanding Awards, ( ii ) the prices specified therein (if applicable), ( iii ) the securities, cash or other property to be received upon the exercise, settlement or conversion of such outstanding Awards or otherwise to be received in connection with such outstanding Awards, and ( iv ) and any applicable Performance Goals. After any adjustment made by the Administrator pursuant to this Section 4.3, the number of shares subject to each outstanding Award shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number.

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Section 4.4 Award Agreement Provisions . The Administrator may include such further provisions and limitations in any Award Agreement as it may deem equitable and in the best interests of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

Section 4.5 Prohibition Against Repricing . From and after a Public Offering, except to the extent ( i ) approved in advance by holders of a majority of the Shares entitled to vote generally in the election of directors or ( ii ) pursuant to Section 4.3 as a result of any Corporate Event, the Administrator shall not have the power or authority to reduce, whether through amendment or otherwise, the exercise price of any outstanding Option or Base Price of any outstanding SAR or to grant any new Award, or make any cash payment, in substitution for or upon the cancellation of Options or SARs previously granted.

ARTICLE V

GRANTING OF OPTIONS AND SARS

AND SALE OF COMPANY COMMON STOCK

Section 5.1 Eligibility . Non-Qualified Stock Options and SARs may be granted to Service Providers. Subject to Section 5.2, Incentive Stock Options may only be granted to Employees.

Section 5.2 Qualification of Incentive Stock Options . No Employee may be granted an Incentive Stock Option under the Plan if such Employee, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any then existing Subsidiary or “parent corporation” (within the meaning of Section 424(e) of the Code) unless such Incentive Stock Option conforms to the applicable provisions of Section 422 of the Code.

Section 5.3 Granting of Options and SARs to Service Providers .

(a) Options and SARs . The Administrator may from time to time:

(i) Select from among the Service Providers (including those to whom Options or SARs have been previously granted under the Plan) such of them as in its opinion should be granted Options and/or SARs;

(ii) Determine the number of Shares to be subject to such Options and/or SARs granted to such Service Provider, and determine whether such Options are to be Incentive Stock Options or Non-Qualified Stock Options; and

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(b) SARs may be granted in tandem with Options or may be granted on a freestanding basis, not related to any Option. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator at the grant date or determined thereafter in a manner more favorable to the Participant, SARs granted in tandem with Options shall have substantially similar terms and conditions to such Options to the extent applicable, or may be granted on a freestanding basis, not related to any Option.

(c) Upon the selection of a Service Provider to be granted an Option or SAR under this Section 5.3, the Administrator shall issue, or shall instruct an authorized officer to issue, such Option or SAR and may impose such conditions on the grant of such Option or SAR as it deems appropriate. Subject to Section 15.2 of the Plan, any Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan may be modified by the Administrator, without the consent of the Optionee, even if such modification would result in the disqualification of such Option as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Code.

Section 5.4 Sale of Company Common Stock to Service Providers . The Administrator, acting in its sole discretion, may from time to time designate one or more Service Providers to whom an offer to sell Shares shall be made and the terms and conditions thereof, provided , however , that the price per Share shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of such Shares on the date any such offer is accepted. Each Share sold to a Service Provider under this Section 5.4 shall be evidenced by a Subscription Agreement in a form approved by the Administrator, which shall contain terms consistent with the terms hereof. Any Shares sold under this Section 5.4 shall be subject to the same limitations, restrictions and administration hereunder as would apply to any Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option under this Plan including, without limitation, conditions and restrictions set forth in Section 7.6. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, Shares acquired pursuant to this Section 5.4 shall also be subject to the terms and conditions of a Subscription Agreement, which shall be accepted and acknowledged by the Participant, including by electronic means.

ARTICLE VI

TERMS OF OPTIONS AND SARS

Section 6.1 Award Agreement . Each Option and each SAR shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement, which shall be accepted and acknowledged by the Optionee, including by electronic means, and which shall contain such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall determine, consistent with the Plan. Award Agreements evidencing Incentive Stock Options shall contain such terms and conditions as may be necessary to qualify such Options as “incentive stock options” under Section 422 of the Code.

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(a) Each Option and SAR shall vest and become exercisable according to the terms of the applicable Award Agreement; provided , however , that by a resolution adopted after an Option or SAR is granted the Administrator may, on such terms and conditions as it may determine to be appropriate, accelerate the time at which such Option or SAR or any portion thereof may be exercised.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by the Administrator or in the applicable Award Agreement, no portion of an Option or SAR which is unexercisable on the date that an Optionee incurs a termination of service as a Service Provider shall thereafter become exercisable.

(c) The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the time the Option is granted) of all Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are first exercisable by a Service Provider in any calendar year may not exceed U.S. $100,000 or such other limitation as imposed by Section 422(d) of the Code, or any successor provision. To the extent that Incentive Stock Options are first exercisable by a Participant in excess of such limitation, the excess shall be considered Non-Qualified Stock Options.

(d) SARs granted in tandem with an Option shall become vested and exercisable on the same date or dates as the Options with which such SARs are associated vest and become exercisable. SARs that are granted in tandem with an Option may only be exercised upon the surrender of the right to exercise such Option for an equivalent number of Shares, and may be exercised only with respect to the Shares for which the related Option is then exercisable.

Section 6.3 Option Price and Base Price . Excluding Replacement Awards, the per Share purchase price of the Shares subject to each Option (the “ Option Price ”) and the Base Price of each SAR shall be set by the Administrator and shall be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of such Shares on the date such Option or SAR is granted.

Section 6.4 Expiration of Options and SARs . No Option or SAR may be exercised after the first to occur of the following events:

(a) The expiration of ten (10) years from the date the Option or SAR was granted; or

(b) With respect to an Incentive Stock Option in the case of an Optionee owning (within the meaning of Section 424(d) of the Code), at the time the Incentive Stock Option was granted, more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Subsidiary, the expiration of five (5) years from the date the Incentive Stock Option was granted.

 

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ARTICLE VII

EXERCISE OF OPTIONS AND SARS

Section 7.1 Person Eligible to Exercise . During the lifetime of the Optionee, only the Optionee may exercise an Option or SAR (or any portion thereof) granted to him or her; provided , however , that the Optionee’s Eligible Representative may exercise his or her Option or SAR or portion thereof during the period of the Optionee’s Disability. After the death of the Optionee, any exercisable portion of an Option or SAR may, prior to the time when such portion becomes unexercisable under the Plan or the applicable Award Agreement, be exercised by his or her Eligible Representative.

Section 7.2 Partial Exercise . At any time and from time to time prior to the date on which the Option or SAR becomes unexercisable under the Plan or the applicable Award Agreement, the exercisable portion of an Option or SAR may be exercised in whole or in part; provided , however , that the Company shall not be required to issue fractional Shares and the Administrator may, by the terms of the Option or SAR, require any partial exercise to exceed a specified minimum number of Shares.

Section 7.3 Manner of Exercise . Subject to any generally applicable conditions or procedures that may be imposed by the Administrator, an exercisable Option or SAR, or any exercisable portion thereof, may be exercised solely by delivery to the Administrator or its designee of all of the following prior to the time when such Option or SAR or such portion becomes unexercisable under the Plan or the applicable Award Agreement:

(a) Notice in writing delivered by the Optionee or his or her Eligible Representative, stating that such Option or SAR or portion is being exercised, and specifically stating the number of Shares with respect to which the Option or SAR is being exercised (which form of notice shall be provided by the Administrator upon request and may be electronic);

(b) A copy of the Subscription Agreement in use by the Company at the time of exercise (which shall be provided by the Administrator upon request);

(c) (i) With respect to the exercise of any Option, full payment (in cash (through wire transfer only) or by personal, certified, or bank cashier check) of the aggregate Option Price of the Shares with respect to which such Option (or portion thereof) is thereby exercised; or

(ii) With the consent of the Administrator, ( A ) Shares owned by the Optionee duly endorsed for transfer to the Company or ( B ) Shares issuable to the Optionee upon exercise of the Option, with a Fair Market Value on the date of Option exercise equal to the aggregate Option Price of the Shares with respect to which such Option (or portion thereof) is thereby exercised; or

 

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(iii) With the consent of the Administrator, payment of the Option Price through a broker-assisted cashless exercise program established by the Company; or

(iv) With the consent of the Administrator, any form of payment of the Option Price permitted by Applicable Laws and any combination of the foregoing methods of payment.

(d) Full payment to the Company (in cash or by personal, certified or bank cashier check or by any other means of payment approved by the Administrator) of all minimum amounts necessary to satisfy any and all Withholding Taxes arising in connection with the exercise of the Option or SAR (notice of the amount of which shall be provided by the Administrator as soon as practicable following receipt by the Administrator of the notice of exercise);

(e) Such representations and documents as the Administrator deems necessary or advisable to effect compliance with all applicable provisions of the Securities Act and any other federal or state securities laws or regulations. The Administrator shall provide the Optionee or Eligible Representative with all such representations and documents as soon as practicable following receipt by the Administrator of the notice of exercise. The Administrator may, in its sole discretion, also take whatever additional actions it deems appropriate to effect such compliance including, without limitation, placing legends on share certificates and issuing stop-transfer orders to transfer agents and registrars; and

(f) In the event that the Option or SAR or portion thereof shall be exercised as permitted under Section 7.1 by any person or persons other than the Optionee, appropriate proof of the right of such person or persons to exercise the Option or SAR or portion thereof.

Section 7.4 Optionee Representations . The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may require an Optionee to make certain representations or acknowledgements, on or prior to the purchase of any Shares pursuant to any Option or SAR granted under this Plan, in respect thereof including, without limitation, that the Optionee is acquiring the Shares for an investment purpose and not for resale, and, if the Optionee is an Affiliate, additional acknowledgements regarding when and to what extent any transfers of such Shares may occur.

Section 7.5 Settlement of SARs . Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, upon exercise of a SAR, the Participant shall be entitled to receive payment in the form, determined by the Administrator, of Shares, or cash, or a combination of Shares and cash having an aggregate value equal to the amount determined by multiplying:

 

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(a) any increase in the Fair Market Value of one Share on the exercise date over the Base Price of such SAR, by

(b) the number of Shares with respect to which such SAR is exercised;

provided , however , that on the grant date, the Administrator may establish, in its sole discretion, a maximum amount per Share that may be payable upon exercise of a SAR, and provided , further , that in no event shall the value of the Company Common Stock or cash delivered on exercise of a SAR exceed the excess of the Fair Market Value of the Shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised over the Fair Market Value of such Shares on the grant date of such SAR.

Section 7.6 Conditions to Issuance of Shares . The Company shall evidence the issuance of Shares delivered upon exercise of an Option or SAR in the books and records of the Company or in a manner determined by the Company. Notwithstanding the above, the Company shall not be required to effect the issuance of any Shares purchased upon the exercise of any Option or SAR or portion thereof prior to fulfillment of all of the following conditions:

(a) The admission of such Shares to listing on any and all stock exchanges on which such class of Company Common Stock is then listed;

(b) The completion of any registration or other qualification of such Shares under any state or federal law or under the rulings or regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or any other local, state, federal or foreign governmental regulatory body, which the Administrator shall, in its sole discretion, deem necessary or advisable;

(c) The obtaining of any approval or other clearance from any state or federal governmental agency which the Administrator shall, in its sole discretion, determine to be necessary or advisable; and

(d) The payment to the Company (or any Subsidiary, as applicable) of all amounts which it is required to withhold under Applicable Law in connection with the exercise of the Option or SAR.

The Administrator shall not have any liability to any Optionee for any delay in the delivery of Shares to be issued upon an Optionee’s exercise of an Option or SAR.

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any Shares purchasable upon the exercise of any part of an Option or SAR unless and until such holder has accepted and acknowledged a Subscription Agreement (if provided by the Administrator) and the Shares attributable to the exercise of the Option or SAR have been issued by the Company to such holder.

Section 7.8 Transfer Restrictions . Shares acquired upon exercise of an Option or SAR shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Subscription Agreement (if any). In addition, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may set forth in an Award Agreement such further restrictions on the transferability of the Shares purchasable upon the exercise of an Option or SAR as it deems appropriate. Any such restriction may be referred to in the Share register maintained by the Company or otherwise in a manner reflecting its applicability to the Shares. The Administrator may require the Employee to give the Company prompt notice of any disposition of Shares acquired by exercise of an Incentive Stock Option, within two (2) years from the date of granting such Option or one (1) year after the transfer of such Shares to such Employee. The Administrator may cause the Share register maintained by the Company to refer to such requirement.

ARTICLE VIII

RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS AND RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARDS

Section 8.1 Restricted Stock .

(a) Grant of Restricted Stock . The Administrator is authorized to make Awards of Restricted Stock to any Service Provider selected by the Administrator in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as determined by the Administrator. All Awards of Restricted Stock shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement and Subscription Agreement.

(b) Issuance and Restrictions . Restricted Stock shall be subject to such restrictions on transferability and other restrictions as the Administrator may impose (including, without limitation, limitations on the right to vote Restricted Stock or the right to receive dividends on the Restricted Stock). These restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such times, pursuant to such circumstances, in such installments, or otherwise, as the Administrator determines at the time of the grant of the Award or thereafter.

(c) Issuance of Restricted Stock . The issuance of Restricted Stock granted pursuant to the Plan may be evidenced in such manner as the Administrator shall determine.

