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EXHIBIT 4.2

 

 

 

EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN SECTION 2.16 OF THE MORTGAGE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO, THIS BOND MAY BE TRANSFERRED, IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART, ONLY TO THE DEPOSITORY, ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY OR TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY OR TO A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY.

 

THIS BOND IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE MORTGAGE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITORY OR A NOMINEE OF A DEPOSITORY.  THIS BOND IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR BONDS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITORY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE MORTGAGE, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS BOND (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS BOND AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITORY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TO THE DEPOSITORY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES.

 

UNLESS THIS BOND IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK) TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY BOND ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY, ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY A PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

 

	  	
PACIFICORP

 

	  
	  	
    % Series Due

	  
	  	
(A Series of First Mortgage Bonds)

 

	  
	
No.

	  	
US$

	
Date:

	  	
Cusip: 

 

PACIFICORP, an Oregon corporation (the “Company”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE & CO. or registered assigns, on                      , at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, the sum of                         Dollars, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for public and private debts, and to pay interest thereon from the [Date] or [Date] next preceding the date hereof, or if no interest has been paid on the bonds of this series, from [Date], at the rate of                              per centum (        %) per annum, in like coin or currency at such office or agency on [Date] and [Date] in each year (each, an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing on [Date], until the principal of this bond shall have been paid or duly provided for; provided that the interest so payable on any Interest Payment Date will, subject to certain exceptions set out in the         Supplemental Indenture (hereinafter mentioned), be paid to the person in whose name this bond (or any bond previously Outstanding in transfer or exchange for which this bond was issued) is registered on the Record Date next preceding such Interest Payment Date; provided, however, that interest payable upon maturity or earlier redemption will be payable to the person to whom principal is payable.  So long as this bond remains in book-entry only form, the Record Date for each Interest Payment Date will be the close of business on the Business Day before the applicable Interest Payment Date, and, if this bond is not in book-entry only form, the Record Date for each Interest Payment Date will be the close of business on the         calendar day of the month of the Interest Payment Date (whether or not a Business Day).

 

  

  

  

 

“Business Day” means, for purposes of the preceding two paragraphs, a day other than (i) a Saturday or a Sunday, or (ii) a day on which banking institutions in The City of New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to remain closed.

 

The amount of interest payable will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.  If any Interest Payment Date is not a Business Day, then payment of the interest payable on that date will be made on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day (and without any additional interest or other payment in respect of any delay), with the same force and effect as if made on such date.

 

1.           This bond is one of an issue of bonds of the Company issuable in series and is one of a series known as its First Mortgage Bonds,         % Series Due          to be issued under and equally secured by a Mortgage and Deed of Trust (herein, together with any indenture supplemental thereto, including the         Supplemental Indenture dated as of           , the ”Mortgage”), dated as of January 9, 1989 executed by the Company to Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, as trustee (The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor).  Reference is made to the Mortgage for a description of the property mortgaged, and pledged, the nature and extent of the security, the rights of the holders of the bonds and of the Trustee in respect thereof, the duties and immunities of the Trustee and the terms and conditions upon which the bonds are, and are to be, secured, the circumstances under which additional bonds may be issued and the definitions of certain terms hereinafter used.

 

With the consent of the Company and to the extent permitted by and in the manner provided in the Mortgage, the rights and obligations of the Company and/or the rights of the holders of the bonds and/or coupons and/or the terms and provisions of the Mortgage may be modified or altered by affirmative vote of the holders of at least sixty per centum (60%) in principal amount of bonds then Outstanding under the Mortgage, all voting as a single class or, if the rights of the holders of one or more, but less than all, series of bonds then Outstanding are to be adversely affected, then by affirmative vote of the holders of at least sixty per centum (60%) principal amount of those bonds then Outstanding so to be adversely affected, all voting as a single class (excluding in any case bonds disqualified from voting by reason of the Company's interest therein as provided in the Mortgage); provided that no such modification or alteration shall, without the consent of the holder hereof, impair or affect the right of the holder to receive payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this bond, on or after the respective due dates expressed herein, or to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, or permit the creation of and lien ranking equal or prior to the Lien of the Mortgage or deprive the bolder of the benefit of a lien on the Mortgaged and Pledged Property or reduce the percentage vote required to effect such modifications or alterations.

 

  

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The Company has reserved the right, without any consent or other action by holders of bonds of the Ninth Series known as First Mortgage and Collateral Trust Bonds, Secured Medium-Term Notes, Series F, or any other series of bonds subsequently created under the Mortgage (including the bonds of this series), to amend the Mortgage in order to except from the Lien of the Mortgage allowances allocated to steam-electric generating plants owned by the Company, or in which the Company, or in which the Company has interests, pursuant to Title IV of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 as now in effect or as hereafter supplemented or amended.

 

2.           The principal hereof may be declared or may become due prior to the maturity date hereinbefore named on the conditions, in the manner and at the time set forth in the Mortgage, upon the occurrence of a Default as in the Mortgage provided.

 

3.           The bonds of this series are redeemable, in whole or in part, at any time and at the Company's option, at a redemption price equal to (A) the greater of: (i) one hundred per centum (100%) of the principal amount of bonds of this series then Outstanding to be redeemed, or (ii) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued as of the Redemption Date) discounted to the Redemption Date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Adjusted Treasury Rate, plus     basis points, as calculated by an Independent Investment Banker; plus (B) accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the date on which such bonds are to be redeemed (the “Redemption Date”).  Unless the Company defaults in payment of the redemption price, on and after the Redemption Date interest will cease to accrue on the bonds of this series or portions thereof called for redemption.

 

For purposes of this Section 3:

 

“Adjusted Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any Redemption Date:  (A) the yield, under the heading which represents the average for the immediately preceding week, appearing in the most recently published statistical release designated “H.15(519)” or any successor publication which is published weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and which establishes yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption “Treasury Constant Maturities,” for the maturity corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue (if of no maturity is within three months before or after the Remaining Life, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue will be determined and the Adjusted Treasury Rate will be interpolated or extrapolated from such yields on a straight line basis, rounding to the nearest month); or (B) if such release (or any successor release) is not published during the week preceding the calculation date or does not contain such yields, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, calculated using a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such Redemption Date.  The Adjusted Treasury Rate will be calculated on the third Business Day preceding the Redemption Date.

 

  

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“Business Day” means a day other than (i) a Saturday or a Sunday, or (ii) a day on which banking institutions in The State of New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to remain closed.

 

“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the bonds of this series to be redeemed that would be used, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of such bonds (the “Remaining Life”).

 

“Comparable Treasury Price” means (1) the average of four Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and lowest Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (2) if the Independent Investment Banker obtains fewer than four such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations.

 

“Independent Investment Banker” means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers, appointed by the Company and its successors, or if that firm is unwilling or unable to serve as such, an independent investment and banking institution of national standing appointed by the Company.

