Exhibit 10.1

 

 

 

 

 

MARVEL ENTERPRISES, INC.

1998 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

 

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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1.

Purpose

 

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2.

Definitions

 

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3.

Administration

 

3

4.

Stock Subject to the Plan

 

4

5.

Option Grants for Eligible Individuals

 

4

 

5.1

Authority of Committee

 

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5.2

Purchase Price

 

4

 

5.3

Maximum Duration

 

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5.4

Vesting

 

5

 

5.5

Method of Exercise

 

5

 

5.6

Modification or Substitution

 

5

 

5.7

Non-transferability

 

5

 

5.8

Rights of Optionees

 

5

 

5.9

Effect of Change in Control

 

6

 

5.10

Dividend Equivalent Rights

 

6

 

5.11

Grants to Certain Outside Directors

 

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6.

Stock Appreciation Rights

 

6

 

6.1

Time of Grant

 

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6.2

Stock Appreciation Right Related to an Option

 

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(a)

Exercise

 

6

 

 

(b)

Amount Payable

 

6

 

 

(c)

Treatment of Related Options and Stock Appreciation Rights Upon Exercise

 

6

 

6.3

Stock Appreciation Right Unrelated to an Option

 

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6.4

Method of Exercise

 

7

 

6.5

Form of Payment

 

7

 

6.6

Modification or Substitution

 

7

 

6.7

Effect of Change in Control

 

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7.

Restricted Stock

 

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7.1

Grant

 

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7.2

Rights of Grantee

 

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7.3

Non-transferability

 

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7.4

Lapse of Restrictions

 

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(a)

Generally

 

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(b)

Effect of Change in Control

 

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7.5

Modification or Substitution

 

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7.6

Treatment of Dividends

 

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7.7

Delivery of Shares

 

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8.

Performance Awards

 

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8.1

Performance Objectives

 

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8.2

Performance Units

 

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(a)

Vesting and Forfeiture

 

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(b)

Payment of Awards

 

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8.3

Performance Shares

 

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(a)

Rights of Grantee

 

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(b)

Non-transferability

 

9

 

 

(c)

Lapse of Restrictions

 

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(d)

Treatment of Dividends

 

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(e)

Delivery of Shares

 

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8.4

Effect of Change in Control

 

10

 

8.5

Non-transferability

 

10

 

8.6

Modification or Substitution

 

10

9.

Effect of a Termination of Employment or Service

 

10

10.

Adjustment Upon Changes in Capitalization

 

11

11.

Effect of Certain Transactions

 

11

12.

INTERPRETATION

 

11

13.

Pooling Transactions

 

12

14.

Termination and Amendment of the Plan

 

12

15.

Non-Exclusivity of the Plan

 

12

16.

Limitation of Liability

 

12

17.

Regulations and Other Approvals; Governing Law

 

12

18.

Miscellaneous

 

13

 

18.1

Multiple Agreements

 

13

 

18.2

Withholding of Taxes

 

13

19.

Effective Date

 

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20.

Termination of 1995 Stock Option Plan

 

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MARVEL ENTERPRISES, INC.

1998 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

1.

Purpose.

The purpose of this Plan is to strengthen Marvel Enterprises, Inc. (the
“Company”) by providing an incentive to its officers, employees, consultants and
directors and thereby encouraging them to devote their abilities and industry to
the success of the Company’s business enterprise. It is intended that this
purpose be achieved by extending to officers, employees, consultants and
directors of the Company and its subsidiaries an added long-term incentive for
high levels of performance and unusual efforts through the grant of Incentive
Stock Options, Nonqualified Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted
Stock, Performance Units and Performance Shares (as each term is hereinafter
defined).

2.

Definitions.

For purposes of the Plan:

2.1           “Agreement” means the written agreement between the Company and an
Optionee or Grantee evidencing the grant of an Option or Award and setting forth
the terms and conditions thereof.

2.2           “Award” means a grant of Restricted Stock, a Stock Appreciation
Right, a Performance Award or any or all of them.

 

2.3

“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

2.4           “Cause” means, unless otherwise defined in the Agreement
evidencing a particular Award, an individual’s (i) intentional failure to
perform reasonably assigned duties, (ii) dishonesty or willful misconduct in the
performance of duties, (iii) involvement in a transaction in connection with the
performance of duties to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries thereof which
transaction is adverse to the interests of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries and which is engaged in for personal profit, (iv) willful violation
of any law, rule or regulation in connection with the performance of duties
(other than traffic violations or similar offenses), or (v) the commission of an
act of fraud or intentional misappropriation or conversion of assets or
opportunities of the Company or any Subsidiary.

2.5           “Change in Capitalization” means any increase or reduction in the
number of Shares, or any change in the Shares or exchange of Shares for a
different number or kind of shares or other securities of the Company, by reason
of a reclassification, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, reorganization,
spin-off, split-up, issuance of warrants or rights or debentures, stock
dividend, stock split or reverse stock split, cash dividend, property dividend,
combination or exchange of shares, repurchase of shares, change in corporate
structure or otherwise.

 

2.6

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

2.7           “Committee” means a committee as described in Section 3.1 hereof
consisting of at least two (2) Nonemployee Directors appointed by the Board to
administer the Plan and to perform the functions set forth herein.

 

2.8

“Company” means Marvel Enterprises, Inc.

2.9           “Dividend Equivalent Right” means a right to receive all or some
portion of the cash dividends that are or would be payable with respect to
Shares.

2.10         “Division” means any of the operating units or divisions of the
Company designated as a Division by the Committee.

 

 

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2.11         “Eligible Individual” means any officer, employee, consultant or
director of the Company or a Subsidiary designated by the Committee as eligible
to receive Options or Awards subject to the conditions set forth herein.

 

2.12

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

2.13         “Fair Market Value” per Share as of a particular date shall mean
(i) the closing sales price per Share on a national securities exchange for the
last preceding date on which there was a sale of such Shares on such exchange,
or (ii) if the Shares are then traded on an over-the-counter market, the average
of the closing bid and asked prices for the Shares in such over-the-counter
market for the last preceding date on which there was a sale of such Shares in
such market, or (iii) if the Shares are not then listed on a national securities
exchange or traded in an over-the-counter market, such value as the Committee in
its discretion may determine.