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Administrator. At the time of grant, the Administrator shall specify the date or dates on which the Restricted Stock Units shall become fully vested and nonforfeitable, and may specify such conditions to vesting as it deems appropriate, including the requirement of executing a Subscription Agreement. At the time of grant, the Administrator shall specify the settlement date applicable to each grant of Restricted Stock Units which shall be no earlier than the vesting date or dates of the Award and may be determined at the election of the grantee. Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, on the settlement date, the Company shall, subject to the terms of this Plan (including satisfaction of applicable Withholding Taxes), transfer to the Participant one Share for each Restricted Stock Unit scheduled to be paid out on such date and not previously forfeited. The Administrator shall specify the purchase price, if any, to be paid by the grantee to the Company for such Shares.

Section 8.3 Rights as a Stockholder . A Participant shall not be, nor have any of the rights or privileges of, a stockholder in respect of Restricted Stock Units awarded pursuant to the Plan unless and until such Participant has accepted and acknowledged a Subscription Agreement (if provided by the Administrator) and the Shares attributable to such Restricted Stock Units have been issued to such Participant.

ARTICLE IX

PERFORMANCE SHARES AND PERFORMANCE UNITS

Section 9.1 Grant of Performance Awards . The Administrator is authorized to make Awards of Performance Shares and Performance Units to any Participant selected by the Administrator in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as determined by the Administrator. All Performance Shares and Performance Units shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement.

Section 9.2 Issuance and Restrictions . The Administrator shall have the authority to determine the Participants who shall receive Performance Shares and Performance Units, the number of Performance Shares and the number and value of Performance Units each Participant receives for any Performance Cycle, and the Performance Goals applicable in respect of such Performance Shares and Performance Units for each Performance Cycle. The Administrator shall determine the duration of each Performance Cycle (and the duration of Performance Cycles may differ from one another), and there may be more than one Performance Cycle in existence at any one time. An Award Agreement evidencing the grant of Performance Shares or Performance Units shall specify the number of Performance Shares and the number and value of Performance Units awarded to the Participant, the Performance Goals applicable thereto, and such other terms and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as the Administrator shall determine. No Company Common Stock will be issued at the time an Award of Performance Shares is made, and the Company shall not be required to set aside a fund for the payment of Performance Shares or Performance Units.

 

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Section 9.3 Earned Performance Shares and Performance Units . Performance Shares and Performance Units shall become earned, in whole or in part, based upon the attainment of specified Performance Goals or the occurrence of any event or events, as the Administrator shall determine, either in an Award Agreement or thereafter on terms more favorable to the Participant to the extent consistent with Section 162(m). In addition to the achievement of the specified Performance Goals, the Administrator may condition payment of Performance Shares and Performance Units on such other conditions as the Administrator shall specify in an Award Agreement. The Administrator may also provide in an Award Agreement for the completion of a minimum period of service (in addition to the achievement of any applicable Performance Goals) as a condition to the vesting of any Performance Share or Performance Unit Award.

Section 9.4 Rights as a Stockholder . A Participant shall not have any rights as a stockholder in respect of Performance Shares or Performance Units awarded pursuant to the Plan (including, without limitation, the right to vote on any matter submitted to the Company’s stockholders) until such time as the Participant has accepted and acknowledged a Subscription Agreement (if provided by the Administrator) and the Shares attributable to such Performance Shares or Performance Units have been issued to such Participant or his or her beneficiary.

Section 9.5 Performance Goals . The Administrator shall establish the Performance Goals that must be satisfied in order for a Participant to receive an Award for a Performance Period or for an Award of Performance Shares or Performance Units to be earned or vested. At the discretion of the Administrator, the Performance Goals may be based upon (alone or in combination): ( a ) net or operating income (before or after taxes); ( b ) earnings before taxes, interest, depreciation, and/or amortization (“ EBITDA ”); ( c ) EBITDA excluding charges for stock compensation, management fees, restructurings and impairments (“ Adjusted EBITDA ”); ( d ) basic or diluted earnings per share or improvement in basic or diluted earnings per share; ( e ) sales (including, but not limited to, total sales, net sales or revenue growth); ( f ) net operating profit; ( g ) financial return measures (including, but not limited to, return on assets, capital, invested capital, equity, sales, or revenue); ( h ) cash flow measures (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow, free cash flow, cash flow return on equity, and cash flow return on investment); ( i ) productivity ratios (including but not limited to measuring liquidity, profitability or leverage); ( j ) share price (including, but not limited to, growth measures and total shareholder return); ( k ) expense/cost management targets; ( l ) margins (including, but not limited to, operating margin, net income margin, cash margin, gross, net or operating profit margins, EBITDA margins, Adjusted EBITDA margins); ( m ) operating efficiency; ( n ) market share or market penetration; ( o ) customer targets (including, but not limited to, customer growth or customer satisfaction); ( p ) working capital targets or improvements; ( q ) economic value added; ( r ) balance sheet metrics (including, but not limited to, inventory, inventory turns, receivables turnover, net asset turnover, debt reduction, retained earnings, year-end cash, cash conversion cycle, ratio of debt to equity or to

 

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EBITDA); ( s ) workforce targets (including but not limited to diversity goals, employee engagement or satisfaction, employee retention, and workplace health and safety goals); ( t ) implementation, completion or attainment of measurable objectives with respect to research and development, key products or key projects, lines of business, acquisitions and divestitures and strategic plan development and/or implementation; ( u ) comparisons with various stock market indices, peer companies or industry groups or classifications with regard to one more of these criteria; or, for any period of time in which Section 162(m) is not applicable to the Company and the Plan, or at any time in the case of ( A ) persons who are not “covered employees” under Section 162(m) of the Code or ( B ) Awards (whether or not to “covered employees”) not intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code, such other criteria as may be determined by the Administrator.

Performance Goals may be established on a Company-wide basis or with respect to one or more business units, divisions, Subsidiaries, or products and may be expressed in absolute terms, or relative to ( i ) current internal targets or budgets, ( ii ) the past performance of the Company (including the performance of one or more Subsidiaries, divisions or operating units), ( iii ) the performance of one or more similarly situated companies, ( iv ) the performance of an index covering a peer group of companies or ( v ) other external measures of the selected performance criteria. Any performance objective may measure performance on an individual basis, as appropriate. The Administrator may provide for a threshold level of performance below which no Shares or compensation will be granted or paid in respect of Performance Shares or Performance Units, and a maximum level of performance above which no additional Shares or compensation will be granted or paid in respect of Performance Shares or Performance Units, and it may provide for differing amounts of Shares or compensation to be granted or paid in respect of Performance Shares or Performance Units for different levels of performance. When establishing Performance Goals for a Performance Cycle, the Administrator may determine that any or all “extraordinary items” as determined under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and as identified in the financial statements, notes to the financial statements or management’s discussion and analysis in the annual report, including, without limitation, the charges or costs associated with restructurings of the Company, discontinued operations, extraordinary items, capital gains and losses, dividends, Share repurchases, other unusual or non-recurring items, and the cumulative effects of accounting changes shall be excluded from the determination as to whether the Performance Goals have been met. Except in the case of Awards to “covered employees” intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Administrator may also adjust the Performance Goals for any Performance Cycle as it deems equitable in recognition of unusual or non-recurring events affecting the Company, changes in applicable tax laws or accounting principles, or such other factors as the Administrator may determine.

 

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Section 9.6 Special Rule for Performance Goals . If, at the time of grant, the Administrator intends a Performance Share Award, Performance Unit or other Performance Award to qualify as performance-based compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, the Administrator must establish Performance Goals for the applicable Performance Cycle prior to the ninety-first (91 st ) day of the Performance Cycle (or by such other date as may be required under Section 162(m) of the Code) but not later than the date on which 25% of the Performance Cycle has elapsed.

Section 9.7 Negative Discretion . Notwithstanding anything in this Article IX to the contrary, the Administrator shall have the right, in its absolute discretion, ( i ) to reduce or eliminate the amount otherwise payable to any Participant under Section 9.9 based on individual performance or any other factors that the Administrator, in its discretion, shall deem appropriate and ( ii ) to establish rules or procedures that have the effect of limiting the amount payable to each Participant to an amount that is less than the maximum amount otherwise authorized under the Award or under the Plan.

Section 9.8 Affirmative Discretion . Notwithstanding any other provision in the Plan to the contrary, but subject to the maximum number of Shares available for issuance under Article IV of the Plan, ( i ) the Administrator shall have the right, in its discretion, to grant an Award in cash, Shares or other Awards, or in any combination thereof, to any Participant (except for Awards intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code, to the extent Section 162(m) of the Code is applicable to the Company and the Plan) in a greater amount than would apply under the applicable Performance Goals, based on individual performance or any other criteria that the Administrator deems appropriate and ( ii ) in connection with the hiring of any person who is or becomes a “covered employee” as defined in Section 162(m)(3) of the Code, the Administrator may provide for a minimum bonus amount in any Performance Cycle, regardless of whether Performance Goals are attained. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, in no event shall the Administrator have, or exercise, discretion with respect to a Performance Award intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code if such discretion or the exercise thereof would cause such qualification not to be available.

Section 9.9 Certification of Attainment of Performance Goals . As soon as practicable after the end of a Performance Cycle and prior to any payment or vesting in respect of such Performance Cycle, the Administrator shall certify in writing the number of Performance Shares or other Performance Awards and the number and value of Performance Units that have been earned or vested on the basis of performance in relation to the established Performance Goals.

Section 9.10 Payment of Awards . Payment or delivery of Company Common Stock with respect to earned Performance Shares and earned Performance Units shall be made to the Participant or, if the Participant has died, to the Participant’s Eligible Representative, as soon as practicable after the expiration of the Performance Cycle and

 

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the Administrator’s certification under Section 9.9 and (unless an applicable Award Agreement shall set forth one or more other dates) in any event no later than the earlier of ( i ) ninety (90) days after the end of the fiscal year in which the Performance Cycle has ended and ( ii ) ninety (90) days after the expiration of the Performance Cycle. The Administrator shall determine and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement whether earned Performance Shares and the value of earned Performance Units are to be distributed in the form of cash, Shares or in a combination thereof, with the value or number of Shares payable to be determined based on the Fair Market Value of the Company Common Stock on the date of the Administrator’s certification under Section 9.9 or such other date specified in the Award Agreement. The Administrator may set forth in an Award Agreement conditions with respect to the award or delivery of Shares, including conditioning the vesting of such Shares on the performance of additional service.

Section 9.11 Newly Eligible Participants . Notwithstanding anything in this Article IX to the contrary, the Administrator shall be entitled to make such rules, determinations and adjustments as it deems appropriate with respect to any Participant who becomes eligible to receive Performance Shares, Performance Units or other Performance Awards after the commencement of a Performance Cycle.

ARTICLE X

DEFERRED SHARE UNITS

Section 10.1 Grant . Subject to Article III, the Administrator is authorized to make awards of Deferred Share Units to any Participant selected by the Administrator at such time or times as shall be determined by the Administrator without regard to any election by the Participant to defer receipt of any compensation or bonus amount payable to him. The grant date of any Deferred Share Unit under the Plan will be the date on which such Deferred Share Unit is awarded by the Administrator or on such other future date as the Administrator shall determine in its sole discretion. Upon the grant of Deferred Share Units pursuant to the Plan, the Company shall establish a notional account for the Participant and will record in such account the number of Deferred Share Units awarded to the Participant. No Shares will be issued to the Participant at the time an award of Deferred Share Units is granted. Subject to Article III and Applicable Law (including Section 409A of the Code), Deferred Share Units may become payable on a Corporate Event, termination of employment or on a specified date or dates set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing such Deferred Share Units.

Section 10.2 Rights as a Stockholder . A Participant shall not be, nor have any of the rights and privileges of, a stockholder of the Company in respect of Deferred Share Units awarded pursuant to the Plan unless and until such time as the Participant has accepted and acknowledged a Subscription Agreement (if provided by the Administrator) and the Shares attributable to such Deferred Share Units have been issued to such Participant.

 

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Section 10.3 Vesting . Unless the Administrator provides otherwise at the grant date or provides thereafter in a manner more favorable to the Participant, Deferred Share Units shall be fully vested and nonforfeitable when granted.

Section 10.4 Further Deferral Elections . A Participant may elect to further defer receipt of Shares issuable in respect of Deferred Share Units (or an installment of an Award) for a specified period or until a specified event and in a manner consistent with Section 409A of the Code, subject in each case to the Administrator’s approval and to such terms as are determined by the Administrator, all in its sole discretion. Subject to any exceptions adopted by the Administrator in accordance with Applicable Law (including Section 409A of the Code), such election must generally be made at least twelve (12) months prior to the prior settlement date of such Deferred Share Units (or any such installment thereof) and must defer settlement for at least five (5) years after such prior settlement date. A further deferral opportunity does not have to be made available to all Participants, and different terms and conditions may apply with respect to the further deferral opportunities made available to different Participants.

Section 10.5 Settlement . Subject to this Article X, upon the date specified in the Award Agreement evidencing the Deferred Share Units, for each such Deferred Share Unit the Participant shall receive, as specified in the Award Agreement (and subject to satisfaction of applicable Withholding Taxes), ( i ) a cash payment equal to the Fair Market Value of one (1) Share as of such payment date, ( ii ) one (1) Share or ( iii ) any combination of clauses (i) and (ii).

