Document:

Exhibit 4.2

 

Form of
Warrant Agreement

 

 

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

SPHERIX INCORPORATED

 

	
  Warrant
  Shares:

  	
   

  	
  Initial Exercise Date:
  October 13, 2010

  

 

THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE
WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value
received,                          
(the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the
limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time
on or after October 13, 2010 (the “Initial Exercise Date”) and on
or prior to the close of business on the five (5) year anniversary of the
Initial Exercise Date (the “Termination Date”) but not thereafter, to
subscribe for and purchase from Spherix Incorporated, a Delaware corporation
(the “Company”), up to
             shares
(the “Warrant Shares”) of Common Stock.

 

Section 1.                                            Definitions. Capitalized
terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth
in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”),
dated October 7, 2010, among the Company and the purchasers signatory
thereto.

 

Section 2.                                            Exercise.

 

a)                                      Exercise of
Warrant. Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be
made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial
Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company
(or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in
writing to the registered Holder at the address of the Holder appearing on the
books of the Company) of a duly executed facsimile copy of the Notice of
Exercise Form annexed hereto; and, within three (3) Trading Days of
the date said Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company, the Company shall
have received payment of the aggregate Exercise Price of the shares thereby
purchased by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank or,
if available, pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure specified in
Section 2(c) below. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the
Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available
hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder
shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading
Days of the date the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company.
Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the
total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of
lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an
amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder
and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares
purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any
objection to any Notice of Exercise Form within 1 Business Day of receipt
of such notice. The Holder and any assignee,
by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the
provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the
Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase
hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face
hereof.

 

b)                                     Exercise Price. The exercise
price per share of the Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $1.50, subject to adjustment hereunder (the
“Exercise Price”).

 

c)                                      Cashless
Exercise. If at the time of exercise hereof there is no
effective registration statement registering, or the prospectus contained
therein is not available for the

 

1

 

issuance of the Warrant
Shares to the Holder and all of the Warrant Shares are not then registered for
resale by Holder into the market at market prices from time to time on an effective
registration statement for use on a continuous basis (or the prospectus
contained therein is not available for use), then this Warrant may also be
exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise”
in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a certificate for the number
of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by
(A), where:

 

(A) = the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date on
which Holder elects to exercise this Warrant by means of a “cashless exercise,”
as set forth in the applicable Notice of Exercise;

 

(B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and

 

(X) = the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise
of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise
were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.

 

“VWAP”
means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses
that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a
Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for
such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the
Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a
Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City
time), (b) if the OTC Bulletin Board is not a Trading Market, the volume
weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest
preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board, (c) if the Common Stock is not
then listed or quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for
the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by Pink OTC
Markets, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its
functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the
Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value
of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected
in good faith by the Holders of a majority in interest of the Securities then
outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of
which shall be paid by the Company.

 

d)             Mechanics of Exercise.

 

i.                              Delivery of
Certificates Upon Exercise. Certificates for shares
purchased hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by
crediting the account of the Holder’s prime broker with the Depository Trust
Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian (“DWAC”) system
if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there
is an effective Registration Statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant
Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by Holder or (B) this Warrant is
being exercised via cashless exercise, and otherwise by physical delivery to
the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that
is three (3) Trading Days after the latest of (A) the delivery to the
Company of the Notice of Exercise Form, (B) surrender of this Warrant (if
required) and (C) payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as set forth
above (including by cashless exercise, if permitted) (such date, the “Warrant
Share Delivery Date”). This Warrant shall be deemed to have been exercised
on the first date on which all of the foregoing have been delivered to the
Company. The Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issued, and Holder or
any other person so designated to be named

 

2

 

therein shall be deemed to
have become a holder of record of such shares for all purposes, as of the date
the Warrant has been exercised, with payment to the Company of the Exercise
Price (or by cashless exercise, if permitted) and all taxes required to be paid
by the Holder, if any, pursuant to Section 2(d)(vi) prior to the
issuance of such shares, having been paid. If the Company fails for any reason
to deliver to the Holder certificates evidencing the Warrant Shares subject to
a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay
to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each
$1,000 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the
Common Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), $10 per Trading
Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the fifth Trading Day after such
liquidated damages begin to accrue) for each Trading Day after such Warrant
Share Delivery Date until such certificates are delivered or Holder rescinds
such exercise.

 

ii.                           Delivery of New
Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised
in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of
this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the certificate or
certificates representing Warrant Shares, deliver to Holder a new Warrant
evidencing the rights of Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares
called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be
identical with this Warrant.

 

iii.                        Rescission
Rights. If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the
Holder a certificate or the certificates representing the Warrant Shares
pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then,
the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.

 

iv.                       Compensation
for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Certificates Upon Exercise. In addition
to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the
Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or the certificates
representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to an exercise on or before the
Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by
its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the
Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver
in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder
anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company
shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which
(x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if
any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount
obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company
was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue
times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase
obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either
reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares
for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be
deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock
that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise
and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common
Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect
to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price
giving rise to such

 

3

 

purchase obligation of
$10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company
shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the
Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect
of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such
loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies
available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a
decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the
Company’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common
Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof. 

 

v.                                      No Fractional
Shares or Scrip.  No
fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon
the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder
would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall,
at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction
in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round
up to the next whole share.

 

vi.                                   Charges, Taxes
and Expenses. Issuance of certificates for Warrant Shares shall
be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other
incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such certificate, all of which
taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such certificates shall be
issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by
the Holder; provided, however, that in the event certificates for
Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder,
this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the
Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder and the
Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to
reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto.

 

vii.                                Closing of
Books.  The Company will not close its
stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise
of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

e)                                      Holder’s
Exercise Limitations. The Company shall not effect any exercise of this
Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this
Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after
giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable
Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any
other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s
Affiliates), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership
Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the
number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its
Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being
made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be
issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this
Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates and (ii) exercise
or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other
securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common
Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous
to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of
its Affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of
this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance
with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, it

 

4

 

being acknowledged by the
Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation
is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the
Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in
accordance therewith. The submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to
be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in
relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates)
and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to
the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation
to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination
as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance
with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.  For
purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the number of outstanding shares
of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of
Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or
annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more
recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written
notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares
of Common Stock outstanding.  Upon the
written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within two Trading Days
confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common
Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common
Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of
securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its
Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of
Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall
be 4.9% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately
after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon not less than 61 days’ prior notice
to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation
provisions of this Section 2(e), provided that the Beneficial Ownership
Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common
Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of
Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the
provisions of this Section 2(e) shall continue to apply. Any such
increase or decrease will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the
Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in
a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(e) to
correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or
inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained
or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give
effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall
apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.

 

Section 3.                                            Certain
Adjustments.

 

a)                                      Stock Dividends
and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is
outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution
or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity
equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance
of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company
upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of
Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by
way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller
number of shares, or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the
Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the
Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall
be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any)
outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be
the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event,
and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be
proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant
shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall

 

5

 

become effective immediately
after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive
such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the
effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.

 

b)                                     [RESERVED]

 

c)                                      Subsequent
Rights Offerings.  If the
Company, at any time while the Warrant is outstanding, shall issue rights,
options or warrants to all holders of Common Stock (and not to the Holders)
entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price
per share less than the VWAP on the record date mentioned below, then, the
Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction, of which the denominator
shall be the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding on the date of
issuance of such rights, options or warrants plus the number of additional
shares of Common Stock offered for subscription or purchase, and of which the
numerator shall be the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding on the
date of issuance of such rights, options or warrants plus the number of shares
which the aggregate offering price of the total number of shares so offered
(assuming receipt by the Company in full of all consideration payable upon
exercise of such rights, options or warrants) would purchase at such VWAP.  Such adjustment shall be made whenever such
rights, options or warrants are issued, and shall become effective immediately
after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive
such rights, options or warrants.

 

d)                                     Pro Rata
Distributions.  If the
Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall distribute to all
holders of Common Stock (and not to the Holders) evidences of its indebtedness
or assets (including cash and cash dividends) or rights or warrants to
subscribe for or purchase any security, then in each such case the Exercise
Price shall be adjusted by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately
prior to the record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to
receive such distribution by a fraction of which the denominator shall be the
VWAP determined as of the record date mentioned above, and of which the
numerator shall be such VWAP on such record date less the then per share fair
market value at such record date of the portion of such assets or evidence of
indebtedness so distributed applicable to one outstanding share of the Common
Stock as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith. In either case the
adjustments shall be described in a statement provided to the Holder of the
portion of assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed or such
subscription rights applicable to one share of Common Stock. Such adjustment
shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective
immediately after the record date mentioned above.