 

2.14

“Grantee” means a person to whom an Award has been granted under the Plan.

2.15         “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option satisfying the
requirements of Section 422 of the Code and designated by the Committee as an
Incentive Stock Option.

 

2.16

“Nonqualified Stock Option” means an Option which is not an Incentive Stock
Option.

 

2.17

“Option” means an Incentive Stock Option, a Nonqualified Stock Option or either
or both of them.

 

2.18

“Optionee” means a person to whom an Option has been granted under the Plan.

2.19         “Parent” means any corporation which is a parent corporation
(within the meaning of Section 424(e) of the Code) with respect to the Company.

 

2.20

“Performance Awards” means Performance Units, Performance Shares or either or
both of them.

2.21         “Performance Cycle” means the time period specified by the
Committee at the time a Performance Award is granted during which the
performance of the Company, a Subsidiary or a Division will be measured.

2.22         “Performance Shares” means Shares issued or transferred to an
Eligible Individual under Section 8.3 hereof.

2.23         “Performance Unit” means Performance Units granted to an Eligible
Individual under Section 8.2 hereof.

 

2.24

“Plan” means the Marvel Enterprises Inc. 1998 Stock Incentive Plan.

2.25         “Pooling Transaction” means an acquisition of the Company in a
transaction which is intended to be treated as a “pooling of interests” under
generally accepted accounting principles.

2.26         “Restricted Stock” means Shares issued or transferred to an
Eligible Individual pursuant to Section 7 hereof.

 

2.27

“Shares” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.

2.28         “Stock Appreciation Right” (SAR) means a right to receive all or
some portion of the increase in the value of the Shares as provided in Section 6
hereof.

2.29         “Subsidiary” means any corporation which is a subsidiary
corporation (within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the Code) with respect to
the Company.

 

 

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2.30         “Successor Corporation” means a corporation, or a parent or
subsidiary thereof within the meaning of Section 424(a) of the Code, which
issues or assumes a stock option in a transaction to which Section 424(a) of the
Code applies.

2.31         “Ten-Percent Stockholder” means an Eligible Individual, who, at the
time an Incentive Stock Option is to be granted to him or her, owns (within the
meaning of Section 422(b)(6) of the Code) stock possessing more than ten percent
(10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company,
or of a Parent or a Subsidiary.

3.

Administration.

3.1           The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, which shall hold
meetings at such times as may be necessary for the proper administration of the
Plan. The Committee shall keep minutes of its meetings. A quorum shall consist
of not less than two members of the Committee and a majority of a quorum may
authorize any action. Any decision or determination reduced to writing and
signed by a majority of all of the members shall be as fully effective as if
made by a majority vote at a meeting duly called and held. Each member of the
Committee shall be a nonemployee director within the meaning of Rule 16b-3
promulgated under the Exchange Act. To the extent compliance with Section 162(m)
of the Code is desired, such Committee members shall also be “outside directors”
within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code. No member of the Committee
shall be liable for any action, failure to act, determination or interpretation
made in good faith with respect to this Plan or any transaction hereunder,
except for liability arising from his or her own willful misfeasance, gross
negligence or reckless disregard of his or her duties. The Company hereby agrees
to indemnify each member of the Committee for all costs and expenses and, to the
extent permitted by applicable law, any liability incurred in connection with
defending against, responding to, negotiating for the settlement of or otherwise
dealing with any claim, cause of action or dispute of any kind arising in
connection with any actions in administering this Plan or in authorizing or
denying authorization to any transaction hereunder.

3.2           Subject to the express terms and conditions set forth herein, the
Committee shall have the power from time to time to:

(a)           determine those Eligible Individuals to whom Options shall be
granted under the Plan and the number of Incentive Stock Options and/or
Nonqualified Stock Options to be granted to each Eligible Individual and to
prescribe the terms and conditions (which need not be identical) of each Option,
including the purchase price per Share subject to each Option, and make any
amendment or modification to any Agreement consistent with the terms of the
Plan; and

(b)           select those Eligible Individuals to whom Awards shall be granted
under the Plan and to determine the number of Stock Appreciation Rights,
Performance Units, Performance Shares, and/or Shares of Restricted Stock to be
granted pursuant to each Award, the terms and conditions of each Award,
including the restrictions or performance criteria relating to such Performance
Units or Performance Shares, the maximum value of each Performance Unit and
Performance Share and make any amendment or modification to any Agreement
consistent with the terms of the Plan.

3.3           Subject to the express terms and conditions set forth herein, the
Committee shall have the power from time to time:

(a)           to construe and interpret the Plan and the Options and Awards
granted hereunder and to establish, amend and revoke rules and regulations for
the administration of the Plan, including, but not limited to, correcting any
defect or supplying any omission, or reconciling any inconsistency in the Plan
or in any Agreement, in the manner and to the extent it shall deem necessary or
advisable to make the Plan fully effective and comply with applicable law
including Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act and the Code to the extent
applicable. All decisions and determinations by the Committee in the exercise of
this power shall be final, binding and conclusive upon the Company, its
Subsidiaries, the Optionees and Grantees, and all other persons having any
interest therein;

 

 

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(b)          to determine the duration and purposes for leaves of absence which
may be granted to an Optionee or Grantee on an individual basis without
constituting a termination of employment or service for purposes of the Plan;

(c)           to exercise its discretion with respect to the powers and rights
granted to it as set forth in the Plan;

(d)           generally, to exercise such powers and to perform such acts as are
deemed necessary or advisable to promote the best interests of the Company with
respect to the Plan; and

(e)           to provide for the limited transferability of Options to certain
family members, family trusts or family partnerships of Optionees.

4.

Stock Subject to the Plan.

