Exhibit 10.33


 


GENERAL GROWTH
PROPERTIES, INC.

1998 INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN, AS AMENDED


 


SECTION 1.
Purpose; Definitions.


 


The purpose of the Plan
is to give the Company a significant advantage in attracting, retaining and
motivating employees (other than Matthew Bucksbaum and John Bucksbaum) and to
provide the Company, its Affiliates and Subsidiaries with the ability to
provide competitive incentives which are directly linked to the profitability
of the Company’s business and increases in stockholder value.


 


For purposes of the Plan,
the following terms are defined as set forth below:


 


“Affiliate” means General Growth Management, Inc.
and any other corporation or other entity controlled by the Company and
designated by the Committee as such.


 


“Award” means a Threshold-Vesting Stock
Option.


 


“Award Year” shall have the meaning set
forth in the Cash Incentive Plan.


 


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


 


“Cash Incentive Plan” means the General
Growth Properties, Inc. Cash Value Added Incentive Compensation Plan.


 


“Cause” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(i).


 


“Change in Control” and “Change in Control Price” have the meanings
set forth in Sections 6(b) and (c) respectively.


 


“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto.


 


“Commission” means the Securities and
Exchange Commission or any successor agency.


 


“Committee” means the Committee referred to
in Section 2.


 


“Common Stock” means common stock, par
value $.10 per share, of the Company.


 


“Company” means General Growth Properties, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation, and its successors and assigns.


 


“Employer” means the Company and any
Subsidiary or Affiliate whose employees are participants in the Plan.


 


“Estimated Annual Growth Rate” means such
rate as shall be established by the Committee on the date a Stock Option is
granted.


 


“Exchange Act” means the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto.


 


“Fair Market Value” means, as of any given
date, the mean between the highest and lowest reported sales prices of the
Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape or, if not then
listed on such exchange, on any other national securities exchange on which the
Common Stock is then listed or on


 

















 


NASDAQ. If there is then
no regular public trading market for such Common Stock, the Fair Market Value
of the Common Stock shall be determined by the Committee in good faith.


 


“Measurement Year” shall have the meaning
set forth in the Cash Incentive Plan.


 


“Non-Qualified Stock Option” means a Stock
Option that is not an incentive stock option as defined by Section 422 of
the Code.


 


“Plan” means the General Growth Properties, Inc.
1998 Incentive Stock Plan, as set forth herein and as hereinafter amended from
time to time.


 


“Retirement” means retirement from active
employment under a pension plan of the Company, any Subsidiary or Affiliate, or
under an employment contract with any of them, or termination of employment at
or after age 65 under circumstances which the Committee, in its sole
discretion, deems equivalent to retirement.


 


“Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3, as
promulgated by the Commission under Section 16(b) of the Exchange
Act, as amended from time to time.


 


“Subsidiary” means any corporation, partnership
or other entity of which the Company or any Subsidiary owns, directly or
indirectly, a majority of the voting power of the voting equity securities or a
majority of the equity interest and shall not be deemed to be a “subsidiary”
for any other purpose.


 


“Termination of Employment” means the
termination of the participant’s employment with the Company or any Subsidiary
or Affiliate. A participant employed by a Subsidiary or an Affiliate shall also
be deemed to incur a Termination of Employment if the Subsidiary or Affiliate
ceases to be such a Subsidiary or Affiliate, as the case may be, and the
participant does not immediately thereafter become an employee of the Company
or another Subsidiary or Affiliate.


 


“Total Disability” means complete and
permanent inability by reason of illness or accident to perform the duties of
the occupation at which a Participant was employed by an Employer when such
total disability commenced, all as determined by the Committee. All
determinations as to the date and extent of total disability of any Participant
shall be made by the Committee, upon the basis of such evidence, including
independent medical reports and data, as the Committee deems necessary and
desirable, and all such determinations of the Committee shall be final.


 


“Threshold Price” means the Fair Market
Value of a share of Common Stock multiplied by the Estimated Annual Growth
Rate, compounded annually for a five-year period.


 


“Threshold-Vesting Stock Option” or “Stock Option” means an option granted
under Section 5.


 


In addition, certain
other terms used herein have definitions given to them in the first place in
which they are used.


 


SECTION 2.
Administration.


 


The Plan shall be
administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board or such other committee
appointed by and serving at the pleasure of the Board (the “Committee”). If at
any time no Committee shall be in office, the functions of the Committee
specified in the Plan shall be exercised by the Board.


