Document:

Exhibit 4.2

 

Upon recording, return to:

Ms. Shawne M. Keenan

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

999 Peachtree Street, N.E.

Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3996

 

PURSUANT TO §44-14-35.1 OF OFFICIAL CODE OF GEORGIA ANNOTATED, THIS INSTRUMENT EMBRACES,

COVERS AND CONVEYS SECURITY TITLE TO AFTER-ACQUIRED PROPERTY OF THE GRANTOR

 

 

 

OGLETHORPE POWER CORPORATION

(AN ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION),

GRANTOR,

 

to

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

TRUSTEE

 

SIXTY-FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL

INDENTURE

 

Relating to the

Oglethorpe Power Corporation First Mortgage Bonds,

Series 2011 A

 

Dated as of August 1, 2011

 

FIRST MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS

 

 

NOTE TO THE CLERK OF THE SUPERIOR COURT AND TAX COMMISSIONER:  BECAUSE THIS INSTRUMENT SECURES BONDS AND NOT A LONG TERM NOTE, THIS INSTRUMENT IS EXEMPT FROM THE INTANGIBLES RECORDING TAX PURSUANT TO THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA §560-11-8-.14(d).

 

 

THIS SIXTY-FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of August 1, 2011, is between OGLETHORPE POWER CORPORATION (AN ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION), formerly known as Oglethorpe Power Corporation (An Electric Membership Generation & Transmission Corporation), an electric membership corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Georgia, as grantor (the “Company”), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as successor to SunTrust Bank, formerly known as SunTrust Bank, Atlanta, as trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an Indenture, dated as of March 1, 1997 (the “Original Indenture”), for the purpose of securing its Existing Obligations and providing for the authentication and delivery of Additional Obligations by the Trustee from time to time under the Original Indenture;

 

WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee sixty Supplemental Indentures (the Original Indenture, as heretofore, hereby and hereafter supplemented and modified, the “Indenture”; capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture, as provided in Section 3.1 hereof), and the Original Indenture and the sixty Supplemental Indentures have been recorded as set forth on Schedule 1;

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has authorized a new series of Additional Obligations to be designated the First Mortgage Bonds, Series 2011 A, due September 1, 2050 in the principal amount of Three Hundred  Million Dollars ($300,000,000) (the “Series 2011 A Bonds”);

 

WHEREAS, the Company has registered the Series 2011 A Bonds under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”);

 

WHEREAS, the Company has complied or will comply with all provisions required to issue Additional Obligations provided for in the Indenture;

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to execute and deliver this Sixty-First Supplemental Indenture, in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, for the purpose of providing for the creation and designation of the Series 2011 A Bonds as Additional Obligations and specifying the form and provisions thereof;

 

WHEREAS, Section 12.1 of the Indenture provides that, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Obligations at the time Outstanding, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee may enter into Supplemental Indentures for the purposes and subject to the conditions set forth in said Section 12.1, including to create additional series of Obligations under the Indenture and to make provisions for such additional series of Obligations; and

 

WHEREAS, all acts and proceedings required by law and by the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company necessary to secure under the Indenture the payment

 

 

of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Series 2011 A Bonds, to make the Series 2011 A Bonds to be issued hereunder, when executed by the Company, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and duly issued, the valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company, and to constitute the Indenture a valid and binding lien for the security of the Series 2011 A Bonds, in accordance with its terms, have been done and taken; and the execution and delivery of this Sixty-First Supplemental Indenture have been in all respects duly authorized by the Company;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, THIS SIXTY-FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSES, that, to secure the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Outstanding Secured Obligations, including, when authenticated and delivered, the Series 2011 A Bonds, to confirm the lien of the Indenture upon the Trust Estate, including property purchased, constructed or otherwise acquired by the Company since the date of execution of the Original Indenture, to secure performance of the covenants therein and herein contained, to declare the terms and conditions on which the Series 2011 A Bonds are secured, and in consideration of the premises thereof and hereof, the Company by these presents does grant, bargain, sell, alienate, remise, release, convey, assign, transfer, mortgage, hypothecate, pledge, set over and confirm to the Trustee, and its successors and assigns in the trust created thereby and hereby, in trust, all property, rights, privileges and franchises (other than Excepted Property or Excludable Property) of the Company, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, of the character described in the Granting Clauses of the Indenture, wherever located, including all such property, rights, privileges and franchises acquired since the date of execution of the Original Indenture, including, without limitation, all property described on Exhibit A attached hereto, subject to all exceptions, reservations and matters of the character referred to in the Indenture, and does grant a security interest therein for the purposes expressed herein and in the Indenture subject in all cases to Sections 5.2 and 11.2 B of the Indenture and to the rights of the Company under the Indenture, including the rights set forth in Article V thereof; but expressly excepting and excluding from the lien and operation of the Indenture all properties of the character specifically excepted as “Excepted Property” or “Excludable Property” in the Indenture to the extent contemplated thereby.

 

PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Trustee, or any separate trustee or co-trustee appointed under Section 9.14 of the Indenture or any receiver appointed pursuant to statutory provision or order of court, shall have entered into possession of all or substantially all of the Trust Estate, all the Excepted Property described or referred to in Paragraphs A through H, inclusive, of “Excepted Property” in the Indenture then owned or thereafter acquired by the Company, shall immediately, and, in the case of any Excepted Property described or referred to in Paragraphs I, J, L, N and P of “Excepted Property” in the Indenture (excluding the property described in Section 2 of Exhibit B in the Original Indenture), upon demand of the Trustee or such other trustee or receiver, become subject to the lien of the Indenture to the extent permitted by law, and the Trustee or such other trustee or receiver may, to the extent permitted by law, at the same time likewise take possession thereof, and whenever all Events of Default shall have been cured and the possession of all or substantially all of the Trust Estate shall have been restored to the Company, such Excepted Property shall again be excepted and excluded from the lien of the Indenture to the extent and otherwise as hereinabove set forth and as set forth in the Indenture.

 

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The Company may, however, pursuant to the Granting Clause Third of the Indenture, subject to the lien of the Indenture any Excepted Property or Excludable Property, whereupon the same shall cease to be Excepted Property or Excludable Property.

 

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD all such property, rights, privileges and franchises hereby and hereafter (by a Supplemental Indenture or otherwise) granted, bargained, sold, alienated, remised, released, conveyed, assigned, transferred, mortgaged, hypothecated, pledged, set over or confirmed as aforesaid, or intended, agreed or covenanted so to be, together with all the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereto appertaining (said properties, rights, privileges and franchises, including any cash and securities hereafter deposited or required to be deposited with the Trustee (other than any such cash which is specifically stated in the Indenture not to be deemed part of the Trust Estate) being part of the Trust Estate), unto the Trustee, and its successors and assigns in the trust created by the Indenture, forever.

 

SUBJECT, HOWEVER, to (i) Permitted Exceptions and (ii) to the extent permitted by Section 13.6 of the Indenture as to property hereafter acquired (a) any duly recorded or perfected prior mortgage or other lien that may exist thereon at the date of the acquisition thereof by the Company and (b) purchase money mortgages, other purchase money liens, chattel mortgages, conditional sales agreements or other title retention agreements created by the Company at the time of acquisition thereof.

 

BUT IN TRUST, NEVERTHELESS, with power of sale, for the equal and proportionate benefit and security of the Holders from time to time of all the Outstanding Secured Obligations without any priority of any such Obligation over any other such Obligation and for the enforcement of the payment of such Obligations in accordance with their terms.

 

UPON CONDITION that, until the happening of an Event of Default and subject to the provisions of Article V of the Indenture, and not in limitation of the rights elsewhere provided in the Indenture, including the rights set forth in Article V of the Indenture, the Company shall be permitted to (i) possess and use the Trust Estate, except cash, securities, Designated Qualifying Securities and other personal property deposited, or required to be deposited, with the Trustee, (ii) explore for, mine, extract, separate and dispose of coal, ore, gas, oil and other minerals, and harvest standing timber, and (iii) receive and use the rents, issues, profits, revenues and other income, products and proceeds of the Trust Estate.

 

THE INDENTURE, INCLUDING THIS SIXTY-FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, is intended to operate and is to be construed as a deed passing title to the Trust Estate and is made under the provisions of the laws of the State of Georgia relating to deeds to secure debt, and not as a mortgage or deed of trust, and is given to secure the Outstanding Secured Obligations.  Should the indebtedness secured by the Indenture be paid according to the tenor and effect thereof when the same shall become due and payable and should the Company perform all covenants contained in the Indenture in a timely manner, then the Indenture shall be canceled and surrendered.

 

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AND IT IS HEREBY COVENANTED AND DECLARED that the Series 2011 A Bonds are to be authenticated and delivered and the Trust Estate is to be held and applied by the Trustee, subject to the covenants, conditions and trusts set forth herein and in the Indenture, and the Company does hereby covenant and agree to and with the Trustee, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Outstanding Secured Obligations, as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.1                                   Definitions.

 

All words and phrases defined in Article I of the Indenture shall have the same meaning in this Sixty-First Supplemental Indenture, except as otherwise appears herein, in this Article I or unless the context clearly requires otherwise.  In addition, the following terms have the following meaning in this Sixty-First Supplemental Indenture unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

 

“Business Day” means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday which is not a day on which banking institutions in New York or Georgia are generally authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

 

“Closing Date” means August 19, 2011.

 

“Interest Payment Date” means March 1 and September 1  of each year, commencing on March 1, 2012.

 

“Record Date” means the 15th day (whether or not a Business Day) of the calendar month immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date.

 

“Securities Depository” means The Depository Trust Company and its successors and assigns or any other securities depository selected by the Company which agrees to follow the procedures required to be followed by such securities depository in connection with the Series 2011 A Bonds.

 

ARTICLE II

 

THE SERIES 2011 A BONDS AND
 CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING THERETO

 

Section 2.1                                   Terms of the Series 2011 A Bonds.

 

There shall be created and established a series of Additional Obligations known as and entitled the “First Mortgage Bonds, Series 2011 A” (the “Series 2011 A Bonds”).

 

The aggregate principal amount of the Series 2011 A Bonds which may be authenticated, delivered and Outstanding at any one time is limited to Three Hundred  Million Dollars ($300,000,000).  The Series 2011 A Bonds shall consist of bonds in an aggregate principal

 

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amount of $300,000,000, due September 1, 2050.

 

The Series 2011 A Bonds shall bear interest from their date of issuance, payable semi-annually on March 1  and September 1  of each year, commencing on March 1, 2012.  The Series 2011 A Bonds shall bear interest at the annual rate of 5.25%.

