Document:

Exhibit 10.1

 

WRITTEN CONSENT AND VOTING AGREEMENT

 

This WRITTEN CONSENT AND VOTING AGREEMENT, dated as of December 15, 2010 (this “Agreement”), is made by and among STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC., a Connecticut corporation (“Parent”), and HERCULES TECHNOLOGY I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and HERCULES TECHNOLOGY GROWTH CAPITAL, INC., a Maryland corporation (collectively, the “Principal Stockholders”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement, Parent, InfoLogix, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and ICONIC MERGER SUB, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), are entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, each outstanding share of the common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of the Company (the “Company Common Stock”) will be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration specified therein;

 

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Principal Stockholders are the Beneficial Owners of the Existing Shares (as defined herein);

 

WHEREAS, as a condition and inducement to Parent entering into the Merger Agreement, Parent has required that the Principal Stockholders agree, and the Principal Stockholders have agreed, to enter into this Agreement and abide by the covenants and obligations set forth herein; and

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has approved the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, and has approved the execution and delivery of this Agreement in connection therewith, understanding that the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Principal Stockholders is a material inducement and condition to Parent’s willingness to enter into the Merger Agreement.

 

AGREEMENT

 

Accordingly, in consideration of the mutual representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I
  GENERAL

 

Section 1.1                                      Defined Terms.  Capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth below, unless specifically defined elsewhere in this Agreement.  Capitalized

 

 

terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Merger Agreement.

 

(a)                                  “Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, such specified Person; provided that the Company shall not be deemed an Affiliate of the Principal Stockholders.

 

(b)                                 “Beneficial Ownership” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The terms “Beneficially Own”, “Beneficially Owned” and “Beneficial Owner” shall each have a correlative meaning.

 

(c)                                  “Control” (including the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), when used with respect to any Person, means the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

 

(d)                                 “Covered Shares” means the Existing Shares, together with any shares of Company Common Stock or other voting capital stock of the Company and any shares of the Company Common Stock or other stock of the Company issuable upon the conversion, exercise or exchange of securities that are as of the relevant date securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Company Common Stock or other voting capital stock of the Company, in each case that the Principal Stockholders have or acquire Beneficial Ownership of on or after the date hereof.

 

(e)                                  “Encumbrance” means any security interest, pledge, mortgage, lien (statutory or other), charge, option to purchase, lease or other right to acquire any interest or any claim, restriction, covenant, title defect, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement or other encumbrance of any kind or any preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement). The term “Encumber” shall have a correlative meaning.

 

(f)                                    “Existing Shares” means the shares of Company Common Stock that are Beneficially Owned by the Principal Stockholders as of the date hereof, as set forth on Schedule 1 hereto.

 

(g)                                 “Expiration Date” shall mean the date that the Merger Agreement shall terminate in accordance with its terms.

 

(h)                                 “Person” means any natural person, corporation, company, partnership, association, joint venture, limited liability company, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, trust, unincorporated organization or other legal entity or organization, including a Governmental Authority.

 

(i)                                     “Representatives” means the directors, officers, employees, consultants, accountants, legal counsel, investment bankers, agents, and other representatives of a Person and their Subsidiaries.

 

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(j)                                     “Subsidiary” means, when used with respect to any Person, any other Person that such Person directly or indirectly owns or has the power to vote or control more than 50% of the voting stock or other interests the holders of which are generally entitled to vote for the election of the board of directors or other applicable governing body of such other Person; provided, that the Company shall in no event be deemed a Subsidiary of the Principal Stockholders.

 

(k)                                  “Transfer” means, directly or indirectly, to sell, transfer, assign, Encumber, hypothecate or similarly dispose of (by merger (including by conversion into securities or other consideration, but excluding the Merger), by tendering into any tender or exchange offer, by operation of law or otherwise), or to enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the voting of or sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, Encumbrance, hypothecation or similar disposition of (by merger, by tendering into any tender or exchange offer, by operation of law or otherwise).

 

ARTICLE II
  VOTING

 

Section 2.1                                      Agreement to Vote.

 

(a)                                  The Principal Stockholders hereby agree that, immediately following the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Merger Agreement, the Principal Stockholders will execute and deliver to the Company a written consent in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (a “Written Consent”). The Written Consent shall be coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable.

 

(b)                                 The Principal Stockholders hereby agree that from and after the date hereof until this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 5.1, at any meeting of the stockholders of the Company, however called, including any adjournment or postponement thereof, and in connection with any action proposed to be taken by written consent of the stockholders of the Company, the Principal Stockholders shall, in each case to the fullest extent that the Covered Shares are entitled to vote thereon or consent thereto:

 

(i)                                     appear at each such meeting or otherwise cause the Covered Shares to be counted as present thereat for purposes of calculating a quorum; and

 

(ii)                                  vote (or cause to be voted), in person or by proxy, or deliver (or cause to be delivered) a written consent (if then permitted under the Company Organizational Documents) covering all of such Covered Shares (A) in favor of (1) the adoption and approval of the Merger Agreement and approval of the Merger and other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and any action reasonably requested by Parent in furtherance of the foregoing, including, without limiting any of the foregoing obligations, (2) any proposal to adjourn or postpone any meeting of the stockholders of the Company at which any of the foregoing matters are submitted for the consideration and vote of the stockholders of the Company to a later date if there are not sufficient votes for approval of such matters on the date on which the meeting is held to vote upon any of the foregoing matters; and (B) against any Takeover Proposal and against any other action, agreement or transaction involving the

 

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Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is intended to, or would reasonably be expected to, impede, interfere with, delay, postpone or prevent the consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

 

(c)                                  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) in the event that a vote of the stockholders of the Company is required in order to effect an amendment to the Merger Agreement that (A) reduces the amount, changes the form, or imposes any material restrictions or additional conditions on the receipt, of consideration payable in respect of each share of Common Stock in the Merger or (B) alters or changes any of the terms or conditions of the Merger Agreement if such alteration or change would adversely affect the holders of Company Common Stock in such capacity (each such amendment, an “Adverse Amendment”), the provisions of this Agreement, including this Section 2.1, will not apply with respect to the Principal Stockholders’ vote of the Covered Shares with respect to such vote to amend the Merger Agreement, and (ii) except as set forth in on Attachment A, nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to require the Principal Stockholders to exercise, exchange or convert any options, warrants, debt or other securities that give the Principal Stockholders the right to acquire any shares of Company Common Stock or to make any other change in the form of the Principal Stockholders’ ownership of the Shares as of the date hereof.

 

(d)                                 The Principal Stockholders hereby waive, and agree not to exercise or assert, any appraisal or similar rights (including under Section 262 of the Delaware General Corporation Law) in connection with the Merger.

 

(e)                                  The obligations of the Principal Stockholders specified in Sections 2.1(a) and (b) shall apply prior to the Expiration Date whether or not the Merger or any action described above is recommended by the Board of Directors of the Company (or any committee thereof).

 

(f)                                    Nothing in this Agreement, including this Section 2.1, shall limit or restrict any Affiliate or designee of the Principal Stockholders who serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company in acting in his or her capacity as a director of the Company and exercising his or her fiduciary duties and responsibilities including, without limitation, taking any action in compliance with Section 5.4 of the Merger Agreement.

 

Section 2.2                                      No Inconsistent Agreements.  The Principal Stockholders hereby covenant and agree that, except for this Agreement and the Written Consent, the Principal Stockholders (a) have not entered into, and shall not enter into at any time prior to the Expiration Date, any voting agreement or voting trust with respect to the Covered Shares with respect to the matters covered by Section 2.1(b)(ii), (b) have not granted, and shall not grant at any time prior to the Expiration Date, a proxy (except pursuant to Section 2.3), consent or power of attorney with respect to the Covered Shares with respect to the matters covered by Section 2.1(b)(ii), and (c) have not taken and shall not knowingly take any action that would make any representation or warranty of the Principal Stockholders contained herein untrue or incorrect or have the effect of preventing or disabling the Principal Stockholders from performing any of their obligations under this Agreement. The Principal Stockholders hereby represent that all proxies or powers of attorney given by the Principal Stockholders prior to the execution of this Agreement in respect of the voting of the Covered Shares with respect to the matters covered by Section 2.1(b)(ii), if any, are

 

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not irrevocable and the Principal Stockholders hereby revoke (and shall cause to be revoked) any and all previous proxies or powers of attorney with respect to the Covered Shares with respect to the matters covered by Section 2.1(b)(ii).

 

Section 2.3                                      Proxy.  The Principal Stockholders hereby jointly and irrevocably appoint as their proxy and attorney-in-fact, Bruce H. Beatt, Esq., the Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of Parent, and any individual who shall hereafter succeed any such persons, and any other Person designated in writing by Parent, each of them individually with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to vote or execute written consents with respect to the Covered Shares in accordance with Section 2.1(b) prior to the Expiration Date at any annual or special meetings of stockholders of the Company (or adjournments thereof) at which any of the matters described in Section 2.1(b) is to be considered; provided  however, that the Principal Stockholders’ grant of the proxy contemplated by this Section 2.3 shall be effective if, and only if, the Principal Stockholders have not delivered to the Secretary of the Company, at least two Business Days prior to the meeting at which any of the matters described in Section 2.1(b) is to be considered, a duly executed irrevocable proxy card directing that the Covered Shares be voted in accordance with Section 2.1(b). This proxy, if it becomes effective, is coupled with an interest, is given as an additional inducement of Parent to enter into the Merger Agreement and shall be irrevocable unless this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 5.1, at which time any such proxy shall automatically terminate without any further action by the parties hereto. The Principal Stockholders (solely in their capacity as such) shall take such further action or execute such other instruments as may be necessary to effectuate the intent of this proxy. Parent may terminate this proxy with respect to the Principal Stockholders at any time at its sole election by written notice provided to the Principal Stockholders.

 

ARTICLE III
  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Section 3.1                                      Representations and Warranties of the Principal Stockholders.  The Principal Stockholders, jointly and severally, hereby represent and warrant to Parent as follows:

 

(a)                                  Authorization; Validity of Agreement; Necessary Action.  Each of the Principal Stockholders is a corporation or limited liability company, as the case may be, duly formed or organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization or formation. The Principal Stockholders have the requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and this Agreement and the transaction contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate or limited partnership action on the part of the Principal Stockholders. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Principal Stockholders and, assuming due and valid execution by the other parties hereto, constitutes a legal, valid, and binding obligation of the Principal Stockholders, enforceable against the Principal Stockholders in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other Laws of general applicability related to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally and, as to enforceability, to equity principles of general applicability (the “Bankruptcy and Equity Exception”).

 

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(b)                                 Ownership.  The Existing Shares are, and any additional Covered Shares acquired by the Principal Stockholders from the date hereof through and on the Expiration Date will be, Beneficially Owned and owned of record by the Principal Stockholders. The Principal Stockholders have good and marketable title to the Existing Shares, free and clear of any Encumbrances. As of the date hereof, the Existing Shares constitute all of the shares of Company Common Stock Beneficially Owned or owned of record by the Principal Stockholders. The Principal Stockholders have and (except as contemplated by this Agreement) will have at all times through the Expiration Date the sole power (i) to control the vote and written consent as contemplated herein, (ii) of disposition, (iii) to issue instructions with respect to the matters set forth in Article II, and (iv) to agree to all of the matters set forth in this Agreement, in each case with respect to all of the Existing Shares and with respect to any additional Covered Shares acquired by the Principal Stockholders from the date hereof through the Expiration Date.

 

(c)                                  No Violation.  The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Principal Stockholders does not, and the performance by the Principal Stockholders of their obligations under this Agreement will not, (i) conflict with or violate any Law applicable to the Principal Stockholders or by which any of their assets or properties are bound or any organizational documents of the Principal Stockholders, or (ii) conflict with, result in any breach of or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of any Encumbrance on the properties or assets of the Principal Stockholders pursuant to, any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument or obligation to which the Principal Stockholders are a party or by which the Principal Stockholders and/or any of their assets or properties is bound.

 

(d)                                 Consents and Approvals.  The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Principal Stockholders does not, and the performance by the Principal Stockholders of their obligations under this Agreement and the consummation by them of the transactions contemplated hereby will not, require the Principal Stockholders to obtain any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or to make any filing with or notification to, any Governmental Authority, other than any reports or filings required under state securities Laws or blue sky Laws, the Securities Act or the Exchange Act as may be required in connection with this Agreement or the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

 

(e)                                  Absence of Litigation.  As of the date hereof, there is no Legal Action pending or, to the knowledge of the Principal Stockholders, threatened against or affecting the Principal Stockholders and/or any of their Affiliates before or by any Governmental Authority that would reasonably be expected to impair the ability of the Principal Stockholders to perform their obligations hereunder or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby on a timely basis.

 

(f)                                    Finder’s Fees.  No investment banker, broker, finder or other intermediary is entitled to a fee or commission from Parent, Merger Sub or the Company in respect of this Agreement based upon any arrangement or agreement made by or on behalf of the Principal Stockholders.

 

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(g)                                 Reliance by Parent.  The Principal Stockholders understand and acknowledge that Parent is entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Principal Stockholders and the representations and warranties of the Principal Stockholders contained herein.  The Principal Stockholders understands and acknowledges that the Merger Agreement governs the terms of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated thereby.

 

Section 3.2                                      Representations and Warranties of Parent. Parent hereby represents and warrants to the Principal Stockholders as follows:

 

(a)  Parent has the requisite capacity and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Parent and, assuming due and valid execution by the other parties hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Parent, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception.

