Document:

Document

Exhibit 10.10

LEONARDO DRS, INC.
EXECUTIVE SEVERANCE PLAN
The Company hereby adopts, as of the Effective Date, the Leonardo DRS, Inc. Executive Severance Plan (the “Plan”) for the benefit of certain employees of the Company and its subsidiaries, on the terms and conditions stated herein.  The Plan replaces the Company’s existing amended and restated change in control plan, dated as of September 12, 2016. All capitalized terms used herein are defined in Section 1 hereof. The Plan, as set forth herein, is intended to help retain qualified employees, maintain a stable work environment and provide economic security to certain key employees of the Company in the event of a Qualifying Non-CIC Termination or a Qualifying CIC Termination (each, as defined below). The Plan, as a “severance pay arrangement” within the meaning of section 3(2)(B)(i) of ERISA, is intended to be excepted from the definitions of “employee pension benefit plan” and “pension plan” set forth under section 3(2) of ERISA, and is intended to meet the descriptive requirements of a plan constituting a “severance pay plan” within the meaning of regulations published by the Secretary of Labor at Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations §2510.3-2(b).
1.DEFINITIONS.  As used herein:
1.1    “Auditor” means the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm or other valuation expert as determined by the Company.
1.2    “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company, as constituted from time to time.
1.3    “Cause” means (a) with respect to an Eligible Employee employed pursuant to a written employment agreement which agreement includes a definition of “Cause,” “Cause” as defined in that agreement or (b) with respect to any other Eligible Employee, the occurrence of any of the following: (i) the Eligible Employee’s repeated or continued failure to perform his or her duties to the Company’s satisfaction (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness), as determined in the Company’s sole discretion; (ii) the Eligible Employee’s engagement in dishonesty, illegal conduct or misconduct; (iii) the Eligible Employee’s embezzlement, misappropriation or fraud, whether or not related to the Eligible Employee’s employment with the Company; (iv) the Eligible Employee’s conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a crime that constitutes a felony (or state law equivalent) or crime that constitutes a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; or (v) the Eligible Employee’s violation of the Company’s code of ethics and business conduct or any other policies referenced therein, as amended from time to time, as determined in the Company’s sole discretion.
1.4    “Change in Control” means, except in connection with any initial public offering of the Common Stock, the occurrence of any of the following events after the completion of the initial public offering of the Company:
(a)    during any period of 12 months, individuals who constitute the Board as of the date hereof (the “Incumbent Directors”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a 

majority of the Board, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the beginning of such period, whose election or nomination for election was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Incumbent Directors then on the Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the Company in which such person is named as a nominee for director, without written objection to such nomination) will be an Incumbent Director; provided, however, that no individual initially elected or nominated as a director of the Company as a result of an actual or publicly threatened election contest with respect to directors or as a result of any other actual or publicly threatened solicitation of proxies by or on behalf of any person other than the Board will be deemed to be an Incumbent Director; provided, further, that this Section 1.4(a) shall not be in effect until there are no Leonardo S.p.A “Proxy Holders” (as defined in the Proxy Agreement between Leonardo S.p.A, the Company and other parties thereto, dated as of October 26, 2017) on the Board;
(b)    any “person” (as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and as used in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act), becomes a “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 30% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then-outstanding securities eligible to vote for the election of the Board (“Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that the event described in this paragraph (b) will not be deemed to be a Change in Control by virtue of the ownership, or acquisition, of Company Voting Securities:  (A) by the Company, (B) by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company, (C) by any underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities or (D) pursuant to a Non-Qualifying Transaction (as defined in paragraph (c) of this definition); or (E) by Leonardo S.p.A or any of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries;
(c)    the consummation of a merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange or similar form of corporate transaction involving the Company that requires the approval of the Company’s stockholders, whether for such transaction or the issuance of securities in the transaction (a “Business Combination”), excluding such a Business Combination with Leonardo S.p.A or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries, unless immediately following such Business Combination:  (A) more than 60% of the total voting power of (x) the entity resulting from such Business Combination (the “Surviving Entity”), or (y) if applicable, the ultimate parent corporation that directly or indirectly has beneficial ownership of at least 95% of the voting power, is represented by Company Voting Securities that were outstanding immediately prior to such Business Combination (or, if applicable, is represented by shares into which such Company Voting Securities were converted pursuant to such Business Combination), and such voting power among the holders thereof is in substantially the same proportion as the voting power of such Company Voting Securities among the holders thereof immediately prior to the Business Combination, (B) no person (other than any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Surviving Entity or the parent), becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 30% or more of the total voting power of the outstanding voting securities eligible to elect directors of the parent (or, if there is no parent, the Surviving Entity) and (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the parent (or, if there is no parent, the Surviving Entity) following the consummation of the Business Combination were Incumbent 
2

Directors at the time of the Board’s approval of the execution of the initial agreement providing for such Business Combination (any Business Combination which satisfies all of the criteria specified in (A), (B) and (C) of this paragraph (c) will be deemed to be a “Non-Qualifying Transaction”); or
(d)    the consummation of a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (other than to Leonardo S.p.A or any of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries or an affiliate of the Company); or
(e)    the Company’s stockholders approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control will not be deemed to occur solely because any person acquires beneficial ownership of more than 30% of the Company Voting Securities as a result of the acquisition of Company Voting Securities by the Company which reduces the number of Company Voting Securities outstanding; provided that if after such acquisition by the Company such person (other than Leonardo S.p.A or any of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries) becomes the beneficial owner of additional Company Voting Securities that increases the percentage of outstanding Company Voting Securities beneficially owned by such person, a Change in Control will then occur.
1.5    “CIC Severed Employee” is an Eligible Employee who incurs a Qualifying CIC Termination.
1.6    “Client” means, in the past twenty-four (24) months, any client or prospective client of the Company to whom Eligible Employee provided services, or for whom Eligible Employee transacted business, or whose identity became known to Eligible Employee in connection with Eligible Employee’s relationship with or employment by the Company with which the Company wanted or intended to do business with.
1.7    “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from time to time.
1.8    “Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board, as constituted from time to time.
1.9    “Company” means Leonardo DRS, Inc. (collectively with its subsidiaries) or any successors thereto.
1.10    “Company Property” means any and all documents, computer and computer-related hardware and software items, disks, telephones, customer and prospect lists, marketing, planning, financial and business strategy materials and all other materials or other things in your possession, custody or control that were produced by, received by or otherwise submitted to you by anyone during your employment by the Company relating to the Company’s business or a customer of the Company or that otherwise are the property of the Company.
3

1.11    “Competitive Enterprise” means any business enterprise that engages in any activity that competes anywhere with any activity in which the Company is engaged.
1.12    “Confidential Information” means all non-public information of the Company’s business and its customers and affiliates of such customers, including but not limited to, the pendency or contemplation of certain transactions, the identity of the Company’s customers, the kinds of services provided by the Company to customers and offered to be performed for potential customers, computer software applications and other programs, personnel information and other trade secrets. “Confidential Information” does not include information which (i) is or becomes available to the public generally (other than as a result of the Eligible Employee’s disclosure) or (ii) becomes available to the Eligible Employee on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company.
1.13    “Disability” means, unless otherwise defined in an employment agreement between the Eligible Employee and the Company, a Eligible Employee’s inability to perform the duties of his or her employment on a full-time basis for six (6) consecutive months, as determined by the Committee.
1.14    “Effective Date” means February 24, 2021.
1.15    “Eligible Employee” means any Level 1 Employee or Level 2 Employee, as designated by the Plan Administrator from time to time; provided such Level 1 Employee or Level 2 Employee has signed an acknowledgement of the terms and conditions of the Plan including, without limitation, the Restrictive Covenants contained in Section 5 hereof.
1.16    “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as it may be amended from time to time.
1.17    “Excise Tax” means any excise tax imposed under section 4999 of the Code.
1.18    “Good Reason” means, following a Change in Control, (a) with respect to an Eligible Employee employed pursuant to a written employment agreement which agreement includes a definition of “Good Reason,” “Good Reason” as defined in that agreement or (b) with respect to any other Eligible Employee, the occurrence of any of the following in the absence of the Eligible Employee’s written consent:   (i) a material diminution in the Eligible Employee’s authority, duties, or responsibilities (other than temporarily while the Eligible Employee is physical or mentally incapacitated or as required by law), (ii) a material diminution in the Eligible Employee’s base salary (iii) the relocation of the Eligible Employee’s principal place of employment to a location more than fifty (50) miles from the Eligible Employee’s existing principal place of employment, which constitutes a material adverse change in the geographic location with respect to such Eligible Employee or (iv) the Company’s material breach of any employment agreement to which the Company and the Eligible Employee are party at the time of such breach; provided that in any case such event is not cured by the Company (if susceptible to cure by the Company) within thirty (30) days after the Company has received written notice from the affected Eligible Employee within ninety (90) days of the initial existence of the event or 
4

condition constituting Good Reason specifying the particular events or conditions which constitute Good Reason.
1.19    “Level 1 Employee” shall mean each individual designated by the Plan Administrator from time to time as a Level 1 Employee. The Plan Administrator has designated the individuals set forth in Attachment 1 hereto as Level 1 Employees.
1.20    “Level 2 Employee” shall mean each individual designated by the Plan Administrator from time to time as a Level 2 Employee. The Plan Administrator has designated the individuals set forth in Attachment 2 hereto as Level 2 Employees.
1.21    “Non-CIC Severed Employee” is an Eligible Employee who incurs a Qualifying Non-CIC Termination.
1.22    “Plan” means this Leonardo DRS, Inc. Executive Severance Plan, as set forth herein, as it may be amended from time to time.
1.23    “Plan Administrator” means the Committee or its designee.
1.24    “Pro Rata Bonus” shall mean an amount equal to the Eligible Employee’s target annual cash bonus for the fiscal year in which the Severance Date occurs, pro-rated for the period of the Eligible Employee’s employment with the Company during the fiscal year in which the Severance Date occurs.
1.25    “Qualifying Termination” means a Qualifying Non-CIC Termination or a Qualifying CIC Termination.
1.26    “Qualifying CIC Termination” means the termination of an Eligible Employee’s employment with the Company on or within two (2) years following the date of a Change in Control (i) by the Company or its successor other than for Cause or (ii) by the Eligible Employee for Good Reason; provided that a Qualifying CIC Termination shall occur only if such termination of employment constitutes a “separation from service” within the meaning of section 409A of the Code and the applicable regulations issued thereunder (“Section 409A”).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Eligible Employee will not be considered to have incurred a Qualifying CIC Termination (a) if his or her employment is discontinued by reason of the Eligible Employee’s death or Disability (other than in each case with respect to payments pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof as set forth herein) or (b) by reason of the divestiture of a facility or other assets of the Company, sale of a business or business unit, or the outsourcing of a business activity with which the Eligible Employee is affiliated if the Eligible Employee is offered comparable employment by the successor company and the successor company assumes the Company’s responsibilities under the Plan with respect to such Eligible Employee.
1.27    “Qualifying Non-CIC Termination” means the termination of an Eligible Employee’s employment with the Company, that is not a Qualifying CIC Termination, by the Company or its successor other than for Cause; provided that a Qualifying Non-CIC Termination shall occur only if such termination of employment constitutes a “separation from service” 
5

