Exhibit 10.1

 


 



 

 

ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC.

 

2016 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

 

 


 



 











 

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SECTION 1.
    	
PURPOSE
    	
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SECTION 2.
    	
DEFINITIONS
    	
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SECTION 3.
    	
ADMINISTRATION
    	
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(a)
    	
Power and Authority of   the Committee
    	
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(b)
    	
Delegation
    	
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(c)
    	
Power and Authority of   the Board of Directors
    	
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SECTION 4.
    	
SHARES AVAILABLE FOR   AWARDS
    	
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(a)
    	
Shares Available
    	
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(b)
    	
Counting Shares
    	
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(c)
    	
Adjustments
    	
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(d)
    	
Award Limitations Under   the Plan
    	
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SECTION 5.
    	
ELIGIBILITY
    	
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SECTION 6.
    	
AWARDS
    	
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(a)
    	
Options
    	
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(b)
    	
Stock Appreciation   Rights
    	
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(c)
    	
Restricted Stock and   Restricted Stock Units
    	
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(d)
    	
Dividend Equivalents
    	
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(e)
    	
Performance Awards
    	
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(f)
    	
Stock Awards
    	
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(g)
    	
Other Stock-Based   Awards
    	
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(h)
    	
General
    	
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SECTION 7.
    	
AMENDMENT AND   TERMINATION; CORRECTIONS
    	
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(a)
    	
Amendments to the Plan
    	
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(b)
    	
Amendments to Awards
    	
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(c)
    	
Correction of Defects,   Omissions and Inconsistencies
    	
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SECTION 8.
    	
INCOME TAX WITHHOLDING
    	
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SECTION 9.
    	
GENERAL PROVISIONS
    	
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(a)
    	
No Rights to Awards
    	
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(b)
    	
Award Agreements
    	
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(c)
    	
No Rights of   Shareholders
    	
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(d)
    	
No Limit on Other   Compensation Plans or Arrangements
    	
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(e)
    	
No Right to Employment   or Directorship
    	
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(f)
    	
Governing Law
    	
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(g)
    	
Severability
    	
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(h)
    	
No Trust or Fund   Created
    	
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(i)
    	
Securities Matters
    	
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(j)
    	
No Fractional Shares
    	
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(k)
    	
Headings
    	
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SECTION 10.
    	
CLAWBACK AND RECOUPMENT
    	
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SECTION 11.
    	
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE   PLAN
    	
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SECTION 12
    	
TERM OF THE PLAN
    	
 
    


 

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ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC.
 2016 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

 

Section 1.                                           Purpose.

 

The purpose of the Plan is to promote the interests of the Company and its shareholders by aiding the Company in attracting and retaining employees, officers, consultants, advisors and non-employee Directors capable of assuring the future success of the Company, to offer such persons incentives to put forth maximum efforts for the success of the Company’s business and to compensate such persons through various stock-based arrangements and provide them with opportunities for stock ownership in the Company, thereby aligning the interests of such persons with the Company’s shareholders.

 

Section 2.                                           Definitions.

 

As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

(a)                                 “Affiliate” shall mean (i) any entity that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, is controlled by the Company and (ii) any entity in which the Company has a significant equity interest, in each case as determined by the Committee.

 

(b)                                 “Award” shall mean any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Dividend Equivalent, Performance Award, Stock Award or Other Stock-Based Award granted under the Plan.

 

(c)                                  “Award Agreement” shall mean any written agreement, contract or other instrument or document evidencing an Award granted under the Plan.  Each Award Agreement shall be subject to the applicable terms and conditions of the Plan and any other terms and conditions (not inconsistent with the Plan) determined by the Committee.

 

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

 

(e)                                  “Change in Control” shall mean:

 

(i)                                     the acquisition by any person, entity or “group,” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, other than the Company or any of its Affiliates, or any employee benefit plan of the Company and/or one or more of its Affiliates, of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 35% or more of either the then outstanding Shares or the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding voting securities in a transaction or series of transactions; or

 

(ii)                                  individuals who, as of the date of grant of an Award, constitute the Board (generally the “Directors” and as of the date of grant, the “Continuing Directors”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, provided that any person becoming a Director subsequent to the date of grant whose nomination for election was approved in advance by a vote of at least three-quarters of the Continuing Directors (other than a nomination of an individual whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened solicitation with

 











 

respect to the election or removal of the Directors of the Company, as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act) shall be deemed to be a Continuing Director; or

 

(iii)                               the consummation of a reorganization, merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution of the Company or of the sale (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company.

 

No Award Agreement shall provide for accelerated exercisability of any Award or the lapse of restrictions relating to any Award in connection with a change in control event other than a Change in Control.

