2025 BOISE CASCADE OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN
(as amended and restated effective May 1, 2025)
Boise Cascade Company (the Company), a Delaware corporation, hereby establishes and adopts the following 2025 Boise Cascade Omnibus Incentive Plan, an amendment and restatement of the 2016 Boise Cascade Omnibus Incentive Plan (as amended to date, the Plan).
1. PURPOSE OF THE PLAN
The purpose of the Plan is to assist the Company and its Subsidiaries in attracting and retaining selected individuals to serve as employees, Directors, consultants and/or advisors who are expected to contribute to the Company's success and to achieve long-term objectives that will benefit stockholders of the Company through the additional incentives inherent in the Awards hereunder.
2. DEFINITIONS
2.1 “Award” shall mean any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Unit Award, Other Share-Based Award, Performance Award or any other right, interest or option relating to Shares or other property (including cash) granted pursuant to the provisions of the Plan.
2.2 “Award Agreement” shall mean any agreement, contract or other instrument or document evidencing any Award hereunder, whether in writing or through an electronic medium.
2.3 “Board” shall mean the board of directors of the Company.
2.4 “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
2.5 “Committee” shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board or a subcommittee thereof formed by the Compensation Committee to act as the Committee hereunder. The Committee shall consist of no fewer than two Directors, each of whom is (i) a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act and (ii) an “independent director” for purpose of the rules of the principal U.S. national securities exchange on which the Shares are traded, to the extent required by such rules.
2.6 “Consultant” shall mean any consultant or advisor who is a natural person and who provides services to the Company or any Subsidiary, so long as such person (i) renders bona fide services that are not in connection with the offer and sale of the Company's securities in a capital-raising transaction, (ii) does not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Company's securities and (iii) otherwise qualifies as a consultant under the applicable rules of the SEC for registration of shares of stock on a Form S-8 registration statement.
2.7 “Director” shall mean a member of the Board who is not an employee.
2.8 “Dividend Equivalents” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.6.
2.9 “Employee” shall mean any employee of the Company or any Subsidiary and any prospective employee conditioned upon, and effective not earlier than, such person becoming an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary.
2.10 “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
2.11 “Fair Market Value” shall mean, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, with respect to Shares as of any date; (i) the closing price of the Shares as reported on the principal U.S. national securities exchange on which the Shares are listed and traded on such date, or, if there is no closing price on that date, then on the last preceding date on which such a closing price was reported; (ii) if the Shares are not listed on any U.S. national securities exchange but are quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system on a last sale basis, the final ask price of the Shares reported on the inter-dealer quotation system for such date, or, if there is no such sale on such date, then on the last preceding date on which a sale was reported; or (iii) if the Shares are neither listed on a U.S. national securities exchange nor quoted on an inter-dealer quotation system on a last sale basis, the amount determined by the Committee to be the Fair Market Value of the Shares as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. The Fair Market Value of any property other than Shares shall mean the market value of such property determined by such methods or procedures as shall be established from time to time by the Committee.
2.12 “Incentive Stock Option” shall mean an Option which when granted is intended to qualify as an incentive stock option for purposes of Section 422 of the Code.
2.13 “Option” shall mean any right granted to a Participant under the Plan allowing such Participant to purchase Shares at such price or prices and during such period or periods as the Committee shall determine.
2.14 “Other Share-Based Award” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.
2.15 “Participant” shall mean an Employee, Director or Consultant who is selected by the Committee to receive an Award under the Plan.
2.16 “Performance Award” shall mean any Award of Performance Cash, Performance Shares or Performance Units granted pursuant to Article 9.
2.17 “Performance Cash” shall mean any cash incentives granted pursuant to Article 9 payable to the Participant upon the achievement of such performance goals as the Committee shall establish.
2.18 “Performance Period” shall mean the period established by the Committee during which any performance goals specified by the Committee with respect to a Performance Award are to be measured.
2.19 “Performance Share” shall mean any grant pursuant to Article 9 of a unit valued by reference to a designated number of Shares, which value may be paid to the Participant upon achievement of such performance goals as the Committee shall establish.
2.20 “Performance Unit” shall mean any grant pursuant to Article 9 of a unit valued by reference to a designated amount of cash or property other than Shares, which value may be paid to the Participant upon achievement of such performance goals during the Performance Period as the Committee shall establish.
2.21 “Permitted Assignee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.3.
2.22 “Qualifying Termination” has the meaning ascribed to such term in any written agreement between the Participant and the Company defining such term and, in the absence of such an agreement, such term shall mean, with respect to a Participant, the termination of the Participant’s employment by the Company other than in connection with the occurrence of any of the following events or when any of the following events occurred: (i) such Participant’s attempted commission of, or participation in, a fraud or act of dishonesty against the Company; (ii) such Participant’s intentional, material violation of any contract or agreement between the Participant and the Company or of any statutory duty owed to the Company or the Company’s Code of Ethics; (iii) such Participant’s unauthorized use or disclosure of the Company’s confidential information or trade secrets; (iv) such Participant’s gross negligence or gross misconduct; (v) such Participant’s material failure to competently perform the Participant’s assigned duties for the Company; or (vi) Participant’s conviction of, or the entry of a pleading of guilty or nolo contendere by Participant to, any crime involving moral turpitude or any felony. The determination that a termination of the Participant’s employment is either a Qualifying Termination or not a Qualifying Termination shall be made by the Company, in its sole discretion. Any determination by the Company that the termination of employment of a Participant constituted or did not constitute a Qualifying Termination for the purposes of outstanding Awards held by such Participant shall have no effect upon any determination of the rights or obligations of the Company or such Participant for any other purpose.
2.23 “Restricted Stock” shall mean any Share issued with the restriction that the holder may not sell, transfer, pledge or assign such Share and with such other restrictions as the Committee, in its sole discretion, may impose, which restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such time or times, in installments or otherwise, as the Committee may deem appropriate.
2.24 “Restricted Stock Award” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.
2.25 “Restricted Stock Unit” means an Award that is valued by reference to a Share, which value may be paid to the Participant in Shares or cash as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion upon the satisfaction of vesting restrictions as the Committee may establish, which restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such time or times, in installments or otherwise, as the Committee may deem appropriate.
2.26 “Restricted Stock Unit Award” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.
2.27 “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
2.28 “Shares” shall mean the shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share.
2.29 “Stock Appreciation Right” shall mean the right granted to a Participant pursuant to Article 6.
2.30 “Stockholder Approval Effective Date” means May 1, 2025, the date the Plan, as amended, was approved by the stockholders of the Company at the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders.
2.31 “Subsidiary” shall mean any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company if, at the relevant time each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in the chain.
2.32 “Substitute Awards” shall mean Awards granted or Shares issued by the Company in assumption of, or in substitution or exchange for, awards previously granted, or the right or obligation to make future awards, in each case by a company acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary or with which the Company or any Subsidiary combines.
2.33 “Vesting Period” shall mean the period of time specified by the Committee during which vesting restrictions for an Award are applicable.
3. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
3.1 Number of Shares.
(a) Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 11.2, as of the Stockholder Approval Effective Date, a total of 1,710,000 Shares shall be authorized for Awards granted under the Plan less one (1) Share for every one (1) Share granted under the Plan after December 31, 2024 and prior to the Stockholder Approval Effective Date.
(b) If any Shares subject to an Award are forfeited, an Award expires or otherwise terminates without issuance of Shares, or an Award is settled for cash (in whole or in part) or otherwise does not result in the issuance of all or a portion of the Shares subject to such Award, such Shares shall, to the extent of such forfeiture, expiration, termination, cash settlement or non-issuance, be added to the Shares available for grant under the Plan on a one-for one basis.
(c) In the event that any withholding tax liabilities arising from an Award other than an Option or Stock Appreciation Right granted hereunder are satisfied by the tendering of Shares (either actually or by attestation) or by the withholding of Shares by the Company, then in each such case the Shares so tendered or withheld shall be added to the Shares available for grant under the Plan on a one-for-one basis. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the following Shares shall not be added to the Shares authorized for grant under paragraph (a) of this Section: (i) Shares tendered by the Participant or withheld by the Company in payment of the purchase price or to satisfy any tax withholding obligation with respect to an Option or Stock Appreciation Right; (ii) Shares subject to a Stock Appreciation Right that are not issued in connection with its stock settlement on exercise thereof; and (iii) Shares reacquired by the Company on the open market or otherwise using cash proceeds from the exercise of Options.
(d) Substitute Awards shall not reduce the Shares authorized for grant under the Plan or the applicable limitations on grants to a Participant under Section 9.7, nor shall Shares subject to a
Substitute Award be added to the Shares available for Awards under the Plan as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) above. Additionally, in the event that a company acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary or with which the Company or any Subsidiary combines has shares available under a pre-existing plan approved by stockholders and not adopted in contemplation of such acquisition or combination, the shares available for grant pursuant to the terms of such pre-existing plan (as adjusted, to the extent appropriate, using the exchange ratio or other adjustment or valuation ratio or formula used in such acquisition or combination to determine the consideration payable to the holders of common stock of the entities party to such acquisition or combination) may be used for Awards under the Plan and shall not reduce the Shares authorized for grant under the Plan (and Shares subject to such Awards shall not be added to the Shares available for Awards under the Plan as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) above); provided that Awards using such available shares shall not be made after the date awards or grants could have been made under the terms of the pre-existing plan, absent the acquisition or combination, and shall only be made to individuals who were not Employees or Directors prior to such acquisition or combination.
3.2 Character of Shares. Any Shares issued hereunder may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued shares, treasury shares or shares purchased in the open market or otherwise.
3.3 Limit on Awards to Directors. Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, the aggregate amount of all compensation granted to any non-employee Director during any calendar year of the Company, including any Awards (based on grant date fair value computed as of the date of grant in accordance with applicable financial accounting rules) and any cash retainer or meeting fee paid or provided for service on the Board or any committee thereof, or any Award granted in lieu of any such cash retainer or meeting fee, shall not exceed $700,000.