within the meaning of Section 409A.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Eligible Employee will not be considered to have incurred a Qualifying Non-CIC Termination (a) if his or her employment is discontinued by reason of the Eligible Employee’s death or Disability (other than in each case with respect to payments pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof as set forth herein) or (b) by reason of the divestiture of a facility or other assets of the Company, sale of a business or business unit, or the outsourcing of a business activity with which the Eligible Employee is affiliated if the Eligible Employee is offered comparable employment by the successor company and the successor company assumes the Company’s responsibilities under the Plan with respect to such Eligible Employee.
1.28    “Restrictive Covenants” means the restrictions set forth in Section 5 and, if Eligible Employee is a party to, or participant in, an employment agreement, severance agreement or other agreement or plan with the Company, which agreement sets forth provisions regarding Confidential Information, non-solicitation or non-competition, the provisions set forth in such employment agreement, severance agreement or other agreement or plan.
1.29    “Restricted Period” means twelve (12) months immediately following the Severance Date.
1.30    “Severance Date” means a date on which an Eligible Employee incurs a Qualifying Termination.
1.31    “Severance Multiplier” means (i) in the event of a Qualifying CIC Termination (a) with respect to each Level 1 Employee, 2.5 and (b) with respect to each Level 2 Employee, 2.
1.32    “Severance Pay” means the payments determined pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof.
1.33    “Severance Period” means (i) in the event of a Qualifying CIC Termination, (a) with respect to each Level 1 Employee, the shorter of (x) thirty (30) months immediately following the Severance Date and (y) the period ending on the last day of the second calendar year following the calendar year in which the Severance Date occurs; and (b) with respect to each Level 2 Employee, twenty-four (24) months immediately following the Severance Date and (ii) in the event of a Qualifying Non-CIC Termination (a) with respect to each Level 1 Employee, eighteen (18) months immediately following the Severance Date; and (b) with respect to each Level 2 Employee, twelve (12) months immediately following the Severance Date.
1.34    “Severed Employee” is a CIC Severed Employee or a Non-CIC Severed Employee.
1.35    “Solicit” means any direct or indirect communication of any kind, regardless of who initiates it, that in any way invites, advises, encourages or requests any person to take or refrain from taking any action.
1.36    “Specified Employee” means any Eligible Employee described in section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code.
6

1.37    “Tax Counsel” means tax counsel selected by the Company (which Tax Counsel may be the Company’s general counsel or tax advisors).
1.38    “Total Payments” means all payments or benefits received in connection with a Change in Control or the termination of the Severed Employee’s employment, whether pursuant to the terms of the Plan or any other plan, arrangement or agreement.
1.39    “Unpaid Prior Year Bonus” shall be any unpaid cash incentive compensation bonus earned by the Eligible Employee for the last full fiscal year prior to the Severance Date (disregarding for purposes of this definition any active employment eligibility requirement).
2.BENEFITS.
2.1    Severance Entitlement.
(a)    Each CIC Severed Employee shall be entitled, subject to Section 2.7 hereof, to receive Severance Pay in an amount equal to the sum of (i) his or her annual base salary and ICP target award under the Company’s Incentive Compensation Plan (“ICP”) for the fiscal year in which the Severance Date occurs, multiplied by the applicable Severance Multiplier; (ii) his or her Unpaid Prior Year Bonus, if any; and (iii) the Pro Rata Bonus.
(b)    Each Non-CIC Severed Employee shall be entitled, subject to Section 2.7 hereof, to receive Severance Pay in an amount equal to the sum of (i)(A) for any Level 1 Employee, 18 months of his or her annual base salary and (B) for any Level 2 Employee, 12 months of his or her annual base salary; (ii) his or her Unpaid Prior Year Bonus, if any; and (iii) the Pro Rata Bonus.
(c)    For purposes of this Section 2.1, “annual base salary” shall be the Severed Employee’s annual base salary (excluding bonuses, commissions, premium pay, and similar compensation) as of immediately prior to the Qualifying Termination (without regard to any reduction therein which constitutes Good Reason).
(d)    Subject to Section 7.2, Severance Pay under Section 2.1(a) shall be paid to an eligible Severed Employee in a cash lump sum, within three (3) days following the Release Effective Date, described in Section 2.7 hereof provided, that, if the period between the Severance Date and the latest possible Release Effective Date spans two calendar years, the Severance Pay shall be paid in the second calendar year. In the case of any Severed Employee that is a Specified Employee, such Severance Pay shall be paid as soon as practicable following the date that is six months after the Severance Date; provided, that the foregoing shall only apply to the extent the Company determines such delay is required to avoid accelerated taxation or penalties under Section 409A.
(e)    Subject to Section 7.2, Severance Pay under Section 2.1(b) shall be paid to an eligible Severed Employee over the Severance Period in equal installment in accordance with the Company’s normal pay practices.
7

2.2    Subject to Section 2.7 and Section 7.2 hereof, provided the Severed Employee elects to receive continued medical and/or dental coverage under one or more of the Company’s group healthcare plans pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”), (x) the Company shall reimburse the Severed Employee monthly for an amount, at no greater after tax cost to the Severed Employee than the after tax cost to the Severed Employee as of immediately prior to the Severance Date (or, if more favorable to the Severed Employee, as of immediately prior to the first occurrence of an event or circumstance constituting Good Reason), equal to the monthly COBRA premiums for the Severed Employee and the Severed Employee’s covered dependents under such plans (the “Benefit Reimbursement Payments”), and (y) the Company shall pay the Severed Employee an additional monthly amount equal to the Company’s cost as of immediately prior to the Severance Date (or, if more favorable to the Severed Employee, as of immediately prior to the first occurrence of an event or circumstance constituting Good Reason) of the Severed Employee’s coverage under the Company’s disability, accident and life insurance for the Severed Employee and the Severed Employee’s covered dependents (the “Insurance Benefit Payments,” and together with the Benefit Reimbursement Payments, the “Benefit Payments”), in each case of clause (x) and (y) during the period commencing on the Severance Date and ending upon the earlier of (A) the last day of the Severed Employee’s Severance Period, and (B) the date the Severed Employee becomes eligible to receive healthcare coverage or other insurance coverage, as applicable, from a subsequent employer (the “Benefit Continuation Period”).  The Severed Employee will promptly notify the Company in writing of such subsequent employment.  The Benefit Payments shall be paid to the Severed Employee in equal installments on a monthly basis during the applicable Benefit Continuation Period no later than the date of each month that the COBRA premiums are due to the insurance carrier or COBRA administrator (as applicable).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company’s provision of benefits under this Section 2.2 would violate the nondiscrimination rules under applicable law, or result in the imposition of penalties under applicable law, the Company shall reform this Section 2.2 in a manner as is necessary to comply with applicable law, without reduction in the value of benefits.
2.3    LTIP Award Payments.
(a)    In the event of a Qualifying CIC Termination, subject to Section 2.7 and Section 7.2, any awards granted to a CIC Severed Employee under the Company’s Long Term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”) shall be deemed to be immediately vested and payable to the CIC Severed Employee, notwithstanding any provision of the LTIP to the contrary (such vested and payable LTIP Award amount, the “CIC LTIP Amount”). Any payments under this Section 2.3(a) shall be paid at the same time as the Severance Pay, subject to Section 7.2 and the final sentence of this Section 2.3(a). Notwithstanding any provisions of this Section 2.3(a) to the contrary, if prior to a Change in Control, a CIC Severed Employee has a legally binding right within the meaning of Section 409A to a Pro-rated Award Payment under the LTIP, the portion of the CIC LTIP Amount equal to the Pro-rated Award Payment shall, to the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A, be paid at such time or times as set forth in the LTIP; provided, that, in no event shall the aggregate amount paid to such CIC Severed Employee under the LTIP and this Section 2.3(a) be less than the amount payable in respect of the LTIP awards under this Section 2.3(a).
8

(b)    In the event of a Qualifying Non-CIC Termination, subject to Section 2.7 and Section 7.2, any awards granted to a Non-CIC Severed Employee under the LTIP shall be deemed to be treated in accordance with Section 8 of the LTIP (such amounts payable, the “LTIP Amount”).
2.4    Any outstanding awards granted to a Severed Employee under the Company’s 2021 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan (“Omnibus Plan”) shall be treated in accordance with the terms of the Omnibus Plan (or any successor plan) and the award agreements thereunder.
2.5    In the event of a claim by a Severed Employee as to the amount or timing of any payment or benefit, such Severed Employee shall present the reason for his or her claim in writing to the Plan Administrator. The Plan Administrator shall, within sixty (60) days after receipt of such written claim, send a written notification to the Severed Employee as to its disposition. In the event the claim is wholly or partially denied, such written notification shall (i) state the specific reason or reasons for the denial, (ii) make specific reference to pertinent Plan provisions on which the denial is based, (iii) provide a description of any additional material or information necessary for the Severed Employee to perfect the claim and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary, and (iv) set forth the procedure by which the Severed Employee may appeal the denial of the claim. In the event a Severed Employee wishes to appeal the denial of his or her claim, the Eligible Employee may request a review of such denial by making application in writing to the Plan Administrator within sixty (60) days after receipt of the initial denial. Such Severed Employee (or his or her duly authorized legal representative) may, upon written request to the Plan Administrator, (a) review any documents pertinent to his claim, (b) review any Plan documents relevant to his claim and (c) submit in writing issues and comments in support of his position. Within sixty (60) days after receipt of a written appeal (unless special circumstances, such as the need to hold a hearing, require an extension of time, but in no event more than one hundred twenty (120) days after such receipt and provided that the Plan Administrator notifies the claimant of the delay), the Plan Administrator shall provide a written ruling to the Severed Employee of the final decision. The final decision shall be in writing and shall include specific reasons for the decision, written in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant, and specific references to the pertinent Plan provisions on which the decision is based. If the Plan Administrator does not provide the Severed Employee with written notice within sixty (60) days after receipt of the request for review, the Severed Employee’s claim will be deemed denied.
2.6    Regardless of whether employment terminates due to a Qualifying CIC Termination or a Qualifying Non-CIC Termination, no Severed Employee shall be eligible to receive Severance Pay or other benefits under the Plan unless he or she (i) first executes a written release (a “Release”) following such Severed Employee’s Severance Date and such Release becomes effective and has not been revoked by the Severed Employee by the seventy-second (72nd) day following the Severance Date (the “Release Effective Date”) and (ii) complies with the Restrictive Covenants set forth in Section 5 hereof.
9