 


The Committee shall have
plenary authority to grant Awards pursuant to the terms of the Plan to
participants in the Cash Incentive Plan designated by the Committee.


 


Among other things, the
Committee shall have the authority, subject to the terms of the Plan:


 

















 


(a) to select the
participants in the Cash Incentive Plan to whom Awards under the Plan may from
time to time be granted;


 


(b) to determine the
number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by each Award granted hereunder;


 


(c) to determine the
terms and conditions of any Award granted hereunder (including, but not limited
to, subject to Section 5(a), the option price, any vesting restriction or
limitation and any vesting acceleration or forfeiture waiver regarding any
Award and the shares of Common Stock relating thereto, based on such factors as
the Committee shall determine);


 


(d) to modify, amend
or adjust the terms and conditions of any Award, at any time or from time to
time;


 


(e) to determine to
what extent and under what circumstances Common Stock and other amounts payable
with respect to an Award shall be deferred; and


 


(f) to determine
under what circumstances a Stock Option may be settled in cash or Common Stock
under Section 5(k).


 


The Committee shall have
the authority to adopt, alter and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines
and practices governing the Plan as it shall, from time to time, deem
advisable, to interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan and any Award
issued under the Plan (and any agreement relating thereto) and to otherwise
supervise the administration of the Plan.


 


The Committee may act
with respect to the Plan only by a majority of its members then in office,
except that the members thereof may (i) delegate to an officer of the
Company the authority to make decisions pursuant to paragraphs (c), (f), (g), (h) and
(i) of Section 5 (provided that no such delegation may be made that
would cause Awards or other transactions under the Plan to cease to be exempt
from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act) and (ii) authorize any
one or more of their number or any officer of the Company to execute and
deliver documents on behalf of the Committee.


 


Any determination made by
the Committee or pursuant to delegated authority pursuant to the provisions of
the Plan with respect to any Award shall be made in the sole discretion of the
Committee or such delegate at the time of the grant of the Award or, unless in
contravention of any express term of the Plan, at any time thereafter. All
decisions made by the Committee or any appropriately delegated officer pursuant
to the provisions of the Plan shall be final and binding on all persons,
including the Company and Plan participants.


 


SECTION 3.
Common Stock Subject to Plan.


 


Subject to adjustment as
provided herein, the total number of shares of Common Stock available for
distribution pursuant to Awards under the Plan shall be 11,000,000 shares of
Common Stock. Shares subject to an Award under the Plan may be authorized and
unissued shares or may be treasury shares. If a Stock Option is forfeited,
expires or becomes unexercisable without having been exercised in full, the
unpurchased Shares which were subject thereto shall become available for future
grant under the Plan (unless the Plan has terminated).


 


In the event of any
merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, stock dividend, stock
split, extraordinary distribution with respect to the Common Stock or other
change in corporate structure affecting the Common Stock, the Committee or
Board may make such substitution or adjustments in the aggregate number and
kind of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan, in the number, kind and
option price of shares subject to outstanding Stock Options and/or such other
substitution or adjustments in the consideration receivable upon exercise as it
may determine to be appropriate in its sole discretion; provided, however, that
the number of shares subject to any Award shall always be a whole number.


 

















 


SECTION 4.
Eligibility.


 


Employees of the Company,
its Subsidiaries and Affiliates who are responsible for or contribute to the
management, growth and profitability of the business of the Company, its
Subsidiaries and Affiliates and who are designated by the Committee are
eligible to be granted Awards under the Plan.


 


SECTION 5.
Threshold-Vesting Stock Options.


 


The Committee shall have the
authority each Award Year to grant any optionee Threshold-Vesting Stock Options
after the Committee has determined the Annual Bonus Awards under the Cash
Incentive Plan based on the financial results in the applicable Measurement
Year. The number of Stock Options to be granted to an optionee will be based on
the optionee’s Annual Bonus Award under the Cash Incentive Plan in the current
Award Year and shall be determined as follows:


 


Step One: the optionee’s
Annual Bonus Award under the Cash Incentive Plan shall be multiplied by a
percentage, not to exceed 25%, to be determined by the Committee;


 


Step Two: the product
obtained under Step One shall be divided by ten percent (10%) of the Fair
Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of grant of the Stock
Option.