ARTICLE XI

OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS

Section 11.1 Grant of Stock-Based Awards . The Administrator is authorized to make Awards of other types of equity-based or equity-related awards (“ Stock-Based Awards ”) not otherwise described by the terms of the Plan in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall determine. All Stock-Based Awards shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement. Such Stock-Based Awards may be granted as an inducement to enter the employ of the Company or any Subsidiary or in satisfaction of any obligation of the Company or any Subsidiary to an officer or other key employee, whether pursuant to this Plan or otherwise, that would otherwise have been payable in cash or in respect of any other obligation of the Company. Such Stock-Based Awards may entail the transfer of actual Shares, or payment in cash or otherwise of amounts based on the value of Shares and may include, without limitation, Awards designed to comply with or take advantage of the Applicable Laws of jurisdictions other than the United States.

 

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Section 11.2 Automatic Grants for Directors . The Administrator may institute, by resolution, grants of automatic Awards to new and continuing Directors, with the number and type of such Awards, the frequency of grant and all related terms and conditions, including any applicable vesting conditions, as determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion.

ARTICLE XII

DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS

Section 12.1 Generally . Dividend Equivalents may be granted to Participants at such time or times as shall be determined by the Administrator. Dividend Equivalents may be granted in tandem with other Awards, in addition to other Awards, or freestanding and unrelated to other Awards. The grant date of any Dividend Equivalents under the Plan will be the date on which the Dividend Equivalent is awarded by the Administrator, or such other date permitted by Applicable Laws as the Administrator shall determine in its sole discretion. Dividend Equivalents may, at the discretion of the Administrator, be fully vested and nonforfeitable when granted or subject to such vesting conditions as determined by the Administrator. For the avoidance of doubt, Dividend Equivalents with respect to Awards shall not be fully vested until the Awards have been earned and shall be forfeited if the related Award is forfeited. Dividend Equivalents shall be evidenced in writing, whether as part of the Award Agreement governing the terms of the Award, if any, to which such Dividend Equivalent relates, or pursuant to a separate Award Agreement with respect to freestanding Dividend Equivalents, in each case, containing such provisions not inconsistent with the Plan as the Administrator shall determine, including customary representations, warranties and covenants with respect to securities law matters.

ARTICLE XIII

TERMINATION AND FORFEITURE

Section 13.1 Termination for Cause . Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator at the grant date and set forth in the Award Agreement covering the Award or otherwise in writing or determined thereafter in a manner more favorable to the Participant, if a Participant’s employment or service terminates for Cause, all Options and SARs, whether vested or unvested, and all other Awards that are unvested or unexercisable or otherwise unpaid (or were unvested or unexercisable or unpaid at the time of occurrence of Cause) shall be immediately forfeited and canceled, effective as of the date of the Participant’s termination of service.

Section 13.2 Termination for Any Other Reason . Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator at the grant date and set forth in the Award Agreement covering the Award or otherwise in writing or determined thereafter in a manner more favorable to the Participant, if a Participant’s employment or service terminates for any reason other than Cause:

 

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(a) Treatment of Unvested Awards . If a Participant’s employment or service is terminated, all Awards that are unvested or unexercisable shall be immediately forfeited and canceled, effective as of the date of the Participant’s termination of service, provided that if a Participant’s employment or service is terminated in a Special Termination, any Awards that are unvested or unexercisable shall vest, as of the effective date of such Special Termination, on a pro rata basis, in an amount (taken together with other Awards of the same type that were granted on the same date) equal to the product of ( x ) the number of unvested Awards then held by the Participant that would have vested if the Participant’s employment or service with the Company or a Subsidiary had continued until the next following anniversary of such Award’s grant date (which for Performance Awards shall be the number of Performance Awards that would have vested on the basis of actual achievement of the Performance Goals applicable to such Awards for the applicable Performance Cycle) multiplied by ( y ) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days that have elapsed from the later of the grant date of such Award or the most recent anniversary of such grant date and the denominator of which is 365;

(b) Treatment of Vested Awards.

(i) Options and SARs . All Options and SARs that are vested shall remain outstanding until ( i ) in the case of retirement at normal retirement age, two (2) years after the effective date of the Participant’s retirement, ( ii ) in the case of a termination by the Company without Cause or a termination by the Participant for Good Reason, one hundred and eighty (180) days after the effective date of such termination, ( iii ) in the case of a Special Termination, twelve (12) months after the effective date of such termination, and ( iv ) in the case of any other termination of employment (other than a termination by the Company for Cause), ninety (90) days after the effective date of the Participant’s termination, or ( z ) the Award’s normal expiration date, whichever is earlier, after which any unexercised Options and SARs shall immediately terminate; and

(ii) Other Awards . All Awards other than Options and SARs that are vested shall be treated as set forth in the applicable Award Agreement (or in any more favorable manner determined by the Administrator).

Section 13.3 Post-Termination Informational Requirements . Before the settlement of any Award following termination of employment or service, the Administrator may require the Participant (or the Participant’s Eligible Representative, if applicable) to make such representations and provide such documents as the Administrator deems necessary or advisable to effect compliance with Applicable Law and determine whether the provisions of Section 13.1 or Section 13.4 may apply to such Award.

 

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Section 13.4 Forfeiture of Awards . Awards (and gains earned or accrued in connection with Awards) shall be subject to such generally applicable policies as to forfeiture and recoupment (including, without limitation, upon the occurrence of material financial or accounting errors, financial or other misconduct or Competitive Activity) as may be adopted by the Administrator or the Board from time to time and communicated to Participants. Any such policies may (in the discretion of the Administrator or the Board) be applied to outstanding Awards at the time of adoption of such policies, or on a prospective basis only. The Participant shall also forfeit and disgorge to the Company any Awards granted or vested and any gains earned or accrued due to the exercise of Options or SARs or the sale of any Company Common Stock to the extent required by Applicable Law or regulations in effect on or after the Effective Date, including Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Section 10D of the Exchange Act. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrator shall have full authority to implement any policies and procedures necessary to comply with Section 10D of the Exchange Act and any rules promulgated thereunder. The implementation of policies and procedures pursuant to this Section 13.4 and any modification of the same shall not be subject to any restrictions on amendment or modification of Awards.

Section 13.5 Clawbacks . Awards shall be subject to any generally applicable clawback policy adopted by the Administrator, the Board or the Company that is communicated to the Participants or any such policy adopted to comply with Applicable Law.

ARTICLE XIV

CHANGE IN CONTROL

Section 14.1 Unless otherwise expressly provided in an Award Agreement, subject to Section 14.2, no cancellation, acceleration of vesting or other payment shall occur in connection with a Change in Control with respect to any ( i ) unvested or unexercisable Award and/or ( ii ) if reasonably determined in good faith by the Administrator prior to the occurrence of the Change in Control, vested Awards, and such Award shall be honored or assumed, or new rights substituted therefor following the Change in Control (such honored, assumed or substituted award, an “ Alternative Award ”), provided that any Alternative Award must (x) give the Participant who held such Award rights and entitlements substantially equivalent to or better than the rights and terms applicable under such Award immediately prior to the Change in Control, including, without limitation, an identical or better schedule as to vesting and/or exercisability and that Alternative Awards that are stock options have identical or better methods of payment of the exercise price thereof; ( y ) as to any service-based vesting requirement applicable to the Award, provide for full vesting of the Alternative Award, if

 

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within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, the Participant’s employment or service is terminated by the Company without Cause or by the Participant for Good Reason during the remaining vesting period thereof; and ( z ) as to any performance-based vesting requirement applicable to the Award, provide for vesting of the Alternative Award at target levels, if within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, the Participant’s employment or service is terminated by the Company without Cause or by the Participant for Good Reason during the remaining vesting period thereof. If a Participant’s employment or service is terminated by the Company without Cause or by the Participant for Good Reason within three (3) months prior to the occurrence of a Change in Control, the Participant shall be treated, solely for the purposes of this Plan (including, without limitation, this Article XIV) as continuing in the employment or service of the Company or the applicable Subsidiary until the occurrence of such Change in Control, and to have been terminated immediately thereafter. If the Administrator determines in connection with a Change in Control that performance-based vesting requirements applicable to an Award will no longer operate as intended following the Change in Control or will no longer provide the intended incentive, the Administrator may modify such performance-based vesting requirements or impose new performance-based vesting requirements so long as the Administrator determines that such modified or new performance-based vesting requirements are not materially more difficult to achieve than the performance-based vesting requirements applicable to the Award immediately prior to the Change in Control. Notwithstanding anything in this Article XIV to the contrary, in the event of an Excluded Transaction, the Administrator may, in its reasonable discretion exercised in good faith, cause any or all outstanding Awards, whether vested or unvested, to be substituted with Alternative Awards having terms and conditions that are consistent with this Section 14.1.

Notwithstanding this Section 14.1, if the securities underlying the Alternative Award are not publicly traded, ( i ) the acquisition, holding and disposition of the shares underlying the Alternative Award may be subject to such terms and conditions as are established by the Administrator prior to the Change in Control and ( ii ) the Company or the acquiror in such Change in Control shall be required to repurchase any vested Alternative Awards or securities underlying such Alternative Awards following termination of employment (other than termination for Cause or other circumstances resulting in the forfeiture of such Alternative Awards in accordance with Section 13.4 or an applicable award agreement) for cash or marketable securities equal to the fair market value of the securities subject to such Alternative Award on the effective date of termination (and, in the case of Alternative Awards that are stock options or stock appreciation rights, in excess of the exercise price or base price that the Participant would be required to pay in respect of such Alternative Award).

Section 14.2 Except as otherwise provided in this Article XIV or in an Award Agreement or thereafter on terms more favorable to a Participant, if the Administrator reasonably determines in good faith, prior to the occurrence of a Change in Control, that no Alternative Awards will be provided upon a Change in Control:

 

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(a) each unvested Award (other than Performance Awards and freestanding Dividend Equivalents not granted in connection with another Award) shall vest;

(b) each outstanding Option and SAR shall be canceled in exchange for a payment equal to the excess, if any, of the Change in Control Price over the applicable Option Price or Base Price;

(c) Shares underlying all Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares and Performance Units, and other Stock-Based Awards that are vested (as provided in this Section 14.2 or otherwise) shall be issued or released to the Participant holding such Award, except to the extent that the Administrator has determined, in accordance with authority granted to it by the Plan or the applicable Award Agreement to settle such Award in cash in lieu of shares;

(d) Each outstanding Performance Award shall be treated as provided in the individual Award Agreement governing such Performance Award; and

(e) all freestanding Dividend Equivalents not granted in connection with another Award shall be cancelled without payment therefor.

To the extent any portion of the Change in Control Price is payable other than in cash and/or other than at the time of the Change in Control, equity holders under the Plan may (to the extent consistent with Section 409A) receive the same time and form of payment in the Change in Control in the same proportion as the Company’s stockholders, or the Administrator may, in its sole discretion, cause equity holders under the Plan to be paid in cash at the time of the Change in Control. For avoidance of doubt, upon a Change in Control the Administrator may cancel Options and SARs for no consideration if the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to Options and SARs is less than or equal to the Option Price of such Options or the Base Price of such SARs.

Section 14.3 Section 409A . Notwithstanding the discretion in Sections 14.1 and 14.2, if any Award is subject to Section 409A of the Code and an Alternative Award would be deemed a non-compliant modification of such Award under Section 409A, then no Alternative Award shall be provided and such Award shall instead be treated as provided in Section 14.2 or in the Award Agreement (or in such other manner determined by the Administrator that is a compliant modification under Section 409A).

 

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ARTICLE XV

OTHER PROVISIONS

Section 15.1 Awards Not Transferable . Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Administrator, no Award or interest or right therein or part thereof shall be liable for the debts, contracts or engagements of the Participant or his or her successors in interest or shall be subject to disposition by transfer, alienation, anticipation, pledge, encumbrance, assignment or any other means whether such disposition be voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law, by judgment, levy, attachment, garnishment or any other legal or equitable proceedings (including bankruptcy), and any attempted disposition thereof shall be null and void and of no effect; provided , however , that nothing in this Section 15.1 shall prevent transfers by will or by the applicable laws of descent and distribution or, with the prior approval of the Company’s General Counsel or the Administrator, estate planning transfers.

Section 15.2 Amendment, Suspension or Termination of the Plan or Award Agreements .

(a) The Plan may be wholly or partially amended or otherwise modified, suspended or terminated at any time or from time to time by the Administrator; provided that without the approval by a majority of the shares entitled to vote at a duly constituted meeting of shareholders of the Company, no amendment or modification to the Plan may ( i ) except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 4.3, increase the number of Shares subject to the Plan or the individual Award limitations specified in Section 4.2; ( ii ) modify the class of persons eligible for participation in the Plan; ( iii ) modify the prohibition against repricing in Section 4.5; or ( iv ) materially modify the Plan in any other way that would require shareholder approval under Applicable Law.

(b) Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, neither the amendment, suspension nor termination of the Plan shall, without the consent of the holder of the Award, adversely alter or impair any rights or obligations under any Award theretofore granted. Except as provided by Section 4.3, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator at any time, and from time to time, may amend the terms of any one or more existing Award Agreements, provided , however , that the rights of a Participant under an Award Agreement shall not be adversely impaired without the Participant’s written consent. The Company shall provide a Participant with notice of any amendment made to such Participant’s existing Award Agreement in accordance with the terms of this Section 15.2(b).

(c) Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, in no event shall adjustments made by the Administrator pursuant to Section 4.3 or the application of Section 13.4, Section 14.1, Section 14.2, Section 15.6 or Section 15.12 to any Participant constitute an amendment of the Plan or of any Award Agreement requiring the consent of any Participant.

 

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(d) No Award may be granted during any period of suspension or after termination of the Plan, and in no event may any Award be granted under this Plan after the expiration of ten (10) years from the Effective Date.