 

“Reference Treasury Dealer” means: (A) each of                                     and                                         and their respective successors; provided that, if one of these parties ceases to be a primary U.S. Government securities dealer in New York City (Primary Treasury Dealer), the Company will substitute another Primary Treasury Dealer; and (B) any other Primary Treasury Dealers selected by the Company.

 

“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Redemption Date, the average, as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Independent Investment Banker at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such Redemption Date.

 

The Company shall give the Trustee notice of such redemption price immediately after the calculation thereof, and the Trustee shall have no responsibility for such calculation.

 

4.           This bond is transferable as prescribed in the Mortgage by the registered owner hereof in person, or by his, her or its duly authorized attorney, at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, upon surrender and cancellation of this bond, together with a written instrument of transfer, if required by the Company, duly executed by the registered owner or by his, her or its duly authorized attorney, and, thereupon, a new fully registered bond of the same series for a like principal amount will be issued to the transferee in exchange herefor as provided in the Mortgage.  Subject to the foregoing provisions as to the person entitled to receive payment of interest hereon, the Company and the Trustee may deem and treat the person in whose name this bond is registered as the holder and the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Trustee shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

  

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5.           In the manner prescribed in the Mortgage, any bonds of this series, upon surrender thereof for cancellation at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of fully registered bonds of the same series of other authorized denominations.

 

6.           As provided in the Mortgage, the Company shall not be required to make transfers or exchanges of bonds of any series for a period of fifteen (15) days next preceding any designation of bonds of such series to be redeemed, and the Company shall not be required to make transfers or exchanges of any bonds designated in whole or in part for redemption.

 

7.           No recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on this bond against any incorporator or any past, present or future subscriber to the capital stock, shareholder, officer or director of the Company or of any predecessor or successor corporation, as such, either directly or through the Company or any predecessor or successor corporation, under any rule of law, statute or constitution or by the enforcement of any assessment or otherwise, all such liability of incorporators, subscribers, shareholders, officers and directors being released by the holder or owner hereof by the acceptance of this bond and being likewise waived and released by the terms of the Mortgage.

 

This bond shall not become obligatory until The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., a national banking association, the Trustee under the Mortgage, or its successor thereunder, shall have signed the form of authentication certificate endorsed hereon.

 

[Signature page follows]

 

 

  

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, PacifiCorp has caused this bond to be signed in its corporate name by its Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, or one of its Vice Presidents, by his or her signature or a facsimile thereof, and its corporate seal to be impressed or imprinted hereon and attested by its Secretary, or one of its Assistant Secretaries, by his or her signature or a facsimile thereof.

 

	  	  	
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TRUSTEE’S AUTHENTICATION CERTIFICATE

	  	  	  	  
	
       This bond is one of the bonds of the series herein designated, described or provided for in the within mentioned Mortgage.

	 	 	 
	  	  	
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

	  	  	
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(Bond)ex-10_1.htm

Exhibit 10.1

 

PHOTOMEDEX, INC.

2005 EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN

(amended and restated as of August 3, 2010)

1.       Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this PhotoMedex, Inc. 2005 Equity Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) are to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility, to provide additional incentives to Employees, Directors and Consultants, and to promote the success of the Company and the Company’s Affiliates. Options granted under the Plan may be Incentive Stock Options or Non-statutory Stock Options, as determined by the Administrator at the time of grant. Stock Purchase Rights, time vested and/or performance vested Restricted Stock, Stock Appreciation Rights and Unrestricted Shares may also be granted under the Plan. The Plan is hereby amended and restated, subject to stockholder approval at the annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders on October 28,2010, to increase the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance hereunder, increase the maximum number of shares for which any one participant may receive in any one calendar year, amend provisions relating to the grant of performance-based stock awards that are designed to qualify as “qualified performance-based compensation” under Code Section 162(m), to expand the individuals eligible to receive awards under the Plan to include Directors and to allow for a repricing of certain outstanding stock options in a one-time exchange offer.  Such amendments shall be effective on August 3, 2010, subject to approval of the Plan by the stockholders of the Company. Such approval was secured at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders on October 28, 2010.

2.        Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:

“Acquirer” has the meaning set forth in Section 17(c).

“Administrator” means the committee which has been delegated the responsibility of administering the Plan in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.

“Affiliate” means any Parent and/or Subsidiary.

“Applicable Laws” means the requirements relating to the administration of equity compensation plans under the applicable corporate and securities laws of any of the states in the United States, U.S. federal securities laws, the Code, the rules and regulations of any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any foreign country or jurisdiction where Awards are, or will be, granted under the Plan.

“Award” means the grant of an Option, a Stock Purchase Right, a Stock Appreciation Right, a Stock Award and/or Unrestricted Shares.

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

“Cause” means, unless otherwise specifically provided in a Participant’s Option Agreement, Stock Purchase Agreement, Stock Appreciation Right Agreement or Stock Award Agreement, a finding by the Administrator that the Participant’s employment with or service to the Company or any Affiliate was terminated due to one or more of the following: (i) the Participant’s performance of duties in an incompetent manner; (ii) the Participant’s commission of any act of fraud, insubordination, misappropriation or personal dishonesty relating to or involving the Company or any Affiliate in any material respect; (iii) the Participant’s gross negligence; (iv) the Participant’s violation of any express direction of the Company or of any Affiliate or any material violation of any rule, regulation, policy or plan established by the Company or any Affiliate from time to time regarding the conduct of its employees or its business; (v) the Participant’s disclosure or use of confidential information of the Company or any Affiliate, other than as required in the performance of the Participant’s duties; (vi) actions by the Participant that are determined by the Administrator to be clearly contrary to the best interests of the Company and/or its Affiliates; (vii) the Participant’s conviction of a crime constituting a felony or any other crime involving moral turpitude; (viii) the Participant’s use of alcohol or any unlawful controlled substance to an extent that it interferes with the performance of the Participant’s duties, or (ix) any other act or omission which, in the determination of the Administrator, is materially detrimental to the business of the Company or of an Affiliate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Participant has entered into a written employment or consulting agreement with the Company that specifies the conditions or circumstances under which the Participant’s service may be terminated for cause, then the terms of such agreement shall apply for purposes of determining whether “Cause” shall have occurred for purposes of this Plan.

  

  

  

 

 

“Change in Control Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 17(c).

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and regulations promulgated thereunder.

“Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company.

“Company” means PhotoMedex, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

“Consultant” means any person, including an advisor, engaged by the Company or an Affiliate to render services to such entity, other than an Employee or a Director.

“Director” means a member of the Board or of the board of directors of an Affiliate.