 

(f)                                   “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and any regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

(g)                                  “Committee” shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board or any successor committee of the Board designated by the Board to administer the Plan.  The Committee shall be comprised of not less than such number of Directors as shall be required to permit Awards granted under the Plan to qualify under Rule 16b-3, and each member of the Committee shall be a “Non-Employee Director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 and an “outside director” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

(h)                                 “Company” shall mean St. Jude Medical, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, or any successor corporation.

 

(i)                                     “Director” shall mean a member of the Board.

 

(j)                                    “Dividend Equivalent” shall mean any right granted under Section 6(d) of the Plan.

 

(k)                                 “Eligible Person” shall mean any employee, officer, consultant, advisor or non-employee Director providing services to the Company or any Affiliate whom the Committee determines to be an Eligible Person.  An Eligible Person must be a natural person.

 

(l)                                     “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

(m)                             “Fair Market Value” shall mean, with respect to any property (including, without limitation, any Shares or other securities), the fair market value of such property determined by such methods or procedures as shall be established from time to time by the Committee in accordance with Section 409A of the Code.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Fair Market Value of Shares on a given date for purposes of the Plan shall be the closing sale price of the Shares on the New York Stock Exchange as reported in the consolidated transaction reporting system on such date or, if such Exchange is not open for trading on such date, on the most recent preceding date when such Exchange is open for trading.

 

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(n)                                 “Full Value Award”  shall mean any Award other than an Option, Stock Appreciation Right or similar Award, the value of which is based solely on an increase in the value of the Shares after the date of grant of such Award.

 

(o)                                 “Incentive Stock Option” shall mean an option granted under Section 6(a) of the Plan that is intended to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision.

 

(p)                                 “Non-Qualified Stock Option” shall mean an option granted under Section 6(a) of the Plan that is not intended to be an Incentive Stock Option.

 

(q)                                 “Option” shall mean an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option.

 

(r)                                    “Other Stock-Based Award” shall mean any right granted under Section 6(g) of the Plan.

 

(s)                                   “Participant” shall mean an Eligible Person designated to be granted an Award under the Plan.

 

(t)                                    “Performance Award” shall mean any right granted under Section 6(e) of the Plan.

 

(u)                                 “Performance Goal” shall mean one or more of the following performance goals, either individually or alternatively or in any combination, applied on a corporate, subsidiary, division, business unit or line of business basis:  sales, revenue, costs, expenses, earnings (including one or more of net profit after tax, gross profit, operating profit, earnings before interest and taxes, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and net earnings), earnings per share, earnings per share from continuing operations, operating income, pre-tax income, operating income margin, net income, margins (including one or more of gross, operating and net income margins), returns (including one or more of return on actual or pro forma assets, net assets, equity, investment, capital and net capital employed), shareholder return (including total shareholder return relative to an index or peer group), stock price, economic value added, cash generation, cash flow, unit volume, working capital, market share, cost reductions and strategic plan development and implementation.  Such goals may reflect absolute entity or business unit performance or a relative comparison to the performance of a peer group of entities or other external measure of the selected performance criteria.  To the extent consistent with Section 162(m), the Committee may, when it establishes performance criteria, also specify excludable charges or other items related to an event or occurrence which the Committee determines should appropriately be excluded, including but not limited to (X) asset-write downs, litigation or claim judgments or settlements, reorganizations, the impact of acquisitions and divestitures, restructurings, discontinued operations, early extinguishment of debt, extraordinary items, and other unusual or non-recurring charges, (Y) foreign exchange gains and losses or an event either not directly related to the operations of the Company or not within the reasonable control of the Company’s management, or (Z) the cumulative effects of tax or accounting changes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (or other accounting principles which may then be in effect).

 

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(v)                                 “Person” shall mean any individual or entity, including a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or trust.

 

(w)                               “Plan” shall mean this St. Jude Medical, Inc. 2016 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.

 

(x)                                 “Prior Plans” shall mean the St. Jude Medical, Inc. 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, the St. Jude Medical, Inc. 2006 Stock Plan, the St. Jude Medical, Inc. 2002 Stock Plan, the St. Jude Medical, Inc. 2000 Stock Plan, and the St. Jude Medical, Inc. 1997 Stock Option Plan, each as amended from time to time.

 

(y)                                 “Restricted Stock” shall mean any Share granted under Section 6(c) of the Plan.

 

(z)                                  “Restricted Stock Unit” shall mean any unit granted under Section 6(c) of the Plan evidencing the right to receive a Share (or a cash payment equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share) at some future date.

 

(aa)                          “Rule 16b-3” shall mean Rule 16b-3 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act or any successor rule or regulation.

 

(bb)                          “Section 162(m)” shall mean Section 162(m) of the Code, any successor provision and the applicable guidance thereunder.