4. ELIGIBILITY AND ADMINISTRATION
4.1 Eligibility. Any Employee, Director or Consultant shall be eligible to be selected as a Participant.
4.2 Administration.
(a) The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall have full power and authority, subject to the provisions of the Plan and subject to such orders or resolutions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan as may from time to time be adopted by the Board, to: (i) select the Employees, Directors and Consultants to whom Awards may from time to time be granted hereunder; (ii) determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to each Participant hereunder; (iii) determine the number of Shares (or dollar value) to be covered by each Award granted hereunder; (iv) determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, of any Award granted hereunder; (v) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances Awards may be settled in cash, Shares or other property; (vi) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances cash, Shares, other property and other amounts payable with respect to an Award made under the Plan shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the Participant; (vii) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances any Award shall be canceled or suspended; (viii) interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument or agreement entered into under or in connection with the Plan, including any Award Agreement;
(ix) correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award in the manner and to the extent that the Committee shall deem desirable to carry it into effect; (x) establish such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; (xi) determine whether any Award will have Dividend Equivalents, other than an Option or Stock Appreciation Right which are not eligible for Dividend Equivalents; (xii) waive the vesting restrictions and any other conditions set forth in any Award Agreement under such terms and conditions as the Committee shall deem appropriate; and (xiii) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan.
(b) Decisions of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons or entities, including the Company, any Participant, and any Subsidiary. A majority of the members of the Committee may determine its actions, including fixing the time and place of its meetings. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any action or determination by the Committee specifically affecting or relating to an Award to a Director shall require the prior approval of the Board.
(c) To the extent not inconsistent with applicable law or the rules and regulations of the principal U.S. national securities exchange on which the Shares are traded, the Committee may (i) delegate to a committee of one or more Directors of the Company any of the authority of the Committee under the Plan, including the right to grant, cancel or suspend Awards and (ii) authorize one or more officers to do one or more of the following with respect to Employees who are not Directors or officers of the Company (A) designate Employees to be recipients of Awards, (B) determine the number of Shares subject to such Awards to be received by such Employees and the terms of such Awards and (C) cancel or suspend Awards to such Employees; provided that (x) any resolution of the Committee authorizing such officer(s) must specify the total number of Shares subject to Awards that such officer(s) may so award and the time period during which such Awards may be granted and Shares issued and (y) the Committee may not authorize any officer to designate himself or herself as the recipient of an Award.
5. OPTIONS
5.1 Grant. Options may be granted hereunder to Participants either alone or in addition to other Awards granted under the Plan. Any Option shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Article and to such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as the Committee shall deem desirable.
5.2 Award Agreements. All Options shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement in such form and containing such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine which are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan. The terms and conditions of Options need not be the same with respect to each Participant. Granting an Option pursuant to the Plan shall impose no obligation on the recipient to exercise such Option. Any individual who is granted an Option pursuant to this Article may hold more than one Option granted pursuant to the Plan at the same time.
5.3 Option Price. Other than in connection with Substitute Awards, the option price per each Share purchasable under any Option granted pursuant to this Article shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of grant of such Option; provided, however, that in the case of an
Incentive Stock Option granted to a Participant who, at the time of the grant, owns stock representing more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Subsidiary, the option price per share shall be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of grant. Other than pursuant to Section 11.2, the Committee shall not without the approval of the Company’s stockholders (a) lower the option price per Share of an Option after it is granted, (b) cancel an Option when the option price per Share exceeds the Fair Market Value of one Share in exchange for cash or another Award (other than in connection with a Change in Control as defined in Section 10.2), or (c) take any other action with respect to an Option that would be treated as a repricing under the rules and regulations of the principal U.S. national securities exchange on which the Shares are listed.
5.4 Option Term. The term of each Option shall be fixed by the Committee in its sole discretion; provided that no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date the Option is granted; provided, however, that the term of the Option shall not exceed five (5) years from the date the Option is granted in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Participant who, at the time of the grant, owns stock representing more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Subsidiary.
5.5 Exercise of Options.
(a) The Award Agreement shall specify when Options vest and become exercisable. Vested Options granted under the Plan shall be exercised by the Participant (or by a Permitted Assignee thereof or the Participant’s executors, administrators, guardian or legal representative, to the extent provided in an Award Agreement) as to all or part of the Shares covered thereby, by giving notice of exercise to the Company or its designated agent, specifying the number of Shares to be purchased. The notice of exercise shall be in such form, made in such manner, and shall comply with such other requirements consistent with the provisions of the Plan as the Committee may prescribe from time to time.
(b) Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, full payment of such purchase price shall be made at the time of exercise and shall be made (i) in cash or cash equivalents (including certified check or bank check or wire transfer of immediately available funds), (ii) by tendering previously acquired Shares (either actually or by attestation) valued at their then Fair Market Value, (iii) with the consent of the Committee, by delivery of other consideration having a Fair Market Value on the exercise date equal to the total purchase price, (iv) with the consent of the Committee, by withholding Shares otherwise issuable in connection with the exercise of the Option, (v) through any other method specified in an Award Agreement (including same-day sales through a broker), or (vi) any combination of any of the foregoing; provided, however, to the extent required by applicable law, that the Participant must pay in cash an amount not less than the aggregate par value (if any) of the Shares being acquired. The notice of exercise, accompanied by such payment, shall be delivered to the Company at its principal business office or such other office as the Committee may from time to time direct, and shall be in such form, containing such further provisions consistent with the provisions of the Plan, as the Committee may from time to time prescribe. In no event may any Option granted hereunder be exercised for a fraction of a Share.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Award Agreement may provide that if on the last day of the term of an Option the Fair Market Value of one Share exceeds the option price per Share, the
Participant has not exercised the Option (or a tandem Stock Appreciation Right, if applicable) and the Option has not expired, the Option shall be deemed to have been exercised by the Participant on such day with payment made by withholding Shares otherwise issuable in connection with the exercise of the Option. In such event, the Company shall deliver to the Participant the number of Shares for which the Option was deemed exercised, less the number of Shares required to be withheld for the payment of the total purchase price and required withholding taxes; provided, however, any fractional Share shall be settled in cash.
5.6 Form of Settlement. In its sole discretion, the Committee may provide that the Shares to be issued upon an Option's exercise shall be in the form of Restricted Stock or other similar securities.
5.7 Incentive Stock Options. The Committee may grant Incentive Stock Options to any employee of the Company or any Subsidiary, subject to the requirements of Section 422 of the Code. Solely for purposes of determining whether Shares are available for the grant of Incentive Stock Options under the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan shall be 1,710,000 Shares.
6. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
6.1 Grant. The Committee may grant Stock Appreciation Rights (a) in tandem with all or part of any Option granted under the Plan or at any subsequent time during the term of such Option, (b) in tandem with all or part of any Award (other than an Option) granted under the Plan or at any subsequent time during the term of such Award, or (c) without regard to any Option or other Award in each case upon such terms and conditions as the Committee may establish in its sole discretion.
6.2 Terms and Conditions. Stock Appreciation Rights shall be subject to such terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as shall be determined from time to time by the Committee, including the following:
(a) When Stock Appreciation Rights vest and become exercisable.
(b) Upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, the holder shall have the right to receive the excess of (i) the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of exercise (or such amount less than such Fair Market Value as the Committee shall so determine at any time during a specified period before the date of exercise) over (ii) the grant price of the Stock Appreciation Right.
(c) The Committee shall determine in its sole discretion whether payment on exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right shall be made in cash, in whole Shares or other property, or any combination thereof.
(d) The terms and conditions of Stock Appreciation Rights need not be the same with respect to each recipient.
(e) The Committee may impose such other terms and conditions on the exercise of any Stock Appreciation Right, as it shall deem appropriate. A Stock Appreciation Right shall (i) have a grant price per Share of not less than the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of grant or, if applicable, on
the date of grant of an Option with respect to a Stock Appreciation Right granted in exchange for or in tandem with, but subsequent to, the Option (subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code) except in the case of Substitute Awards or in connection with an adjustment provided in Section 11.2, and (ii) have a term not greater than ten (10) years.
(f) An Award Agreement may provide that if on the last day of the term of a Stock Appreciation Right the Fair Market Value of one Share exceeds the grant price per Share of the Stock Appreciation Right, the Participant has not exercised the Stock Appreciation Right or the tandem Option (if applicable), and the Stock Appreciation Right has not otherwise expired, the Stock Appreciation Right shall be deemed to have been exercised by the Participant on such day. In such event, the Company shall make payment to the Participant in accordance with this Section, reduced by the number of Shares (or cash) required for withholding taxes; any fractional Share shall be settled in cash.
(g) Without the approval of the Company’s stockholders, other than pursuant to Section 11.2, the Committee shall not (i) reduce the grant price of any Stock Appreciation Right after the date of grant, (ii) cancel any Stock Appreciation Right when the grant price per Share exceeds the Fair Market Value of one Share in exchange for cash or another Award (other than in connection with a Change in Control as defined in Section 10.2), or (iii) take any other action with respect to a Stock Appreciation Right that would be treated as a repricing under the rules and regulations of the principal U.S. national securities exchange on which the Shares are listed.
7. RESTRICTED STOCK AND RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
7.1 Grants. Awards of Restricted Stock and of Restricted Stock Units may be granted hereunder to Participants either alone or in addition to other Awards granted under the Plan (a “Restricted Stock Award” or “Restricted Stock Unit Award” respectively), and such Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Unit Awards shall also be available as a form of payment of Performance Awards and other earned cash-based incentive compensation. The Committee has absolute discretion to determine whether any consideration (other than services) is to be received by the Company or any Subsidiary as a condition precedent to the grant of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, subject to such minimum consideration as may be required by applicable law.
7.2 Award Agreements. The terms of any Restricted Stock Award or Restricted Stock Unit Award granted under the Plan shall be set forth in an Award Agreement which shall contain provisions determined by the Committee and not inconsistent with the Plan. The terms of Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Unit Awards need not be the same with respect to each Participant.