 

e)                                      Fundamental
Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding,
(i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related
transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into
another Person, (ii) the Company, directly or indirectly, effects any
sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of
all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related
transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer
or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed
pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or
exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been
accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (iv) the
Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects
any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or
any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively
converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, (v) the
Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions
consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination
(including, without limitation, a reorganization,

 

6

 

recapitalization, spin-off
or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such
other Person or group of Persons acquires more than 50% of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the
other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated
with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase
agreement or other business combination) (each a “Fundamental Transaction”),
then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the
right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon
such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental
Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any limitation in
Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of shares
of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if
it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate
Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a
holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is
exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard
to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant).
For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price
shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based
on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of
Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion
the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner
reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate
Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the
securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then
the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it
receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental
Transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event of a
Fundamental Transaction that is (1) an all cash transaction, (2) a
“Rule 13e-3 transaction” as defined in Rule 13e-3 under the Exchange
Act, or (3) a Fundamental Transaction involving a person or entity not
traded on a national securities exchange, including, but not limited to, the
Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, or the Nasdaq Capital
Market, the Company or any Successor Entity (as defined below) shall, at the
Holder’s option, exercisable at any time within 30 days after the consummation
of the Fundamental Transaction, purchase this Warrant from the Holder by paying
to the Holder an amount of cash equal to the Black Scholes Value of the
remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of the consummation
of such Fundamental Transaction. “Black Scholes Value” means the value
of this Warrant based on the Black and Scholes Option Pricing Model obtained
from the “OV” function on Bloomberg, L.P. (“Bloomberg”) determined as of
the day of consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction for pricing
purposes and reflecting (A) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the
U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the time between the date of the
public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and the
Termination Date, (B) an expected volatility equal to the greater of 100%
and the 100 day volatility obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg as of
the Trading Day immediately following the public announcement of the applicable
Fundamental Transaction, (C) the underlying price per share used in such
calculation shall be the sum of the price per share being offered in cash, if
any, plus the value of any non-cash consideration, if any, being offered in
such Fundamental Transaction and (D) a remaining option time equal to the
time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental
Transaction and the Termination Date. The Company shall cause any successor
entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor
(the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of
the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents in
accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(e) pursuant to
written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder
and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such
Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the holder of this Warrant,
deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor
Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and
substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a

 

7

 

corresponding number of
shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity)
equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon
exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of
this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price
which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but
taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant
to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock,
such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the
purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to
the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably
satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any
such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be
substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental
Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents
referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and
may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the
obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction
Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as
the Company herein.

 

f)                                        Calculations. All
calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the
nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3,
the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of
a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock
(excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.

 

g)                                     Notice to
Holder.

 

i.                                          Adjustment to
Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant
to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly mail to the
Holder a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and
setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.

 

ii.                                       Notice to Allow
Exercise by Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend
(or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the
Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of
the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all
holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any
shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of
any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any
reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the
Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common
Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the
Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation
or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company
shall cause to be mailed to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear
upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 20 calendar days prior to
the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating
(x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such
dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not
to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to
be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are
to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification,
consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share

 

8

 

exchange is expected to
become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders
of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the
Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such
reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange;
provided that the failure to mail such notice or any defect therein or in the
mailing thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required
to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided
hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding
the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file
such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K.  The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise
this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the
effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be
expressly set forth herein.

 

Section 4.                                            Transfer of
Warrant.

 

a)                                      Transferability.  This Warrant and all rights hereunder
(including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in
whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the
Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this
Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder
or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable
upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such
payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the
name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or
denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to
the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so
assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled.  The Warrant, if properly assigned in
accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of
Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.

 

b)                                     New Warrants. This Warrant
may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the
aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the
names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the
Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a),
as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the
Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the
Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice.
All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the initial
issuance date set forth on the first page of this Warrant and shall be
identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable
pursuant thereto.

 

c)                                      Warrant
Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon
records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “Warrant
Register”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The
Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the
absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any
distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to
the contrary.

 

Section 5.                                            Miscellaneous.

 

a)                                      No Rights as
Stockholder Until Exercise.  This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to
any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company
prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i).

 

9

 

 

b)                                     Loss, Theft,
Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that
upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the
loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate
relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of
indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the
Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and
cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company
will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and
dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.

 

c)                                      Saturdays,
Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed
day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or
granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then, such action may be taken or
such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

d)                                     Authorized
Shares.

 

The Company covenants that,
during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its
authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide
for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights
under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this
Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with
the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary
certificates for the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights
under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be
necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein
without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements
of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company
covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the
purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase
rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in
accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company
in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer
occurring contemporaneously with such issue).

 

Except and to the extent as
waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action,
including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or
through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger,
dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid
or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this
Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all
such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or
appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant
against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above
the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such
increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or
appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid
and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions
or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may
be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this
Warrant.

 

Before taking any action
which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which
this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain
all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be
necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction
thereof.

 

10

 

e)                                      Jurisdiction. All questions
concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this
Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase
Agreement.

 

f)                                        Restrictions. The Holder
acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this
Warrant, if not registered, and the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise,
will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities
laws.

 

g)                                     Nonwaiver and
Expenses.  No course of
dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of
Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice Holder’s
rights, powers or remedies. Without limiting any other provision of this
Warrant or the Purchase Agreement, if the Company willfully and knowingly fails
to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material
damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to Holder such amounts as shall be
sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to,
reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred
by Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise
enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.

 

h)                                     Notices. Any notice,
request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the
Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with the notice
provisions of the Purchase Agreement.

 

i)                                         Limitation of
Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any
affirmative action by Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant
Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of Holder, shall
give rise to any liability of Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock
or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the
Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

j)                                         Remedies. The Holder,
in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including
recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights
under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be
adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the
provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the
defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be
adequate.

 

k)                                      Successors and
Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights
and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding
upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and
permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be
for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be
enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.

 

l)                                         Amendment.  This Warrant may be modified or amended or
the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the
Holder.

 

m)                                   Severability.  Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant
shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under
applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or
invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent
of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such
provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.

 

11

 

n)                                     Headings.  The headings used in this Warrant are for the
convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part
of this Warrant.

 

********************

 

(Signature Pages Follow)

 

12

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly
authorized as of the date first above indicated.

 

 

	
   

  	
  SPHERIX
  INCORPORATED

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name:

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  

 

13

 

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

TO: SPHERIX INCORPORATED

 

(1) The undersigned
hereby elects to purchase
                
Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant
(only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price
in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

 

(2) Payment shall take
the form of (check applicable box):

 

o in lawful money of the United States; or

 

o [if permitted] the cancellation of such number of
Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in
subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of
Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set
forth in subsection 2(c).

 

(3) Please issue a
certificate or certificates representing said Warrant Shares in the name of the
undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

 

 

The Warrant Shares shall be
delivered to the following DWAC Account Number or by physical delivery of a
certificate to:

 

 

 

 

	
  [SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]

  
	
   

  
	
  Name of Investing Entity:

  
	
   

  
	
  Signature
  of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity:

  
	
   

  
	
  Name of Authorized
  Signatory:

  
	
   

  
	
  Title of Authorized
  Signatory:

  
	
   

  
	
   

  
	
  Date:

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

14

 

ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

(To
assign the foregoing warrant, execute

this
form and supply required information.

Do
not use this form to exercise the warrant.)

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED,
[        ] all of or
[              ]
shares of the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby
assigned to

 

whose address is

 

.

 

 

Dated:
                            ,

 

	
   

  	
  Holder’s Signature:

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Holder’s Address:

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Signature Guaranteed:

  	
   

  	
   

  
						

 

NOTE: The signature to this
Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it appears on the face of
the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever, and
must be guaranteed by a bank or trust company. Officers of corporations and
those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity should file proper
evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Warrant.

 

15Exhibit 10.1

 

LAWSON
SOFTWARE, INC.

2010 STOCK
INCENTIVE PLAN

 

1.             Purpose
of Plan.

 

The purpose of the Lawson
Software, Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is to advance the
interests of Lawson Software, Inc. (the “Company”) and its stockholders by
enabling the Company and its Subsidiaries to attract and retain qualified
individuals through opportunities for equity participation in the Company, and
to reward those individuals who contribute to the achievement of the Company’
economic objectives.

 

2.             Definitions.

 

The following terms will have the
meanings set forth below, unless the context clearly otherwise requires:

 

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

 

2.2           “Broker Exercise Notice” means a written notice
pursuant to which a Participant, upon exercise of an Option, irrevocably
instructs a broker or dealer to sell a sufficient number of shares or lend a
sufficient amount of money to pay all or a portion of the exercise price of the
Option and/or any related withholding tax obligations and remit such sums to
the Company and directs the Company to deliver stock certificates to be issued
upon such exercise directly to such broker or dealer or their nominee.

 

2.3           “Cause” means the termination of the Participant’s
employment initiated by the Company because of: 
(i) if the Participant has entered into any written and executed
contract(s) with the Company, any material breach by the Participant of
such contract (as reasonably determined by the Company) and which is not or
cannot reasonably be cured within 10 days after written notice from the Company
to the Participant; (ii) any material violation by the Participant of the
Company’s policies, rules or regulations (as reasonably determined by the
Company) and which is not or cannot be reasonably cured within 10 days after
written notice from the Company to the Participant; or (iii) commission of
any material act of fraud, embezzlement or dishonesty by the Participant (as
reasonably determined by the Company).

 

2.4           “Change in Control” means an event described in
Section 14.1 of the Plan; provided, however, if an Incentive Award
constitutes a deferral of compensation subject to Section 409A of the
Code, and if that Incentive Award provides for a change in the time or form of
payment upon a Change in Control, then no Change in Control shall be deemed to
have occurred upon an event described in Section 14.1 of the Plan unless
the event would also constitute, under Section 409A of the Code and the
regulations and rulings issued thereunder, either a change in the ownership or
effective control of the Company or in the ownership of a substantial portion
of the assets of the Company.

 

2.5           “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.

 

2.6           “Committee” means the group of individuals administering
the Plan, as provided in Section 3 of the Plan.