 

The principal and the Redemption Price of, and interest on, the Series 2011 A Bonds shall be paid to the Person in whose name that Obligation (or one or more Predecessor Obligations) is registered at the close of business on the Record Date applicable to such Interest Payment Date or Redemption Date.  Interest on the Series 2011 A Bonds shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.  The Series 2011 A Bonds shall be dated the date of authentication.

 

The Series 2011 A Bonds shall be issued as fully registered global bonds without coupons and in denominations of $1,000 or any integral multiple thereof.  The Series 2011 A Bonds shall be registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of the Securities Depository, pursuant to the Securities Depository’s Book-Entry System.  When the Series 2011 A Bonds are held in the Book-Entry System, purchases of beneficial interests in the Series 2011 A Bonds shall be made in book-entry form, without certificates.  If at any time the Book-Entry System is discontinued for the Series 2011 A Bonds, the Series 2011 A Bonds shall be exchangeable for other fully registered certificated Series 2011 A Bonds of like tenor and of an equal aggregate principal amount, in authorized denominations.  The Trustee may impose a charge sufficient to reimburse the Company or the Trustee for any tax, fee or other governmental charge required to be paid with respect to such exchange or any transfer of a Series 2011 A Bond.  The cost, if any, of preparing each new Series 2011 A Bond issued upon such exchange or transfer, and any other expenses of the Company or the Trustee incurred in connection therewith, shall be paid by the person requesting such exchange or transfer.

 

Interest on the Series 2011 A Bonds shall be payable by check mailed to the registered owners thereof.  However, interest on the Series 2011 A Bonds shall be paid to any owner of $1,000,000 or more in aggregate principal amount of the Series 2011 A Bonds by wire transfer to a wire transfer address within the continental United States upon the written request of such owner received by the Trustee not less than five days prior to the Record Date.  As long as the Series 2011 A Bonds are registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of the Securities Depository, such payments shall be made directly to the Securities Depository.

 

Section 2.2                                   Optional Redemption.

 

(a)                                  The Company may redeem the Series 2011 A Bonds, in whole or in part, on any date or from time to time prior to their maturity, at its option. The Redemption Price for the Series 2011 A Bonds will be equal to the greater of:

 

(i) 100% of the principal amount of the Series 2011 A Bonds being redeemed; and

 

(ii) the sum of the present values of the remaining principal and interest payments on the Series 2011 A Bonds being redeemed (excluding interest accrued and unpaid through the Redemption Date), discounted on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day

 

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year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at a rate equal to the sum of (x) the yield to maturity, determined on the third Business Day prior to the Redemption Date, of a U.S. Treasury security having a life equal to the remaining average life of the maturity of Series 2011 A Bonds being redeemed and trading in the secondary market at the price closest to par, and (y) 25 basis points, plus in each case accrued and unpaid interest thereon to but excluding the Redemption Date.

 

(b)                                 If there is no U.S. Treasury security having a life equal to the remaining average life of the Series 2011 A Bonds being redeemed, the discount rate will be calculated using a yield to maturity determined on a straight-line basis (rounding to the nearest calendar month, if necessary) from the average yield to maturity, determined on the third Business Day prior to the Redemption Date, of two U.S. Treasury securities having lives most closely corresponding to the remaining average life of the Series 2011 A Bonds being redeemed and trading in the secondary market at the price closest to par.

 

(c)                                  Notice of redemption shall be given by first class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not less than 30 and not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date to the registered address of each Holder of Series 2011 A Bonds being redeemed, except as otherwise required by the procedures of the Securities Depository.  Notice of redemption of the Series 2011 A Bonds shall be given by the Company or at the Company’s request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company.

 

(d)                                 If less than all of the Outstanding Series 2011 A Bonds are to be redeemed, the Series 2011 A Bonds to be redeemed will be selected by the Trustee in any method it deems fair and appropriate, and the portion of the Series 2011 A Bonds not so redeemed will be in integral multiples of $1,000.

 

(e)                                  If, at the time notice of the optional redemption of the Series 2011 A Bonds is given, the Company has not deposited sufficient funds with the Trustee to pay the full Redemption Price of the Series 2011 A Bonds to be redeemed, the notice of optional redemption will so state and will further state that the Series 2011 A Bonds will remain Outstanding as though no redemption notice had been given unless the Company provides, or causes to be provided, to the Trustee, by 2:00 p.m. New York City Time on the Redemption Date, funds sufficient to pay the full Redemption Price of the Series 2011 A Bonds to be redeemed.  The failure of the Company to deposit sufficient funds with the Trustee to effect the redemption will not constitute a payment or other default by the Company under the Indenture and the Company will not be liable to any Holder of those Series 2011 A Bonds as a result of the failed redemption.  If the Company has deposited funds with the Trustee sufficient to pay the full Redemption Price of the Series 2011 A Bonds to be redeemed at the time notice of the optional redemption is given, then the Company is obligated to redeem the Series 2011 A Bonds as provided in that notice.

 

Section 2.3                                   Form of the Series 2011 A Bonds.  The Series 2011 A Bonds and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication for the Series 2011 A Bonds shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto, with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted in the Indenture.

 

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Section 2.4                                   Use of Proceeds.  The Company expects the proceeds of this offering of the Series 2011 A Bonds, net of the underwriters’ discounts and estimated offering expenses, to be $296,265,000.  The Company will use the net proceeds of this offering to finance a portion of the costs associated with the Company’s participation in two additional nuclear units at the Alvin W. Vogtle Plant located in Burke County, Georgia, to redeem outstanding commercial paper and for general corporate purposes.

 

ARTICLE III

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 3.1                                   Supplemental Indenture.  This Sixty-First Supplemental Indenture is executed and shall be construed as an indenture supplemental to the Indenture, and shall form a part thereof, and the Indenture, as heretofore supplemented and as hereby supplemented and modified, is hereby confirmed.  Except to the extent inconsistent with the express terms of this Sixty-First Supplemental Indenture and the Series 2011A Bonds, all of the provisions, terms, covenants and conditions of the Indenture generally applicable to all Obligations shall be applicable to the Series 2011 A Bonds to the same extent as if specifically set forth herein.  All references herein to Sections, Articles, definitions or other provisions of the Indenture shall be to such Sections, Articles, definitions and other provisions as they may be amended or modified from time to time pursuant to the Indenture.  All capitalized terms used in this Sixty-First Supplemental Indenture, unless defined herein, shall have the same meanings assigned to them in the Indenture, except in cases where the context clearly indicates otherwise.

 

Section 3.2                                   Recitals.  All recitals in this Sixty-First Supplemental Indenture are made by the Company only and not by the Trustee; and all of the provisions contained in the Indenture, in respect of the rights, privileges, immunities, powers and duties of the Trustee shall be applicable in respect hereof as fully and with like effect as if set forth herein in full.

 

Section 3.3                                   Successors and Assigns.  Whenever in this Sixty-First Supplemental Indenture any of the parties hereto is named or referred to, this shall, subject to the provisions of Articles IX and XI of the Indenture, be deemed to include the successors and assigns of such party, and all the covenants and agreements in this Sixty-First Supplemental Indenture contained by or on behalf of the Company, or by or on behalf of the Trustee shall, subject as aforesaid, bind and inure to the respective benefits of the respective successors and assigns of such parties, whether so expressed or not.

 

Section 3.4                                   No Rights, Remedies, Etc.  Nothing in this Sixty-First Supplemental Indenture, expressed or implied, is intended, or shall be construed, to confer upon, or to give to, any person, firm or corporation, other than the parties hereto and the Holders of the Outstanding Secured Obligations, any right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Sixty-First Supplemental Indenture or any covenant, condition, stipulation, promise or agreement hereof, and all the covenants, conditions, stipulations, promises and agreements in this Sixty-First Supplemental Indenture contained by or on behalf of the Company shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and of the Holders of Outstanding Secured Obligations.

 

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Section 3.5                                   Counterparts.  This Sixty-First Supplemental Indenture may be executed in several counterparts, each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts, or as many of them as the Company and the Trustee shall preserve undestroyed, shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

Section 3.6                                   Security Agreement; Mailing Address.  To the extent permitted by applicable law, this Sixty-First Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed to be a Security Agreement and Financing Statement whereby the Company grants to the Trustee a security interest in all of the Trust Estate that is personal property or fixtures under the Uniform Commercial Code, as adopted or hereafter adopted in one or more of the states in which any part of the properties of the Company are situated.

 

The mailing address of the Company, as debtor, is:

 

Oglethorpe Power Corporation

2100 East Exchange Place

Tucker, Georgia 30084-5336

 

and the mailing address of the Trustee, as secured party, is:

 

U.S. Bank National Association

Attention:  Corporate Trust Services

1349 West Peachtree Street, NW

Suite 1050, Two Midtown Plaza

Atlanta, Georgia 30309

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Sixty-First Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed under seal as of the day and year first written above.

 

 

	
Company:
    	
 
    	
OGLETHORPE POWER CORPORATION
   (AN ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIPCORPORATION), an electric membership   corporation organized under the laws of the State of Georgia
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
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Elizabeth   B. Higgins
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Executive   Vice President and
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Chief   Financial Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

	
Signed,   sealed and delivered
    	
 
    	
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by   the Company in the presence of:
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Patricia   N. Nash
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
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Exhibit A

 

All property of the Company in the Counties in Appling, Burke, Carroll, Coweta, DeKalb, Floyd, Hart, Heard, Monroe, Talbot, Toombs, Warren and Washington, State of Georgia; including, without limitation, the properties more specifically described below:

 

1.                                      Carroll County, Georgia

 

Tract 1:

 

All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot Numbers 133, 139,140, 141,151, & 152, in the 4th District, of Carroll County, Georgia, and being more particularly described as follows:

 