7.3 Rights of Holders of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units. Unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, beginning on the date of grant of the Restricted Stock Award and subject to execution of the Award Agreement (if required), the Participant shall become a stockholder of the Company with respect to all Shares subject to the Award Agreement and shall have all of the rights of a stockholder, including the right to vote such Shares and the right to receive distributions made with respect to such Shares, except as otherwise provided in this Section. A Participant who holds a Restricted Stock Unit Award shall only have those rights specifically provided for in the Award Agreement; provided, however, in no
event shall the Participant have voting rights with respect to such Award. Any Shares or any other property distributed as a dividend or otherwise with respect to any Restricted Stock Award or Restricted Stock Unit Award as to which the restrictions have not yet lapsed shall be subject to the same restrictions as such Restricted Stock Award or Restricted Stock Unit Award, and the Committee shall have the sole discretion to determine whether, if at all, any cash-denominated amount that is subject to such restrictions shall earn interest and at what rate. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, cash dividends, stock and any other property (other than cash) distributed as a dividend or otherwise with respect to any Restricted Stock Award or Restricted Stock Unit Award shall either (i) not be paid or credited or (ii) be accumulated, shall be subject to restrictions and risk of forfeiture to the same extent as the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units with respect to which such cash, stock or other property has been distributed and shall be paid at the time such restrictions and risk of forfeiture lapse.
7.4 Vesting Period. The Award Agreement shall specify the Vesting Period for the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units. The Committee may, in its sole discretion waive the vesting restrictions and any other conditions set forth in any Award Agreement under such terms and conditions as the Committee shall deem appropriate.
7.5 Issuance of Shares. Any Restricted Stock granted under the Plan may be evidenced in such manner as the Board may deem appropriate, including book-entry registration or issuance of a stock certificate or certificates, which certificate or certificates shall be held by the Company. Any such certificate or certificates shall be registered in the name of the Participant and shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock.
8. OTHER SHARE-BASED AWARDS
8.1 Grants. Other Awards of Shares and other Awards that are valued in whole or in part by reference to, or are otherwise based on, Shares or other property (Other Share-Based Awards), including deferred stock units, may be granted hereunder to Participants either alone or in addition to other Awards granted under the Plan. Other Share-Based Awards shall also be available as a form of payment of other Awards granted under the Plan and other earned cash-based compensation.
8.2 Award Agreements. The terms of Other Share-Based Awards granted under the Plan shall be set forth in an Award Agreement which shall contain provisions determined by the Committee and not inconsistent with the Plan. The terms of such Awards need not be the same with respect to each Participant. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, Dividend Equivalents with respect to the Shares covered by an Other Share-Based Award shall be subject to restrictions and risk of forfeiture to the same extent as the Shares covered by an Other Share-Based Award with respect to which such Dividend Equivalents have been credited.
8.3 Vesting. The Award Agreement shall specify the Vesting Period, if any, for Other Share-Based Awards. The Committee may, in its sole discretion waive the vesting restrictions and any other conditions set forth in any Award Agreement under such terms and conditions as the Committee shall deem appropriate.
8.4 Payment. Except as may be provided in an Award Agreement, other Share-Based Awards may be paid in cash, Shares, other property, or any combination thereof, in the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee. Other Share-Based Awards may be paid in a lump sum or in installments or, in accordance with procedures established by the Compensation Committee, on a deferred basis subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.
8.5 Deferral of Director Fees. Directors shall, if determined by the Board, receive Other Share-Based Awards in the form of deferred stock units in lieu of all or a portion of their annual retainer. In addition, Directors may elect to receive Other Share-Based Awards in the form of deferred stock units in lieu of all or a portion of their annual and committee retainers and annual meeting fees, provided that such election is made in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. The Committee shall, in its absolute discretion, establish such rules and procedures as it deems appropriate for such elections and for payment in deferred stock units.
9. PERFORMANCE AWARDS
9.1 Grants. Performance Awards in the form of Performance Cash, Performance Shares or Performance Units, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, may be granted hereunder to Participants, for no consideration or for such minimum consideration as may be required by applicable law, either alone or in addition to other Awards granted under the Plan. The performance goals to be achieved for each Performance Period shall be conclusively determined by the Committee and may be based upon the criteria set forth in Section 9.5 or such other criteria as determined by the Committee in its discretion.
9.2 Award Agreements. The terms of any Performance Award granted under the Plan shall be set forth in an Award Agreement (or, if applicable, in a resolution duly adopted by the Committee) which shall contain provisions determined by the Committee and not inconsistent with the Plan, including whether such Awards shall have Dividend Equivalents. The terms of Performance Awards need not be the same with respect to each Participant.
9.3 Terms and Conditions. The performance criteria to be achieved during any Performance Period and the length of the Performance Period shall be determined by the Committee upon the grant of each Performance Award. The amount of the Award to be distributed shall be conclusively determined by the Committee.
9.4 Payment. Except as provided in Article 10, as provided by the Committee or as may be provided in an Award Agreement, Performance Awards will be distributed only after the end of the relevant Performance Period. Performance Awards may be paid in cash, Shares, other property, or any combination thereof, in the sole discretion of the Committee. Performance Awards may be paid in a lump sum or in installments following the close of the Performance Period or, in accordance with procedures established by the Committee, on a deferred basis subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.
9.5 Performance Goals. Performance Awards or any other Awards under the Plan, may be subject to the achievement of one or more objective performance goals established by the Committee, including but not limited to, the attainment of specified levels of one or any combination of the following: sales (including comparable sales); net sales; return on sales; revenue, net revenue, product revenue or
system-wide revenue (including growth of such revenue measures); operating income (before or after taxes); pre- or after-tax income or loss (before or after allocation of corporate overhead and bonus); earnings or loss per share; net income or loss (before or after taxes); return on equity; total stockholder return; return on assets or net assets; appreciation in and/or maintenance of the price of the Shares or any other publicly traded securities of the Company; market share; gross profits; gross or net profit margin; gross profit growth; net operating profit (before or after taxes); operating earnings; earnings or losses or net earnings or losses (including earnings or losses before taxes, before interest and taxes, or before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization); economic value-added models or equivalent metrics; comparisons with various stock market indices; reductions in costs; cash flow (including operating cash flow and free cash flow) or cash flow per share (before or after dividends); return on capital (including return on total capital, pre-tax return on net working capital, or return on invested capital); cash flow return on investment; cash flow return on capital; improvement in or attainment of expense levels or working capital levels, including cash, inventory and accounts receivable; general and administrative expense savings; inventory control; operating margin; gross margin; year-end cash; cash margin; debt reduction; stockholders equity; operating efficiencies; cost reductions or savings; market share; customer satisfaction; customer growth; employee satisfaction; productivity or productivity ratios; regulatory achievements (including submitting or filing applications or other documents with regulatory authorities or receiving approval of any such applications or other documents and passing pre-approval inspections (whether of the Company or the Company’s third-party manufacturer) and validation of manufacturing processes (whether the Company’s or the Company’s third-party manufacturer’s)); strategic partnerships or transactions (including in-licensing and out-licensing of intellectual property; establishing relationships with commercial entities with respect to the marketing, distribution and sale of the Company’s products (including with group purchasing organizations, distributors and other vendors); supply chain achievements (including establishing relationships with manufacturers or suppliers of component materials and manufacturers of the Company’s products); co-development, co-marketing, profit sharing, joint venture or other similar arrangements); financial ratios, including those measuring liquidity, activity, profitability or leverage; cost of capital or assets under management; financing and other capital raising transactions (including sales of the Company’s equity or debt securities; debt level year-end cash position; book value; factoring transactions; competitive market metrics; timely completion of new product roll-outs; timely launch of new facilities (such as new store openings, gross or net); sales or licenses of the Company’s assets, including its intellectual property, whether in a particular jurisdiction or territory or globally; or through partnering transactions); royalty income; implementation, completion or attainment of measurable objectives with respect to research, development, manufacturing, commercialization, products or projects, production volume levels, acquisitions and divestitures, succession and hiring projects, reorganization and other corporate transactions, expansions of specific business operations and meeting divisional or project budgets; factoring transactions; recruiting and maintaining personnel; or any other objective or subjective goals established by the Committee. Such performance goals may be measured on an absolute or relative basis, and may be measured on a non-GAAP or adjusted basis. Performance goals also may be based solely by reference to the Company’s performance or the performance of a Subsidiary, division, business segment or business unit of the Company or a Subsidiary, or based upon performance relative to performance of other companies or upon comparisons of any of the indicators of performance relative to performance of other companies. The Committee may provide for exclusion of the impact of an event or occurrence which the Committee determines should appropriately be excluded, including but not limited to: (a) restructurings, discontinued operations, extraordinary items, and other
unusual, infrequent or non-recurring charges or events, (b) asset write-downs, (c) significant litigation or claim judgments or settlements, (d) acquisitions or divestitures, (e) any reorganization or change in the corporate structure or capital structure of the Company, (f) an event either not directly related to the operations of the Company, Subsidiary, division, business segment or business unit or not within the reasonable control of management, (g) foreign exchange gains and losses, (h) a change in the fiscal year of the Company, (i) the cumulative effects of tax or accounting changes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or (j) the effect of changes in other laws or regulatory rules affecting reporting results.
9.6 The Committee must certify, in writing the amount of the Award for each Participant for such Performance Period before payment of the Award is made.
9.7 Limitations on Grants to Individual Participants. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 11.2, no Participant may be granted (i) Options or Stock Appreciation Rights during any 12-month period with respect to more than 500,000 Shares and (ii) Restricted Stock Awards, Restricted Stock Unit Awards, Performance Awards and/or Other Share-Based Awards during any calendar year that are intended to comply with the performance-based exception under Code Section 162(m) and are denominated in Shares under which more than 500,000 Shares may be earned for each twelve (12) months in the vesting period or Performance Period. During any calendar year no Participant may be granted Performance Awards that are intended to comply with the performance-based exception under Code Section 162(m) and are denominated in cash under which more than $5,000,000 may be earned for each twelve (12) months in the Performance Period. Each of the limitations in this section shall be multiplied by two (2) with respect to Awards granted to a Participant during the first calendar year in which the Participant commences employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries. If an Award is canceled, the canceled Award shall continue to be counted toward the applicable limitation in this Section.