4.1           The maximum number of Shares that may be made the subject of
Options and Awards granted under the Plan is 16,000,000; provided, however, that
the maximum number of Shares that may be the subject of Options and Awards
granted to any Eligible Individual during any calendar year may not exceed
4,000,000 Shares. Upon a Change in Capitalization the maximum number of Shares
which may be made the subject of Options and Awards granted under the Plan and
which may be granted to any Eligible Individual during any calendar year shall
be adjusted in number and kind pursuant to Section 10 hereof. The Company shall
reserve for the purposes of the Plan, out of its authorized but unissued Shares
or out of Shares held in the Company’s treasury, or partly out of each, such
number of Shares as shall be determined by the Board.

4.2           Upon the granting of an Option or an Award, the number of Shares
available under Section 4.1 hereof for the granting of further Options and
Awards shall be reduced as follows:

(a)           In connection with the granting of an Option or an Award (other
than the granting of a Performance Unit denominated in dollars), the number of
Shares shall be reduced by the number of Shares in respect of which the Option
or Award is granted or denominated.

(b)           In connection with the granting of a Performance Unit denominated
in dollars, the number of Shares shall be reduced by an amount equal to the
quotient of (i) the dollar amount in which the Performance Unit is denominated,
divided by (ii) the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the Performance
Unit is granted.

4.3           Whenever any outstanding Option or Award or portion thereof
expires, is canceled or is otherwise terminated for any reason without having
been exercised or payment having been made in respect of the entire Option or
Award, the Shares allocable to the expired, canceled or otherwise terminated
portion of the Option or Award may again be the subject of Options or Awards
granted hereunder.

5.

Option Grants for Eligible Individuals.

5.1           Authority of Committee. Subject to the provisions of the Plan and
to Section 4.1 hereof, the Committee shall have full and final authority to
select those Eligible Individuals who will receive Options, the terms and
conditions of which shall be set forth in an Agreement; provided, however, that
no person shall receive any Incentive Stock Options unless he or she is an
employee of the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary at the time the Incentive
Stock Option is granted. The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the
date of grant of an Incentive Stock Option) of the Shares with respect to which
Incentive Stock Options granted under this Plan and all other option plans of
the Company, any Parent and any Subsidiary become exercisable for the first time
by an Optionee during any calendar year shall not exceed $100,000. Any such
Options granted in excess of the $100,000 limitation shall be deemed to be
Nonqualified Stock Options.

5.2           Purchase Price. The purchase price or the manner in which the
purchase price is to be determined for Shares under each Option shall be
determined by the Committee and set forth in the Agreement; provided,

 

 

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however, that the purchase price per Share under each Option shall not be less
than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the Option is granted
(110% in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten-Percent
Stockholder).

5.3           Maximum Duration. Options granted hereunder shall be for such term
as the Committee shall determine, provided that an Incentive Stock Option shall
not be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date it is
granted (five (5) years in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a
Ten-Percent Stockholder) and a Nonqualified Stock Option shall not be
exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date it is granted.
The Committee may, subsequent to the granting of any Option, extend the term
thereof, but in no event shall the term as so extended exceed the maximum term
provided for in the preceding sentence.

5.4          Vesting. Subject to Section 5.9 hereof, each Option shall become
exercisable in such installments (which need not be equal) and at such times as
may be designated by the Committee and set forth in the Agreement. If the
Committee does not so designate, Options shall become exercisable in three equal
or nearly equal installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the
date of grant. To the extent not exercised, installments shall accumulate and be
exercisable, in whole or in part, at any time after becoming exercisable, but
not later than the date the Option expires. The Committee may accelerate the
exercisability of any Option or portion thereof at any time.

5.5           Method of Exercise. The exercise of an Option shall be made only
by a written notice delivered in person or by mail to the Secretary of the
Company at the Company’s principal executive office, specifying the number of
Shares to be purchased and accompanied by payment therefor and otherwise in
accordance with the Agreement pursuant to which the Option was granted. The
purchase price for any Shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of an Option
shall be paid in full upon such exercise by any one or a combination of the
following: (i) cash or (ii) with the consent of the Committee, transferring
Shares to the Company upon such terms and conditions as determined by the
Committee (such as, for example, a requirement that such Shares have been held
for at least six months if necessary to avoid adverse accounting consequences).
Any Shares transferred to the Company as payment of the purchase price under an
Option shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the day preceding the date
of exercise of such Option, unless otherwise provided in an Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee shall have discretion to determine
at the time of grant of each Option or at any later date (up to and including
the date of exercise) the form of payment acceptable in respect of the exercise
of such Option. The written notice pursuant to this Section 5.5 may also provide
instructions from the Optionee to the Company that upon receipt of the purchase
price in cash from the Optionee’s broker or dealer, designated as such on the
written notice, in payment for any Shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of
an Option, the Company shall issue such Shares directly to the designated broker
or dealer. If requested by the Committee, the Optionee shall deliver the
Agreement evidencing the Option to the Secretary of the Company who shall
endorse thereon a notation of such exercise and return such Agreement to the
Optionee. No fractional Shares (or cash in lieu thereof) shall be issued upon
exercise of an Option and the number of Shares that may be purchased upon
exercise shall be rounded to the nearest number of whole Shares.

5.6           Modification or Substitution. The Committee may, in its
discretion, modify outstanding Options or accept the surrender of outstanding
Options (to the extent not exercised) and grant new Options in substitution for
them. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no modification of an Option shall
adversely alter or impair any rights or obligations under the Option without the
Optionee’s consent.

5.7           Non-transferability. No Option granted hereunder shall be
transferable by the Optionee to whom granted otherwise than by will or the laws
of descent and distribution unless specifically authorized by the Committee, and
unless transferred in a manner permitted by the Committee an Option may be
exercised during the lifetime of such Optionee only by the Optionee or his or
her guardian or legal representative. The terms of such Option shall be final,
binding and conclusive upon the beneficiaries, executors, administrators, heirs
and successors of the Optionee.

5.8          Rights of Optionees. No Optionee shall be deemed for any purpose to
be the owner of any Shares subject to any Option unless and until (i) the Option
shall have been exercised pursuant to the terms thereof, (ii) the Company shall
have issued and delivered the Shares to the Optionee and (iii) the Optionee’s
name shall have been entered as a stockholder of record on the books of the
Company. Thereupon, the Optionee shall have full voting,

 

 

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dividend and other ownership rights with respect to such Shares, subject to such
terms and conditions as may be set forth in the applicable Agreement.