 

(cc)                            “Section 409A” shall mean Section 409A of the Code, any successor provision and the applicable guidance thereunder.

 

(dd)                          “Shares” shall mean shares of Common Stock, par value of $0.10 per share, of the Company or such other securities or property as may become subject to Awards pursuant to an adjustment made under Section 4(c) of the Plan.

 

(ee)                            “Stock Appreciation Right” shall mean any right granted under Section 6(b) of the Plan.

 

(ff)                              “Stock Award” shall mean any Share granted under Section 6(f) of the Plan.

 

Section 3.                                           Administration.

 

(a)                                 Power and Authority of the Committee.  The Plan shall be administered by the Committee.  Subject to the express provisions of the Plan and to applicable law, the Committee shall have full power and authority to:  (i) designate Participants; (ii) determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to each Participant under the Plan; (iii) determine the number of Shares to be covered by (or the method by which payments or other rights are to be calculated in connection with) each Award; (iv) determine the terms and conditions of any Award or Award Agreement, including, without limitation, the terms and conditions relating to a Change in Control; (v) amend the terms and conditions of any Award or Award Agreement, provided, however, that, except as otherwise provided in Section 4(c) hereof, the Committee shall not reprice, adjust or amend the exercise price of Options or the grant price of Stock Appreciation Rights previously awarded to any Participant, whether through amendment, cancellation and

 

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replacement grant (of any type of Award), cash buyout or any other means; (vi) accelerate the exercisability of any Award or the lapse of restrictions relating to any Award, provided, however, that the acceleration of such Award shall not result in an exercise or vesting date that is less than the minimum required for such Award under the terms of the Plan except for acceleration in the event of the Participant’s death, disability or retirement or a Change in Control of the Company; (vii) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances Awards may be exercised in cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property, or canceled, forfeited or suspended; (viii) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards, other property and other amounts payable with respect to an Award under the Plan shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the holder of the Award or the Committee; (ix) interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument or agreement, including any Award Agreement, relating to the Plan; (x) establish, amend, suspend or waive such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; and (xi) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan.  Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations and other decisions under or with respect to the Plan or any Award or Award Agreement shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time and shall be final, conclusive and binding upon any Participant, any holder or beneficiary of any Award or Award Agreement, and any employee of the Company or any Affiliate.

 

(b)                                 Delegation.  The Committee may delegate its powers and duties under the Plan to one or more Directors (including a Director who is also an officer of the Company) or a committee of Directors, subject to such terms, conditions and limitations as the Committee may establish in its sole discretion; provided, however, that the Committee shall not delegate its powers and duties under the Plan (i) with regard to officers or directors of the Company or any Affiliate who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act or (ii) in such a manner as would cause the Plan not to comply with the requirements of Section 162(m), applicable exchange rules or applicable corporate law.

 

(c)                                  Power and Authority of the Board of Directors.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (i) the Board may, at any time and from time to time, without any further action of the Committee, exercise the powers and duties of the Committee under the Plan, unless the exercise of such powers and duties by the Board would cause the Plan not to comply with the requirements of Rule 16b-3 or Section 162(m) of the Code and (ii) only the Committee (or another committee of the Board comprised of directors who qualify as independent directors within the meaning of the independence rules of any applicable securities exchange where the Shares are then listed) may grant Awards to Directors who are not also employees of the Company or an Affiliate.

 

Section 4.                                           Shares Available for Awards.

 

(a)                                 Shares Available.  Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4(c) of the Plan, the aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under all Awards under the Plan shall be 27,000,000 Shares.  Shares to be issued under the Plan will be authorized but unissued Shares or Shares that have been reacquired by the Company and designated as treasury shares.  On and after shareholder approval of this Plan as provided in Section 11, no awards shall be granted

 

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under the Prior Plans (although all outstanding awards previously granted under the Prior Plans shall remain outstanding and subject to the terms of the Prior Plans).  No Shares subject to any outstanding awards under the Prior Plans that are forfeited, cancelled or reacquired by the Company shall become available for re-issuance under this Plan.

 

(b)                                 Counting Shares.  For purposes of this Section 4, except as set forth in Section 4(b)(i) below, if an Award entitles the holder thereof to receive or purchase Shares, the number of Shares covered by such Award or to which such Award relates shall be counted on the date of grant of such Award against the aggregate number of Shares available for granting Awards under the Plan.

 

(i)                                     Full Value Awards.  With respect to any Full Value Awards granted under the Plan, the number of Shares available for Awards under the Plan shall be reduced by 3.5 Shares for each Share covered by such Award or to which such Award relates.