 

(b)                                 No Violation.  The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent does not, and the performance by Parent of its obligations under this Agreement will not, conflict with or violate any Law applicable to Parent or any organizational documents of the Parent.

 

(c)                                  Consents and Approvals.  The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent does not, and the performance by Parent of its obligations under this Agreement and the consummation by Parent of the transactions contemplated hereby will not, require Parent to obtain any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or to make any filing with or notification to, any Governmental Authority, other than any reports or filings required under state securities Laws or blue sky Laws, the Securities Act or the Exchange Act as may be required in connection with this Agreement or the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

 

(d)                                 Absence of Litigation.  As of the date hereof, there is no Legal Action pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened against or affecting Parent and/or any of its Affiliates before or by any Governmental Authority that would reasonably be expected to impair the ability of Parent to perform their obligations hereunder or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby on a timely basis.

 

(e)                                  Finder’s Fees.  No investment banker, broker, finder or other intermediary is entitled to a fee or commission from Parent, Merger Sub or the Company in respect of this Agreement based upon any arrangement or agreement made by or on behalf of Parent.

 

ARTICLE IV
  OTHER COVENANTS

 

Section 4.1                                      Prohibition on Transfers; Other Actions. Until the Expiration Date, the Principal Stockholders agree that they shall not (a) Transfer any of the Covered Shares, Beneficial Ownership thereof or any other interest therein; (b) exercise its rights to cause the filing of a registration statement with the SEC covering the resale of any of the Covered Shares; or (c) enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any Person with respect to

 

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any Transfer of the Covered Shares. Any Transfer in violation of this provision shall be void ab initio.  The Principal Stockholders agree that they shall not request that the Company or its transfer agent register the transfer (book-entry or otherwise) of any certificate or uncertificated interest representing any of the Covered Shares and hereby consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions by the Company of any transfer of the Covered Shares.

 

Section 4.2                                      Stock Dividends, etc.  In the event of a stock split, stock dividend or distribution, or any change in the Company Common Stock by reason of any split-up, reverse stock split, recapitalization, combination, reclassification, reincorporation, exchange of shares or the like, the terms “Existing Shares” and “Covered Shares” shall be deemed to refer to and include such shares as well as all such stock dividends and distributions and any securities into which or for which any or all of such shares may be changed or exchanged or which are received in such transaction.

 

Section 4.3                                      No Solicitation; Support of Acquisition Proposals.

 

(a)                                  Except as set forth in this Section 4.3, the Principal Stockholders shall, and shall direct their respective Affiliates and Representatives to, cease any discussions or negotiations with any Persons that may be ongoing as of the date of this Agreement with respect to a Takeover Proposal.  From the date of this Agreement until the date the Expiration Date, except as permitted by Section 4.3(b), the Principal Stockholders agree that they shall not, and shall not authorize their respective Affiliates and Representatives to, (i) solicit, make, initiate or knowingly facilitate or knowingly encourage (including by way of furnishing non-public information or providing access to the properties, books, records or personnel of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) any inquiries regarding, or the making of any proposal or offer that constitutes a Takeover Proposal, or (ii) have any discussions (other than to state that the Principal Stockholders are not permitted to have discussions) or participate in any negotiations regarding a Takeover Proposal, or execute or enter into any Contract with respect to a Takeover Proposal or any proposal that could reasonably be expected to lead to a Takeover Proposal, or approve or recommend a Takeover Proposal or any proposal that could reasonably be expected to lead to a Takeover Proposal or any Contract, letter of intent or agreement in principle with respect to a Takeover Proposal or any proposal that could reasonably be expected to lead to a Takeover Proposal.

 

(b)                                 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, at any time the Company is permitted to take the actions set forth in Section 5.4(b) of the Merger Agreement with respect to a Takeover Proposal, the Principal Stockholders and their Affiliates and Representatives shall be free to participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding such Takeover Proposal with the Person making such Takeover Proposal, provided that the Principal Stockholders have not breached this Section 4.3.

 

(c)                                  For the purposes of this Section 4.3, the Company shall be deemed not to be an Affiliate or Subsidiary of the Principal Stockholders, and any officer, director, employee, agent or advisor of the Company (in each case, in their capacities as such) shall be deemed not to be a Representative of the Principal Stockholders.

 

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Section 4.4                                      No Acquisitions.  Except as set forth on Attachment A hereto, the Principal Stockholders agree not to purchase, acquire or beneficially own any additional shares of Company Common Stock or other securities of the Company on or after the date hereof, including by or pursuant to the exchange or conversion of options, warrants, debt or other securities convertible into or giving the Principal Stockholders the right to acquire any shares of Company Common Stock.

 

Section 4.5                                      Disclosure.  Subject to reasonable prior notice and approval (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of the Principal Stockholders, the Principal Stockholders hereby authorize the Company and Parent to publish and disclose in any announcement or disclosure required by the SEC and in the Information Statement the Principal Stockholders’ identity and ownership of the Covered Shares and the nature of the Principal Stockholders’ obligations under this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE V
  TERMINATION

 

Section 5.1                                      Termination.  This Agreement shall terminate automatically, without any action on the part of any party hereto, upon the earliest to occur of (a) the Effective Time, (b) the Expiration Date and (c) any amendment to the Merger Agreement effected without the consent of the Principal Stockholders that is an Adverse Amendment. Upon such termination, no party shall have any further obligations or liabilities hereunder; provided, however, that this Section 5.1 and termination of this Agreement shall not relieve any party hereto from any liability or damages incurred or suffered by a party, to the extent such liabilities or damages were the result of fraud or intentional misrepresentation by another party of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements set forth herein; and provided, further, that the provisions of this Section 5.1 and Article VI (inclusive), shall survive any termination of this Agreement.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event that the Termination Fee is paid to Parent pursuant to the Merger Agreement, payment of the Termination Fee shall be the sole and exclusive remedy of Parent, Merger Sub, and each of their respective Affiliates against the Principal Stockholders and each of their respective former, current, and future Affiliates or designees, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, stockholders, controlling persons or Representatives for any loss or damage based upon, arising out of or relating to the Agreement, the negotiation, execution or performance hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

ARTICLE VI
  MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 6.1                                      No Ownership Interest.  Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to vest in Parent any direct or indirect ownership or incidence of ownership of or with respect to the Covered Shares. All rights and all ownership and economic benefits of and relating to the Covered Shares shall remain vested in and belong to the Principal Stockholders, and nothing herein shall, or shall be construed to, grant Parent any power, sole or shared, to direct or control the voting or disposition of any of such Covered Shares.

 

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Section 6.2                                      Notices.  Any notice or other communication required or permitted under this Agreement shall be deemed to have been duly given and made (a) if in writing and served by personal delivery upon the party for whom it is intended; (b) if delivered by facsimile with receipt confirmed; (c) if delivered by e-mail transmission; or (d) if delivered by certified mail, registered mail or courier service, return-receipt received to the party at the address set forth below, to the Persons indicated:

 

If to Parent, to:

 

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

1000 Stanley Drive

New Britain, CT  06053

Attention: Bruce H. Beatt, Esq.

E-mail: Bruce.Beatt@swkbdk.com

Fax: (651) 737-2553

 

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

10 Light Street

Baltimore, MD  21202

Attention: Robert M. Cattaneo, Esq.

E-mail: RCattaneo@milesstockbridge.com

Fax: (410) 822-5450

 

If to the Principal Stockholders, to:

 

Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc.

400 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 310

Palo Alto, CA  94301

Attention: Chief Legal Officer and Roy Liu

E-mail: RLiu@HTGC.com

Fax: (650) 473-9194

 

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

225 Franklin Street

Boston, MA 02110

Attention:  Sandra J. Vrejan, Esq.

E-mail:  SVrejan@morganlewis.com

Fax:  (617) 341-7701

 

Notice so given shall (in the case of notice so given by mail or courier service) be deemed to be given when received and (in the case of notice so given by facsimile, e-mail transmission or personal delivery) on the date of actual transmission or (as the case may be)

 

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personal delivery.  Such addresses may be changed, from time to time, by means of a notice given in the manner provided in this Section 6.2.

 

Section 6.3                                      Interpretation; Definitions.  The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. Terms defined in the singular shall have a comparable meaning when used in the plural, and vice versa. References herein to a specific Section shall refer to Sections of this Agreement unless otherwise specified. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” References herein to any gender shall include each other gender. References herein to any Person shall include such Person’s heirs, executors, personal representatives, administrators, successors and assigns; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Section 6.3 is intended to authorize any assignment or transfer not otherwise permitted by this Agreement. With respect to the determination of any period of time, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each means “to but excluding.” The headings contained in this Agreement are intended solely for convenience and shall not affect the rights of the parties to this Agreement. If the last day for the giving of any notice or the performance of any act required or permitted under this Agreement is a day that is not a Business Day, then the time for the giving of such notice or the performance of such action shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day. References herein to any Law shall be deemed to refer to such Law as amended, modified, codified, reenacted, supplemented or superseded in whole or in part and in effect from time to time, and also to all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. References herein to any Contract mean such Contract as amended, supplemented or modified (including any waiver thereto) in accordance with the terms thereof. The parties have participated jointly in negotiating and drafting this Agreement.  If an ambiguity or a question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.

 

Section 6.4                                      Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, as if the signature(s) to each counterpart were upon a single instrument, and all such counterparts together shall together constitute the same agreement.  Facsimile signatures or signatures received as a .pdf attachment to electronic mail shall be treated as original signatures for all purposes of this Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective when, and only when, each party shall have received a counterpart signed by all of the other parties.

 

Section 6.5                                      Entire Agreement.  This Agreement and, to the extent referenced herein, the Merger Agreement, together with the several agreements and other documents and instruments referred to herein or therein or attached hereto or thereto, contain all of the terms, conditions and representations and warranties agreed to by the parties relating to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersede all prior or contemporaneous agreements, negotiations, correspondence, undertakings, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, among the parties to this Agreement with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.

 

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Section 6.6                                      Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.

 

(a)                                  Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflict of law principles thereof.

 

(b)                                 Exclusive Jurisdiction.  Except with respect to any arbitration proceedings held pursuant to Section 4.6(f), each party to this Agreement (i) irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the personal jurisdiction of the federal courts of the United States of America located in the State of Delaware and the state courts of the State of Delaware, (ii) agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court, (iii) agrees that any actions or proceedings arising in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be brought, tried and determined only in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, only if said Court of Chancery declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any state or federal court within the State of Delaware), (iv) waives any claim of improper venue or any claim that those courts are an inconvenient forum and (v) agrees that it will not bring any action relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereunder in any court other than as specified in clause (iii) of this Section 6.6.  The parties to this Agreement agree that mailing of process or other papers in connection with any such action or proceeding in the manner provided in Section 6.2 or in such other manner as may be permitted by applicable Law, shall be valid and sufficient service thereof.

 

(c)                                  Waiver of Jury Trial.  EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES AND, THEREFORE, EACH SUCH PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LEGAL ACTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT.  EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER IN THE EVENT OF A LEGAL ACTION, (B) SUCH PARTY HAS CONSIDERED AND UNDERSTANDS THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (C) SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (D) SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 6.6.

 

Section 6.7                                      Amendment; Waiver.  This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed by Parent and the Principal Stockholders. Each party may waive any right of such party hereunder by an instrument in writing signed by such party and delivered to the other parties.

 

Section 6.8                                      Remedies.  The parties to this Agreement agree that irreparable damage would occur if any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached.  It is accordingly agreed that the parties to this

 

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Agreement shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or other court as specified in Section 6.6, this being in addition to any other remedy at law or in equity.

 

Section 6.9                                      Severability.  The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement.  If any provision of this Agreement, or the application of that provision to any Person or any circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (a) a suitable and equitable provision shall be substituted for that provision in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of the invalid or unenforceable provision and (b) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of that provision to other Persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability affect the validity or enforceability of that provision, or the application of that provision, in any other jurisdiction. Upon such a determination, the parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in a reasonably acceptable manner so that the transactions contemplated hereby may be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

 

Section 6.10                                Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their permitted successors and assigns.  No party to this Agreement may assign or delegate, by operation of law or otherwise, all or any portion of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other parties to this Agreement, which any such party may withhold in its absolute discretion.  Any purported assignment without such prior written consents shall be void.  This Agreement is not intended to and does not confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto and the Company any rights or remedies under this Agreement.

 

[Signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the duly authorized officers of the parties to this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

	
 
  	
HERCULES TECHNOLOGY I, LLC
  
	
 
  	
 
  	
 
  
	
 
  	
 
  	
 
  
	
 
  	
By:
  	
/s/ K. Nicholas Martitsch
  
	
 
  	
 
  	
Name: K. Nicholas Martitsch
  
	
 
  	
 
  	
Title: Associate General Counsel
  
	
 
  	
 
  
	
 
  	
HERCULES TECHNOLOGY GROWTH CAPITAL, INC.
  
	
 
  	
 
  	
 
  
	
 
  	
 
  	
 
  
	
 
  	
By:
  	
/s/ Manuel Henriquez
  
	
 
  	
 
  	
Name: Manuel Henriquez
  
	
 
  	
 
  	
Title: CEO
  
	
 
  	
 
  	
 
  
	
 
  	
STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC.
  