5.9          Effect of Change in Control. Notwithstanding anything contained in
the Plan to the contrary, the Committee may provide in an Agreement for the
accelerated vesting of all or any portion of an Option in the event of a change
in control of the Company.

5.10         Dividend Equivalent Rights. Dividend Equivalent Rights may be
granted to Eligible Individuals in tandem with an Option. The terms and
conditions applicable to each Dividend Equivalent Right shall be specified in
the Agreement under which the Dividend Equivalent Rights may be payable
currently or deferred until the lapsing of restrictions on such Dividend
Equivalent Rights or until the vesting, exercise, payment, settlement or other
lapse of restrictions on the Option to which the Dividend Equivalent Rights
relate. In the event that the amounts payable in respect of Dividend Equivalent
Rights are to be deferred, the Committee shall determine whether such amounts
are to be held in cash or reinvested in Shares or deemed (notionally) to be
reinvested in Shares. If amounts payable in respect to Dividend Equivalent
Rights are to be held in cash, there may be credited at the end of each year (or
portion thereof) interest on the amount of the account at the beginning of the
year at a rate per annum as the Committee, in its discretion, may determine.
Dividend Equivalent Rights may be settled in cash or Shares or a combination
thereof, in a single installment or multiple installments.

5.11        Grants to Certain Outside Directors. In the event a Director of the
Company is required by contract to deliver any compensation from the Company to
the Director’s employer, the Director may elect, with the consent of the
Committee to have Awards pursuant to this Plan made to such Director’s employer.
In such case, the vesting, exercisability and termination provisions shall be
applied with respect to the service of the Director.

6.             Stock Appreciation Rights. The Committee may, in its discretion,
either alone or in connection with the grant of an Option, grant Stock
Appreciation Rights in accordance with the Plan, the terms and conditions of
which shall be set forth in an Agreement. If granted in connection with an
Option, a Stock Appreciation Right shall cover the same Shares covered by the
Option (or such lesser number of Shares as the Committee may determine) and
shall, except as provided in this Section 6, be subject to the same terms and
conditions as the related Option.

6.1           Time of Grant. A Stock Appreciation Right may be granted (i) at
any time if unrelated to an Option, or (ii) if related to an Option, either at
the time of grant, or at any time thereafter during the term of the Option.

 

6.2

Stock Appreciation Right Related to an Option.

(a)           Exercise. Subject to Section 6.7 hereof, a Stock Appreciation
Right granted in connection with an Option shall be exercisable at such time or
times and only to the extent that the related Option is exercisable, and will
not be transferable even if the related Option is transferable. A Stock
Appreciation Right granted in connection with an Incentive Stock Option shall be
exercisable only if the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise
exceeds the purchase price specified in the related Incentive Stock Option
Agreement.

(b)           Amount Payable. Upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right
related to an Option, the Grantee shall be entitled to receive an amount
determined by multiplying (A) the excess of the Fair Market Value of a Share on
the date preceding the date of exercise of such Stock Appreciation Right over
the per Share purchase price under the related Option, by (B) the number of
Shares as to which such Stock Appreciation Right is being exercised.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may limit in any manner the amount
payable with respect to any Stock Appreciation Right by including such a limit
in the Agreement evidencing the Stock Appreciation Right at the time it is
granted.

(c)           Treatment of Related Options and Stock Appreciation Rights Upon
Exercise. Upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right granted in connection
with an Option, the Option shall be canceled to the extent of the number of
Shares as to which the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised, and upon the
exercise of an Option granted in connection with a Stock Appreciation Right, the
Stock Appreciation Right shall be canceled to the extent of the number of Shares
as to which the Option is exercised.

 

 

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6.3           Stock Appreciation Right Unrelated to an Option. The Committee may
grant to Eligible Individuals Stock Appreciation Rights unrelated to Options.
Stock Appreciation Rights unrelated to Options shall contain such terms and
conditions as to exercisability (subject to Section 6.7 hereof), vesting and
duration as the Committee shall determine, but in no event shall they have a
term of greater than ten (10) years. If the Committee does not designate a
vesting schedule, the schedule shall be in equal or nearly equal installments on
the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant. Upon exercise of
a Stock Appreciation Right unrelated to an Option, the Grantee shall be entitled
to receive an amount determined by multiplying (A) the excess of the Fair Market
Value of a Share on the date preceding the date of exercise of such Stock
Appreciation Right over the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the Stock
Appreciation Right was granted, by (B) the number of Shares as to which the
Stock Appreciation Right is being exercised. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Committee may limit in any manner the amount payable with respect to any Stock
Appreciation Right by including such a limit in the Agreement evidencing the
Stock Appreciation Right at the time it is granted.

6.4           Method of Exercise. Stock Appreciation Rights shall be exercised
by a Grantee only by a written notice delivered in person or by mail to the
Secretary of the Company at the Company’s principal executive office, specifying
the number of Shares with respect to which the Stock Appreciation Right is being
exercised. If requested by the Committee, the Grantee shall deliver the
Agreement evidencing the Stock Appreciation Right being exercised and the
Agreement evidencing any related Option to the Secretary of the Company who
shall endorse thereon a notation of such exercise and return such Agreement to
the Grantee.

6.5           Form of Payment. Payment of the amount determined under Sections
6.2(b) or 6.3 hereof may be made in the discretion of the Committee, solely in
whole Shares in a number determined at their Fair Market Value on the date
preceding the date of exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right, or solely in
cash, or in a combination of cash and Shares. If the Committee decides to make
full payment in Shares and the amount payable results in a fractional Share,
payment for the fractional Share will be made in cash.

6.6           Modification or Substitution. Subject to the terms of the Plan,
the Committee may modify outstanding Awards of Stock Appreciation Rights or
accept the surrender of outstanding Awards of Stock Appreciation Rights (to the
extent not exercised) and grant new Awards in substitution for them.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no modification of an Award shall adversely alter
or impair any rights or obligations under the Agreement without the Grantee’s
consent.