2.7    The Company shall be entitled to withhold from amounts to be paid to the Severed Employee hereunder any federal, state or local withholding or other taxes which it is from time to time required by law to withhold.
2.8    The Plan is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A.  For purposes of Section 409A, each payment made under the Plan will be treated as a separate payment. In no event may the Severed Employee, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of payment. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, if necessary to comply with the restriction in Section 409A(a)(2)(B) of the Code concerning payments to Specified Employees, any payment on account of such Severed Employee’s separation from service that would otherwise be due hereunder within six months after such separation will nonetheless be delayed until the first business day of the seventh month following Severed Employee’s Severance Date and the first such payment will include the cumulative amount of any payments that would have been paid prior to such date if not for such restriction, together with interest on such cumulative amount during the period of such restriction at a rate, per annum, equal to the applicable federal short-term rate (compounded monthly) in effect under Section 1274(d) of the Code on the Severance Date. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Severed Employee will not be considered to have terminated employment with the Company for purposes of Section 2.1 hereof unless he would be considered to have incurred a “separation from service” from the Company within the meaning of Section 409A. Any tax liability incurred by a Severed Employee under Section 409A of the Code will be solely the responsibility of the Severed Employee.
3.EXCISE TAXES.
3.1    Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, in the event that any portion or all of the Total Payments received or to be received by a Severed Employee would be subject (in whole or part), to the Excise Tax, then, after taking into account any reduction in the Total Payments provided in such other plan, arrangement or agreement due to the applicability of section 280G of the Code, the Severance Pay shall first be reduced, and the other benefits under the Plan shall thereafter be reduced, to the extent necessary so that no portion of the Total Payments is subject to the Excise Tax, but only if (A) the net amount of such Total Payments, as so reduced (and after subtracting the net amount of federal, state and local income taxes on such reduced Total Payments and after taking into account the phase out of itemized deductions and personal exemptions attributable to such reduced Total Payments) is greater than or equal to (B) the net amount of such Total Payments without such reduction (but after subtracting the net amount of federal, state and local income taxes on such Total Payments and the amount of Excise Tax to which the Severed Employee would be subject in respect of such unreduced Total Payments and after taking into account the phase out of itemized deductions and personal exemptions attributable to such unreduced Total Payments).
3.2    For purposes of determining whether and the extent to which the Total Payments will be subject to the Excise Tax, (i) ) no portion of the Total Payments shall be taken into account which, in the opinion of Tax Counsel, does not constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of section 280G(b)(2) of the Code (including by reason of section 280G(b)(4)(A) of 
10

the Code) and, in calculating the Excise Tax, no portion of such Total Payments shall be taken into account which, in the opinion of Tax Counsel, constitutes reasonable compensation for services actually rendered, within the meaning of section 280G(b)(4)(B) of the Code, in excess of the Base Amount (as defined in section 280G(b)(3) of the Code) allocable to such reasonable compensation, and (ii) the value of any non-cash benefit or any deferred payment or benefit included in the Total Payments shall be determined by the Auditor in accordance with the principles of sections 280G(d)(3) and (4) of the Code.
4.PLAN ADMINISTRATION.
4.1    The Plan shall be interpreted, administered and operated by the Plan Administrator, who shall have complete authority, in its sole discretion subject to the express provisions of the Plan, to interpret the Plan, to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to it, to designate Eligible Employees and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.
4.2    All questions of any character whatsoever arising in connection with the interpretation of the Plan or its administration or operation shall be submitted to and settled and determined by the Plan Administrator in an equitable and fair manner in accordance with the procedure for claims and appeals described in Section 2.5 hereof. Any such settlement and determination shall be final and conclusive, and shall bind and may be relied upon by the Company, each of the Severed Employees and all other parties in interest.
4.3    The Plan Administrator may delegate any of its duties hereunder to such person or persons from time to time as it may designate.
4.4    The Plan Administrator is empowered, on behalf of the Plan, to engage accountants, legal counsel (which may be the Company’s General Counsel) and such other personnel as it deems necessary or advisable to assist it in the performance of its duties under the Plan. The functions of any such persons engaged by the Plan Administrator shall be limited to the specified services and duties for which they are engaged, and such persons shall have no other duties, obligations or responsibilities under the Plan. Such persons shall exercise no discretionary authority or discretionary control respecting the management of the Plan. All reasonable expenses thereof shall be borne by the Company.
5.RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS.
5.1    Eligible Employee acknowledges that, to assist Eligible Employee in the performance of Eligible Employee’s duties, the Company agrees to provide and shall provide and has provided Eligible Employee with Confidential Information and materials. Due to the sensitive nature of this Confidential Information, Eligible Employee acknowledges that the Company has legitimate business and competitive interests and legal rights to require non-disclosure of the Confidential Information to other companies and/or individuals and to require that the Confidential Information be used only for the benefit of the Company. Therefore, in order to protect the Company’s Confidential Information and the Company’s business goodwill and competitive position, and in exchange for the Company providing Eligible Employee the 
11

consideration set forth herein, and in order to protect the value of the equity-based compensation provided to Eligible Employee in the Plan, Eligible Employee agrees:
(a)    At any time during the term of Eligible Employee’s service to the Company and thereafter for so long as such Confidential Information remains confidential, other than by reason of its wrongful disclosure (whether directly or indirectly) by Eligible Employee, Eligible Employee will not use, disclose or allow to be disclosed to any person, firm, or corporation, the Company’s Confidential Information, unless previously authorized by the Company for use in the pursuit of Company business.
(b)    During the term of Eligible Employee’s service to the Company and for a period of twelve (12) months following the Eligible Employee’s termination of employment, the Eligible Employee will not, directly or indirectly, either on Eligible Employee’s own behalf or on behalf of any other individual or commercial enterprise: (i) Solicit, induce or assist any third party in Soliciting or inducing any individual or entity who is then (or was at any time within the preceding twelve (12) months) an employee, consultant, independent contractor or agent of Company (collectively, “Covered Employee”) to leave the employment of the Company or cease performing services for the Company; (ii) hire or engage or assist any Covered Employee; or (iii) Solicit, induce or assist any third party in Soliciting or inducing any other person or entity (including, without limitation, any third-party service provider or distributor) to terminate its relationship with the Company or otherwise interfere with such relationship. This non-solicitation provision explicitly covers all forms of oral, written, or electronic communication, including, but not limited to, communications by email, regular mail, express mail, telephone, fax, instant message, and social media, including, but not limited to, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, and any other social media platform, whether or not in existence at the time of entering into the Plan. However, it will not be deemed a violation of this section if the Eligible Employee merely updates the Eligible Employee’s LinkedIn profile or connects with a Covered Employee on Facebook, LinkedIn, or other social media platform without engaging in any other substantive communication, by social media or otherwise, that is prohibited by this Section.
(c)    During the term of Eligible Employee’s service to the Company and for a period of twelve (12) months following the Eligible Employee’s termination of employment, the Eligible Employee will not, directly or indirectly, either on Eligible Employee’s own behalf or on behalf of any other individual or commercial enterprise (i) Solicit any Client to transact business with a Competitive Enterprise or to reduce or refrain from doing any business with the Company; (ii) transact business with any Client that would cause you to be a Competitive Enterprise or (iii) interfere with or damage any relationship between the Company and a Client.
(d)    The grant of the Severance Pay provided herein and Eligible Employee’s agreement to the Restrictive Covenants are intended to be mutually dependent promises and in the event Eligible Employee breaches or threatens to breach the Restrictive Covenants, then to the greatest extent permitted by applicable law: (i) Severance Pay that has not yet been paid shall cease to be payable and (ii) any Severance Pay that has been paid to Eligible Employee during the twelve (12) months prior to Eligible Employee’s breach or threatened breach of the 
12

Restrictive Covenants that have not yet been paid to Eligible Employee shall be forfeited for no consideration.
5.2    Immediately upon the Eligible Employee’s termination of employment for any reason, or upon Company’s request at any other time, Eligible Employee will deliver to Company all Company Property. Following Eligible Employee’s termination of employment, Eligible Employee shall not retain, copy, or remove (either physically or electronically) any Company Property from Company premises, computers, or other electronic equipment or storage devices.
5.3    By participating in the Plan, each Eligible Employee agrees and acknowledges that Eligible Employee has carefully read and considered the Restrictive Covenants, and, having done so, agrees and acknowledges that the Restrictive Covenants limit Eligible Employee’s ability to engage in competition during the period provided for above. Eligible Employee expressly warrants and represents that these restrictions with respect to time and scope of activity are reasonable and necessary to protect the Confidential Information and the Company’s business goodwill and competitive position.
6.PLAN MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION.
The Plan may be amended or terminated by the Board at any time; provided, however, that except as required by law, the Plan may not be amended or terminated in anticipation of a Change of Control or within two (2) years immediately following a Change in Control in a manner that would adversely affect the rights of Eligible Employees under the Plan without the express written consent of each Eligible Employee so affected. Following an Eligible Employee’s Qualifying Termination, no Plan termination or amendment shall adversely affect the rights of such Severed Employee under the Plan without such Severed Employee’s written consent.
7.GENERAL PROVISIONS.
7.1    Except as otherwise provided herein or by law, no right or interest of any Eligible Employee under the Plan shall be assignable or transferable, in whole or in part, either directly or by operation of law or otherwise, including without limitation, by execution, levy, garnishment, attachment, pledge or in any manner; no attempted assignment or transfer thereof shall be effective; and no right or interest of any Eligible Employee under the Plan shall be subject to any obligation or liability of such Eligible Employee. When a payment is due under the Plan to a Severed Employee who is unable to care for his affairs, payment may be made directly to his legal guardian or personal representative.
7.2    If the Company is obligated by law or by contract (including an outstanding executive employment agreement) to pay severance pay, a termination indemnity, notice pay, or the like, or if the Company is obligated by law to provide advance notice of separation, then any Severance Pay paid to a Severed Employee hereunder shall be reduced by the amount of any such severance pay, termination indemnity, notice pay or the like, as applicable, and by the amount of any salary received by the Severed Employee after the Company provided notice of 
13

separation according to Section 7.3 hereof.  For the avoidance of doubt, a Severed Employee who is party to an executive employment agreement shall (notwithstanding anything to the contrary in such employment agreement) receive the greater of (i) any amounts payable hereunder or (ii) any amounts payable under such employment agreement arising from termination.  If an Eligible Employee is party to an employment agreement with the Company, with regard to any amounts payable under such employment agreement upon a termination of employment, notwithstanding any provisions of the Plan to the contrary, the time and form of payment provided under the employment agreement shall apply instead of the time and form of payment under the Plan to the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A.
7.3    All notices or other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) when delivered personally, (b) upon confirmation of receipt when such notice or other communication is sent by facsimile or electronic mail, (c) one day after timely delivery to an overnight delivery courier, or (d) on the fifth day following the date of deposit in the United States mail if sent first class, postage prepaid, by registered or certified mail. The address for the Company shall be as follows: Leonardo DRS, Inc., 2345 Crystal Drive, Suite 1000, Arlington, Virginia 22202. The address for each Eligible Employee shall be the address on file with the Company.
7.4    Neither the establishment of the Plan, nor any modification thereof, nor the creation of any fund, trust or account, nor the payment of any benefits shall be construed as giving any Eligible Employee, or any person whomsoever, the right to be retained in the service of the Company, and all Eligible Employees shall remain subject to discharge to the same extent as if the Plan had never been adopted.
7.5    If any provision of the Plan shall be held invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions herein, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such provisions had not been included.
7.6    The Plan shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns of the parties, including each Eligible Employee, present and future, and any successor to the Company.  In the case of any transaction in which the Company’s successor would not by operation of law be bound by the Plan, the Company shall require such successor to the Company to expressly and unconditionally assume the Plan in writing and honor the obligations of the Company hereunder, in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no succession had taken place.
7.7    The headings and captions herein are provided for reference and convenience only, shall not be considered part of the Plan, and shall not be employed in the construction of the Plan. Whenever any words are used herein in the masculine gender, they shall be construed as though they were also used in the feminine gender in all cases where they would so apply, and, whenever any words are used herein in the singular form, they shall be construed as though they were also used in the plural form in all cases where they would so apply.
14