	
 
  	
 
  	
 
  
	
 
  	
 
  	
 
  
	
 
  	
By:
  	
/s/ James R. Raskin
  
	
 
  	
 
  	
Name: James R. Raskin
  
	
 
  	
 
  	
Title: Authorized Signatory
  

 

[Signature Page to the Written Consent and Voting Agreement]

 

 

SCHEDULE 1

 

OWNERSHIP OF EXISTING SHARES

 

	
Beneficial Owner
  	
 
  	
Class
  	
 
  	
Existing Shares
  	
 
  
	
 
  	
 
  	
 
  	
 
  	
 
  	
 
  
	
Hercules Technology I, LLC
  	
 
  	
Common Stock
  	
 
  	
2,691,790
  	
 
  
	
 
  	
 
  	
 
  	
 
  	
 
  	
 
  
	
Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc.
  	
 
  	
Common Stock
  	
 
  	
1,813,878
  	
 
  

 

 

Attachment A

 

[omitted for filing]

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

WRITTEN CONSENT OF STOCKHOLDERS

OF

INFOLOGIX, INC.

December 15, 2010

 

Hercules Technology I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc., a Maryland corporation (collectively, the “Stockholders”), being stockholders of InfoLogix, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), acting pursuant to Section 228 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”) and the bylaws of the Company, hereby adopt the following recitals and resolution by written consent in lieu of a meeting:

 

WHEREAS, there has been submitted to the undersigned stockholders of the Company an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., a Connecticut corporation, [MERGER SUB], a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”), and the Company, which Merger Agreement provides for the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company, with the Company as the surviving corporation after such merger (the “Merger”);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, the stockholders of the Company (the “Stockholders”) will be entitled to receive the Merger Consideration (as defined in the Merger Agreement) for each share of common stock of the Company held by them at the effective time of the Merger;

 

WHEREAS, the board of directors of the Company has approved the Merger Agreement and the Merger and has resolved to recommend that the Stockholders adopt the Merger Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, the affirmative vote in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement by a majority of the votes entitled to be cast thereon by the stockholders of the Company is required pursuant to Section 251 of the DGCL.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the undersigned stockholders, in their capacity as stockholders of the Company, hereby adopt the Merger Agreement and approve the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including, without limitation, the Merger; and

 

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Merger Agreement and the Merger be, and hereby are, consented to, approved and adopted in all respects without a meeting, without prior notice, and without a vote; and

 

FURTHER RESOLVED, that this written consent may be signed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which shall constitute one instrument and that this written consent shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the stockholders of the Company.

 

[Signature page follows]

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this written consent as of the date first written above.

 

 

	
 
  	
STOCKHOLDERS:
  
	
 
  	
 
  
	
 
  	
 
  
	
 
  	
HERCULES TECHNOLOGY I, LLC
  
	
 
  	
 
  	
 
  
	
 
  	
 
  	
 
  
	
 
  	
By:
  	
 
  
	
 
  	
 
  	
Name:
  
	
 
  	
 
  	
Title:
  
	
 
  	
 
  
	
 
  	
 
  
	
 
  	
HERCULES TECHNOLOGY GROWTH CAPITAL, INC.
  
	
 
  	
 
  	
 
  
	
 
  	
 
  	
 
  
	
 
  	
By:
  	
 
  
	
 
  	
 
  	
Name:
  
	
 
  	
 
  	
Title:
  

 

[Signature page to written consent of the stockholders]

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

Escrow Agreement

 

[omitted for filing]Exhibit 10.1

 

 

WALKER & DUNLOP, INC.

 

2010 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

	
 
  	
 
  	
Page
  
	
 
  	
 
  	
 
  
	
1.
  	
PURPOSE
  	
1
  
	
2.
  	
DEFINITIONS
  	
1
  
	
3.
  	
ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN
  	
7
  
	
 
  	
3.1.
  	
Board
  	
7
  
	
 
  	
3.2.
  	
Committee
  	
7
  
	
 
  	
3.3.
  	
Terms of Awards
  	
8
  
	
 
  	
3.4.
  	
No Repricing
  	
10
  
	
 
  	
3.5.
  	
Deferral Arrangement
  	
10
  
	
 
  	
3.6.
  	
No Liability
  	
10
  
	
 
  	
3.7.
  	
Stock Issuance/Book-Entry
  	
10
  
	
4.
  	
STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
  	
10
  
	
 
  	
4.1.
  	
Number of Shares of Stock Available for Awards
  	
10
  
	
 
  	
4.2.
  	
Adjustments in Authorized Shares of Stock
  	
10
  
	
 
  	
4.3.
  	
Share Usage
  	
11
  
	
5.
  	
EFFECTIVE DATE, DURATION AND AMENDMENTS
  	
11
  
	
 
  	
5.1.
  	
Effective Date
  	
11
  
	
 
  	
5.2.
  	
Term
  	
11
  
	
 
  	
5.3.
  	
Amendment and Termination of the Plan
  	
12
  
	
6.
  	
AWARD ELIGIBILITY AND LIMITATIONS
  	
12
  
	
 
  	
6.1.
  	
Service Providers and Other Persons
  	
12
  
	
 
  	
6.2.
  	
Limitation on Shares of Stock Subject to Awards and Cash Awards
  	
12
  
	
 
  	
6.3.
  	
Stand-Alone, Additional, Tandem and Substitute Awards
  	
13
  
	
7.
  	
AWARD AGREEMENT
  	
13
  
	
8.
  	
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS
  	
13
  
	
 
  	
8.1.
  	
Option Price
  	
13
  
	
 
  	
8.2.
  	
Vesting
  	
14
  
	
 
  	
8.3.
  	
Term
  	
14
  
	
 
  	
8.4.
  	
Termination of Service
  	
14
  
	
 
  	
8.5.
  	
Limitations on Exercise of Option
  	
14
  
	
 
  	
8.6.
  	
Method of Exercise
  	
14
  
	
 
  	
8.7.
  	
Rights of Holders of Options
  	
15
  
	
 
  	
8.8.
  	
Delivery of Stock Certificates
  	
15
  
	
 
  	
8.9.
  	
Transferability of Options
  	
15
  
	
 
  	
8.10.
  	
Family Transfers
  	
15
  
	
 
  	
8.11.
  	
Limitations on Incentive Stock Options
  	
16
  
	
 
  	
8.12.
  	
Notice of Disqualifying Disposition
  	
16
  
	
9.
  	
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
  	
16
  
	
 
  	
9.1.
  	
Right to Payment and Grant Price
  	
16
  
	
 
  	
9.2.
  	
Other Terms
  	
16
  

 

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9.3.
  	
Term
  	
17
  
	
 
  	
9.4.
  	
Transferability of SARS
  	
17
  
	
 
  	
9.5.
  	
Family Transfers
  	
17
  
	
10.
  	
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF RESTRICTED STOCK AND STOCK UNITS
  	
17
  
	
 
  	
10.1.
  	
Grant of Restricted Stock or Stock Units
  	
17
  
	
 
  	
10.2.
  	
Restrictions
  	
17
  
	
 
  	
10.3.
  	
Restricted Stock Certificates
  	
18
  
	
 
  	
10.4.
  	
Rights of Holders of Restricted Stock
  	
18
  
	
 
  	
10.5.
  	
Rights of Holders of Stock Units
  	
18
  
	
 
  	
 
  	
10.5.1.
  	
Voting and Dividend Rights
  	
18
  
	
 
  	
 
  	
10.5.2.
  	
Creditor’s Rights
  	
19
  
	
 
  	
10.6.
  	
Termination of Service
  	
19
  
	
 
  	
10.7.
  	
Purchase of Restricted Stock and Shares of Stock Subject to Stock Units
  	
19
  
	
 
  	
10.8.
  	
Delivery of Shares of Stock
  	
19
  
	
11.
  	
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF UNRESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS AND OTHER EQUITY-BASED AWARDS
  	
19
  
	
12.
  	
FORM OF PAYMENT FOR OPTIONS AND RESTRICTED STOCK
  	
20
  
	
 
  	
12.1.
  	
General Rule
  	
20
  
	
 
  	
12.2.
  	
Surrender of Shares of Stock
  	
20
  
	
 
  	
12.3.
  	
Cashless Exercise
  	
20
  
	
 
  	
12.4.
  	
Other Forms of Payment
  	
20
  
	
13.
  	
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT RIGHTS
  	
21
  
	
 
  	
13.1.
  	
Dividend Equivalent Rights
  	
21
  
	
 
  	
13.2.
  	
Termination of Service
  	
21
  
	
14.
  	
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PERFORMANCE AWARDS AND ANNUAL INCENTIVE AWARDS
  	
21
  
	
 
  	
14.1.
  	
Grant of Performance Awards and Annual Incentive Awards
  	
21
  
	
 
  	
14.2.
  	
Value of Performance Awards and Annual Incentive Awards
  	
21
  
	
 
  	
14.3.
  	
Earning of Performance Awards and Annual Incentive Awards
  	
22
  
	
 
  	
14.4.
  	
Form and Timing of Payment of Performance Awards and Annual Incentive Awards
  	
22
  
	
 
  	
14.5.
  	
Performance Conditions
  	
22
  
	
 
  	
14.6.
  	
Performance Awards or Annual Incentive Awards Granted to Designated Covered Employees
  	
22
  
	
 
  	
 
  	
14.6.1.
  	
Performance Goals Generally
  	
23
  
	
 
  	
 
  	
14.6.2.
  	
Timing For Establishing Performance Goals
  	
23
  
	
 
  	
 
  	
14.6.3.
  	
Settlement of Awards; Other Terms
  	
23
  
	
 
  	
 
  	
14.6.4.
  	
Performance Measures
  	
23
  
	
 
  	
 
  	
14.6.5.
  	
Evaluation of Performance
  	
25
  
	
 
  	
 
  	
14.6.6.
  	
Adjustment of Performance-Based Compensation
  	
25
  
	
 
  	
 
  	
14.6.7.
  	
Board Discretion
  	
25
  
						

 

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14.7.
  	
Status of Awards Under Code Section 162(m)
  	
25
  
	
15.
  	
PARACHUTE LIMITATIONS
  	
26
  
	
16.
  	
REQUIREMENTS OF LAW
  	
26
  
	
 
  	
16.1.
  	
General
  	
26
  
	
 
  	
16.2.
  	
Rule 16b-3
  	
27
  
	
17.
  	
EFFECT OF CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION
  	
28
  
	
 
  	
17.1.
  	
Changes in Stock
  	
28
  
	
 
  	
17.2.
  	
Reorganization in Which the Company Is the Surviving Entity Which Does not Constitute a Change in Control
  	
28
  
	
 
  	
17.3.
  	
Change in Control in which Awards are not Assumed
  	
29
  
	
 
  	
17.4.
  	
Change in Control in which Awards are Assumed
  	
30
  
	
 
  	
17.5.
  	
Adjustments
  	
30
  
	
 
  	
17.6.
  	
No Limitations on Company
  	
30
  
	
18.
  	
GENERAL PROVISIONS
  	
30
  
	
 
  	
18.1.
  	
Disclaimer of Rights
  	
30
  
	
 
  	
18.2.
  	
Nonexclusivity of the Plan
  	
31
  
	
 
  	
18.3.
  	
Withholding Taxes
  	
31
  
	
 
  	
18.4.
  	
Captions
  	
32
  
	
 
  	
18.5.
  	
Other Provisions
  	
32
  
	
 
  	
18.6.
  	
Number and Gender
  	
32
  
	
 
  	
18.7.
  	
Severability
  	
32
  
	
 
  	
18.8.
  	
Governing Law
  	
32
  
	
 
  	
18.9.
  	
Section 409A of the Code
  	
32
  

 

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WALKER & DUNLOP, INC.

 

2010 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

Walker & Dunlop, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), sets forth herein the terms of its 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), as follows:

 

1.                                      PURPOSE

 

This Plan is intended to (a) provide incentive to eligible persons to stimulate their efforts towards the success of the Company and to operate and manage its business in a manner that will provide for the long term growth and profitability of the Company; and (b) provide a means of obtaining, rewarding and retaining key personnel.  To this end, the Plan provides for the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, unrestricted stock, stock units (including deferred stock units), dividend equivalent rights, other equity-based awards and cash bonus awards.  Any of these awards may, but need not, be made as performance incentives to reward attainment of annual or long-term performance goals in accordance with the terms hereof.  Stock options granted under the Plan may be non-qualified stock options or incentive stock options, as provided herein.

 

2.                                      DEFINITIONS

 

For purposes of interpreting the Plan and related documents (including Award Agreements), the following definitions shall apply:

 

2.1          “Affiliate” means, with respect to the Company, any company or other trade or business that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Company within the meaning of Rule 405 of Regulation C under the Securities Act, including, without limitation, any Subsidiary.  For purposes of granting Options or Stock Appreciation Rights, an entity may not be considered an Affiliate of the Company unless the Company holds a “controlling interest” in such entity, where the term “controlling interest” has the same meaning as provided in Treasury Regulation Section 1.414(c)-2(b)(2)(i), provided that the language “at least 50 percent” is used instead of “at least 80 percent” and, provided further, that where granting of Options or Stock Appreciation Rights is based upon a legitimate business criteria, the language “at least 20 percent” is used instead of “at least 80 percent” each place it appears in Treasury Regulation Section 1.414(c)-2(b)(2)(i).

 

2.2          “Annual Incentive Award” means an Award, denominated in cash, made subject to attainment of performance goals (as described in Section 14) over a Performance Period of up to one (1) year (the Company’s fiscal year, unless otherwise specified by the Board).