6.7          Effect of Change in Control. Notwithstanding anything contained in
this Plan to the contrary, the Committee may provide in an Agreement for the
accelerated vesting of all or a portion of any Stock Appreciation Right in the
event of a change in control of the Company.

7.

Restricted Stock.

7.1          Grant. The Committee may grant to Eligible Individuals Awards of
Restricted Stock, and may issue Shares of Restricted Stock in payment in respect
of vested Performance Units (as hereinafter provided in Section 8.2 hereof),
which shall be evidenced by an Agreement between the Company and the Grantee.
Each Agreement shall contain such restrictions, terms and conditions as the
Committee may, in its discretion, determine and (without limiting the generality
of the foregoing) such Agreements may require that an appropriate legend be
placed on Share certificates. Awards of Restricted Stock shall be subject to the
terms and provisions set forth below in this Section 7.

7.2          Rights of Grantee. Shares of Restricted Stock granted pursuant to
an Award hereunder shall be issued in the name of the Grantee as soon as
reasonably practicable after the Award is granted provided that the Grantee has
executed an Agreement evidencing the Award, the appropriate blank stock powers
and, in the discretion of the Committee, an escrow agreement and any other
documents which the Committee may require as a condition to the issuance of such
Shares. If a Grantee shall fail to execute the Agreement evidencing a Restricted
Stock Award, the appropriate blank stock powers and, in the discretion of the
Committee, an escrow agreement and any other documents which the Committee may
require within the time period prescribed by the Committee at the time the Award
is granted, the Award shall be null and void. At the discretion of the
Committee, Shares issued in connection with a Restricted Stock Award shall be
deposited together with the stock powers with an escrow agent (which may be the
Company) designated by the Committee. Unless the Committee determines otherwise
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forth in the Agreement, upon delivery of the Shares to the escrow agent, the
Grantee shall have all of the rights of a stockholder with respect to such
Shares, including the right to vote the Shares and to receive all dividends or
other distributions paid or made with respect to the Shares.

7.3           Non-transferability. Until any restrictions upon the Shares of
Restricted Stock awarded to a Grantee shall have lapsed in the manner set forth
in Section 7.4 hereof, such Shares shall not be sold, transferred or otherwise
disposed of and shall not be pledged or otherwise hypothecated, nor shall they
be delivered to the Grantee.

 

7.4

Lapse of Restrictions.

(a)           Generally. Restrictions upon Shares of Restricted Stock awarded
hereunder shall lapse at such time or times and on such terms and conditions as
the Committee may determine, which restrictions shall be set forth in the
Agreement evidencing the Award. If the Committee does not so provide,
restrictions shall lapse in three equal or nearly equal installments on the
first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant.

(b)           Effect of Change in Control. Notwithstanding anything contained in
the Plan to the contrary, the Committee may provide in an Agreement for the
lapsing of all restrictions imposed upon any or all Shares of Restricted Stock
in the event of a change in control of the Company.

7.5           Modification or Substitution. Subject to the terms of the Plan,
the Committee may modify outstanding Awards of Restricted Stock or accept the
surrender of outstanding Shares of Restricted Stock (to the extent the
restrictions on such Shares have not yet lapsed) and grant new Awards in
substitution for them. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no modification of an
Award shall adversely alter or impair any rights or obligations under the
Agreement without the Grantee’s consent.

7.6           Treatment of Dividends. At the time the Award of Shares of
Restricted Stock is granted, the Committee may, in its discretion, determine
that the payment to the Grantee of dividends, or a specified portion thereof,
declared or paid on such Shares by the Company shall be (i) deferred until the
lapsing of the restrictions imposed upon such Shares and (ii) held by the
Company for the account of the Grantee until such time. In the event that
dividends are to be deferred, the Committee shall determine whether such
dividends are to be reinvested in Shares (which shall be held as additional
Shares of Restricted Stock) or held in cash. If deferred dividends are to be
held in cash, there may be credited at the end of each year (or portion thereof)
interest on the amount of the account at the beginning of the year at a rate per
annum as the Committee, in its discretion, may determine. Payment of deferred
dividends in respect of Shares of Restricted Stock (whether held in cash or as
additional Shares of Restricted Stock), together with interest accrued thereon,
if any, shall be made upon the lapsing of restrictions imposed on the Shares in
respect of which the deferred dividends were paid, and any dividends deferred
(together with any interest accrued thereon) in respect of any Shares of
Restricted Stock shall be forfeited upon the forfeiture of such Shares.

7.7           Delivery of Shares. Upon the lapse of the restrictions on Shares
of Restricted Stock, the Committee shall cause a stock certificate to be
delivered to the Grantee with respect to such Shares, free of all restrictions
hereunder.

8.

Performance Awards.

8.1           Performance Objectives. Performance objectives for Performance
Awards may be expressed in terms of (i) earnings per Share, (ii) pre-tax
profits, (iii) net earnings or net worth, (iv) return on equity or assets, (v)
any combination of the foregoing, or (vi) any other standard or standards deemed
appropriate by the Committee at the time the Award is granted. Performance
objectives may be in respect of the performance of the Company and its
Subsidiaries (which may be on a consolidated basis), a Subsidiary or a Division.
Performance objectives may be absolute or relative and may be expressed in terms
of a progression within a specified range. Prior to the end of a Performance
Cycle, the Committee, in its discretion, may adjust the performance objectives
to reflect a Change in the Capitalization, a change in the tax rate or book tax
rate of the Company or any Subsidiary, or any other event which may materially
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to, market conditions or a significant acquisition or disposition of assets or
other property by the Company, a Subsidiary or a Division.