 

2.7           “Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company,
par value $0.01 per share, or the number and kind of shares of stock or other
securities into which such Common Stock may be changed in accordance with
Section 4.3 of the Plan.

 

2.8           “Covered Employee” means a person who is, or is
determined by the Committee to likely become, a “covered employee” (as defined
in Section 162(m)(3) of the Code).

 

2.9           “Disability” means the disability of the Participant
such as would entitle the Participant to receive disability income benefits
pursuant to the long-term disability plan of the Company or Subsidiary then
covering the 

 

 

Participant or, if no such plan
exists or is applicable to the Participant, the permanent and total disability
of the Participant in the sense that he or she 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, if distribution of an Incentive Award subject to
Section 409A of the Code is or can be triggered by an Eligible Recipient’s
Disability, such term will mean that the Eligible Recipient is disabled as
defined by Section 409A of the Code and the regulations and rulings issued
thereunder.

 

2.10         “Eligible Recipients” means all employees (including,
without limitation, officers and directors who are also employees) of the
Company or any Subsidiary, all Non-Employee Directors and any consultants,
advisors and independent contractors of the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

2.11         “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.

 

2.12         “Fair Market Value” means, with respect to the Common
Stock, as of any date (or, if no shares were traded or quoted on such date, as
of the next preceding date on which there was such a trade or quote) the
closing price of the Common Stock during the regular daily trading session, as
reported by the NASDAQ National Market System (or successor to the NASDAQ
National Market System).

 

2.13         “Good Reason” means the occurrence of any of the
following events:  (i) a job
reassignment that is not at least of comparable responsibility or status as the
assignment in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control; (ii) a
reduction in the Participant’s Base Pay as in effect immediately prior to a
Change in Control; (iii) a material modification of the Company’s
incentive compensation program (that is adverse to the Participant) as in
effect immediately prior to a Change in Control; (iv) a requirement by the
Company that the Participant be based anywhere other than within thirty miles
of the Participant’s work location immediately prior to a Change in Control
(with exceptions for temporary business travel that is consistent in both
frequency and duration with the Participant’s business travel before the Change
in Control); or (v) except as otherwise required by applicable law, the
failure by the Company to provide employee benefit programs and plans
(including any stock ownership and stock purchase plans) that provide
substantially similar benefits, in terms of aggregate monetary value, at
substantially similar costs to the Participant as the benefits provided in
effect immediately prior to a Change in Control.  Termination or reassignment of the
Participant’s employment for Cause, or by reason of Disability or death, are
excluded from this definition.

 

Before a termination by the Participant
under this Section 2.13 will constitute termination for Good Reason, the
Participant must give the Company a notice of termination within 30 calendar
days of the occurrence of the event that constitutes Good Reason.  The
notice must set forth in reasonable detail the specific reason for the
termination and the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for
termination of employment under the provision indicated.  Failure to
provide such notice within such 30-day period shall be conclusive proof that
the Participant does not have Good Reason to terminate employment.

 

For purposes of this
Section 2.13, Good Reason shall exist only if the Company or applicable
Subsidiary fails to remedy the event or events constituting Good Reason within
30 calendar days after receipt of the notice of termination from the
Participant.  If the Participant determines Good Reason for termination
exists and timely files a notice of termination, such determination shall be
presumed to be true and the Company will have the burden of proving that Good
Reason does not exist.

 

2.14         “Incentive Award” means an Option, Stock Appreciation
Right, Restricted Stock Award, Stock Unit Award or Performance Award granted to
an Eligible Recipient pursuant to the Plan.

 

2.15         “Incentive Stock Option” means a right to purchase
Common Stock granted to an Eligible Recipient pursuant to Section 6 of the
Plan that qualifies as an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of
Section 422 of the Code.

 

2.16         “Non-Employee Director” means a member of the Board
who is not an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

 

2.17         “Non-Statutory Stock Option” means a right to
purchase Common Stock granted to an Eligible Recipient pursuant to
Section 6 of the Plan that does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.

 

2.18         “Option” means an Incentive Stock Option or a
Non-Statutory Stock Option.

 

2.19         “Participant” means an Eligible Recipient who
receives one or more Incentive Awards under the Plan.

 

2.20         “Performance-Based Compensation” means an Incentive Award
to a Covered Employee that is intended to constitute “performance-based
compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the
Code.  Options and Stock Appreciation Rights granted to Covered Employees
are intended to be Performance-Based Compensation.

 

2.21         “Performance Award” means a right granted to an
Eligible Recipient pursuant to Section 10 of the Plan to receive an amount
of cash, shares of Common Stock, or a combination of both, contingent upon
achievement of Performance Criteria or other objectives during a specified
period.

 

2.22         “Performance Criteria” means the performance criteria
that are used by the Committee in granting Incentive Awards contingent upon
achievement of performance goals over a specified performance period.  For
any Incentive Award intended to constitute Performance-Based Compensation, the
Performance Criteria shall consist of one or a combination of two or more of
the following: revenue; operating income; net income; net income per share
(basic or diluted); earnings before or after any one or more of taxes,
interest, depreciation and amortization; profitability as measured by return
ratios (including return on invested capital, return on assets, return on
equity, return on investment and return on sales); cash flow; market share;
cost reduction goals; margins (including one or more of gross, operating and
net income margins); stock price; total return to stockholders; economic value
added; working capital and strategic plan development and implementation. 
The Committee may select one criterion or multiple criteria for measuring
performance, and the measurement may be based upon Company, Subsidiary or
business unit performance, and may be expressed in absolute amounts, on a per
share basis, as a growth rate or change from preceding periods, or by relative
comparison to the performance of other companies or any other external measure
of the selected criteria.  The Committee shall, in its sole discretion,
define in an objective fashion the manner of calculating the performance goals
based on the Performance Criteria it selects to use in any performance period,
which may include adjustments to such criteria as otherwise defined under U.S.
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) or adjustments based on
non-GAAP financial measures that are made publicly available by the Company.

 

2.23         “Previously Acquired Shares” means shares of Common
Stock that are already owned by the Participant.

 

2.24         “Restricted Stock Award” means an award of Common
Stock granted to an Eligible Recipient pursuant to Section 8 of the Plan
that is subject to restrictions on transferability and a risk of forfeiture.

 

2.25         “Retirement” means termination of employment or
service on or after the date on which the Eligible Recipient’s age plus years
of full time employment with the Company or any Subsidiary equals 65 or more,
provided that the Eligible Recipient is at least fifty-five (55) years of age
and has five (5) or more years of continuous employment or other service
with the Company and any Subsidiaries.

 

2.26         “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.

 

2.27         “Stock Appreciation Right” means a right granted to
an Eligible Recipient pursuant to Section 7 of the Plan to receive a
payment from the Company, in the form of shares of Common Stock, cash or a
combination of both, equal to the difference between the Fair Market Value of
one or more shares of Common Stock and a specified exercise price of such
shares.

 

2.28         “Stock Unit Award” means a right granted to an
Eligible Recipient pursuant to Section 9 of the Plan to receive the Fair
Market Value of one or more shares of Common Stock, payable in cash, shares of
Common 

 

 

Stock, or a combination of both, the
payment, issuance, retention and /or vesting of which is subject to the satisfaction
of specified conditions, which may include achievement of Performance Criteria
or other objectives.

 

2.29         “Subsidiary” means any entity that is directly or
indirectly controlled by the Company or any entity in which the Company has a
significant equity interest, as determined by the Committee.

 

2.30         “Substitute Award” means an Incentive Award granted
upon the assumption of, or in substitution or exchange for, outstanding awards
granted by a company or other entity acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary
or with which the Company or any Subsidiary combines.

 

2.31         “Tax Date” means the date any withholding tax
obligation arises under the Code for a Participant with respect to an Incentive
Award.

 

3.             Plan
Administration.

 

3.1           The Committee. 
The Plan will be administered by the Compensation Committee of our Board or
other committee designated by our Board (“Committee”), which consists of only
independent directors.  So long as the Company has a class of its equity
securities registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, any committee
administering the Plan will consist solely of two or more members of the Board
who are “non-employee directors” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under
the Exchange Act, who are “independent” as required by the Listing standards of
the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) and who
are “outside directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the
Code, but any action taken by such a committee shall be valid and effective
even if the members of such committee at the time of such action are later
determined not to have satisfied all the requirements for membership specified
above.  Such a committee will act by majority approval of the members
(unanimous approval with respect to action by written consent), and a majority
of the members of such a committee will constitute a quorum.  As used in
the Plan, “Committee” will refer to such a committee.  To the extent
consistent with applicable corporate law of the Company’s jurisdiction of
incorporation, the Committee may delegate to one or more of its members or to
any officers of the Company the duties, power and authority of the Committee
under the Plan pursuant to such conditions or limitations as the Committee may
establish; provided, however, that only the Committee may exercise such duties,
power and authority with respect to Eligible Recipients who are subject to
Section 16 of the Exchange Act or whose compensation in the fiscal year
may be subject to the limits on deductible compensation pursuant to Section 162(m) of
the Code.  The Committee may also delegate to one or more agents or
advisors such non-discretionary administrative duties or powers as it deems
advisable.  The Committee may exercise its duties, power and authority under
the Plan in its sole and absolute discretion without the consent of any
Participant or other party, unless the Plan specifically provides
otherwise.  Each determination, interpretation or other action made or
taken by the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan will be
conclusive and binding for all purposes and on all persons, and no member of
the Committee will be liable for any action or determination made in good faith
with respect to the Plan or any Incentive Award granted under the Plan.