 

(ii)                                  Shares Added Back to Reserve.  Subject to the limitations in (iii) below, if any Shares covered by an Award or to which an Award relates are not purchased or are forfeited or are reacquired by the Company, or if an Award otherwise terminates or is cancelled without delivery of any Shares, then the number of Shares counted against the aggregate number of Shares available under the Plan with respect to such Award, to the extent of any such forfeiture, reacquisition by the Company, termination or cancellation, shall again be available for granting Awards under the Plan.  With respect to Full Value Awards, when determining the Shares added back to the aggregate reserve, the number of Shares added back shall be determined in the same manner as such Shares were counted in Section 4(b)(i) above.

 

(iii)                               Shares Not Added Back to Reserve.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in (ii) above, the following Shares will not again become available for issuance under the Plan: (A) any Shares which would have been issued upon any exercise of an Option but for the fact that the exercise price was paid by a “net exercise” or any Shares tendered in payment of the exercise price of an Option; (B) any Shares withheld by the Company or Shares tendered to satisfy any tax withholding obligation with respect to an Option or Stock Appreciation Right; (C) Shares covered by a stock-settled Stock Appreciation Right issued under the Plan that are not issued in connection with settlement in Shares upon exercise; or (D) Shares that are repurchased by the Company using Option exercise proceeds.  (For avoidance of doubt, any Shares withheld by the Company or Shares tendered to satisfy any tax withholding obligation on Full Value Awards shall be added back to the Share reserve as provided in Section 4(b)(ii) above.)

 

(iv)                              Cash-Only Awards.  Awards that do not entitle the holder thereof to receive or purchase Shares shall not be counted against the aggregate number of Shares available for Awards under the Plan.

 

(v)                                 Substitute Awards Relating to Acquired Entities.  Shares issued under Awards granted in substitution for awards previously granted by an entity that is acquired by or merged with the Company or an Affiliate shall not be counted against the aggregate number of Shares available for Awards under the Plan.

 

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(c)                                  Adjustments.  In the event that any dividend (other than a regular cash dividend) or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase Shares or other securities of the Company or other similar corporate transaction or event affects the Shares such that an adjustment is necessary in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, then the Committee shall, in such manner as it may deem equitable, adjust any or all of (i) the number and type of Shares (or other securities or other property) that thereafter may be made the subject of Awards, (ii) the number and type of Shares (or other securities or other property) subject to outstanding Awards, (iii) the purchase or exercise price with respect to any Award and (iv) the limitations contained in Section 4(d) of the Plan.

 

(d)                                 Award Limitations Under the Plan.

 

(i)                                     Section 162(m) Limitation for Certain Types of Awards.  No Eligible Person may be granted Options or Stock Appreciation Rights for more than 750,000 Shares (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4(c) of the Plan) in the aggregate in any calendar year.  No Eligible Person may be granted Performance Awards denominated in Shares for more than 250,000 Shares (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4(c) of the Plan) in the aggregate in any calendar year.  The maximum amount payable pursuant to all Performance Awards denominated in cash to any Participant in the aggregate in any calendar year shall be $9,000,000 in value.

 

(ii)                                  Limitation for Awards Granted to Non-Employee Directors.  No Director who is not also an employee of the Company or an Affiliate may be granted any Award or Awards denominated in Shares that exceed in the aggregate $500,000 (such value computed as of the date of grant in accordance with applicable financial accounting rules) in any calendar year.  The foregoing limit shall not apply to any Award made pursuant to any election by the Director to receive an Award in lieu of all or a portion of annual and committee retainers and meeting fees.

 

Section 5.                                           Eligibility.

 

Any Eligible Person shall be eligible to be designated as a Participant.  In determining which Eligible Persons shall receive an Award and the terms of any Award, the Committee may take into account the nature of the services rendered by the respective Eligible Persons, their present and potential contributions to the success of the Company or such other factors as the Committee, in its discretion, shall deem relevant.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Incentive Stock Option may only be granted to full-time or part-time employees (which term as used herein includes, without limitation, officers and Directors who are also employees), and an Incentive Stock Option shall not be granted to an employee of an Affiliate unless such Affiliate is also a “subsidiary corporation” of the Company within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the Code or any successor provision.

 

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Section 6.                                           Awards.

 

(a)                                 Options.  The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Options to Eligible Persons with the following terms and conditions and with such additional terms and conditions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan as the Committee shall determine:

 

(i)                                     Exercise Price.  The purchase price per Share purchasable under an Option shall be determined by the Committee and shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant of such Option; provided, however, that the Committee may designate a per share exercise price below Fair Market Value on the date of grant if the Option is granted in substitution for a stock option previously granted by an entity that is acquired by or merged with the Company or an Affiliate.

 

(ii)                                  Option Term.  The term of each Option shall be fixed by the Committee but shall not be longer than 8 years from the date of grant.

