Exhibit 10.1

ATMI, INC.

1998 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

(as amended effective February 28, 2003, January 1, 2007 and September 14, 2012)

 

1. PURPOSE

The purpose of the 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Plan”) is to provide
eligible employees of the Company and its Designated Subsidiaries with an
opportunity to purchase Common Stock of the Company through accumulated payroll
deductions. It is the intention of the Company to have the Plan qualify as an
“Employee Stock Purchase Plan” under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended. The provisions of the Plan, accordingly, shall be construed so
as to extend and limit participation in a manner consistent with the
requirements of that section of the Code. Except as otherwise specifically
provided in this Plan or applicable regulations, all eligible Employees granted
options to purchase Common Stock under the Plan with respect to an Offering
Period shall have the same rights and privileges with respect to such options.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Plan authorizes the grant of options to
purchase Common Stock that do not qualify under Section 423(b) of the Code (the
“non-Code Section 423(b) Component”), pursuant to rules, procedures or sub-plans
from time to time adopted by the Administrator, designed to achieve, tax,
securities or other objectives for Employees in non-U.S. jurisdictions.

 

2. DEFINITIONS

(a) “Administrator” shall mean the Board or a compensation committee or other
committee consisting of two or more Board members appointed by the Board to
administer the Plan.

(b) “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

(c) “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(d) “Common Stock” shall mean the Common Stock of the Company.

(e) “Company” shall mean ATMI, Inc. and any Designated Subsidiary of the
Company.

(f) “Compensation” shall mean all regular gross earnings.

(g) “Designated Subsidiaries” shall mean the Subsidiaries which have been
designated by the Board from time to time in its sole discretion as eligible to
participate in the Plan.

(h) “Employee” shall mean any individual who is an employee of the Company for
tax purposes whose customary employment with the Company is at least twenty
(20) hours per week and more than five (5) months in any calendar year. For
purposes of the Plan, the employment relationship shall be treated as continuing
intact while the individual is on sick leave or other leave of absence approved
by the Company. Where the period of leave exceeds 90 days and the individual’s
right to reemployment is not guaranteed either by statute or by contract, the
employment relationship shall be deemed to have terminated on close of business
on the 90th day of such leave.

(i) “Enrollment Date” shall mean the first day of each Offering Period.

(j) “Exercise Date” shall mean the last day of each Offering Period.

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(k) “Fair Market Value” shall mean, as of any date, the value of Common Stock
determined as follows:

(1) If the Common Stock is listed on any national securities exchange (including
The Nasdaq Stock Market), its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price
for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted by such
exchange for the last Trading Day prior to the time of determination, as
reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator
deems reliable, or;

(2) If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by an established quotation service
for over-the-counter securities but selling prices are not reported, its Fair
Market Value shall be the closing bid price (or average of bid prices) for the
Common Stock for the last Trading Day prior to the time of determination, as
reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator
deems reliable, or;

(3) In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair
Market Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Administrator.

(l) “Offering Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4 hereof.

(m) “Option Price” shall mean an amount equal to 95% of the Fair Market Value of
a share of Common Stock on the Exercise Date.

(n) “Participant” shall mean an Employee who has met the eligibility
requirements of Section 3 and who has elected to participate pursuant to an
election under Section 5(a).

(o) “Plan” shall mean this Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

(p) “Reserved Shares” shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock covered by
each option under the Plan which have not yet been exercised and the number of
shares of Common Stock which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan
but not yet placed under option.

(q) “Subsidiary” shall mean a corporation, domestic or foreign, whether or not
such corporation now exists or is hereafter organized or acquired by the Company
or a Subsidiary, which would be a “subsidiary corporation” of the Company as
such term is defined in Section 424(f) of the Code or any successor provision
thereto.

(r) “Trading Day” shall mean a day on which national stock exchanges (including
The Nasdaq Stock Market) are open for trading.

 

3. ELIGIBILITY

(a) Any Employee (as defined in Section 2(h)), who shall be employed by the
Company for at least six months on a given Enrollment Date shall be eligible to
participate in the Plan.