 

3.2           Authority of the Committee.

 

(a)           In accordance with and subject to the provisions of the
Plan, the Committee will have the authority to determine all provisions of
Incentive Awards as the Committee may deem necessary or desirable and as
consistent with the terms of the Plan, including, without limitation, the
following:  (i) the Eligible Recipients to be selected as
Participants; (ii) the nature and extent of the Incentive Awards to be made to
each Participant (including the number of shares of Common Stock to be subject
to each Incentive Award, any exercise price, the manner in which Incentive
Awards will vest or become exercisable and whether Incentive Awards will be
granted in tandem with other Incentive Awards) and the form of written or
electronic agreement, if any, evidencing such Incentive Award; (iii) the
time or times when Incentive Awards will be granted; (iv) the duration of each
Incentive Award; and (v) the restrictions and other conditions to which
the payment or vesting of Incentive Awards may be subject.  In addition,
the Committee will have the authority under the Plan in its sole discretion to
(A) establish, amend or rescind rules to administer the Plan;
(B) interpret the Plan and any Incentive Award or related agreement made
under the Plan; (C) make all other determinations necessary or desirable for
the administration of the Plan; and (D) pay the intrinsic value of any
Incentive Award in the form of cash, Common Stock or any combination of both.

 

 

(b)           Subject to Section 3.2(d) below, the Committee
will have the authority under the Plan to amend or modify the terms of any
outstanding Incentive Award in any manner, including, without limitation, the
authority to modify the number of shares or other terms and conditions of an
Incentive Award, extend the term of an Incentive Award, accelerate the
exercisability or vesting or otherwise terminate any restrictions relating to
an Incentive Award, accept the surrender of any outstanding Incentive Award or,
to the extent not previously exercised or vested, authorize the grant of new
Incentive Awards in substitution for surrendered Incentive Awards; provided,
however that (i) the amended or modified terms are permitted by the Plan
as then in effect; (ii) any Participant adversely affected by such amended
or modified terms shall have consented to such amendment or modification unless
such amendment is necessary to comply with applicable law, NASDAQ or stock
exchange rules; and (iii) the authority to accelerate the exercisability
or vesting or otherwise terminate restrictions relating to an Incentive Award
may be exercised only in connection with a Participant’s death, Disability or
Retirement, in connection with a Change in Control, or to the extent such
actions involve an aggregate number of shares of Common Stock not in excess of
5% of the number of shares available for Incentive Awards under the first
sentence of Section 4.1.

 

(c)           In the event of (i) any reorganization, merger,
consolidation, recapitalization, liquidation, reclassification, stock dividend,
stock split, combination of shares, rights offering, extraordinary dividend or
divestiture (including a spin-off) or any other change in corporate structure
or shares; (ii) any purchase, acquisition, sale, disposition or write-down
of a significant amount of assets or a significant business; (iii) any
change in accounting principles or practices, tax laws or other such laws or
provisions affecting reported results; (iv) any uninsured catastrophic
losses or extraordinary non-recurring items as described in Accounting Principles
Board Opinion No. 30 or in management’s discussion and analysis of
financial performance appearing in the Company’s annual report to stockholders
for the applicable year; or (v) any other similar change, in each case
with respect to the Company or any other entity whose performance is relevant
to the grant or vesting of an Incentive Award, the Committee (or, if the
Company is not the surviving corporation in any such transaction, the board of
directors of the surviving corporation) may, without the consent of any
affected Participant, amend or modify the vesting criteria (including
Performance Criteria and related performance goals) of any outstanding
Incentive Award that is based in whole or in part on the financial performance
of the Company (or any Subsidiary or division or other subunit thereof) or such
other entity so as equitably to reflect such event, with the desired result
that the criteria for evaluating such financial performance of the Company or
such other entity will be substantially the same (in the sole discretion of the
Committee or the board of directors of the surviving corporation) following
such event as prior to such event; provided, however, that (A) the amended or
modified terms are permitted by the Plan as then in effect and (B) with
respect to any Incentive Award intended to qualify as Performance-Based
Compensation, any such amendment or modification would not result in such
Incentive Award failing to qualify as “performance-based compensation” for
purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

(d)           Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan other than
Section 4.3, the Committee may not, without prior approval of the Company’s
stockholders, seek to effect any re-pricing of any previously granted, “underwater”
Option by:  (i) amending or modifying the terms of the Option to lower the
exercise price; (ii) canceling the underwater Option and granting either
(A) replacement Options or Stock Appreciation Rights having a lower
exercise price; (B) Restricted Stock Awards; or (C) Stock Unit Awards
or Performance Awards in exchange; or (iii) repurchasing the underwater
Options.  For purposes of this Section 3.2(d), an Option will be
deemed to be “underwater” at any time when the Fair Market Value of the Common
Stock is less than the exercise price of the Option.

 

(e)           In addition to the authority of the Committee under
Section 3.2(b) and notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan,
the Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend the terms of the Plan or
Incentive Awards with respect to Participants resident outside of the United
States or employed by a non-U.S. Subsidiary in order to comply with local legal
requirements, to otherwise protect the Company’s or Subsidiary’s interests, or
to meet objectives of the Plan, and may, where appropriate, establish one or
more sub-plans (including the adoption of any required rules and
regulations) for the purposes of qualifying for preferred tax treatment under
foreign tax laws.  The Committee shall have no authority, however, to take

 

 

action
pursuant to this Section 3.2(e): (i) to reserve shares or grant
Incentive Awards in excess of the limitations provided in Section 4.1;
(ii) to effect any re-pricing in violation of Section 3.2(d);
(iii) to grant Options having an exercise price less than 100% of the Fair
Market Value of one share of Common Stock on the date of grant in violation of
Section 6.2; or (iv) for which stockholder approval would then be
required pursuant to Section 422 of the Code or
Section 162(m) of the Code or the rules of NASDAQ or the
applicable stock exchange.

 

(f)            Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, the
Committee will determine whether an Incentive Award is subject to the
requirements of Section 409A of the Code and, if determined to be subject
to Section 409A of the Code, the Committee will make such Incentive Award
subject to such written terms and conditions determined necessary or desirable
to cause such Incentive Award to comply in form with the requirements of
Section 409A of the Code.  Further, the Plan, as it relates to
Incentive Awards that are subject to Section 409A of the Code, will be
administered in a manner that is intended to comply with the requirements of
Section 409A of the Code and any regulations or rulings issued thereunder.

 

4.             Shares
Available for Issuance.

 

4.1           Maximum Number of Shares Available; Certain Restrictions on
Awards.  Subject to
Section 4.2 and to adjustment as provided in Section 4.3 of the Plan,
the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that will be available for
issuance under the Plan will be 20,000,000.  The shares available for
issuance under the Plan may, at the election of the Committee, be either
treasury shares or shares authorized but unissued, and, if treasury shares are
used, all references in the Plan to the issuance of shares will, for corporate
law purposes, be deemed to mean the transfer of shares from treasury. 
Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan to the contrary, (i) no
Participant in the Plan may be granted Incentive Awards denominated in shares
of Common Stock relating to more 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock in the
aggregate during any calendar year; (ii) no Participant in the Plan may be
granted Incentive Awards denominated in cash in an amount in excess of
$5,000,000 in the aggregate during any calendar year; and (iii) no more
than 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock may be issued pursuant to the exercise
of Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan, with the foregoing share
limits subject, in each case, to adjustment as provided in Section 4.3 of
the Plan.

 

4.2           Accounting for Incentive Awards.  Shares of Common Stock that are issued under the
Plan or that are potentially issuable pursuant to outstanding Incentive Awards
will be applied to reduce the maximum number of shares of Common Stock remaining
available for issuance under the Plan; provided, however, that (A) the
total number of shares remaining available for issuance under the Plan shall be
reduced by 1.75 shares for each share issued pursuant to an Incentive Award
other than an Option or a Stock Appreciation Right, or potentially issuable
pursuant to an outstanding Incentive Award other than an Option or a Stock
Appreciation Right; and (B) Substitute Awards shall not reduce the maximum
number of shares of Common Stock remaining available for issuance under the
Plan.  Any shares of Common Stock subject to an Incentive Award, or to an
award granted under the Prior Plan that is outstanding on the effective date of
this Plan (a “Prior Plan Award”), that lapses, expires, is forfeited (including
issued shares forfeited under a Restricted Stock Award) or for any reason is
terminated unexercised or unvested or is settled or paid in cash or any form
other than shares of Common Stock shall, to the extent of such lapse,
expiration, forfeiture or settlement other than in shares of Common Stock,
automatically again become available for issuance under the Plan and
correspondingly increase the total number of shares available for issuance
under Section 4.1 (with such increase in connection with Incentive Awards
other than Options and Stock Appreciation Rights based on the same ratio
specified in clause (A) of the proviso to the first sentence of this
Section 4.2).  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Section 4.2, the following shares of Common Stock will not again become
available for issuance under the Plan: (i) any shares which would have
been issued upon any exercise of an Option but for the fact that the exercise
price was paid by a “net exercise” pursuant to Section 6.4(b) or any
Previously Acquired Shares tendered (either actually or by attestation) by a
Participant in payment of the exercise price of an Option; (ii) any shares
withheld by the Company or Previously Acquired Shares tendered (either actually
or by attestation) by a Participant to satisfy any tax withholding obligation
with respect to an Incentive Award; (iii) shares covered by a stock
appreciation right issued under the Plan -that are not issued in connection
with the stock settlement of the stock appreciation right upon its exercise; or
(iv) shares that are repurchased by the Company using Option exercise
proceeds.