10. CHANGE IN CONTROL PROVISIONS
10.1 Assumption or Substitution of Certain Awards.
(a) Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, in the event of a Change in Control of the Company in which the successor company assumes or substitutes for an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Unit Award, Other Share-Based Award or Performance Award (or in which the Company is the ultimate parent corporation and continues the Award), if a Participant’s employment with such successor company (or the Company) or a subsidiary thereof terminates pursuant to a Qualifying Termination within 24 months following such Change in Control (or such other period set forth in the Award Agreement, including prior thereto if applicable): (i) Options and Stock Appreciation Rights outstanding as of the date of such termination of employment will immediately vest, become fully exercisable, and may thereafter be exercised for 24 months (or the period of time set forth in the Award Agreement), (ii) the restrictions, limitations and other conditions applicable to Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units outstanding as of the date of such termination of employment shall lapse and the Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall become free of all restrictions, limitations and conditions and become fully vested, (iii) the restrictions, limitations and other conditions applicable to any Other Share-Based Awards shall lapse, and such Other Share-Based Awards shall become free of all
restrictions, limitations and conditions and become fully vested and transferable to the full extent of the original grant, and (iv) any performance based Award shall be fully vested with performance deemed to occur at the greater of: (A) actual performance as of the Change in Control, as determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, and (B) the target level of performance. For the purposes of this Section 10.1, an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Unit Award or Other Share-Based Award shall be considered assumed or substituted for if following the Change in Control the Award confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share subject to the Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Unit Award or Other Share-Based Award immediately prior to the Change in Control, the consideration (whether stock, cash or other securities or property) received in the transaction constituting the Change in Control by holders of Shares for each Share held on the effective date of such transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the transaction constituting a Change in Control is not solely common stock of the successor company, the Committee may, with the consent of the successor company, provide that the consideration to be received upon the exercise or vesting of an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Unit Award or Other Share-Based Award, for each Share subject thereto, will be solely common stock of the successor company with a Fair Market Value substantially equal to the per Share consideration received by holders of Shares in the transaction constituting a Change in Control. The determination of whether Fair Market Value is substantially equal shall be made by the Committee in its sole discretion and its determination shall be conclusive and binding.
(b) Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, in the event of a Change in Control of the Company to the extent the successor company does not assume or substitute for an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Unit Award, Other Share-Based Award or Performance Award (or in which the Company is the ultimate parent corporation and does not continue the Award), then immediately prior to the Change in Control: (i) those Options and Stock Appreciation Rights outstanding as of the date of the Change in Control that are not assumed or substituted for (or continued) shall immediately vest and become fully exercisable, (ii) restrictions, limitations and other conditions applicable to Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units that are not assumed or substituted for (or continued) shall lapse and the Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall become free of all restrictions, limitations and conditions and become fully vested, (iii) the restrictions, other limitations and other conditions applicable to any Other Share-Based Awards that are not assumed or substituted for (or continued) shall lapse, and such Other Share-Based Awards shall become free of all restrictions, limitations and conditions and become fully vested and transferable to the full extent of the original grant, and (iv) any performance based Award shall be fully vested with performance deemed to occur at the greater of: (A) actual performance as of the Change in Control, as determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, and (B) the target level of performance.
10.2 Change in Control. For purposes of the Plan, unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, Change in Control means the occurrence of any one of the following events (provided, however, that except with respect to paragraph (d) below, any definition of Change in Control in an Award Agreement may not provide that a Change in Control will occur prior to consummation or effectiveness of a change in control of the Company and may not provide that a Change in Control will occur upon the
announcement, commencement, stockholder approval or other potential occurrence of any event or transaction that, if completed, would result in a change in control of the Company):
(a) During any twenty-four (24) month period, individuals who, as of the beginning of such period, constitute the Board (the Incumbent Directors) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board, provided that any person becoming a Director subsequent to the beginning of such period whose election or nomination for election was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors then on the Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the Company in which such person is named as a nominee for Director, without written objection to such nomination) shall be an Incumbent Director; provided, however, that no individual initially elected or nominated as a Director of the Company as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to Directors or as a result of any other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies by or on behalf of any person other than the Board shall be deemed to be an Incumbent Director;
(b) Any “person” (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act and as used in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes a “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 30% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities eligible to vote for the election of the Board (the Company Voting Securities); provided, however, that the event described in this paragraph (b) shall not be deemed to be a Change in Control by virtue of any of the following acquisitions: (i) by the Company or any Subsidiary, (ii) by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Subsidiary, (iii) by any underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, (iv) pursuant to a Non-Qualifying Transaction, as defined in paragraph (c), or (v) by any person of Company Voting Securities from the Company, if a majority of the Incumbent Board approves in advance the acquisition of beneficial ownership of 30% or more of Company Voting Securities by such person;
(c) The consummation of a merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange or similar form of corporate transaction involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that requires the approval of the Company’s stockholders, whether for such transaction or the issuance of securities in the transaction (a Business Combination), unless immediately following such Business Combination: (i) more than 50% of the total voting power of (A) the corporation resulting from such Business Combination (the Surviving Corporation), or (B) if applicable, the ultimate parent corporation that directly or indirectly has beneficial ownership of 100% of the voting securities eligible to elect directors of the Surviving Corporation (the Parent Corporation), is represented by Company Voting Securities that were outstanding immediately prior to such Business Combination (or, if applicable, is represented by shares into which such Company Voting Securities were converted pursuant to such Business Combination), and such voting power among the holders thereof is in substantially the same proportion as the voting power of such Company Voting Securities among the holders thereof immediately prior to the Business Combination, (ii) no person (other than any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Surviving Corporation or the Parent Corporation), is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 30% or more of the total voting power of the outstanding voting securities eligible to elect directors of the Parent Corporation (or, if there is no Parent Corporation, the Surviving Corporation) and (iii) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Parent Corporation (or, if there is no Parent Corporation, the Surviving
Corporation) following the consummation of the Business Combination were Incumbent Directors at the time of the Board’s approval of the execution of the initial agreement providing for such Business Combination (any Business Combination which satisfies all of the criteria specified in (i), (ii) and (iii) above shall be deemed to be a Non-Qualifying Transaction); or
(d) The stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or
(e) The consummation of a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur solely because any person acquires beneficial ownership of more than 30% of the Company Voting Securities as a result of the acquisition of Company Voting Securities by the Company which reduces the number of Company Voting Securities outstanding; provided, that if after such acquisition by the Company such person becomes the beneficial owner of additional Company Voting Securities that increases the percentage of outstanding Company Voting Securities beneficially owned by such person, a Change in Control of the Company shall then occur.
11. GENERALLY APPLICABLE PROVISIONS
11.1 Amendment and Termination of the Plan. The Board may, from time to time, alter, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan as it shall deem advisable, subject to any requirement for stockholder approval imposed by applicable law, including the rules and regulations of the principal U.S. national securities exchange on which the Shares are traded; provided that the Board may not amend the Plan in any manner that would result in noncompliance with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act; and further provided that the Board may not, without the approval of the Company's stockholders to the extent required by such applicable law, amend the Plan to (a) increase the number of Shares that may be the subject of Awards under the Plan (except for adjustments pursuant to Section 11.2), (b) expand the types of awards available under the Plan, (c) materially expand the class of persons eligible to participate in the Plan, (d) amend Section 5.3 or Section 6.2(g) to eliminate the requirements relating to minimum exercise price, minimum grant price and stockholder approval, (e) increase the maximum permissible term of any Option specified by Section 5.4 or the maximum permissible term of a Stock Appreciation Right specified by Section 6.2(e), or (f) increase any of the limitations in Section 9.7. The Board may not (except pursuant to Section 11.2 or in connection with a Change in Control), without the approval of the Company’s stockholders, cancel an Option or Stock Appreciation Right in exchange for cash when the exercise or grant price per share exceeds the Fair Market Value of one Share or take any action with respect to an Option or Stock Appreciation Right that would be treated as a repricing under the rules and regulations of the principal securities exchange on which the Shares are traded, including a reduction of the exercise price of an Option or the grant price of a Stock Appreciation Right or the exchange of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right for another Award. In addition, no amendments to, or termination of, the Plan shall impair the rights of a Participant in any material respect under any Award previously granted without such Participant's consent.
11.2 Adjustments. In the event of any merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, dividend or distribution (whether in cash, shares or other property, other than a regular cash dividend), stock
split, reverse stock split, spin-off or similar transaction or other change in corporate structure affecting the Shares or the value thereof, such adjustments and other substitutions shall be made to the Plan and to Awards in a manner the Committee deems equitable or appropriate taking into consideration the accounting and tax consequences, including such adjustments in the aggregate number, class and kind of securities that may be delivered under the Plan, the limitations in Section 9.7 (other than to Awards denominated in cash), the maximum number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to Incentive Stock Options and, in the aggregate or to any Participant, in the number, class, kind and option or exercise price of securities subject to outstanding Awards granted under the Plan (including, if the Committee deems appropriate, the substitution of similar options to purchase the shares of, or other awards denominated in the shares of, another company); provided, however, that the number of Shares subject to any Award shall always be a whole number. In the event of any Change in Control or any of the transactions described above, after giving effect to any accelerated vesting pursuant to Article 9 in the event Awards under the Plan are not assumed or substituted for as provided therein, the Committee, either by the terms of the Award or by action taken prior to the occurrence of such transaction or event and either automatically or upon the Participant’s request, is hereby authorized to take any one or more of the following actions whenever the Committee determines that such action is appropriate in order to (x) prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended by the Company to be made available under the Plan or with respect to any Award granted or issued under the Plan, or (y) to facilitate such transaction or event: (i) to provide for the cancellation of any such Award in exchange for either an amount of cash or other property with a value equal to the amount that could have been obtained upon the exercise or settlement of the vested portion of such Award or realization of the Participant’s rights under the vested portion of such Award, as applicable; provided that, if the amount that could have been obtained upon the exercise or settlement of the vested portion of such Award or realization of the Participant’s rights, in any case, is equal to or less than zero, then the Award may be terminated without payment; (ii) to provide that such Award be assumed by the successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, or shall be substituted for by awards covering the stock of the successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of shares and/or applicable exercise or purchase price, in all cases, as determined by the Committee; (iii) to make adjustments in the number and type of Shares (or other securities or property) subject to outstanding Awards and/or in the terms and conditions of (including the grant or exercise price), and the criteria included in, outstanding Awards (including to provide that performance based Awards shall convert to time based Awards upon such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine); (iv) to replace such Award with other rights or property selected by the Committee; and/or (v) to provide that the Award will terminate and cannot be exercised or become payable after the applicable event.
