Document:

Exhibit 10.1

 

GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. | 200 WEST STREET | NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10282-2198 | TEL:  212-902-1000

 

Opening Transaction

 

	
To:
    	
Rent-A-Center, Inc.  
 5501 Headquarters Drive  
 Plano, Texas 75024
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
A/C:
    	
046090130
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
From:
    	
Goldman,   Sachs & Co.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Re:
    	
Accelerated   Stock Buyback
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Ref.   No:
    	
As   provided in the Supplemental Confirmation
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Date:
    	
May 2,   2013
    

 

This master confirmation (this “Master Confirmation”), dated as of May 2, 2013 is intended to set forth certain terms and provisions of certain Transactions (each, a “Transaction”) entered into from time to time between Goldman, Sachs & Co. (“GS&Co.”) and Rent-A-Center, Inc. (“Counterparty”).  This Master Confirmation, taken alone, is neither a commitment by either party to enter into any Transaction nor evidence of a Transaction.  The additional terms of any particular Transaction shall be set forth in a Supplemental Confirmation in the form of Schedule A hereto (a “Supplemental Confirmation”), which shall reference this Master Confirmation and supplement, form a part of, and be subject to this Master Confirmation.  This Master Confirmation and each Supplemental Confirmation together shall constitute a “Confirmation” as referred to in the Agreement specified below.

 

The definitions and provisions contained in the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “Equity Definitions”), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., are incorporated into this Master Confirmation.  This Master Confirmation and each Supplemental Confirmation evidence a complete binding agreement between Counterparty and GS&Co. as to the subject matter and terms of each Transaction to which this Master Confirmation and such Supplemental Confirmation relate and shall supersede all prior or contemporaneous written or oral communications with respect thereto.

 

This Master Confirmation and each Supplemental Confirmation supplement, form a part of, and are subject to an agreement in the form of the 1992 ISDA Master Agreement (Multicurrency-Cross Border) (the “Agreement”) as if GS&Co. and Counterparty had executed the Agreement on the date of this Master Confirmation (but without any Schedule except for (i) the election of Loss and Second Method, New York law (without reference to its choice of laws doctrine other than Title 14 of Article 5 of the New York General Obligations Law) as the governing law and US Dollars (“USD”) as the Termination Currency, (ii) the election that subparagraph (ii) of Section 2(c) will not apply to the Transactions, (iii) the replacement of the word “third” in the last line of Section 5(a)(i) with the word “first”; (iv) the election that the “Cross Default” provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) shall apply to both (I) GS&Co., with respect to which a “Threshold Amount” of USD 200 million shall be applicable, and (II) Counterparty, with respect to which a “Threshold Amount” of USD 50 million shall be applicable, (v) the designation of the General Guarantee Agreement of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (“GS Group”) dated January 30, 2006 in favor of each person to whom GS&Co. may owe any Obligations (as defined in the General Guarantee Agreement) and filed as Exhibit 10.45 to GS Group’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 25, 2005 and any successor guarantee by GS Group in favor of each person to whom GS&Co. may owe any obligations (as defined in the General Guarantee Agreement) as a Credit Support Document under the Agreement and (vi) the designation of GS Group as a Credit Support Provider in relation to GS&Co. under the Agreement).   In addition, Section 5(a)(vi) of the Agreement shall be amended by (i) deleting in the seventh line thereof the words “or becoming capable at such time of being declared” and (ii) adding at the end of such section the following: “provided, however that,

 

 

notwithstanding the foregoing, an Event of Default shall not be deemed to have occurred at any time under clause (2) hereof if the failure to pay was caused, as demonstrated to the reasonable satisfaction of the other party, solely by an error or omission of an administrative or operational nature where (i) funds or securities required to make payment or delivery, as the case may be, were available to the relevant party to enable it to make the relevant payment or delivery when due and (ii) such payment or delivery is in fact made within two Local Business Days after the relevant party receives written notice from an interested party of such default.”