“Disability” means total and permanent disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

“Employee” means any person, including officers and Directors, serving as an employee of the Company or an Affiliate. An individual shall not cease to be an Employee in the case of (i) any leave of absence approved by the Company or (ii) transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parent, any Subsidiary or any successor. For purposes of an Option initially granted as an Incentive Stock Option, if a leave of absence of more than three months precludes such Option from being treated as an Incentive Stock Option under the Code, such Option thereafter shall be treated as a Non-statutory Stock Option for purposes of this Plan. Neither service as a Director nor payment of a director’s fee by the Company shall be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Company.

“Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined as follows:

(i)    if the Common Stock is listed on any national securities exchange, including without limitation the NASDAQ National Market or the NASDAQ Capital Market, the Fair Market Value of a Share shall be the closing sales price of a Share (or the closing bid, if no such sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system for the last market trading day prior to the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable;

(ii)    if the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but is not listed in the manner contemplated by clause (i) above, the Fair Market Value of a Share shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the last market trading day prior to the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; or

(iii)    if neither clause (i) above nor clause (ii) above applies, the Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Administrator based upon the reasonable application of a reasonable valuation method as outlined under Code Section 409A.

“Incentive Stock Option” means an Option intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

“Nonstatutory Stock Option” means an Option not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.

“Notice of Grant” means a written or electronic notice evidencing certain terms and conditions of an Award.

“Option” means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.

“Option Agreement” means an agreement between the Company and an Optionee evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Option grant. Each Option Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the applicable Notice of Grant.

“Optioned Stock” means the Common Stock subject to an Option or Stock Purchase Right.

 

 

“Optionee” means the holder of an outstanding Option or Stock Purchase Right granted under the Plan.

“Parent” means a “parent corporation” of the Company (or, in the context of Section 17(c) of the Plan, of a successor corporation), whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

  

  

  

“Participant” shall mean any Service Provider who holds an Option, a Stock Purchase Right, a Stock Appreciation Right, a Stock Award or Unrestricted Shares granted or issued pursuant to the Plan.

“Restricted Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 12(a).

“Restricted Stock” means shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to a grant of a Stock Award under Section 12 of the Plan.

“Service” shall mean service to the Company or its subsidiaries as an Employee or, following a Change in Control Event, service to the Acquirer (as defined in this Section 2) or its subsidiaries as an employee.

“Service Provider” means an Employee, Director or Consultant.

“Share” means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 17 of the Plan.

“Stock Appreciation Right” means a right granted pursuant to Section 14 of the Plan, as evidenced by a Notice of Grant. Stock Appreciation Rights may be awarded either in tandem with Options (“Tandem Stock Appreciation Rights”) or on a stand-alone basis (“Nontandem Stock Appreciation Rights”).

“Stock Appreciation Right Agreement” means an agreement between the Company and the grantee of a Stock Appreciation Right, approved by the Administrator, evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Stock Appreciation Right grant. Each Stock Appreciation Right Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the applicable Notice of Grant.

“Stock Award” means an Award of Shares pursuant to Section 12 of the Plan.

 

 

“Stock Award Agreement” means an agreement, approved by the Administrator, providing the terms and conditions of a Stock Award. Each Stock Award Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the applicable Notice of Grant.

“Stock Award Shares” means Shares subject to a Stock Award.

“Stock Awardee” means the holder of an outstanding Stock Award granted under the Plan.

“Stock Purchase Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and an Optionee, approved by the Administrator, evidencing the terms and restrictions applicable to stock purchased under a Stock Purchase Right. Each Stock Purchase Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the applicable Notice of Grant.

“Stock Purchase Awardee” means the holder of an outstanding Stock Purchase Right granted under the Plan.

“Stock Purchase Right” means the right to purchase Common Stock pursuant to Section 11 of the Plan, as evidenced by a Notice of Grant.

“Stock Purchase Stock” means shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to a grant of a Stock Purchase Right under Section 11 of the Plan.

“Subsidiary” means a “subsidiary corporation” of the Company (or, in the context of Section 17(c) of the Plan, of a successor corporation), whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

“Substitute Options” has the meaning set forth in Section 18.

 

 

“Unrestricted Shares” means a grant of Shares made on an unrestricted basis pursuant to Section 13 of the Plan.

  

  

  

3.      Stock Subject to the Plan. Subject to the provisions of Section 17 of the Plan, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan shall be 650,000 shares. For purposes of the foregoing limitation, the shares of Common Stock underlying any Awards which are forfeited, canceled, reacquired by the Company, satisfied without the issuance of Common Stock or otherwise terminated (other than by exercise) shall be added back to the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no more than 200,000 shares of Common Stock may be granted to any one Participant with respect to Awards during any one calendar year period. Common Stock to be issued under the Plan may be either authorized and unissued shares or shares held in treasury by the Company.

4.      Administration of the Plan.

(a)    Administration. The Plan shall be administered by a committee of the Board comprised of three or more directors who are “outside directors” within the meaning of Code Section 162(m), “non-employee directors” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3(b)(3) and “independent directors” within the meaning of Section 4200(a)(15) of the NASD Marketplace Rules.  Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, any discretionary Awards to non-employee members of the Board will be approved by a disinterested majority of the Board.

(b)    Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Administrator shall have the authority, in its discretion:

(i)    to determine the Fair Market Value;

(ii)   to select the Service Providers to whom Options, Stock Purchase Rights, Stock Awards, Stock Appreciation Rights and Unrestricted Shares may be granted hereunder;

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

(iv)    to approve forms of agreement for use under the Plan;

(v)    to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any Award granted hereunder and of any Option Agreement, Stock Purchase Agreement, Stock Award Agreement and Stock Appreciation Right Agreement. Such terms and conditions include, but are not limited to, the exercise price, the time or times when Options or Stock Purchase Rights may be exercised (which may be based on performance criteria), any vesting, acceleration or waiver of forfeiture provisions, and any restriction or limitation regarding any Option, Stock Purchase Right, Stock Award, Stock Appreciation Right or grant of Unrestricted Shares or the Shares of Common Stock relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine;

(vi)    to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan, Awards granted pursuant to the Plan and agreements entered into pursuant to the Plan;

(vii)    to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, including rules and regulations relating to sub-plans established for the purpose of qualifying for preferred tax treatment under foreign tax laws;

(viii)    to allow Optionees to satisfy withholding tax obligations by having the Company withhold from the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option that number of Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount required to be withheld, provided that withholding is calculated at no less than the minimum statutory withholding level. The Fair Market Value of the Shares to be withheld shall be determined as of the date that the income resulting from exercise of the Option is recognized by the Optionee. All determinations to have Shares withheld for this purpose shall be made by the Administrator in its discretion;

 

 

(ix)    to authorize any person to execute on behalf of the Company any agreement entered into pursuant to the Plan and any instrument required to effect the grant of an Award previously granted by the Administrator; and

(x)    to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for purposes of administering the Plan.