 

 

4.3           Adjustments to Shares and Incentive Awards.  In the event of any equity restructuring (within the
meaning of FASB ASC Topic 718, Compensation
- Stock Compensation) that causes the per share value of shares of
Common Stock to change, such as a stock dividend, stock split, spinoff, rights
offering or recapitalization through an extraordinary dividend, the Committee
shall make such adjustments as it deems equitable and appropriate to
(i) the aggregate number and kind of shares or other securities issued or
reserved for issuance under the Plan, (ii) the number and kind of shares
or other securities subject to outstanding Incentive Awards, (iii) the exercise
price of outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights, and (iv) any
maximum limitations prescribed by the Plan with respect to certain types of
Incentive Awards or the grants to individuals of certain types of Incentive
Awards.  In the event of any other change in corporate capitalization,
including a merger, consolidation, reorganization, or partial or complete
liquidation of the Company, such equitable adjustments described in the
foregoing sentence may be made as determined to be appropriate and equitable by
the Committee (or, if the Company is not the surviving corporation in any such
transaction, the board of directors of the surviving corporation) to prevent
dilution or enlargement of rights of Participants.  In either case, any
such adjustment shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes of the
Plan.  No adjustment shall be made pursuant to this Section 4.3 in
connection with the conversion of any convertible securities of the Company, or
in a manner that would cause Incentive Stock Options to violate
Section 422(b) of the Code or cause an Incentive Award to
be subject to adverse tax consequences under Section 409A of the
Code.

 

4.4           Effect of Plans Maintained by Acquired Companies.  If a company acquired by the Company or any
Subsidiary or with which the Company or any Subsidiary combines has shares
available under a pre-existing plan approved by stockholders and not adopted in
contemplation of such acquisition or combination, the shares available for
grant pursuant to the terms of such pre-existing plan (as adjusted, to the
extent appropriate, using the exchange ratio or other adjustment or valuation
ratio or formula used in such acquisition or combination to determine the
consideration payable to the holders of common stock of the entities party to
such acquisition or combination) may be used for Incentive Awards under the
Plan and shall not reduce the shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance
under the Plan.  Incentive Awards using such available shares shall not be
made after the date awards could have been made under the terms of the
pre-existing plan, absent the acquisition or combination, and shall only be
made to individuals who were not employees of the Company or any Subsidiary or
Non-Employee Directors prior to such acquisition or combination.

 

5.             Participation.

 

Participants in the Plan will be
those Eligible Recipients who, in the judgment of the Committee, have
contributed, are contributing or are expected to contribute to the achievement
of economic objectives of the Company or its Subsidiaries.  Eligible
Recipients may be granted from time to time one or more Incentive Awards,
singly or in combination or in tandem with other Incentive Awards, as may be
determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.  Incentive Awards will
be deemed to be granted as of the date specified in the grant resolution of the
Committee, which date will be the date of any related agreement with the
Participant.

 

6.             Options.

 

6.1           Grant. 
An Eligible Recipient may be granted one or more Options under the Plan, and
such Options will be subject to such terms and conditions, consistent with the
other provisions of the Plan, as may be determined by the Committee in its sole
discretion.  The Committee may designate whether an Option is to be
considered an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Statutory Stock Option.  To
the extent that any Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan ceases for
any reason to qualify as an “incentive stock option” for purposes of
Section 422 of the Code, such Incentive Stock Option will continue to be
outstanding for purposes of the Plan but will thereafter be deemed to be a
Non-Statutory Stock Option.

 

6.2           Exercise Price. 
The per share price to be paid by a Participant upon exercise of an Option will
be determined by the Committee in its discretion at the time of the Option
grant, provided that such price will not be less than 100% of the Fair Market
Value of one share of Common Stock on the date of grant, except in the case of
Substitute Awards.

 

6.3           Exercisability and Duration. 
An Option will become exercisable at such times and in such installments and
upon such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Committee in its
sole discretion at the time of grant (including without limitation (i) the
achievement of one or more of the Performance Criteria; and/or 

 

 

that (ii) the Participant remain in
the continuous employ or service of the Company or a Subsidiary for a certain
period; provided, however, that no Option may be exercisable after 10 years
from its date of grant.

 

6.4           Payment of Exercise Price.

 

(a)           The total purchase price of the shares to be purchased upon
exercise of an Option will be paid entirely in cash (including check, bank
draft or money order); provided, however, that the Committee, in its sole
discretion and upon terms and conditions established by the Committee, may
allow such payments to be made, in whole or in part, by (i) tender of a
Broker Exercise Notice; (ii) by tender, or attestation as to ownership, of
Previously Acquired Shares that have been held for the period of time necessary
to avoid a charge to the Company’s earnings for financial reporting purposes
and that are otherwise acceptable to the Committee; (iii) by a “net
exercise of the Option (as further described in paragraph (b), below); or (iv) by
a combination of such methods.

 

(b)           In the case of a “net exercise” of an Option, the Company
will not require a payment of the exercise price of the Option from the
Participant but will reduce the number of shares of Common Stock issued upon
the exercise by the largest number of whole shares that has a Fair Market Value
that does not exceed the aggregate exercise price for the shares exercised
under this method. Shares of Common Stock will no longer be outstanding under
an Option (and will therefore not thereafter be exercisable) following the
exercise of such Option to the extent of (i) shares used to pay the
exercise price of an Option under the “net exercise,” (ii) shares actually
delivered to the Participant as a result of such exercise and (iii) any shares
withheld for purposes of tax withholding pursuant to Section 13.1.

 

(c)           Previously Acquired Shares tendered or covered by an
attestation as payment of an Option exercise price will be valued at their Fair
Market Value on the exercise date.

 

6.5           Manner of Exercise. 
An Option may be exercised by a Participant in whole or in part from time to
time, subject to the conditions contained in the Plan and in the agreement
evidencing such Option, by giving written or electronic notice of exercise to
the Company at its principal executive office in St. Paul, Minnesota or through
the procedures established with any Company-appointed third-party administrator
specifying the number of shares of Common Stock as to which the Option is being
exercised and by paying in full the total exercise price for the shares of
Common Stock to be purchased in accordance with Section 6.4 of the Plan.

 

7.             Stock
Appreciation Rights.

 

7.1           Grant. 
An Eligible Recipient may be granted one or more Stock Appreciation Rights
under the Plan, and such Stock Appreciation Rights will be subject to such
terms and conditions, consistent with the other provisions of the Plan, as may
be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.  The Committee will
have the sole discretion to determine the form in which payment of the
intrinsic value of Stock Appreciation Rights will be made to a Participant
(i.e., cash, Common Stock or any combination thereof) or to consent to or
disapprove the election by a Participant of the form of such payment.

 

7.2           Exercise Price. 
The exercise price of a Stock Appreciation Right will be determined by the
Committee, in its discretion, at the date of grant but may not be less than
100% of the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock on the date of
grant, except as provided in Section 7.4 below and except in the case of
Substitute Awards.

 

7.3           Exercisability and Duration. 
A Stock Appreciation Right will become exercisable at such time and in such
installments as may be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion at
the time of grant; provided, however, that no Stock Appreciation Right may be
exercisable after 10 years from its date of grant.  A Stock Appreciation
Right will be exercised by giving notice in the same manner as for Options, as
set forth in Section 6.5 of the Plan.

 

7.4           Grants in Tandem with Options. 
Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted alone or in addition to other
Incentive Awards, or in tandem with an Option, either at the time of grant of
the Option or at any time thereafter during the term of the Option.  A
Stock Appreciation Right granted in tandem with an Option shall cover 

 

 

the same number of shares of Common
Stock as covered by the Option (or such lesser number as the Committee may
determine), shall be exercisable at such time or times and only to the extent
that the related Option is exercisable, have the same term as the Option and
shall have an exercise price equal to the exercise price for the Option. 
Upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right granted in tandem with an Option,
the Option shall be canceled automatically to the extent of the number of
shares covered by such exercise; conversely, upon exercise of an Option having
a related Stock Appreciation Right, the Stock Appreciation Right shall be
canceled automatically to the extent of the number of shares covered by the
Option exercise.

 

8.             Restricted
Stock Awards.

 

8.1           Grant. 
An Eligible Recipient may be granted one or more Restricted Stock Awards under
the Plan, and such Restricted Stock Awards will be subject to such terms and
conditions, consistent with the other provisions of the Plan, as may be
determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.  The Committee may
impose such restrictions or conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of
the Plan, to the vesting of such Restricted Stock Awards as it deems
appropriate, including, without limitation, (i) the achievement of one or
more of the Performance Criteria; and/or that (ii) the Participant remain
in the continuous employ or service of the Company or a Subsidiary for a
certain period.

 

8.2           Rights as a Stockholder; Transferability.  Except as provided in Sections 8.1, 8.3, 8.4 and
15.3 of the Plan, a Participant will have all voting, dividend, liquidation and
other rights with respect to shares of Common Stock issued to the Participant
as a Restricted Stock Award under this Section 8 upon the Participant
becoming the holder of record of such shares as if such Participant were a
holder of record of shares of unrestricted Common Stock.