 

The Transactions shall be the sole Transactions under the Agreement.  If there exists any ISDA Master Agreement between GS&Co. and Counterparty or any confirmation or other agreement between GS&Co. and Counterparty pursuant to which an ISDA Master Agreement is deemed to exist between GS&Co. and Counterparty, then notwithstanding anything to the contrary in such ISDA Master Agreement, such confirmation or agreement or any other agreement to which GS&Co. and Counterparty are parties, the Transactions shall not be considered Transactions under, or otherwise governed by, such existing or deemed ISDA Master Agreement.

 

All provisions contained or incorporated by reference in the Agreement shall govern this Master Confirmation and each Supplemental Confirmation except as expressly modified herein or in the related Supplemental Confirmation.

 

If, in relation to any Transaction to which this Master Confirmation and a Supplemental Confirmation relate, there is any inconsistency between the Agreement, this Master Confirmation, any Supplemental Confirmation and the Equity Definitions, the following will prevail for purposes of such Transaction in the order of precedence indicated: (i) such Supplemental Confirmation; (ii) this Master Confirmation; (iii) the Equity Definitions; and (iv) the Agreement.

 

1.                                       Each Transaction constitutes a Share Forward Transaction for the purposes of the Equity Definitions.  Set forth below are the terms and conditions that, together with the terms and conditions set forth in the Supplemental Confirmation relating to any Transaction, shall govern such Transaction.

 

General Terms:

 

	
Trade   Date:
    	
For   each Transaction, as set forth in the related Supplemental Confirmation.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Buyer:
    	
Counterparty
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Seller:
    	
GS&Co.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Shares:
    	
Common   stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Counterparty (Ticker: RCII)
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Exchange:
    	
NASDAQ Global Select Market
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Related   Exchange(s):
    	
All   Exchanges.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Prepayment\Variable   Obligation:
    	
Applicable
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Prepayment   Amount:
    	
For   each Transaction, as set forth in the related Supplemental Confirmation.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Prepayment   Date:
    	
For   each Transaction, as set forth in the related Supplemental Confirmation.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Counterparty   Additional Payment Amount:
    	
For   each Transaction, as set forth in the Supplemental Confirmation. Counterparty   shall pay to GS&Co. the Counterparty Additional Payment Amount, if any,   on the Counterparty Additional Payment Date.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Counterparty   Additional Payment Date:
    	
Three   (3) Exchange Business Days following the Trade Date.
    

 

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Valuation:

 

	
VWAP   Price:
    	
For   any Exchange Business Day, as determined by the Calculation Agent based on   the NASDAQ 10b-18 Volume Weighted Average Price per Share for the regular   trading session (including any extensions thereof) of the Exchange on such   Exchange Business Day (without regard to pre-open or after hours trading   outside of such regular trading session for such Exchange Business Day), as   published by Bloomberg at 4:15 p.m. New York time (or 15 minutes   following the end of any extension of the regular trading session) on such   Exchange Business Day, on Bloomberg page “RCII.Q <Equity> AQR_SEC”   (or any successor thereto), or if such price is not so reported on such   Exchange Business Day for any reason or is, in the Calculation Agent’s good   faith and reasonable discretion, erroneous, such VWAP Price shall be as   reasonably determined by the Calculation Agent in good faith and in a   commercially reasonable manner. For purposes of calculating the VWAP Price,   the Calculation Agent will include only those trades that are reported during   the period of time during which Counterparty could purchase its own shares   under Rule 10b-18(b)(2) and are effected pursuant to the conditions   of Rule 10b-18(b)(3), each under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as   amended (the “Exchange Act”)   (such trades, “Rule 10b-18 eligible transactions”).
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Forward   Price:
    	
The   average of the VWAP Prices for the Exchange Business Days in the Calculation   Period, subject to “Valuation Disruption” below.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Forward   Price Adjustment Amount:
    	
For   each Transaction, as set forth in the related Supplemental Confirmation.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Calculation   Period:
    	
The   period from and including the Calculation Period Start Date to and including   the Termination Date.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Calculation   Period Start Date:
    	
For   each Transaction, as set forth in the related Supplemental Confirmation.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Termination   Date:
    	
The   Scheduled Termination Date; provided that   GS&Co. shall have the right to designate any Exchange Business Day on or   after the First Acceleration Date to be the Termination Date (the “Accelerated Termination Date”) by delivering notice to   Counterparty of any such designation prior to 11:59 p.m. New York City   time on the designated Accelerated Termination Date.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Scheduled   Termination Date:
    	