 

2.3          “Applicable Laws” means the legal requirements relating to the Plan and the Awards under applicable provisions of the corporate, securities, tax and other laws, rules, 

 

 

regulations and government orders, and the rules of any applicable stock exchange or national market system, of any jurisdiction applicable to Awards granted to residents therein.

 

2.4          “Award” means a grant of an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Unrestricted Stock, Stock Units, Dividend Equivalent Right, Performance Award, Annual Incentive Award, or Other Equity-Based Award  under the Plan.

 

2.5          “Award Agreement” means the agreement between the Company and a Grantee that evidences and sets out the terms and conditions of an Award.

 

2.6          “Benefit Arrangement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.

 

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

 

2.8          “Cause” means, as determined by the Board and unless otherwise provided in an applicable agreement with the Company or an Affiliate, (i) gross negligence or willful misconduct in connection with the performance of duties; (ii) conviction of a criminal offense (other than minor traffic offenses); (iii) a material violation of a Company policy; or (iv) a material breach of any term of any employment, consulting or other services, confidentiality, intellectual property or non-competition agreements, if any, between the Service Provider and the Company or an Affiliate.

 

2.9          “Change in Control” means:

 

(1)           The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) (a “Person”) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of more than fifty percent (50%) of either (i) the then outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Stock”) or (ii) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (1), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (i) any acquisition by the Company; (ii) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation or trust controlled by the Company; and (iii) any acquisition by any entity pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of subsection (3) of this Section 2.9; or

 

(2)           Individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened 

 

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election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board; or

 

(3)           Consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (a “Business Combination”), in each case unless, following such Business Combination, (i) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of, respectively, the then outstanding common shares and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the entity resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, a corporation that as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding Company Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, and (ii) no Person (excluding any corporation or trust resulting from such Business Combination or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such corporation or trust resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, fifty percent (50%) or more of the then outstanding shares of the corporation or trust resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation or trust except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination and (iii) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation or trust resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination; or

 

(4)           Approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company and consummation of such transaction.

 

2.10        “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as now in effect or as hereafter amended.

 

2.11        “Committee” means a committee of, and designated from time to time by resolution of, the Board, which shall be constituted as provided in Section 3.2 (or, if no Committee has been designated, the Board itself).

 

2.12        “Company” means Walker & Dunlop, Inc., a Maryland corporation.

 

2.13        “Covered Employee” means a Grantee who is a covered employee within the meaning of Code Section 162(m)(3).

 

2.14        “Disability” means the Grantee is unable to perform each of the essential duties of such Grantee’s position by reason of a medically determinable physical or mental impairment which is potentially permanent in character or which can be expected to last for a continuous 

 

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period of not less than 12 months; provided, however, that, with respect to rules regarding expiration of an Incentive Stock Option following termination of the Grantee’s Service, Disability shall mean the Grantee is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of a 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.

 

2.15        “Dividend Equivalent Right” means a right, granted to a Grantee under Section 13, to receive cash, Stock, other Awards or other property equal in value to dividends paid with respect to a specified number of shares of Stock, or other periodic payments.

 

2.16        “Effective Date” means, as determined by the Board on September 27, 2010, the date the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 becomes effective.

 

2.17        “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as now in effect or as hereafter amended.

 

2.18        “Fair Market Value” means the value of a share of Stock, determined as follows:  if on the Grant Date the shares of Stock are listed on an established national or regional stock exchange, or are publicly traded on an established securities market, the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock shall be the closing price of the Stock on such exchange or in such market (if there is more than one such exchange or market the Board shall determine the appropriate exchange or market) on (i) the date of grant (if the grant is made before trading commences on the exchange or securities market or while such exchange or securities market is open for trading) or (ii) the next trading day after the date of grant (if the grant is made after the exchange or securities market closes on a trading day or if the grant is made on a day that is not a trading day on such exchange or securities market).  If there is no such reported closing price on the applicable date as specified in the immediately preceding sentence, the Fair Market Value shall be the mean between the highest bid and lowest asked prices or between the high and low sale prices on the applicable date as specified in the immediately preceding sentence.  If on the Grant Date the Stock is not listed on such an exchange or traded on such a market, Fair Market Value shall be the value of the Stock as determined by the Board by the reasonable application of a reasonable valuation method, in a manner consistent with Code Section 409A.  In case of an Award for which the grant date is the IPO Effective Date, the Fair Market Value shall equal the offering price of a share of Stock in the IPO.  For purposes of determining taxable income and the amount of the related tax withholding obligation under Section 18.3, notwithstanding this Section 2.18 or Section 18.3, for any shares of Stock that are sold on the same day that such shares are first legally saleable pursuant to the terms of the applicable award agreement, Fair Market Value shall be determined based upon the sale price of such shares so long as the grantee has provided the Company with advance written notice of such sale.

 

2.19        “Family Member” means a person who is a spouse, former spouse, child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother, sister, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships, of the Grantee, any person sharing the Grantee’s household (other than a tenant or 

 

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employee), a trust in which any one or more of these persons have more than fifty percent (50%) of the beneficial interest, a foundation in which any one or more of these persons (or the Grantee) control the management of assets, and any other entity in which one or more of these persons (or the Grantee) own more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting interests.

 

2.20        “Grant Date” means, as determined by the Board, the latest to occur of (i) the date as of which the Company completes the corporate action constituting the Award, (ii) the date on which the recipient of an Award first becomes eligible to receive an Award under Section 6, or (iii) such other date as may be specified by the Board.

 

2.21        “Grantee” means a person who receives or holds an Award under the Plan.

 

2.22        “Incentive Stock Option” means an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Code Section 422, or the corresponding provision of any subsequently enacted tax statute, as amended from time to time.

 

2.23        “Initial Public Offering” or “IPO” means the initial firm commitment underwritten registered public offering by the Company of the Stock.

 

2.24        “IPO Effective Date” means the date the Stock becomes available for sale in an IPO.

 

2.25        “Non-qualified Stock Option” means an Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option.

 

2.26        “Option” means an option to purchase one or more shares of Stock pursuant to the Plan.

 

2.27        “Option Price” means the exercise price for each share of Stock subject to an Option.

 

2.28        “Other Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.

 

2.29        “Outside Director” means a member of the Board who is not an officer or employee of the Company.

 

2.30        “Other Equity-Based Award” means a right or other interest that may be denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, or related to, Stock, other than an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Unrestricted Stock, Stock Units, Dividend Equivalent Right, Performance Award or Annual Incentive Award.

 

2.31        “Performance Award” means an Award made subject to the attainment of performance goals (as described in Section 14) over a Performance Period of up to ten (10) years.

 

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2.32        “Performance-Based Compensation” means compensation under an Award that is intended to satisfy the requirements of Code Section 162(m) for certain performance-based compensation paid to Covered Employees.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Plan shall be construed to mean that an Award which does not satisfy the requirements for performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m) does not constitute performance-based compensation for other purposes, including Code Section 409A.

 

2.33        “Performance Measures”  means measures as described in Section 14 on which the performance goals are based and which are approved by the Company’s stockholders pursuant to this Plan in order to qualify Awards as Performance-Based Compensation.

 

2.34        “Performance Period” means the period of time during which the performance goals must be met in order to determine the degree of payout and/or vesting with respect to an Award.

 

2.35        “Plan” means this Walker & Dunlop, Inc. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.

 

2.36        “Purchase Price” means the purchase price for each share of Stock pursuant to a grant of Restricted Stock, Stock Units or Unrestricted Stock.

 

2.37        “Reporting Person” means a person who is required to file reports under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

2.38        “Restricted Stock” means shares of Stock, awarded to a Grantee pursuant to Section 10.

 

2.39        “SAR Exercise Price” means the per share exercise price of a SAR granted to a Grantee under Section 9.

 

2.40        “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as now in effect or as hereafter amended.

 

2.41        “Service” means service as a Service Provider to the Company or any Affiliate.  Unless otherwise stated in the applicable Award Agreement, a Grantee’s change in position or duties shall not result in interrupted or terminated Service, so long as such Grantee continues to be a Service Provider to the Company or any Affiliate.  Subject to the preceding sentence, whether a termination of Service shall have occurred for purposes of the Plan shall be determined by the Board, which determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.

 

2.42        “Service Provider” means an employee, officer, director, or a consultant or adviser (who is a natural person) currently providing services to the Company or any of its Affiliates.

 

2.43        “Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.

 

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2.44        “Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means a right granted to a Grantee under Section 9.

 

2.45        “Stock Unit” means a bookkeeping entry representing the equivalent of one share of Stock awarded to a Grantee pursuant to Section 10.

 

2.46        “Subsidiary” means any “subsidiary corporation” of the Company within the meaning of Code Section 424(f).

 

2.47        “Substitute Award” means an Award granted upon assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted by a company or other entity acquired by the Company or an Affiliate or with which the Company or an Affiliate combines.

 

2.48        “Ten Percent Stockholder” means an individual who owns more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of outstanding voting securities of the Company, its parent or any of its Subsidiaries.  In determining stock ownership, the attribution rules of Code Section 424(d) shall be applied.

 

2.49        “Unrestricted Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.

 

3.                                      ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN

 

3.1.                            Board.

 

The Board shall have such powers and authorities related to the administration of the Plan as are consistent with the Company’s certificate of incorporation and by-laws and Applicable Laws. The Board shall have full power and authority to take all actions and to make all determinations required or provided for under the Plan, any Award or any Award Agreement, and shall have full power and authority to take all such other actions and make all such other determinations not inconsistent with the specific terms and provisions of the Plan that the Board deems to be necessary or appropriate to the administration of the Plan, any Award or any Award Agreement.  All such actions and determinations shall be by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board present at a meeting or by unanimous consent of the Board executed in writing in accordance with the Company’s certificate of incorporation and by-laws and Applicable Laws.  The interpretation and construction by the Board of any provision of the Plan, any Award or any Award Agreement shall be final, binding and conclusive.

 

3.2.                            Committee.

 

The Board from time to time may delegate to the Committee such powers and authorities related to the administration and implementation of the Plan, as set forth in Section 3.1 above and other applicable provisions, as the Board shall determine, consistent with the Company’s certificate of incorporation and by-laws and Applicable Laws.

 

(i)        Except as provided in Subsection (ii) and except as the Board may otherwise determine, the Committee, if any, appointed by the Board to administer the Plan shall 

 

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consist of two or more Outside Directors of the Company who: (a) qualify as “outside directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and who (b) meet such other requirements as may be established from time to time by the Securities and Exchange Commission for plans intended to qualify for exemption under Rule 16b-3 (or its successor) under the Exchange Act and who (c) comply with the independence requirements of the stock exchange on which the Common Stock is listed.

 

(ii)       The Board may also appoint one or more separate committees of the Board, each composed of one or more directors of the Company who need not be Outside Directors, who may administer the Plan with respect to employees or other Service Providers who are not executive officers (as defined under Rule 3b-7 or the Exchange Act) or directors of the Company, may grant Awards under the Plan to such employees or other Service Providers, and may determine all terms of such Awards, subject to the requirements of Code Section 162(m), Rule 16b-3 and the rules of the New York Stock Exchange.

 

In the event that the Plan, any Award or any Award Agreement entered into hereunder provides for any action to be taken by or determination to be made by the Board, such action may be taken or such determination may be made by a Committee if the power and authority to do so has been delegated to such Committee by the Board as provided for in this Section.  Unless otherwise expressly determined by the Board, any such action or determination by the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive.

 

3.3.                            Terms of Awards.

 

Subject to the other terms and conditions of the Plan, the Board shall have full and final authority to:

 

(i)            designate Grantees;

 

(ii)           determine the type or types of Awards to be made to a Grantee;

 

(iii)          determine the number of shares of Stock to be subject to an Award;

 

(iv)          establish the terms and conditions of each Award (including, but not limited to, the exercise price of any Option, the nature and duration of any restriction or condition (or provision for lapse thereof) relating to the vesting, exercise, transfer, or forfeiture of an Award or the shares of Stock subject thereto, the treatment of an Award in the event of a Change in Control, and any terms or conditions that may be necessary to qualify Options as Incentive Stock Options);

 

(v)           prescribe the form of each Award Agreement evidencing an Award; and

 

(vi)          amend, modify, or supplement the terms of any outstanding Award.  Such authority specifically includes the authority, in order to effectuate the purposes of the Plan but without amending the Plan, to make or modify Awards to eligible individuals who are foreign nationals or are individuals who are employed outside the United States to recognize differences in local law, 

 

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tax policy, or custom. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment, modification or supplement of any Award shall, without the consent of the Grantee, impair the Grantee’s rights under such Award.

 

The Board shall have the right, in its discretion, to make Awards in substitution or exchange for any other award under another plan of the Company, any Affiliate, or any business entity to be acquired by the Company or an Affiliate.  The Committee may retain the right in an Award Agreement to cause a forfeiture of the gain realized by a Grantee on account of actions taken by the Grantee in violation or breach of or in conflict with any employment agreement, non-competition agreement, any agreement prohibiting solicitation of employees or clients of the Company or any Affiliate  thereof or any confidentiality obligation with respect to the Company or any Affiliate  thereof, to the extent specified in such Award Agreement applicable to the Grantee.  Furthermore, the Company may annul an Award if the Grantee is an employee of the Company or an Affiliate thereof and is terminated for Cause as defined in the applicable Award Agreement or the Plan or any other agreement with the Grantee, as applicable.