Section 15.3 Effect of Plan upon Other Award and Compensation Plans . The adoption of this Plan shall not affect any other compensation or incentive plans in effect for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Nothing in this Plan shall be construed to limit the right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries ( a ) to establish any other forms of incentives or compensation for Service Providers or ( b ) to grant or assume options or restricted stock other than under this Plan in connection with any proper corporate purpose, including, but not by way of limitation, the grant or assumption of options or restricted stock in connection with the acquisition by purchase, lease, merger, consolidation or otherwise, of the business, stock or assets of any corporation, firm or association.

Section 15.4 At-Will Employment . Nothing in the Plan or any Award Agreement hereunder shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue as a Service Provider of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or shall interfere with or restrict in any way the rights of the Company and any of its Subsidiaries, which are hereby expressly reserved, to discharge any Participant at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without Cause.

Section 15.5 Titles . Titles are provided herein for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of the Plan.

Section 15.6 Conformity to Securities Laws . The Plan is intended to conform to the extent necessary with all provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and any and all regulations and rules promulgated under any of the foregoing, to the extent the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any Participant is subject to the provisions thereof. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Plan shall be administered, and Awards shall be granted and may be exercised, only in such a manner as to conform to such laws, rules and regulations. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Plan and Awards granted hereunder shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such laws, rules and regulations.

Section 15.7 Term of Plan . The Plan shall become effective upon the effectiveness of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the “ Effective Date ”) and shall continue in effect, unless sooner terminated pursuant to Section 15.2, until the tenth (10 th ) anniversary of the Effective Date. The provisions of the Plan shall continue thereafter to govern all outstanding Awards.

 

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Section 15.8 Governing Law . To the extent not preempted by federal law, the Plan shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware regardless of the application of rules of conflict of law that would apply the laws of any other jurisdiction.

Section 15.9 Severability . In the event any portion of the Plan or any action taken pursuant thereto shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provisions had not been included, and the illegal or invalid action shall be null and void.

Section 15.10 Governing Documents . In the event of any express contradiction between the Plan and any Award Agreement or any other written agreement between a Participant and the Company or any Subsidiary that has been approved by the Administrator, the express terms of the Plan shall govern, unless it is expressly specified in such Award Agreement or other written document that such express provision of the Plan shall not apply.

Section 15.11 Withholding Taxes . In addition to any rights or obligations with respect to Withholding Taxes under the Plan or any applicable Award Agreement, the Company or any Subsidiary employing a Service Provider shall have the right to withhold from the Service Provider, or otherwise require the Service Provider or an assignee to pay, any Withholding Taxes arising as a result of grant, exercise, vesting or settlement of any Award or any other taxable event occurring pursuant to the Plan or any Award Agreement, including, without limitation, to the extent permitted by law, the right to deduct any such Withholding Taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to the Service Provider or to take such other actions (including, without limitation, withholding any Shares or cash deliverable pursuant to the Plan or any Award) as may be necessary to satisfy all or any portion of such Withholding Taxes; provided , however , that in the event that the Company withholds Shares issued or issuable to the Participant to satisfy all or any portion of the Withholding Taxes, the Company shall withhold a number of whole Shares having a Fair Market Value, determined as of the date of withholding, not in excess of the minimum of tax required to be withheld by law (or such lower amount as may be necessary to avoid liability award accounting) and any remaining amount shall be remitted in cash or withheld; and provided , further , that with respect to any Award subject to Section 409A of the Code, in no event shall Shares be withheld pursuant to this Section 15.11 (other than upon or immediately prior to settlement in accordance with the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement) other than to pay taxes imposed under the U.S. Federal Insurance Contributions Act (“ FICA ”) and any associated U.S. federal withholding tax imposed under Section 3401 of the Code and in no event shall the value of such Shares (other than upon immediately prior to settlement) exceed the amount of the tax imposed under FICA and any associated U.S. federal withholding tax imposed under Section 3401 of the Code. The Participant shall be responsible for all Withholding Taxes and other tax consequences of any Award.

 

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Section 15.12 Section 409A . To the extent that the Administrator determines that any Award is subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Award Agreement evidencing such Award shall incorporate any terms and conditions required by Section 409A of the Code. To the extent applicable, the Plan and Award Agreements shall be interpreted in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder, including without limitation any such regulations or other guidance that may be issued after the adoption of the Plan. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, in the event that following the adoption of the Plan, the Administrator determines that any Award may be subject to Section 409A of the Code and related regulations and Department of Treasury guidance (including such Department of Treasury guidance as may be issued after the adoption of the Plan), the Administrator may adopt such amendments to the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement or adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions, that the Administrator determines are necessary or appropriate to ( a ) exempt the Award from Section 409A of the Code and/or preserve the intended tax treatment of the benefits provided with respect to the Award, ( b ) comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and related Department of Treasury guidance or ( c ) comply with any correction procedures available with respect to Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Plan or any Award Agreement to the contrary, if a Service Provider is a “specified employee” as determined pursuant to Section 409A under any Company Specified Employee policy in effect at the time of the Service Provider’s “separation from service” (as determined under Section 409A) or, if no such policy is in effect, as defined in Section 409A of the Code), then, to the extent necessary to comply with, and avoid imposition on such Service Provider of any tax penalty imposed under, Section 409A of the Code, any payment required to be made to a Service Provider hereunder upon or following his or her separation from service shall be delayed until the first to occur of ( i ) the six (6)-month anniversary of the Service Provider’s separation from service and ( ii ) the Service Provider’s death. Should payments be delayed in accordance with the preceding sentence, the accumulated payment that would have been made but for the period of the delay shall be paid in a single lump sum during the ten (10)-day period following the lapsing of the delay period. No provision of this Plan or an Award Agreement shall be construed to indemnify any Service Provider for any taxes incurred by reason of Section 409A (or timing of incurrence thereof), other than an express indemnification provision therefor.

Section 15.13 Notices . Except as provided otherwise in an Award Agreement, all notices and other communications required or permitted to be given under this Plan or any Award Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given if delivered personally, sent by email or any other form of electronic transfer approved by

 

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the Administrator, sent by certified or express mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or by any recognized international equivalent of such delivery, ( i ) in the case of notices and communications to the Company, to 3075 Highland Parkway, Suite 200, Downers Grove, IL 60515 to the attention of the Corporate Secretary of the Company or ( ii ) in the case of a Participant, to the last known address, or email address or, where the individual is an employee of the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, to the individual’s workplace address or email address or by other means of electronic transfer acceptable to the Administrator. All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been received on the date of delivery, if sent by email or any other form of electronic transfer, at the time of dispatch or on the third (3 rd ) business day after the mailing thereof.

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Exhibit 10.4

UNIVAR INC.

EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

Article I

Purpose

The purpose of the Univar Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ Plan ”) is to provide eligible Employees of the Company and its Designated Subsidiaries with an opportunity to purchase shares of Common Stock of the Company through payroll deductions. The Plan is intended to qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” under Section 423 of the Code. Accordingly, the provisions of the Plan shall be construed in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 423 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

In addition, with regard to offers of Share Purchase Rights under the Plan to employees working for the Company or a Designated Subsidiary outside the United States, this Plan authorizes the Administrator to grant Share Purchase Rights that are not intended to meet the requirements of Section 423 of the Code, provided , if necessary under Section 423 of the Code, the other terms and conditions of the Plan are met.

Article II

Definitions

Whenever used herein, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below:

(a) “ Acquisition Date ” means the last day of each Offering Period at which time the Shares subject to a Share Purchase Right granted under the Plan may be purchased by or on behalf of the Participant.

(b) “ Administrator ” means, as applicable, the Board or any committee of the Board designated by the Board to administer the Plan. If the Board or any such committee delegates administrative authority hereunder to any other person or group of persons pursuant to Section 10.2, such person or group of persons shall be deemed to be the Administrator hereunder to such extent, except that further delegation by such persons shall not be permitted hereunder.

(c) “ Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with, such Person where “control” shall have the meaning given such term under Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

(d) “ Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.


(e) “ Change in Control ” means the happening of any of the events that would constitute a “Change in Control” under the Omnibus Equity Plan.

(f) “ Change in Control Date ” shall mean the first date as of which a Change in Control occurs.

(g) “ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(h) “ Common Stock ” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company and such other stock or securities into which such common stock is hereafter converted or for which such common stock is exchanged.

(i) “ Company ” means Univar Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor thereto.

(j) “ Compensation ” means the base salary or wages and overtime of an Employee. Compensation shall be determined prior to the Employee’s pre-tax contributions pursuant to Section 125 or 401(k) of the Code. If determined by the Administrator, other forms of compensation may be included in or excluded from the definition of Compensation as permitted by Section 423 of the Code.

(k) “ Contribution ” means the amount of an after-tax payroll deduction an Employee has made, as set out in such Employee’s payroll deduction authorization form. If the Administrator so determines, a Contribution for Employees on a Company-approved leave of absence shall include a cash contribution equal to the amount of the after-tax payroll deduction an Employee would have made if such Employee had been receiving Compensation during the Company-approved leave of absence.

(l) “ Designated Subsidiary ” means the Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Company that have been designated from time to time by the Administrator in its sole discretion as eligible to participate in the Plan.

(m) “ Effective Date ” means the date on which the Plan is approved by the shareholders of the Company, which date shall be within the twelve months before or after the date the Plan is approved by the Board.

(n) “ Employee ” means any person who performs services for, and who is classified as an employee on the payroll records of, the Company or a Designated Subsidiary. For purposes of the Plan, the employment relationship shall be treated as continuing intact while the individual is on sick leave or other leave of absence approved by the Company or Designated Subsidiary and meeting the requirements of Treasury Regulation Section 1.421-1(h)(2). For purposes of this Plan, where the period of leave exceeds three (3) months and the individual’s right to reemployment is not guaranteed either by statute or by contract, the employment relationship shall be deemed to have terminated on the first day immediately following such three (3)-month period.

 

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(o) “ Fair Market Value ” has the meaning set forth in the Omnibus Equity Plan.

(p) “ Offer Date ” means the first day of each Offering Period.

(q) “ Offering Period ” means a period of time specified by the Administrator, consistent with Section 423 of the Code, beginning on the Offer Date and ending on the Acquisition Date.

(r) “ Omnibus Equity Plan ” means the Univar Inc. 2015 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, as may be amended from time to time.

(s) “ Participant ” means an Employee who becomes a participant in the Plan pursuant to Article V.

(t) “ Person ” means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, governmental authority or any other entity of whatever nature.

(u) “ Purchase Price ” means the purchase price per Share subject to the Share Purchase Right determined pursuant to Section 6.3.

(v) “ Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

(w) “ Share ” means a share of Common Stock.

(x) “ Share Purchase Right ” means a right that entitles the holder to purchase from the Company a stated number of Shares in accordance with, and subject to, the terms and conditions of the Plan.

(y) “ Subsidiary ” of an entity means any corporation in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with such entity if each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain then owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.

Article III

Available Shares and Adjustments

Section 3.1 Available Shares . Subject to adjustments as provided in this Article III, the maximum number of Shares available for purchase under the Plan on or after the Effective Date is 2,005,956 Shares. Shares issued under the Plan may be authorized but unissued Shares, Shares held in treasury or reacquired Common Stock.

 

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Section 3.2 Adjustments .

(a) Changes in Capitalization . If and to the extent necessary or appropriate to reflect any stock dividend, extraordinary dividend, stock split or share recombination or any recapitalization, merger, consolidation, exchange of shares, spin-off, liquidation or dissolution of the Company or other similar transaction affecting the Company Common Stock (each, a “ Corporate Event ”), the Administrator shall, in such manner as it may deem equitable to prevent the diminution or enlargement of the rights of the Company and Participants hereunder by reason of such Corporate Event, adjust any or all of the number and kind of Shares (or other securities or property) with respect to which a Share Purchase Right may be granted under the Plan (including, but not limited to, adjustments of the limitations in Section 3.1 on the maximum number and kind of Shares that may be issued under the Plan). All determinations and adjustments made by the Administrator in good faith pursuant to this Section 3.2 shall be final and binding on the affected Participants and the Company. Any adjustment of an Award pursuant to this Section 3.2 shall be effected in compliance with Section 423 of the Code.

(b) Change in Control . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, in the event of a Change in Control of the Company, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may take whatever action it deems necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, including, but not limited to ( i ) shortening any Offering Period then in progress such that the Acquisition Date is on or prior to the Change in Control Date, ( ii ) shortening any Offering Period then in progress and refunding any amounts accumulated in a Participant’s account for such Offering Period, ( iii ) cancelling all outstanding Share Purchase Rights as of the Change in Control Date and paying each holder thereof an amount equal to the difference between the per Share Fair Market Value as of the Change in Control Date and the Purchase Price determined in accordance with Section 6.3, or ( iv ) for each outstanding Share Purchase Right, granting a substitute right to purchase shares in accordance with Section 424 of the Code. Nothing in this Section 3.2(b) shall affect in any way the Company’s right to terminate the Plan at any time pursuant to Section 10.7 or Section 10.8.