BEGINNING at a 1/2-inch rebar found located at the northwest corner of Land Lot 151, thence continuing along the western margin of said Land Lot, South 02 degrees 00 minutes 03 seconds West, a distance of 787.76 feet to a 1/2-inch rebar found located on the northerly right-of-way of an unpaved county road (40-foot right-of-way); Thence continuing along said northerly right-of-way, North 78 degrees 21 minutes 34 seconds West, a distance of 114.73 feet to a point; Thence North 74 degrees 46 minutes 29 seconds West, a distance of 119.09 feet to a point, Thence North 72 degrees 19 minutes 44 seconds West, a distance of 135.08 feet to a point; Thence North 67 degrees 05 minutes 11 seconds West, a distance of 113.58 feet to a point, Thence North 67 degrees 55 minutes 08 seconds West, a distance of 114.47 feet to a 5/8-inch rebar set; Thence North 20 degrees 32 minutes 49 seconds East, a distance of 20.01 feet to a 5/8-inch rebar set at the intersection of the northerly right-of-way of said unpaved county road and the northerly right-of-way of Staples Dairy Road (80-foot right-of-way), Thence continuing along said northerly right-of-way, North 70 degrees 59 minutes 14 seconds West, a distance of 206.54 feet to a point; Thence North 69 degrees 01 minutes 32 seconds West, a distance of 106.31 feet to a point; Thence North 63 degrees 15 minutes 36 seconds West, a distance of 123.72 feet to a point; Thence North 56 degrees 59 minutes 04 seconds West, a distance of 82.26 feet to a point; Thence North 46 degrees 13 minutes 27 seconds West, a distance of 81 16 feet to a point; Thence North 34 degrees 10 minutes 08 seconds West, a distance of 89.40 feet to a point; Thence North 21 degrees 09 minutes 00 seconds West, a distance of 92.06 feet to a point; Thence North 09 degrees 43 minutes 23 seconds West, a distance of 102.75 feet to a point, Thence North 02 degrees 39 minutes 35 seconds West, a distance of 93.35 feet to a 1/2-inch rebar found; Thence departing said right-of-way, South 88 degrees 33 minutes 56 seconds East, a distance of 1125.77 feet to a 1/2-inch rebar found; Thence along a curve to the right having an arc length of 158.66 feet, with a radius of 100.00 feet, at a chord bearing of North 46 degrees 55 minutes 25 seconds East, for a distance of 142.53 feet to a 1/2-inch rebar found; Thence North 02 degrees 21 minutes 10 seconds East, a distance of 869.93 feet to a 5/8-inch rebar set; Thence North 80 degrees 27 minutes 25 seconds East, a distance of 464.43 feet to a 1/2-inch rod found; Thence North 89 degrees 36 minutes 19 seconds East, a distance of 475.52 feet to a 3/4-inch open top pipe found; Thence North 00 degrees 01 minutes 58 seconds East, a distance of 1905.25 feet to a point; Thence South 88 degrees 23 minutes 46 seconds East, a distance of 626.05 feet to a 1/2-inch rebar found; Thence South 88 degrees 27 minutes 53 seconds East, a distance of 836.67 feel to a 2-inch post found; Thence South 01 degrees 18 minutes 49 seconds West, a

 

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distance of 562.86 feet to a 1/2-inch rebar found; Thence South 01 degrees 27 minutes 02 seconds West, a distance of 986.72 feet to a painted rock found; Thence South 88 degrees 45 minutes 24 seconds East, a distance of 1030.37 feet to a 5/8-inch rebar found; Thence South 88 degrees 46 minutes 41 seconds East, a distance of 762.29 feet to a 1/2-inch rebar found; Thence South 88 degrees 45 minutes 59 seconds East, a distance of 271.42 feet to a 1-1/2-inch open top pipe found; Thence South 00 degrees 36 minutes 28 seconds East, a distance of 420.77 feet to a 1/2-inch rebar found; Thence South 00 degrees 32 minutes 48 seconds East, a distance of 1122.45 feet to a 1-inch open top pipe found; Thence North 88 degrees 33 minutes 26 seconds West, a distance of 338.10 feet to a 1-inch open top pipe found; Thence North 87 degrees 02 minutes 38 seconds West, a distance of 4145.55 feet to a 1/2-inch rebar found, said 1/2-inch rebar being the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING;

 

Said tract of land contains 211.22 Acres and Is more particularly described as Tract 1 on a boundary survey prepared by GeoSurvey, Ltd., for Georgia Power Company, certified by Trenton D. Turk, Georgia Registered Land Surveyor No. 2411, dated December 8, 2010, and last revised on December 21, 2010.

 

Tract 2:

 

All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot Number 152, in the 4th District, of Carroll County, Georgia, and being more particularly described as follows:

 

Commencing at a 1/2-inch rebar found located at the northwest corner of Land Lot 151, thence continuing along the western margin of said Land Lot, South 02 degrees 00 minutes 03 seconds West, a distance of 787.76 feet to a 1/2-inch rebar found located on the northerly right-of-way of an unpaved county road (40-foot right-of-way); Thence South 01 degrees 55 minutes 16 seconds West, a distance of 40.29 feet to a 1/2-inch rebar found located on the southerly right-of-way of said unpaved county road, and the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; Thence continuing along said western margin of Land Lot 151, South 02 degrees 03 minutes 08 seconds West, a distance of 672.36 feet to a 1/2-inch open top pipe found; Thence departing said Land Lot line, North 88 degrees 27 minutes 47 seconds West, a distance of 1923.64 feet to a 1/2-inch rebar found on the easterly right-of-way of an unpaved county road (30-foot right-of-way); Thence continuing along said easterly right-of-way the following twelve courses:  North 43 degrees 37 minutes 58 seconds East, a distance of 50.86 feet to a point; Thence North 37 degrees 30 minutes 57 seconds East, a distance of 130.13 feet to a point; Thence North 46 degrees 13 minutes 36 seconds East, a distance of 129.08 feet to a point; Thence North 47 degrees 21 minutes 38 seconds East, a distance of 134.77 feet to a point; Thence North 47 degrees 52 minutes 56 seconds East, a distance of 132.23 feet to a point; Thence North 49 degrees 23 minutes 56 seconds East, a distance of 134.23 feet to a point, Thence North 50 degrees 09 minutes 07 seconds East, a distance of 131.76 feet to a point; Thence North 50 degrees 17 minutes 59 seconds East, a distance of 133.92 feet to a point; Thence North 48 degrees 59 minutes 18 seconds East, a distance of 116.84 feet to a point Thence North 42 degrees 55 minutes 53 seconds East, a distance of 105.40 feet to a point; Thence North 39 degrees 23 minutes 14 seconds East, a distance of 111.32 feet to a point; Thence North 25 degrees 25 minutes 25 seconds East, a distance of 43.07 feet to a point located at the intersection of said easterly right-of-way with the southerly right-of-way of Staples Dairy Road (80-foot right-of-way); Thence continuing along

 

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said southerly right-of-way, South 63 degrees 15 minutes 36 seconds East, a distance of 114.01 feet to a point Thence South 69 degrees 01 minutes 32 seconds East, a distance of 111.71 feet to a point; Thence South 70 degrees 59 minutes 14 seconds East, a distance of 205.77 feet to a 5/8-inch rebar found; Thence North 20 degrees 32 minutes 49 seconds East, a distance of 20.01 feet to a 5/8-inch rebar found at the Intersection of said southerly right-of-way of Staples Dairy Road and the southerly right-of-way of said unpaved county road (40-foot right-of-way); Thence continuing along the southerly right-of-way of said unpaved county road, South 67 degrees 55 minutes 08 seconds East, a distance of 113.11 feet to a point; Thence South 67 degrees 05 minutes 11 seconds East, a distance of 115.12 feet to a point; Thence South 72 degrees 19 minutes 44 seconds East, a distance of 137.77 feat to a point, Thence South 74 degrees 46 minutes 29 seconds East, a distance of 121.37 feet to a point, Thence South 78 degrees 29 minutes 51 seconds East, a distance of 122.60 feet to a 1/2-inch rebar found, said 1/2-inch rebar being the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING;

 

Said tract of land contains 28.65 Acres and is more particularly described as Tract 2 on a boundary survey prepared by GeoSurvey, Ltd., for Georgia Power Company, certified by Trenton D. Turk, Georgia Registered Land Surveyor No. 2411, dated December 8, 2010. and last revised on December 21, 2010

 

The above-described property includes all or portions of the property described in the following Warranty Deeds recorded in the Public Real Estate Record of Carroll County, Georgia:  (1) from Hester Bennett to North Georgia Timberland Company dated December 18, 1951, recorded in Deed Book 98, Page 2; (2) from Helen B. Jackson to North Georgia Timberland Company dated February 21, 1953, recorded in Deed Book 101, Page 43; (3) from Tyre Watson to North Georgia Timberland Company dated July 15, 1953, recorded in Deed Book 101, Page 325; and (4) from James S. Taylor, James L. Taylor and Claudius L. Taylor dated April 11, 1980, recorded in Deed Book 405, Page 769.

 

LESS AND EXCEPT:  All that tract or parcel of land located partially within the foregoing property and described as Tract 2, containing 0.71 acres, more or less, as shown on Plat recorded at Plat Book 86, Page 171, Carroll Comity, Georgia, records.

 

2.                                      Monroe County, Georgia

 

All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lots 171 and 178 of the Fifth Land District of Monroe County, Georgia, containing 18.83 acres, more or less, and being known and designated as Tract B2-B, according to that certain plat of survey prepared by Robert W. Hurley, III, GRLS No. 2184, dated July 11, 1992, revised on March 14, 1997 and recorded in Plat Book 22, Page 55, Clerk’s Office, Monroe Superior Court.  Said Tract has such location, size, shape, metes, bounds and dimensions as shown on said plat which by reference thereto is made a part hereof in aid of a more complete and accurate description.

 

Deed Reference:  Deed Book 540, Page 91, said Clerk’s Office.

 

ALSO conveyed is a 20-foot easement which runs along the northern boundary of the property of Luther F. Weaver and Flora W. Weaver as described in Deed Book 382, Page 54, said Clerk’s

 

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Office, said easement is further shown on a plat entitled “Property Survey for James Wade Williams, Sr.”, prepared by Robert W. Hurley III, GRLS No. 2184 dated March 14, 1997 and recorded in Plat Book 22, Page 55, Clerk’s Office, Monroe Superior Court, which said plat is by this reference made a part hereof for a more complete and accurate description; said Easement being dated November 5, 1997 and recorded in Deed Book 540, Page 93, said Clerk’s Office.

 

LESS AND EXCEPT FROM THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY IS SO MUCH THEREOF, conveyed by warranty deed dated October 22, 2002 from Suree W. Bryson to Georgia Power Company, said deed being recorded in Deed Book 821, Page 131, said Clerk’s Office, the above described tract of land conveyed is said deed being more particularly shown on plat prepared for Georgia Power Company by Metro Engineering and Surveying Co., Inc., Chester M. Smith, Jr., GRLS No. 1445, entitled Plant Scherer Additional Property, and designated as Drawing Number “H-721-4”, on file in the office of the Georgia Power Company and recorded in Plat Book 25, Page 204, Clerk’s office, Monroe Superior Court, said plat by reference thereto is made a part hereof.

 

Being the same property conveyed by Barry Williams to Osiris Iglesias and Rene Rodriguez by Deed dated April 27, 2006, and recorded in Deed Book 1125, Page 78, Clerk’s office, Monroe Superior Court.

 

The above described property more particularly shown upon a plat of survey prepared for Georgia Power Company by Robert O. Jordan, GRLS #2902, dated March 4, 2011, GPC Map File No. P-241-4, and recorded in Plat Book 31, Page 41, Clerk’s Office, Monroe Superior Court.