  

  

  

(c)    Effect of Administrator’s Decision. The Administrator’s decisions, determinations and interpretations shall be final and binding on all holders of Awards. Neither the Administrator, nor any member or delegate thereof, shall be liable for any act, omission, interpretation, construction or determination made in good faith in connection with the Plan, and each of the foregoing shall be entitled in all cases to indemnification and reimbursement by the Company in respect of any claim, loss, damage or expense (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising or resulting therefrom to the fullest extent permitted by law and/or under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage which may be in effect from time to time.

5.       Eligibility. Nonstatutory Stock Options, Stock Purchase Rights, Stock Awards, Stock Appreciation Rights and Unrestricted Shares may be granted to all Service Providers. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, an Award may be granted to a person who is not then a Service Provider; provided, however, that the grant of such Award shall be conditioned upon such person’s becoming a Service Provider at or prior to the time of the execution of the agreement evidencing such Award.

6.       Limitations.

(a)    Each Option shall be designated in the applicable Option Agreement as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option. However, notwithstanding such designation, if an Employee becomes eligible in any given year to exercise Incentive Stock Options for Shares having a Fair Market Value in excess of $100,000, those Options representing the excess shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. In the previous sentence, “Incentive Stock Options” include Incentive Stock Options granted under any plan of the Company or any Affiliate. For the purpose of deciding which Options apply to Shares that “exceed” the $100,000 limit, Incentive Stock Options shall be taken into account in the same order as granted. The Fair Market Value of the Shares shall be determined as of the time the Option with respect to such Shares is granted.

(b)    Neither the Plan nor any Award nor any agreement entered into pursuant to the Plan shall confer upon a Participant any right with respect to continuing the grantee’s relationship as a Service Provider with the Company or any Affiliate, nor shall they interfere in any way with the Participant’s right or the right of the Company or any Affiliate to terminate such relationship at any time, with or without cause.

7.       Term of the Plan. The Plan was originally effective December 28, 2005 and shall continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years from such date unless terminated earlier under Section 20 of the Plan.

8.       Term of Options. The term of each Option shall be stated in the applicable Option Agreement or, if not so stated, ten years from the date of grant. However, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to an Optionee who, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns, directly or indirectly, stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company and any Parent or Subsidiary, the term of the Incentive Stock Option shall be five (5) years from the date of grant or such shorter term as may be provided in the applicable Option Agreement.

9.       Option Exercise Price; Exercisability.

(a)    Exercise Price. The per share exercise price for the Shares to be issued pursuant to exercise of an Option shall be determined by the Administrator, subject to the following:

(i)    In the case of an Incentive Stock Option:

 

 

(A)    granted to an Employee who, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company and any Affiliate, the per Share exercise price shall be not less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant, or

(B)    granted to any Employee other than an Employee described in paragraph (A) immediately above, the per Share exercise price shall be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.

(ii)    In the case of a Non-statutory Stock Option, the per Share exercise price shall be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.

(iii)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, Options may not be granted with a per Share exercise price of less than 100% (or 110%, if clause (i)(A) above applies) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant pursuant to a merger or other comparable corporate transaction.

  

  

  

(b)    Exercise Period and Conditions. At the time that an Option is granted, the Administrator shall fix the period within which the Option may be exercised and shall determine any conditions that must be satisfied before the Option may be exercised.

10.       Exercise of Options; Consideration.

(a)    Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Stockholder. Any Option granted hereunder shall be exercisable according to the terms of the Plan and at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Option Agreement, provided, however, that unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, each Option shall vest and become exercisable as to 20% of the Shares subject to such Option on the first anniversary of its date of grant, as to an additional 20% of the Shares subject to such Option on the second anniversary of its date of grant, as to an additional 20% of the Shares subject to such Option on the third anniversary of its date of grant, as to an additional 20% of the Shares subject to such Option on the fourth anniversary of its date of grant and as to the balance of the Shares subject to such Option on the fifth anniversary of its date of grant. Unless the Administrator provides otherwise, vesting of Options granted hereunder shall be tolled during any unpaid leave of absence. An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share. An Option shall be deemed exercised when the Company receives: (i) written or electronic notice of exercise (in accordance with the Option Agreement) from the person entitled to exercise the Option, and (ii) full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised. Full payment may consist of any consideration and method of payment authorized by the Administrator and permitted by the Option Agreement and Section 10(f) of the Plan. Shares issued upon exercise of an Option shall be issued in the name of the Optionee. Until the Shares are issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect to the Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Company shall issue (or cause to be issued) such Shares promptly after the Option is exercised. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Shares are issued, except as provided in Section 17 of the Plan. Exercising an Option in any manner shall decrease the number of Shares thereafter available, both for purposes of the Plan and for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised.

(b)    Termination of Relationship as a Service Provider. If an Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider, other than as a result of the Optionee’s death, Disability or termination for Cause, the Optionee may exercise his or her Option within such period of time as is specified in the Option Agreement to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant). In the absence of a specified time in the Option Agreement and except as otherwise provided in Sections 10(c), 10(d) and 10(e) of this Plan, the Option shall remain exercisable for three months following the Optionee’s termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option). If, on the date of termination, the Optionee is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan. If, after termination, the Optionee does not exercise his or her Option in full within the time specified by the Administrator, the unexercised portion of the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such unexercised portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, an Optionee who changes his or her status as a Service Provider (e.g., from being an Employee to being a Consultant or a Director) shall not be deemed to have ceased being a Service Provider for purposes of this Section 10(b), nor shall a transfer of employment among the Company and any Affiliate be considered a termination of employment; provided, however, that if an Optionee owning Incentive Stock Options ceases being an Employee but continues as a Consultant or a Director, such Incentive Stock Options shall be deemed to be Nonstatutory Stock Options three months after the date of such cessation.

(c)    Disability of an Optionee. If an Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider as a result of the Optionee’s Disability, the Optionee may exercise his or her Option within such period of time as is specified in the Option Agreement to the extent the Option is vested on the date of termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant). In the absence of a specified time in the Option Agreement, the Option shall remain exercisable for twelve (12) months following the Optionee’s termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option). If, on the date of termination, the Optionee is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan. If, after termination, the Optionee does not exercise his or her Option in full within the time specified herein, the unexercised portion of the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such unexercised portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan.

  

  

  

(d)    Death of an Optionee. If an Optionee dies while a Service Provider, the Option may be exercised within such period of time as is specified in the Option Agreement (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant), by the Optionee’s estate or by a person who acquires the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of death. In the absence of a specified time in the Option Agreement, the Option shall remain exercisable for twelve (12) months following the Optionee’s death (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option). If, at the time of death, the Optionee is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan. If the Option is not so exercised in full within the time specified herein, the unexercised portion of the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by the unexercised portion of such Option shall revert to the Plan.

(e)    Termination for Cause. Unless otherwise provided in a Service Provider’s Option Agreement, if a Service Provider’s relationship with the Company is terminated for Cause, then such Service Provider shall have no right to exercise any of such Service Provider’s Options at any time on or after the effective date of such termination. All Shares covered by such Options and not acquired by exercise prior to the date of such termination shall revert to the Plan.