 


Any Stock Option granted
under the Plan shall be in such form as the Committee may from time to time
approve and shall constitute a Non-Qualified Stock Option. Stock Options shall
be evidenced by option agreements, the terms and provisions of which may
differ, to the extent permitted by the Plan. An option agreement shall indicate
on its face that it is intended to be a Non-Qualified Stock Option. The grant
of a Stock Option shall occur on the date the Committee by resolution selects
an individual to be a participant in any grant of a Stock Option, determines
the number of shares of Common Stock to be subject to such Stock Option to be
granted to such individual and specifies the terms and provisions of the Stock
Option. The Company shall notify a participant of any grant of a Stock Option,
and a written option agreement or agreements shall be duly executed and
delivered by the Company to the participant. Such agreement or agreements shall
become effective upon execution by the participant.


 


Stock Options granted
under the Plan shall be subject to the following terms and conditions and shall
contain such additional terms and conditions as the Committee shall deem
desirable:


 


(a) Option Price. The option price per share
of Common Stock purchasable under a Stock Option shall be the Fair Market Value
of the Common Stock subject to the Stock Option on the date of grant.


 


(b) Option Term. The term of each Stock Option
shall be established by the Committee and shall not exceed 10 years from
the date the Stock Option is granted.


 


(c) Exercisability. Threshold-Vesting Stock
Options shall be exercisable only after the Stock Option has vested. Vesting in
such Stock Options shall occur after the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock
has achieved and sustained the Threshold Price for at least 20 consecutive
trading days at any time during the five-year period following the date of
grant of the Stock Option, or at such time and under such conditions as are
determined by the Committee.


 


(d) Method of Exercise. Subject to the
provisions of this Section 5, Stock Options may be exercised, in whole or
in part, at any time during the option term by giving written notice of
exercise to the Company specifying the number of shares of Common Stock subject
to the Stock Option to be purchased.


 


The option price of
Common Stock to be purchased upon exercise of any Stock Option shall be paid in
full in cash (by certified or bank check or such other instrument as the
Company may accept) or, if and to the extent set forth in the option agreement,
may also be paid by one or more of the following: (i) in the form of
unrestricted Common Stock already owned by the optionee based in any such
instance on the Fair Market


 

















 


Value of the Common Stock
on the date the Stock Option is exercised; or (ii) by a combination
thereof, in each case in the manner provided in the option agreement.


 


In the discretion of the
Committee, payment for any shares subject to a Stock Option may also be made by
delivering a properly executed exercise notice to the Company, together with a
copy of irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company
the amount of sale or loan proceeds to pay the purchase price. To facilitate
the foregoing, the Company may enter into agreements for coordinated procedures
with one or more brokerage firms.


 


No shares of Common Stock
shall be issued until full payment therefor has been made. An optionee shall
have all of the rights of a stockholder of the Company holding the Common Stock
that is subject to such Stock Option (including, if applicable, the right to
vote the shares and the right to receive dividends), when the optionee has
given written notice of exercise, has paid in full for such shares and, if
requested, has given the representation described in Section 9(a).


 


(e) Non-transferability of Stock Options. No
Stock Option shall be transferable by the optionee other than (i) by will
or by the laws of descent and distribution or (ii) pursuant to a qualified
domestic relations order (as defined in the Code or Title I of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or the rules thereunder).
All Stock Options shall be exercisable, during the optionee’s lifetime, only by
the optionee or by the guardian or legal representative of the optionee or by
an alternate payee pursuant to such qualified domestic relations order, it
being understood that the terms “holder” and “optionee” include the guardian
and legal representative of the optionee named in the option agreement and any
person to whom an option is transferred by will or the laws of descent and
distribution or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order.


 


(f) Termination by Death. If an optionee’s
employment terminates by reason of death, any Stock Option held by such
optionee may thereafter be exercised, to the extent then otherwise exercisable,
for a period of one year (or such other period as the Committee may specify in
the option agreement) from the date of such death or until the expiration of
the stated term of such Stock Option, whichever period is the shorter.


 


(g) Termination by Reason of Total Disability.
If an optionee’s employment terminates by reason of Total Disability, any Stock
Option held by such optionee may thereafter be exercised by the optionee, to
the extent it was otherwise exercisable at the time of termination, for a
period of three years (or such shorter period as the Committee may specify in
the option agreement) from the date of such termination of employment or until
the expiration of the stated term of such Stock Option, whichever period is the
shorter; provided, however, that if the optionee dies within such three-year
period (or such shorter period), any unexercised Stock Option held by such
optionee shall, notwithstanding the expiration of such three-year (or such
shorter) period, continue to be exercisable to the extent to which it was
exercisable at the time of death for a period of one year from the date of such
death or until the expiration of the stated term of such Stock Option,
whichever period is the shorter.