 

8.3           Dividends and Distributions. 
Unless the Committee determines otherwise in its sole discretion (either in the
agreement evidencing the Restricted Stock Award at the time of grant or at any
time after the grant of the Restricted Stock Award), any dividends or
distributions (other than regular quarterly cash dividends in the case of
Restricted Stock Awards that are subject only to service-based vesting
conditions) paid with respect to shares of Common Stock subject to the unvested
portion of a Restricted Stock Award will be subject to the same restrictions as
the shares to which such dividends or distributions relate.  The Committee
will determine in its sole discretion whether any interest will be paid on such
restricted dividends or distributions.  In its discretion, the Committee
may provide in any award agreement evidencing a Restricted Stock Award for the
waiver by the Participant of any right to receive dividends and distributions
with respect to shares of Common Stock subject to the unvested portion of the
Restricted Stock Award.

 

8.4           Enforcement of Restrictions. 
To enforce the restrictions referred to in this Section 8, the Committee
may place a legend on the stock certificates referring to such restrictions and
may require the Participant, until the restrictions have lapsed, to keep the
stock certificates, together with duly endorsed stock powers, in the custody of
the Company or its transfer agent, or to maintain evidence of stock ownership,
together with duly endorsed stock powers, in a certificateless book-entry stock
account with the Company’s transfer agent.

 

9.             Stock
Unit Awards.

 

An Eligible Recipient may be granted
one or more Stock Unit Awards under the Plan, and such Stock Unit
Awards will be subject to such terms and conditions, consistent with the other
provisions of the Plan, as may be determined by the Committee in its sole
discretion.  The Committee may impose such restrictions or conditions, not
inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, to the payment, issuance,
retention and/or vesting of such Stock Unit Awards as it deems
appropriate, including, without limitation, (i) the achievement of one or more
of the Performance Criteria; and/or that (ii) the Participant remain in
the continuous employ or service of the Company or a Subsidiary for a certain
period.  The agreement evidencing a Stock Unit Award shall either
(i) provide that in all cases payment of the Stock Unit Award will be made
within two and one-half months following the end of the Eligible Recipient’s
tax year during which receipt of the Stock Unit Award is no longer subject to a
“substantial risk of forfeiture” within the meaning of Section 409A of the
Code, or (ii) contain terms and conditions necessary to avoid adverse tax
consequences specified in Section 409A of the Code.

 

 

10.           Performance
Awards.

 

An Eligible Recipient may be granted
one or more Performance Awards under the Plan, and such Performance Awards will
be subject to such terms and conditions, if any, consistent with the other
provisions of the Plan, as may be determined by the Committee in its sole
discretion, including, but not limited to, the achievement of one or more of
the Performance Criteria.  The agreement evidencing a Performance Award
shall either (i) provide that in all cases payment of the Performance
Award will be made within two and one-half months following the end of the
Eligible Recipient’s tax year during which receipt of the Performance Award is
no longer subject to a “substantial risk of forfeiture” within the meaning of
Section 409A of the Code, or (ii) contain terms and conditions
necessary to avoid adverse tax consequences specified in Section 409A of
the Code.

 

11.           Minimum
Vesting Periods.

 

Except as otherwise provided in this
Section 11, (i) Restricted Stock Awards and Stock Unit Awards that
vest solely as a result of the passage of time and continued service by the
Participant shall be subject to a vesting period of not less than three years
from the date of grant of the applicable Incentive Award (but permitting pro
rata vesting over such time); and (ii) Restricted Stock Awards, Stock Unit
Awards and Performance Awards whose vesting is subject to the achievement of
specified Performance Criteria over a performance period shall be subject to a
performance period of not less than one year.  The minimum vesting periods
specified in clauses (i) and (ii) of the preceding sentence shall not
apply: (A) to Incentive Awards made in payment of earned performance-based
Incentive Awards and other earned cash-based incentive compensation;
(B) to a termination of employment due to death, Disability or Retirement;
(C) upon a Change in Control; (D) to a Substitute Award that does not
reduce the vesting period of the award being replaced; or (E) to Incentive
Awards involving an aggregate number of shares of Common Stock not in excess of
5% of the number of shares available for Incentive Awards under the first
sentence of Section 4.1.

 

12.           Effect
of Termination of Employment or Other Service.

 

The following provisions shall apply
upon termination of a Participant’s employment or other service with the
Company and all Subsidiaries, except to the extent that the Committee provides
otherwise in an agreement evidencing an Incentive Award at the time of grant or
determines pursuant to Section 12.4.

 

12.1         Termination of Employment Due to Death or Disability.  In the event a Participant’s employment or other
service with the Company and all Subsidiaries is terminated by reason of death
or Disability:

 

(a)           All outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights then
held by the Participant will become immediately exercisable in full and will
remain exercisable for a period of five years after such termination (but in no
event after the expiration date of any such Option or Stock Appreciation
Right).

 

(b)           All unvested Restricted Stock Awards and Stock Unit Awards
then held by the Participant that are subject only to service-based vesting
conditions will become fully vested.

 

(c)           The service-based vesting conditions associated with all
unvested Restricted Stock Awards, Stock Unit Awards and Performance Awards then
held by the Participant that are also subject to the achievement of specified
Performance Criteria over a performance period as a condition of vesting will
be deemed satisfied, but vesting of such Incentive Awards shall occur only when
and to the extent the applicable Performance Criteria are satisfied.

 

12.2         Termination of Employment Due to Retirement.  Subject to Section 12.5 of the Plan, in the
event a Participant’s employment or other service with the Company and all
Subsidiaries is terminated by reason of Retirement:

 

(a)           All outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights then
held by the Participant that have been outstanding for at least six months from
the applicable date of grant will become immediately exercisable in full and will
remain exercisable for a period of five years after such termination (but in no
event after the expiration date of any such Option or Stock Appreciation
Right), and any Options and Stock

 

 

Appreciation
Rights then held by the Participant that have not been outstanding for at least
six months will terminate and be forfeited.

 

(b)           All unvested Restricted Stock Awards and Stock Unit Awards
then held by the Participant that are subject only to service-based vesting
conditions will vest pro-rata based on time worked during the vesting schedule
period.

 

(c)           All unvested Restricted Stock Awards, Stock Unit Awards and
Performance Awards then held by the Participant that are subject to both
service-based conditions and the achievement of specified Performance Criteria
over a performance period as a condition of vesting will vest pro-rata based on
time worked during the performance period and when and to the extent the
applicable Performance Criteria are satisfied.

 

12.3         Termination of Employment for Reasons Other than Death,
Disability or Retirement.
Subject to Section 12.5 of the Plan, in the event a Participant’s
employment or other service is terminated with the Company and all Subsidiaries
for any reason other than death, Disability or Retirement, or a Participant is
in the employ or service of a Subsidiary and the Subsidiary ceases to be a
Subsidiary of the Company (unless the Participant continues in the employ or
service of the Company or another Subsidiary):

 

(a)           All outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights then
held by the Participant will, to the extent exercisable as of such termination,
remain exercisable for a period of three months after such termination (but in
no event after the expiration date of any such Option or Stock Appreciation
Right), and will, to the extent not exercisable as of such termination,
terminate and be forfeited.

 

(b)           All unvested Restricted Stock Awards, Stock Unit Awards and
Performance Awards then held by the Participant will terminate and be
forfeited.

 

12.4         Modification of Rights Upon Termination.  Notwithstanding the other provisions of this
Section 12, upon a Participant’s termination of employment or other
service with the Company and all Subsidiaries, the Committee may, in its sole
discretion (which may be exercised at any time on or after the date of grant,
including following such termination), except as provided in clauses
(ii) and (iii) below, cause Options or Stock Appreciation Rights (or
any part thereof) then held by such Participant to terminate, become or
continue to become exercisable and/or remain exercisable following such
termination of employment or service, and Restricted Stock Awards, Stock Unit
Awards or Performance Awards then held by such Participant to terminate, vest
and/or continue to vest or become free of restrictions and conditions to
payment, as the case may be, following such termination of employment or
service, in each case in the manner determined by the Committee; provided, however,
that (i) no Incentive Award may remain exercisable or continue to vest for
more than two years beyond the date such Incentive Award would have terminated
if not for the provisions of this Section 12.4 but in no event beyond its
expiration date; (ii) any such action adversely affecting any outstanding
Incentive Award will not be effective without the consent of the affected
Participant (subject to the right of the Committee to take whatever action it
deems appropriate under Sections 3.2(c), 4.3 and 14 of the Plan); and
(iii) such actions (other than termination of an Incentive Award)
occurring other than in connection with the death, Disability or Retirement of
a Participant shall not involve an aggregate number of shares of Common Stock
in excess of 5% of the number of shares available for Incentive Awards under
the first sentence of Section 4.1).

 

12.5         Effects of Actions Constituting Cause.  Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the
contrary, in the event that a Participant is determined by the Committee,
acting in its sole discretion, to have committed any action which would
constitute Cause as defined in Section 2.3, irrespective of whether such
action or the Committee’s determination occurs before or after termination of
such Participant’s employment with the Company or any Subsidiary, all rights of
the Participant under the Plan and any agreements evidencing an Incentive Award
then held by the Participant shall terminate and be forfeited without notice of
any kind.  The Company may defer the exercise of any Option, the vesting
of any Restricted Stock Award or the payment of any Stock Unit Award or
Performance Award for a period of up to forty-five (45) days in order for the
Committee to make any determination as to the existence of Cause.