(b) Any provisions of the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, no Employee
shall be granted an option under the Plan:

(i) to the extent that, immediately after the grant, such Employee (or any other
person whose stock would be attributed to such Employee pursuant to
Section 424(d) of the Code) would own capital stock of the Company and/or hold
outstanding options to purchase such stock possessing five percent (5%) or more
of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of the capital stock
of the Company (including any parent or Subsidiary of the Company); or

 

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(ii) to the extent that his or her rights to purchase stock under all employee
stock purchase plans of the Company (and its parent or Subsidiaries) accrues at
a rate which exceeds Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) of the Fair Market
Value of such stock (determined at the time such option is granted) for each
calendar year in which such option is outstanding at any time. If an Employee’s
payroll deductions during an Offering Period exceed the purchase price for the
maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be purchased under an option
outstanding in any calendar year, the excess shall be refunded to the Employee.

(c) Eligible Employees who are citizens or residents of a non-U.S. jurisdiction
may be excluded from participation in the Plan or any offering if the
participation of such Employee(s) is prohibited under the laws of the applicable
jurisdiction or if complying with the laws of the applicable jurisdiction would
cause the Plan or an offering to violate Section 423 of the Code. In addition,
to the extent necessary to comply with the laws of a foreign jurisdiction, the
Plan or an offering thereunder may provide for a grant of options to purchase
Common Stock that are less favorable than the terms of the options granted under
the Plan or an offering to Employees resident in the United States.

 

4. OFFERING PERIODS

The Plan shall be implemented by consecutive, six-month periods (“Offering
Periods”) with a new Offering Period commencing on the first Trading Day on or
after January 1 and July 1 each year, or on such other date as the Administrator
shall determine, and continuing thereafter until terminated in accordance with
Section 19 hereof. The Administrator shall have the power to change the duration
of Offering Periods (including the commencement dates thereof) with respect to
future offerings without stockholder approval if such change is announced at
least ten (10) days prior to the scheduled beginning of the first Offering
Period to be affected thereafter; provided, however, that no Offering Period
shall last more than (i) five (5) years for so long as the Option Price is not
less than 85% of the Fair Market Value on the Exercise Date, or
(ii) twenty-seven (27) months if the Option Price is not determined in
accordance with the foregoing clause (i) (e.g. by utilizing a look-back period).

 

5. PARTICIPATION

(a) An eligible Employee may become a Participant in the Plan by completing a
subscription agreement authorizing payroll deductions in the form approved from
time to time by the Administrator and filing it with the Company’s payroll
office at least ten (10) business days prior to the applicable Enrollment Date.

(b) Payroll deductions for a Participant shall commence on the first payroll
following the Enrollment Date and shall end on the last payroll in the Offering
Period to which such authorization is applicable, unless sooner terminated by
the Participant as provided in Section 10 hereof.

(c) A Participant’s subscription agreement shall remain in effect for successive
Offering Periods unless terminated as provided in Section 10 hereof or modified
as provided in Section 6 hereof.

 

6. PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS

(a) At the time a Participant files his or her subscription agreement, he or she
shall elect to have payroll deductions made on each pay day during the Offering
Period in an amount not less than one percent (1%) and not exceeding fifteen
percent (15%) of the Compensation which he or she receives on each pay day
during the Offering Period, and the aggregate of such payroll deductions during
the Offering Period shall not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the Participant’s
Compensation during such Offering Period.

 

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(b) All payroll deductions made for a Participant shall be credited to his or
her account under the Plan and shall be withheld in whole percentages only. A
Participant may not make any additional payments into such account.

(c) A Participant may discontinue his or her participation in the Plan as
provided in Section 10 hereof and may increase or decrease the rate of his or
her payroll deductions during the Offering Period by completing or filing with
the Company a new subscription agreement authorizing a change in payroll
deduction rate. The Administrator may, in its discretion, limit the number of
participation rate changes during any Offering Period. The change in rate shall
be effective with the first full payroll period following ten (10) business days
after the Company’s receipt of the new subscription agreement unless the Company
elects to process a given change in participation more quickly.