7.8    The Plan shall not be funded. No Eligible Employee shall have any right to, or interest in, any assets of any Company which may be applied by the Company to the payment of benefits or other rights under the Plan.
7.9    The laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia shall govern the interpretation, validity, administration, enforcement and performance of the terms of the Plan regardless of the law that might be applied under principles of conflicts of laws. The parties agree that any suit, action, or proceeding arising out of or relating to the Plan shall be brought to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Circuit Court of Arlington County (Virginia) or the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (Alexandria Division). The parties irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection a party may have to the laying of venue for any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court. THE PARTIES ALSO EXPRESSLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT THEY HAVE OR MAY HAVE TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING. If any one or more provisions of the Plan shall for any reason be held invalid or unenforceable, it is the specific intent of the parties that such provisions shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it or its application valid and enforceable.
7.10    Each Eligible Employee agrees to shorten the applicable statute of limitations and agrees that no claims or causes of actions may be brought against the Company or any its subsidiaries or affiliates or any of their directors, officers, employees, controlling persons, agents or representatives based upon, directly or indirectly, any claim that arises under the Plan more than twelve (12) months after the date of the action that is the subject of the claim or lawsuit.  Each Eligible Employee agrees to waive any statute of limitations to the contrary.
15Document

Exhibit 10.11

Leonardo DRS, Inc.
2021 OMNIBUS EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN
ARTICLE I
GENERAL
1.1        Purpose
The purpose of the Leonardo DRS, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan (as amended from time to time, the “Plan”) is to help the Company (as hereinafter defined):  (1) attract, retain and motivate key employees (including prospective employees), consultants and non-employee directors of Leonardo DRS, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”); (2) align the interests of such persons with the Company’s stockholders; and (3) promote ownership of the Company’s equity.
1.2        Definitions of Certain Terms
For purposes of this Plan, the following terms have the meanings set forth below:
1.2.1    “Acquisition Awards” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.6.1. 
1.2.2    "Affiliate" shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under section 12 of the Exchange Act. 
1.2.3    “Award” means an award made pursuant to the Plan.
1.2.4    “Award Agreement” means the written document by which each Award is evidenced, and which may, but need not be (as determined by the Committee) executed or acknowledged (including any electronic acceptance or acknowledgement) by a Participant as a condition to receiving an Award, and which sets forth the terms and provisions applicable to Awards granted under the Plan to such Participant.  Any reference herein to an agreement in writing will be deemed to include an electronic writing to the extent permitted by applicable law.
1.2.5    “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
1.2.6    “Business Combination” has the meaning provided in Section 1.2.9(c). 
1.2.7    “Cause” means (a) with respect to a Participant employed pursuant to a written employment agreement which agreement includes a definition of “Cause,” “Cause” as defined in that agreement or (b) with respect to any other Participant, the occurrence of any of the following: (i) the Participant’s repeated or continued failure to perform his or her duties to the Company’s satisfaction (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness), as determined in the Company’s sole discretion; (ii) the Participant’s engagement in dishonesty, illegal conduct or misconduct; (iii) the Participant’s embezzlement, misappropriation or fraud, whether or not related to the Participant’s employment with the Company; (iv) the Participant’s conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a crime that constitutes a felony (or state law equivalent) or crime that constitutes a misdemeanor 

involving moral turpitude; or (v) the Participant’s violations of the Company’s code of ethics and business conduct, as amended from time to time, as determined in the Company’s sole discretion.
1.2.8    “Certificate” means a stock certificate (or other appropriate document or evidence of ownership) representing Shares.
1.2.9    “Change in Control” means, except in connection with any initial public offering of the Common Stock, the occurrence of any of the following events after the completion of the initial public offering of the Company:  
(a)    during any period of 12 months, individuals who constitute the Board as of the date hereof (the “Incumbent Directors”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the beginning of such period, whose election or nomination for election was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Incumbent Directors then on the Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the Company in which such person is named as a nominee for director, without written objection to such nomination) will be an Incumbent Director; provided, however, that no individual initially elected or nominated as a director of the Company as a result of an actual or publicly threatened election contest with respect to directors or as a result of any other actual or publicly threatened solicitation of proxies by or on behalf of any person other than the Board will be deemed to be an Incumbent Director; provided, further, that this Section 1.2.9(a) shall not be in effect until there are no Leonardo S.p.A “Proxy Holders” (as defined in the Proxy Agreement between Leonardo S.p.A, the Company and other parties thereto, dated as of October 26, 2017) on the Board;
(b)    any “person” (as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and as used in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act), becomes a “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 30% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then-outstanding securities eligible to vote for the election of the Board (“Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that the event described in this paragraph (b) will not be deemed to be a Change in Control by virtue of the ownership, or acquisition, of Company Voting Securities:  (A) by the Company, (B) by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company, (C) by any underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, (D) pursuant to a Non-Qualifying Transaction (as defined in paragraph (c) of this definition), or (E) by Leonardo S.p.A or any of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries;
(c)    the consummation of a merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange or similar form of corporate transaction involving the Company that requires the approval of the Company’s stockholders, whether for such transaction or the issuance of securities in the transaction (a “Business Combination”), excluding such a Business Combination with Leonardo S.p.A or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries, unless immediately following such Business Combination:  (A) more than 60% of the total voting power of (x) the entity resulting from such Business Combination (the “Surviving Entity”), or (y) if applicable, the ultimate parent corporation that directly or indirectly has beneficial ownership of at least 95% of the voting 
-2-

power, is represented by Company Voting Securities that were outstanding immediately prior to such Business Combination (or, if applicable, is represented by shares into which such Company Voting Securities were converted pursuant to such Business Combination), and such voting power among the holders thereof is in substantially the same proportion as the voting power of such Company Voting Securities among the holders thereof immediately prior to the Business Combination, (B) no person (other than Leonardo S.p.A or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Surviving Entity or the parent), becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 30% or more of the total voting power of the outstanding voting securities eligible to elect directors of the parent (or, if there is no parent, the Surviving Entity) and (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the parent (or, if there is no parent, the Surviving Entity) following the consummation of the Business Combination were Incumbent Directors at the time of the Board’s approval of the execution of the initial agreement providing for such Business Combination (any Business Combination which satisfies all of the criteria specified in (A), (B) and (C) of this paragraph (c) will be deemed to be a “Non-Qualifying Transaction”); or
(d)    the consummation of a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (other than to Leonardo S.p.A or any of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries or an Affiliate of the Company); or
(e)    the Company’s stockholders approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control will not be deemed to occur solely because any person acquires beneficial ownership of more than 30% of the Company Voting Securities as a result of the acquisition of Company Voting Securities by the Company which reduces the number of Company Voting Securities outstanding; provided that if after such acquisition by the Company such person (other than Leonardo S.p.A or any of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries) becomes the beneficial owner of additional Company Voting Securities that increases the percentage of outstanding Company Voting Securities beneficially owned by such person, a Change in Control will then occur.
1.2.10    “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor thereto, and the applicable rulings and regulations thereunder.
1.2.11    “Committee” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3.1.
1.2.12    “Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share, and any other securities or property issued in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof pursuant to Section 1.6.3.
1.2.13    “Company” means Leonardo DRS, Inc., and any successor entity thereto.
1.2.14    “Company Voting Securities” has the meaning provided in the definition of Change in Control.
-3-

1.2.15    “Consent” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.2.
1.2.16    “Consultant” means any individual (other than a non-employee director), corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity that provides bona fide consulting or advisory services to the Company.
1.2.17    “Covered Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3.4.
1.2.18    “Director” means a member of the Board.
1.2.19    “Disability” means, unless otherwise defined in an employment agreement between the Participant and the Company, a Participant’s inability to perform the duties of his or her employment on a full-time basis for six (6) consecutive months, as determined by the Committee.
1.2.20    “Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.25.  
1.2.21    “Employee” means a regular, active employee or a prospective employee of the Company, but not including a non-employee director.
1.2.22    “Employment” means a Participant’s performance of services for the Company, as determined by the Committee.  The terms “employ” and “employed” will have their correlative meanings.  The Committee in its sole discretion may determine (a) whether and when a Participant’s leave of absence results in a termination of Employment, (b) whether and when a change in a Participant’s association with the Company results in a termination of Employment and (c) the impact, if any, of any such leave of absence or change in association on outstanding Awards.  Unless expressly provided otherwise, any references in the Plan or any Award Agreement to a Participant’s Employment being terminated will include both voluntary and involuntary terminations.
1.2.23    “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, or any successor thereto, and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder.
1.2.24    “Fair Market Value” means, with respect to a Share, the closing price reported for the Common Stock on the applicable date as reported on the New York Stock Exchange or, if not so reported, as determined in accordance with a valuation methodology approved by the Committee, unless determined as otherwise specified herein.  For purposes of the grant of any Award, the applicable date will be the trading day on which the Award is granted or, if the date the Award is granted is not a trading day, the trading day immediately prior to the date the Award is granted.  For purposes of the exercise of any Award, the applicable date is the date a notice of exercise is received by the Company or, if such date is not a trading day, the trading day immediately following the date a notice of exercise is received by the Company.
1.2.25    “Good Reason” means, following a Change in Control, (a) with respect to a Participant employed pursuant to a written employment agreement which agreement includes a definition of “Good Reason,” “Good Reason” as defined in that agreement or (b) with respect to 
-4-