(f)    Form of Consideration. The Administrator shall determine the acceptable form of consideration for exercising an Option, including the method of payment. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the Administrator shall determine the acceptable form of consideration at the time of grant. Such consideration may consist entirely of:

(i)    cash;

(ii)    check;

(iii)   other Shares of the Company’s Common Stock which (A) have been owned by the Optionee for more than six months on the date of surrender, and (B) have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which said Option shall be exercised;

(iv)    consideration received by the Company under a cashless exercise program permitted by the Administrator, including a cashless exercise program utilizing the services of a single broker acceptable to the Administrator;

(v)    a reduction in the amount of any Company liability to the Optionee, including any liability attributable to the Optionee’s participation in any Company-sponsored deferred compensation program or arrangement, subject to the applicable requirements of Code Section 409A;

 

 

(vi)    any combination of the foregoing methods of payment; or

(vii)    such other consideration and method of payment for the issuance of Shares to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws.

In addition, to the extent an Option is at the time exercisable for vested Shares of Common Stock, all or any part of that vested portion may be surrendered to the Company for an appreciation distribution payable in Shares of Common Stock with a Fair Market Value at the time of the Option surrender equal to the dollar amount by which the then Fair Market Value of the Shares of Common Stock subject to the surrendered portion exceeds the aggregate exercise price payable for those Shares.

11.       Stock Purchase Rights.

(a)    Rights to Purchase. Stock Purchase Rights may be issued either alone, in addition to, or in tandem with Options or other Awards granted under the Plan and/or cash awards made outside of the Plan. After the Administrator determines that it will offer Stock Purchase Rights under the Plan, it shall advise the Stock Purchase Awardee in writing or electronically, by means of a Notice of Grant and/or a Stock Purchase Agreement in the form determined by the Administrator, of the terms, conditions and restrictions related to the offer, including the number of Shares that the Stock Purchase Awardee shall be entitled to purchase and the price to be paid for such Shares. The offer shall be accepted by execution of a Stock Purchase Agreement in a form determined by the Administrator and payment of the applicable purchase price.

  

  

  

(b)    Repurchase Option. Unless the Administrator determines otherwise, the Stock Purchase Agreement shall grant the Company a repurchase option exercisable upon the voluntary or involuntary termination of the Stock Purchase Awardee’s service with the Company for any reason (including death or Disability). The purchase price for Shares repurchased pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement shall be the original price paid by the Stock Purchase Awardee and may be paid by cancellation of any indebtedness of the Stock Purchase Awardee to the Company. The repurchase option shall lapse at a rate determined by the Administrator; provided, however, that unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, the restrictions shall lapse as to 20% of the Shares subject to such Stock Purchase Agreement on the first anniversary of its date of grant, as to as to an additional 20% of the Shares subject to such Stock Purchase Agreement on the second anniversary of its date of grant, as to an additional 20% of the Shares subject to such Stock Purchase Agreement on the third anniversary of its date of grant, as to an additional 20% of the Shares subject to such Stock Purchase Agreement on the fourth anniversary of its date of grant and as to the balance of the Shares subject to such Stock Purchase Agreement on the fifth anniversary of its date of grant.

(c)    Other Provisions. The Stock Purchase Agreement shall contain such other terms, provisions and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion.

(d)    Rights as a Stockholder. Once the Stock Purchase Right is exercised, the Stock Purchase Awardee shall have the rights equivalent to those of a stockholder, and shall be a stockholder when his or her purchase is entered upon the records of the duly authorized transfer agent of the Company. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Stock Purchase Right is exercised, except as provided in Section 17 of the Plan.

12.       Stock Awards. The Administrator may, in its sole discretion, grant (or sell at par value or such higher purchase price as it determines) Shares to any Service Provider, as defined herein, subject to such terms and conditions, including vesting and/or performance conditions, as the Administrator sets forth in a Stock Award Agreement evidencing such grant. Stock Awards may be granted or sold in respect of past services or other valid consideration or in lieu of any cash compensation otherwise payable to such individual. The grant of Stock Awards shall be subject to the following provisions:

(a)    At the time a Stock Award is made, the Administrator shall establish a vesting period (the “Restricted Period”) applicable to the Stock Award Shares subject to such Stock Award or shall determine that such Stock Award is not subject to any vesting requirements. Subject to the right of the Administrator to establish a Restricted Period that extends vesting dates to later or earlier dates than the dates provided in this sentence, the Restricted Period of a Stock Award, if any, shall lapse as follows: the restrictions shall lapse as to one third of the Shares subject to such Stock Award on the fifth anniversary of its date of grant, as to an additional one third of the Shares subject to such Stock Award on the sixth anniversary of its date of grant and as to the balance of the Shares subject to such Stock Award on the seventh anniversary of its date of grant. The Administrator may, in its sole discretion, at the time a grant is made, prescribe restrictions in addition to or in lieu of the expiration of the Restricted Period, including the satisfaction of corporate or individual performance objectives. The Administrator may provide that all restrictions on Stock Award Shares shall lapse if certain performance criteria are met and that, if such criteria are not met, that such restrictions shall lapse if certain vesting conditions are satisfied. None of the Stock Award Shares may be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or otherwise encumbered or disposed of during the Restricted Period applicable to such Stock Award Shares or prior to the satisfaction of any other restrictions prescribed by the Administrator with respect to such Stock Award Shares.

 

 

(b)    The Company shall issue, in the name of each Service Provider to whom Stock Award Shares have been granted, stock certificates representing the total number of Stock Award Shares granted to such person, as soon as reasonably practicable after the grant. The Company, at the direction of the Administrator, shall hold such certificates, properly endorsed for transfer, for the Stock Awardee’s benefit until such time as the Stock Award Shares are forfeited to the Company, or the restrictions lapse.

(c)    Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, holders of Stock Award Shares shall have the right to vote such Shares and have the right to receive any cash dividends with respect to such Shares. All distributions, if any, received by a Stock Awardee with respect to Stock Award Shares as a result of any stock split, stock distribution, combination of shares, or other similar transaction shall be subject to the restrictions of this Section 12.

(d)    Subject to the terms of the applicable Stock Award Agreement, any Stock Award Shares granted to a Service Provider pursuant to the Plan shall be forfeited if, prior to the date on which all restrictions applicable to such Stock Award shall have lapsed, the Stock Awardee voluntarily terminates employment with the Company or its

  

  

  

Affiliates or resigns or voluntarily terminates his consultancy arrangement with the Company or its Affiliates or if the Stock Awardee’s employment or the consultant’s consultancy arrangement is terminated for Cause. If the Stock Awardee’s employment or consultancy arrangement terminates for any other reason, the Stock Award Shares held by such person shall be forfeited, unless the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine otherwise. Upon such forfeiture, the Stock Award Shares that are forfeited shall be retained in the treasury of the Company and be available for subsequent awards under the Plan.