(d) At the time the option is exercised, in whole or in part, or at the time
some or all of the Company’s Common Stock issued under the Plan is disposed of,
the Participant must make adequate provision for the Company’s federal, state,
or other tax withholding obligations, if any, which arise upon the exercise of
the option or the disposition of the Common Stock. At any time, the Company may,
but shall not be obligated to, withhold from the Participant’s compensation the
amount necessary for the Company to meet applicable withholding obligations,
including any withholding required to make available to the Company any tax
deductions or benefits attributable to sale or early disposition of Common Stock
by the Employee.

 

7. GRANT OF OPTION

On the Enrollment Date of each Offering Period, each eligible Employee
participating in such Offering Period shall be deemed to have been granted an
option to purchase on each Exercise Date during such Offering Period (at the
applicable Option Price) up to a number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock
determined by dividing such Employee’s payroll deductions accumulated prior to
such Exercise Date and retained in the Participant’s account as of the Exercise
Date by the applicable Option Price; provided that (i) in no event will an
eligible Employee be permitted to purchase more than 10,000 shares of Common
Stock with respect to any Offering Period and (ii) such purchase shall be
subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 3(b) and 12 hereof. Exercise of
the option shall occur as provided in Section 8 hereof, unless the Participant
has withdrawn pursuant to Section 10 hereof. The option shall expire on the last
day of the Offering Period.

 

8. EXERCISE OF OPTION

Unless a Participant withdraws from the Plan as provided in Section 10 hereof,
his or her option for the purchase of shares with payroll deductions shall be
exercised automatically on the Exercise Date, and the maximum number of full
shares subject to such option shall be purchased for such Participant at the
applicable Option Price with the accumulated payroll deductions in his or her
account at that time. No fractional shares shall be purchased; any payroll
deductions accumulated in a Participant’s account which are not sufficient to
purchase a full share shall be retained in the Participant’s account, subject to
earlier withdrawal by the Participant as provided in Section 10 hereof. During a
Participant’s lifetime, a Participant’s option to purchase shares hereunder is
exercisable only by him or her.

 

9. DELIVERY

As promptly as practicable after each Exercise Date on which a purchase of
shares occurs, the Company shall arrange the delivery to each Participant, as
appropriate, of a certificate representing the shares purchased upon exercise of
his or her option or shall deliver the shares by such other means determined by
the Administrator.

 

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10. WITHDRAWAL; TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

(a) A Participant may withdraw all but not less than all the payroll deductions
credited to his or her account and not yet used to exercise his or her option
under the Plan at any time by giving written notice to the Company in the form
approved from time to time by the Administrator. All of the Participant’s
payroll deductions credited to his or her account shall be paid to such
Participant promptly after receipt of notice of withdrawal, and such
Participant’s option for the Offering Period shall be automatically terminated,
and no further payroll deductions for the purchase of shares shall be made for
such Offering Period. If a Participant withdraws from an Offering Period,
payroll deductions shall not resume at the beginning of the succeeding Offering
Period unless the Participant delivers to the Company a new subscription
agreement.

(b) Upon a Participant’s ceasing to be an Employee (as defined in Section 2(h)
hereof), for any reason, he or she shall be deemed to have elected to withdraw
from the Plan, and the payroll deductions credited to such Participant’s account
during the Offering Period but not yet used to exercise the option shall be
returned to such Participant or, in the case of his or her death, to the person
or persons entitled thereto under Section 14 hereof, and such Participant’s
option shall be automatically terminated.

(c) A Participant’s withdrawal from an Offering Period shall not have any effect
upon his or her eligibility to participate in any similar plan which may
hereafter be adopted by the Company or in succeeding Offering Periods which
commence after the date of withdrawal from a prior Offering Period.

 

11. INTEREST

No interest shall accrue on the payroll deductions of a Participant in the Plan,
except where otherwise required by local law.

