Company: HCKT
Filing Date: 2025-03-21
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-043233
Chunk: 102

Company: HACKETT GROUP, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-03-21
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 102
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 time to time, amend, suspend, or terminate the Plan as to any shares of Stock as to which Grants have not been made;provided, however,that no termination, amendment, modification or suspension shall: (i) be effective without the approval of the stockholders of the Company if such approval is required under applicable laws, rules and regulations, including the rules of the NASDAQ National Market, and (ii) materially and adversely alter or impair the rights of a Grantee in any Grant previously made under the Plan without the consent of the holder thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board shall have broad authority to amend the Plan or any Grant under the Plan without the consent of a Grantee to the extent it deems necessary or desirable: (a) to comply with, or take into account changes in, or interpretations of, applicable tax laws, securities laws, employment laws, accounting rules and other applicable laws, rules and regulations, (b) to take into account unusual or nonrecurring events or market conditions (including, without limitation, the events described in Section 18), or (c) to take into account significant acquisitions or dispositions of assets or other property by the Company. The Company may retain the right in an Award Agreement to cause a forfeiture of the gain realized by a Grantee on account of the Grantee taking actions in “competition with the Company,” as defined in the applicable Award Agreement. Furthermore, the Company may annul a Grant if the Grantee is an employee of the Company or an Affiliate and is terminated “for cause” as defined in the applicable Award Agreement. Except as permitted under this

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Section 17 or Section 18 hereof, no amendment, suspension, or termination of the Plan shall, without the consent of the Grantee, alter or impair rights or obligations under any Grant theretofore awarded under the Plan.

17.2 Section 409A of the Code.

To the extent that the Board determines that any Grant made under the Plan is subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Award Agreement evidencing such Grant shall incorporate the terms and conditions required by Section 409A of the Code. To the extent applicable, the Plan and Award Agreements shall be interpreted in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and interpretive guidance issued thereunder. Notwithstanding any contrary provision in the Plan or an Award Agreement, if the Board determines that any provision of the Plan or an Award Agreement contravenes any regulations or