 

 

(e)    Upon the satisfaction of the conditions prescribed by the Administrator with respect to a particular Stock Award, the restrictions applicable to the related Stock Award Shares shall lapse and, at the Stock Awardee’s request, a stock certificate for the number of Stock Award Shares with respect to which the restrictions have lapsed shall be delivered, free of all such restrictions under the Plan, to the Stock Awardee or his beneficiary or estate, as the case may be.

13.       Unrestricted Shares. The Administrator may grant Unrestricted Shares in accordance with the following provisions:

(a)    The Administrator may cause the Company to grant Unrestricted Shares to Service Providers at such time or times, in such amounts and for such reasons as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine. No payment (other than the par value thereof, in the Administrator’s discretion) shall be required for Unrestricted Shares.

(b)    The Company shall issue, in the name of each Service Provider to whom Unrestricted Shares have been granted, stock certificates representing the total number of Unrestricted Shares granted to such individual, and shall deliver such certificates to such Service Provider as soon as reasonably practicable after the date of grant or on such later date as the Administrator shall determine at the time of grant.

14.         Stock Appreciation Rights. The Administrator may grant Stock Appreciation Rights in accordance with the following provisions:

(a)    Tandem Stock Appreciation Rights may be awarded by the Administrator in connection with any Option granted under the Plan, either at the time such Option is granted or thereafter at any time prior to the exercise, termination or expiration of such Option. The base price of any Tandem Stock Appreciation Rights shall be not less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of grant of the related Option. Nontandem Stock Appreciation Rights may also be granted by the Administrator at any time. At the time of grant of Nontandem Stock Appreciation Rights, the Administrator shall specify the number of shares of Common Stock covered by such right and the base price of shares of Common Stock to be used in connection with the calculation described in Section 14(d). The base price of any Nontandem Stock Appreciation Rights shall be not less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of grant. Stock Appreciation Rights shall be subject to such terms and conditions not inconsistent with the other provisions of the Plan as the Administrator shall determine.

 

 

(b)    Tandem Stock Appreciation Rights shall be exercisable only to the extent that the related Option is exercisable and shall be exercisable only for such period as the Administrator may determine (which period may expire prior to the expiration date of the related Option); provided, however, if no such period is specified, a Tandem Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable only for the period that the related Option is exercisable. Upon the exercise of all or a portion of Tandem Stock Appreciation Rights, the related Option shall be canceled with respect to an equal number of shares of Common Stock. Shares of Common Stock subject to Options, or portions thereof, surrendered upon exercise of Tandem Stock Appreciation Rights shall not be available for subsequent awards under the Plan. Nontandem Stock Appreciation Rights shall be exercisable during such period as the Administrator shall determine.

(c)    Tandem Stock Appreciation Rights shall entitle the applicable Participant to surrender to the Company unexercised the related Option, or any portion thereof, and, subject to Section 14(f) to receive from the Company in exchange therefor that number of shares of Common Stock having an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to (A) the excess of (i) the Fair Market Value of one (1) share of Common Stock as of the date the Tandem Stock Appreciation Rights are exercised over (ii) the Option exercise price per share specified in such Option, multiplied by (B) the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Option, or portion thereof, which is surrendered. In addition, the Optionee shall be entitled to receive an amount equal to any credit against the Option exercise price which would have been allowed had the Option, or portion thereof, been exercised. Cash shall be delivered in lieu of any fractional shares.

  

  

  

(d)    The exercise of Nontandem Stock Appreciation Rights shall, subject to Section 14(f), entitle the recipient to receive from the Company that number of shares of Common Stock having an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to (A) the excess of (i) the Fair Market Value of one (1) share of Common Stock as of the date on which the Nontandem Stock Appreciation Rights are exercised over (ii) the base price of the shares covered by the Nontandem Stock Appreciation Rights, multiplied by (B) the number of shares of Common Stock covered by the Nontandem Stock Appreciation Rights, or the portion thereof, being exercised. Cash shall be delivered in lieu of any fractional shares.

(e)    As soon as is reasonably practicable after the exercise of any Stock Appreciation Rights, the Company shall (i) issue, in the name of the recipient, stock certificates representing the total number of full shares of Common Stock to which the recipient is entitled pursuant to Section 14(c) and Section 14(d) and cash in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value, as of the date of exercise, of any resulting fractional shares, or (ii) if the Administrator causes the Company to elect to settle all or part of its obligations arising out of the exercise of the Stock Appreciation Rights in cash pursuant to Section 14(f), deliver to the recipient an amount in cash equal to the Fair Market Value, as of the date of exercise, of the shares of Common Stock it would otherwise be obligated to deliver.

(f)    The Administrator, in its discretion, may cause the Company to settle all or any part of its obligation arising out of the exercise of Stock Appreciation Rights by the payment of cash in lieu of all or part of the shares of Common Stock it would otherwise be obligated to deliver in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of such shares on the date of exercise.

15.         Qualified Performance-Based Compensation. The Administrator may determine that Stock Awards granted to a Service Provider shall be considered “qualified performance-based compensation” under Code Section 162(m). The following provisions shall apply to grants of Stock Awards that are to be considered “qualified performance-based compensation” under Code Section 162(m):

 

 

(a)           Performance Goals. When Stock Awards that are to be considered “qualified performance-based compensation” are granted, the Administrator shall establish in writing (A) the objective performance goals that must be met, (B) the performance period during which the performance will be measured, (C) the threshold, target and maximum amounts that may be paid if the performance goals are met, and (D) any other conditions that the Administrator deems appropriate and consistent with the Plan and Code Section 162(m).

(b) Criteria Used for Objective Performance Goals. The Administrator shall use objectively determinable performance goals that are based on one or more of the following measures: stock price, the market capitalization of our common stock (i.e. the price of our common stock multiplied by the number of our shares outstanding), earnings per share, income before taxes and extraordinary items, net income, operating income, revenues, earnings before income tax, EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization), after-tax or pre-tax profits, operational cash flow, return on capital employed or return on invested capital, after-tax or pre-tax return on stockholders’ equity, decreasing or increasing the level in, or increase in all or a portion of assets and/or liabilities, stockholder return, return on equity, growth in assets, unit volume, sales or market share, or strategic business criteria consisting of one or more objectives based on meeting specified revenue goals, market penetration goals, geographic business expansion goals and cost targets or goals relating to acquisitions or divestitures. The business criteria may relate to one or more business units or the performance of the Company and its subsidiaries as a whole, or any combination of the foregoing, and in either absolute terms or relative to the performance of one or more comparable companies or an index covering multiple companies. The Administrator may provide, at the time the performance goals are established, that adjustments will be made to the applicable performance goals to take into account, in any objective manner specified by the Administrator, the impact of one or more of the following: (i) gain or loss from all or certain claims and/or litigation and insurance recoveries, (ii) the impairment of tangible or intangible assets, (iii) stock-based compensation expense, (iv) extraordinary, unusual or infrequently occurring events reported in our public filings, (v) restructuring activities reported in our public filings, (vi) investments, dispositions or acquisitions, (vii) gain or loss from the disposal of certain assets, (viii) gain or loss from the early extinguishment, redemption, or repurchase of debt, or (ix) changes in accounting principles that become effective during the performance period.