11.3 Transferability of Awards. Except as provided below, no Award and no Shares that have not been issued or as to which any applicable restriction, performance or deferral period has not lapsed, may be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered, other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and such Award may be exercised during the life of the Participant only by the Participant or the Participant’s guardian or legal representative. To the extent and under such terms and conditions as determined by the Committee, a Participant may assign or transfer an Award without consideration (each transferee thereof, a Permitted Assignee) (i) to the Participant’s spouse, children or grandchildren (including any adopted and step children or grandchildren), parents, grandparents or siblings, (ii) to a trust for the benefit of one or more of the Participant or the persons referred to in clause (i), (iii) to a partnership, limited
liability company or corporation in which the Participant or the persons referred to in clause (i) are the only partners, members or shareholders or (iv) for charitable donations; provided that such Permitted Assignee shall be bound by and subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Award Agreement relating to the transferred Award and shall execute an agreement satisfactory to the Company evidencing such obligations; and provided further that such Participant shall remain bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan. The Company shall cooperate with any Permitted Assignee and the Company’s transfer agent in effectuating any transfer permitted under this Section.
11.4 Termination of Employment or Services. The Committee shall determine and set forth in each Award Agreement whether any Awards granted in such Award Agreement will continue to be exercisable, continue to vest or be earned and the terms of such exercise, vesting or earning, on and after the date that a Participant ceases to be employed by or to provide services to the Company or any Subsidiary (including as a Director), whether by reason of death, disability, voluntary or involuntary termination of employment or services, or otherwise. The date of termination of a Participant’s employment or services will be determined by the Committee, which determination will be final.
11.5 Deferral. The Committee shall be authorized to establish procedures pursuant to which the payment of any Award may be deferred.
11.6 Dividend Equivalents. Subject to the provisions of the Plan and any Award Agreement, the recipient of an Award other than an Option or Stock Appreciation Right may, if so determined by the Committee, be entitled to receive amounts equivalent to cash, stock or other property dividends on Shares (Dividend Equivalents) with respect to the number of Shares covered by the Award, as determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion. The Committee may provide that the Dividend Equivalents (if any) shall be deemed to have been reinvested in additional Shares or otherwise reinvested. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Dividend Equivalents credited in connection with an Award that vests based on continued employment or service, the achievement of performance goals or a combination thereof shall be subject to such vesting restrictions, performance conditions and risk of forfeiture to the same extent as the Award with respect to which such Dividend Equivalents have been credited and shall not be paid unless and until such vesting restrictions, performance conditions and lapse of forfeiture restrictions are satisfied.
12. MISCELLANEOUS
12.1 Award Agreements. Each Award Agreement shall either be (a) in writing in a form approved by the Committee and executed by the Company by an officer duly authorized to act on its behalf, or (b) an electronic notice in a form approved by the Committee and recorded by the Company (or its designee) in an electronic recordkeeping system used for the purpose of tracking one or more types of Awards as the Committee may provide; in each case and if required by the Committee, the Award Agreement shall be executed or otherwise electronically accepted by the recipient of the Award in such form and manner as the Committee may require. The Committee may authorize any officer of the Company to execute any or all Award Agreements on behalf of the Company. The Award Agreement shall set forth the material terms and conditions of the Award as established by the Committee consistent with the provisions of the Plan.
12.2 Tax Withholding. The Company shall have the right to make all payments or distributions pursuant to the Plan to a Participant (or a Permitted Assignee thereof) net of any applicable federal, state and local taxes required to be paid or withheld as a result of (a) the grant of any Award, (b) the exercise of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right, (c) the delivery of Shares or cash, (d) the lapse of any restrictions in connection with any Award or (e) any other event occurring pursuant to the Plan. The Company or any Subsidiary shall have the right to withhold from wages or other amounts otherwise payable to a Participant (or Permitted Assignee) such withholding taxes as may be required by law, or to otherwise require the Participant (or Permitted Assignee) to pay such withholding taxes. If the Participant (or Permitted Assignee) shall fail to make such tax payments as are required, the Company or its Subsidiaries shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to such Participant (or Permitted Assignee) or to take such other action as may be necessary to satisfy such withholding obligations. The Committee shall be authorized to establish procedures for election by Participants (or Permitted Assignee) to satisfy such obligation for the payment of such taxes by tendering previously acquired Shares (either actually or by attestation, valued at their then Fair Market Value), or by directing the Company to retain Shares (up to the maximum required tax withholding rate for the Participant (or Permitted Assignee) or such other rate that will not cause an adverse accounting consequence or cost) otherwise deliverable in connection with the Award.
12.3 Right of Discharge Reserved; Claims to Awards. Nothing in the Plan nor the grant of an Award hereunder shall confer upon any Employee, Director or Consultant the right to continue in the employment or service of the Company or any Subsidiary or affect any right that the Company or any Subsidiary may have to terminate the employment or service of (or to demote or to exclude from future Awards under the Plan) any such Employee, Director or Consultant at any time for any reason. The Company shall not be liable for the loss of existing or potential profit from an Award granted in the event of termination of an employment or other relationship. No Employee, Director or Consultant shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Employees, Directors or Consultants under the Plan.
12.4 Substitute Awards. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the terms of Substitute Awards may vary from the terms set forth in the Plan to the extent the Committee deems appropriate to conform, in whole or in part, to the provisions of the awards in substitution for which they are granted.
12.5 Cancellation of Award; Forfeiture of Gain. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein:
(a) All Awards granted under the Plan shall be subject to recoupment in accordance with the Company’s Executive Compensation Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time, as required by the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange (or any other exchange on which the securities of the Company are listed) and Section 10D of the Exchange Act or as otherwise required by applicable law. In addition, Awards, including time-vested Awards, are subject to recoupment in accordance with any other recoupment policy adopted by the Company. To the extent such policy requires the repayment of compensation received by an Employee, whether paid pursuant to the Plan or any other plan of compensation maintained in the past or adopted in the future by the Company, by accepting an Award under this Plan a Participant agrees to the repayment of such amounts to the extent required by such policy.
(b) If the Participant, without the consent of the Company, while employed by or providing services to the Company or any Subsidiary or after termination of such employment or service, violates a non-competition, non-solicitation or non-disclosure covenant or agreement or otherwise engages in activity that is in conflict with or adverse to the interest of the Company or any Subsidiary, including in connection with a financial restatement, all as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, then (i) any outstanding, vested or unvested, earned or unearned portion of the Award may, at the Committee’s discretion, be canceled and (ii) the Committee, in its discretion, may require the Participant or other person to whom any payment has been made or Shares or other property have been transferred in connection with the Award to forfeit and pay over to the Company, on demand, all or any portion of the gain (whether or not taxable) realized upon the exercise of any Option or Stock Appreciation Right and the value realized (whether or not taxable) on the vesting or payment of any other Award.
12.6 Stop Transfer Orders. All certificates for Shares delivered under the Plan pursuant to any Award shall be subject to such stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the rules, regulations and other requirements of the SEC, any stock exchange upon which the Shares are then listed, and any applicable federal or state securities law, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.
12.7 Nature of Payments. All Awards made pursuant to the Plan are in consideration of services performed or to be performed for the Company or any Subsidiary, division or business unit of the Company or a Subsidiary. Any income or gain realized pursuant to Awards under the Plan constitutes a special incentive payment to the Participant and shall not be taken into account, to the extent permissible under applicable law, as compensation for purposes of any of the employee benefit plans of the Company or any Subsidiary except as may be determined by the Committee or by the Board or board of directors of the applicable Subsidiary (or as may be required by the terms of such plan).
12.8 Other Plans. Nothing contained in the Plan shall prevent the Board from adopting other or additional compensation arrangements, subject to stockholder approval if such approval is required; and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.
12.9 Severability. The provisions of the Plan shall be deemed severable. If any provision of the Plan shall be held unlawful or otherwise invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part by a court of competent jurisdiction or by reason of change in a law or regulation, such provision shall (a) be deemed limited to the extent that such court of competent jurisdiction deems it lawful, valid and/or enforceable and as so limited shall remain in full force and effect, and (b) not affect any other provision of the Plan or part thereof, each of which shall remain in full force and effect. If the making of any payment or the provision of any other benefit required under the Plan shall be held unlawful or otherwise invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction or any governmental regulatory agency, or impermissible under the rules of any securities exchange on which the Shares are listed, such unlawfulness, invalidity, unenforceability or impermissibility shall not prevent any other payment or benefit from being made or provided under the Plan, and if the making of any payment in full or the provision of any other benefit required under the Plan in full would be unlawful or otherwise invalid or impermissible, then such unlawfulness, invalidity or impermissibility shall not prevent such payment or benefit from being made or provided in part, to the
extent that it would not be unlawful, invalid or impermissible and the maximum payment or benefit that would not be unlawful, invalid or impermissible shall be made or provided under the Plan.
12.10 Construction. As used in the Plan, the words “include” and “including” and variations thereof, shall not be deemed to be terms of limitation, but rather shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”
12.11 Unfunded Status of the Plan. The Plan is intended to constitute an “unfunded” plan for incentive compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to a Participant by the Company, nothing contained herein shall give any such Participant any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company. In its sole discretion, the Committee may authorize the creation of trusts or other arrangements to meet the obligations created under the Plan to deliver the Shares or payments in lieu of or with respect to Awards hereunder; provided, however, that the existence of such trusts or other arrangements is consistent with the unfunded status of the Plan.
12.12 Governing Law. The Plan and all determinations made and actions taken thereunder, to the extent not otherwise governed by the Code or the laws of the United States, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to principles of conflict of laws, and construed accordingly.
12.13 Effective Date of Plan; Termination of Plan. The Plan shall be effective on the date of the original approval of the Plan by the holders of the shares entitled to vote at a duly constituted meeting of the stockholders of the Company. The Plan shall continue in effect until the earlier of its termination by the Board or the Committee or the date on which all of the Shares available for issuance under the Plan have been issued and all restrictions on such Shares under the terms of the Plan and the Award Agreements have lapsed. However, all Incentive Stock Options and Restricted Stock Awards shall be granted, if at all, within ten (10) years from the earlier of the date the Plan is adopted by the Board or the Committee or the date the Plan is duly approved by the stockholders of the Company. For purposes of the previous sentence, the amendment and restatement of the Plan approved at the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders and any amendment to the Plan that constitutes the adoption of a new plan for purposes of Section 422 of the Code shall be considered the Plan.