 

12. STOCK

(a) The stock purchasable under the Plan shall be shares of authorized but
unissued or reacquired Common Stock, including shares of Common Stock purchased
on the open market. The maximum number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock
which shall be made available for sale under the Plan shall be 1,000,000 shares,
subject to adjustment upon changes in capitalization of the Company as provided
in Section 18 hereof. If, on a given Exercise Date, the number of shares with
respect to which options are to be exercised exceeds the number of shares then
available under the Plan, the Company shall make a pro rata allocation of the
shares remaining available for purchase in as uniform a manner as shall be
practicable and as it shall determine to be equitable.

(b) The Participant shall have no interest or voting right in shares covered by
his or her option until such option has been exercised.

(c) Shares to be delivered to a Participant under the Plan shall be registered
in the name of the Participant or in the name of the Participant and his or her
spouse.

 

13. ADMINISTRATION

(a) The Plan shall be administered by the Administrator. The Administrator shall
have full and exclusive discretionary authority to construe, interpret and apply
the terms of the Plan, to determine eligibility and to adjudicate all disputed
claims filed under the Plan. Every finding, decision and determination made by
the Administrator shall, to the full extent permitted by law, be final and
binding upon all parties.

 

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(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection (a) of this Section 13, in the
event that Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the “Exchange Act”), or any successor provision (“Rule 16b-3”) provides
specific requirements for the administrators of plans of this type, the Plan
shall be administered only by such a body and in such a manner as shall comply
with the applicable requirements of Rule 16b-3. Unless permitted by Rule 16b-3,
no discretion concerning decisions regarding the Plan shall be afforded to any
person who is not a “non-employee director” as that term is used in Rule 16b-3.

(c) The Administrator is authorized to adopt rules, procedures and sub-plans
applicable to particular Subsidiaries or locations, which sub-plans may be
designed to be outside the scope of Code Section 423. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Administrator is specifically authorized to
adopt rules and procedures regarding eligibility to participate, the definition
of Compensation, handling of payroll deductions, the establishment of bank or
trust accounts to hold contributions, payment of interest, conversion of local
currency, obligations to pay payroll tax, withholding procedures, and handling
of stock certificates that vary according to local requirements as part of a
non-Code Section 423(b) Component plan for any reason, and has the authority to
suspend or limit participation in such sub-plans for any reason. The
Administrator is also authorized to determine that, to the extent permitted by
Treasury Regulation Section 1.423-2(f), the terms of an option granted under the
Plan or an offering to citizens or residents of a non-U.S. jurisdiction will be
less favorable than the terms of options granted under the Plan or same offering
to Employees residing solely in the U.S.

 

14. DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY

(a) A Participant may file a written designation of a beneficiary who is to
receive any shares and cash, if any, from the Participant’s account under the
Plan in the event of such Participant’s death subsequent to an Exercise Date on
which the option is exercised but prior to delivery to such Participant of such
shares and cash. In addition, a Participant may file a written designation of a
beneficiary who is to receive any cash from the Participant’s account under the
Plan in the event of such Participant’s death prior to exercise of the option.
If a Participant is married and the designated beneficiary is not the spouse,
spousal consent shall be required for such designation to be effective.

(b) Such designation of beneficiary may be changed by the Participant at any
time by written notice. In the event of the death of a Participant and in the
absence of a beneficiary validly designated under the Plan who is living at the
time of such Participant’s death, the Company shall deliver such shares and/or
cash to the executor or administrator of the estate of the Participant, or if no
such executor or administrator has been appointed (to the knowledge of the
Company), the Company, in its discretion, may deliver such shares and/or cash to
the spouse or to any one or more dependents or relatives of the Participant, or
if no spouse, dependent or relative is known to the Company, then to such other
person as the Company may designate.

 

15. TRANSFERABILITY

Neither payroll deductions credited to a Participant’s account nor any rights
with regard to the exercise of an option or to receive shares under the Plan may
be assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of in any way (other
than by will, the laws of descent and distribution or as provided in Section 14
hereof) by the Participant. Any such attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge or
other disposition shall be without effect, except that the Company may treat
such act as an election to withdraw funds in accordance with Section 10 hereof.