 

 

12.6         Determination of Termination of Employment or Other Service.

 

(a)           The change in a Participant’s status from that of an
employee of the Company or any Subsidiary to that of a non-employee consultant
or advisor of the Company or any Subsidiary will, for purposes of the Plan, be
deemed to result in a termination of such Participant’s employment with the
Company and its Subsidiaries, unless the Committee otherwise determines in its
sole discretion.

 

(b)           The change in a Participant’s status from that of a non-employee
consultant or advisor of the Company or any Subsidiary to that of an employee
of the Company or any Subsidiary will not, for purposes of the Plan, be deemed
to result in a termination of such Participant’s service as a non-employee
consultant or advisor with the Company and its Subsidiaries, and such
Participant will thereafter be deemed to be an employee of the Company or its
Subsidiaries until such Participant’s employment is terminated, in which event
such Participant will be governed by the provisions of this Plan relating to
termination of employment (subject to paragraph (a), above).

 

(c)           Unless the Committee otherwise determines in its sole
discretion, a Participant’s employment or other service will, for purposes of
the Plan, be deemed to have terminated on the date recorded on the personnel or
other records of the Company or the Subsidiary for which the Participant
provides employment or other service, as determined by the Committee in its
sole discretion based upon such records; provided, however, if distribution or
payment of an Incentive Award subject to Section 409A of the Code is
triggered by a termination of a Participant’s employment, such termination must
also constitute a “separation from service” within the meaning of
Section 409A of the Code.

 

13.           Payment
of Withholding Taxes.

 

13.1         General Rules. 
The Company is entitled to (a) withhold and deduct from future wages of
the Participant (or from other amounts that may be due and owing to the
Participant from the Company or a Subsidiary), or make other arrangements for
the collection of, all legally required amounts necessary to satisfy any and
all federal, foreign, state and local withholding and employment-related tax
requirements attributable to an Incentive Award, including, without limitation,
the grant, exercise or vesting of, or payment of dividends with respect to, an
Incentive Award or a disqualifying disposition of stock received upon exercise
of an Incentive Stock Option; (b) withhold cash paid or payable or shares
of Common Stock from the shares issued or otherwise issuable to the Participant
in connection with an Incentive Award; or (c) require the Participant
promptly to remit the amount of such withholding to the Company before taking
any action, including issuing any shares of Common Stock, with respect to an
Incentive Award.

 

13.2         Special Rules. 
The Committee may, in its sole discretion and upon terms and conditions
established by the Committee, permit or require a Participant to satisfy, in
whole or in part, any withholding or employment-related tax obligation
described in Section 13.1 of the Plan by electing to tender, or by
attestation as to ownership of, Previously Acquired Shares that have been held
for the period of time necessary to avoid a charge to the Company’s earnings
for financial reporting purposes and that are otherwise acceptable to the
Committee, by delivery of a Broker Exercise Notice or a combination of such
methods.  For purposes of satisfying a Participant’s withholding or
employment-related tax obligation, Previously Acquired Shares tendered or
covered by an attestation will be valued at their Fair Market Value.

 

14.           Change
in Control.

 

14.1         A “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred upon
the first to occur of an event set forth in any one of the following
paragraphs:

 

(a)           any “person” as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and
14(d) of the Exchange Act (other than the Company, any trustee or other
fiduciary holding securities under any employee benefit plan of the Company or
any corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the
Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of
the Company), is or becomes, including pursuant to a tender or exchange offer
for shares of Common Stock pursuant to which purchases are made, the “beneficial
owner” (as defined in Rule l3d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or
indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 50% or more of the
combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities, provided,
however, that the provisions of this paragraph (a) shall not be applicable

 

 

to
(1) any acquisition directly from the Company, or (2) a transaction
that would not be a Change of Control under paragraph (c) of this
Section 14.1; or

 

(b)           individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board
(the “Incumbent Board”), shall cease for any reason to constitute at least a
majority thereof; provided, however, that any individual becoming a direct
subsequent to the date hereof whose appointment or election by the Board or
nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved or
recommended by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still
in office who were either directors on the date hereof, or whose appointment,
election or nomination for election was previously so approved or recommended,
shall be considered a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding for this
purpose any new director whose initial assumption of office is in connection
with an actual or threatened election contest relating to the election of
directors of the Company; or

 

(c)           there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the
Company or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company with any other
corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the
voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger
or consolidation continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by
being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or any parent
thereof) more than 50% of the combined voting power of the securities of the
Company or such surviving entity or any parent thereof outstanding immediately
after such merger or consolidation; or

 

(d)           there is consummated a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution
of the Company or there is consummated the sale or disposition by the Company
of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, other than a sale or
disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets
to an entity, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting
securities of which is owned by stockholders of the Company in substantially
the same proportion as their ownership of the Company immediately prior to such
sale.

 

14.2         Effect
of a Change in Control. 
Unless otherwise provided in an agreement evidencing an Incentive Award, the
following provisions shall apply to outstanding Incentive Awards in the event
of a Change in Control.

 

(a)           Continuation, Assumption or Replacement of
Incentive Awards.  In
the event of a Change in Control, the surviving or successor entity (or its
parent corporation) may continue, assume or replace Incentive Awards
outstanding as of the date of the Change in Control (with such adjustments as
may be required or permitted by Section 4.3), and such Incentive Awards or
replacements therefore shall remain outstanding and be governed by their
respective terms, subject to Section 14.2(d) below.  A surviving or successor entity may elect to
continue, assume or replace only some Incentive Awards or portions of Incentive
Awards.  For purposes of this Section 14.2(a), an Incentive Award
shall be considered assumed or replaced if, in connection with the Change in
Control and in a manner consistent with Sections 409A and 424 of the Code,
either (i) the contractual obligations represented by the Incentive Award
are expressly assumed by the surviving or successor entity (or its parent
corporation) with appropriate adjustments to the number and type of securities
subject to the Incentive Award and the exercise price thereof that preserves
the intrinsic value of the Incentive Award existing at the time of the Change
in Control, or (ii) the Participant has received a comparable equity-based
award that preserves the intrinsic value of the Incentive Award existing at the
time of the Change in Control and provides for a vesting or exercisability
schedule that is the same as or more favorable to the Participant.

 

(b)           Acceleration of Incentive Awards.  If and to the extent that outstanding Incentive
Awards under the Plan are not continued, assumed or replaced in connection with
a Change in Control, then (i) outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation
Rights issued to the Participant that are not yet fully exercisable shall
immediately become exercisable in full and shall remain exercisable in
accordance with their terms, (ii) all unvested Restricted Stock Awards,
Stock Unit Awards and Performance Awards will become immediately fully vested
and non-forfeitable; and (iii) any Performance Criteria applicable to Restricted
Stock Awards, Stock Unit Awards and Performance Awards will be deemed to have
been satisfied to the maximum degree specified in connection with the
applicable Incentive Award.

 

 

(c)           Payment for Incentive Awards.  If and to the extent that outstanding Incentive
Awards under the Plan are not continued, assumed or replaced in connection with
a Change in Control, then the Committee may terminate some or all of such
outstanding Incentive Awards, in whole or in part, as of the effective time of
the Change in Control in exchange for payments to the holders as provided in
this Section 14.2(c).  The Committee will not be required to treat
all Incentive Awards similarly for purposes of this Section 14.2(c). 
The payment for any Incentive Award or portion thereof terminated shall be in
an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the fair market value (as
determined in good faith by the Committee) of the consideration that would
otherwise be received in the Change in Control for the number of shares of Common
Stock subject to the Incentive Award or portion thereof being terminated, or,
if no consideration is to be received by the Company’s stockholders in the
Change in Control, the Fair Market Value of such number of shares immediately
prior to the effective date of the Change in Control, over (ii) the
aggregate exercise price (if any) for the shares of Common Stock subject to the
Incentive Award or portion thereof being terminated.  If there is no
excess, the Incentive Award may be terminated without payment.  Any
payment shall be made in such form, on such terms and subject to such
conditions as the Committee determines in its discretion, which may or may not
be the same as the form, terms and conditions applicable to payments to the
Company’s stockholders in connection with the Change in Control, and may
include subjecting such payments to vesting conditions comparable to those of
the Incentive Award surrendered.

 

(d)           Termination After a Change in Control.  If and to the extent that Incentive Awards are continued,
assumed or replaced under the circumstances described in Section 14.2(a),
and if within two years after the Change in Control a Participant experiences
an involuntary termination of employment or other service for reasons other
than Cause, or terminates his or her employment or other service for Good
Reason, then (i) outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights issued
to the Participant that are not yet fully exercisable shall immediately become
exercisable in full and shall remain exercisable in accordance with their
terms, (ii) all unvested Restricted Stock Awards, Stock Unit Awards and
Performance Awards will become immediately fully vested and non-forfeitable;
and (iii) any Performance Criteria applicable to Restricted Stock Awards,
Stock Unit Awards and Performance Awards will be deemed to have been satisfied
to the maximum degree specified in connection with the applicable Incentive
Award.

 

15.           Rights
of Eligible Recipients and Participants; Transferability.

 

15.1         Employment or Service. 
Nothing in the Plan will interfere with or limit in any way the right of the
Company or any Subsidiary to terminate the employment or service of any
Eligible Recipient or Participant at any time, nor confer upon any Eligible
Recipient or Participant any right to continue in the employ or service of the
Company or any Subsidiary.