 

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Exhibit B

 

FORM OF SERIES 2011 A BOND
 AND
  TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

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

 

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$300,000,000
    

 

OGLETHORPE POWER CORPORATION, FIRST MORTGAGE BOND,
 SERIES 2011 A, DUE 2050

 

REGISTERED OWNER:  [GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO./CEDE & CO.]

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT:  THREE HUNDRED  MILLION DOLLARS

ISSUANCE DATE:  August 19, 2011

CUSIP NO.:  677050AH9

 

Oglethorpe Power Corporation (An Electric Membership Corporation), an electric membership corporation existing under the laws of the State of Georgia (together with any successors and assigns, “Oglethorpe”), for value received hereby promises to pay to the registered owner named above or registered assigns, on September 1, 2050  upon the presentation and surrender of this First Mortgage Bond, 5.25% Series 2011 A due September 1, 2050  (this “Series 2011 A Bond”), the principal amount (upon original issuance) of $300,000,000, issued under the Indenture, dated as of March 1, 1997 (the “Original Indenture”), as heretofore supplemented and as supplemented by the Sixty-First Supplemental Indenture (the “Sixty-First Supplemental Indenture”), between Oglethorpe, formerly known as Oglethorpe Power Corporation (An Electric Membership Generation & Transmission Corporation), as grantor, and U.S. Bank National Association, as successor to SunTrust Bank, formerly known as SunTrust Bank, Atlanta, as trustee (the “Trustee”) (the Original Indenture, as supplemented, the “Indenture”).

 

Oglethorpe shall pay the principal sum set forth above and pay interest on said principal sum from the date hereof until payment of said principal sum has been made or duly provided for, semi-annually at the interest rate of 5.25%.

 

The principal of, and interest on, this Series 2011 A Bond are payable at the principal corporate trust office of the Trustee, or of its successor as Trustee, or, at the option of the owner of this Series 2011 A Bond, at the principal office  of any Paying Agent appointed in accordance with the Indenture; provided, however, that, subject to the next succeeding paragraph, interest may be payable, at the option of the Trustee, by check or draft drawn upon the Trustee and mailed to the registered address of the registered owner of this Series 2011 A Bond as of the close of business on the applicable Record Date (as defined in the Sixty-First Supplemental Indenture), or, at the written request of the registered owner of Series 2011 A Bonds in an aggregate principal amount greater than or equal to $1,000,000 delivered to the Trustee at least five days prior to the Record Date next preceding such payment date, by wire transfer to a wire transfer address in the continental United States as set forth in such request. Payment of the principal of and interest on this Series 2011 A Bond shall be in any coin or currency of the United States of America as, at the respective times of payment, shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Series 2011 A Bond to the contrary, so long as this Series 2011 A Bond shall be registered on books of Oglethorpe kept by the Obligation Registrar (as defined in the Indenture) in the name of The Depository Trust Company, a New

 

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York Corporation (“DTC”), or its nominee, the provisions of the Indenture governing the Book-Entry System (as defined in the Indenture) shall govern the manner of payment of the principal of, and interest on, this Series 2011 A Bond.

 

The Series 2011 A Bonds are equally and ratably secured, to the extent provided in the Indenture, by the Trust Estate, except and excluding the Excepted Property and the Excludable Property.

 

Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, a copy of which is on file with the Trustee, for the provisions, among others, with respect to the nature and extent of the rights, duties and obligations of Oglethorpe, the Trustee and the owner of this Series 2011 A Bond, the terms upon which this Series 2011 A Bond is issued and secured, and the modification or amendment of the Indenture, to all of which the registered owner of this Series 2011 A Bond assents by the acceptance of this Series 2011 A Bond.

 

This Series 2011 A Bond is transferable, as provided in the Indenture, only upon the registration books of Oglethorpe maintained by the Obligation Registrar, which shall be the Trustee, kept at its principal office, upon presentation at said office of this Series 2011 A Bond with the written request of the registered owner hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and a written instrument of transfer satisfactory to the Obligation Registrar duly executed by the registered owner or his duly authorized attorney.  The Obligation Registrar shall not be obliged to (i) make any exchange or transfer of this Series 2011 A Bond during the period beginning at the opening of business fifteen days next preceding the date of the mailing of the notice of redemption of the Series 2011 A Bonds or (ii) register the transfer of or exchange of any Series 2011 A Bond so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of a Series 2011 A Bond being redeemed in part.

 

The Series 2011 A Bonds are issuable in the form of fully registered global bonds without coupons in the denomination of $1,000 each or any integral multiple thereof.  Upon payment of any required tax or other governmental charge and, subject to such conditions, the Series 2011 A Bonds, upon the surrender thereof at the principal office of the Obligation Registrar, with a written instrument of transfer satisfactory to the Obligation Registrar, duly executed by the registered owner or his duly authorized attorney, may, at the option of the registered owner thereof, be exchanged for an equal aggregate principal amount of Series 2011 A Bonds of the same interest rate and in any other authorized denominations.

 

This Series 2011 A Bond shall bear interest from, and including, the date hereof to, but excluding, September 1, 2050.  Interest shall be payable in arrears on March 1  and September 1  of each year prior to the maturity date of the Series 2011 A Bonds, commencing on March 1, 2012.  Interest on this Series 2011 A Bond shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

 

Optional Redemption:  The Company may redeem the Series 2011 A Bonds, in whole or in part, on any date or from time to time prior to their maturity, at its option. The Redemption Price for the Series 2011 A Bonds will be equal to the greater of:

 

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(i)                                     100% of the principal amount of the Series 2011 A Bonds being redeemed; and

 

(ii)                                  the sum of the present values of the remaining principal and interest payments on the Series 2011 A Bonds being redeemed (excluding interest accrued and unpaid through the Redemption Date), discounted on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at a rate equal to the sum of (i) the yield to maturity, determined on the third Business Day prior to the Redemption Date, of a U.S. Treasury security having a life equal to the remaining average life of the maturity of Series 2011 A Bonds being redeemed and trading in the secondary market at the price closest to par, and (ii) 25 basis points, plus in each case accrued and unpaid interest thereon to but excluding the Redemption Date.

 

If there is no U.S. Treasury security having a life equal to the remaining average life of the Series 2011 A Bonds being redeemed, the discount rate will be calculated using a yield to maturity determined on a straight-line basis (rounding to the nearest calendar month, if necessary) from the average yield to maturity, determined on the third Business Day prior to the Redemption Date, of two U.S. Treasury securities having lives most closely corresponding to the remaining average life of the Series 2011 A Bonds being redeemed and trading in the secondary market at the price closest to par.

 

If less than all of the outstanding Series 2011 A Bonds are to be redeemed, the Series 2011 A Bonds to be redeemed will be selected by the Trustee in any method it deems fair and appropriate, and the portion of the Series 2011 A Bonds not so redeemed will be in integral multiples of $1,000.

 

The registered owner of this Series 2011 A Bond shall have no right to enforce the provisions of the Indenture, or to institute action to enforce the covenants therein, or to take any action with respect to any default under the Indenture, or to institute, appear in or defend any suit or other proceeding with respect thereto, except as provided in the Indenture.

 

All acts, conditions and things required by the Constitution and statutes of the State of Georgia, the governing rules and procedures of Oglethorpe and the Indenture to exist, to have happened and to have been performed precedent to and in the issuance of this Series 2011 A Bond, do exist, have happened and have been performed.

 

No covenant or agreement contained in this Series 2011 A Bond, the Indenture or the Sixty-First Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed to be a covenant or agreement of any official, officer, agent or employee of Oglethorpe in his individual capacity, and no officer of Oglethorpe executing this Series 2011 A Bond shall be liable personally on this Series 2011 A Bond or be subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of the issuance of this Series 2011 A Bond.

 

This Series 2011 A Bond shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid until this Series 2011 A Bond shall have been authenticated by the execution by the Trustee, or its successor as Trustee, of the Certificate of Authentication inscribed hereon.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Oglethorpe has caused this Series 2011 A Bond to be executed in its corporate name by its President and Chief Executive Officer and attested by its Secretary and its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed.

 

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
OGLETHORPE POWER CORPORATION
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
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President   and Chief Executive Officer
    
	
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Patricia   N. Nash
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Secretary
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

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This is one of the Obligations of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
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Schedule 1

 

RECORDING INFORMATION

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                      COUNTY, GEORGIA

 

	
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Exhibit 10.1

 

 

NINE MILE SOFTWARE, INC.

2011 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION.

 

On August 11, 2011, the Board adopted amendments to this 2011 Equity Incentive Plan, which shall govern all grants of Awards made after this amendment and restatement, and which shall become effective upon its approval by the Company’s stockholders (the “Effective Date”). For the terms and conditions of the Plan applicable to Awards granted before the Effective Date, refer to the version of the Plan in effect as of the date such Award was granted.

 

The purpose of the Plan is to promote the long-term success of the Company and the creation of stockholder value by offering Participants the opportunity to share in such long-term success by acquiring a proprietary interest in the Company.

 

The Plan seeks to achieve this purpose by providing for discretionary long-term incentive Awards in the form of Options (which may be Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options), Stock Appreciation Rights, Stock Grants, Restricted Stock Units and Cash Bonus Awards.

 

The Plan shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California (except its choice-of-law provisions). Capitalized terms shall have the meaning provided in Section 2 unless otherwise provided in this Plan or any related Award Agreement.

 

SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS.

 

(a) “Applicable Laws” means all applicable laws, rules, regulations and requirements relating to the administration of stock plans, including, but not limited to, all applicable U.S. federal and state laws, the rules and regulations of any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted, and the applicable laws, rules, regulations or requirements of any foreign country or jurisdiction where Awards are, or will be, granted under the Plan or where Participants reside or provide services, as such laws, rules, regulations and requirements shall be in place from time to time.

 

(b) “Award” means an Option, SAR, Stock Grant, Restricted Stock Unit or Cash Bonus Award.

 

(c) “Award Agreement” means any Stock Option Agreement, SAR Agreement, Stock Grant Agreement, Restricted Stock Unit Agreement or any written document that evidences a Cash Bonus Award granted under the Plan. Award Agreements shall consist of either (1) a written award agreement in a form approved by the Committee and executed by the Company by an officer duly authorized to act on its behalf, or (2) an electronic notice of award grant in a form approved by the Committee and recorded by the Company (or its designee) in an electronic recordkeeping system used for the purpose of tracking award grants under the Plan generally, as the Committee may provide and, in each case and if required by the Committee, executed or otherwise electronically accepted by the recipient of the Award in such form and manner as the Committee may require. The Committee may authorize any officer of the Company (other than the particular Award recipient) to execute any or all Award Agreements on behalf of the Company.