8.2           Performance Units. The Committee, in its discretion, may grant
Awards of Performance Units to Eligible Individuals, the terms and conditions of
which shall be set forth in an Agreement between the Company and the Grantee.
Performance Units may be denominated in Shares or a specified dollar amount and,
contingent upon the attainment of specified performance objectives within the
Performance Cycle, represent the right to receive payment as provided in Section
8.2(b) hereof of (i) in the case of Share-denominated Performance Units, the
Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the Performance Unit was granted, the
date the Performance Unit became vested or any other date specified by the
Committee, (ii) in the case of dollar-denominated Performance Units, the
specified dollar amount or (iii) a percentage (which may be more than 100%) of
the amount described in clause (i) or (ii) depending on the level of performance
objective attainment; provided, however, that the Committee may at the time a
Performance Unit is granted, specify a maximum amount payable in respect of a
vested Performance Unit. Each Agreement shall specify the number of the
Performance Units to which it relates, the performance objectives which must be
satisfied in order for the Performance Units to vest and the Performance Cycle
within which such objectives must be satisfied.

(a)           Vesting and Forfeiture. A Grantee shall become vested with respect
to the Performance Units to the extent that the performance objectives set forth
in the Agreement are satisfied for the Performance Cycle.

(b)           Payment of Awards. Payment to Grantees in respect of vested
Performance Units shall be made within sixty (60) days after the last day of the
Performance Cycle to which such Award relates unless the Agreement evidencing
the Award provides for the deferral of payment, in which event the terms and
conditions of the deferral shall be set forth in the Agreement. Subject to
Section 8.4 hereof, such payments may be made entirely in Shares valued at their
Fair Market Value as of the last day of the applicable Performance Cycle or such
other date specified by the Committee, entirely in cash, or in such combination
of Shares and cash as the Committee in its discretion, shall determine at any
time prior to such payment; provided, however, that if the Committee in its
discretion determines to make such payment entirely or partially in Shares of
Restricted Stock, the Committee must determine the extent to which such payment
will be in Shares of Restricted Stock and the terms of such Restricted Stock at
the time the Award is granted.

8.3           Performance Shares. The Committee, in its discretion, may grant
Awards of Performance Shares to Eligible Individuals, the terms and conditions
of which shall be set forth in an Agreement between the Company and the Grantee.
Each Agreement may require that an appropriate legend be placed on Share
certificates. Awards of Performance Shares shall be subject to the following
terms and provisions:

(a)           Rights of Grantee. The Committee shall provide at the time an
Award of Performance Shares is made, the time or times at which the actual
Shares represented by such Award shall be issued in the name of the Grantee;
provided, however, that no Performance Shares shall be issued until the Grantee
has executed an Agreement evidencing the Award, the appropriate blank stock
powers and, in the discretion of the Committee, an escrow agreement and any
other documents which the Committee may require as a condition to the issuance
of such Performance Shares. If a Grantee shall fail to execute the Agreement
evidencing an Award of Performance Shares, the appropriate blank stock powers
and, in the discretion of the Committee, an escrow agreement and any other
documents which the Committee may require within the time period prescribed by
the Committee at the time the Award is granted, the Award shall be null and
void. At the discretion of the Committee, Shares issued in connection with an
Award of Performance Shares shall be deposited together with the stock powers
with an escrow agent (which may be the Company) designated by the Committee.
Except as restricted by the terms of the Agreement, upon delivery of the Shares
to the escrow agent, the Grantee shall have, in the discretion of the Committee,
all of the rights of a stockholder with respect to such Shares, including the
right to vote the Shares and to receive all dividends or other distributions
paid or made with respect to the Shares.

(b)           Non-transferability. Until any restrictions upon the Performance
Shares awarded to a Grantee shall have lapsed in the manner set forth in
Sections 8.3(c) or 8.4 hereof, such Performance Shares shall not be sold,
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delivered to the Grantee. The Committee may also impose such other restrictions
and conditions on the Performance Shares, if any, as it deems appropriate.

(c)           Lapse of Restrictions. Subject to Section 8.4 hereof, restrictions
upon Performance Shares awarded hereunder shall lapse and such Performance
Shares shall become vested at such time or times and on such terms, conditions
and satisfaction of performance objectives as the Committee may, in its
discretion, determine at the time an Award is granted.

(d)           Treatment of Dividends. At the time the Award of Performance
Shares is granted, the Committee may, in its discretion, determine that the
payment to the Grantee of dividends, or a specified portion thereof, declared or
paid on actual Shares represented by such Award which have been issued by the
Company to the Grantee shall be (i) deferred until the lapsing of the
restrictions imposed upon such Performance Shares and (ii) held by the Company
for the account of the Grantee until such time. In the event that dividends are
to be deferred, the Committee shall determine whether such dividends are to be
reinvested in Shares (which shall be held as additional Performance Shares) or
held in cash. If deferred dividends are to be held in cash, there may be
credited at the end of each year (or portion thereof) interest on the amount of
the account at the beginning of the year at a rate per annum as the Committee,
in its discretion, may determine. Payment of deferred dividends in respect of
Performance Shares (whether held in cash or in additional Performance Shares),
together with interest accrued thereon, if any, shall be made upon the lapsing
of restrictions imposed on the Performance Shares in respect of which the
deferred dividends were paid, and any dividends deferred (together with any
interest accrued thereon) in respect of any Performance Shares shall be
forfeited upon the forfeiture of such Performance Shares.

(e)           Delivery of Shares. Upon the lapse of the restrictions on
Performance Shares awarded hereunder, the Committee shall cause a stock
certificate to be delivered to the Grantee with respect to such Shares, free of
all restrictions hereunder.

 

8.4

Effect of Change in Control. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Plan to
the contrary:

(a)           With respect to the Performance Units, the Committee may determine
that a Grantee shall (i) become vested in a percentage of Performance Units as a
result of a change in control of the Company and (ii) be entitled to receive in
respect of all Performance Units which become vested as a result of a change in
control of the Company, a cash payment in an amount as determined by the
Committee and as set forth in the Agreement.

(b)           With respect to the Performance Shares, the Committee may provide
in an Agreement for the lapse of restrictions imposed upon all or a portion of
the Performance Shares in the event of a change in control of the Company.

(c)           The Agreements evidencing Performance Shares and Performance Units
shall provide for the treatment of such Awards (or portions thereof) which do
not become vested as the result of a change in control of the Company,
including, but not limited to, provisions for the adjustment of applicable
performance objectives.