 

16. USE OF FUNDS

All payroll deductions received or held by the Company under the Plan may be
used by the Company for any corporate purpose, and the Company shall not be
obligated to segregate such payroll deductions.

 

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17. REPORTS

Individual accounts shall be maintained for each Participant in the Plan.
Statements of account shall be given to participating Employees at least
annually, which statements shall set forth the amounts of payroll deductions,
the Option Price, the number of shares purchased and the remaining cash balance,
if any.

 

18. ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION, DISSOLUTION, LIQUIDATION, MERGER
OR ASSET SALE

(a) Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company, the
Reserved Shares, as well as the price per share, shall be proportionately
adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common
Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend,
combination or reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or
decrease in the number of shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of
consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of any
convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been “effected
without receipt of consideration.” Such adjustment shall be made by the Board,
whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive.
Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of
stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class,
shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to,
the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject to an option.

(b) In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the
Offering Period then in progress shall be shortened by setting a new Exercise
Date (the “New Exercise Date”), and shall terminate immediately prior to the
consummation of such proposed dissolution or liquidation, unless provided
otherwise by the Board. The New Exercise Date shall be before the date of the
Company’s proposed dissolution or liquidation. The Board shall notify each
Participant in writing, at least ten (10) business days prior to the New
Exercise Date, that the Exercise Date for the Participant’s option has been
changed to the New Exercise Date and that the Participant’s option shall be
exercised automatically on the New Exercise Date, unless prior to such date the
Participant has withdrawn from the Offering Period as provided in Section 10
hereof.

(c) In the event of a proposed sale of all or substantially all of the assets of
the Company, or the merger of the Company with or into another corporation, each
option under the Plan shall be assumed or an equivalent option shall be
substituted by such successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of such
successor corporation, unless the Board determines, in the exercise of its sole
discretion and in lieu of such assumption or substitution, to shorten any
Offering Period then in progress by setting a New Exercise Date or to cancel
each outstanding right to purchase and refund all sums collected from
Participants during the Offering Period then in progress. If the Board shortens
the Offering Period then in progress in lieu of assumption or substitution in
the event of a merger or sale of assets, the Board shall notify each Participant
in writing, at least ten (10) business days prior to the New Exercise Date, that
the Exercise Date for his or her option has been changed to the New Exercise
Date and that his or her option will be exercised automatically on the New
Exercise Date, unless prior to such date he or she has withdrawn from the
Offering Period as provided in Section 10 hereof. For purposes of this
paragraph, an option granted under the Plan shall be deemed to be assumed if,
following the sale of assets or merger, the option confers the right to
purchase, for each share of Common Stock subject to the option immediately prior
to the sale of assets or merger, the consideration (whether stock, cash or other
securities or property) received in the sale of assets or merger by holders of
Common Stock for each share of Common Stock held on the effective date of the
transaction (and if such holders were offered a choice of consideration, the
type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock); provided, however, that if such consideration received
in the sale of assets or merger was not solely common stock of the successor
corporation or its parent (as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code), the Board
may, with the consent of the successor corporation and the Participant, provide
for the consideration to be received upon exercise of the option to be solely
common stock of the successor corporation or its parent equal in fair market
value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the
sale of assets or merger.

 

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The Board may, if it so determines in the exercise of its sole discretion, also
make provision for adjusting the Reserved Shares, as well as the price per share
of Common Stock covered by each outstanding option, in the event the Company
effects one or more reorganizations, recapitalization, rights offerings or other
increases or reductions of shares of its outstanding Common Stock, and in the
event of the Company being consolidated with or merged into any other
corporation.