 

(d) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company, as constituted from time to time.

 

  

  

  

 

(e) “Cash Bonus Award” means an Award granted pursuant to Section 10(b) of the Plan.

 

(f) “Cashless Exercise” means, to the extent that a Stock Option Agreement so provides and as permitted by Applicable Laws, a program approved by the Committee in which payment of the aggregate Exercise Price and/or satisfaction of any applicable tax withholding obligations may be made all or in part by delivery (on a form

 prescribed by the Committee) of an irrevocable direction to a securities broker to sell Shares subject to an Option and to deliver all or part of the sale proceeds to the Company.

 

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

 

(h) “Committee” has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.

 

(i) “Common Stock” means the Company’s common stock.

 

(j) “Company” means Nine Mile, Inc., a Nevada corporation.

 

(k) “Consultant” means an individual who provides bona fide services to the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary, other than as an Employee or Director.

 

(l) “Covered Employees” means those persons who the Committee determines are subject to the limitations of Code Section 162(m).

 

(m) “Director” means a member of the Board.

 

(n) “Disability” means that the Participant is classified as disabled under the long-term disability policy of the Company or, if no such policy applies, the Participant is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months; provided, however, that with respect to an Option intended to qualify as an ISO, “Disability” shall mean a “permanent and total disability” within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

 

(o) “Employee” means any individual who is a common-law employee of the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary (including any Director that is also an Employee).

 

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

 

(q) “Exercise Price” means, in the case of an Option, the amount for which a Share may be purchased upon exercise of such Option, as specified in the applicable Stock Option Agreement. “Exercise Price,” in the case of a SAR, means an amount, as specified in the applicable SAR Agreement, which is subtracted from the Fair Market Value at the time such SAR is exercised in determining the amount payable upon exercise of such SAR.

 

(r) “Fair Market Value” means, unless otherwise determined or provided by the Committee in the circumstances, the last price (in regular trading) for a share of Common Stock as furnished by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) through the NASDAQ Global Market Reporting System (the “Global Market”) for the date in question or, if no sales of Common Stock were reported by FINRA on the Global Market on that date, the last price (in regular trading) for a share of Common Stock as furnished by FINRA through the Global Market for the next preceding day on which sales of Common Stock were reported by FINRA. The Committee may, however, provide with respect to one or more Awards that the Fair Market Value shall equal the last price for a share of Common Stock as furnished by FINRA through the Global Market on the last trading day preceding the date in question or the average of the high and low trading prices of a share of Common Stock as furnished by FINRA through the Global Market for the date in question or the most recent trading day. If the Common Stock is no longer listed or is no longer actively traded on the Global Market as of the applicable date, the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock shall be the value as reasonably determined by the Committee for purposes of the Award in the circumstances. The Committee also may adopt a different methodology for determining Fair Market Value with respect to one or more Awards if a different methodology is necessary or advisable to secure any intended favorable tax, legal or other treatment for the particular Award(s) (for example, and without limitation, the Committee may provide that Fair Market Value for purposes of one or more Awards will be based on an average of closing prices (or the average of high and low daily trading prices) for a specified period preceding the relevant date).

 

  

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(s) “Fiscal Year” means the Company’s fiscal year.

 

(t) “Grant Date” means the date on which the Committee makes the determination to grant an Award or such later date as the Committee may specify in making such determination.

 

(u) “Incentive Stock Option” or “ISO” means an incentive stock option described in Code Section 422.

 

(v) “Non-Employee Director” means a member of the Board who is not an Employee.

 

(w) “Nonstatutory Stock Option” or “NSO” means a stock option that is not an ISO.

 

(x) “Option” means an ISO or NSO granted under the Plan entitling the Participant to purchase Shares.

 

(y) “Parent” means any corporation or other entity that beneficially owns directly or indirectly a majority of the Company’s outstanding voting stock or voting power. An entity that attains the status of a Parent on a date after the adoption of the Plan shall be considered a Parent commencing as of such date.

 

(z) “Participant” means an Employee or Consultant who has been selected by the Committee to receive an Award under the Plan or any individual, estate or other entity that holds an Award.

 

(aa) “Performance Goals” means one or more objective measurable performance goals established by the Committee with respect to a Performance Period based upon one or more of the following criteria: (i) operating income; (ii) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; (iii) earnings; (iv) cash flow; (v) market share; (vi) sales or revenue; (vii) expenses; (viii) cost of goods sold; (ix) profit/loss or profit margin; (x) working capital; (xi) return on equity or assets; (xii) earnings per share; (xiii) total shareholder return; (xiv) price/earnings ratio; (xv) debt or debt-to-equity; (xvi) accounts receivable; (xvii) writeoffs; (xviii) cash; (xix) assets; (xx) liquidity; (xxi) operations; (xxii) intellectual property (e.g., patents); (xxiii) product development; (xxiv) manufacturing, production or inventory; (xxv) mergers and acquisitions or divestitures; and/or (xxvi) individual performance objective. Any criteria used may be measured, as applicable, (a) in absolute terms, (b) in relative terms (including but not limited to, the passage of time and/or against other companies or financial metrics), (c) on a per share and/or share per capita basis, (d) against the performance of the Company as a whole or against particular entities, segments, operating units or products of the Company and /or (e) on a pre-tax or after tax basis. Awards issued to persons who are not Covered Employees may take into account any other factors deemed appropriate by the Committee.

 

  

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(bb) “Performance Period” means any period not exceeding 60 months as determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion. The Committee may establish different Performance Periods for different Participants, and the Committee may establish concurrent or overlapping Performance Periods.

 

(cc) “Plan” means this Nine Mile, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive  Plan as it may be amended from time to time.

 

(dd) “Re-Price” means that the Company has lowered or reduced the Exercise Price of outstanding Options and/or outstanding SARs for any Participant(s) whether through amendment, cancellation or replacement grants, or any other means.

 

(ee) “Restricted Stock Unit” means a bookkeeping entry representing the equivalent of one Share awarded under the Plan and represents an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company.

 

(ff) “Restricted Stock Unit Agreement” means the agreement described in Section 9 evidencing a Restricted Stock Unit Award.

 

(gg) “SAR Agreement” means the agreement described in Section 7 evidencing a Stock Appreciation Right.

(hh) “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

(ii) “Section 16 Persons” means those officers, directors or other persons who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

 

(jj) “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

(kk) “Share” means one share of Common Stock.

 

(ll) “Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means a stock appreciation right awarded under the Plan.

 

(mm) “Stock Grant” means Shares awarded under the Plan pursuant to Section 8.

 

(nn) “Stock Grant Agreement” means the agreement described in Section 8 evidencing a Stock Grant.

 

(oo) “Stock Option Agreement” means the agreement described in Section 6 evidencing an Option.

 

(pp) “Subsidiary” means any corporation or other entity a majority of whose outstanding voting stock or voting power is beneficially owned directly or indirectly by the Company. An entity that attains the status of a Subsidiary on a date after the adoption of the Plan shall be considered a Subsidiary commencing as of such date.

 

(qq) “10-Percent Stockholder” means an individual who owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of outstanding stock of the Company or of its parent corporation or subsidiary corporation (as defined in Sections 424(e) and (f) of the Code). In determining stock ownership, the attribution rules of Code Section 424(d) shall be applied.

 

  

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(rr) “Termination of Service” means (i) in the case of an Employee, a cessation of the employee-employer relationship between the Employee and the Company and its Subsidiaries for any reason, including but not by way of limitation, a termination by resignation, discharge, death, disability, or retirement, but excluding any such termination where there is a simultaneous reemployment by the Company or a Subsidiary and excluding any bona fide and Company (or Subsidiary) approved leave of absence; and (ii) in the case of a Consultant, a cessation of the service relationship (as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion) between the Consultant and the Company and its Subsidiaries for any reason, including but not by way of limitation, a termination by resignation, discharge, death or disability, but excluding any such termination where there is a simultaneous re-engagement of the Consultant by the Company or a Subsidiary. For purposes of the Plan and any Award, if an entity ceases to be a Subsidiary of the Company, a Termination of Service shall be deemed to have occurred with respect to each Employee and Consultant in respect of such Subsidiary who does not continue as an Employee or Consultant in respect of the Company or another Subsidiary that continues as such after giving effect to the transaction or other event giving rise to the change in status.

 

SECTION 3. ADMINISTRATION.

 

(a) Committee Composition. The Board or a Committee appointed by the Board shall administer the Plan. The Committee shall generally have membership composition which enables (i) Awards to Section 16 Persons to qualify as exempt from liability under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act and (ii) Awards to Covered Employees to qualify as performance-based compensation as provided under Code Section 162(m). However, the Board may also appoint one or more separate Committees, each composed of one or more directors of the Company who need not qualify under Rule 16b-3 or Code Section 162(m), that may administer the Plan with respect to Participants who are not Section 16 Persons or Covered Employees, respectively, may grant Awards under the Plan to such Participants and may determine all terms of such Awards. Members of any such Committee shall serve for such period of time as the Board may determine and shall be subject to removal by the Board at any time. The Board may also at any time terminate the functions of any Committee and reassume all powers and authority previously delegated to the Committee.

 

The Board and any Committee appointed to administer the Plan is referred to herein as the “Committee.”

 

(b) Authority of the Committee. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have the full authority, in its sole discretion, to take any actions it deems necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. Such actions shall include:

(i) selecting Participants who are to receive Awards under the Plan;

 

(ii) determining the Fair Market Value for purposes of any Award;

 

(iii) determining the type of and number of securities to be subject to each Award, and the Grant Date, vesting requirements and other features and conditions of such Awards;

 

(iv) approving the forms of Award Agreements to be used under the Plan;

 

(v) amending any outstanding Awards;

 

  

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(vi) accelerating the vesting or extending the post-termination exercise term of Awards at any time and under such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate (including, without limitation, in connection with a termination of employment or services or other events of a personal nature) subject to any required consent under Section 15;

 

(vii) construing and interpreting the Plan and any agreements defining the rights and obligations of the Company, its Subsidiaries, and Participants under the Plan;

 

(viii) correcting any defect, supplying any omission or reconciling any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award Agreement;

 

(ix) adopting such rules or guidelines as it deems appropriate to implement the Plan;

 

(x) authorizing any person to execute on behalf of the Company any instrument required to effect the grant of an Award previously authorized by the Committee;

 

(xi) adjusting the number of shares of Common Stock subject to any Award, adjusting the price of any or all outstanding Awards or otherwise changing previously imposed terms and conditions, in such circumstances as the Committee may deem appropriate, in each case subject to Sections 5 and 15, and provided that in no case (except due to an adjustment contemplated by Section 11 or any Re-Pricing that may be approved by shareholders) shall such an adjustment constitute a Re-Pricing (by amendment, substitution, cancellation and regrant, exchange or other means) of the per share Exercise Price of any Option or SAR;

 

(xii) determining whether, and the extent to which, adjustments are required pursuant to Section 13 hereof and authorizing the termination, conversion, substitution or succession of Awards upon the occurrence of an event of the type described in Section 13;

 

(xiii) acquiring or settling (subject to Sections 13 and 15) rights under Awards in cash, stock of equivalent value, or other consideration, provided, however, that in no case without stockholder approval shall the Company effect a Re—Pricing of an Option or SAR granted under the Plan by purchasing the Option or SAR at a time when the Exercise Price of the Award is greater than the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock;

 

(xiv) making all other decisions relating to the operation of the Plan; and

 

(xv) adopting such plans or subplans as may be deemed necessary or appropriate to comply with the laws of other countries, allow for tax-preferred treatment of Awards or otherwise provide for the participation by Participants who reside outside of the U.S.