(c) Insufficient Shares . If the Administrator determines that, on a given Acquisition Date, the number of Shares that may be purchased under the outstanding Share Purchase Rights for the applicable Offering Period may exceed ( i ) the number of Shares that were available for issuance under the Plan on the Offer Date of the applicable Offering Period or ( ii ) the number of Shares available for sale under the Plan on such Acquisition Date, including but not limited to by reason of a limitation on the maximum number of Shares that may be purchased set by the Administrator pursuant to Section 6.2(a) or (b), the Administrator shall make a pro rata allocation of the Shares available for issuance on such Acquisition Date in as uniform a manner as shall be practicable and as it

 

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shall determine in its sole discretion to be equitable among all Participants purchasing Shares on such Acquisition Date, and unless additional Shares are authorized for issuance under the Plan, no further Offering Periods shall take place and the Plan shall terminate pursuant to Section 10.7 hereof. If the Plan is so terminated, then the balance of the amount credited to the Participant’s account which has not been applied to the purchase of Shares shall be paid to such Participant in one lump sum in cash as soon as reasonably practicable without any interest thereon. The Company may make a pro rata allocation of the Shares available on the Offer Date of any applicable Offering Period pursuant to the first sentence of this section, notwithstanding any authorization of additional Shares for issuance under the Plan by the Company’s shareholders subsequent to such Offer Date.

Article IV

Eligibility

Section 4.1 Eligible Employees . Any person who is an Employee of the Company or a Designated Subsidiary as of the Offer Date for a given Offering Period shall be eligible to participate in the Plan for such Offering Period, subject to the requirements of this Article IV and the limitations imposed by Section 423(b) of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may, on a prospective basis, ( i ) exclude from participation in the Plan Employees ( a ) whose customary employment is for not more than 20 hours per week or five months per year or ( b ) who are citizens or residents of a non-U.S. jurisdiction if grant of a Share Purchase Right under the Plan is prohibited under the laws of such non-U.S. jurisdiction or compliance with the laws of such non-U.S. jurisdiction would cause the Plan or any actions under the Plan to violate Section 423 of the Code and ( ii ) impose a generally applicable eligibility service requirement of up to two years of employment. The Administrator may also determine that a designated group of highly compensated employees (within the meaning of Section 414(q) of the Code) are ineligible to participate in the Plan.

Section 4.2 Five Percent Shareholders . Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, no Employee shall be eligible to participate in the Plan if, after giving effect to the grant of a Share Purchase Right in the next Offering Period, the Employee (or any other person whose stock would be attributed to the Employee pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) owns and/or holds Common Stock and outstanding rights to purchase Common Stock possessing, in the aggregate, five percent or more of the total combined voting power or value of all issued and outstanding stock of the Company.

Section 4.3 Employees Based Outside the United States . To conform with the provisions of local laws and regulations, or with local compensation practices and policies, in foreign countries in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates operate, but subject to the limitations set forth herein regarding the maximum number of shares issuable hereunder and the maximum award to any single Employee, the Administrator may ( i ) modify the terms and conditions of Awards granted to

 

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Participants employed outside the United States (“ Non-U.S. Awards ”), ( ii ) establish subplans with such modifications as may be necessary or advisable under the circumstances (“ Subplans ”), including to permit employees of Affiliates of the Company who are located outside of the U.S. to participate in the Plan but only to the extent that such participation would not adversely affect the Plan’s qualified status under Section 423 of the Code, and ( iii ) take any action which it deems advisable to obtain, comply with or otherwise reflect any necessary governmental regulatory procedures, exemptions or approvals with respect to the Plan. The Administrator’s decision to grant Non-U.S. Awards or to establish Subplans is entirely voluntary, and at the complete discretion of the Administrator. The Administrator may amend, modify or terminate any Subplans at any time, and such amendment, modification or termination may be made without prior notice to the Participants. The Company, its Subsidiaries and Affiliates and members of the Administrator shall not incur any liability of any kind to any Participant as a result of any change, amendment or termination of any Subplan at any time. The benefits and rights provided under any Subplan or by any Non-U.S. Award ( x ) are wholly discretionary and, although provided by either the Company, a Subsidiary or Affiliate, do not constitute regular or periodic payments and ( y ) except as otherwise required under applicable law, are not to be considered part of the Participant’s salary or compensation under the Participant’s employment with the Participant’s local employer for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy or other end of service payments, vacation, bonuses, long-term service awards, indemnification, pension or retirement benefits, or any other payments, benefits or rights of any kind. If a Subplan is terminated, the Administrator may direct the payment of Non-U.S. Awards (or direct the deferral of payments whose amount shall be determined) prior to the dates on which payments would otherwise have been made, and, in the Administrator’s discretion, such payments may be made in a lump sum or in installments.

Article V

Participation

Section 5.1 An eligible Employee may become a Participant in the Plan by completing a payroll deduction authorization form and any other required enrollment documents provided by the Administrator or its designee and submitting them to the Administrator or its designee in accordance with the rules established by the Administrator. The enrollment documents, which may be in electronic form, shall set forth the portion of the Participant’s Compensation, including any minimum or maximum Contribution percentage and any minimum or maximum percentage increments, to be paid as Contributions pursuant to the Plan. An Employee’s payroll deduction authorization shall become effective on the Offer Date. Amounts deducted from a Participant’s Compensation pursuant to this Article V shall be credited to the Participant’s Plan account. No interest shall be payable on the amounts credited to the Participant’s Plan account.

 

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Section 5.2 A Participant’s election to participate in the Plan with respect to an Offering Period shall enroll such Participant in the Plan for each successive Offering period at the same payroll deduction percentage as in effect at the termination of the prior Offering Period, unless ( i ) such Participant delivers to the Company a different election with respect to the successive Offering Period by such time and in such manner as is designated by the Administrator for enrollment in the Plan for such successive Offering Period, ( ii ) such Participant withdraws from the Plan pursuant to Article IX or becomes ineligible for participation in the Plan or ( iii ) the Administrator determines that elections for all Participants shall cease at the end of an applicable Offering Period.

Section 5.3 Each Employee who is granted a Share Purchase Right under the Plan for any Offering Period shall have the same rights and privileges as all other Employees granted Share Purchase Rights under the Plan for such Offering Period.

Article VI

Share Purchase Rights

Section 6.1 Number of Shares . Each Eligible Employee who on the Offer Date is a Participant participating in such Offering Period shall be granted a Share Purchase Right to purchase Shares on the Acquisition Date for such Offering Period. Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 6.2, the number of Shares subject to such Share Purchase Right shall be the number of whole Shares determined by dividing the Purchase Price into the balance credited to the Participant’s account as of the Acquisition Date.

Section 6.2 Limitation on Purchases . Participant purchases are subject to adjustment as provided in Section 3.2(c) and to the following limitations:

(a) Offering Period Limitation . Subject to the calendar year limits provided in Section 6.2(b), the Administrator shall have the right to set a maximum value of Shares that a Participant shall have the right to purchase or a maximum Contribution percentage of the Participant’s Compensation earned during such Offering Period that the Participant may use to purchase Shares in any Offering Period pursuant to a Share Purchase Right or right intended to qualify under Section 423 of the Code.

(b) Calendar Year Limitation . Notwithstanding Section 6.2(a), in the event that a Participant is granted a Share Purchase Right that permits such Participant to purchase Shares that, together with all other Share Purchase Rights granted to the Participant during the same calendar year under this Plan and any other plan of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company that are qualified under Section 423 of the Code, has an aggregate value in excess of $25,000 (determined on the date of grant), such Share Purchase Right shall be reduced such that the aggregate value of all Share Purchase Rights granted to the Participant during the same calendar year under any plan of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company that are qualified under Section 423 of the Code is $25,000. The Administrator may also set a maximum aggregate number of

 

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Shares or maximum aggregate Fair Market Value of Shares, which is less than the $25,000 limitation set forth in this Section 6.2(b), that may be purchased pursuant to Share Purchase Rights in a calendar year or Offering Period or an any Acquisition Date.

(c) Refunds . As of the first date on which a Participant’s ability to purchase Shares is limited by this Section 6.2, the Participant’s payroll deductions shall terminate, and any excess payroll deductions credited to his or her account shall be paid to the Participant in a lump sum as soon as reasonably practicable without any interest thereon.

Section 6.3 Purchase Price . The purchase price per Share with respect to an Offering Period shall be determined by the Administrator; provided that such purchase price shall not be less than the lesser of ( x ) eighty-five percent (85%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date on which an Offering Period commences and ( y ) eighty-five percent (85%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Acquisition Date.

Article VII

Purchase of Shares Under Share Purchase Rights

Section 7.1 Purchase . Unless a Participant withdraws from the Plan as provided in Article IX, each Participant shall automatically purchase and acquire as of the Acquisition Date the number of whole Shares subject to the Share Purchase Right that may be purchased at the Purchase Price for that Share Purchase Right with the Contributions in such Participant’s account. Any surplus in the account that is insufficient to purchase a whole Share shall be carried forward into the next Offering Period unless the Participant has elected to withdraw from the Plan pursuant to Article IX or the Administrator determines that surplus amounts for Participants shall not be carried forward, in which case such surplus amount shall be distributed to the Participant in a lump sum as soon as reasonably practicable without any interest thereon.

Section 7.2 Registration Compliance .

(a) No Shares may be purchased under a Share Purchase Right unless the Shares to be issued or transferred upon purchase are covered by an effective registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act or are eligible for an exemption from the registration requirements, and the Plan is in material compliance with all applicable federal, state, foreign and other securities and other laws applicable to the Plan.

(b) If, on an Acquisition Date of any Offering Period, the Shares are not registered or exempt or the Plan is not in such compliance, no Shares under the Share Purchase Rights granted under the Plan shall be purchased on the Acquisition Date. The Acquisition Date shall be delayed until the Shares are subject to such an effective registration statement or exempt, and the Plan is in such compliance. The Acquisition Date shall in no event be more than twenty-seven months from the Offer Date or, if applicable, such lesser time as permitted under Section 423 of the Code.

 

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(c) If, on the Acquisition Date of any Offering Period, as delayed to the maximum extent permissible, the Shares are not registered or exempt and the Plan is not in such compliance, no Shares under the Share Purchase Rights shall be purchased, and all Contributions accumulated during the Offering Period (reduced to the extent, if any, such deductions have been used to acquire Shares) shall be distributed to the Participants in a lump sum as soon as reasonably practicable without any interest thereon.

Section 7.3 Delivery of Shares . As soon as practicable after each Acquisition Date, the Company shall deliver the Shares acquired by each Participant during an Offering Period to the Participant or an account established in the Participant’s name at a stock brokerage or other financial services firm designated by the Company. No certificates shall be delivered with respect to the Shares acquired by a Participant.

Section 7.4 Vesting . A Participant’s interest in the Common Stock purchased upon the purchase of Shares under a Share Purchase Right shall be immediately vested and nonforfeitable.

Section 7.5 Nontransferability . Each Share Purchase Right granted under this Plan shall be nontransferable. During the lifetime of the Participant to whom the Share Purchase Right is granted, the Shares under a Share Purchase Right may be purchased only by the Participant. No right or interest of a Participant in any Share Purchase Right shall be liable for, or subject to, any lien, obligation, or liability of such Participant.

Article VIII

Restrictions on Sale

Shares of Common Stock purchased under the Plan may be subject to any such holding restrictions that the Administrator shall determine to be appropriate with respect to any Offering Period consistent with Section 423 of the Code.

Article IX

Withdrawal from Participation and Termination of Employment

A Participant may revoke his or her payroll deduction authorization form for an Offering Period and withdraw from participation in the Plan for that Offering Period by giving written or electronic notice to the Administrator in such form and at such time before the Acquisition Date as may be established by the Administrator. In the event of a Participant’s withdrawal in accordance with the preceding sentence, all of the payroll deductions credited to his or her account shall be paid to the Participant in a lump sum as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt of the notice of withdrawal, without any interest thereon, and no further payroll deductions shall be made from his or her Compensation for that Offering Period. A Participant shall be deemed to have elected to withdraw from the Plan in accordance with this Article IX if he or she ceases to be an employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for any reason. Unless the

 

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Administrator determines otherwise consistent with Section 423 of the Code, a Participant’s withdrawal (other than due to a termination of employment) during an Offering Period shall not have any effect upon the Participant’s eligibility to participate in the Plan during a subsequent Offering Period.

Article X

General Provisions

Section 10.1 Administration . The Plan shall be administered by the Administrator. The Administrator may prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the administration of the Plan and make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration and interpretation of the Plan. Any authority exercised by the Administrator under the Plan shall be exercised by the Administrator in its sole discretion. Determinations, interpretations, or other actions made or taken by the Administrator under the Plan shall be final, binding, and conclusive for all purposes and upon all persons.

Section 10.2 Delegation by the Administrator . Any or all of the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Administrator hereunder may be delegated by the Administrator to, and thereafter exercised by, one or more persons designated by the Administrator, including members of management of the Company and/or members of the human resources function of the Company, and any determination, interpretation, or other action taken by such designee shall have the same effect hereunder as if made or taken by the Administrator. Notwithstanding the foregoing, only the Administrator shall have the power to determine the Purchase Price for any Offering Period.

Section 10.3 Tax Withholding . The Company shall have the power to withhold, or to require the Participant to remit to the Company, an amount in cash sufficient to satisfy all U.S. federal, state, local, and any non-U.S. withholding tax or other governmental tax, charge or fee requirements in respect of any payment under the Plan.

Section 10.4 At-Will Employment . Nothing in the Plan shall confer upon any Participant any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or shall interfere with or restrict in any way the rights of the Company and any of its Subsidiaries, which are hereby expressly reserved, to discharge any Participant at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause.

Section 10.5 Unfunded Plan; Plan Not Subject to ERISA . The Plan is an unfunded plan and Participants shall have the status of unsecured creditors of the Company. The Plan is not intended to be subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

Section 10.6 Freedom of Action . Nothing in the Plan shall be construed as limiting or preventing the Company or any of its Affiliates from taking any action that it

 

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deems appropriate or in its best interest (as determined in its sole and absolute discretion) and no Participant (or person claiming by or through a Participant) shall have any right relating to the diminishment in the value of any account or any associated return as a result of any such action. The foregoing shall not constitute a waiver by a Participant of the terms and provisions of the Plan.