 

19. AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION

(a) The Board may at any time and for any reason terminate or amend the Plan,
except that without the approval of the stockholders of the Company, the Board
may not (i) increase the number of shares available for sale under the Plan
(except for permissible adjustments provided in the Plan), or (ii) materially
modify the requirements as to eligibility for participation in the Plan. Except
as provided in Section 18 hereof, no such termination can affect options
previously granted. Except as provided in Section 18 hereof, no amendment may
make any change in any option theretofore granted which adversely affects the
rights of any Participant. To the extent necessary to comply with Rule 16b-3 or
Section 423 of the Code (or any successor rule or provision or any other
applicable law or regulation), the Company shall otherwise obtain stockholder
approval in such a manner and to such a degree as required.

(b) Without stockholder consent and without regard to whether any Participant
rights may be considered to have been “adversely affected,” the Board or the
Administrator shall be entitled to change the Offering Period, limit the
frequency and/or number of changes in the amount withheld during an Offering
Period, permit payroll withholding in excess of the amount designated by a
Participant in order to adjust for delays or mistakes in the Company’s
processing of properly completed withholding elections, establish reasonable
waiting and adjustment periods and/or accounting and crediting procedures to
ensure that amounts applied toward the purchase of Common Stock for each
Participant properly correspond with amounts withheld from the Participant’s
Compensation, and establish such other limitations or procedures as the Board or
the Administrator determines in its sole discretion advisable, which are
consistent with the Plan.

 

20. NOTICES

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

 

21. CONDITIONS UPON ISSUANCE OF SHARES

Shares shall not be issued with respect to an option unless the exercise of such
option and the issuance and delivery of such shares pursuant thereto shall
comply with all applicable provisions of law, domestic or foreign, including,
without limitation, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”), the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and
the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the shares may then be listed,
and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with
respect to such compliance.

As a condition to the exercise of an option, the Company may require the person
exercising such option to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise
that the shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present
intention to sell or distribute such shares if, in the opinion of counsel for
the Company, such a representation is required by any of the aforementioned
applicable provisions of law.

 

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22. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF PLAN

(a) The Plan, as originally adopted, was effective as of April 14, 1998 and
approved by the Company’s stockholders on May 20, 1998. The Plan was amended,
effective February 28, 2003 (the date of adoption of the amendment by the
Board), which amendment was approved by the Company’s stockholders on May 21,
2003. The Plan was further amended by the Board on October 3, 2006, effective
January 1, 2007, which such amendment did not require approval of the Company’s
stockholders in accordance with Section 19. The Plan was further amended by the
Board on September 14, 2012, which such amendment did not require approval of
the Company’s stockholders in accordance with Section 19.

(b) Unless sooner terminated by the Board, the Plan shall terminate upon the
earlier of (i) April 14, 2008 with respect to the initial 500,000 shares
authorized under the Plan and on December 31, 2022 with respect to the
additional 500,000 shares authorized by the amendment to the Plan or (ii) the
date on which all shares available for issuance under the Plan have been sold
pursuant to options exercised under the Plan. No further options shall be
granted or exercised, and no further payroll deductions shall be collected,
under the Plan following its termination.

 

23. GENERAL PROVISIONS

(a) All costs and expenses incurred in the administration of the Plan shall be
paid by the Company.

(b) Nothing in the Plan shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue
in the employ of the Company for any period of specific duration or interfere
with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Company or of the
Participant, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by each, to terminate
such person’s employment at any time for any reason, with or without cause.

(c) The provisions of the Plan shall be governed by the laws of the State of
Delaware, without resort to that state’s conflict-of-laws rules.

(d) To the extent that options to purchase Common Stock are granted under this
Plan in compliance with Section 423 of the Code, such options shall be exempt
from the application of Code Section 409A and the Plan shall be interpreted
accordingly. If the Administrator determines that the Plan, or an option granted
hereunder is, or may be, subject to Code Section 409A, the Administrator may
amend the terms of the Plan and/or an outstanding option, or take such other
action as the Administrator determines is necessary or appropriate to exempt the
Plan or any options granted thereunder from Code Section 409A, or to make them
comply with Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall
have no liability to a Participant or any other party if the Plan, or any option
granted hereunder is not either exempt from, or compliant with Code
Section 409A.

 

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