 

Any Award granted pursuant to this Plan is subject to mandatory repayment by the Grantee to the Company to the extent the Grantee is or in the future becomes subject to any Company “clawback” or recoupment policy that requires the repayment by the Grantee to the Company of compensation paid by the Company to the Grantee in the event that the Grantee fails to comply with, or violates, the terms or requirements of such policy.

 

Furthermore, if the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement due to the material noncompliance of the Company, as a result of misconduct, with any financial reporting requirement under the securities laws, the individuals subject to automatic forfeiture under Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and any Grantee who knowingly engaged in the misconduct, was grossly negligent in engaging in the misconduct, knowingly failed to prevent the misconduct or was grossly negligent in failing to prevent the misconduct, shall reimburse the Company the amount of any payment in settlement of an Award earned or accrued during the 12-month period following the first public issuance or filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (whichever first occurred) of the financial document that contained such material noncompliance.

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan or any provision of any Award Agreement, if the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement, then Grantees shall forfeit any cash or Stock received in connection with an Award (or an amount equal to the fair market value of such Stock on the date of delivery if the Grantee no longer holds the shares of Stock) if pursuant to the terms of the Award Agreement for such Award, the amount of the Award earned or the vesting in the Award was explicitly based on the achievement of pre-established performance goals set forth in the Award Agreement (including earnings, gains, or other criteria) that are later determined, as a result of the accounting restatement, not to have been achieved.

 

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3.4.                            No Repricing.

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, the Board shall not have the authority, without stockholder approval, (A) to accept the surrender of outstanding Options when the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock is less than the exercise price and grant new Options or other Awards in substitution for them, (B) to reduce the exercise price of any outstanding Option, or (C) to take any other action that would be treated as a repricing under the rules of the stock exchange on which the Stock is listed; provided, that appropriate adjustments shall be made to outstanding Options pursuant to Section 17.

 

3.5.                            Deferral Arrangement.

 

The Board may permit or require the deferral of any award payment into a deferred compensation arrangement, subject to such rules and procedures as it may establish, which may include provisions for the payment or crediting of interest or dividend equivalents, including converting such credits into deferred Stock equivalents and restricting deferrals to comply with hardship distribution rules affecting 401(k) plans.  Any such deferrals shall be made in a manner that complies with Code Section 409A.

 

3.6.                            No Liability.

 

No member of the Board or the Committee shall be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Award or Award Agreement.

 

3.7.                            Stock Issuance/Book-Entry.

 

Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, the issuance of the shares of Stock under the Plan may be evidenced in such a manner as the Board, in its discretion, deems appropriate, including, without limitation, book-entry registration or issuance of one or more share certificates.

 

4.                                      STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

 

4.1.                            Number of Shares of Stock Available for Awards.

 

Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 17, the number of shares of Stock available for issuance under the Plan shall be 2,140,000.  Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 17, the number of shares of Stock available for issuance as Incentive Stock Options shall be 2,140,000.  Shares of Stock to be issued under the Plan shall be authorized but unissued shares; or, to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, issued shares that have been reacquired by the Company.

 

4.2.                            Adjustments in Authorized Shares of Stock.

 

The Board shall have the right to substitute or assume Awards in connection with mergers, reorganizations, separations, or other transactions to which Code Section 424(a) applies.  The number of shares of Stock reserved pursuant to Section 4 shall be increased by the corresponding 

 

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number of awards assumed and, in the case of a substitution, by the net increase in the number of shares of Stock subject to awards before and after the substitution.  Available shares under a stockholder approved plan of an acquired company (as appropriately adjusted to reflect the transaction) may be used for Awards under the Plan and do not reduce the number of shares of Stock available under the Plan, subject to applicable stock exchange requirements.

 

4.3.                            Share Usage.

 

Shares of Stock covered by an Award shall be counted as used as of the Grant Date.  Any shares of Stock that are subject to Awards shall be counted against the limit set forth in Section 4.1 as one (1) share of Stock for every one (1) share of Stock subject to an Award.  With respect to SARs, the number of shares of Stock subject to an award of SARs will be counted against the aggregate number of shares of Stock available for issuance under the Plan regardless of the number of shares of Stock actually issued to settle the SAR upon exercise.  If any shares of Stock covered by an Award granted under the Plan are not purchased or are forfeited or expire, or if an Award otherwise terminates without delivery of any shares of Stock subject thereto or is settled in cash in lieu of shares of Stock, then the number of shares of Stock counted against the aggregate number of shares of Stock available under the Plan with respect to such Award shall, to the extent of any such forfeiture, termination or expiration, again be available for making Awards under the Plan in the same amount as such shares of Stock were counted against the limit set forth in Section 4.1.  The number of shares of Stock available for issuance under the Plan shall not be increased by (i) any shares of Stock tendered or withheld or Award surrendered in connection with the purchase of shares of Stock upon exercise of an Option as described in Section 12.2, (ii) any shares of Stock deducted or delivered from an Award payment in connection with the Company’s tax withholding obligations as described in Section 18.3 or (iii) any shares of Stock purchased by the Company with proceeds from option exercises.

 

5.                                      EFFECTIVE DATE, DURATION AND AMENDMENTS

 

5.1.                            Effective Date.

 

The Plan shall be effective as of the Effective Date, subject to approval of the Plan by the Company’s stockholders within one (1) year of the Effective Date.  Upon approval of the Plan by the stockholders of the Company as set forth above, all Awards made under the Plan on or after the Effective Date shall be fully effective as if the stockholders of the Company had approved the Plan on the Effective Date.  If the stockholders fail to approve the Plan within one (1) year of the Effective Date, any Awards made hereunder shall be null and void and of no effect.

 

5.2.                            Term.

 

The Plan shall terminate automatically ten (10) years after the Effective Date and may be terminated on any earlier date as provided in Section 5.3.

 

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5.3.                            Amendment and Termination of the Plan.

 

The Board may, at any time and from time to time, amend, suspend, or terminate the Plan as to any shares of Stock as to which Awards have not been made.  An amendment shall be contingent on approval of the Company’s stockholders to the extent stated by the Board, required by Applicable Laws or required by applicable stock exchange listing requirements.  No amendment will be made to the no-repricing provisions of Section 3.4 or the option pricing provisions of Section 8.1 without the approval of the Company’s stockholders. No amendment, suspension, or termination of the Plan shall, without the consent of the Grantee, impair rights or obligations under any Award theretofore awarded under the Plan.

 

6.                                      AWARD ELIGIBILITY AND LIMITATIONS

 

6.1.                            Service Providers and Other Persons.

 

Subject to this Section 6, Awards may be made under the Plan to: (i) any Service Provider, as the Board shall determine and designate from time to time and (ii) any other individual whose participation in the Plan is determined to be in the best interests of the Company by the Board.

 

6.2.                            Limitation on Shares of Stock Subject to Awards and Cash Awards.

 

During any time when the Company has a class of equity securities registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act and the transition period under Treasury Regulation Section 1.162-27(f)(2) has lapsed or does not apply:

 

(i) the maximum number of shares of Stock subject to Options or SARs that can be granted under the Plan to any person eligible for an Award under Section 6 is 535,000 in a calendar year; provided, however, that the maximum number of shares of Stock subject to Options or SARs that can be granted under the Plan to any employee eligible for an Award under Section 6 in the year that the person is first employed by the Company or an Affiliate is 1,070,000;

 

(ii) the maximum number of shares of Stock that can be granted under the Plan, other than pursuant to an Option or SARs, to any person eligible for an Award under Section 6 is 267,500 in a calendar year; provided, however, that the maximum number of shares of Stock subject to Awards, other than Options, or SARs that can be granted under the Plan to any employee eligible for an Award under Section 6 in the year that the person is first employed by the Company or an Affiliate is 535,000; and

 

(iii) the maximum amount that may be paid as an Annual Incentive Award in a calendar year to any person eligible for an Award shall be two million dollars ($2,000,000) and the maximum amount that may be paid as a cash-settled Performance Award in respect of a performance period by any person eligible for an Award shall be five million dollars ($5,000,000); provided, however, the maximum amount that may be paid as an Annual Incentive Award in a calendar year to any employee eligible for an Award under Section 6 in the year that the person is first employed by the Company or an Affiliate, is five million dollars ($5,000,000) 

 

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and the maximum amount that may be paid as a cash-settled Performance Award in respect of a Performance Period by any employee eligible for an Award for a Performance Period commencing with or immediately following the year that the person is first employed by the Company or an Affiliate shall be seven and one-half million dollars ($7,500,000).

 

The preceding limitations in this Section 6.2 are subject to adjustment as provided in Section 17.

 

6.3.                            Stand-Alone, Additional, Tandem and Substitute Awards.

 

Subject to Section 3.4, Awards granted under the Plan may, in the discretion of the Board, be granted either alone or in addition to, in tandem with, or in substitution or exchange for, any other Award or any award granted under another plan of the Company, any Affiliate, or any business entity to be acquired by the Company or an Affiliate, or any other right of a Grantee to receive payment from the Company or any Affiliate.  Such additional, tandem, and substitute or exchange Awards may be granted at any time. If an Award is granted in substitution or exchange for another Award, the Board shall require the surrender of such other Award in consideration for the grant of the new Award.  In addition, Awards may be granted in lieu of cash compensation, including in lieu of cash amounts payable under other plans of the Company or any Affiliate.  Notwithstanding Section 8.1 and Section 9.1 but subject to Section 3.4, the Option Price of an Option or the grant price of an SAR that is a Substitute Award may be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the original date of grant; provided, that, the Option Price or grant price is determined in accordance with the principles of Code Section 424 and the regulations thereunder for any Incentive Share Option and consistent with Code Section 409A for any other Option or SAR.

 

7.                                      AWARD AGREEMENT

 

Each Award granted pursuant to the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement, in such form or forms as the Board shall from time to time determine.  Award Agreements granted from time to time or at the same time need not contain similar provisions but shall be consistent with the terms of the Plan.  Each Award Agreement evidencing an Award of Options shall specify whether such Options are intended to be Non-qualified Stock Options or Incentive Stock Options, and in the absence of such specification such options shall be deemed Non-qualified Stock Options.

 

8.                                      TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS

 

8.1.                            Option Price.

 

The Option Price of each Option shall be fixed by the Board and stated in the Award Agreement evidencing such Option.  Except in the case of Substitute Awards,  the Option Price of each Option shall be at least the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the Grant Date; provided, however, that in the event that a Grantee is a Ten Percent Stockholder, the Option Price of an 

 

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Option granted to such Grantee that is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option shall be not less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the Grant Date.  In no case shall the Option Price of any Option be less than the par value of a share of Stock.

 

8.2.                            Vesting.

 

Subject to Sections 8.3 and 17.3, each Option granted under the Plan shall become exercisable at such times and under such conditions as shall be determined by the Board and stated in the Award Agreement. For purposes of this Section 8.2, fractional numbers of shares of Stock subject to an Option shall be rounded down to the next nearest whole number.

 

8.3.                            Term.

 

Each Option granted under the Plan shall terminate, and all rights to purchase shares of Stock thereunder shall cease, upon the expiration of ten (10) years from the date such Option is granted, or under such circumstances and on such date prior thereto as is set forth in the Plan or as may be fixed by the Board and stated in the Award Agreement relating to such Option; provided, however, that in the event that the Grantee is a Ten Percent Stockholder, an Option granted to such Grantee that is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option shall not be exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years from its Grant Date.

 

8.4.                            Termination of Service.

 

Each Award Agreement shall set forth the extent to which the Grantee shall have the right to exercise the Option following termination of the Grantee’s Service.  Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Board, need not be uniform among all Options issued pursuant to the Plan, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination of Service.

 

8.5.                            Limitations on Exercise of Option.

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, in no event may any Option be exercised, in whole or in part, prior to the date the Plan is approved by the stockholders of the Company as provided herein or after the occurrence of an event referred to in Section 17 which results in termination of the Option.

 

8.6.                            Method of Exercise.

 

Subject to the terms of Section 12 and Section 18.3, an Option that is exercisable may be exercised by the Grantee’s delivery to the Company of notice of exercise on any business day, at the Company’s principal office, on the form specified by the Company and in accordance with any additional procedures specified by the Board.  Such notice shall specify the number of shares of Stock with respect to which the Option is being exercised and shall be accompanied by payment in full of the Option Price of the shares of Stock for which the Option is being exercised plus the amount (if any) of federal and/or other taxes which the Company may, in its judgment, be required to withhold with respect to an Award.

 

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8.7.                            Rights of Holders of Options.

 

Unless otherwise stated in the applicable Award Agreement, an individual or entity holding or exercising an Option shall have none of the rights of a stockholder (for example, the right to receive cash or dividend payments or distributions attributable to the subject shares of Stock or to direct the voting of the subject shares of Stock) until the shares of Stock covered thereby are fully paid and issued to him.  Except as provided in Section 17, no adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date of such issuance.

 

8.8.                            Delivery of Stock Certificates.

 

Promptly after the exercise of an Option by a Grantee and the payment in full of the Option Price, such Grantee shall be entitled to the issuance of a stock certificate or certificates evidencing his or her ownership of the shares of Stock subject to the Option.