 

(iii)                               Time and Method of Exercise.  The Committee shall determine the time or times at which an Option may be exercised in whole or in part and the method or methods by which, and the form or forms (including, without limitation, cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property, net exercise or any combination thereof, having a Fair Market Value on the exercise date equal to the applicable exercise price) in which, payment of the exercise price with respect thereto may be made or deemed to have been made; provided, however, that except as provided in Section 6(h)(vii) hereof, no Option shall be exercisable in full over a period of less than three years from the date of grant (or, in the case of exercise based upon the attainment of Performance Goals or other performance-based objectives, over a period of less than one year measured from the commencement of the period over which performance is evaluated).

 

(b)                                 Stock Appreciation Rights.  The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Stock Appreciation Rights to Eligible Persons subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement.  A Stock Appreciation Right granted under the Plan shall confer on the holder thereof a right to receive upon exercise thereof the excess of (i) the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of exercise over (ii) the grant price of the Stock Appreciation Right as specified by the Committee, which price shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of grant of the Stock Appreciation Right; provided, however, that the Committee may designate a per share grant price below Fair Market Value on the date of grant if the Stock Appreciation Right is granted in substitution for a stock appreciation right previously granted by an entity that is acquired by or merged with the Company or an Affiliate.  Subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement, the grant price, term, methods of exercise, dates of exercise, methods of settlement and any other terms and conditions of any Stock Appreciation Right shall be as determined by the Committee; provided, however, that the term of each Stock Appreciation Right shall not be longer than 8 years from the date of grant; and provided further, that except as provided in Section 6(h)(vii) hereof, no Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable in full over a period of less than three years from the date of grant (or, in the case of exercise based upon the attainment of Performance Goals or other performance-based objectives, over a period of less than one year measured from the commencement of the

 

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period over which performance is evaluated).  The Committee may impose such conditions or restrictions on the exercise of any Stock Appreciation Right as it may deem appropriate.

 

(c)                                  Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units.  The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Awards of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units to Eligible Persons with the following terms and conditions and with such additional terms and conditions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan as the Committee shall determine:

 

(i)                                     Restrictions.  Shares of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to such restrictions as the Committee may impose (including, without limitation, any limitation on the right to vote a Share of Restricted Stock or the right to receive any dividend or other right or property with respect thereto), which restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such time or times, in such installments or otherwise, as the Committee may deem appropriate; provided, however, that except as provided in Section 6(h)(vii) hereof, no Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit shall become vested in full over a period of less than three years from the date of grant (or, in the case of vesting based upon the attainment of Performance Goals or other performance-based objectives, over a period of less than one year measured from the commencement of the period over which performance is evaluated).

 

(ii)                                  Issuance and Delivery of Shares.  Any Restricted Stock granted under the Plan shall be issued at the time such Awards are granted and may be evidenced in such manner as the Committee may deem appropriate, including book-entry registration or issuance of a stock certificate or certificates, which certificate or certificates shall be held by the Company or held in nominee name by the stock transfer agent or brokerage service selected by the Company to provide such services for the Plan.  Such certificate or certificates shall be registered in the name of the Participant and shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock.  Shares representing Restricted Stock that is no longer subject to restrictions shall be delivered (including by updating the book-entry registration) to the Participant promptly after the applicable restrictions lapse or are waived.  In the case of Restricted Stock Units, no Shares shall be issued at the time such Awards are granted.  Upon the lapse or waiver of restrictions and the restricted period relating to Restricted Stock Units evidencing the right to receive Shares, such Shares shall be issued and delivered to the holder of the Restricted Stock Units.

 

(iii)                               Forfeiture.  Except as otherwise determined by the Committee or as provided in an Award Agreement, upon a Participant’s termination of employment or service or resignation or removal as a Director (in either case, as determined under criteria established by the Committee) during the applicable restriction period, all Shares of Restricted Stock and all Restricted Stock Units held by the Participant at such time shall be forfeited and reacquired by the Company; provided, however, that the Committee may, when it finds that a waiver would be in the best interest of the Company, waive in whole or in part any or all remaining restrictions with respect to Shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units.

 

(d)                                 Dividend Equivalents.  The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Dividend Equivalents to Eligible Persons under which the Participant shall be entitled to receive payments (in cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property as determined in the discretion of the Committee) equivalent to the amount of cash dividends paid by the Company to holders of

 

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Shares with respect to a number of Shares determined by the Committee.  Subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement, such Dividend Equivalents may have such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the Committee may not grant Dividend Equivalents to Eligible Persons in connection with grants of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights or other Awards the value of which is based solely on an increase in the value of the Shares after the date of grant of such Award, and (ii) no dividend or Dividend Equivalent payments shall be made to a Participant with respect to any Performance Award or other Award subject to performance-based vesting conditions prior to the date on which all conditions or restrictions relating to such Award (or portion thereof to which the dividend or Dividend Equivalent relates) have been satisfied, waived or lapsed.