 

The Committee’s determinations under the Plan shall be final and binding on all persons.

 

(c) Indemnification. To the maximum extent permitted by Applicable Laws, each member of the Committee shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from (i) any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan or any Award Agreement, and (ii) from any and all amounts paid by him or her in settlement thereof, with the Company’s approval, or paid by him or her in satisfaction of any judgment in any such claim, action, suit, or proceeding against him or her, provided he or she shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, by contract, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or under any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.

 

  

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(d) Reliance on Experts. In making any determination or in taking or not taking any action under the Plan, the Committee may obtain and may rely upon the advice of experts, including employees and professional advisors to the Company. No director, officer or agent of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any such action or determination taken or made or omitted in good faith.

 

SECTION 4. GENERAL.

 

(a) General Eligibility. Only Employees and Consultants shall be eligible to participate in the Plan. Non-Employee Directors are not eligible for Award grants under the Plan.

 

(b) Incentive Stock Options. Only Participants who are Employees of the Company, a “parent corporation” of the Company (within the meaning of Section 424(e) of the Code) or a “subsidiary corporation” of the Company (within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the Code) shall be eligible for the grant of ISOs. In addition, a 10-Percent Stockholder shall not be eligible for the grant of an ISO unless the requirements set forth in Code Section 422(c)(5) are satisfied.

 

(c) Restrictions on Transfer.

 

(i) Unless otherwise expressly provided in (or pursuant to) this Section 4(c) or required by Applicable Law: (A) all Awards are non-transferable and shall not be subject in any manner to sale, transfer, anticipation, alienation, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or charge; (B) Awards shall be exercised only by the Participant; and (C) amounts payable or Shares issuable pursuant to any Award shall be delivered only to (or for the account of) the Participant.

 

(ii) The Committee may permit Awards to be exercised by and paid to, or otherwise transferred to, other persons or entities pursuant to such conditions and procedures, including limitations on subsequent transfers, as the Committee may, in its sole discretion, establish in writing. Any permitted transfer shall be subject to compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws and shall not be for value (other than nominal consideration, settlement of marital property rights, or for interests in an entity in which more than 50% of the voting interests are held by the Participant or by the Participant’s family members).

 

(iii) The exercise and transfer restrictions in Section 4(c) shall not apply to:

 

	  	
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transfers to the Company (for example, in connection with the expiration or termination of the Award),

 

	  	
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the designation of a beneficiary to receive benefits in the event of the Participant’s death or, if the Participant has died, transfers to or exercise by the Participant’s beneficiary, or, in the absence of a validly designated beneficiary, transfers by will or the laws of descent and distribution,

 

	  	
(C)

	
subject to any applicable limitations on ISOs, transfers to a family member (or former family member) pursuant to a domestic relations order if approved or ratified by the Company,

 

  

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if the Participant has suffered a disability, permitted transfers or exercises on behalf of the participant by his or her legal representative, or

 

	  	
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the authorization by the Committee of Cashless Exercise procedures with third parties who provide financing for the purpose of (or who otherwise facilitate) the exercise of Awards consistent with applicable laws and the express authorization of the Committee.

 

(d) Beneficiaries. If permitted by the Committee in the Award Agreement, a Participant under the Plan may name a beneficiary or beneficiaries to whom any vested but unpaid Award shall be paid in the event of the Participant’s death. Each such designation shall revoke all prior beneficiary designations by the Participant and shall be effective only if given in a form and manner acceptable to the Committee. In the absence of any such designation, any vested benefits remaining unpaid at the Participant’s death shall be paid to the Participant’s estate and, subject to the terms of the Plan and of the applicable Award Agreement, any unexercised vested Award may be exercised by the administrator or executor of the Participant’s estate.

 

(e) No Rights as a Stockholder. A Participant, or a transferee of a Participant, shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any Common Stock covered by an Award until such person has satisfied all of the terms and conditions to receive such Common Stock, has satisfied any applicable withholding or tax obligations relating to the Award and the Shares have been issued (as evidenced by an appropriate entry on the books of the Company or a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company).

 

(f) Termination of Service. The Committee shall establish the effect of a Termination of Service on the rights and benefits under each Award under the Plan and in so doing may make distinctions based upon, inter alia, the cause of termination and type of Award.

 

(g) Consideration. The purchase price for any Award granted under the Plan or the Common Stock to be delivered pursuant to an award, as applicable, may be paid by means of any lawful consideration as determined by the Committee.

 

SECTION 5. SHARES SUBJECT TO PLAN AND SHARE LIMITS.

 

(a) Basic Limitation. The stock issuable under the Plan shall be authorized but unissued Shares. The aggregate number of Shares reserved for Awards under the Plan is 10,000,000, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 11.

 

(b) Share Count. Shares issued pursuant to Awards other than Options or SARs will count against the Shares available for issuance under the Plan as two (2) Shares for every one (1) Share issued in connection with the Award. Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of Options or SARs will count against the Shares available for issuance under the Plan as one (1) Share for every one Share to which such exercise relates. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the total number of Shares subject to SARs that are settled in Shares shall be counted in full against the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan, regardless of the number of Shares actually issued upon settlement of the SARs. If Awards are settled in cash, the Shares that would have been delivered had there been no cash settlement shall not be counted against the Shares available for issuance under the Plan. Except as provided in the next sentence, if Awards are forfeited or are terminated for any reason before vesting or being exercised, then the Shares underlying such Awards shall again become available for Awards under the Plan; provided that any one (1) Share issued pursuant to a Stock Grant or subject to a Restricted Stock Unit Award that is forfeited or terminated shall be credited as two (2) Shares when determining the number of Shares that shall again become available for Awards under the Plan if upon grant, the Shares underlying such forfeited or terminated Awards were counted as two (2) Shares against the Plan reserve. Shares that are exchanged by a Participant or withheld by the Company as full or partial payment in connection with any Award under the Plan, as well as any Shares exchanged by a Participant or withheld by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries to satisfy the tax withholding obligations related to any Award, shall not be available for subsequent Awards under the Plan. Refer to Section 15(i) for application of the foregoing share limits with respect to substituted awards.

 

  

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(c) Reservation of Shares; No Fractional Shares. The Company shall at all times reserve a number of shares of Common Stock sufficient to cover the Company’s obligations and contingent obligations to deliver Shares with respect to Awards then outstanding under the Plan (exclusive of any dividend equivalent obligations to the extent the Company has the right to settle such rights in cash). No fractional Shares shall be delivered under the Plan. The Committee may pay cash in lieu of any fractional Shares in settlements of Awards under the Plan.

 

SECTION 6. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS.

 

(a) Stock Option Agreement. Each Option granted under the Plan shall be evidenced and governed exclusively by a Stock Option Agreement between the Participant and the Company. Such Option shall be subject to all applicable terms and conditions of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms and conditions that are not inconsistent with the Plan and that the Committee deems appropriate for inclusion in a Stock Option Agreement. The provisions of the various Stock Option Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical. The Stock Option Agreement shall specify whether the Option is an ISO or an NSO.

 

(b) Number of Shares. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the number of Shares that are subject to the Option, which number is subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 11.

 

(c) Exercise Price. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the Option’s Exercise Price which shall be established by the Committee and is subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 11. The Exercise Price of an Option shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value (110% for an ISO granted to a 10-Percent Stockholder) on the Grant Date.

 

(d) Exercisability and Term. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the date when all or any installment of the Option is to become exercisable and/or any performance conditions or Performance Goals pursuant to Section 10 that must be satisfied before the Option may be exercised. The Stock Option Agreement shall also specify the maximum term of the Option; provided that the maximum term of an Option shall in no event exceed seven (7) years from the Grant Date. A Stock Option Agreement may provide for accelerated vesting in the event of the Participant’s death, Disability or retirement and may provide for tolling of vesting in the event of a Participant’s leave of absence. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or the Stock Option Agreement, no Option can be exercised after the expiration date provided in the applicable Stock Option Agreement.

 

(e) Method of Exercise. An Option may be exercised, in whole or in part, by giving written notice of exercise to the Company or the Company’s designee (or, subject to Applicable Laws and if the Company permits, by electronic or voice methods) of the number of Shares to be purchased. Such notice shall be accompanied by payment in full of the aggregate Exercise Price, plus any required withholdings (unless satisfactory arrangements have been made to satisfy such withholdings). The Company reserves the right to delay issuance of the Shares until the such payment obligations are fully satisfied.

 

  

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(f) Payment for Option Shares. The Exercise Price of an Option shall be paid in cash at the time of exercise, except as follows and if so provided for in the applicable Stock Option Agreement:

 

(i) Cashless Exercise. Payment of all or a part of the Exercise Price may be made through Cashless Exercise.

(ii) Other Forms of Payment. Payment may be made in any other form that is consistent with Applicable Laws, regulations and rules and approved by the Committee.

 

In the case of an ISO granted under the Plan, except to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, payment shall be made only pursuant to the express provisions of the applicable Stock Option Agreement. In the case of an NSO granted under the Plan, the Committee may, in its discretion at any time, accept payment in any form(s) described in this Section 6(f).

 

SECTION 7. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.

 

(a) SAR Agreement. Each SAR granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by a SAR Agreement between the Participant and the Company. Such SAR shall be subject to all applicable terms of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms that are not inconsistent with the Plan. A SAR Agreement may provide for a maximum limit on the amount of any payout notwithstanding the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise of the SAR. The provisions of the various SAR Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical.

 

(b) Number of Shares. Each SAR Agreement shall specify the number of Shares to which the SAR pertains, which number is subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 11.

 

(c) Exercise Price. Each SAR Agreement shall specify the Exercise Price, which is subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 11. A SAR Agreement may specify an Exercise Price that varies in accordance with a predetermined formula while the SAR is outstanding, provided that in all cases the Exercise Price of a SAR shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on the Grant Date.