 

8.9.                            Transferability of Options.

 

Except as provided in Section 8.10, during the lifetime of a Grantee, only the Grantee (or, in the event of legal incapacity or incompetency, the Grantee’s guardian or legal representative) may exercise an Option.  Except as provided in Section 8.10, no Option shall be assignable or transferable by the Grantee to whom it is granted, other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

 

8.10.                     Family Transfers.

 

If authorized in the applicable Award Agreement and by the Board, in its sole discretion, a Grantee may transfer, not for value, all or part of an Option which is not an Incentive Stock Option to any Family Member.  For the purpose of this Section 8.10, a “not for value” transfer is a transfer which is (i) a gift, (ii) a transfer under a domestic relations order in settlement of marital property rights; or (iii) unless Applicable Law does not permit such transfers, a transfer to an entity in which more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting interests are owned by Family Members (or the Grantee) in exchange for an interest in that entity.  Following a transfer under this Section 8.10, any such Option shall continue to be subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable immediately prior to transfer, and shares of Stock acquired pursuant to the Option shall be subject to the same restrictions on transfer of shares as would have applied to the Grantee. Subsequent transfers of transferred Options are prohibited except to Family Members of the original Grantee in accordance with this Section 8.10 or by will or the laws of descent and distribution.  The events of termination of Service of Section 8.4 shall continue to be applied with respect to the original Grantee, following which the Option shall be exercisable by the transferee only to the extent, and for the periods specified, in Section 8.4.

 

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8.11.                     Limitations on Incentive Stock Options.

 

An Option shall constitute an Incentive Stock Option only (i) if the Grantee of such Option is an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company; (ii) to the extent specifically provided in the related Award Agreement; and (iii) to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time the Option is granted) of the shares of Stock with respect to which all Incentive Stock Options held by such Grantee become exercisable for the first time during any calendar year (under the Plan and all other plans of the Grantee’s employer and its Affiliates) does not exceed $100,000. Except to the extent provided in the regulations under Code Section 422, this limitation shall be applied by taking Options into account in the order in which they were granted.

 

8.12.                     Notice of Disqualifying Disposition.

 

If any Grantee shall make any disposition of shares of Stock issued pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option under the circumstances described in Code Section 421(b) (relating to certain disqualifying dispositions), such Grantee shall notify the Company of such disposition within ten (10) days thereof.

 

9.                                      TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

 

9.1.                            Right to Payment and Grant Price.

 

A SAR shall confer on the Grantee to whom it is granted a right to receive, upon exercise thereof, the excess of (A) the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock on the date of exercise over (B) the SAR Exercise Price as determined by the Board.  The Award Agreement for a SAR shall specify the SAR Exercise Price, which shall be at least the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the Grant Date.  SARs may be granted in conjunction with all or part of an Option granted under the Plan or at any subsequent time during the term of such Option, in conjunction with all or part of any other Award or without regard to any Option or other Award; provided that a SAR that is granted subsequent to the Grant Date of a related Option must have a SAR Exercise Price that is no less than the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock on the SAR Grant Date.

 

9.2.                            Other Terms.

 

The Board shall determine on the Grant Date or thereafter, the time or times at which and the circumstances under which a SAR may be exercised in whole or in part (including based on achievement of performance goals and/or future service requirements), the time or times at which SARs shall cease to be or become exercisable following termination of Service or upon other conditions, the method of exercise, method of settlement, form of consideration payable in settlement, method by or forms in which shares of Stock will be delivered or deemed to be delivered to Grantees, whether or not a SAR shall be in tandem or in combination with any other Award, and any other terms and conditions of any SAR.

 

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9.3.                            Term.

 

Each SAR granted under the Plan shall terminate, and all rights thereunder shall cease, upon the expiration of ten (10) years from the date such SAR is granted, or under such circumstances and on such date prior thereto as is set forth in the Plan or as may be fixed by the Board and stated in the Award Agreement relating to such SAR.

 

9.4.                            Transferability of SARS.

 

Except as provided in Section 9.5, during the lifetime of a Grantee, only the Grantee (or, in the event of legal incapacity or incompetency, the Grantee’s guardian or legal representative) may exercise a SAR.  Except as provided in Section 9.5, no SAR shall be assignable or transferable by the Grantee to whom it is granted, other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

 

9.5.                            Family Transfers.

 

If authorized in the applicable Award Agreement and by the Board, in its sole discretion, a Grantee may transfer, not for value, all or part of a SAR to any Family Member.  For the purpose of this Section 9.5, a “not for value” transfer is a transfer which is (i) a gift, (ii) a transfer under a domestic relations order in settlement of marital property rights; or (iii) unless Applicable Law does not permit such transfers, a transfer to an entity in which more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting interests are owned by Family Members (or the Grantee) in exchange for an interest in that entity.  Following a transfer under this Section 9.5, any such SAR shall continue to be subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable immediately prior to transfer, and shares of Stock acquired pursuant to a SAR shall be subject to the same restrictions on transfer or shares as would have applied to the Grantee.  Subsequent transfers of transferred SARs are prohibited except to Family Members of the original Grantee in accordance with this Section 9.5 or by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

 

10.                               TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF RESTRICTED STOCK AND STOCK UNITS

 

10.1.                     Grant of Restricted Stock or Stock Units.

 

Awards of Restricted Stock or Stock Units may be made for no consideration (other than par value of the shares of Stock which is deemed paid by past or future Services to the Company or an Affiliate).

 

10.2.                     Restrictions.

 

At the time a grant of Restricted Stock or Stock Units is made, the Board may, in its sole discretion, establish a period of time (a “restricted period”) applicable to such Restricted Stock or Stock Units.  Each Award of Restricted Stock or Stock Units may be subject to a different restricted period.  The Board may in its sole discretion, at the time a grant of Restricted Stock or Stock Units is made, prescribe restrictions in addition to or other than the expiration of the restricted period, including the satisfaction of corporate or individual performance objectives, 

 

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which may be applicable to all or any portion of the Restricted Stock or Stock Units as described in Section 14.  Neither Restricted Stock nor Stock Units may be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or otherwise encumbered or disposed of during the restricted period or prior to the satisfaction of any other restrictions prescribed by the Board with respect to such Restricted Stock or Stock Units.

 

10.3.                     Restricted Stock Certificates.

 

Subject to Section 3.7, the Company shall issue, in the name of each Grantee to whom Restricted Stock have been granted, stock certificates representing the total number of Restricted Stock granted to the Grantee, as soon as reasonably practicable after the Grant Date.  The Board may provide in an Award Agreement that either (i) the Secretary of the Company shall hold such certificates for the Grantee’s benefit until such time as the shares of Restricted Stock are forfeited to the Company or the restrictions lapse and the Grantee shall deliver a stock power to the Company with respect to each certificate, or (ii) such certificates shall be delivered to the Grantee, provided, however, that such certificates shall bear a legend or legends that comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and makes appropriate reference to the restrictions imposed under the Plan and the Award Agreement.  Pursuant to Section 3.7, to the extent Restricted Stock is represented by a book entry, such book entry will contain an appropriate legend or restriction similar to the foregoing.

 

10.4.                     Rights of Holders of Restricted Stock.

 

Unless the Board otherwise provides in an Award Agreement, holders of Restricted Stock shall have the right to vote such shares of Stock and the right to receive any dividends declared or paid with respect to such shares of Stock.  The Board may provide that any dividends paid on Restricted Stock must be reinvested in shares of Stock, which may or may not be subject to the same vesting conditions and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock.  All distributions, if any, received by a Grantee with respect to Restricted Stock as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, combination of stock, or other similar transaction shall be subject to the restrictions applicable to the original Grant.

 

10.5.                     Rights of Holders of Stock Units.

 

10.5.1.           Voting and Dividend Rights.

 

Holders of Stock Units shall have no rights as stockholders of the Company.  The Board may provide in an Award Agreement evidencing a grant of Stock Units that the holder of such Stock Units shall be entitled to receive, upon the Company’s payment of a cash dividend on its outstanding shares of Stock, a cash payment for each Stock Unit held equal to the per-stock dividend paid on the shares of Stock.  Such Award Agreement may also provide that such cash payment will be deemed reinvested in additional Stock Units at a price per unit equal to the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date that such dividend is paid.

 

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10.5.2.           Creditor’s Rights.

 

A holder of Stock Units shall have no rights other than those of a general creditor of the Company.  Stock Units represent an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Award Agreement.

 

10.6.                     Termination of Service.

 

Unless the Board otherwise provides in an Award Agreement or in writing after the Award Agreement is issued, upon the termination of a Grantee’s Service, any Restricted Stock or Stock Units held by such Grantee that have not vested, or with respect to which all applicable restrictions and conditions have not lapsed, shall immediately be deemed forfeited. Upon forfeiture of Restricted Stock or Stock Units, the Grantee shall have no further rights with respect to such Award, including but not limited to any right to vote Restricted Stock or any right to receive dividends with respect to Restricted Stock or Stock Units.

 

10.7.                     Purchase of Restricted Stock and Shares of Stock Subject to Stock Units.

 

The Grantee shall be required, to the extent required by Applicable Laws, to purchase the Restricted Stock or shares of Stock subject to vested Stock Units from the Company at a Purchase Price equal to the greater of (i) the aggregate par value of the shares of Stock represented by such Restricted Stock or Stock Units or (ii) the Purchase Price, if any, specified in the Award Agreement relating to such Restricted Stock or Stock Units.  The Purchase Price shall be payable in a form described in Section 12 or, in the discretion of the Board, in consideration for past or future Services rendered to the Company or an Affiliate.

 

10.8.                     Delivery of Shares of Stock.

 

Upon the expiration or termination of any restricted period and the satisfaction of any other conditions prescribed by the Board, the restrictions applicable to Restricted Stock or Stock Units settled in shares of Stock shall lapse, and, unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, a stock certificate for such shares of Stock shall be delivered, free of all such restrictions, to the Grantee or the Grantee’s beneficiary or estate, as the case may be.  Neither the Grantee, nor the Grantee’s beneficiary or estate, shall have any further rights with regard to a Stock Unit once the share of Stock represented by the Stock Unit has been delivered.

 

11.                               TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF UNRESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS AND OTHER EQUITY-BASED AWARDS

 

The Board may, in its sole discretion, grant (or sell at par value or such other higher purchase price determined by the Board) an Unrestricted Stock Award to any Grantee pursuant to which such Grantee may receive shares of Stock free of any restrictions (“Unrestricted Stock”) under the Plan.  Unrestricted Stock Awards may be granted or sold as described in the preceding sentence in respect of past or future services and other valid consideration, or in lieu of, or in addition to, any cash compensation due to such Grantee.

 

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The Board may, in its sole discretion, grant Awards to Participants in the form of Other Equity-Based Awards, as deemed by the Board to be consistent with the purposes of the Plan.  Awards granted pursuant to this paragraph may be granted with vesting, value and/or payment contingent upon the attainment of one or more performance goals.  The Board shall determine the terms and conditions of such Awards at the date of grant or thereafter.  Unless the Board otherwise provides in an Award Agreement or in writing after the Award Agreement is issued, upon the termination of a Grantee’s Service, any Other Equity-Based Awards held by such Grantee that have not vested, or with respect to which all applicable restrictions and conditions have not lapsed, shall immediately be deemed forfeited.  Upon forfeiture of Other Equity-Based Awards, the Grantee shall have no further rights with respect to such Award.

 

12.                               FORM OF PAYMENT FOR OPTIONS AND RESTRICTED STOCK

 

12.1.                     General Rule.

 

Payment of the Option Price for the shares of Stock purchased pursuant to the exercise of an Option or the Purchase Price for Restricted Stock shall be made in cash or in cash equivalents acceptable to the Company.

 

12.2.                     Surrender of Shares of Stock.

 

To the extent the Award Agreement so provides, payment of the Option Price for shares of Stock purchased pursuant to the exercise of an Option or the Purchase Price for Restricted Stock may be made all or in part through the tender or attestation to the Company of shares of Stock, which shall be valued, for purposes of determining the extent to which the Option Price or Purchase Price has been paid thereby, at their Fair Market Value on the date of exercise or surrender.

 

12.3.                     Cashless Exercise.

 

With respect to an Option only (and not with respect to Restricted Stock), to the extent permitted by law and to the extent the Award Agreement so provides, payment of the Option Price for shares of Stock purchased pursuant to the exercise of an Option may be made all or in part by delivery (on a form acceptable to the Board) of an irrevocable direction to a licensed securities broker acceptable to the Company to sell shares of Stock and to deliver all or part of the sales proceeds to the Company in payment of the Option Price and any withholding taxes described in Section 18.3,  or, with the consent of the Company, by issuing the number of shares of Stock equal in value to the difference between the Option Price and the Fair Market Value of the shares of Stock subject to the portion of the Option being exercised.

 

12.4.                     Other Forms of Payment.

 

To the extent the Award Agreement so provides and/or unless otherwise specified in an Award Agreement, payment of the Option Price for shares of Stock purchased pursuant to exercise of an Option or the Purchase Price for Restricted Stock may be made in any other form that is 

 

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consistent with Applicable Laws, regulations and rules, including, without limitation, Service to the Company or an Affiliate or net exercise.