12.14 Foreign Employees and Consultants. Awards may be granted to Participants who are foreign nationals or employed or providing services outside the United States, or both, on such terms and conditions different from those applicable to Awards to Employees or Consultants providing services in the United States as may, in the judgment of the Committee, be necessary or desirable in order to recognize differences in local law or tax policy. The Committee also may impose conditions on the exercise or vesting of Awards in order to minimize the Company's obligation with respect to tax equalization for Employees or Consultants on assignments outside their home country.
12.15 Compliance with Section 409A of the Code. This Plan is intended to comply and be administered in a manner that is intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code and shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent. To the extent that an Award or the payment, settlement or deferral thereof is subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Award is intended to be granted, paid, settled or deferred in a manner that will comply with Section 409A of the Code, including regulations or other
guidance issued with respect thereto, except as otherwise determined by the Committee. If the Committee determines that an Award, payment, distribution, deferral election, transaction or any other action or arrangement contemplated by the provisions of the Plan would, if undertaken, cause a Participant to become subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Committee, to the extent it deems necessary or advisable in its sole discretion, reserves the right, but shall not be required, to unilaterally amend or modify the Plan and any Award granted under the Plan so that the Award qualifies for exemption from or compliance with Section 409A. Notwithstanding any contrary provision in the Plan or Award Agreement, any payment(s) of “nonqualified deferred compensation” (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) that are otherwise required to be made under the Plan to a “specified employee” (as defined under Section 409A of the Code) as a result of such employee’s separation from service (other than a payment that is not subject to Section 409A of the Code), to the extent necessary to avoid the imposition of taxes thereunder, shall be delayed for the first six (6) months following such separation from service (or, if earlier, the date of death of the specified employee) and shall instead be paid (in a manner set forth in the Award Agreement) upon expiration of such delay period. Notwithstanding any other provision in the Plan, the Company makes no representations that the Awards granted under the Plan shall be exempt from or comply with Section 409A of the Code and makes no undertaking to preclude Section 409A of the Code from applying to Awards granted under the Plan.
12.16 No Registration Rights; No Right to Settle in Cash. The Company has no obligation to register with any governmental body or organization (including, without limitation, the SEC) any of (a) the offer or issuance of any Award, (b) any Shares issuable upon the exercise of any Award, or (c) the sale of any Shares issued upon exercise of any Award, regardless of whether the Company in fact undertakes to register any of the foregoing. In particular, in the event that any of (x) any offer or issuance of any Award, (y) any Shares issuable upon exercise of any Award, or (z) the sale of any Shares issued upon exercise of any Award are not registered with any governmental body or organization (including, without limitation, the SEC), the Company will not under any circumstance be required to settle its obligations, if any, under this Plan in cash.
12.17 Data Privacy. As a condition of acceptance of an Award, the Participant explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of personal data as described in this Section by and among, as applicable, the Company and its Subsidiaries for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering, and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that the Company and its Subsidiaries hold certain personal information about the Participant, including the Participant’s name, home address, and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares of stock or directorships held in the Company or any Subsidiary, details of all Awards or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested, or outstanding in the Participant’s favor, for the purpose of implementing, managing, and administering the Plan (the Data). The Participant further understands that the Company and its Subsidiaries may transfer the Data amongst themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementation, management, and administration of the Participant’s participation in the Plan, and that the Company and its Subsidiaries may each further transfer the Data to any third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, management, and administration of the Plan. The Participant understands that these recipients may be located in the Participant’s country, or elsewhere, and that the recipient’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than the Participant’s country. The
Participant understands that he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting his or her local human resources representative. The Participant, through participation in the Plan and acceptance of an Award under the Plan, authorizes such recipients to receive, possess, use, retain, and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required to a broker or other third party with whom the Participant may elect to deposit any Shares. The Participant understands that the Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, manage, and administer the Participant’s participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that he or she may, at any time, view the Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of the Data, require any necessary amendments to the Data, or refuse or withdraw the consents herein in writing, in any case without cost, by contacting the Company’s Senior Privacy and Compliance Director or, if required by applicable law, his or her local human resources representative. The Participant understands that refusal or withdrawal of consent may affect the Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the consequences of refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, the Participant understands that he or she may contact his or her local human resources representative.
12.18 Indemnity. To the extent allowable pursuant to applicable law, each member of the Committee or of the Board and any person to whom the Committee has delegated any of its authority under the Plan shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by such person in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action or failure to act pursuant to the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by him or her in satisfaction of judgment in such action, suit, or proceeding against him or her; provided he or she gives the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled pursuant to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.
12.19 Captions. The captions in the Plan are for convenience of reference only, and are not intended to narrow, limit, or affect the substance or interpretation of the provisions contained herein.
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| Boise Cascade Company | Exhibit 99.1 |
| 1111 West Jefferson Street, Suite 300 | |
| Boise, ID 83702 | |
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Investor Relations Contact - Chris Forrey investor@bc.com | | Media Contact - Amy Evans mediarelations@bc.com |
For Immediate Release: May 5, 2025
Boise Cascade Company Reports First Quarter 2025 Results
BOISE, Idaho - Boise Cascade Company ("Boise Cascade," the "Company," "we," or "our") (NYSE: BCC) today reported net income of $40.3 million, or $1.06 per share, on sales of $1.5 billion for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025, compared with net income of $104.1 million, or $2.61 per share, on sales of $1.6 billion for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024.
“We delivered solid results during the quarter when considering an environment influenced by constrained demand, difficult weather, and planned downtime at our Oakdale veneer and plywood mill. I am proud of how our team remained both steady and agile in the face of these challenges while continuing to deliver superior value to our customer and vendor partners,” stated Nate Jorgensen, CEO. “As we move through the second quarter and better understand the underlying demand for 2025, we will be prepared and flexible as the economic situation changes. In addition, our strong balance sheet positions us to stay committed to our ongoing strategic investments and make decisions supported by our constructive view of the long-term demand drivers underlying residential construction.”
First Quarter 2025 Highlights
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| | 1Q 2025 | | 1Q 2024 | | % change | | | | | | |
| | (in thousands, except per-share data and percentages) |
| Consolidated Results | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sales | | $ | 1,536,494 | | | $ | 1,645,420 | | | (7) | % | | | | | | |
| Net income | | 40,348 | | | 104,124 | | | (61) | % | | | | | | |
| Net income per common share - diluted | | 1.06 | | | 2.61 | | | (59) | % | | | | | | |
Adjusted EBITDA 1 | | 91,607 | | | 168,496 | | | (46) | % | | | | | | |
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| Segment Results | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wood Products sales | | $ | 415,845 | | | $ | 468,928 | | | (11) | % | | | | | | |
| Wood Products income | | 17,709 | | | 71,238 | | | (75) | % | | | | | | |
Wood Products EBITDA 1 | | 40,195 | | | 95,622 | | | (58) | % | | | | | | |
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| Building Materials Distribution sales | | 1,407,116 | | | 1,505,021 | | | (7) | % | | | | | | |
| Building Materials Distribution income | | 48,417 | | | 72,463 | | | (33) | % | | | | | | |
Building Materials Distribution EBITDA 1 | | 62,779 | | | 83,570 | | | (25) | % | | | | | | |
1 For reconciliations of non-GAAP measures, see summary notes at the end of this press release.
In first quarter 2025, total U.S. housing starts and single-family housing starts decreased 2% and 6%, respectively, compared to the same period in 2024. Single-family housing starts are the key demand driver for our sales.
Wood Products
Wood Products' sales, including sales to Building Materials Distribution (BMD), decreased $53.1 million, or 11%, to $415.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, from $468.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The decrease in sales was driven by lower sales prices and sales volumes for LVL and I-joists (collectively referred to as EWP). In addition, lower plywood sales prices and sales volumes also contributed to the decrease in sales. Wood Products' segment income decreased $53.5 million to $17.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, from $71.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The decrease in segment income was due primarily to lower EWP and plywood sales prices, as well as higher per-unit conversion costs as a result of downtime to complete the modernization projects at our Oakdale, Louisiana veneer and plywood mill.
Comparative average net selling prices and sales volume changes for EWP and plywood are as follows:
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| | 1Q 2025 vs. 1Q 2024 | | 1Q 2025 vs. 4Q 2024 | |
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| Average Net Selling Prices | | | | | |
| LVL | | (9)% | | (3)% | |
| I-joists | | (9)% | | (3)% | |
| Plywood | | (10)% | | (3)% | |
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| Sales Volumes | | | | | |
| LVL | | (3)% | | 1% | |
| I-joists | | (3)% | | 3% | |
| Plywood | | (2)% | | (2)% | |
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Building Materials Distribution
BMD's sales decreased $97.9 million, or 7%, to $1,407.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, from $1,505.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. Compared with the same quarter in the prior year, the decrease in sales was driven by a decrease in sales volume and sales price of 5% and 2%, respectively. By product line, commodity sales decreased 7%, general line product sales decreased 3%, and EWP sales (substantially all of which are sourced through our Wood Products segment) decreased 13%. BMD segment income decreased $24.0 million to $48.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, from $72.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The decrease in segment income was driven by a gross margin decrease of $20.4 million, resulting primarily from lower sales volumes and decreased margins on commodity and EWP products. In addition, depreciation and amortization expense increased $3.3 million.
Balance Sheet and Liquidity
Boise Cascade ended first quarter 2025 with $561.8 million of cash and cash equivalents and $395.7 million of undrawn committed bank line availability, for total available liquidity of $957.5 million. The Company had $450.0 million of outstanding debt at March 31, 2025.
Capital Allocation
We expect capital expenditures in 2025, excluding potential acquisition spending, to total approximately $220 million to $240 million. This level of capital expenditures could increase or decrease as a result of several factors, including acquisitions, efforts to further accelerate organic growth, exercise of lease purchase options, our financial results, future economic conditions, availability of engineering and construction resources, and timing and availability of equipment purchases.