 


(h) Termination by Reason of Retirement. If an
optionee’s employment terminates by reason of Retirement, any Stock Option held
by such optionee may thereafter be exercised by the optionee, to the extent it
was exercisable at the time of such Retirement or on such accelerated basis as
the Committee may determine, for a period of three years (or such shorter
period as the Committee may specify in the option agreement) from the date of
such termination of employment or until the expiration of the stated term of
the Stock Option, whichever period is the shorter; provided, however, that if
the optionee dies within such three-year (or such shorter) period, any
unexercised Stock Option held by such optionee shall, notwithstanding the
expiration of such three-year (or such shorter) period, continue to be
exercisable to the extent to which it was exercisable at the time of death for
a period of one year from the date of such death or until the expiration of the
stated term of such Stock Option, whichever period is the shorter.


 


(i) Other Termination. Unless otherwise
determined by the Committee, if there occurs a Termination of Employment for
any reason other than death, Total Disability, Retirement or Cause, any Stock
Option held by such Optionee shall thereupon terminate, except that such Stock
Option, to the extent then exercisable, or on such accelerated basis as the
Committee may determine, may, if such Termination of


 

















 


Employment is without
Cause, be exercised for one year from the date of such Termination of
Employment or the balance of such Stock Option’s term; provided, however, that
if the optionee dies within such one-year period, any unexercised Stock Option
held by such optionee shall notwithstanding the expiration of such one-year
period, continue to be exercisable to the extent to which it was exercisable at
the time of death for a period of one year from the date of such death or until
the expiration of the stated term of such Stock Option, whichever period is the
shorter. In the event of Termination of Employment for Cause, any unexercised
Stock Option held by such optionee shall expire immediately upon the giving to
the optionee of notice of such Termination of Employment. Unless otherwise
determined by the Committee, for the purposes of the Plan, “Cause” shall mean (i) the
conviction of the optionee for committing a felony under Federal law or the law
of the state in which such action occurred, (ii) dishonesty in the course
of fulfilling the optionee’s employment duties or (iii) willful and
deliberate failure on the part of the optionee to perform his employment duties
in any material respect.


 


(j) Forfeitability and Termination. If a
Threshold-Vesting Stock Option does not vest during the five-year period
following the date of grant of the Stock Option, the Stock Option shall be
forfeited and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan. If an
optionee does not exercise his Stock Option within the time period specified in
the Plan, the Stock Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such
Option shall revert to the Plan.


 


(k) Cashing Out of Stock Option. On receipt of
written notice of exercise, the Committee may elect to cash out all or any part
of the shares of Common Stock for which a Stock Option is being exercised by
paying the optionee an amount, in cash or Common Stock, equal to the excess of
the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock over the option price times the
number of shares of Common Stock for which the Stock Option is being exercised
on the effective date of such cash out.


 


(l) Change in Control Cash Out.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, during the 60-day period from
and after a Change in Control (the “Exercise Period”), unless the Committee
shall determine otherwise at the time of grant, an optionee shall have the
right, whether or not the Stock Option is fully exercisable and in lieu of the
payment of the exercise price for the shares of Common Stock being purchased
under the Stock Option and by giving notice to the Company, to elect (within
the Exercise Period) to surrender all or part of the Stock Option to the
Company and to receive cash, within 30 days of such notice, in an amount
equal to the amount by which the Change in Control Price per share of Common
Stock on the date of such election shall exceed the exercise price per share of
Common Stock under the Stock Option (the “Spread”) multiplied by the number of
shares of Common Stock granted under the Stock Option as to which the right
granted under this Section 5(l) shall have been exercised; provided,
however, that if the Change in Control is within six months of the date of
grant of a particular Stock Option held by an optionee who is an officer or
director of the Company and is subject to Section 16(b) of the
Exchange Act no such election shall be made by such optionee with respect to
such Stock Option prior to six months from the date of grant. Notwithstanding
any other provision hereof, if the end of such 60-day period from and after a
Change in Control is within six months of the date of grant of a Stock Option
held by an optionee who is an officer or director of the Company and is subject
to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, such Stock Option shall be
cancelled in exchange for a cash payment to the optionee, effected on the day
which is six months and one day after the date of grant of such Option, equal
to the Spread multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock granted under
the Stock Option.