 

(e)                                  Performance Awards.  The Committee is hereby authorized to grant to Eligible Persons Performance Awards which are intended to be “qualified performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m).  A Performance Award granted under the Plan may be payable in cash or in Shares (including, without limitation, Restricted Stock).  Performance Awards shall, to the extent required by Section 162(m), be conditioned solely on the achievement of one or more objective Performance Goals, and such Performance Goals shall be established by the Committee within the time period prescribed by, and shall otherwise comply with the requirements of, Section 162(m).  Subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement, the Performance Goals to be achieved during any performance period, the length of any performance period, the amount of any Performance Award granted, the amount of any payment or transfer to be made pursuant to any Performance Award and any other terms and conditions of any Performance Award shall be determined by the Committee.  The Committee shall also certify in writing that such Performance Goals have been met prior to payment of the Performance Awards to the extent required by Section 162(m).

 

(f)                                   Stock Awards.  The Committee is hereby authorized to grant to Eligible Persons Shares without restrictions thereon, as deemed by the Committee to be consistent with the purpose of the Plan.  Subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement, such Stock Awards may have such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine.

 

(g)                                  Other Stock-Based Awards.  The Committee is hereby authorized to grant to Eligible Persons such other Awards that are denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on or related to, Shares (including, without limitation, securities convertible into Shares), as are deemed by the Committee to be consistent with the purpose of the Plan.  The Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of such Awards, subject to the terms of the Plan and the Award Agreement.  No Award issued under this Section shall contain a purchase right or an option-like exercise feature.

 

(h)                                 General.

 

(i)                                     Consideration for Awards.  Awards may be granted for no cash consideration or for any cash or other consideration as may be determined by the Committee or required by applicable law.

 

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(ii)                                  Awards May Be Granted Separately or Together.  Awards may, in the discretion of the Committee, be granted either alone or in addition to, in tandem with or in substitution for any other Award or any award granted under any other plan of the Company or any Affiliate.  Awards granted in addition to or in tandem with other Awards or in addition to or in tandem with awards granted under any other plan of the Company or any Affiliate may be granted either at the same time as or at a different time from the grant of such other Awards or awards.

 

(iii)                               Forms of Payment under Awards.  Subject to the terms of the Plan and of any applicable Award Agreement, payments or transfers to be made by the Company or an Affiliate upon the grant, exercise or payment of an Award may be made in such form or forms as the Committee shall determine (including, without limitation, cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property, or any combination thereof), and may be made in a single payment or transfer, in installments or on a deferred basis, in each case in accordance with rules and procedures established by the Committee.  Such rules and procedures may include, without limitation, provisions for the payment or crediting of reasonable interest on installment or deferred payments or the grant or crediting of Dividend Equivalents with respect to installment or deferred payments; provided that the timing of any deferred payments shall be determined at the time of grant, except to the extent otherwise permitted under Section 409A of the Code.

 

(iv)                              Term of Awards.  The term of each Award shall be for a period not longer than 10 years from the date of grant; provided, however, that the term of each Option and Stock Appreciation Right shall not be longer than 8 years from the date of grant.

 

(v)                                 Limits on Transfer of Awards.  Except as otherwise provided by the Committee or the terms of this Plan, no Award and no right under any such Award (other than any fully vested and unrestricted Shares issued pursuant to any Award) shall be transferable by a Participant other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.  The Committee may establish procedures as it deems appropriate for a Participant to designate a Person or Persons, as beneficiary or beneficiaries, to exercise the rights of the Participant and receive any property distributable with respect to any Award in the event of the Participant’s death.  The Committee, in its discretion and subject to such additional terms and conditions as it determines, may permit a Participant to transfer a Non-Qualified Stock Option to any “family member” (as such term is defined in the General Instructions to Form S-8 (or any successor to such Instructions or such Form) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) at any time that such Participant holds such Option, provided that such transfers may not be for value (i.e., the transferor may not receive any consideration therefor) and the family member may not make any subsequent transfers other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.  Each Award under the Plan or right under any such Award shall be exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant (except as provided herein or in an Award Agreement or amendment thereto relating to a Non-Qualified Stock Option) or, if permissible under applicable law, by the Participant’s guardian or legal representative.  No Award or right under any such Award (other than any fully vested and unrestricted Shares issued thereunder) may be pledged, alienated, attached or otherwise encumbered, and any purported pledge, alienation, attachment or encumbrance thereof shall be void and unenforceable against the Company or any Affiliate.