any other Participant, the occurrence of any of the following in the absence of the Participant’s written consent:  (i) a material diminution in the Participant’s authority, duties, or responsibilities (other than temporarily while the Participant is physically or mentally incapacitated or as required by law), (ii) a material diminution in the Participant’s base salary, (iii) the relocation of the Participant’s principal place of employment to a location more than fifty (50) miles from the Participant’s principal place of employment immediately prior to the Change in Control, which constitutes a material adverse change in the geographic location with respect to such Participant or (iv) the Company’s material breach of any employment agreement to which the Company and the Participant are party at the time of such breach; provided that in any case such event is not cured by the Company (if susceptible to cure by the Company) within thirty (30) days after the Company has received written notice from the affected Participant within ninety (90) days of the initial existence of the event or condition constituting Good Reason specifying the particular events or conditions which constitute Good Reason.
1.2.26    “Incentive Stock Option” means a stock option to purchase Shares that is intended to be an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Sections 421 and 422 of the Code, as now constituted or subsequently amended, or pursuant to a successor provision of the Code, and which is designated as an Incentive Stock Option in the applicable Award Agreement.
1.2.27    “Incumbent Directors” has the meaning provided in the definition of Change in Control.
1.2.28    “Non-Qualifying Transaction” has the meaning provided in the definition of Change in Control.
1.2.29    “Other Stock-Based or Cash-Based Awards” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8.1.
1.2.30    “Participant” means an Employee, Consultant or non-employee director who receives an Award.
1.2.31    “Performance-Based Awards” means certain Other Stock-Based or Cash-Based Awards granted pursuant to Section 2.8.2.
1.2.32    “Performance Criteria” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8.2.
1.2.33    “Performance Goals” means the performance goals established by the Committee in connection with the grant of Awards, which may or may not be based on Performance Criteria.
1.2.34    “Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.
1.2.35    “Plan Action” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.1.
1.2.36     “Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code, including any amendments or successor provisions to that section, and any regulations and other administrative guidance 
-5-

thereunder, in each case as they may be from time to time amended or interpreted through further administrative guidance.
1.2.37    “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, or any successor thereto, and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder.
1.2.38    “Share Limit” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.6.1.
1.2.39    “Shares” means shares of Common Stock.
1.2.40    “Subsidiary” means any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other legal entity in which the Company, directly or indirectly, owns stock or other equity interests possessing 25% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of the then-outstanding stock or other equity interests.
1.2.41    “Surviving Entity” has the meaning provided in the definition of Change in Control.
1.2.42    “Ten Percent Stockholder” means a person owning stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company and of any Subsidiary or parent corporation of the Company.
1.2.43    “Treasury Regulations” means the regulations promulgated under the Code by the United States Treasury Department, as amended.
1.3        Administration
1.3.1    The Compensation Committee of the Board (as constituted from time to time, and including any successor committee, the “Committee”) will administer the Plan.  In particular, the Committee will have the authority in its sole discretion to:
(a)    exercise all of the powers granted to it under the Plan;
(b)    construe, interpret and implement the Plan and all Award Agreements;
(c)    prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, including rules governing the Committee’s own operations;
(d)    make all determinations necessary or advisable in administering the Plan;
(e)    correct any defect, supply any omission and reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan;
(f)    amend the Plan to reflect changes in applicable law;
(g)    grant, or recommend to the Board for approval to grant, Awards and determine who will receive Awards, when such Awards will be granted and the terms of such 
-6-

Awards, including setting forth provisions with regard to the effect of a termination of Employment on such Awards and conditioning the vesting of, or the lapsing of any applicable vesting restrictions or other vesting conditions on, Awards upon the attainment of Performance Goals and/or upon continued service;
(h)    amend any outstanding Award Agreement in any respect including, without limitation, to
(1)     accelerate the time or times at which the Award becomes vested, unrestricted or may be exercised (and, in connection with such acceleration, the Committee may provide that any Shares acquired pursuant to such Award will be restricted Shares, which are subject to vesting, transfer, forfeiture or repayment provisions similar to those in the Participant’s underlying Award), 
(2)     accelerate the time or times at which Shares are delivered under the Award (and, without limitation on the Committee’s rights, in connection with such acceleration, the Committee may provide that any Shares delivered pursuant to such Award will be restricted Shares, which are subject to vesting, transfer, forfeiture or repayment provisions similar to those in the Participant’s underlying Award), 
(3)     waive or amend any goals, restrictions, vesting provisions or conditions set forth in such Award Agreement, or impose new goals, restrictions, vesting provisions and conditions or 
(4)     reflect a change in the Participant’s circumstances (e.g., a change to part-time employment status or a change in position, duties or responsibilities); and
(i)    determine at any time whether, to what extent and under what circumstances and method or methods, subject to Section 3.14, 
(1)     Awards may be 
(A)     settled in cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property (in which event, the Committee may specify what other effects such settlement will have on the Participant’s Award, including the effect on any repayment provisions under the Plan or Award Agreement), 
(B)     exercised or 
(C)    canceled, forfeited or suspended, 
(2) Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property and other amounts payable with respect to an Award may be deferred either automatically or at the election of the Participant thereof or of the Committee, 
-7-

(3)     Awards may be settled by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any of their designees and 
(4)     the exercise price for any stock option (other than an Incentive Stock Option, unless the Committee determines that such a stock option will no longer constitute an Incentive Stock Option) or stock appreciation right may be reset subject to Section 3.20.
1.3.2    Actions of the Committee may be taken by the vote of a majority of its members present at a meeting (which may be held telephonically).  Any action may be taken by a written instrument signed by a majority of the Committee members, and action so taken will be as fully effective as if it had been taken by a vote at a meeting.  The determination of the Committee on all matters relating to the Plan or any Award Agreement will be final, binding and conclusive.  The Committee may allocate among its members and delegate to any person who is not a member of the Committee, or to any administrative group within the Company, any of its powers, responsibilities or duties.  Except as specifically provided to the contrary, references to the Committee include any administrative group, individual or individuals to whom the Committee has delegated its duties and powers.
1.3.3    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Board may, in its sole discretion, at any time and from time to time, grant Awards or administer the Plan.  In any such case, the Board will have all of the authority and responsibility granted to the Committee herein.
1.3.4    No member of the Committee, Board or any person to whom the Committee delegates its powers, responsibilities or duties in writing, including by resolution (each such person, a “Covered Person”), will have any liability to any person (including any Participant) for any action taken or omitted to be taken or any determination made with respect to the Plan or any Award, except as expressly provided by statute.  Each Covered Person will be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from: 
(a)    any loss, cost, liability or expense (including attorneys’ fees) that may be imposed upon or incurred by such Covered Person in connection with or resulting from any action, suit or proceeding to which such Covered Person may be a party or in which such Covered Person may be involved by reason of any action taken or omitted to be taken under the Plan or any Award Agreement, in each case, in good faith and 
(b)    any and all amounts paid by such Covered Person, with the Company’s approval, in settlement thereof, or paid by such Covered Person in satisfaction of any judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding against such Covered Person, provided that the Company will have the right, at its own expense, to assume and defend any such action, suit or proceeding and, once the Company gives notice of its intent to assume the defense, the Company will have sole control over such defense with counsel of the Company’s choice.  
The foregoing right of indemnification will not be available to a Covered Person to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction in a final judgment or other final adjudication, in 
-8-

either case, not subject to further appeal, determines that the acts or omissions of such Covered Person giving rise to the indemnification claim resulted from such Covered Person’s bad faith, fraud or willful misconduct.  The foregoing right of indemnification will not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which Covered Persons may be entitled under the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws, pursuant to any individual indemnification agreements between such Covered Person and the Company, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any other power that the Company may have to indemnify such persons or hold them harmless.
1.4        Persons Eligible for Awards
Awards under the Plan may be made to Employees, Consultants and non-employee directors.
1.5        Types of Awards Under Plan
Awards may be made under the Plan in the form of cash-based or stock-based Awards.  Stock-based Awards may be in the form of any of the following, in each case in respect of Common Stock: 
(a)    stock options, 
(b)    stock appreciation rights, 
(c)    restricted Shares, 
(d)    restricted stock units, 
(e)    dividend equivalent rights and
(f)    other equity-based or equity-related Awards (as further described in Section 2.8), that the Committee determines to be consistent with the purposes of the Plan and the interests of the Company.
1.6        Shares of Common Stock Available for Awards
1.6.1    Shares Subject to the Plan.  Subject to the other provisions of this Section 1.6, the total number of Shares that may be granted under the Plan will be 3,511,400 (the “Share Limit”).  Shares of Common Stock subject to awards that are assumed, converted or substituted under the Plan as a result of the Company’s acquisition of another company (including by way of merger, combination or similar transaction) (“Acquisition Awards”) will not count against the number of Shares that may be granted under the Plan.  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 maximum number of Shares available for grant under the Plan, subject to applicable stock exchange requirements.
1.6.2    Replacement of Shares.  Shares subject to an Award that is forfeited (including any restricted Shares repurchased by the Company at the same price paid by the Participant so that 
-9-

such Shares are returned to the Company), expires or is settled for cash (in whole or in part), to the extent of such forfeiture, expiration or cash settlement will be available for future grants of Awards under the Plan and will be added back in the same number of Shares as were deducted in respect of the grant of such Award.  The payment of dividend equivalent rights in cash in conjunction with any outstanding Awards will not be counted against the Shares available for issuance under the Plan.  In the case of stock appreciation rights, the difference between the number of Shares covered by the exercised portion of the stock appreciation right and the number of Shares actually delivered upon exercise shall not be restored or available for future issuance under the Plan.  Shares tendered by a Participant or withheld by the Company in payment of the exercise price of a stock option or to satisfy any tax withholding obligation with respect to an Award will not again be available for Awards. Shares repurchased using stock option proceeds will not be made available for future issuance of Awards.
1.6.3    Adjustments.  The Committee will:
(a)    adjust the number and type of property or securities authorized pursuant to Section 1.6.1, 
(b)    adjust the individual Participant limitations set forth in Sections 1.6, 2.4.1 and 2.5.1,
(c)    adjust the number and type of property or securities set forth in Section 2.3.2 that can be issued through Incentive Stock Options and 
(d)    adjust the terms of any outstanding Awards (including, without limitation, the number of Shares covered by each outstanding Award, the type of property or securities to which the Award relates and the exercise or strike price of any Award), 
in such manner as it deems appropriate (including, without limitation, by payment of cash) to prevent the enlargement or dilution of rights, as a result of any increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares (or issuance of securities other than Shares) resulting from a recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, spinoff, split up, combination, reclassification or exchange of Shares, merger, consolidation, rights offering, separation, reorganization or liquidation or any other change in the corporate structure or Shares, including any extraordinary dividend or extraordinary distribution; provided that no such adjustment may be made if or to the extent that it would cause an outstanding Award to cease to be exempt from, or to fail to comply with, Section 409A of the Code.
ARTICLE II
AWARDS UNDER THE PLAN
2.1        Agreements Evidencing Awards
Each Award granted under the Plan will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will contain such provisions and conditions as the Committee deems appropriate.  Unless otherwise provided herein, the Committee may grant Awards in tandem with or, subject to 
-10-