(c) Establishment of Goals. The Administrator shall establish the performance goals in writing either before the beginning of the performance period or during a period ending no later than the earlier of (i) 90 days after the beginning of the performance period or (ii) the date on which 25% of the performance period has been completed, or such other date as may be required or permitted under applicable regulations under Code Section 162(m). The performance goals shall satisfy the requirements for “qualified performance-based compensation,” including the requirement that the achievement of the goals be substantially uncertain at the time they are established and that the goals be established in such a way that a third party with knowledge of the relevant facts could determine whether and to what extent the performance goals have been met. The Administrator shall not have

  

  

  

discretion to increase the amount of compensation that is payable upon achievement of the designated performance goals.

(d) Certification of Results. The Administrator shall certify and announce the results for each performance period to all Participants after the announcement of the Company’s financial results for the performance period. If and to the extent that the Administrator does not certify that the performance goals have been met, the grants of Stock Awards for the performance period shall be forfeited or shall not be made, as applicable.

(e) Death, Disability or Other Circumstances. The Administrator may provide that Stock Awards shall be payable, in whole or in part, in the event of the Participant’s death or Disability, a Change in Control Event or under other circumstances consistent with the Treasury regulations and rulings under Code Section 162(m).

16.         Non-Transferability. Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Stock Purchase Right and Stock Award (until such time as all restrictions lapse) may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and, in the case of an Option, Stock Appreciation Right or Stock Purchase Right, may be exercised, during the lifetime of a Participant, only by the Participant. If the Administrator makes an Award transferable, such Award shall contain such additional terms and conditions as the Administrator deems appropriate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may provide in the Option Agreement regarding a given Option that the Optionee may transfer, without consideration for the transfer, his or her Nonstatutory Stock Options to members of his or her immediate family, to trusts for the benefit of such family members, or to partnerships in which such family members are the only partners, provided that the transferee agrees in writing with the Company to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Plan and the applicable Option. During the period when Shares subject to Stock Purchase Agreements and Stock Award Shares are restricted (by virtue of vesting schedules or otherwise), such Shares may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution.

17.         Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization; Dissolution; Change in Control and Other Events.

(a)    Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company, the number of Shares of Common Stock covered by each outstanding Option, Stock Purchase Right, Stock Award Agreement and Stock Appreciation Right and the number of Shares of Common Stock which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no Awards have yet been granted or which have been returned to the Plan upon cancellation or expiration of an Option, Stock Purchase Right, Stock Award Agreement or Stock Appreciation Right, as well as the price per share of Common Stock covered by each such outstanding Option, Stock Purchase Right or Stock Appreciation Right, shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been “effected without receipt of consideration.” Such adjustment shall be made by the Administrator, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of Shares of Common Stock subject to an Award hereunder.

(b)    Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Administrator shall notify each holder of an Award as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed dissolution or liquidation. The Administrator in its discretion may provide for an Optionee to have the right to exercise his or her Option or Stock Appreciation Right and for a holder of a Stock Purchase Right to exercise his or her Stock Purchase Right until ten (10) days prior to such transaction as to all of the Shares covered thereby, including Shares as to which an applicable Option or Stock Appreciation Right would not otherwise be exercisable. In addition, the Administrator may provide that any Company repurchase option applicable to any Shares purchased upon exercise of a Stock Purchase Right or any restrictions as to any Stock Award shall lapse as to all such Shares covered thereby, provided the proposed dissolution or liquidation takes place at the time and in the manner contemplated. To the extent it has not been previously exercised, an Option, Stock Purchase Right or Stock Appreciation Right will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action.

  

  

  

(c)    Exercisability and Vesting Upon a Change in Control Event. Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan other than Section 17(d), in the event that a “Change in Control Event” occurs, all Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Stock Purchase Stock and Restricted Stock granted hereunder which are held by Participants as of the occurrence of such a Change in Control Event shall become fully exercisable or vested immediately and automatically upon the occurrence of such a Change in Control Event, except that in the case of Restricted Stock that is subject to a performance restriction based on the Fair Market Value of the Company’s Common Stock, the Company’s repurchase rights applicable to such Restricted Stock shall lapse with respect to a Change in Control Event only if and to the extent that the per-share purchase price paid or deemed paid by the Acquirer (defined below) would suffice to fulfill such performance restriction; the balance of the Restricted Stock (or cash paid by the Acquirer for such shares) shall cease to be subject to any further repurchase rights by the Acquirer ratably and monthly over the period of time (but not greater than 36 months) that the Acquirer contracts for the Services of the Participant who beneficially holds the Restricted Stock, and if the Acquirer does not engage the Services of the Participant, the unvested shares of Restricted Stock shall vest as of the Change in Control Event. For purposes of this Plan, the term “Change in Control Event” shall mean any of the following events:

(i) the acquisition by any one person, or more than one person acting as a group (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3), of ownership of stock of the Company possessing more than 50% of the total voting power of the capital stock of the Company (the “Acquirer”); or

(ii) (a) any consolidation or merger of the Company, in which the holders of voting stock of the Company immediately before the consolidation or merger will not own 50% or more of the voting shares of the continuing or surviving corporation (or if the transaction is structured as merger or consolidation of subsidiaries, 50% or more of the continuing or surviving parent corporation) immediately after such consolidation or merger, or (b) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (any transaction contemplated by this clause (ii) being referred to herein as a “Sale of the Company”), where in subparagraph “a” the dominant holders of voting stock shall be regarded as an Acquirer and in subparagraph “b” the transferee shall be regarded as an Acquirer.

(iii) Other Definition. The Administrator may modify the definition of Change in Control Event for a particular Award as the Administrator deems appropriate to comply with Code Section 409A or otherwise.

 

 

(d)    Assumption of Options and Awards. In the event of a Sale of the Company, each outstanding Option and Stock Appreciation Right, as modified pursuant to Section 17(c), shall be assumed or an equivalent option or right substituted by the successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event that the Administrator determines that, at least thirty days prior to the scheduled consummation of such Sale of the Company, the successor corporation or a parent or a subsidiary of the successor corporation has refused to assume each outstanding Option and Stock Appreciation Right, as modified pursuant to Section 17(c), or substitute an equivalent option or stock appreciation right for each outstanding Option and Stock Appreciation Right, as modified pursuant to Section 17(c), then the Administrator shall notify all holders of outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights that all outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall be fully exercisable for a period of twenty (20) days from the date of such notice and that any Options and Stock Appreciation Rights that are not exercised within such period shall terminate upon consummation of such Sale of the Company.