 


SECTION 6.
Change in Control Provisions.


 


(a) Impact of Event. Notwithstanding any other
provision of the Plan to the contrary, in the event of a Change in Control any
Stock Options outstanding as of the date such Change in Control is determined
to have occurred and not then exercisable and vested shall become fully
exercisable and vested to the full extent of the original grant.


 


(b) Definition of Change in Control. For
purposes of the Plan, a “Change in Control” shall mean the happening of any of
the following events:


 

















 


(i) An acquisition
by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or
14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) (a “Person”) of beneficial ownership (within
the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 20% or
more of either (1) the then outstanding shares of common stock of the
Company (the “Outstanding Common Stock”) or (2) the combined voting power
of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Voting Securities”);
excluding, however, the following: (1) any acquisition directly from the
Company, other than an acquisition by virtue of the exercise of a conversion
privilege unless the security being so converted was itself acquired directly
from the Company, (2) any acquisition by the Company, or members of the
Company’s management, or any combination thereof, (3) any acquisition by
any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the
Company or any corporation controlled by the Company or (4) any
acquisition by any Person pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses
(1), (2) and (3) of subsection (iii) of this Section 6(b);
or


 


(ii) A change in the
composition of the Board such that the individuals who, as of the effective
date of the Plan, constitute the Board (such Board shall be hereinafter
referred to as the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at
least a majority of the Board; provided, however, for purposes of this Section 6(b),
that any individual who becomes a member of the Board subsequent to such effective
date whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders,
was approved by a vote of at least a majority of those individuals who are
members of the Board and who were also members of the Incumbent Board (or
deemed to be such pursuant to this proviso) shall be considered as though such
individual were a member of the Incumbent Board; but, provided further, that
any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of
either an actual or threatened election contest (as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11
of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act) or other actual or
threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person
other than the Board shall not be so considered as a member of the Incumbent
Board; or


 


(iii) The approval
by the shareholders of the Company of a reorganization, merger or consolidation
or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company (“Corporate Transaction”); excluding, however, such a Corporate
Transaction pursuant to which (1) all or substantially all of the
individuals and entities who are the beneficial owners, respectively, of the
Outstanding Common Stock and Outstanding Voting Securities immediately prior to
such Corporate Transaction will beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more
than 60% of, respectively, the outstanding shares of common stock, and the
combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to
vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the
corporation resulting from such Corporate Transaction (including, without
limitation, a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the
Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or
through one or more Subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as
their ownership, immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction, of the
Outstanding Common Stock and Outstanding Voting Securities, as the case may be,
(2) no Person (other than the Company, any employee benefit plan (or
related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation
controlled by the Company or such corporation resulting from such Corporate
Transaction) will beneficially own, directly or indirectly, 20% or more of,
respectively, the outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation
resulting from such Corporate Transaction or the combined voting power of the
outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in
the election of directors except to the extent that such ownership existed with
respect to the Company prior to the Corporate Transaction and (3) individuals
who were members of the Incumbent Board will constitute at least a majority of
the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such
Corporate Transaction; or


 


(iv) The approval by
the shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the
Company.


 


(c) Change in Control Price. For purposes of
the Plan, “Change in Control Price” means the higher of (i) the highest
reported sales price, regular way, of a share of Common Stock in any
transaction reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape or other
national securities exchange on which such shares are listed or on NASDAQ, as
applicable, during the 60-day period prior to and including the date of a
Change in Control and (ii) if the Change in Control is the result of a
tender or exchange offer or a Corporate Transaction, the highest price per
share of Common Stock paid in such tender or exchange offer or


 

















 


Corporate Transaction;
provided, however, that in the case of a Stock Option which (x) is held by
an optionee who is an officer or director of the Company and is subject to Section 16(b) of
the Exchange Act and (y) was granted within 240 days of the Change in
Control, then the Change in Control Price for such Stock Option shall be the
Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date such Stock Option is
exercised or cancelled. To the extent that the consideration paid in any such
transaction described above consists all or in part of securities or other
non-cash consideration, the value of such securities or other non-cash
consideration shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Board.


 


SECTION 7.
Term, Amendment and Termination.


 


The Plan will terminate
on December 31, 2008. Under the Plan, Awards outstanding as of December 31,
2008 shall not be affected or impaired by the termination of the Plan.