8.5           Non-transferability. No Performance Awards shall be transferable
by the Grantee otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

8.6           Modification or Substitution. Subject to the terms of the Plan,
the Committee may modify outstanding Performance Awards or accept the surrender
of outstanding Performance Awards and grant new Performance Awards in
substitution for them. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no modification of a
Performance Award shall adversely alter or impair any rights or obligations
under the Agreement without the Grantee’s consent.

9.

Effect of a Termination of Employment or Service.

The Agreement evidencing the grant of each Option and each Award shall set forth
the terms and conditions applicable to such Option or Award upon a termination
or change in the status of the employment or service of the Optionee or Grantee
by the Company, a Subsidiary or a Division (including a termination or change by
reason of the sale of a Subsidiary or a Division or a change in status from
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the Committee may, in its discretion, determine at the time the Option or Award
is granted or thereafter. Notwithstanding the foregoing and unless specifically
set forth in an Agreement to the contrary, (i) in the event an Optionee’s or
Grantee’s employment or service with the Company is terminated for Cause, the
Option or Award granted to the Optionee or Grantee hereunder shall immediately
terminate in full and in the case of Options, no rights thereunder may be
exercised, and in all other cases, no payment will be made with respect thereto,
and (ii) in the event the Optionee’s or Grantee’s employment or service with the
Company is terminated other than for Cause, the Option or Award granted to the
Optionee or Grantee hereunder shall terminate in full on the ninetieth (90th)
day following such termination and in the case of Options, no rights thereunder
may be exercised, and in all other cases, no payment will be made with respect
thereto.

10.

Adjustment Upon Changes in Capitalization.

(a)           In the event of a Change in Capitalization, the Committee shall
conclusively determine the appropriate adjustments, if any, to the (i) maximum
number and class of Shares or other stock or securities with respect to which
Options or Awards may be granted under the Plan, (ii) maximum number of class of
Shares or other stock or securities with respect to which Options may be granted
to any Eligible Individual during the term of the Plan and (iii) the number and
class of Shares or other stock or securities which are subject to outstanding
Options or Awards granted under the Plan, and the purchase price therefor, if
applicable. In furtherance of the foregoing, in the event of an equity
restructuring, as defined in FAS 123R, which affects the Shares, an Optionee or
Grantee shall have a legal right to an adjustment to his/her Option or Award
which shall preserve without enlarging the value of the Option or Award, with
the manner of such adjustment to be determined by the Committee in its
discretion, and subject to any limitation on this right set forth in the
applicable Option Agreement or Award Agreement. Any fractional share resulting
from such adjustment may be eliminated.

(b)           Any such adjustment in the Shares or other stock or securities
subject to outstanding Incentive Stock Options (including any adjustments in the
purchase price) shall be made in such manner as not to constitute a modification
as defined by Section 424(h)(3) of the Code and only to the extent otherwise
permitted by Sections 422 and 424 of the Code.

(c)           If, by reason of a Change in Capitalization, a Grantee of an Award
shall be entitled to, or an Optionee shall be entitled to exercise an Option
with respect to, new, additional or different shares of stock or securities,
such new, additional or different shares shall thereupon be subject to all of
the conditions, restrictions and performance criteria which were applicable to
the Shares subject to the Award or Option, as the case may be, prior to such
Change in Capitalization.

11.          Effect of Certain Transactions. Subject to Sections 5.9, 6.7,
7.4(b) and 8.4 hereof, in the event of (i) the liquidation or dissolution of the
Company or (ii) a merger or consolidation of the Company (a “Transaction”), the
Plan and the Options and Awards issued hereunder shall continue in effect in
accordance with their respective terms except that following a Transaction each
Optionee and Grantee shall be entitled to receive in respect of each Share
subject to any outstanding Options or Awards, as the case may be, upon exercise
of any Option or SAR or payment or transfer in respect of any Award, the same
number and kind of stock, securities, cash, property, or other consideration
that each holder of a Share was entitled to receive in the Transaction in
respect of a Share; provided, however, that such stock, securities, cash,
property, or other consideration shall remain subject to all of the conditions,
restrictions and performance criteria which were applicable to the Options or
Awards prior to such Transaction.

12.

Interpretation.

(a)           Awards under the Plan are intended to comply with Rule 16b-3
promulgated under the Exchange Act and the Committee shall interpret and
administer the provisions of the Plan or any Agreement in a manner consistent
therewith. Any provisions inconsistent with such Rule shall be inoperative and
shall not affect the validity of the Plan.

(b)           Unless otherwise expressly stated in the relevant Agreement, each
Award granted under the Plan (other than Restricted Stock) is intended to be
performance-based compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the
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not be entitled to exercise any discretion otherwise authorized hereunder with
respect to such Awards if the ability to exercise such discretion or the
exercise of such discretion itself would cause the compensation attributable to
such Awards to fail to qualify as performance-based compensation.

13.           Pooling Transactions. Notwithstanding anything contained in the
Plan or any Agreement to the contrary, in the event of a change in control of
the Company which is also intended to constitute a Pooling Transaction, the
Committee shall take such actions, if any, which are specifically recommended by
an independent accounting firm retained by the Company to the extent reasonably
necessary in order to assure that the Pooling Transaction will qualify as such,
including but not limited to (i) deferring the vesting, exercise, payment or
settlement with respect to any Option or Award, (ii) providing that the payment
or settlement in respect of any Option or Award be made in the form of cash,
Shares or securities of a successor or acquired of the Company, or a combination
of the foregoing and (iii) providing for the extension of the term of any Option
or Award to the extent necessary to accommodate the foregoing, but not beyond
the maximum term permitted for any Option or Award.

14.

Termination and Amendment of the Plan.