Section 10.7 Term of Plan . The Plan shall be effective upon the Effective Date. The Plan shall terminate on the earlier of ( i ) the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date, ( ii ) the termination of the Plan pursuant to Section 10.8 or ( iii ) the date on which no more Shares are available for issuance under the Plan. Upon termination of the Plan, all funds accumulated in a Participant’s account shall be paid to such Participant in a lump sum as soon as reasonably practicable without any interest thereon, and all Share Purchase Rights shall automatically terminate.

Section 10.8 Amendment or Alteration . The Board or the Administrator may at any time amend, suspend, discontinue or terminate the Plan; provided that if the Plan is amended in a manner that is considered the adoption of a new plan pursuant to Section 423 of the Code, including ( i ) an increase in the aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan pursuant to Section 3.1 (other than an increase merely reflecting a change in the number of outstanding Shares pursuant to Section 3.2), ( ii ) a change in the granting Company or the stock available for purchase under the Plan or ( iii ) a change in the designation of corporations whose Employees may be offered Share Purchase Rights under the Plan, the shareholders of the Company must reapprove the Plan as if such action were the adoption of a new plan within the time prescribed under Section 423 of the Code. The Board or the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may terminate the Plan at any time. Upon such termination, all funds accumulated in a Participant’s account at such time shall be paid to such Participant in a lump sum as soon as reasonably practicable without any interest thereon, and all Share Purchase Rights shall automatically terminate.

Section 10.9 Severability . In the event any portion of the Plan or any action taken pursuant thereto shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provisions had not been included, and the illegal or invalid action shall be null and void.

Section 10.10 Assignment . Except as otherwise provided in this Section 10.10, this Plan shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective heirs, representatives, successors, and assigns. Neither this Plan nor any right or interest hereunder shall be assignable by a Participant, his beneficiaries, or legal representatives; provided that nothing in this Section 10.10 shall preclude the Participant from designating a beneficiary to receive any benefit payable hereunder upon his death, or the executors, administrators, or other legal representatives of the Participant or his estate from assigning any rights hereunder to the person or persons entitled thereunto.

 

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This Plan shall be assignable by the Company to: a Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company; to any corporation, partnership, or other entity that may be organized by the Company, its general partners, or its Participants, as a separate business unit in connection with the business activities of the Company or Participants; or to any corporation, partnership, or other entity resulting from the reorganization, merger, or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, partnership, or other entity, or any corporation, partnership, or other entity to or with which all or any portion of the Company’s business or assets may be sold, exchanged, or transferred, in each case to the extent permitted under Section 423 of the Code.

Section 10.11 Non-Transferability of Rights . Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Administrator, no rights or interests hereunder or part thereof shall be liable for the debts, contracts or engagements of the Participant or his or her successors in interest or shall be subject to disposition by transfer, alienation, anticipation, pledge, encumbrance, assignment or any other means whether such disposition be voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law, by judgment, levy, attachment, garnishment or any other legal or equitable proceedings (including bankruptcy), and any attempted disposition thereof shall be null and void and of no effect; provided , however , that nothing in this Section 10.11 shall prevent transfers by will or by the applicable laws of descent and distribution.

Section 10.12 Equal Rights and Privileges . All eligible Employees granted a Share Purchase Right under this Plan that is intended to meet the requirements of Section 423 of the Code shall have equal rights and privileges with respect to this Plan or within any separate offering under the Plan so that this Plan qualifies as an “employee stock purchase plan” within the meaning of Section 423 or any successor provision of the Code and the related regulations (it being understood that Non-U.S. Awards may be treated differently to the extent permitted by Section 423 of the Code). Any provision of this Plan which is inconsistent with Section 423 or any successor provision of the Code, without further act or amendment by the Company or the Administrator shall be reformed to comply with the requirements of Section 423. This Section 10.12 shall take precedence over all other provisions in this Plan.

Section 10.13 Notices . All notices or other communications by a Participant to the Administrator under or in connection with the Plan shall be deemed to have been duly given when received in the form specified by the Administrator at the location, or by the person, designated by the Administrator for the receipt thereof.

Section 10.14 Headings . The Section headings appearing in this Plan are used for convenience of reference only and shall not be considered a part of this Plan or in any way modify, amend, or affect the meaning of any of its provisions.

Section 10.15 Rules of Construction . Whenever the context so requires, the use of the masculine gender shall be deemed to include the feminine and vice versa, and the

 

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use of the singular shall be deemed to include the plural and vice versa. The fact that this Plan was drafted by the Company shall not be taken into account in interpreting or construing any provision of this Plan.

Section 10.16 Governing Law . To the extent not preempted by federal law, the Plan shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware regardless of the application of rules of conflict of law that would apply the laws of any other jurisdiction.

Section 10.17 Conformity to Securities Laws . The Plan is intended to conform to the extent necessary with all provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and any and all regulations and rules promulgated under any of the foregoing, to the extent the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any Participant is subject to the provisions thereof. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Plan shall be administered only in such a manner as to conform to such laws, rules and regulations. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Plan shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such laws, rules and regulations.

Section 10.18 Tax Reporting Information . At the Company’s request, Participants will be required to provide the Company and any Affiliates with any information reasonably required for tax reporting purposes.

Section 10.19 Participant Acknowledgment . By electing to participate in an Offering Period, Participants acknowledge and agree that ( i ) Participants may be required to hold Shares during any holding periods to which such Shares are subject; ( ii ) the Shares acquired under the Plan may lose some or all of their value in the future; ( iii ) Participants are able to afford to bear the economic risk of holding the Shares for any holding period and of any loss in value of the Shares and ( iv ) Participants may be required to agree to other terms and conditions imposed by the Administrator that are permitted by Section 423 of the Code and other applicable law.

 

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Exhibit 10.5

Form of

Employee Stock Option Agreement

This Employee Stock Option Agreement (the “ Agreement ”), by and between Univar Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and the Employee whose name is set forth on Exhibit A hereto, is being entered into pursuant to the Univar Inc. 2015 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”) and is dated as of the date it is accepted and agreed to by the Employee in accordance with Section 7(o). Capitalized terms that are used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to them in the Plan.

The Company and the Employee hereby agree as follows:

Section 1. Grant of Options

(a) Confirmation of Grant . The Company hereby evidences and confirms, effective as of the date set forth on Exhibit A hereto (the “ Grant Date ”), its grant to the Employee of the number of options to purchase Shares as set forth on Exhibit A hereto (the “ Options ”). The Options are not intended to be incentive stock options under the Code. This Agreement is entered into pursuant to, and the terms of the Options are subject to, the terms of the Plan. If there is any inconsistency between this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall govern.

(b) Option Price . The Option Price for each Share covered by the Options is the price set forth on Exhibit A hereto.

Section 2. Vesting and Exercisability

(a) Vesting . Except as otherwise provided in Section 5 or Section 2(b) of this Agreement, the Options shall become vested, if at all, in the percentage(s), and on the vesting date(s) set forth on Exhibit A hereto (each, a “ Vesting Date ”); provided that if the Employee’s employment with the Company is terminated by reason of the Employee’s death or Disability (either, a “ Special Termination ”), any Options held by the Employee shall vest, as of the effective date of such Special Termination, on a pro rata basis, in an amount equal to the product of ( x ) the number of unvested Options then held by the Employee that would have vested if the Employee’s employment or service with the Company or Subsidiary had continued until the next following anniversary of the Grant Date multiplied by ( y ) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of


days that have elapsed from the later of the Grant Date or the most recent anniversary of the Grant Date and the denominator of which is 365.

(b) Discretionary Acceleration . The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may accelerate the vesting or exercisability of all or a portion of the Options, at any time and from time to time.

(c) Exercise . Once vested in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Options may be exercised at any time and from time to time prior to the date such Options terminate pursuant to Section 3. Options may only be exercised with respect to whole shares of Company Common Stock and must be exercised in accordance with Section 4.

(d) No Other Accelerated Vesting . The vesting and exercisability provisions set forth in this Section 2 or in Section 5, or expressly set forth in the Plan, shall be the exclusive vesting and exercisability provisions applicable to the Options and shall supersede any other provisions relating to vesting and exercisability, unless such other such provision expressly refers to the Plan by name and this Agreement by name and date.

Section 3. Termination of Options

(a) Normal Termination Date . Unless earlier terminated pursuant to Section 3(b) or Section 5, the Options shall terminate on the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date (the “ Normal Termination Date ”), if not exercised prior to such date.

(b) Early Termination . If the Employee’s employment with the Company terminates for any reason, any Options held by the Employee that have not vested before the effective date of such termination of employment (determined without regard to any statutory or deemed or express contractual notice period) or that do not become vested on such date in accordance with Section 2 shall terminate immediately upon such termination of employment and, if the Employee’s employment is terminated for Cause, all Options (whether or not then vested or exercisable) shall automatically terminate immediately upon such termination. All vested Options held by the Employee following the effective date of a termination of employment shall remain exercisable until the first to occur of ( i ) in the case of retirement at normal retirement age, two (2) years after

 

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the effective date of the Employee’s retirement, ( ii ) in the case of a termination by the Company without Cause or a termination by the Employee for Good Reason, one hundred and eighty (180) days after the effective date of such termination, ( iii ) in the case of a Special Termination, twelve (12) months after the effective date of such termination, and ( iv ) in the case of any other termination of employment (other than a termination by the Company for Cause), ninety (90) days after the effective date of the Employee’s termination, or ( v ) the Normal Termination Date, or ( vi ) the cancellation of the Options pursuant to Section 5, and if not exercised within such period the Options shall automatically terminate upon the expiration of such period. If on the first date of the periods set forth in Section 3(b)(i) through Section 3(b)(iv) the Options are not exercisable solely due to any of the restrictions set forth in Section 4(b)(A), (B) or (C), the Options will not expire until the earlier of the Normal Termination Date or the number of days in in which exercise of the Options would otherwise have been permitted immediately following the first date on which exercise of the Option ceases to be barred by any such restriction.

Section 4. Manner of Exercise

(a) General . Subject to such reasonable administrative regulations as the Administrator may adopt from time to time, the exercise of vested Options by the Employee shall be pursuant to procedures contained in the Plan and such other procedures established by the Administrator from time to time and shall include the Employee specifying in writing the proposed date on which the Employee desires to exercise a vested Option (the “ Exercise Date ”), the number of whole shares with respect to which the Options are being exercised (the “ Exercise Shares ”) and the aggregate Option Price for such Exercise Shares (the “ Exercise Price ”), or such other or different requirements as may be specified by the Administrator. On or before any Exercise Date, at the Company’s request, the Company and the Employee shall enter into a Subscription Agreement that establishes the rights and obligations of the Company and the Employee relating to the Exercise Shares, in the form then customarily used by the Company under the Plan for such purpose. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, ( i ) on or before the Exercise Date the Employee shall deliver to the Company full payment for the Exercise Shares in United States dollars in cash, or cash equivalents satisfactory to the Company, in an amount equal to the Exercise Price plus any required withholding taxes or other

 

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similar taxes, charges or fees, or, so long as there is a public market for the Shares at such time, pursuant to a broker-assisted exercise program established by the Company, the Employee may exercise vested Options by an exercise and sell procedure (cashless exercise) in which the Exercise Price (together with any required withholding taxes or other similar taxes, charges or fees) is deducted from the proceeds of the exercise of an Option and paid promptly to the Company and ( ii ) the Company shall register the issuance of the Exercise Shares on its records (or direct such issuance to be registered by the Company’s transfer agent). The Administrator may require the Employee to furnish or execute such other documents as the Administrator shall reasonably deem necessary ( i ) to evidence such exercise or ( ii ) to comply with or satisfy the requirements of the Securities Act, applicable state or non-U.S. securities laws or any other law.

(b) Restrictions on Exercise . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Options may not be exercised in whole or in part, ( A ) unless all requisite approvals and consents of any governmental authority of any kind shall have been secured, ( B ) unless the purchase of the Exercise Shares shall be exempt from registration under applicable U.S. federal and state securities laws, and applicable non-U.S. securities laws, or the Exercise Shares shall have been registered under such laws, ( C ) at any time that exercise of the Option would violate the Company’s insider trading policy and unless, if applicable, the Employee has obtained pre-trading clearance for the exercise and ( D ) unless all applicable U.S. federal, state and local and non-U.S. tax withholding requirements shall have been satisfied. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any consents or approvals referred to in clause (A) of the preceding sentence, but shall otherwise have no obligations to take any steps to prevent or remove any impediment to exercise described in such sentence.

Section 5. Change in Control . In the event of a Change in Control, the treatment of any outstanding Options shall be governed by Article XIV of the Plan.

Section 6. Certain Definitions . As used in this Agreement, capitalized terms that are not defined herein have the respective meaning given in the Plan, and the following additional terms shall have the following meanings:

Agreement ” means this Employee Stock Option Agreement, as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

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Code ” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successor thereto.

Company ” means Univar Inc., provided that for purposes of determining the status of Employee’s employment with the “Company,” such term shall include the Company and/or any of the Subsidiaries that employ the Employee.

Employee ” means the grantee of the Options, whose name is set forth on Exhibit A hereto; provided that for purposes of Section 4 and Section 7, following such person’s death “Employee” shall be deemed to include such person’s beneficiary or estate and following such Person’s Disability, “Employee” shall be deemed to include such person’s legal representative.