Section 3.14, in substitution for or satisfaction of any other Award or Awards granted under the Plan or any award granted under any other plan of the Company.  By accepting an Award pursuant to the Plan, a Participant thereby agrees that the Award will be subject to all of the terms and provisions of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement.  
2.2        No Rights as a Stockholder
No Participant (or other person having rights pursuant to an Award) will have any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to Shares subject to an Award until the delivery of such Shares.  Except as otherwise provided in Section 1.6.3, no adjustments will be made for dividends, distributions or other rights (whether ordinary or extraordinary, and whether in cash, Common Stock, other securities or other property) for which the record date is before the date the Certificates for the Shares are delivered, or in the event the Committee elects to use another system, such as book entries by the transfer agent, before the date in which such system evidences the Participant’s ownership of such Shares.
2.3        Options
2.3.1    Grant.  Stock options may be granted to eligible recipients in such number and at such times during the term of the Plan as the Committee may determine; provided, however, that the maximum number of Shares as to which stock options may be granted under the Plan to any one individual in any fiscal year may not exceed the Share Limit (as adjusted pursuant to the provisions of Section 1.6.3).
2.3.2    Incentive Stock Options.  At the time of grant, the Committee will determine: 
(a)    whether all or any part of a stock option granted to an eligible Employee will be an Incentive Stock Option and 
(b)    the number of Shares subject to such Incentive Stock Option; provided, however, that 
(1)    the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the time the option is granted) of the stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by an eligible Employee during any fiscal year (under all such plans of the Company and of any Subsidiary or parent corporation of the Company) may not exceed $100,000 and 
(2)    no Incentive Stock Option (other than an Incentive Stock Option that may be assumed or issued by the Company in connection with a transaction to which Section 424(a) of the Code applies) may be granted to a person who is not eligible to receive an Incentive Stock Option under the Code.  
The form of any stock option which is entirely or in part an Incentive Stock Option will clearly indicate that such stock option is an Incentive Stock Option or, if applicable, the number of Shares subject to the Incentive Stock Option.  No more than the Share Limit (as adjusted 
-11-

pursuant to the provisions of Section 1.6.3) that can be delivered under the Plan may be issued through Incentive Stock Options.
2.3.3    Exercise Price.  The exercise price per Share with respect to each stock option will be determined by the Committee but, except for Acquisition Awards or as otherwise permitted by Section 1.6.3, may never be less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock (or, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten Percent Stockholder, 110% of the Fair Market Value).  Unless otherwise noted in the Award Agreement, the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock will be its Fair Market Value on the date of grant of the Award of stock options.
2.3.4    Term of Stock Option.  In no event will any stock option be exercisable after the expiration of 10 years (or, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten Percent Stockholder, 5 years) from the date on which the stock option is granted.
2.3.5    Vesting and Exercise of Stock Option and Payment for Shares.  A stock option may vest and be exercised at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as will be determined by the Committee at the time the stock option is granted and set forth in the Award Agreement.  Subject to any limitations in the applicable Award Agreement, any Shares not acquired pursuant to the exercise of a stock option on the applicable vesting date may be acquired thereafter at any time before the final expiration of the stock option.  
To exercise a stock option, the Participant must give written notice or, to the extent permitted by the Company, electronic notice to the Company specifying the number of Shares to be acquired and accompanied by payment of the full purchase price therefor in cash or by certified or official bank check, or in another form as determined by the Company, which may include: 
(a)     personal check, 
(b)     Shares, based on the Fair Market Value as of the exercise date, 
(c)    any other form of consideration approved by the Company and permitted by applicable law and 
(d)    any combination of the foregoing.  
The Committee may also make arrangements for the cashless exercise of a stock option.  Any person exercising a stock option will make such representations and agreements and furnish such information as the Committee may, in its sole discretion, deem necessary or desirable to effect or assure compliance by the Company on terms acceptable to the Company with the provisions of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable legal requirements.  The Committee may, in its sole discretion, also take whatever additional actions it deems appropriate to effect such compliance including, without limitation, placing legends on share certificates and issuing stop-transfer notices to agents and registrars.  If a Participant so requests, Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of a stock option may be issued in the name of the Participant and another jointly with the right of survivorship.
-12-

2.4        Stock Appreciation Rights
2.4.1    Grant.  Stock appreciation rights may be granted to eligible recipients in such number and at such times during the term of the Plan as the Committee may determine; provided, however, that the maximum number of Shares as to which stock appreciation rights may be granted under the Plan to any one individual in any fiscal year may not exceed the Share Limit (as adjusted pursuant to the provisions of Section 1.6.3).
2.4.2    Exercise Price.  The exercise price per Share with respect to each stock appreciation right will be determined by the Committee but, except for Acquisition Awards or as otherwise permitted by Section 1.6.3, may never be less than the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock.  Unless otherwise noted in the Award Agreement, the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock will be its Fair Market Value on the date of grant of the Award of stock appreciation rights.
2.4.3    Term of Stock Appreciation Right.  In no event will any stock appreciation right be exercisable after the expiration of 10 years from the date on which the stock appreciation right is granted.
2.4.4    Vesting and Exercise of Stock Appreciation Right and Delivery of Shares.  Each stock appreciation right may vest and be exercised at such time or times as may be determined in the Award Agreement at the time the stock appreciation right is granted.  Subject to any limitations in the applicable Award Agreement, any stock appreciation rights not exercised on the applicable vesting date may be exercised thereafter at any time before the final expiration of the stock appreciation right.  
To exercise a stock appreciation right, the Participant must give written notice to the Company specifying the number of stock appreciation rights to be exercised.  Upon exercise of stock appreciation rights, Shares, cash or other securities or property, or a combination thereof, as specified by the Committee, equal in value to: 
(a)    the excess of: 
(1)     the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date of exercise over 
(2)     the exercise price of such stock appreciation right 
multiplied by 
(b)    the number of stock appreciation rights exercised, will be delivered to the Participant.
Any person exercising a stock appreciation right will make such representations and agreements and furnish such information as the Committee may, in its sole discretion, deem necessary or desirable to effect or assure compliance by the Company on terms acceptable to the Company with the provisions of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable legal requirements.  If a Participant so requests, Shares purchased may be issued in the name of the Participant and another jointly with the right of survivorship. 
-13-

2.5        Restricted Shares
2.5.1    Grants.  The Committee may grant or offer for sale restricted Shares in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may determine.  Upon the delivery of such Shares, the Participant will have the rights of a stockholder with respect to the restricted Shares, subject to any other restrictions and conditions as the Committee may include in the applicable Award Agreement.  Each Participant of an Award of restricted Shares will be issued a Certificate in respect of such Shares, unless the Committee elects to use another system, such as book entries by the transfer agent, as evidencing ownership of such Shares.  In the event that a Certificate is issued in respect of restricted Shares, such Certificate may be registered in the name of the Participant, and will, in addition to such legends required by applicable securities laws, bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to such Award, but will be held by the Company or its designated agent until the time the restrictions lapse.  
2.5.2    Right to Vote and Receive Dividends on Restricted Shares.  Each Participant of an Award of restricted Shares will, during the period of restriction, be the beneficial and record owner of such restricted shares and will have full voting rights with respect thereto.  Unless the Committee determines otherwise in an Award Agreement, during the period of restriction, all ordinary cash dividends or other ordinary distributions paid upon any restricted Share will be retained by the Company and will be paid to the relevant Participant (without interest) when the Award of restricted Shares vests and will revert back to the Company if for any reason the restricted Share upon which such dividends or other distributions were paid reverts back to the Company (any extraordinary dividends or other extraordinary distributions will be treated in accordance with Section 1.6.3).
2.6        Restricted Stock Units
The Committee may grant Awards of restricted stock units in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may determine.  A Participant of a restricted stock unit will have only the rights of a general unsecured creditor of the Company, until delivery of Shares, cash or other securities or property is made as specified in the applicable Award Agreement.  On the delivery date specified in the Award Agreement, the Participant of each restricted stock unit not previously forfeited or terminated will receive one share of Common Stock, cash or other securities or property equal in value to a share of Common Stock or a combination thereof, as specified by the Committee.
2.7        Dividend Equivalent Rights
The Committee may include in the Award Agreement with respect to any Award a dividend equivalent right entitling the Participant to receive amounts equal to all or any portion of the regular cash dividends that would be paid on the Shares covered by such Award if such Shares had been delivered pursuant to such Award.  The grantee of a dividend equivalent right will have only the rights of a general unsecured creditor of the Company until payment of such amounts is made as specified in the applicable Award Agreement.  In the event such a provision is included in an Award Agreement, the Committee will determine whether such payments will 
-14-

be made in cash, in Shares or in another form, whether they will be conditioned upon the exercise of the Award to which they relate (subject to compliance with Section 409A of the Code), the time or times at which they will be made, and such other terms and conditions as the Committee will deem appropriate; provided that in no event may such payments may be made unless and until the Award to which they relate vests.  
2.8        Other Stock-Based or Cash-Based Awards
2.8.1    Grant.  The Committee may grant other types of equity-based, equity-related or cash-based Awards (including the grant or offer for sale of unrestricted Shares, performance share awards and performance units settled in cash) (“Other Stock-Based or Cash-Based Awards”) in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may determine.  The terms and conditions set forth by the Committee in the applicable Award Agreement may relate to the achievement of Performance Goals, as determined by the Committee at the time of grant.  Such Awards may entail the transfer of actual Shares to Award recipients and may include Awards designed to comply with or take advantage of the applicable local laws of jurisdictions other than the United States.
2.8.2    Establishment of the Performance Period, Performance Goals and Certification.  A Participant’s Performance-Based Award will be determined based on the attainment of written Performance Goals approved by the Committee for a performance period established by the Committee.  The Committee may prescribe a formula to determine the amount of the Performance-Based Award that may be payable based upon the level of attainment of the Performance Goals during the performance period.  The Performance Goals will be based on criteria determined by the Committee from time to time, and as may be adjusted, modified or amended by the Committee (“Performance Criteria”). Any Performance Goals may be measured in absolute terms or relative to historic performance or the performance of other companies or an index. Following the completion of each performance period, the Committee will have the sole discretion to determine whether the applicable Performance Goals have been met with respect to a given Participant and, if they have, will determine the amount of the applicable Performance-Based Award.  The amount of the Performance-Based Award determined by the Committee for a performance period will be paid to the Participant at such time as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion after the end of such performance period.
2.9        Repayment If Conditions Not Met
If the Committee determines that all terms and conditions of the Plan and a Participant’s Award Agreement were not satisfied, and that the failure to satisfy such terms and conditions is material, then the Participant will be obligated to pay the Company immediately upon demand therefor, (a) with respect to a stock option and a stock appreciation right, an amount equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value (determined at the time of exercise) of the Shares that were delivered in respect of such exercised stock option or stock appreciation right, as applicable, over the exercise price paid therefor, (b) with respect to restricted Shares, an amount equal to the Fair Market Value (determined at the time such Shares became vested) of such restricted Shares and (c) with respect to restricted stock units, an amount equal to the Fair 
-15-