The Plan shall terminate on the day preceding the tenth anniversary of the date
of its adoption by the Board and no Option or Award may be granted thereafter.
The Board may sooner terminate the Plan and the Board may at any time and from
time to time amend, modify or suspend the Plan; provided, however, that:

(a)           No such amendment, modification, suspension or termination shall
impair or adversely alter any Options, SARs or Awards theretofore granted under
the Plan, except with the consent of the Optionee or Grantee, nor shall any
amendment, modification, suspension or termination deprive any Optionee or
Grantee of any Shares which he or she may have acquired through or as a result
of the Plan; and

(b)           To the extent necessary under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act
and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or applicable law or
securities exchange rule, no amendment shall be effective unless approved by the
stockholders of the Company in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

15.

Non-Exclusivity of the Plan.

The adoption of the Plan by the Board shall not be construed as amending,
modifying or rescinding any previously approved incentive arrangement or as
creating any limitations on the power of the Board to adopt such other incentive
arrangements as it may deem desirable, including, without limitation, the
granting of stock options otherwise than under the Plan, and such arrangements
may be either applicable generally or only in specific cases.

16.

Limitation of Liability.

As illustrative of the limitations of liability of the Company, but not intended
to be exhaustive thereof, nothing in the Plan shall be construed to:

(a)           give any person any right to be granted an Option or Award other
than at the sole discretion of the Committee;

(b)           give any person any rights whatsoever with respect to Shares
except as specifically provided in the Plan;

(c)           limit in any way the right of the Company to terminate the
employment of any person at any time; or

(d)           be evidence of any agreement or understanding, expressed or
implied, that the Company will employ any person at any particular rate of
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17.

Regulations and Other Approvals; Governing Law.

17.1        Except as to matters of federal law, this Plan and the rights of all
persons claiming hereunder shall be construed and determined in accordance with
the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to conflicts of law
principles thereof.

17.2         The obligation of the Company to sell or deliver Shares with
respect to Options and Awards granted under the Plan shall be subject to all
applicable laws, rules and regulations, including all applicable federal and
state securities laws, and the obtaining of all such approvals by governmental
agencies as may be deemed necessary or appropriate by the Committee.

17.3         The Board may make such changes as may be necessary or appropriate
to comply with the rules and regulations of any government authority, or to
obtain for Eligible Individuals granted Incentive Stock Options the tax benefits
under the applicable provisions of the Code and regulations promulgated
thereunder.

17.4        Each Option and Award is subject to the requirement that, if at any
time the Committee determines, in its discretion, that the listing, registration
or qualification of Shares issuable pursuant to the Plan is required by any
securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or the consent or
approval of any governmental regulatory body is necessary or desirable as a
condition of, or in connection with, the grant of an Option or Award or the
issuance of Shares, no Options or Awards shall be granted or payment made or
Shares issued, in whole or in part, unless listing, registration, qualification,
consent or approval has been effected or obtained free of any conditions as
acceptable to the Committee.

17.5         Notwithstanding anything contained in the Plan or any Agreement to
the contrary, in the event that the disposition of Shares acquired pursuant to
the Plan is not covered by a then current registration statement under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”) and is not otherwise
exempt from such registration, such Shares shall be restricted against transfer
to the extent required by the Securities Act and Rule 144 or other regulations
thereunder. The Committee may require any individual receiving Shares pursuant
to an Option or Award granted under the Plan, as a condition precedent to
receipt of such Shares or Awards, to represent and warrant to the Company in
writing that the Shares acquired by such individual are acquired without a view
to any distribution thereof and will not be sold or transferred other than
pursuant to an effective registration thereof under said Act or pursuant to an
exemption applicable under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder. The certificates evidencing any of such Shares or Awards
shall be appropriately amended to reflect their status as restricted securities
as aforesaid.

18.

Miscellaneous.

18.1         Multiple Agreements. The terms of each Option or Award may differ
from other Options or Awards granted under the Plan at the same time, or at some
other time. The Committee may also grant more than one Option or Award to a
given Eligible Individual during the term of the Plan, either in addition to, or
in substitution for, one or more Options or Awards previously granted to that
Eligible Individual.

18.2         Withholding of Taxes. (a) The Company may make such provisions and
take such steps as it may deem necessary or appropriate for the withholding of
any taxes which the Company is required by any law or regulation of any
governmental authority, whether federal, state or local, domestic or foreign, to
withhold in connection with any Option or the exercise thereof, any Stock
Appreciation Right or the exercise thereof, or the grant of any other Award,
including, but not limited to, the withholding of cash or Shares which would be
paid or delivered pursuant to such exercise or Award or another exercise of
Award under this Plan until the Grantee reimburses the Company for the amount
the Company is required to withhold with respect to such taxes, or canceling any
portion of such Award or another Award under this Plan in an amount sufficient
to reimburse itself for the amount it is required to so withhold. The Committee
may permit a Grantee (or any beneficiary or other person authorized to act) to
elect to pay a portion or all of any amounts required or permitted to be
withheld to satisfy federal, state, local or foreign tax obligations by
directing the Company to withhold a number of whole Shares which would otherwise
be distributed and which have a Fair Market Value sufficient to cover the amount
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(b)          If an Optionee makes a disposition, within the meaning of Section
424(c) of the Code and regulations promulgated thereunder, of any Share or
Shares issued to such Optionee pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Stock
Option within the two-year period commencing on the day after the date of the
grant or within the one-year period commencing on the day after the date of
transfer of such Share or Shares to the Optionee pursuant to such exercise, the
Optionee shall, within ten (10) days of such disposition, notify the Company
thereof, by delivery of written notice to the Company at its principal executive
office.

(c)           The Committee shall have the authority, at the time of grant of an
Option or Award under the Plan or at any time thereafter, to award tax bonuses
to designated Optionees or Grantees, to be paid upon their exercise of Options
or payment in respect of Awards granted hereunder. The amount of any such
payments shall be determined by the Committee. The Committee shall have full
authority in its absolute discretion to determine the amount of any such tax
bonus and the terms and conditions affecting the vesting and payment thereof.

19.          Effective Date. The effective date of the Plan shall be the date of
its adoption by the Board, subject only to the approval by the holders of a
majority of the securities of the Company in accordance with the applicable laws
of the State of Delaware within twelve (12) months of such adoption.

20.           Termination of 1995 Stock Option Plan. Upon the effectiveness of
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