 


The Board may amend,
alter, or discontinue the Plan, including, without limitation, to provide for
the transferability of any or all Stock Option(s) in the event the
instructions to Form S-8 promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, or any successor form, are hereafter amended to permit
registration of shares issuable upon the exercise of options such as the Stock
Options which are transferable, but no amendment, alteration or discontinuation
shall be made which would impair the rights of an optionee under a Stock Option
theretofore granted without the optionee’s consent. In addition, no such
amendment shall be made without the approval of the Company’s stockholders to
the extent such approval is required by law or agreement.


 


The Committee may amend
the terms of any Stock Option theretofore granted, prospectively or
retroactively, including, without limitation, to provide for the
transferability of such Stock Option in the event the instructions to Form S-8
promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any
successor form, are hereafter amended to permit registration of shares issuable
upon the exercise of options such as the Stock Options which are transferable,
but no such amendment shall impair the rights of any holder without the holder’s
consent except such an amendment made to cause the Option to qualify for the
exemption provided by Rule 16b-3(d). Notwithstanding anything herein to
the contrary, without the prior approval of the Company’s shareholders, Stock
Options issued under the Plan will not be repriced, replaced, or regranted
through cancellation, or by lowering the exercise price of a previously granted
Stock Option.


 


Subject to the above
provisions, the Board shall have authority to amend the Plan to take into
account changes in law and tax and accounting rules, as well as other
developments and to grant Awards which qualify for beneficial treatment under
such rules without stockholder approval.


 


SECTION 8.
Unfunded Status of Plan.


 


It is presently intended
that the Plan constitute an “unfunded” plan for incentive and deferred
compensation. The Committee may authorize the creation of trusts or other
arrangements to meet the obligations created under the Plan to deliver Common
Stock or make payments; provided, however, that, unless the Committee otherwise
determines, the existence of such trusts or other arrangements is consistent
with the “unfunded” status of the Plan.


 


SECTION 9.
General Provisions.


 


(a) The Committee
may require each person purchasing or receiving shares pursuant to an Award to
represent to and agree with the Company in writing that such person is
acquiring the shares without a view to the distribution thereof. The
certificates for such shares may include any legend which the Committee deems
appropriate to reflect any restrictions on transfer.


 


All certificates for
shares of Common Stock or other securities delivered under the Plan shall be
subject to such stock transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee
may deem advisable under the rules, regulations and other requirements of the
Commission, any stock exchange upon which the Common Stock is then listed and
any applicable Federal or state securities law, and the Committee may cause a
legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate
reference to such restrictions.


 

















 


(b) Nothing
contained in the Plan shall prevent the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate
from adopting other or additional compensation arrangements for its employees.


 


(c) The adoption of
the Plan shall not confer upon any employee any right to continued employment
nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any
Subsidiary or Affiliate to terminate the employment of any employee at any
time.


 


(d) No later than
the date as of which an amount first becomes includible in the gross income of
the participant for Federal income tax purposes with respect to any Award under
the Plan, the participant shall pay to the Company, or make arrangements
satisfactory to the Company regarding the payment of, any Federal, state, local
or foreign taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to
such amount. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, withholding
obligations may be settled with Common Stock, including Common Stock that is
part of the Award that gives rise to the withholding requirement. The
obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be conditional on such payment
or arrangements, and the Company, its Subsidiaries and its Affiliates shall, to
the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any
payment otherwise due to the participant. The Committee may establish such
procedures as it deems appropriate, including the making of irrevocable
elections, for the settlement of withholding obligations with Common Stock.


 


(e) At the time of
grant, the Committee may provide in connection with any grant made under the
Plan that the shares of Common Stock received upon exercise of such Option
shall be subject to a right of first refusal pursuant to which the participant
shall be required to offer to the Company any shares that the participant
wishes to sell at the then Fair Market Value of the Common Stock, subject to
such other terms and conditions as the Committee may specify at the time of
grant.


 


(f) The Committee
shall establish such procedures as it deems appropriate for a participant to
designate a beneficiary to whom any amounts payable in the event of the
participant’s death are to be paid.


 


(g) The Plan and all
Awards made and actions taken thereunder shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.


 


SECTION 10.
Effective Date of Plan.


 


The Plan shall be
effective on the later of (a) the date it is approved by the stockholders
of the Company and (b) the date, if any, specified by the Board at the
time it is approved by the Board.