Market Value (determined at the time of delivery) of the Shares delivered with respect to the applicable delivery date, in each case with respect to clauses (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 2.9, without reduction for any amount applied to satisfy withholding tax or other obligations in respect of such Award.
2.10    Minimum Vesting 
All Awards shall be subject to a minimum vesting schedule of at least twelve months following the date of grant of the Award, provided that an Award Agreement may provide that vesting may accelerate in connection with death, Disability, retirement, a Change in Control or other involuntary termination.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, up to 5% of the Shares available for grant under the Plan may be granted with a minimum vesting schedule that is shorter than that mandated in this Section 2.10.
2.11    Continuous Employment Requirement
Unless otherwise provided herein, in an Award Agreement, in an employment agreement or in other arrangement of the Company or its Affiliates, in the event of Participant’s termination of Employment prior to the vesting of all of the Awards, any unvested Awards will terminate automatically without any further action by the Company and be forfeited without further notice and at no cost to the Company.
ARTICLE III
MISCELLANEOUS
3.1        Amendment of the Plan
3.1.1    Unless otherwise provided in the Plan or in an Award Agreement, the Board may at any time and from time to time suspend, discontinue, revise or amend the Plan in any respect whatsoever but, subject to Sections 1.3, 1.6.3 and 3.7, no such amendment may materially adversely impair the rights of the Participant of any Award without the Participant’s consent.  Subject to Sections 1.3, 1.6.3 and 3.7, an Award Agreement may not be amended to materially adversely impair the rights of a Participant without the Participant’s consent.  
3.1.2    Unless otherwise determined by the Board, stockholder approval of any suspension, discontinuance, revision or amendment will be obtained only to the extent necessary to comply with any applicable laws, regulations or rules of a securities exchange or self-regulatory agency; provided, however, if and to the extent the Board determines it is appropriate for the Plan to comply with the provisions of Section 422 of the Code, no amendment that would require stockholder approval under Section 422 of the Code will be effective without the approval of the Company’s stockholders.
3.2        Tax Withholding
Participants will be solely responsible for any applicable taxes (including, without limitation, income and excise taxes) and penalties, and any interest that accrues thereon, that they 
-16-

incur in connection with the receipt, vesting or exercise of any Award.  As a condition to the delivery of any Shares, cash or other securities or property pursuant to any Award or the lifting or lapse of restrictions on any Award, or in connection with any other event that gives rise to a federal or other governmental tax withholding obligation on the part of the Company relating to an Award (including, without limitation, the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax), 
(a)    the Company may deduct or withhold (or cause to be deducted or withheld) from any payment or distribution to a Participant whether or not pursuant to the Plan (including Shares otherwise deliverable), 
(b)    the Committee will be entitled to require that the Participant remit cash to the Company (through payroll deduction or otherwise), or 
(c)    the Company may enter into any other suitable arrangements to withhold, in each case in the Company’s discretion the amounts of such taxes to be withheld based on the individual tax rates applicable to the Participant.
3.3        Required Consents and Legends
3.3.1    If the Committee at any time determines that any Consent (as hereinafter defined) is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the granting of any Award, the delivery of Shares or the delivery of any cash, securities or other property under the Plan, or the taking of any other action thereunder (each such action a “Plan Action”), then, subject to Section 3.14 such Plan Action will not be taken, in whole or in part, unless and until such Consent will have been effected or obtained to the full satisfaction of the Committee.  The Committee may direct that any Certificate evidencing Shares delivered pursuant to the Plan will bear a legend setting forth such restrictions on transferability as the Committee may determine to be necessary or desirable, and may advise the transfer agent to place a stop transfer order against any legended Shares.
3.3.2    The term “Consent” as used in this Article III with respect to any Plan Action includes:
(a)    any and all listings, registrations or qualifications in respect thereof upon any securities exchange or under any federal, state, or local law, or law, rule or regulation of a jurisdiction outside the United States, 
(b)    any and all written agreements and representations by the Participant with respect to the disposition of Shares, or with respect to any other matter, which the Committee may deem necessary or desirable to comply with the terms of any such listing, registration or qualification or to obtain an exemption from the requirement that any such listing, qualification or registration be made, 
(c)    any and all other consents, clearances and approvals in respect of a Plan Action by any governmental or other regulatory body or any stock exchange or self-regulatory agency, 
-17-

(d)    any and all consents by the Participant to: 
(i)    the Company’s supplying to any third party recordkeeper of the Plan such personal information as the Committee deems advisable to administer the Plan, 
(ii)    the Company’s deducting amounts from the Participant’s wages, or another arrangement satisfactory to the Committee, to reimburse the Company for advances made on the Participant’s behalf to satisfy certain withholding and other tax obligations in connection with an Award and 
(iii)    the Company’s imposing sales and transfer procedures and restrictions and hedging restrictions on Shares delivered under the Plan and 
(e)    any and all consents or authorizations required to comply with, or required to be obtained under, applicable local law or otherwise required by the Committee.  Nothing herein will require the Company to list, register or qualify the Shares on any securities exchange.
3.4        Right of Offset
The Company will have the right to offset against its obligation to deliver Shares (or other property or cash) under the Plan or any Award Agreement any outstanding amounts (including, without limitation, travel and entertainment or advance account balances, relocation reimbursement, sign-on bonus, loans, repayment obligations under any Awards, or amounts repayable to the Company pursuant to tax equalization, housing or other employee programs) that the Participant then owes to the Company and any amounts the Committee otherwise deems appropriate pursuant to any tax equalization policy or agreement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Award provides for the deferral of compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, the Committee will have no right to offset against its obligation to deliver Shares (or other property or cash) under the Plan or any Award Agreement if such offset could subject the Participant to the additional tax imposed under Section 409A of the Code in respect of an outstanding Award.
3.5        Non-assignability; No Hedging
Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, no Award (or any rights and obligations thereunder) granted to any person under the Plan may be sold, exchanged, transferred, assigned, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of or hedged, in any manner (including through the use of any cash-settled instrument), whether voluntarily or involuntarily and whether by operation of law or otherwise, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and all such Awards (and any rights thereunder) will be exercisable during the life of the Participant only by the Participant or the Participant’s legal representative.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may permit, under such terms and conditions that it deems appropriate in its sole discretion, a Participant to transfer any Award to any person or entity that the Committee so determines.  Any sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, hypothecation, or other disposition in violation of the provisions of this Section 3.5 will be null and void and any Award which is hedged in any manner will immediately be forfeited.  All of 
-18-

the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Award Agreements will be binding upon any permitted successors and assigns.
3.6        Change in Control
3.6.1    Unless the Committee determines otherwise or as otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, if a Participant’s Employment is terminated by the Company or any successor entity thereto without Cause on or within one (1) year after a Change in Control, (i) each Award granted to such Participant prior to such Change in Control will become fully vested (including the lapsing of all restrictions and conditions) and, as applicable, exercisable, and (ii) any Shares deliverable pursuant to restricted stock units will be delivered promptly (but no later than 15 days) following such Participant’s termination of Employment. 
3.6.2    Unless the Committee determines otherwise or as otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, for any Participant who is an “Eligible Employee” under the Company’s Executive Severance Plan, if such Participant resigns his or her Employment for Good Reason, on or within one (1) year after a Change in Control, (i) each Award granted to such Participant prior to such Change in Control will become fully vested (including the lapsing of all restrictions and conditions) and, as applicable, exercisable, and (ii) any Shares deliverable pursuant to restricted stock units will be delivered promptly (but no later than 15 days) following such Participant’s termination of Employment.
3.6.3    Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a Change in Control, a Participant’s Award will be treated, to the extent determined by the Committee to be permitted under Section 409A, in accordance with one or more of the following methods as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion: (i) settle such Awards for an amount of cash or securities equal to their value, where in the case of stock options and stock appreciation rights, the value of such awards, if any, will be equal to their in-the-money spread value (if any), as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee; (ii) provide for the assumption of or the issuance of substitute awards that will substantially preserve the otherwise applicable terms of any affected Awards previously granted under the Plan, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion; (iii) modify the terms of such awards to add events, conditions or circumstances (including termination of Employment within a specified period after a Change in Control) upon which the vesting of such Awards or lapse of restrictions thereon will accelerate; (iv) deem any performance conditions satisfied at target, maximum or actual performance through closing or provide for the performance conditions to continue (as is or as adjusted by the Committee) after closing or (v) provide that for a period of at least 20 days prior to the Change in Control, any stock options or stock appreciation rights that would not otherwise become exercisable prior to the Change in Control will be exercisable as to all Shares subject thereto (but any such exercise will be contingent upon and subject to the occurrence of the Change in Control and if the Change in Control does not take place within a specified period after giving such notice for any reason whatsoever, the exercise will be null and void) and that any stock options or stock appreciation rights not exercised prior to the consummation of the Change in Control will terminate and be of no further force and effect as of the consummation of the Change in Control.  In the event that the consideration paid in the Change in Control includes contingent value rights, earnout or 
-19-

indemnity payments or similar payments, then the Committee will determine if Awards settled under clause (i) above are (a) valued at closing taking into account such contingent consideration (with the value determined by the Committee in its sole discretion) or (b) entitled to a share of such contingent consideration.  For the avoidance of doubt, in the event of a Change in Control where all stock options and stock appreciation rights are settled for an amount (as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee) of cash or securities, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, terminate any stock option or stock appreciation right for which the exercise price is equal to or exceeds the per Share value of the consideration to be paid in the Change in Control transaction without payment of consideration therefor.  Similar actions to those specified in this Section 3.6.2 may be taken in the event of a merger or other corporate reorganization that does not constitute a Change in Control.
3.7        No Continued Employment or Engagement; Right of Discharge Reserved
Neither the adoption of the Plan nor the grant of any Award (or any provision in the Plan or Award Agreement) will confer upon any Participant any right to continued Employment, or other engagement, with the Company, nor will it interfere in any way with the right of the Company to terminate, or alter the terms and conditions of, such Employment or other engagement at any time.
3.8    Nature of Payments
3.8.1    Any and all grants of Awards and deliveries of Common Stock, cash, securities or other property under the Plan will be in consideration of services performed or to be performed for the Company by the Participant.  Awards under the Plan may, in the discretion of the Committee, be made in substitution in whole or in part for cash or other compensation otherwise payable to a Participant.  Only whole Shares will be delivered under the Plan.  Awards will, to the extent reasonably practicable, be aggregated in order to eliminate any fractional Shares.  Fractional Shares may, in the discretion of the Committee, be forfeited or be settled in cash or otherwise as the Committee may determine.
3.8.2    All such grants and deliveries of Shares, cash, securities or other property under the Plan will constitute a special discretionary incentive payment to the Participant, will not entitle the Participant to the grant of any future Awards and will not be required to be taken into account in computing the amount of salary or compensation of the Participant for the purpose of determining any contributions to or any benefits under any pension, retirement, profit-sharing, bonus, life insurance, severance or other benefit plan of the Company or under any agreement with the Participant, unless the Company specifically provides otherwise.
3.9    Non-Uniform Determinations
3.9.1    The Committee’s determinations under the Plan and Award Agreements need not be uniform and any such determinations may be made by it selectively among persons who receive, or are eligible to receive, Awards under the Plan (whether or not such persons are similarly situated).  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee will be entitled, among other things, to make non-uniform and selective determinations under Award 
-20-