Exercise Date ” has the meaning given in Section 4(a).

Exercise Price ” has the meaning given in Section 4(a).

Exercise Shares ” has the meaning given in Section 4(a).

Grant Date ” has the meaning given in Section 1(a), which is the date on which the Options are granted to the Employee.

normal retirement age ” has the meaning provided in the Company’s customary policies, or, if not provided therein, age 65 or older.

Normal Termination Date ” has the meaning given in Section 3(a).

Option ” means the right granted to the Employee hereunder to purchase one share of Company Common Stock for a purchase price equal to the Option Price subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Plan.

Option Price ” means, with respect to each share of Company Common Stock covered by an Option, the purchase price specified in Section 1(b) for which the Employee may purchase such share of Company Common Stock upon exercise of an Option.

Plan ” means the Univar Inc. 2015 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan.

Special Termination ” has the meaning given in Section 2(a).

 

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Section 7. Miscellaneous .

(a) Withholding . The Company or one of the Subsidiaries shall require the Employee to satisfy any applicable U.S. federal, state and local and non-U.S. tax withholding or other similar charges or fees that may arise in connection with the grant, vesting, exercise or purchase of the Options.

(b) No Rights as Stockholder; No Voting Rights . The Employee shall have no rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to any shares covered by the Options until the exercise of the Options and delivery of the shares. No adjustment shall be made for dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to the delivery of the shares. Any shares delivered in respect of the Options shall be subject to any Subscription Agreement, which the Company may require the Employee to accept and agree to as a condition of the issuance and delivery of those shares.

(c) No Right to Awards . The Employee acknowledges and agrees that the grant of any Options ( i ) is being made on an exceptional basis and is not intended to be renewed or repeated, ( ii ) is entirely voluntary on the part of the Company and the Subsidiaries and ( iii ) should not be construed as creating any obligation on the part of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries to offer any Options or other Awards in the future.

(d) No Right to Continued Employment . Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to confer on the Employee any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any Subsidiary, or to interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to terminate such employment at any time.

(e) Non-Transferability of Options . The Options may be exercised only by the Employee, or, following the Employee’s death, by his designated beneficiary or by his estate in the absence of a designated beneficiary. The Options are not assignable or transferable, in whole or in part, and they may not, directly or indirectly, be offered, transferred, sold, pledged, assigned, alienated, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of or encumbered (including, but not limited to, by gift, operation of law or otherwise) other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution to the estate of the Employee upon the Employee’s death or with the Company’s consent.

 

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(f) Forfeiture of Awards . The Options granted hereunder (and gains earned or accrued in connection therewith) shall be subject to such generally applicable policies as to forfeiture and recoupment (including, without limitation, upon the occurrence of material financial or accounting errors, financial or other misconduct or Competitive Activity) as may be adopted by the Administrator or the Board from time to time and communicated to the Employee or as required by applicable law, and are otherwise subject to forfeiture or disgorgement of profits as provided by the Plan.

(g) Consent to Electronic Delivery . By entering into this Agreement and accepting the Options evidenced hereby, the Employee hereby consents to the delivery of information (including, without limitation, information required to be delivered to the Employee pursuant to applicable securities laws) regarding the Company and the Subsidiaries, the Plan, this Agreement and the Options via Company website or other electronic delivery.

(h) Binding Effect; Benefits . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties to this Agreement and their respective successors and assigns. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended or shall be construed to give any person other than the parties to this Agreement or their respective successors or assigns any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of any agreement or any provision contained herein.

(i) Waiver; Amendment .

(i) Waiver . Any party hereto or beneficiary hereof may by written notice to the other parties ( A ) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other actions of the other parties under this Agreement, ( B ) waive compliance with any of the conditions or covenants of the other parties contained in this Agreement and ( C ) waive or modify performance of any of the obligations of the other parties under this Agreement. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, no action taken pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation, any investigation by or on behalf of any party or beneficiary, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver by the party or beneficiary taking such action of compliance with any representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained herein. The waiver by any party hereto or beneficiary hereof of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not

 

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operate or be construed as a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach and no failure by a party or beneficiary to exercise any right or privilege hereunder shall be deemed a waiver of such party’s or beneficiary’s rights or privileges hereunder or shall be deemed a waiver of such party’s or beneficiary’s rights to exercise the same at any subsequent time or times hereunder.

(ii) Amendment . This Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented orally, but only by a written instrument executed by the Employee and the Company.

(j) Assignability . Neither this Agreement nor any right, remedy, obligation or liability arising hereunder or by reason hereof shall be assignable by the Company or the Employee without the prior written consent of the other party.

(k) Applicable Law . This Agreement shall be governed in all respects, including, but not limited to, as to validity, interpretation and effect, by the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to principles of conflict of law that would require application of the law of another jurisdiction.

(l) Waiver of Jury Trial . Each party hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby. Each party ( i ) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of any other party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and ( ii ) acknowledges that it and the other parties have been induced to enter into the Agreement by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications in this Section 7(l).

(m) Limitations of Actions . No lawsuit relating to this Agreement may be filed before a written claim is filed with the Administrator and is denied or deemed denied as provided in the Plan and any lawsuit must be filed within one year of such denial or deemed denial or be forever barred.

(n) Section and Other Headings, etc . The section and other headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

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(o) Acceptance of Options and Agreement . The Employee has indicated his or her consent and acknowledgement of the terms of this Agreement pursuant to the instructions provided to the Employee by or on behalf of the Company. The Employee acknowledges receipt of the Plan, represents to the Company that he or she has read and understood this Agreement and the Plan, and, as an express condition to the grant of the Options under this Agreement, agrees to be bound by the terms of both this Agreement and the Plan. The Employee and the Company each agrees and acknowledges that the use of electronic media (including, without limitation, a clickthrough button or checkbox on a website of the Company or a third-party administrator) to indicate the Employee’s confirmation, consent, signature, agreement and delivery of this Agreement and the Options is legally valid and has the same legal force and effect as if the Employee and the Company signed and executed this Agreement in paper form. The same use of electronic media may be used for any amendment or waiver of this Agreement.

 

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Exhibit A to

Employee Stock Option Agreement

 

Employee:                                                            
Grant Date:                                       , 201            
Options granted hereby:                                                                
Option Price:                                                            

 

Vesting Date

  Percentage
Vesting on
such Vesting
Date
 
 
 
 

 

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Exhibit 10.6

Form of

Employee Restricted Stock Unit Agreement

This Employee Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (the “ Agreement ”), by and between Univar Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and the Employee whose name is set forth on Exhibit A hereto, is being entered into pursuant to the Univar Inc. 2015 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”) and is dated as of the date it is accepted and agreed to by the Employee in accordance with Section 6(q). Capitalized terms that are used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to them in the Plan.

Section 1. Grant of Restricted Stock Units . The Company hereby evidences and confirms its grant to the Employee, effective as of the date set forth on Exhibit A hereto (the “ Grant Date ”), of the number of Restricted Stock Units set forth on Exhibit A hereto. This Agreement is entered into pursuant to, and the Restricted Stock Units granted hereunder are subject to, the terms and conditions of the Plan, which are incorporated by reference herein. If there is any inconsistency between any express provision of this Agreement and any express term of the Plan, the express term of the Plan shall govern.

Section 2. Vesting of Restricted Stock Units .

(a) Vesting . Except as otherwise provided in this Section 2, the Restricted Stock Units shall become vested, if at all, in the percentage(s), and on the vesting date(s) set forth on Exhibit A hereto (each, a “ Vesting Date ”), subject to the continued employment of the Employee by the Company or any Subsidiary thereof through such date. Vested Restricted Stock Units shall be settled as provided in Section 3 of this Agreement.

(b) Effect of Termination of Employment .

(i) If the Employee’s employment is terminated by reason of the Employee’s death or Disability (such termination, a “ Special Termination ”), outstanding unvested Restricted Stock Units shall vest, as of the date of such Special Termination, on a pro rata basis, in an amount equal to the product of ( x ) the number of unvested Restricted Stock Units then held by the Employee that would have vested if the Employee’s employment or service with the Company or Subsidiary had continued until the next following anniversary of the Grant Date multiplied by ( y ) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days that have elapsed from the later of the Grant Date or the most recent anniversary of the Grant Date and the denominator of which is 365. Vested Restricted Stock Units shall be settled as provided in Section 3 of this Agreement.

(ii) Any Other Reason . Upon termination of the Employee’s employment for any reason other than a Special Termination (whether initiated by the Company or by the Employee), any unvested Restricted Stock Units shall be forfeited and canceled effective as of the date of such termination.


(c) Effect of a Change in Control . In the event of a Change in Control, the treatment of any unvested Restricted Stock Units shall be governed by Article XIV of the Plan.

(d) Discretionary Acceleration . Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may accelerate the vesting with respect to any Restricted Stock Units under this Agreement, at such times and upon such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall determine.

(e) No Other Accelerated Vesting . The vesting and settlement provisions set forth in this Section 2, or in Section 3, or expressly set forth in the Plan, shall be the exclusive vesting and exercisability provisions applicable to the Restricted Stock Units and shall supersede any other provisions relating to vesting and exercisability, unless such other such provision expressly refers to the Plan by name and this Agreement by name and date.

Section 3. Settlement of Restricted Stock Units .

(a) Timing of Settlement . Subject to Section 6(a), any outstanding Restricted Stock Units that became vested on a Vesting Date shall be settled into an equal number of shares of Company Common Stock on a date selected by the Company that is within 30 days following such Vesting Date (each such date, a “ Settlement Date ”).

(b) Mechanics of Settlement . On each Settlement Date, the Company shall electronically issue to the Employee one whole share of Company Common Stock for each Restricted Stock Unit that then became vested (except as provided in Section 6(a)), and, upon such issuance, the Employee’s rights in respect of such Restricted Stock Unit shall be extinguished. On or before any Settlement Date, at the Company’s request, the Company and the Employee shall enter into a Subscription Agreement that establishes the rights and obligations of the Company and the Employee relating to the shares of Company Common Stock issued in respect of the Restricted Stock Units, in the form then customarily used by the Company under the Plan for such purpose. In the event that there are any fractional Restricted Stock Units that became vested on such date, such fractional Restricted Stock Units shall be settled through a cash payment equal to the portion of Restricted Stock Unit multiplied by the Fair Market Value of the Company Common Stock on such Settlement Date. No fractional shares of Company Common Stock shall be issued.

Section 4. Securities Law Compliance . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Employee may not sell the shares of Company Common Stock acquired upon settlement of the Restricted Stock Units unless such shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), or, if such shares are not then so registered, such sale would be exempt from the registration requirements of

 

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the Securities Act. The sale of such shares must also comply with other applicable laws and regulations governing the Company Common Stock, and the Employee may not sell the shares of Company Common Stock if the Company determines that such sale would not be in material compliance with such laws and regulations.

Section 5. Restriction on Transfer; Non-Transferability of Restricted Stock Units . The Restricted Stock Units are not assignable or transferable, in whole or in part, and they may not, directly or indirectly, be offered, transferred, sold, pledged, assigned, alienated, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of or encumbered (including, but not limited to, by gift, operation of law or otherwise) other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution to the estate of the Employee upon the Employee’s death. Any purported transfer in violation of this Section 5 shall be void ab initio .

Section 6. Miscellaneous .

(a) Tax Withholding . The Company or one of the Subsidiaries shall require the Employee to remit to the Company an amount in cash sufficient to satisfy any applicable U.S. federal, state and local and non-U.S. tax withholding obligations that may arise in connection with the vesting of the Restricted Stock Units and the related issuance of shares of Company Common Stock. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the Employee elects not to remit cash in respect of such obligations, the Company shall retain a number of shares issued in respect of the Restricted Stock Units then vesting that have an aggregate Fair Market Value as of the Settlement Date equal to the amount of such taxes required to be withheld (and the Employee shall thereupon be deemed to have satisfied his or her obligations under this Section 6(a)); provided that the number of such shares retained shall not be in excess of the minimum amount required to satisfy the statutory withholding tax obligations (it being understood that the value of any fractional share of Company Common Stock shall be paid in cash). The number of shares of Company Common Stock to be issued in respect of Restricted Stock Units shall thereupon be reduced by the number of shares of Company Common Stock so retained. The method of withholding set forth in the immediately preceding sentence shall not be available if withholding in this manner would violate any financing instrument of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries.

(b) Dividend Equivalents . Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, in the event that the Company pays any ordinary dividend in cash on a share of Company Common Stock following the Grant Date and prior to an applicable Settlement Date, there shall be credited to the account of the Employee in respect of each outstanding Restricted Stock Unit an amount equal to the amount of such dividend. The amount so credited shall be deferred (without interest, unless the Administrator determines otherwise) until the settlement of such related Restricted Stock Unit and then paid in cash but shall be forfeited upon the forfeiture of such related Restricted Stock Unit.

(c) Authorization to Share Personal Data . The Employee authorizes the Company or any Affiliate of the Company that has or lawfully obtains personal data

 

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relating to the Employee to divulge or transfer such personal data to the Company or to a third party, in each case in any jurisdiction, if and to the extent reasonably appropriate in connection with this Agreement or the administration of the Plan.

(d) No Rights as Stockholder; No Voting Rights . Except as provided in Section 6(b), the Employee shall have no rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to any shares of Company Common Stock covered by the Restricted Stock Units prior to the issuance of such shares of Company Common Stock.