 

13.                               TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT RIGHTS

 

13.1.                     Dividend Equivalent Rights.

 

A Dividend Equivalent Right is an Award entitling the recipient to receive credits based on cash distributions that would have been paid on the shares of Stock specified in the Dividend Equivalent Right (or other award to which it relates) if such shares of Stock had been issued to and held by the recipient.  A Dividend Equivalent Right may be granted hereunder to any Grantee. The terms and conditions of Dividend Equivalent Rights shall be specified in the grant.  Dividend equivalents credited to the holder of a Dividend Equivalent Right may be paid currently or may be deemed to be reinvested in additional shares of Stock, which may thereafter accrue additional equivalents. Any such reinvestment shall be at Fair Market Value on the date of reinvestment.  Dividend Equivalent Rights may be settled in cash or shares of Stock or a combination thereof, in a single installment or installments, all determined in the sole discretion of the Board.  A Dividend Equivalent Right granted as a component of another Award may provide that such Dividend Equivalent Right shall be settled upon exercise, settlement, or payment of, or lapse of restrictions on, such other award, and that such Dividend Equivalent Right shall expire or be forfeited or annulled under the same conditions as such other award.  A Dividend Equivalent Right granted as a component of another Award may also contain terms and conditions different from such other Award; provided, however, that Dividend Equivalent rights credited pursuant to a Dividend Equivalent Right granted as a component of another Award which vests or is earned based upon achievement of performance goals shall not vest or be paid unless the performance goals for such underlying Award are achieved.

 

13.2.                     Termination of Service.

 

Unless the Board otherwise provides in an Award Agreement or in writing after the Award Agreement is issued, a Grantee’s rights in all Dividend Equivalent Rights or interest equivalents shall automatically terminate upon the Grantee’s termination of Service for any reason.

 

14.                               TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PERFORMANCE AWARDS AND ANNUAL INCENTIVE AWARDS

 

14.1.                     Grant of Performance Awards and Annual Incentive Awards.

 

Subject to the terms and provisions of this Plan, the Board, at any time and from time to time, may grant Performance Awards and/or Annual Incentive Awards to a Plan participant in such amounts and upon such terms as the Committee shall determine.

 

14.2.                     Value of Performance Awards and Annual Incentive Awards.

 

Each Performance Award and Annual Incentive Award shall have an initial value that is established by the Board at the time of grant.  The Board shall set performance goals in its 

 

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discretion which, depending on the extent to which they are met, will determine the value and/or number of Performance Awards that will be paid out to the Plan participant.

 

14.3.                     Earning of Performance Awards and Annual Incentive Awards.

 

Subject to the terms of this Plan, after the applicable Performance Period has ended, the holder of Performance Awards or Annual Incentive Awards shall be entitled to receive payout on the value and number of the Performance Awards or Annual Incentive Awards earned by the Plan participant over the Performance Period, to be determined as a function of the extent to which the corresponding performance goals have been achieved.

 

14.4.                     Form and Timing of Payment of Performance Awards and Annual Incentive Awards.

 

Payment of earned Performance Awards and Annual Incentive Awards shall be as determined by the Board and as evidenced in the Award Agreement.  Subject to the terms of this Plan, the Board, in its sole discretion, may pay earned Performance Awards in the form of cash or in shares of Stock (or in a combination thereof) equal to the value of the earned Performance Awards at the close of the applicable Performance Period, or as soon as practicable after the end of the Performance Period; provided that, unless specifically provided in the Award Agreement pertaining to the grant of the Award, such payment shall occur no later than the 15th day of the third month following the end of the calendar year in which the Performance Period ends.  Any shares of Stock may be granted subject to any restrictions deemed appropriate by the Committee.  The determination of the Committee with respect to the form of payout of such Awards shall be set forth in the Award Agreement pertaining to the grant of the Award.

 

14.5.                     Performance Conditions.

 

The right of a Grantee to exercise or receive a grant or settlement of any Award, and the timing thereof, may be subject to such performance conditions as may be specified by the Board.  The Board may use such business criteria and other measures of performance as it may deem appropriate in establishing any performance conditions.  If and to the extent required under Code Section 162(m), any power or authority relating to an Award intended to qualify under Code Section 162(m), shall be exercised by the Committee and not the Board.

 

14.6.                     Performance Awards or Annual Incentive Awards Granted to Designated Covered Employees.

 

If and to the extent that the Board determines that a Performance or Annual Incentive Award to be granted to a Grantee who is designated by the Committee as likely to be a Covered Employee should qualify as “performance-based compensation” for purposes of Code Section 162(m), the grant, exercise and/or settlement of such Award shall be contingent upon achievement of pre-established performance goals and other terms set forth in this Section 14.6.

 

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14.6.1.           Performance Goals Generally.

 

The performance goals for Performance or Annual Incentive Awards shall consist of one or more business criteria and a targeted level or levels of performance with respect to each of such criteria, as specified by the Committee consistent with this Section 14.6.  Performance goals shall be objective and shall otherwise meet the requirements of Code Section 162(m) and regulations thereunder including the requirement that the level or levels of performance targeted by the Committee result in the achievement of performance goals being “substantially uncertain.”  The Committee may determine that such Awards shall be granted, exercised and/or settled upon achievement of any one performance goal or that two (2) or more of the performance goals must be achieved as a condition to grant, exercise and/or settlement of such Awards.  Performance goals may differ for Awards granted to any one Grantee or to different Grantees.

 

14.6.2.           Timing For Establishing Performance Goals.

 

Performance goals shall be established not later than the earlier of (i) 90 days after the beginning of any performance period applicable to such Awards and (ii) the day on which twenty-five percent (25%) of any performance period applicable to such Awards has expired, or at such other date as may be required or permitted for “performance-based compensation” under Code Section 162(m).

 

14.6.3.           Settlement of Awards; Other Terms.

 

Settlement of such Awards shall be in cash, shares of Stock, other Awards or other property, in the discretion of the Committee. The Committee may, in its discretion, reduce the amount of a settlement otherwise to be made in connection with such Awards.  The Committee shall specify the circumstances in which such Performance or Annual Incentive Awards shall be paid or forfeited in the event of termination of Service by the Grantee prior to the end of a performance period or settlement of Awards.

 

14.6.4.           Performance Measures.

 

The performance goals upon which the payment or vesting of a Performance or Annual Incentive Award to a Covered Employee that is intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation shall be limited to the following Performance Measures, with or without adjustment:

 

(a)  net earnings or net income;

 

(b)  operating earnings;

 

(c)  pretax earnings;

 

(d)  earnings per share of stock;

 

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(e)  stock price, including growth measures and total stockholder return;

 

(f)  earnings before interest and taxes;

 

(g)  earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and/or amortization;

 

(h)  sales or revenue growth, whether in general, by type of product or service, or by type of customer;

 

(i)  gross or operating margins;

 

(j)  return measures, including return on assets, capital, investment, equity, sales or revenue;

 

(k)  cash flow, including operating cash flow, free cash flow, cash flow return on equity and cash flow return on investment;

 

(l)  productivity ratios;

 

(m)  expense targets;

 

(n)  market share;

 

(o)  financial ratios as provided in credit agreements of the Company and its subsidiaries;

 

(p)  working capital targets;

 

(q)  completion of acquisitions of business or companies;

 

(r)  completion of divestitures and asset sales;

 

(s)  revenues under management;

 

(t)  funds from operations; and

 

(u)  any combination of any of the foregoing business criteria.

 

Any Performance Measure(s) may be used to measure the performance of the Company, Subsidiary, and/or Affiliate as a whole or any business unit of the Company, Subsidiary, and/or Affiliate or any combination thereof, as the Committee may deem appropriate, or any of the above Performance Measures as compared to the performance of a group of comparator companies, or published or special index that the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate, or the Company may select Performance Measure (e) above as compared to various stock market indices.  The Committee also has the authority to provide for accelerated vesting of 

 

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any Award based on the achievement of performance goals pursuant to the Performance Measures specified in this Section 14.

 

14.6.5.           Evaluation of Performance.

 

The Committee may provide in any such Award that any evaluation of performance may include or exclude any of the following events that occur during a Performance Period: (a) asset write-downs; (b) litigation or claim judgments or settlements; (c) the effect of changes in tax laws, accounting principles, or other laws or provisions affecting reported results; (d) any reorganization and restructuring programs; (e) extraordinary nonrecurring items as described in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30 and/or in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” appearing in the Company’s annual report to stockholders for the applicable year; (f) acquisitions or divestitures; and (g) foreign exchange gains and losses. To the extent such inclusions or exclusions affect Awards to Covered Employees that are intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation, they shall be prescribed in a form that meets the requirements of Code Section 162(m) for deductibility.

 

14.6.6.           Adjustment of Performance-Based Compensation.

 

Awards that are intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation may not be adjusted upward.  The Committee shall retain the discretion to adjust such Awards downward, either on a formula or discretionary basis, or any combination as the Committee determines.

 

14.6.7.           Board Discretion.

 

In the event that applicable tax and/or securities laws change to permit Board discretion to alter the governing Performance Measures without obtaining stockholder approval of such changes, the Board shall have sole discretion to make such changes without obtaining stockholder approval provided the exercise of such discretion does not violate Code Sections 162(m) or 409A.  In addition, in the event that the Board determines that it is advisable to grant Awards that shall not qualify as Performance-Based Compensation, the Board may make such grants without satisfying the requirements of Code Section 162(m) and base vesting on Performance Measures other than those set forth in Section 14.6.4.

 

14.7.                     Status of Awards Under Code Section 162(m).

 

It is the intent of the Company that Awards under Section 14.6 granted to persons who are designated by the Committee as likely to be Covered Employees within the meaning of Code Section 162(m) and regulations thereunder shall, if so designated by the Committee, constitute “qualified performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Code Section 162(m) and regulations thereunder.  Accordingly, the terms of Section 14.6, including the definitions of Covered Employee and other terms used therein, shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with Code Section 162(m) and regulations thereunder.  The foregoing notwithstanding, because the Committee cannot determine with certainty whether a given Grantee will be a Covered Employee with respect to a fiscal year that has not yet been completed, the term Covered 

 

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Employee as used herein shall mean only a person designated by the Committee, at the time of grant of an Award, as likely to be a Covered Employee with respect to that fiscal year.  If any provision of the Plan or any agreement relating to such Awards does not comply or is inconsistent with the requirements of Code Section 162(m) or regulations thereunder, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such requirements.

 

15.                               PARACHUTE LIMITATIONS

 

If the Grantee is a “disqualified individual,” as defined in Code Section 280G(c), then, notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan or of any other agreement, contract, or understanding heretofore or hereafter entered into by a Grantee with an Applicable Entity, except an agreement, contract, or understanding that expressly addresses Code Section 280G or Code Section 4999 (an “Other Agreement”), and notwithstanding any formal or informal plan or other arrangement for the direct or indirect provision of compensation to the Grantee (including groups or classes of Grantees or beneficiaries of which the Grantee is a member), whether or not such compensation is deferred, is in cash, or is in the form of a benefit to or for the Grantee (a “Benefit Arrangement”), any right to exercise, vesting, payment or benefit to the Grantee under this Plan shall be reduced or eliminated:

 

(i)                                     to the extent that such right to exercise, vesting, payment, or benefit, taking into account all other rights, payments, or benefits to or for the Grantee under this Plan, all Other Agreements, and all Benefit Arrangements, would cause any exercise, vesting, payment or benefit to the Grantee under this Plan to be considered a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Code Section 280G(b)(2) as then in effect (a “Parachute Payment”) and

 

(ii)                                  if, as a result of receiving such Parachute Payment, the aggregate after-tax amounts received by the Grantee from the Company under this Plan, all Other Agreements, and all Benefit Arrangements would be less than the maximum after-tax amount that could be received by the Grantee without causing any such payment or benefit to be considered a Parachute Payment.

 

The Company shall accomplish such reduction by first reducing or eliminating any cash payments (with the payments to be made furthest in the future being reduced first), then by reducing or eliminating any accelerated vesting of Options or SARs, then by reducing or eliminating any accelerated vesting of Restricted Stock or Stock Units, then by reducing or eliminating any other remaining Parachute Payments.

 

16.                               REQUIREMENTS OF LAW

 

16.1.                     General.

 

The Company shall not be required to sell or issue any shares of Stock under any Award if the sale or issuance of such shares of Stock would constitute a violation by the Grantee, any other 

 

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individual or entity exercising an Option, or the Company or an Affiliate of any provision of any law or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation any federal or state securities laws or regulations.  If at any time the Company shall determine, in its discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification of any shares of Stock subject to an Award upon any securities exchange or under any governmental regulatory body is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the issuance or purchase of shares of Stock hereunder, no shares of Stock may be issued or sold to the Grantee or any other individual or entity exercising an Option pursuant to such Award unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company, and any delay caused thereby shall in no way affect the date of termination of the Award.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in connection with the Securities Act, upon the exercise of any Option or any SAR that may be settled in shares of Stock or the delivery of any shares of Stock underlying an Award, unless a registration statement under such Act is in effect with respect to the shares of Stock covered by such Award, the Company shall not be required to sell or issue such shares of Stock unless the Board has received evidence satisfactory to it that the Grantee or any other individual or entity exercising an Option may acquire such shares of Stock pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act.  Any determination in this connection by the Board shall be final, binding, and conclusive. The Company may, but shall in no event be obligated to, register any securities covered hereby pursuant to the Securities Act.  The Company shall not be obligated to take any affirmative action in order to cause the exercise of an Option or a SAR or the issuance of shares of Stock pursuant to the Plan to comply with any law or regulation of any governmental authority. As to any jurisdiction that expressly imposes the requirement that an Option (or SAR that may be settled in shares of Stock) shall not be exercisable until the shares of Stock covered by such Option (or SAR) are registered or are exempt from registration, the exercise of such Option (or SAR) under circumstances in which the laws of such jurisdiction apply shall be deemed conditioned upon the effectiveness of such registration or the availability of such an exemption.