18.         Substitute Options. In the event that the Company, directly or indirectly, acquires another entity, the Board may authorize the issuance of stock options (“Substitute Options”) to the individuals performing services for the acquired entity in substitution of stock options previously granted to those individuals in connection with their performance of services for such entity upon such terms and conditions as the Board shall determine, taking into account the conditions of Code Section 424(a) and Code Section 409A, as from time to time amended or superseded, in the case of a Substitute Option that is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option. Shares of capital stock underlying Substitute Stock Options shall not constitute Shares issued pursuant to this Plan for any purpose.

19.         Date of Grant. The date of grant of an Option, Stock Purchase Right, Stock Award, Stock Appreciation Right or Unrestricted Share shall be, for all purposes, the date on which the Administrator makes the determination granting such Option, Stock Purchase Right, Stock Award, Stock Appreciation Right or Unrestricted Share, or such other later date as is determined by the Administrator. Notice of the determination shall be provided to each grantee within a reasonable time after the date of such grant.

20.         Amendment and Termination of the Plan.

(a)    Amendment and Termination. The Board may at any time amend, alter, suspend or terminate the Plan.

  

  

  

(b)    Stockholder Approval. The Company shall obtain stockholder approval of any Plan amendment to the extent necessary to comply with Applicable Laws.

(c)    Effect of Amendment or Termination. No amendment, alteration, suspension or termination of the Plan shall impair the rights of any Participant with respect to an outstanding Award, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Participant and the Administrator, which agreement shall be in writing and signed by the Participant and the Company. Termination of the Plan shall not affect the Administrator’s ability to exercise the powers granted to it hereunder with respect to Awards granted under the Plan prior to the date of such termination.

(d)    No Repricing Without Stockholder Approval. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Administrator may not reprice Options, nor may the Board amend the Plan to permit repricing of Options, unless the stockholders of the Company provide prior approval for such repricing. The term “repricing” shall have the meaning given that term in the rules of the stock exchange on which the Company’s Common Stock is listed and shall not include adjustments pursuant to Section 17 of the Plan, provided, however, that upon approval of the Company’s stockholders (which approval was secured at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders on October 28, 2010), the Administrator may provide for, and the Company may implement, a one-time-only option exchange offer, pursuant to which certain outstanding Options could, at the election of the person holding such Option, be tendered to the Company for cancellation in exchange for the issuance of a new Option to purchase fewer Shares of Common Stock at a lower exercise price.

 

 

21.         Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.

(a)    Legal Compliance. Shares shall not be issued in connection with the grant of any Stock Award or Unrestricted Share or the exercise of any Option, Stock Appreciation Right or Stock Purchase Right unless such grant or the exercise of such Option, Stock Appreciation Right or Stock Purchase Right and the issuance and delivery of such Shares shall comply with Applicable Laws.

(b)    Investment Representations. As a condition to the grant of any Award or the exercise of any Option, Stock Appreciation Right or Stock Purchase Right, the Company may require the person receiving such Award or exercising such Option, Stock Appreciation Right or Stock Purchase Right to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise or grant that the applicable Shares are being acquired only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required.

 

 

(c)    Additional Conditions. The Administrator shall have the authority to condition the grant of any Award or rights in such other manner that the Administrator determines to be appropriate, provided that such condition is not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan. Such conditions may include, among other things, obligations of recipients to execute lock-up agreements and stockholder agreements in the future. The Administrator may implement such measures as the Administrator deems appropriate to determine whether Shares acquired as a result of the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option have been the subject of a “disqualifying disposition” for federal income tax purposes, including requiring the Optionee to hold such Shares in his or her own name and requiring that the Optionee notify the Administrator of any such “disqualifying disposition.”

(d)    Trading Policy Restrictions. Option, Stock Appreciation Right and Stock Purchase Right exercises and other Awards under the Plan shall be subject to the terms and conditions of any insider trading policy established by the Company or the Administrator.

22.         Inability to Obtain Authority. The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction over the Company, which authority is deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.

23.         Reservation of Shares. The Company, during the term of this Plan, will at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.

24.         Stockholder Approval. The Plan shall be subject to approval by the stockholders of the Company within twelve (12) months after the date the Plan is adopted by the Board. Such stockholder approval shall be obtained in the manner and to the degree required under Applicable Laws.

  

  

  

 

 

25.         Withholding; Notice of Sale. The Company shall be entitled to withhold from any amounts payable to an Employee any amounts which the Company determines, in its discretion, are required to be withheld under any Applicable Law as a result of any action taken by a holder of an Award.

26.         Governing Law. This Plan shall be governed by the laws of the state of Delaware, without regard to conflict of law principles.

27.         Option Grants under Other Plans. From and after the date on which this Plan is approved by the stockholders of the Company, no subsequent stock option grants shall be made under the following plans heretofore adopted by the Company: 2000 Stock Option Plan; 1998 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan; 1995 Non-Qualified Option Plan; 2004 Stock Option Plan; 1996 Stock Option Plan; 1991 Restated Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors; and 1989 Restated Stock Option Plan.

28.         Code Section 409A. The Plan is intended to comply with the applicable requirements of Code Section 409A and the regulations promulgated thereunder to the extent applicable, and shall be administered in accordance with Code Section 409A to the extent Code Section 409A is applicable to the Plan or any Award hereunder. Each Award shall be subject to such terms as the Administrator determines, and shall be construed and administered, such that the Award either (i) qualifies for an exemption from the requirements of Code Section 409A, or (ii) satisfies such requirements. Awards granted under the Plan shall be structured in a manner consistent with the requirements of Code Section 409A and payment or distributions with respect thereto shall only be made in a manner and upon an event permitted under Code Section 409A and, to the extent required under Code Section 409A, payments or distributions to a Participant who is a “specified employee” (within the meaning of such term under Code Section 409A) upon his or her separation from service shall be postponed and subject to a six-month delay and shall be paid within 15 days after the end of the six-month period following separation from service or if the Participant dies during the postponement period prior to the payment of postponed amount, the amounts withheld on account of Code Section 409A shall be paid to the personal representative of the Participant’s estate within 60 days after the date of the Participant’s death. All payments to be made upon a termination of employment or service shall only be made upon a “separation from service” under Code Section 409A. In no event shall a Participant, directly or indirectly designate the calendar year in which payment or distribution is made.

 

 

Executed and dated as of the date first written above at Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania.

	  	  	  
	  	
PHOTOMEDEX, INC.

	
 

  

	
 

  

	
 

  

	  	
By:  

	
/s/Dennis McGrath           

	  	
Dennis McGrath

	  	
President and Chief Executive Officer

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