 

15.2         Rights as a Stockholder; Dividends.  As a holder of Incentive Awards (other than
Restricted Stock Awards), a Participant will have no rights as a stockholder
unless and until such Incentive Awards are exercised for, or paid in the form
of, shares of Common Stock and the Participant becomes the holder of record of
such shares.  Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or otherwise
provided by the Committee, no adjustment will be made in the amount of cash
payable or in the number of shares of Common Stock issuable under Incentive
Awards denominated in or based on the value of shares of Common Stock as a
result of cash dividends or distributions paid to holders of Common Stock prior
to the payment of, or issuance of shares of Common Stock under, such Incentive
Awards.  In its discretion, the Committee may provide in an agreement
evidencing a Stock Unit Award or a Performance Award that the Participant will
be entitled to receive dividend equivalents, in the form of a cash credit to an
account for the benefit of the Participant, for any such dividends and
distributions.  The terms of any rights to dividend equivalents will be
determined by the Committee and set forth in the agreement evidencing the Stock
Unit Award or Performance Award, including the time and form of payment and
whether such equivalents will be credited with interest or deemed to be
reinvested in Common Stock; provided, however, that dividend equivalents in
respect of the unvested portions of Stock Unit Awards and Performance Awards
whose vesting is subject to the achievement of specified Performance Criteria
will be subject to the same restrictions as the underlying shares or units to
which such dividend equivalents relate.  No dividend equivalents may be
paid or credited in connection with Options and Stock Appreciation Rights.

 

 

15.3         Restrictions on Transfer.

 

(a)           Except pursuant to testamentary will or the laws of descent
and distribution or as otherwise expressly permitted by subsections
(b) and (c) below, no right or interest of any Participant in an
Incentive Award prior to the exercise (in the case of Options) or vesting or
issuance (in the case of Restricted Stock Awards and Performance Awards) of such
Incentive Award will be assignable or transferable, or subjected to any lien,
during the lifetime of the Participant, either voluntarily or involuntarily,
directly or indirectly, by operation of law or otherwise.

 

(b)           A Participant will be entitled to designate a beneficiary to
receive an Incentive Award upon such Participant’s death, and in the event of
such Participant’s death, payment of any amounts due under the Plan will be
made to, and exercise of any Options (to the extent permitted pursuant to
Section 12 of the Plan) may be made by, such beneficiary.  If a
deceased Participant has failed to designate a beneficiary, or if a beneficiary
designated by the Participant fails to survive the Participant, payment of any
amounts due under the Plan will be made to, and exercise of any Options (to the
extent permitted pursuant to Section 12 of the Plan) may be made by, the
Participant’s legal representatives, heirs and legatees.  If a deceased
Participant has designated a beneficiary and such beneficiary survives the Participant
but dies before complete payment of all amounts due under the Plan or exercise
of all exercisable Options, then such payments will be made to, and the
exercise of such Options may be made by, the legal representatives, heirs and
legatees of the beneficiary.

 

(c)           Upon a Participant’s request, the Committee may, in its sole
discretion, permit a transfer of all or a portion of a Non-Statutory Stock
Option or Stock Appreciation Right, other than for value, to such Participant’s
child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former
spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law,
daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, any person sharing such
Participant’s household (other than a tenant or employee), a trust in which any
of the foregoing have more than fifty percent of the beneficial interests, a
foundation in which any of the foregoing (or the Participant) control the
management of assets, and any other entity in which these persons (or the Participant)
own more than fifty percent of the voting interests.  Any permitted
transferee will remain subject to all the terms and conditions applicable to
the Participant prior to the transfer.  A permitted transfer may be
conditioned upon such requirements as the Committee may, in its sole
discretion, determine, including, but not limited to execution and/or delivery
of appropriate acknowledgements, opinion of counsel, or other documents by the
transferee.

 

15.4         Non-Exclusivity of the Plan. 
Nothing contained in the Plan is intended to modify or rescind any previously
approved compensation plans or programs of the Company or create any
limitations on the power or authority of the Board to adopt such additional or
other compensation arrangements as the Board may deem necessary or desirable.

 

16.           Securities
Law and Other Restrictions.

 

Notwithstanding any other provision
of the Plan or any agreements entered into pursuant to the Plan, the Company
will not be required to issue any shares of Common Stock under this Plan, and a
Participant may not sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of shares of
Common Stock issued pursuant to Incentive Awards granted under the Plan, unless
(a) there is in effect with respect to such shares a registration
statement under the Securities Act and any applicable securities laws of a
state or foreign jurisdiction or an exemption from such registration under the
Securities Act and applicable state or foreign securities laws, and
(b) there has been obtained any other consent, approval or permit from any
other U.S. or foreign regulatory body which the Committee, in its sole
discretion, deems necessary or advisable.  The Company may condition such
issuance, sale or transfer upon the receipt of any representations or
agreements from the parties involved, and the placement of any legends on
certificates representing shares of Common Stock, as may be deemed necessary or
advisable by the Company in order to comply with such securities law or other
restrictions.

 

17.           Performance-Based
Compensation Provisions.

 

The Committee, when it is comprised
solely of two or more outside directors meeting the requirements of
Section 162(m) of the Code, in its sole discretion, may designate
whether any Restricted Stock Awards, Stock Unit 

 

 

Awards or Performance Awards to be
made to Covered Employees are intended to be Performance-Based
Compensation.  The vesting of such Incentive Awards and the distribution
of cash, shares of Common Stock or other property pursuant thereto, as
applicable, will, to the extent required by Section 162(m) of the
Code, be conditioned upon the achievement of performance goals based on one or
more Performance Criteria specified in Section 2.20.  Such
Performance Criteria will be selected and performance goals established by the
Committee within the time period prescribed by, and will otherwise comply with
the requirements of, Section 162(m) of the Code.  Following
completion of an applicable performance period, the Committee shall certify in
writing, in the manner and to the extent required by
Section 162(m) of the Code, that the applicable performance goals
based on the selected Performance Criteria have been met prior to payment of
the compensation, and may adjust downward, but not upward, any amount
determined to be otherwise payable in connection with such an Incentive Award.

 

18.           Compliance
with Section 409A.

 

It is intended that the Plan and all
Incentive Awards hereunder be administered in a manner that will comply with
Section 409A of the Code, including the final regulations and other
guidance issued by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue
Service with respect thereto.  The Committee is authorized to adopt
rules or regulations deemed necessary or appropriate to qualify for an
exception from or to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the
Code (including any transition or grandfather rules relating
thereto).  Notwithstanding anything in this Section 18 to the
contrary, with respect to any Incentive Award subject to Section 409A of
the Code, no amendment to or payment under such Incentive Award will be made
unless permitted under Section 409A of the Code and the regulations or
rulings issued thereunder.  Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, if any amount shall be payable with respect to any Incentive Award
hereunder as a result of a Participant’s “separation from service” at such time
as the Participant is a “specified employee” (as those terms are defined for
purposes of Section 409A of the Code) and such amount is subject to the
provisions of Section 409A of the Code, then no payment shall be made,
except as permitted under Section 409A of the Code, prior to the first day
of the seventh calendar month beginning after the Participant’s separation from
service (or the date of his or her earlier death).  The Company may adopt
a specified employee policy that will apply to identify the specified employees
for all deferred compensation plans subject to Section 409A of the Code;
otherwise, specified employees will be identified using the default standards
contained in the regulations under Section 409A of the Code.

 

19.           Plan
Amendment, Modification and Termination.

 

The Board may suspend or terminate
the Plan or any portion thereof at any time.  In addition to the authority
of the Committee to amend the Plan under Section 3.2(e), the Board may
amend the Plan from time to time in such respects as the Board may deem
advisable in order that Incentive Awards under the Plan will conform to any
change in applicable laws or regulations or in any other respect the Board may
deem to be in the best interests of the Company; provided, however, that no
such amendments to the Plan will be effective without approval of the Company’s
stockholders if: (i) stockholder approval of the amendment is then
required pursuant to Section 422 of the Code or
Section 162(m) of the Code or the rules of NASDAQ or applicable
stock exchange; or (ii) such amendment seeks to modify
Section 3.2(d) hereof.  No termination, suspension or amendment
of the Plan may adversely affect any outstanding Incentive Award without the
consent of the affected Participant; provided, however, that (i) this
sentence will not impair the right of the Committee to take whatever action it
deems appropriate under Sections 3.2(c), 4.3 and 14 of the Plan, and
(ii) no consent of any affected Participant shall be required if such
amendment is necessary to comply with applicable law or stock exchange rules.

 

20.           Effective
Date and Duration of the Plan.

 

The Plan will be effective as of
June 24, 2010, or such later date on which the Plan is initially approved
by the Company’s stockholders.  The Plan will terminate at midnight on the
tenth (10th) anniversary of such effective date, and may be terminated prior to
such time by Board action.  No Incentive Award will be granted after
termination of the Plan.  Incentive Awards outstanding upon termination of
the Plan may continue to be exercised, earned or become free of restrictions,
according to their terms.

 

21.           Miscellaneous.

 

21.1         Governing Law. 
Except to the extent expressly provided herein or in connection with other
matters of corporate governance and authority (all of which shall be governed
by the laws of the Company’s 

 

 

jurisdiction of incorporation), the
validity, construction, interpretation, administration and effect of the Plan
and any rules, regulations and actions relating to the Plan will be governed by
and construed exclusively in accordance with the laws of the State of
Minnesota, notwithstanding the conflicts of laws principles of any jurisdictions.

 

21.2         Successors
and Assigns. 
The Plan will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and
permitted assigns of the Company and the Participants.

Source: [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00179-of-00352.parquet"}, [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00179-of-00352.parquet"}]]