(e) No Right to Awards . The Employee acknowledges and agrees that the grant of any Restricted Stock Units ( i ) is being made on an exceptional basis and is not intended to be renewed or repeated, ( ii ) is entirely voluntary on the part of the Company and the Subsidiaries and ( iii ) should not be construed as creating any obligation on the part of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries to offer any Restricted Stock Units or other Awards in the future.

(f) No Right to Continued Employment . Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to confer on the Employee any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any Subsidiary, or to interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to terminate such employment at any time.

(g) Interpretation . The Administrator shall have full power and discretion to construe and interpret the Plan (and any rules and regulations issued thereunder) and this Award. Any determination or interpretation by the Administrator under or pursuant to the Plan or this Award shall be final and binding and conclusive on all persons affected hereby.

(h) Forfeiture of Awards . The Restricted Stock Units granted hereunder (and gains earned or accrued in connection therewith) shall be subject to such generally applicable policies as to forfeiture and recoupment (including, without limitation, upon the occurrence of material financial or accounting errors, financial or other misconduct or Competitive Activity) as may be adopted by the Administrator or the Board from time to time and communicated to the Employee or as required by applicable law, and are otherwise subject to forfeiture or disgorgement of profits as provided by the Plan.

(i) Consent to Electronic Delivery . By entering into this Agreement and accepting the Restricted Stock Units evidenced hereby, the Employee hereby consents to the delivery of information (including, without limitation, information required to be delivered to the Employee pursuant to applicable securities laws) regarding the Company and the Subsidiaries, the Plan, this Agreement and the Restricted Stock Units via Company website or other electronic delivery.

(j) Binding Effect; Benefits . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties to this Agreement and their respective successors and assigns. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended or shall be construed to give any person other than the parties to this Agreement or their respective successors or assigns any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of any agreement or any provision contained herein.

 

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(k) Waiver; Amendment .

(i) Waiver . Any party hereto or beneficiary hereof may by written notice to the other parties ( A ) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other actions of the other parties under this Agreement, ( B ) waive compliance with any of the conditions or covenants of the other parties contained in this Agreement and ( C ) waive or modify performance of any of the obligations of the other parties under this Agreement. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, no action taken pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation, any investigation by or on behalf of any party or beneficiary, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver by the party or beneficiary taking such action of compliance with any representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained herein. The waiver by any party hereto or beneficiary hereof of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach and no failure by a party or beneficiary to exercise any right or privilege hereunder shall be deemed a waiver of such party’s or beneficiary’s rights or privileges hereunder or shall be deemed a waiver of such party’s or beneficiary’s rights to exercise the same at any subsequent time or times hereunder.

(ii) Amendment . This Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented orally, but only by a written instrument executed by the Employee and the Company.

(l) Assignability . Neither this Agreement nor any right, remedy, obligation or liability arising hereunder or by reason hereof shall be assignable by the Company or the Employee without the prior written consent of the other party.

(m) Applicable Law . This Agreement shall be governed in all respects, including, but not limited to, as to validity, interpretation and effect, by the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to principles of conflict of law that would require application of the law of another jurisdiction.

(n) Waiver of Jury Trial . Each party hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right he, she or it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby. Each party ( i ) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of any other party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and ( ii ) acknowledges that he, she or it and the other party hereto have been induced to enter into the Agreement by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications in this Section 6(n).

 

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(o) Limitations of Actions . No lawsuit relating to this Agreement may be filed before a written claim is filed with the Administrator and is denied or deemed denied as provided in the Plan and any lawsuit must be filed within one year of such denial or deemed denial or be forever barred.

(p) Section and Other Headings, etc. The section and other headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

(q) Acceptance of Restricted Stock Units and Agreement . The Employee has indicated his or her consent and acknowledgement of the terms of this Agreement pursuant to the instructions provided to the Employee by or on behalf of the Company. The Employee acknowledges receipt of the Plan, represents to the Company that he or she has read and understood this Agreement and the Plan, and, as an express condition to the grant of the Restricted Stock Units under this Agreement, agrees to be bound by the terms of both this Agreement and the Plan. The Employee and the Company each agrees and acknowledges that the use of electronic media (including, without limitation, a clickthrough button or checkbox on a website of the Company or a third-party administrator) to indicate the Employee’s confirmation, consent, signature, agreement and delivery of this Agreement and the Restricted Stock Units is legally valid and has the same legal force and effect as if the Employee and the Company signed and executed this Agreement in paper form. The same use of electronic media may be used for any amendment or waiver of this Agreement.

 

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Exhibit A to

Employee Restricted Stock Unit Agreement

 

Employee:                                                            
Grant Date:                                       , 201              
Restricted Stock Units granted hereby:                                                            

 

Vesting Date

  Percentage
Vesting
on such Vesting
Date
 
 
 
 

 

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Exhibit 10.7

Form of

Director Restricted Stock Agreement

(Annual Grant)

This Director Restricted Stock Agreement (the “ Agreement ”), by and between Univar Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and the director whose name is set forth on Exhibit A hereto (the “ Director ”), is being entered into pursuant to the Univar Inc. 2015 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”) and is dated as of the date it is accepted and agreed to by the Director in accordance with Section 4(m). Capitalized terms that are used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to them in the Plan.

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board ”) authorized the Director’s annual compensation for service as a member of the Board (the “ Annual Fee ”), a portion of which will be paid in the form of equity in the Company.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and the Director hereby agree as follows:

Section 1. Grant of Shares of Restricted Stock . The Company hereby evidences and confirms its grant to the Director, effective as of the Grant Date (as specified on Exhibit A hereto), of the aggregate number of shares of Restricted Stock as set forth on Exhibit A hereto, as satisfaction of the equity portion of the Director’s Annual Fee for the current year ($100,000 divided by the Fair Market Value of the Company Common Stock on the Grant Date (the “ Shares ”)). This Agreement is entered into pursuant to, and the Shares granted hereunder are subject to, the terms and conditions of the Plan, which are incorporated by reference herein. If there is any inconsistency between any express provision of this Agreement and any express term of the Plan, the express term of the Plan shall govern.

Section 2. Vesting and Forfeiture .

(a) Vesting . Except as otherwise provided in this Section 2, the Shares granted hereunder shall become vested, if at all, on the first anniversary of the Grant Date (the “ Vesting Date ”), subject to the Director’s continued service on the Board from the Grant Date until the Vesting Date.

(b) Effect of Termination of Services .

(i) Death or Disability . If the Director’s service on the Board is terminated due to death or Disability prior to the Vesting Date (each, a “ Special Termination ”), all outstanding Shares shall vest, as of the date of such Special Termination, on a pro rata basis, in an amount equal to the product of ( x ) the number of outstanding unvested Shares then held by the Director multiplied by ( y ) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days that have elapsed from the Grant Date and the denominator of which is 365.


(ii) Any Other Reason . Upon termination of the Director’s services on the Board prior to the Vesting Date for any reason other than a Special Termination (whether initiated by the Company or by the Director), the Shares shall be forfeited effective as of the date of such termination.

(c) Effect of a Change in Control . In the event of a Change in Control occurring prior to the Vesting Date, the treatment of any unvested Shares shall be governed by Article XIV of the Plan.

(d) Discretionary Acceleration . Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may accelerate the vesting with respect to any Shares under this Agreement, at such times and upon such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall determine.

Section 3. Restriction on Transfer of Shares . Prior to the vesting thereof, the Shares are not assignable or transferable, in whole or in part, and they may not, directly or indirectly, be offered, transferred, sold, pledged, assigned, alienated, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of or encumbered (including, but not limited to, by gift, operation of law or otherwise), other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution to the estate of the Director upon the Director’s death. Any purported transfer in violation of this Section 3 shall be void ab initio . Furthermore, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Director may not sell the Shares unless such shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), or, if such shares are not then so registered, such sale would be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The sale of the Shares must also comply with other applicable laws and regulations governing the Common Stock, and the Director may not sell the Shares if the Company determines that such sale would not be in material compliance with such laws and regulations.

Section 4. Miscellaneous .

(a) Authorization to Share Personal Data . The Director authorizes the Company or any Affiliate of the Company that has or lawfully obtains personal data relating to the Director to divulge or transfer such personal data to the Company or to a third party, in each case in any jurisdiction, if and to the extent reasonably appropriate in connection with this Agreement or the administration of the Plan.

(b) No Right to Continued Service on Board . Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to confer on the Director any right to continue in the service of the Company or any Subsidiary, or to interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to terminate such service at any time.

(c) Interpretation . The Administrator shall have full power and discretion to construe and interpret the Plan (and any rules and regulations issued thereunder) and this Award. Any determination or interpretation by the Administrator under or pursuant to the Plan or this Award shall be final and binding and conclusive on all persons affected hereby.

 

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(d) Forfeiture of Awards . The Shares granted hereunder (and gains earned or accrued in connection therewith) shall be subject to such generally applicable policies as to forfeiture and recoupment (including, without limitation, upon the occurrence of material financial or accounting errors, financial or other misconduct) as may be adopted by the Administrator or the Board from time to time and communicated to the Director, and is otherwise subject to forfeiture or disgorgement of profits as provided by the Plan.

(e) Consent to Electronic Delivery . By entering into this Agreement and accepting the Shares evidenced hereby, the Director hereby consents to the delivery of information (including, without limitation, information required to be delivered to the Director pursuant to applicable securities laws) regarding the Company and the Subsidiaries, the Plan, this Agreement and the Shares via the Company’s website or other electronic delivery.

(f) Binding Effect; Benefits . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties to this Agreement and their respective successors and assigns. No provision of this Agreement, express or implied, is intended or shall be construed to give any person other than the parties to this Agreement or their respective successors or assigns any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of any agreement or any provision contained herein.

(g) Amendment . This Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented orally, but only by a written instrument executed by the Director and the Company.

(h) Assignability . Neither this Agreement nor any right, remedy, obligation or liability arising hereunder or by reason hereof shall be assignable by the Company or the Director without the prior written consent of the other party.

(i) Applicable Law . This Agreement shall be governed in all respects, including, but not limited to, as to validity, interpretation and effect, by the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to principles of conflict of law that would require application of the law of another jurisdiction.

(j) Waiver of Jury Trial . Each party hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right he, she or it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby. Each party ( i ) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of any other party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and ( ii ) acknowledges that he, she or it and the other party hereto have been induced to enter into the Agreement by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications in this Section 4(j).

 

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(k) Limitations of Actions . No lawsuit relating to this Agreement may be filed before a written claim is filed with the Administrator and is denied or deemed denied as provided in the Plan and any lawsuit must be filed within one year of such denial or deemed denial or be forever barred.

(l) Section and Other Headings, etc. The section and other headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

(m) Acceptance of Shares and Agreement . The Director has indicated his or her consent and acknowledgement of the terms of this Agreement pursuant to the instructions provided to the Director by or on behalf of the Company. The Director acknowledges receipt of the Plan, represents to the Company that he or she has read and understood this Agreement and the Plan, and, as an express condition to the grant of the Shares under this Agreement, agrees to be bound by the terms of both this Agreement and the Plan. The Director and the Company each agrees and acknowledges that the use of electronic media (including, without limitation, a clickthrough button or checkbox on a website of the Company or a third-party administrator) to indicate the Director’s confirmation, consent, signature, agreement and delivery of this Agreement and the Shares is legally valid and has the same legal force and effect as if the Director and the Company signed and executed this Agreement in paper form. The same use of electronic media may be used for any amendment or waiver of this Agreement.

 

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Exhibit A to Director Restricted Stock Agreement

(Annual Grant)

 

Director:                                                          
Grant Date:                                     , 201              

Shares of

Restricted Stock

granted hereby:            

                                                         

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the Univar Inc. 2015 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, the Univar Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, and the Univar Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan of our report dated February 27, 2015 (except Note 23, as to which the date is June 5, 2015) with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Univar Inc., included in its Amendment No. 7 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-197085) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Chicago, Illinois

June 23, 2015

Exhibit 24.1

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Carl J. Lukach, Stephen N. Landsman and Tor Liimatainen, jointly and severally, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, acting alone, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement filed on Form S-8 of Univar Inc., and any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto and any new registration statement with respect to the offering contemplated thereby filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “ Act ”), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) pursuant to the Act, and any and all other instruments which said attorney-in-fact and agent deem necessary or advisable to enable the Company to comply with the Act, the rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC in respect thereof, and the securities or Blue Sky laws of any State or governmental subdivision, giving and granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever necessary or appropriate to be done in and about the premises as fully to all intents as he might or could do it personally present at the doing thereof, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or substitute or substitutes, may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

This Power of Attorney shall not revoke any powers of attorney previously executed by the undersigned. This Power of Attorney shall not be revoked by any subsequent power of attorney that the undersigned may execute, unless such subsequent power of attorney specifically provides that it revokes this Power of Attorney by referring to the date of the undersigned’s execution of this Power of Attorney.

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Signature

 

Title

 

Date

/s/ J. Erik Fyrwald

J. Erik Fyrwald

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer), Director

  June 23, 2015

/s/ Carl J. Lukach

Carl J. Lukach

  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)   June 23, 2015

/s/ Jeffrey H. Siegel

Jeffrey H. Siegel

  Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)   June 23, 2015

/s/ William S. Stavropoulos

William S. Stavropoulos

  Director and Chairman   June 23, 2015

/s/ Richard A. Jalkut

Richard A. Jalkut

  Director   June 23, 2015

/s/ George K. Jaquette

George K. Jaquette

  Director   June 23, 2015

/s/ Lars Haegg

Lars Haegg

  Director   June 23, 2015

/s/ David H. Wasserman

David H. Wasserman

  Director   June 23, 2015