 

(d) Exercisability and Term. Each SAR Agreement shall specify the date when all or any installment of the SAR is to become exercisable and/or any performance conditions or Performance Goals pursuant to Section 10 that must be satisfied before the SAR is exercised. The SAR Agreement shall also specify the maximum term of the SAR which shall not exceed seven (7) years from the Grant Date. A SAR Agreement may provide for accelerated vesting in the event of the Participant’s death, Disability or retirement and may provide for tolling of vesting in the event of a Participant’s leave of absence. SARs may be awarded in combination with Options or Stock Grants, and such an Award shall provide that the SARs will not be exercisable unless the related Options or Stock Grants are forfeited. A SAR may be included in an ISO only at the time of grant but may be included in an NSO at the time of grant or at any subsequent time, but not later than six months before the expiration of such NSO. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or the SAR Agreement, no SAR can be exercised after the expiration date provided in the applicable SAR Agreement.

 

  

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(e) Exercise of SARs. Upon exercise of a SAR, the Participant (or any person having the right to exercise the SAR after Participant’s death) shall receive from the Company (i) Shares, (ii) cash or (iii) any combination of Shares and cash, as the Committee shall determine at the time of grant of the SAR, in its sole discretion. The amount of cash and/or the Fair Market Value of Shares received upon exercise of SARs shall, in the aggregate, be equal to the amount by which the Fair Market Value (on the date of exercise) of the Shares subject to the SARs exceeds the Exercise Price of the Shares.

 

SECTION 8. TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR STOCK GRANTS.

 

(a) Time, Amount and Form of Awards. Awards under this Section 8 may be granted in the form of a Stock Grant. A Stock Grant may be awarded in combination with NSOs, and such an Award may provide that the Stock Grant will be forfeited in the event that the related NSOs are exercised.

 

(b) Stock Grant Agreement. Each Stock Grant awarded under the Plan shall be evidenced and governed exclusively by a Stock Grant Agreement between the Participant and the Company. Each Stock Grant shall be subject to all applicable terms and conditions of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms and conditions that are not inconsistent with the Plan that the Committee deems appropriate for inclusion in the applicable Stock Grant Agreement. The provisions of the Stock Grant Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical.

 

(c) Number of Shares. Each Stock Grant Agreement shall specify the number of Shares to which the Stock Grant pertains, which number is subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 11.

 

(d) Vesting Conditions. The Committee shall determine the vesting schedule of each Stock Grant. Vesting shall occur, in full or in installments, upon satisfaction of the conditions specified in the Stock Grant Agreement which may include performance conditions or Performance Goals pursuant to Section 10. Except for any accelerated vesting required or permitted pursuant to Section 12 and except as otherwise provided in the following provisions of this Section 8(d), and subject to such additional vesting requirements or conditions as the Committee may establish with respect to the Award, each Stock Grant under this Plan shall be subject to the following minimum vesting requirements: (a) if the Stock Grant includes a performance-based vesting condition, the Stock Grant shall not vest earlier than the first anniversary of the Grant Date and vesting shall occur only if the Participant is an Employee or Consultant of the Company or one of its Subsidiaries on such vesting date; and (b) if the Stock Grant does not include a performance-based vesting condition, the Stock Grant shall not vest more rapidly than in monthly installments over the three-year period immediately following the Grant Date and vesting of any vesting installment of the Stock Grant shall occur only if the Participant is an Employee or Consultant of the Company or one of its Subsidiaries on the date such installment is scheduled to vest; provided that the Committee may accelerate or provide in the applicable Award Agreement for the accelerated vesting of any Stock Grant in connection with a change in control of the Participant’s employer (or a parent thereof) or the termination of the Participant’s employment due to the Participant’s death, disability or retirement. The Committee may, however, accelerate or provide in the applicable Award Agreement for the accelerated vesting of any Stock Grant, and/or any Restricted Stock Unit Award as provided in Section 9(c), in circumstances not contemplated by the preceding sentence, and/or provide for a vesting schedule for such Stock Grant or Restricted Stock Unit Award that is shorter than the minimum schedule contemplated by the preceding sentence, in such circumstances as the Committee may deem appropriate; provided, however, that the total number of Shares subject to the portion of any such Stock Grant and any such Restricted Stock Unit Award that vests earlier than the minimum vesting dates that would be applicable pursuant to the minimum vesting requirements of the preceding sentence (or, as to any accelerated vesting, provides for accelerated vesting other than in the circumstances contemplated by the preceding sentence) shall not exceed five percent (5%) of the Plan’s aggregate Share limit set forth in Section 5(a).

 

  

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(e) Voting and Dividend Rights. The holder of a Stock Grant awarded under the Plan shall have the same voting, dividend and other rights as the Company’s other stockholders, except as otherwise stated in the Stock Grant Agreement. A Stock Grant Agreement may require that the holder of such Stock Grant invest any cash dividends received in additional Shares subject to the Stock Grant. Such additional Shares and any Shares received as a dividend pursuant to the Stock Grant shall be subject to the same conditions and restrictions as the Stock Grant with respect to which the dividends were paid.

 

SECTION 9. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS.

 

(a) Restricted Stock Unit Agreement. Each Restricted Stock Unit granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by a Restricted Stock Unit Agreement between the Participant and the Company. Such Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to all applicable terms of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms that are not inconsistent with the Plan. The provisions of the various Restricted Stock Unit Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical.

 

(b) Number of Shares. Each Restricted Stock Unit Agreement shall specify the number of Restricted Stock Units to which the Restricted Stock Unit Award pertains, which number is subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 11.

 

(c) Vesting Conditions. The Committee shall determine the vesting schedule of each Restricted Stock Unit Award. Vesting shall occur, in full or in installments, upon satisfaction of the conditions specified in the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement which may include performance conditions or Performance Goals pursuant to

 

Section 10. Each Restricted Stock Unit Award shall be subject to the same minimum vesting provisions applicable to Stock Grants as set forth in Section 8(d), including (without limitation) the Committee’s discretion under the last sentence of Section 8(d) to grant Awards that do not comply with such minimum vesting provisions, subject to the Share limit set forth in such sentence.

 

(d) Form and Time of Settlement of Restricted Stock Units. Settlement of vested Restricted Stock Units may be made in the form of (i) cash, (ii) Shares or (iii) any combination of both, as determined by the Committee at the time of the grant of the Restricted Stock Units, in its sole discretion. Vested Restricted Stock Units may be settled in a lump sum or in installments. The distribution may occur or commence when the vesting conditions applicable to the Restricted Stock Units have been satisfied or have lapsed, or, if the Committee so provides in the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, it may be deferred, in accordance with Applicable Laws, to any later date. The amount of a deferred distribution may be increased by an interest factor or by dividend equivalents, as determined by the Committee and provided in the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.

 

  

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(e) Voting and Dividend Rights. The holders of Restricted Stock Units shall have no voting rights. Prior to settlement or forfeiture, any Restricted Stock Unit awarded under the Plan may, at the Committee’s discretion, carry with it a right to dividend equivalents. Such right entitles the holder to be credited with an amount equal to all cash dividends paid on one Share while the Restricted Stock Unit is outstanding. Dividend equivalents may be converted into additional Restricted Stock Units and may be made subject to the same conditions and restrictions as the Restricted Stock Units to which they attach. Settlement of dividend equivalents may be made in the form of cash, in the form of Shares, or in a combination of both.

 

(f) Creditors’ Rights. A holder of Restricted Stock Units shall have no rights other than those of a general creditor of the Company. Restricted Stock Units represent an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.

 

SECTION 10. PERFORMANCE-BASED AWARDS; CASH BONUS AWARDS.

 

(a) General. The Committee may, in its discretion, include performance conditions in an Award. If performance conditions are included in Awards to Covered Employees and such Awards are intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Code Section 162(m), then such Awards will be subject to the achievement of Performance Goals with respect to a Performance Period established by the Committee. Such Awards shall be granted and administered pursuant to the requirements of Code Section 162(m). Performance Goals shall be adjusted to mitigate the unbudgeted impact of material, unusual or nonrecurring gains and losses, accounting changes or other extraordinary events not foreseen at the time the targets were set unless the Committee provides otherwise at the time of establishing the targets. Before any Shares underlying an Award or any Award payments are released to a Covered Employee with respect to a Performance Period, the Committee shall certify in writing that the Performance Goals for such Performance Period have been satisfied. Awards with performance conditions that are granted to Participants who are not Covered Employees need not comply with the requirements of Code Section 162(m).

 

(b) Cash Bonus Awards. The Committee may, in its discretion, grant Cash Bonus Awards under the Plan to one or more Employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Cash Bonus Awards may be subject to performance conditions as described in Section 10(a) above and, to the extent such Cash Bonus Awards are granted to Covered Persons and intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m), shall be subject to the requirements of Section 162(m), including without limitation, the establishment of Performance Goals and certification of performance by the Committee as set forth above. In addition, the aggregate amount of compensation to be paid to any one participant in respect of all Cash Bonus Awards payable only in cash and not related to shares of Common Stock and granted to that participant in any one calendar year shall not exceed $5,000,000. Awards that are cancelled during the year shall be counted against this limit to the extent required by Section 162(m) of the Code.

(c) Expiration of Grant Authority. As required pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder, the Committee’s authority to grant new awards that are intended to qualify as performance-based compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code (other than Options and SARs with an Exercise Price that is not less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Grant Date) shall terminate upon the first meeting of the Company’s shareholders that occurs in 2015.

 

  

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SECTION 11. PROTECTION AGAINST DILUTION.

 

(a) Adjustments. Subject to Section 12, upon (or, as may be necessary to effect the adjustment, immediately prior to): any reclassification, recapitalization, stock split (including a stock split in the form of a stock dividend) or reverse stock split; any merger, combination, consolidation, or other reorganization; any spin-off, split-up, or similar extraordinary dividend distribution in respect of the Common Stock; or any exchange of Common Stock or other securities of the Company, or any similar, unusual or extraordinary corporate transaction in respect of the Common Stock; then the Committee shall equitably and proportionately adjust (1) the number and type of Shares of Common Stock (or other securities) that thereafter may be made the subject of Awards (including the specific Share limits, maximums and numbers of Shares set forth elsewhere in the Plan), (2) the number, amount and type of Shares of Common Stock (or other securities or property) subject to any outstanding Awards, (3) the grant, purchase, or Exercise Price of any outstanding Awards, and/or (4) the securities, cash or other property deliverable upon exercise or payment of any outstanding Awards, in each case to the extent necessary to preserve (but not increase) the level of incentives intended by the Plan and the then-outstanding Awards.