 

16.2.                     Rule 16b-3.

 

During any time when the Company has a class of equity security registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, it is the intent of the Company that Awards pursuant to the Plan and the exercise of Options and SARs granted hereunder that would otherwise be subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act will qualify for the exemption provided by Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act.  To the extent that any provision of the Plan or action by the Board does not comply with the requirements of Rule 16b-3, it shall be deemed inoperative with respect to such Awards to the extent permitted by law and deemed advisable by the Board, and shall not affect the validity of the Plan. In the event that Rule 16b-3 is revised or replaced, the Board may exercise its discretion to modify this Plan in any respect necessary to satisfy the requirements of, or to take advantage of any features of, the revised exemption or its replacement.

 

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17.                               EFFECT OF CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION

 

17.1.                     Changes in Stock.

 

If the number of outstanding shares of Stock is increased or decreased or the shares of Stock are changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of stock or other securities of the Company on account of any recapitalization, reclassification, stock split, reverse split, combination of stock, exchange of stock, stock dividend or other distribution payable in capital stock, or other increase or decrease in such stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company occurring after the Effective Date, the number and kinds of shares of stock for which grants of Options and other Awards may be made under the Plan, including, without limitation, the limits set forth in Section 6.2, shall be adjusted proportionately and accordingly by the Company.  In addition, the number and kind of shares for which Awards are outstanding shall be adjusted proportionately and accordingly so that the proportionate interest of the Grantee immediately following such event shall, to the extent practicable, be the same as immediately before such event.  Any such adjustment in outstanding Options or SARs shall not change the aggregate Option Price or SAR Exercise Price payable with respect to shares that are subject to the unexercised portion of an outstanding Option or SAR, as applicable, but shall include a corresponding proportionate adjustment in the Option Price or SAR Exercise Price per share.  The conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be treated as an increase in shares effected without receipt of consideration.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of any distribution to the Company’s stockholders of securities of any other entity or other assets (including an extraordinary dividend but excluding a non-extraordinary dividend of the Company) without receipt of consideration by the Company, the Company shall, in such manner as the Company deems appropriate, adjust (i) the number and kind of shares subject to outstanding Awards and/or (ii) the exercise price of outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights to reflect such distribution.

 

17.2.                     Reorganization in Which the Company Is the Surviving Entity Which Does not Constitute a Change in Control.

 

Subject to Section 17.3, if the Company shall be the surviving entity in any reorganization, merger, or consolidation of the Company with one or more other entities which does not constitute a Change in Control, any Option or SAR theretofore granted pursuant to the Plan shall pertain to and apply to the securities to which a holder of the number of shares of Stock subject to such Option or SAR would have been entitled immediately following such reorganization, merger, or consolidation, with a corresponding proportionate adjustment of the Option Price or SAR Exercise Price per share so that the aggregate Option Price or SAR Exercise Price thereafter shall be the same as the aggregate Option Price or SAR Exercise Price of the shares of Stock remaining subject to the Option or SAR immediately prior to such reorganization, merger, or consolidation.  Subject to any contrary language in an Award Agreement evidencing an Award, any restrictions applicable to such Award shall apply as well to any replacement shares received by the Grantee as a result of the reorganization, merger or consolidation. In the event of a transaction described in this Section 17.2, Stock Units shall be adjusted so as to apply to the securities that a holder of the number of shares of Stock subject to the Stock Units would have been entitled to receive immediately following such transaction.

 

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17.3.                     Change in Control in which Awards are not Assumed.

 

Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control in which outstanding Options, SARs, Stock Units, Dividend Equivalent Rights, Restricted Stock, or other Equity-Based Awards are not being assumed or continued:

 

(i) in each case with the exception of any Performance Award, all outstanding Restricted Stock shall be deemed to have vested, all Stock Units shall be deemed to have vested and the shares of Stock subject thereto shall be delivered, and all Dividend Equivalent Rights shall be deemed to have vested and the shares of Stock subject thereto shall be delivered, immediately prior to the occurrence of such Change in Control, and

 

(ii) either of the following two actions shall be taken:

 

(A) fifteen (15) days prior to the scheduled consummation of a Change in Control, all Options and SARs outstanding hereunder shall become immediately exercisable and shall remain exercisable for a period of fifteen (15) days, or

 

(B) the Board may elect, in its sole discretion, to cancel any outstanding Awards of Options, Restricted Stock, Stock Units, and/or SARs and pay or deliver, or cause to be paid or delivered, to the holder thereof an amount in cash or securities having a value (as determined by the Board acting in good faith), in the case of Restricted Stock or Stock Units, equal to the formula or fixed price per share paid to holders of shares of Stock and, in the case of Options or SARs, equal to the product of the number of shares of Stock subject to the Option or SAR (the “Award Stock”) multiplied by the amount, if any, by which (I) the formula or fixed price per share paid to holders of shares of Stock pursuant to such transaction exceeds (II) the Option Price or SAR Exercise Price applicable to such Award Stock.

 

(iii) for Performance Awards denominated in Stock or Stock Units, if less than half of the Performance Period has lapsed, the Awards shall be converted into Restricted Stock or Stock Units assuming target performance has been achieved (or Unrestricted Stock if no further restrictions apply).  If more than half the Performance Period has lapsed, the Awards shall be converted into Restricted Stock or Stock Units based on actual performance to date (or Unrestricted Stock if no further restrictions apply).  If actual performance is not determinable, then Performance Awards shall be converted into Restricted Stock or Stock Units assuming target performance has been achieved, based on the discretion of the Committee (or Unrestricted Stock if no further restrictions apply).

 

(iv) Other-Equity Based Awards shall be governed by the terms of the applicable Award Agreement.

 

With respect to the Company’s establishment of an exercise window, (i) any exercise of an Option or SAR during such fifteen (15)-day period shall be conditioned upon the consummation of the event and shall be effective only immediately before the consummation of the event, and (ii) upon consummation of any Change in Control, the Plan and all outstanding but unexercised 

 

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Options and SARs shall terminate. The Board shall send notice of an event that will result in such a termination to all individuals and entities who hold Options and SARs not later than the time at which the Company gives notice thereof to its stockholders.

 

17.4.                     Change in Control in which Awards are Assumed.

 

The Plan, Options, SARs, Stock Units and Restricted Stock theretofore granted shall continue in the manner and under the terms so provided in the event of any Change in Control to the extent that provision is made in writing in connection with such Change in Control for the assumption or continuation of the Options, SARs, Stock Units and Restricted Stock theretofore granted, or for the substitution for such Options, SARs, Stock Units and Restricted Stock for new common stock options and stock appreciation rights and new common stock units and restricted stock relating to the stock of a successor entity, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the number of shares (disregarding any consideration that is not common stock) and option and stock appreciation rights exercise prices.

 

17.5.                     Adjustments

 

Adjustments under this Section 17 related to shares of Stock or securities of the Company shall be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive.  No fractional shares or other securities shall be issued pursuant to any such adjustment, and any fractions resulting from any such adjustment shall be eliminated in each case by rounding downward to the nearest whole share.  The Board shall determine the effect of a Change in Control upon Awards other than Options, SARs, Stock Units and Restricted Stock, and such effect shall be set forth in the appropriate Award Agreement.  The Board may provide in the Award Agreements at the time of grant, or any time thereafter with the consent of the Grantee, for different provisions to apply to an Award in place of those described in Sections 17.1, 17.2,  17.3 and 17.4.  This Section 17 does not limit the Company’s ability to provide for alternative treatment of Awards outstanding under the Plan in the event of change in control events that are not Changes in Control.

 

17.6.                     No Limitations on Company.

 

The making of Awards pursuant to the Plan shall not affect or limit in any way the right or power of the Company to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations, or changes of its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, or liquidate, or to sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

 

18.                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

18.1.                     Disclaimer of Rights.

 

No provision in the Plan or in any Award or Award Agreement shall be construed to confer upon any individual or entity the right to remain in the employ or Service of the Company or an Affiliate, or to interfere in any way with any contractual or other right or authority of the Company 

 

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or an Affiliate either to increase or decrease the compensation or other payments to any individual or entity at any time, or to terminate any employment or other relationship between any individual or entity and the Company or an Affiliate.  In addition, notwithstanding anything contained in the Plan to the contrary, unless otherwise stated in the applicable Award Agreement, no Award granted under the Plan shall be affected by any change of duties or position of the Grantee, so long as such Grantee continues to provide Service.  The obligation of the Company to pay any benefits pursuant to this Plan shall be interpreted as a contractual obligation to pay only those amounts described herein, in the manner and under the conditions prescribed herein.  The Plan and Awards shall in no way be interpreted to require the Company to transfer any amounts to a third party trustee or otherwise hold any amounts in trust or escrow for payment to any Grantee or beneficiary under the terms of the Plan.

 

18.2.                     Nonexclusivity of the Plan.

 

Neither the adoption of the Plan nor the submission of the Plan to the stockholders of the Company for approval shall be construed as creating any limitations upon the right and authority of the Board to adopt such other incentive compensation arrangements (which arrangements may be applicable either generally to a class or classes of individuals or specifically to a particular individual or particular individuals) as the Board in its discretion determines desirable, including, without limitation, the granting of stock options otherwise than under the Plan.

 

18.3.                     Withholding Taxes.

 

The Company or an Affiliate, as the case may be, shall have the right to deduct from payments of any kind otherwise due to a Grantee any federal, state, or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to the vesting of or other lapse of restrictions applicable to an Award or upon the issuance of any shares of Stock upon the exercise of an Option or pursuant to an Award.  At the time of such vesting, lapse, or exercise, the Grantee shall pay in cash to the Company or an Affiliate, as the case may be, any amount that the Company or an Affiliate may reasonably determine to be necessary to satisfy such withholding obligation; provided, however, that if there is a same day sale, the Grantee shall pay such withholding obligation on the day that the same day sale is completed.  Subject to the prior approval of the Company or an Affiliate, which may be withheld by the Company or an Affiliate, as the case may be, in its sole discretion, the Grantee may elect to satisfy such obligations, in whole or in part, (i) by causing the Company or an Affiliate to withhold shares of Stock otherwise issuable to the Grantee or (ii) by delivering to the Company or an Affiliate shares of Stock already owned by the Grantee.  The shares of Stock so delivered or withheld shall have an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to such withholding obligations.  The Fair Market Value of the shares of Stock used to satisfy such withholding obligation shall be determined by the Company or an Affiliate as of the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined.  A Grantee who has made an election pursuant to this Section 18.3 may satisfy his or her withholding obligation only with shares of Stock that are not subject to any repurchase, forfeiture, unfulfilled vesting, or other similar requirements.  The maximum number of shares of Stock that may be withheld from any Award to satisfy any federal, state or local tax withholding requirements upon the exercise, vesting, lapse of restrictions applicable to such Award or payment of shares of Stock pursuant to 

 

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such Award, as applicable, cannot exceed such number of shares of Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum statutory amount required by the Company or an Affiliate to be withheld and paid to any such federal, state or local taxing authority with respect to such exercise, vesting, lapse of restrictions or payment of shares of Stock. For purposes of determining taxable income and the amount of the related tax withholding obligation under this Section 18.3, notwithstanding Section 2.18 or this Section 18.3, for any Shares that are sold on the same day that such Shares are first legally saleable pursuant to the terms of the applicable award agreement, Fair Market Value shall be determined based upon the sale price for such Shares so long as the Grantee has provided the Company with advance written notice of such sale.

 

18.4.                     Captions.

 

The use of captions in this Plan or any Award Agreement is for the convenience of reference only and shall not affect the meaning of any provision of the Plan or such Award Agreement.

 

18.5.                     Other Provisions.

 

Each Award granted under the Plan may contain such other terms and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be determined by the Board, in its sole discretion.

 

18.6.                     Number and Gender.

 

With respect to words used in this Plan, the singular form shall include the plural form, the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender, etc., as the context requires.

 

18.7.                     Severability.

 

If any provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement shall be determined to be illegal or unenforceable by any court of law in any jurisdiction, the remaining provisions hereof and thereof shall be severable and enforceable in accordance with their terms, and all provisions shall remain enforceable in any other jurisdiction.

 

18.8.                     Governing Law

 

The validity and construction of this Plan and the instruments evidencing the Awards hereunder shall be governed by the laws of the State of Maryland, other than any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of this Plan and the instruments evidencing the Awards granted hereunder to the substantive laws of any other jurisdiction.

 

18.9.                     Section 409A of the Code.

 

The Company intends to comply with Section 409A, or an exemption to Section 409A, with regard to Awards hereunder that constitute nonqualified deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A.  To the extent that the Company determines that a Grantee would be 

 

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subject to the additional twenty percent (20%) tax imposed on certain nonqualified deferred compensation plans pursuant to Section 409A as a result of any provision of any Award granted under this Plan, such provision shall be deemed amended to the minimum extent necessary to avoid application of such additional tax.  The nature of any such amendment shall be determined by the Board.

 

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To record adoption of the Plan by the Board as of September 27, 2010, and approval of the Plan by the stockholders on November 29, 2010, the Company has caused its authorized officer to execute the Plan.

 

 

	
 
  	
WALKER & DUNLOP, INC.
  
	
 
  	
 
  	
 
  
	
 
  	
 
  	
 
  
	
 
  	
By:
  	
/s/ Deborah A. Wilson
  
	
 
  	
Title:
  	
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer
  

 

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