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company paid $10.5 million in common stock dividends. On May 1, 2025, our board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.21 per share on our common stock, payable on June 18, 2025, to stockholders of record on June 2, 2025.
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company paid $53.9 million for the repurchase of approximately 482,700 shares of our common stock. In April 2025, the Company repurchased an additional 179,445 shares of our common stock at a cost of approximately $17 million. Subsequent to these share repurchases, there were approximately 1.1 million shares available for repurchase under our existing share repurchase program.
Outlook
Demand for the products we manufacture, as well as the products we purchase and distribute, is correlated with new residential construction, residential repair-and-remodeling activity, and light commercial construction. Residential construction, particularly new single-family construction, is the key demand driver for the products we manufacture and distribute. Over the past quarter, the operating environment was challenged. In addition to seasonally slower activity, consumer and homebuilder sentiment was dampened due to significant macroeconomic uncertainties and elevated mortgage rates. Given the current environment, 2025 end market demand expectations are difficult to predict, with most forecasts for housing starts ranging between flat to mid-single digit year-over-year declines. Ultimately, the level and expectations for mortgage rates, home affordability, home equity levels, home size, levels of new and existing home inventory for sale, unemployment levels, consumer confidence, and other factors will influence the near-term demand environment. Long term demand drivers for residential construction, characterized by an undersupply in housing units, aging U.S. housing stock, and elevated levels of homeowner equity remain in place.
As a manufacturer of certain commodity products, we have sales and profitability exposure to declines in commodity product prices and rising input costs. Our distribution business purchases and resells a broad mix of products with periods of increasing prices providing the opportunity for higher sales and increased margins, while declining price environments expose us to declines in sales and profitability. Future product pricing, particularly commodity products pricing and input costs, may be volatile in response to economic uncertainties, industry operating rates, supply-related disruptions, imposition of tariffs, transportation constraints or disruptions, net import and export activity, inventory levels in various distribution channels, and seasonal demand patterns. In addition, EWP volumes will continue to be influenced by changes in new single-family housing starts and we expect modest EWP price erosion in the second quarter.
About Boise Cascade
Boise Cascade Company is one of the largest producers of engineered wood products and plywood in North America and a leading U.S. wholesale distributor of building products. For more information, please visit the Company's website at www.bc.com.
Webcast and Conference Call
Boise Cascade will host a webcast and conference call to discuss first quarter earnings on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. Eastern.
To join the webcast, go to the Investors section of our website at www.bc.com/investors and select the Event Calendar link. Analysts and investors who wish to ask questions during the Q&A session can register for the call here.
The archived webcast will be available in the Investors section of Boise Cascade's website.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We refer to the terms EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Segment EBITDA in this earnings release and the accompanying Quarterly Statistical Information as supplemental measures of our performance and liquidity that are not required by or presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP). We define EBITDA as income before interest (interest expense and interest income), income taxes, and depreciation and amortization. Additionally, we disclose Adjusted EBITDA, which further adjusts EBITDA to exclude the change in fair value of interest rate swaps. We also disclose Segment EBITDA, which is segment income before depreciation and amortization.
We believe EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Segment EBITDA are meaningful measures because they present a transparent view of our recurring operating performance and allow management to readily view operating trends, perform analytical comparisons, and identify strategies to improve operating performance. We also believe EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Segment EBITDA are useful to investors because they provide a means to evaluate the operating performance of our segments and our Company on an ongoing basis using criteria that are used by our management and because they are frequently used by investors and other interested parties when comparing companies in our industry that have different financing and capital structures and/or tax rates. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Segment EBITDA, however, are not measures of our liquidity or financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to net income, income from operations, or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP or as alternatives to cash flow from operating activities as a measure of our liquidity. The use of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Segment EBITDA instead of net income or segment income have limitations as analytical tools, including: the inability to determine profitability; the exclusion of interest expense, interest income, and associated significant cash requirements; and the exclusion of depreciation and amortization, which represent unavoidable operating costs. Management compensates for these limitations by relying on our GAAP results. Our measures of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Segment EBITDA are not necessarily comparable to other similarly titled captions of other companies due to potential inconsistencies in the methods of calculation. For a reconciliation of net income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA and segment income to Segment EBITDA, please see the section titled, "Summary Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and Segment Information" below.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes statements about our expectations of future operational and financial performance that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including, but not limited to, statements regarding our outlook. Statements preceded or followed by, or that otherwise include, the words "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "project," "estimates," "plans," "forecast," "is likely to," and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "may," "would," "should," and "could" are generally forward-looking in nature and not historical facts. Such statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of our management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. The accuracy of such statements is subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those projected, including, but not limited to, prices for building products, changes in the competitive position of our products, commodity input costs, the effect of general economic conditions, mortgage rates and availability, housing demand, housing vacancy rates, governmental regulations, unforeseen production disruptions, as well as natural disasters. These and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements are discussed in greater detail in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. We undertake no obligation to revise them in light of new information. Finally, we undertake no obligation to review or confirm analyst expectations or estimates that might be derived from this release.
Boise Cascade Company
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per-share data) (unaudited)
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| Three Months Ended | | |
| March 31 | | December 31, 2024 | | |
| 2025 | | 2024 | | | | | |
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| Sales | $ | 1,536,494 | | | $ | 1,645,420 | | | $ | 1,567,480 | | | | | |
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| Costs and expenses | | | | | | | | | |
| Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation) | 1,276,183 | | | 1,307,439 | | | 1,269,769 | | | | | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 37,121 | | | 35,850 | | | 37,035 | | | | | |
| Selling and distribution expenses | 143,648 | | | 144,110 | | | 143,512 | | | | | |
| General and administrative expenses | 24,997 | | | 25,117 | | | 25,085 | | | | | |
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| Other (income) expense, net | 26 | | | (78) | | | (640) | | | | | |
| 1,481,975 | | | 1,512,438 | | | 1,474,761 | | | | | |
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| Income from operations | 54,519 | | | 132,982 | | | 92,719 | | | | | |
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| Foreign currency exchange loss | — | | | (299) | | | (1,061) | | | | | |
| Pension expense (excluding service costs) | (33) | | | (37) | | | (38) | | | | | |
| Interest expense | (5,312) | | | (6,070) | | | (5,810) | | | | | |
| Interest income | 5,510 | | | 10,597 | | | 7,831 | | | | | |
| Change in fair value of interest rate swaps | (490) | | | (220) | | | (465) | | | | | |
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| (325) | | | 3,971 | | | 457 | | | | | |
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| Income before income taxes | 54,194 | | | 136,953 | | | 93,176 | | | | | |
| Income tax provision | (13,846) | | | (32,829) | | | (24,276) | | | | | |
| Net income | $ | 40,348 | | | $ | 104,124 | | | $ | 68,900 | | | | | |
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| Weighted average common shares outstanding: | | | | | | | | | |
| Basic | 38,017 | | | 39,608 | | | 38,490 | | | | | |
| Diluted | 38,215 | | | 39,956 | | | 38,735 | | | | | |
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| Net income per common share: | | | | | | | | | |
| Basic | $ | 1.06 | | | $ | 2.63 | | | $ | 1.79 | | | | | |
| Diluted | $ | 1.06 | | | $ | 2.61 | | | $ | 1.78 | | | | | |
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| Dividends declared per common share | $ | 0.21 | | | $ | 0.20 | | | $ | 0.21 | | | | | |
Wood Products Segment
Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except percentages) (unaudited)
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| Three Months Ended | | |
| March 31 | | December 31, 2024 | | |
| 2025 | | 2024 | | | | | |
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| Segment sales | $ | 415,845 | | | $ | 468,928 | | | $ | 419,670 | | | | | |
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| Costs and expenses | | | | | | | | | |
| Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation) | 362,246 | | | 357,721 | | | 348,601 | | | | | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 22,486 | | | 24,384 | | | 22,998 | | | | | |
| Selling and distribution expenses | 10,603 | | | 10,551 | | | 11,016 | | | | | |
| General and administrative expenses | 3,313 | | | 5,020 | | | 3,394 | | | | | |
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| Other (income) expense, net | (512) | | | 14 | | | 78 | | | | | |
| 398,136 | | | 397,690 | | | 386,087 | | | | | |
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| Segment income | $ | 17,709 | | | $ | 71,238 | | | $ | 33,583 | | | | | |
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| (percentage of sales) |
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| Segment sales | 100.0 | % | | 100.0 | % | | 100.0 | % | | | | |
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| Costs and expenses | | | | | | | | | |
| Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation) | 87.1 | % | | 76.3 | % | | 83.1 | % | | | | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 5.4 | % | | 5.2 | % | | 5.5 | % | | | | |
| Selling and distribution expenses | 2.5 | % | | 2.3 | % | | 2.6 | % | | | | |
| General and administrative expenses | 0.8 | % | | 1.1 | % | | 0.8 | % | | | | |
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| Other (income) expense, net | (0.1 | %) | | — | % | | — | % | | | | |
| 95.7 | % | | 84.8 | % | | 92.0 | % | | | | |
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| Segment income | 4.3 | % | | 15.2 | % | | 8.0 | % | | | | |
Building Materials Distribution Segment
Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except percentages) (unaudited)
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| Three Months Ended | | |
| March 31 | | December 31, 2024 | | |
| 2025 | | 2024 | | | | | |
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| Segment sales | $ | 1,407,116 | | | $ | 1,505,021 | | | $ | 1,438,785 | | | | | |
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| Costs and expenses | | | | | | | | | |
| Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation) | 1,200,940 | | | 1,278,421 | | | 1,212,013 | | | | | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 14,362 | | | 11,107 | | | 13,758 | | | | | |
| Selling and distribution expenses | 133,099 | | | 133,614 | | | 132,550 | | | | | |
| General and administrative expenses | 9,765 | | | 9,534 | | | 10,482 | | | | | |
| Other (income) expense, net | 533 | | | (118) | | | (719) | | | | | |
| 1,358,699 | | | 1,432,558 | | | 1,368,084 | | | | | |
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| Segment income | $ | 48,417 | | | $ | 72,463 | | | $ | 70,701 | | | | | |
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| (percentage of sales) |
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| Segment sales | 100.0 | % | | 100.0 | % | | 100.0 | % | | | | |
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| Costs and expenses | | | | | | | | | |
| Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation) | 85.3 | % | | 84.9 | % | | 84.2 | % | | | | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 1.0 | % | | 0.7 | % | | 1.0 | % | | | | |
| Selling and distribution expenses | 9.5 | % | | 8.9 | % | | 9.2 | % | | | | |
| General and administrative expenses | 0.7 | % | | 0.6 | % | | 0.7 | % | | | | |
| Other (income) expense, net | — | % | | — | % | | — | % | | | | |
| 96.6 | % | | 95.2 | % | | 95.1 | % | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| Segment income | 3.4 | % | | 4.8 | % | | 4.9 | % | | | | |
Segment Information
(in thousands) (unaudited)
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| Three Months Ended | | |
| March 31 | | December 31, 2024 | | |
| 2025 | | 2024 | | | | | |
| Segment sales | | | | | | | | | |
| Wood Products | $ | 415,845 | | | $ | 468,928 | | | $ | 419,670 | | | | | |
| Building Materials Distribution | 1,407,116 | | | 1,505,021 | | | 1,438,785 | | | | | |
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| Intersegment eliminations | (286,467) | | | (328,529) | | | (290,975) | | | | | |
| Total net sales | $ | 1,536,494 | | | $ | 1,645,420 | | | $ | 1,567,480 | | | | | |
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| Segment income | | | | | | | | | |
| Wood Products | $ | 17,709 | | | $ | 71,238 | | | $ | 33,583 | | | | | |
| Building Materials Distribution | 48,417 | | | 72,463 | | | 70,701 | | | | | |
| Total segment income | 66,126 | | | 143,701 | | | 104,284 | | | | | |
| Unallocated corporate costs | (11,607) | | | (10,719) | | | (11,565) | | | | | |
| Income from operations | $ | 54,519 | | | $ | 132,982 | | | $ | 92,719 | | | | | |
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| Segment EBITDA | | | | | | | | | |
| Wood Products | $ | 40,195 | | | $ | 95,622 | | | $ | 56,581 | | | | | |
| Building Materials Distribution | 62,779 | | | 83,570 | | | 84,459 | | | | | |
See accompanying summary notes to consolidated financial statements and segment information.
