Company: HCKT
Filing Date: 2025-03-21
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-043233
Chunk: 88

Company: HACKETT GROUP, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-03-21
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 88
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. Shareholders are being asked to approve an amendment to the Plan that would increase this aggregate sublimit by 1,950,000 shares.

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4.2 Share Counting.

For purposes of determining the number of shares of Stock that remain available for issuance (“Stock Available for Issuance”) under the Plan, (i) any Stock that is tendered by a Grantee or withheld by the Company to pay the exercise price of a Grant or to satisfy the Grantee’s tax withholding obligations in connection with the exercise or settlement of a Grant and (ii) all of the Stock covered by a stock-settled Stock Appreciation Right to the extent exercised shall not be added back to the total Stock Available for Issuance under the Plan. In addition, the number of shares of Stock corresponding to Awards under the Plan that are forfeited or cancelled or otherwise expire for any reason without having been exercised or settled or that are settled through the issuance of consideration other than Stock (including, without limitation, cash) shall be added back to the aggregate Stock Available for Issuance and again be available for the grant of Awards;provided,however, that this provision shall not be applicable with respect to (i) the cancellation of a Stock Appreciation Right granted in tandem with an Option upon the exercise of the Option or (ii) the cancellation of an Option granted in tandem with a Stock Appreciation Right upon the exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right.

5. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF THE PLAN

The Plan shall be effective as of the Effective Date. The Plan has no termination date; however, no Incentive Stock Option may be granted under the Plan on or after the tenth anniversary of the date the Plan was last approved by stockholders.

6. AWARD AGREEMENT

Each Grant pursuant to the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement, in such form or forms as the Board shall from time to time determine. Award Agreements granted from time to time or at the same time need not contain similar provisions but shall be consistent with the terms of the Plan. Each Award Agreement evidencing a Grant of Options shall specify whether such Options are intended to be non-qualified Stock Options or Incentive Stock Options, and, in the absence of such specification, such Options shall be deemed non-qualified Stock Options.

7. OPTION GRANTS AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

7.1 Company or Subsidiary Employees.

Grants of Stock Options (including Grants of In