 

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(vi)                              Restrictions; Securities Exchange Listing.  All Shares or other securities delivered under the Plan pursuant to any Award or the exercise thereof shall be subject to such restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan, applicable federal or state securities laws and regulatory requirements, and the Committee may cause appropriate entries to be made or legends to be placed on the certificates for such Shares or other securities to reflect such restrictions.  If the Shares or other securities are traded on a securities exchange, the Company shall not be required to deliver any Shares or other securities covered by an Award unless and until such Shares or other securities have been admitted for trading on such securities exchange.

 

(vii)                           Certain Limitations on Awards.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6, a maximum of five percent (5%) of the aggregate number of Shares available for issuance under this Plan may be issued as Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units that do not comply with the applicable three-year or one-year minimum vesting requirements set forth in this Plan.  For purposes of counting Shares against the five percent (5%) limitation, the Share counting rules under Sections 4(a) and 4(b) of this Plan apply.

 

(viii)                        Section 409A Provisions.  Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or any Award Agreement to the contrary, to the extent that any amount or benefit that constitutes “deferred compensation” to a Participant under Section 409A is otherwise payable or distributable to a Participant under the Plan or any Award Agreement solely by reason of the occurrence of a Change in Control or due to the Participant’s disability or “separation from service” (as such term is defined under Section 409A), such amount or benefit will not be payable or distributable to the Participant by reason of such circumstance unless the Committee determines in good faith that (i) the circumstances giving rise to such Change in Control, disability or separation from service meet the definition of a change in control event, disability, or separation from service, as the case may be, under Section 409A, or (ii) the payment or distribution of such amount or benefit would be exempt from the application of Section 409A.  Any payment or distribution that otherwise would be made to a Participant who is a specified employee (as determined by the Committee in good faith) on account of separation from service may not be made before the date which is six months after the date of the Specified Employee’s separation from service (or if earlier, upon the specified employee’s death) unless the payment or distribution is exempt from the application of Section 409A.  A “specified employee” shall mean a specified employee as defined in Section 409A, determined in accordance with procedures established by the Company and applied uniformly with respect to all plans maintained by the Company that are subject to Section 409A.

 

Section 7.                                           Amendment and Termination; Corrections.

 

(a)                                 Amendments to the Plan.  The Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate the Plan at any time; provided, however, that, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement, prior approval of the shareholders of the Company shall be required for any amendment to the Plan that:

 

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(i)                                     requires shareholder approval under the rules or regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange or any other securities exchange that are applicable to the Company;

 

(ii)                                  increases the number of shares authorized under the Plan as specified in Sections 4(a) and 4(b) of the Plan;

 

(iii)                               increases the number of shares subject to the limitations contained in Section 4(d) of the Plan;

 

(iv)                              permits cash buyouts or repricing of Options or Stock Appreciation Rights which is prohibited by Section 3(a)(v) of the Plan;

 

(v)                                 permits the award of Options or Stock Appreciation Rights at a price less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant of such Option or Stock Appreciation Right, contrary to the provisions of Sections 6(a)(i) and 6(b)(ii) of the Plan;

 

(vi)                              would cause Section 162(m) of the Code to become unavailable with respect to the Plan; and

 

(vii)                           reduces the minimum vesting requirements for Options contrary to the provisions of Section 6(a)(iii), for Stock Appreciation Rights contrary to the provisions of Section 6(b) or for Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units contrary to the provisions of Section 6(c)(i).

 

(b)                                 Amendments to Awards.  Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee may waive any conditions of or rights of the Company under any outstanding Award, prospectively or retroactively.  Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, the Committee may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate any outstanding Award, prospectively or retroactively, but no such action may adversely affect the rights of the holder of such Award without the consent of the Participant or holder or beneficiary thereof.

 

(c)                                  Correction of Defects, Omissions and Inconsistencies.  The Committee may correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or in any Award or Award Agreement in the manner and to the extent it shall deem desirable to implement or maintain the effectiveness of the Plan.

 

Section 8.                                           Income Tax Withholding.

 

In order to comply with all applicable federal, state, local or foreign income tax laws or regulations, the Company may take such action as it deems appropriate to ensure that all applicable federal, state, local or foreign payroll, withholding, income or other taxes, which are the sole and absolute responsibility of a Participant, are withheld or collected from such Participant.  In order to assist a Participant in paying all or a portion of the applicable taxes to be withheld or collected upon exercise or receipt of (or the lapse of restrictions relating to) an Award, the Committee, in its discretion and subject to such additional terms and conditions as it may adopt, may permit the Participant to satisfy such tax obligation by (a) electing to have the Company withhold a portion of the Shares otherwise to be delivered upon exercise or receipt of

 

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(or the lapse of restrictions relating to) such Award with a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such taxes (but only to the extent necessary to satisfy minimum statutory withholding requirements if required by ASC Topic 718 to avoid adverse accounting treatment) or (b) delivering to the Company Shares other than Shares issuable upon exercise or receipt of (or the lapse of restrictions relating to) such Award with a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such taxes.  The election, if any, must be made on or before the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is determined.