Agreements, and to enter into non-uniform and selective Award Agreements, as to (a) the persons to receive Awards, (b) the terms and provisions of Awards and (c) whether a Participant’s Employment has been terminated for purposes of the Plan.
3.9.2    To the extent the Committee deems it necessary, appropriate or desirable to comply with foreign law or practices and to further the purposes of the Plan, the Committee may, in its sole discretion and without amending the Plan, (a) establish special rules applicable to Awards to Participants who are foreign nationals, are employed outside the United States or both and grant Awards (or amend existing Awards) in accordance with those rules and (b) cause the Company to enter into an agreement with any local Subsidiary pursuant to which such Subsidiary will reimburse the Company for the cost of such equity incentives.
3.10    Other Payments or Awards
Nothing contained in the Plan will be deemed in any way to limit or restrict the Company from making any award or payment to any person under any other plan, arrangement or understanding, whether now existing or hereafter in effect.
3.11    Plan Headings
The headings in the Plan are for the purpose of convenience only and are not intended to define or limit the construction of the provisions hereof.
3.12    Termination of Plan
The Board reserves the right to terminate the Plan at any time; provided, however, that in any case, the Plan will terminate on the day before the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date, and provided further, that all Awards made under the Plan before its termination will remain in effect until such Awards have been satisfied or terminated in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreements.
3.13    Clawback/Recapture Policy
Awards under the Plan will be subject to any clawback or recapture policy that the Company may adopt from time to time to the extent provided in such policy and, in accordance with such policy, may be subject to the requirement that the Awards be repaid to the Company after they have been distributed to the Participant.
3.14    Section 409A
3.14.1    All Awards made under the Plan that are intended to be “deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A will be interpreted, administered and construed to comply with Section 409A, and all Awards made under the Plan that are intended to be exempt from Section 409A will be interpreted, administered and construed to comply with and preserve such exemption. The Board and the Committee will have full authority to give effect to the intent of the foregoing sentence.  To the extent necessary to give effect to this intent, in the case of any conflict or 
-21-

potential inconsistency between the Plan and a provision of any Award or Award Agreement with respect to an Award, the Plan will govern. 
3.14.2    Without limiting the generality of Section 3.14.1, with respect to any Award made under the Plan that is intended to be “deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A: 
(a)    any payment due upon a Participant’s termination of Employment will be paid only upon such Participant’s separation from service from the Company within the meaning of Section 409A; 
(b)     any payment due upon a Change in Control of the Company will be paid only if such Change in Control constitutes a “change in ownership” or “change in effective control” within the meaning of Section 409A, and in the event that such Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership” or “change in the effective control” within the meaning of Section 409A, such Award will vest upon the Change in Control and any payment will be delayed until the first compliant date under Section 409A;
(c)    any payment to be made with respect to such Award in connection with the Participant’s separation from service from the Company within the meaning of Section 409A (and any other payment that would be subject to the limitations in Section 409A(a)(2)(B) of the Code) will be delayed until six months after the Participant’s separation from service (or earlier death) in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A; 
(d)    to the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A, any other securities, other Awards or other property that the Company may deliver in lieu of Shares in respect of an Award will not have the effect of deferring delivery or payment beyond the date on which such delivery or payment would occur with respect to the Shares that would otherwise have been deliverable (unless the Committee elects a later date for this purpose in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A); 
(e)    with respect to any required Consent described in Section 3.3 or the applicable Award Agreement, if such Consent has not been effected or obtained as of the latest date provided by such Award Agreement for payment in respect of such Award and further delay of payment is not permitted in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A, such Award or portion thereof, as applicable, will be forfeited and terminate notwithstanding any prior earning or vesting; 
(f)    if the Award includes a “series of installment payments” (within the meaning of Section 1.409A-2(b)(2)(iii) of the Treasury Regulations), the Participant’s right to the series of installment payments will be treated as a right to a series of separate payments and not as a right to a single payment; 
(g)    if the Award includes “dividend equivalents” (within the meaning of Section 1.409A-3(e) of the Treasury Regulations), the Participant’s right to the dividend equivalents will be treated separately from the right to other amounts under the Award; and 
-22-

(h)    for purposes of determining whether the Participant has experienced a separation from service from the Company within the meaning of Section 409A, “subsidiary” will mean a corporation or other entity in a chain of corporations or other entities in which each corporation or other entity, starting with the Company, has a controlling interest in another corporation or other entity in the chain, ending with such corporation or other entity.  For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term “controlling interest” has the same meaning as provided in Section 1.414(c)-2(b)(2)(i) of the Treasury Regulations, provided that the language “at least 20 percent” is used instead of “at least 80 percent” each place it appears in Section 1.414(c)-2(b)(2)(i) of the Treasury Regulations.
3.15    Governing Law
The laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia shall govern the interpretation, validity, administration, enforcement and performance of the terms of the Plan and all Awards regardless of the law that might be applied under principles of conflicts of laws.
3.16    Disputes; Choice of Forum
3.16.1    The Company and each Participant, as a condition to such Participant’s participation in the Plan, agree that any suit, action, or proceeding arising out of or relating to the Plan shall be brought to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Circuit Court of Arlington County (Virginia) or the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (Alexandria Division). The parties irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection a party may have to the laying of venue for any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court. If any one or more provisions of the Plan shall for any reason be held invalid or unenforceable, it is the specific intent of the parties that such provisions shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it or its application valid and enforceable. The Company and each Participant, as a condition to such Participant’s participation in the Plan, acknowledge that the forum designated by this Section 3.16.1 has a reasonable relation to the Plan and to the relationship between such Participant and the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein will preclude the Company from bringing any action or proceeding in any other court for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this Section 3.16.1.
3.16.2    The agreement by the Company and each Participant as to forum is independent of the law that may be applied in the action, and the Company and each Participant, as a condition to such Participant’s participation in the Plan, (i) agree to such forum even if the forum may under applicable law choose to apply non-forum law, (ii) hereby waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which the Company or such Participant now or hereafter may have to personal jurisdiction or to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any court referred to in Section 3.16.1, (iii) undertake not to commence any action arising out of or relating to or concerning the Plan in any forum other than the forum described in this Section 3.16 and (iv) agree that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, a final and non-appealable judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court will be conclusive and binding upon the Company and each Participant.
-23-

3.16.3    Each Participant, as a condition to such Participant’s participation in the Plan, hereby irrevocably appoints the General Counsel of the Company as such Participant’s agent for service of process in connection with any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to or concerning the Plan, who will promptly advise such Participant of any such service of process.
3.16.4    Each Participant, as a condition to such Participant’s participation in the Plan, agrees to keep confidential the existence of, and any information concerning, a dispute, controversy or claim described in Section 3.18, except that a Participant may disclose information concerning such dispute, controversy or claim to the court that is considering such dispute, controversy or claim or to such Participant’s legal counsel (provided that such counsel agrees not to disclose any such information other than as necessary to the prosecution or defense of the dispute, controversy or claim).
3.17    Waiver of Jury Trial
EACH PARTICIPANT WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED ON, ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PLAN.
3.18    Waiver of Claims
Each Participant of an Award recognizes and agrees that before being selected by the Committee to receive an Award the Participant has no right to any benefits under the Plan.  Accordingly, in consideration of the Participant’s receipt of any Award hereunder, the Participant expressly waives any right to contest the amount of any Award, the terms of any Award Agreement, any determination, action or omission hereunder or under any Award Agreement by the Committee, the Company or the Board, or any amendment to the Plan or any Award Agreement (other than an amendment to the Plan or an Award Agreement to which his or her consent is expressly required by the express terms of an Award Agreement).  Nothing contained in the Plan, and no action taken pursuant to its provisions, will create or be construed to create a trust of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company and any Participant. The Plan is not intended to be subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), as amended.
3.19    Shortened Statute of Limitations
Each Participant agrees to shorten the applicable statute of limitations and agrees that no claims or causes of actions may be brought against the Company or any its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any of their directors, officers, employees, controlling persons, agents or representatives based upon, directly or indirectly, any claim that arises under this Plan or any Award Agreement more than twelve (12) months after the date of the action that is the subject of the claim or lawsuit.  Each Participant agrees to waive any statute of limitations to the contrary.
-24-

3.20    No Repricing or Reloads
Except as otherwise permitted by Section 1.6.3, reducing the exercise price of stock options or stock appreciation rights issued and outstanding under the Plan, including through amendment, cancellation in exchange for the grant of a substitute Award or repurchase for cash or other consideration (in each case that has the effect of reducing the exercise price), will require approval of the Company’s stockholders.  The Company will not grant any stock options or stock appreciation rights with automatic reload features.
3.21    Severability; Entire Agreement
If any of the provisions of the Plan or any Award Agreement is finally held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable (whether in whole or in part), such provision will be deemed modified to the extent, but only to the extent, of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability and the remaining provisions will not be affected thereby; provided that if any of such provisions is finally held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable because it exceeds the maximum scope determined to be acceptable to permit such provision to be enforceable, such provision will be deemed to be modified to the minimum extent necessary to modify such scope in order to make such provision enforceable hereunder.  The Plan and any Award Agreements contain the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter thereof and supersede all prior agreements, promises, covenants, arrangements, communications, representations and warranties between them, whether written or oral with respect to the subject matter thereof.
3.22    No Liability with Respect to Tax Qualification or Adverse Tax Treatment
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event will the Company be liable to a Participant on account of an Award’s failure to (a) qualify for favorable United States federal, state or local, or foreign, tax treatment or (b) avoid adverse tax treatment under United States or foreign law, including, without limitation, Section 409A.
3.23    No Third-Party Beneficiaries
Except as expressly provided in an Award Agreement, neither the Plan nor any Award Agreement will confer on any person other than the Company and the Participant of any Award any rights or remedies thereunder.  The exculpation and indemnification provisions of Section 1.3.4 will inure to the benefit of a Covered Person’s estate and beneficiaries and legatees.
3.24    Successors and Assigns of the Company
The terms of the Plan will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and any successor entity, including as contemplated by Section 3.6.
3.25    Date of Adoption and Approval of Stockholders
The Plan was adopted by the Board on February 24, 2021 and was approved by the Company’s stockholders on February 24, 2021 (the “Effective Date”).
-25-

3.26    Limits on Compensation to Non-Employee Directors.  
No non-employee director of the Company may be granted (in any calendar year) compensation with a value in excess of $500,000, with the value of any equity-based awards based on the accounting grant date value of such award.
-26-

Source: [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00322-of-00352.parquet"}, [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00322-of-00352.parquet"}]]