 

Unless otherwise expressly provided in the applicable Award Agreement, upon (or, as may be necessary to effect the adjustment, immediately prior to) any event or transaction described in the preceding paragraph or a sale of all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company as an entirety, the Company shall equitably and proportionately adjust the Performance Goals applicable to any then-outstanding performance-based Awards to the extent necessary to preserve (but not increase) the level of incentives intended by the Plan and the then-outstanding performance-based Awards.

 

It is intended that, if possible, any adjustments contemplated by the preceding two paragraphs be made in a manner that satisfies applicable legal, tax (including, without limitation and as applicable in the circumstances, Section 424 of the Code, Section 409A of the Code and Section 162(m) of the Code) and accounting (so as to not trigger any charge to earnings with respect to such adjustment) requirements.

 

Without limiting the generality of Section 3, any good faith determination by the Committee as to whether an adjustment is required in the circumstances pursuant to this Section 11(a), and the extent and nature of any such adjustment, shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.

 

(b) Participant Rights. Except as provided in this Section 11, a Participant shall have no rights by reason of any issue by the Company of stock of any class or securities convertible into stock of any class, any subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of any class, the payment of any stock dividend or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class. If by reason of an adjustment pursuant to this Section 11 a Participant’s Award covers additional or different shares of stock or securities, then such additional or different shares and the Award in respect thereof shall be subject to all of the terms, conditions and restrictions which were applicable to the Award and the Shares subject to the Award prior to such adjustment.

 

  

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SECTION 12. CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS.

 

Upon the occurrence of any of the following: any merger, combination, consolidation, or other reorganization; any exchange of Common Stock or other securities of the Company; a sale of all or substantially all the business, stock or assets of the Company; a dissolution of the Company; or any other event in which the Company does not survive (or does not survive as a public company in respect of its Common Stock); then the Committee may make provision for a cash payment in settlement of, or for the assumption, substitution or exchange of any or all outstanding Share-based Awards or the cash, securities or property deliverable to the holder of any or all outstanding Share-based Awards, based upon, to the extent relevant under the circumstances, the distribution or consideration payable to holders of the Common Stock upon or in respect of such event. Upon the occurrence of any event described in the preceding sentence, then, unless the Committee has made a provision for the substitution, assumption, exchange or other continuation or settlement of the Award or the Award would otherwise continue in accordance with its terms in the circumstances, each Award shall terminate upon the related event; provided that the holder of an Option or SAR shall be given reasonable advance notice of the impending termination and a reasonable opportunity to exercise his or her outstanding vested Options and SARs in accordance with their terms before the termination of such Awards (except that in no case shall more than ten days’ notice of the impending termination be required).

 

The Committee may adopt such valuation methodologies for outstanding Awards as it deems reasonable in the event of a cash or property settlement and, in the case of Options, SARs or similar rights, but without limitation on other methodologies, may base such settlement solely upon the excess if any of the per share amount payable upon or in respect of such event over the Exercise Price of the Award.

 

In any of the events referred to in this Section 12, the Committee may take such action contemplated by this Section 12 prior to such event (as opposed to on the occurrence of such event) to the extent that the Committee deems the action necessary to permit the Participant to realize the benefits intended to be conveyed with respect to the underlying Shares.

 

Without limiting the generality of Section 3, any good faith determination by the Committee pursuant to its authority under this Section 12 shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.

 

SECTION 13. LIMITATIONS ON RIGHTS.

 

(a) Participant Rights. A Participant’s rights, if any, in respect of or in connection with any Award are derived solely from the discretionary decision of the Company to permit the individual to participate in the Plan and to benefit from a discretionary Award. By accepting an Award under the Plan, a Participant expressly acknowledges that there is no obligation on the part of the Company to continue the Plan and/or grant any additional Awards. Any Award granted hereunder is not intended to be compensation of a continuing or recurring nature, or part of a Participant’s normal or expected compensation, and in no way represents any portion of a Participant’s salary, compensation, or other remuneration for purposes of pension benefits, severance, redundancy, resignation or any other purpose.

 

Neither the Plan nor any Award granted under the Plan shall be deemed to give any individual a right to remain an employee, consultant or director of the Company, a Parent, or any Subsidiary. The Company and its Parent and Subsidiaries reserve the right to terminate the service of any person at any time, and for any reason, subject to Applicable Laws, the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws and any applicable written employment agreement (if any), and such terminated person shall be deemed irrevocably to have waived any claim to damages or specific performance for breach of contract or dismissal, compensation for loss of office, tort or otherwise with respect to the Plan or any outstanding Award that is forfeited and/or is terminated by its terms or to any future Award.

 

  

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(b) Shareholders’ Rights. Except as provided in Section 9(f), a Participant shall have no dividend rights, voting rights or other rights as a shareholder with respect to any Shares covered by his or her Award prior to the issuance of such Shares (as evidenced by an appropriate entry on the books of the Company or a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company). No adjustment shall be made for cash dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date when such Shares are issued, except as expressly provided in Sections 9(f) and 11.

 

(c) Regulatory Requirements. Any other provision of the Plan notwithstanding, the obligation of the Company to issue Shares or other securities under the Plan shall be subject to all Applicable Laws and such approval by any regulatory body as may be required. The Company reserves the right to restrict, in whole or in part, the delivery of Shares or other securities pursuant to any Award prior to the satisfaction of all legal requirements relating to the issuance of such Shares or other securities, to their registration, qualification or listing or to an exemption from registration, qualification or listing. The person acquiring any securities under the Plan will, if requested by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, provide such assurances and representations to the Company or one of its Subsidiaries as the Committee may deem necessary or desirable to assure compliance with all applicable legal and accounting requirements.

 

SECTION 14. WITHHOLDING TAXES.

 

(a) General. A Participant shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the satisfaction of any withholding tax obligations that arise in connection with his or her Award. The Company shall have the right to deduct from any amount payable under the Plan, including delivery of Shares to be made pursuant to an Award granted under the Plan, all federal, state, city, local or foreign taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to such payment and the Company may take any such actions as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such taxes. The Company shall not be required to issue any Shares or make any cash payment under the Plan until such obligations are satisfied.

 

(b) Share Withholding. The Committee may (i) permit or require a Participant to satisfy all or part of his or her withholding or income tax obligations by having the Company withhold all or a portion of any Shares that otherwise would be issued to him or her, or (ii) permit a Participant to satisfy such obligations by Cashless Exercise or by surrendering all or a portion of any Shares that he or she previously acquired; provided that Shares withheld or previously owned Shares that are tendered shall not exceed the amount necessary to satisfy the Company’s tax withholding obligations at the minimum statutory withholding rates, including, but not limited to, U.S. federal and state income taxes, payroll taxes and foreign taxes, if applicable, unless the previously owned Shares have been held for a minimum duration determined satisfactory as established by the Committee in its sole and absolute discretion. Any payment of taxes by assigning Shares to the Company may be subject to restrictions, including, but not limited to, any restrictions required by rules of the SEC. If any Shares are used to satisfy withholding taxes, such Shares shall be valued based on the Fair Market Value thereof on the date when the withholding for taxes is required to be made.

 

  

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SECTION 15. DURATION AND AMENDMENTS; MISCELLANEOUS.

 

(a) Term of the Plan. The Plan shall terminate on July 15, 2021 and may be terminated on any earlier date pursuant to this Section 15.

 

(b) Amendment or Termination of the Plan. The Board may, at any time, terminate or, from time to time, amend, modify or suspend the Plan, in whole or in part. No awards may be granted during any period that the Board suspends the Plan. To the extent then required by Applicable Laws or required under Sections 162, 422 or 424 of the Code to preserve the intended tax consequences of the Plan, or deemed necessary or advisable by the Board, any amendment to the Plan shall be subject to shareholder approval.

 

(c) Amendments to Awards. Without limiting any other express authority of the Committee under (but subject to) the express limits of the Plan, the Committee by agreement or resolution may waive conditions of or limitations on Awards to Participants that the Committee in the prior exercise of its discretion has imposed, without the consent of a Participant, and (subject to the requirements of Sections 3 and 15(d)) may make other changes to the terms and conditions of Awards. Any amendment or other action that would constitute a Re-Pricing of an Award is subject to the limitations set forth in Section 3(b).

 

(d) Limitations on Amendments to Plan and Awards. No amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan or amendment of any outstanding Award Agreement shall, without written consent of the Participant, affect in any manner materially adverse to the Participant any rights or benefits of the Participant or obligations of the Company under any Award granted under the Plan prior to the effective date of such change. Changes, settlements and other actions contemplated by Section 11 shall not be deemed to constitute changes or amendments for purposes of this Section 15.

 

 (e) Governing Law. The Plan shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California (except its choice-of-law provisions) and applicable U.S. Federal Laws.

 

(f) Severability. If a court of competent jurisdiction holds any provision invalid and unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the Plan shall continue in effect.

 

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

 

(h) No Corporate Action Restriction. The existence of the Plan, the Award Agreements and the Awards granted hereunder shall not limit, affect or restrict in any way the right or power of the Board or the shareholders of the Company to make or authorize: (i) any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization or other change in the capital structure or business of the Company or any Subsidiary, (ii) any merger, amalgamation, consolidation or change in the ownership of the Company or any Subsidiary, (iii) any issue of bonds, debentures, capital, preferred or prior preference stock ahead of or affecting the capital stock (or the rights thereof) of the Company or any Subsidiary, (iv) any dissolution or liquidation of the Company or any Subsidiary, (v) any sale or transfer of all or any part of the assets or business of the Company or any Subsidiary, or (vi) any other corporate act or proceeding by the Company or any Subsidiary. No Participant, beneficiary or any other person shall have any claim under any Award or Award agreement against any member of the Board or the Committee, or the Company or any employees, officers or agents of the Company or any Subsidiary, as a result of any such action.

 

  

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(i) Stock-Based Awards in Substitution for Stock Options or Awards Granted by Other Company. Awards may be granted under the Plan in substitution for or in connection with an assumption of employee, director and/or consultant stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock or other stock-based awards granted by other entities to persons who are or who will become Employees or Consultants in respect of the Company or one of its Subsidiaries in connection with a distribution, merger or other reorganization by or with the granting entity or an affiliated entity, or the acquisition by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, of all or a substantial part of the stock or assets of the granting entity. The Awards so granted may reflect the original terms of the related award being assumed or substituted for and need not comply with other specific terms of the Plan, with Common Stock substituted for the securities covered by the original award and with the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such awards, as well as any exercise or purchase prices applicable to such awards, adjusted to account for differences in stock prices in connection with the transaction. Any shares that are delivered and any Awards that are granted by, or become obligations of, the Company, as a result of any such assumption or substitution in connection with any such transaction shall not be counted against the Share limit or other limits on the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan.

 

 

 

 

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