 

Section 9.                                           General Provisions.

 

(a)                                 No Rights to Awards.  No Eligible Person, Participant or other Person shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Eligible Persons, Participants or holders or beneficiaries of Awards under the Plan.  The terms and conditions of Awards need not be the same with respect to any Participant or with respect to different Participants.

 

(b)                                 Award Agreements.  No Participant shall have rights under an Award granted to such Participant unless and until an Award Agreement shall have been signed by the Participant if requested by the Company, or until such Award Agreement is delivered and accepted through an electronic medium in accordance with procedures established by the Company.  An Award Agreement need not be signed by a representative of the Company unless required by the Committee.

 

(c)                                  No Rights of Shareholders.  Except with respect to Restricted Stock and Stock Awards, neither a Participant nor the Participant’s legal representative shall be, or have any of the rights and privileges of, a shareholder of the Company with respect to any Shares issuable upon the exercise or payment of any Award, in whole or in part, unless and until the Shares have been issued.

 

(d)                                 No Limit on Other Compensation Plans or Arrangements.  Nothing contained in the Plan shall prevent the Company or any Affiliate from adopting or continuing in effect other or additional compensation plans or arrangements, and such plans or arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.

 

(e)                                  No Right to Employment or Directorship.  The grant of an Award shall not be construed as giving a Participant the right to be retained as an employee of the Company or any Affiliate, or a Director to be retained as a Director, nor will it affect in any way the right of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate a Participant’s employment at any time, with or without cause.  In addition, the Company or an Affiliate may at any time dismiss a Participant from employment free from any liability or any claim under the Plan or any Award, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in any Award Agreement.

 

(f)                                   Governing Law.  The internal law, and not the law of conflicts, of the State of Minnesota, shall govern all questions concerning the validity, construction and effect of the Plan or any Award, and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan or any Award.

 

(g)                                  Severability.  If any provision of the Plan or any Award is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or would disqualify the Plan or

 

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any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable laws, or if it cannot be so construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the purpose or intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction or Award, and the remainder of the Plan or any such Award shall remain in full force and effect.

 

(h)                                 No Trust or Fund Created.  Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company or any Affiliate and a Participant or any other Person.  To the extent that any Person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company or any Affiliate pursuant to an Award, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company or any Affiliate.

 

(i)                                     Securities Matters.  The Company shall not be required to deliver any Shares until the requirements of any federal or state securities or other laws, rules or regulations (including the rules of any securities exchange) as may be determined by the Company to be applicable are satisfied.

 

(j)                                    No Fractional Shares.  No fractional Shares shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award, and the Committee shall determine whether cash shall be paid in lieu of any fractional Share or whether such fractional Share or any rights thereto shall be canceled, terminated or otherwise eliminated.

 

(k)                                 Headings.  Headings are given to the Sections and subsections of the Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate reference.  Such headings shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of the Plan or any provision thereof.

 

Section 10.                                    Clawback and Recoupment

 

All Awards under this Plan shall be subject to recovery or other penalties pursuant to (i) any Company clawback policy, as may be adopted or amended from time to time, or (ii) any applicable law, rule or regulation or applicable stock exchange rule, including, without limitation, Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and any applicable stock exchange listing rule adopted pursuant thereto.

 

Section 11.                                    Effective Date of the Plan.

 

The Plan shall be subject to approval by the shareholders of the Company at the annual meeting of shareholders of the Company to be held on October 26, 2016 and the Plan shall be effective as of the date of such shareholder approval.  On and after shareholder approval of the Plan, no awards shall be granted under the Prior Plans, but all outstanding awards previously granted under the Prior Plans shall remain outstanding and subject to the terms of the Prior Plans.

 

Section 12.                                    Term of the Plan.

 

The Plan shall terminate at midnight on October 26, 2026, unless terminated before then by the Board.  Awards may be granted under the Plan until the Plan terminates or until all Shares

 

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available for Awards under the Plan have been purchased or acquired; provided, however, that no Performance Award shall be granted under the Plan after the first shareholder meeting to occur in the fifth year following the year in which shareholders last approved (or re-approved) the Performance Goals, and provided, further, that Incentive Stock Options may not be granted following the 10-year anniversary of the Board’s adoption of the Plan.  The Plan shall remain in effect as long as any Awards are outstanding.

 

Adopted by Board February 19, 2016

Approved by shareholders October 26, 2016

 

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