Boise Cascade Company
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands) (unaudited)
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| March 31, 2025 | | December 31, 2024 |
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| ASSETS | | | |
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| Current | | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 561,781 | | | $ | 713,260 | |
| Receivables | | | |
Trade, less allowances of $3,335 and $5,506 | 450,664 | | | 321,820 | |
| Related parties | 174 | | | 173 | |
| Other | 23,379 | | | 22,772 | |
| Inventories | 921,434 | | | 803,296 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other | 22,092 | | | 24,747 | |
| Total current assets | 1,979,524 | | | 1,886,068 | |
| | | |
| Property and equipment, net | 1,075,466 | | | 1,047,083 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 47,412 | | | 49,673 | |
| Finance lease right-of-use assets | 21,528 | | | 22,128 | |
| Timber deposits | 6,865 | | | 6,916 | |
| Goodwill | 171,945 | | | 171,945 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 167,941 | | | 173,027 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 3,561 | | | 3,705 | |
| Other assets | 7,402 | | | 8,838 | |
| Total assets | $ | 3,481,644 | | | $ | 3,369,383 | |
Boise Cascade Company
Consolidated Balance Sheets (continued)
(in thousands, except per-share data) (unaudited)
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| March 31, 2025 | | December 31, 2024 |
| |
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | | | |
| | | |
| Current | | | |
| Accounts payable | | | |
| Trade | $ | 511,292 | | | $ | 297,676 | |
| Related parties | 1,406 | | | 1,315 | |
| Accrued liabilities | | | |
| Compensation and benefits | 71,187 | | | 127,415 | |
| Income taxes payable | 5,469 | | | — | |
| Interest payable | 5,072 | | | 9,957 | |
| | | |
| Other | 108,033 | | | 127,653 | |
| Total current liabilities | 702,459 | | | 564,016 | |
| | | |
| Debt | | | |
| Long-term debt, net | 446,389 | | | 446,167 | |
| | | |
| Other | | | |
| Compensation and benefits | 39,016 | | | 42,006 | |
| Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion | 41,164 | | | 43,174 | |
| Finance lease liabilities, net of current portion | 26,473 | | | 26,883 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 79,450 | | | 78,849 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 19,616 | | | 17,014 | |
| 205,719 | | | 207,926 | |
| | | |
| Commitments and contingent liabilities | | | |
| | | |
| Stockholders' equity | | | |
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share; 50,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding | — | | | — | |
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share; 300,000 shares authorized, 45,248 and 45,139 shares issued, respectively | 452 | | | 451 | |
Treasury stock, 7,439 and 6,956 shares at cost, respectively | (396,284) | | | (341,974) | |
Additional paid-in capital | 562,859 | | | 565,041 | |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (454) | | | (460) | |
| Retained earnings | 1,960,504 | | | 1,928,216 | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 2,127,077 | | | 2,151,274 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 3,481,644 | | | $ | 3,369,383 | |
Boise Cascade Company
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands) (unaudited)
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended March 31 |
| 2025 | | 2024 |
| Cash provided by (used for) operations | | | |
| Net income | $ | 40,348 | | | $ | 104,124 | |
| Items in net income not using (providing) cash | | | |
Depreciation and amortization, including deferred financing costs and other | 37,960 | | | 36,621 | |
| Stock-based compensation | 3,757 | | | 4,105 | |
| Pension expense | 33 | | | 37 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 741 | | | 5,062 | |
| Change in fair value of interest rate swaps | 490 | | | 220 | |
| | | |
| Other | (821) | | | 55 | |
| | | |
| Decrease (increase) in working capital, net of acquisitions | | | |
| Receivables | (129,683) | | | (119,235) | |
| Inventories | (118,138) | | | (103,331) | |
| Prepaid expenses and other | (3,786) | | | (1,689) | |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 127,935 | | | 75,041 | |
| | | |
| Income taxes payable | 11,654 | | | 25,834 | |
| Other | 1,034 | | | 618 | |
| Net cash provided by (used for) operations | (28,476) | | | 27,462 | |
| | | |
| Cash provided by (used for) investment | | | |
| Expenditures for property and equipment | (53,205) | | | (34,330) | |
| Acquisitions of businesses and facilities, net of cash acquired | — | | | (3,387) | |
| | | |
| Proceeds from sales of assets and other | 980 | | | 559 | |
| Net cash used for investment | (52,225) | | | (37,158) | |
| | | |
| Cash provided by (used for) financing | | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| Treasury stock purchased | (53,884) | | | (26,971) | |
| Dividends paid on common stock | (10,485) | | | (11,205) | |
| Tax withholding payments on stock-based awards | (5,907) | | | (10,980) | |
| | | |
| | | |
| Other | (502) | | | (475) | |
| Net cash used for financing | (70,778) | | | (49,631) | |
| | | |
| Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (151,479) | | | (59,327) | |
| | | |
| Balance at beginning of the period | 713,260 | | | 949,574 | |
| | | |
| Balance at end of the period | $ | 561,781 | | | $ | 890,247 | |
Summary Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and Segment Information
The Consolidated Statements of Operations, Segment Statements of Operations, Consolidated Balance Sheets, Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and Segment Information presented herein do not include the notes accompanying the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 2024 Form 10-K and the Company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Net income for all periods presented involved estimates and accruals.
EBITDA represents income before interest (interest expense and interest income), income taxes, and depreciation and amortization. Additionally, we disclose Adjusted EBITDA, which further adjusts EBITDA to exclude the change in fair value of interest rate swaps. The following table reconciles net income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, and December 31, 2024:
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| Three Months Ended | | |
| March 31 | | December 31, 2024 | | |
| 2025 | | 2024 | | | | | |
| (in thousands) |
| Net income | $ | 40,348 | | | $ | 104,124 | | | $ | 68,900 | | | | | |
| Interest expense | 5,312 | | | 6,070 | | | 5,810 | | | | | |
| Interest income | (5,510) | | | (10,597) | | | (7,831) | | | | | |
| Income tax provision | 13,846 | | | 32,829 | | | 24,276 | | | | | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 37,121 | | | 35,850 | | | 37,035 | | | | | |
| EBITDA | 91,117 | | | 168,276 | | | 128,190 | | | | | |
| Change in fair value of interest rate swaps | 490 | | | 220 | | | 465 | | | | | |
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| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 91,607 | | | $ | 168,496 | | | $ | 128,655 | | | | | |
The following table reconciles segment income and unallocated corporate costs to Segment EBITDA, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, and December 31, 2024:
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| Three Months Ended | | |
| March 31 | | December 31, 2024 | | |
| 2025 | | 2024 | | | | | |
| (in thousands) |
| Wood Products | | | | | | | | | |
| Segment income | $ | 17,709 | | | $ | 71,238 | | | $ | 33,583 | | | | | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 22,486 | | | 24,384 | | | 22,998 | | | | | |
| Segment EBITDA | $ | 40,195 | | | $ | 95,622 | | | $ | 56,581 | | | | | |
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| Building Materials Distribution | | | | | | | | | |
| Segment income | $ | 48,417 | | | $ | 72,463 | | | $ | 70,701 | | | | | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 14,362 | | | 11,107 | | | 13,758 | | | | | |
| Segment EBITDA | $ | 62,779 | | | $ | 83,570 | | | $ | 84,459 | | | | | |
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| Corporate | | | | | | | | | |
| Unallocated corporate costs | $ | (11,607) | | | $ | (10,719) | | | $ | (11,565) | | | | | |
| Foreign currency exchange gain (loss) | — | | | (299) | | | (1,061) | | | | | |
| Pension expense (excluding service costs) | (33) | | | (37) | | | (38) | | | | | |
| Change in fair value of interest rate swaps | (490) | | | (220) | | | (465) | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 273 | | | 359 | | | 279 | | | | | |
| EBITDA | (11,857) | | | (10,916) | | | (12,850) | | | | | |
| Change in fair value of interest rate swaps | 490 | | | 220 | | | 465 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| Corporate Adjusted EBITDA | $ | (11,367) | | | $ | (10,696) | | | $ | (12,385) | | | | | |
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| Total Company Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 91,607 | | | $ | 168,496 | | | $ | 128,655 | | | | | |