For   each Transaction, as set forth in the related Supplemental Confirmation,   subject to postponement as provided in “Valuation Disruption” below.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
First   Acceleration Date:
    	
For   each Transaction, as set forth in the related Supplemental Confirmation.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Valuation   Disruption:
    	
The   definition of “Market Disruption Event” in Section 6.3(a) of the   Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words “at any time   during the one-hour period that ends at the relevant Valuation Time, Latest   Exercise Time, Knock-in Valuation Time or Knock-out Valuation Time, as the   case may be” and inserting the words “at any time on any Scheduled Trading   Day during the Calculation Period or Settlement Valuation Period” after the   word “material,” in the third line thereof.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Section 6.3(d) of   the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the remainder of the   provision following the term “Scheduled Closing Time” in the fourth line   thereof.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Notwithstanding   anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, to the extent that a   Disrupted Day occurs (i) in the Calculation Period, the Calculation   Agent
    

 

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may,   in its good faith and commercially reasonable discretion, postpone the   Scheduled Termination Date, or (ii) in the Settlement Valuation Period,   the Calculation Agent may extend the Settlement Valuation Period. If any such   Disrupted Day is a Disrupted Day because of a Market Disruption Event (or a   deemed Market Disruption Event as provided herein), the Calculation Agent   shall determine whether (i) such Disrupted Day is a Disrupted Day in   full, in which case the VWAP Price for such Disrupted Day shall not be   included for purposes of determining the Forward Price or the Settlement   Price, as the case may be, or (ii) such Disrupted Day is a Disrupted Day   only in part, in which case the VWAP Price for such Disrupted Day shall be determined   by the Calculation Agent in good faith and in a commercially reasonable   manner based on Rule 10b-18 eligible transactions in the Shares on such   Disrupted Day taking into account the nature and duration of the relevant   Market Disruption Event, and the weighting of the VWAP Price for the relevant   Exchange Business Days during the Calculation Period or the Settlement   Valuation Period, as the case may be, shall be adjusted in a commercially   reasonable manner by the Calculation Agent for purposes of determining the   Forward Price or the Settlement Price, as the case may be, with such   adjustments based on, among other factors, the duration of any Market   Disruption Event and the volume, historical trading patterns and price of the   Shares. If a closure of the Exchange prior to its normal close of trading on   any Exchange Business Day is scheduled following the date hereof, then such   Exchange Business Day shall be deemed to be a Disrupted Day.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
If   a Disrupted Day occurs during the Calculation Period or the Settlement   Valuation Period, as the case may be, and each of the nine immediately   following Scheduled Trading Days is a Disrupted Day, then the Calculation   Agent, in its good faith and commercially reasonable discretion, may deem   such ninth Scheduled Trading Day to be an Exchange Business Day that is not a   Disrupted Day and determine the VWAP Price for such ninth Scheduled Trading   Day using its good faith estimate of the value of the Shares on such ninth   Scheduled Trading Day based on the volume, historical trading patterns and   price of the Shares and such other factors as it deems appropriate.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Settlement Terms:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Settlement   Procedures:
    	
If   the Number of Shares to be Delivered is positive, Physical Settlement shall   be applicable; provided that GS&Co. does not,   and shall not, make the agreement or the representations set forth in   Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions related to the restrictions   imposed by applicable securities laws with respect to any Shares delivered by   GS&Co. to Counterparty under any Transaction. If the Number of Shares to   be Delivered is negative, then the Counterparty Settlement Provisions in   Annex A shall apply.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Number   of Shares to be Delivered:
    	
A   number of Shares equal to (x)(a) the Prepayment Amount divided by (b) the Divisor Amount minus (y) the number of Initial Shares.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Divisor   Amount:
    	
The   greater of (i) the Forward Price minus the   Forward Price Adjustment Amount and (ii) $5.00.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Excess   Dividend Amount:
    	
For   the avoidance of doubt, all references to the Excess Dividend Amount shall be   deleted from Section 9.2(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Settlement   Date:
    	
If   the Number of Shares to be Delivered is positive, the date that is one   Settlement Cycle immediately following the Termination Date.
    

 

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Settlement   Currency:
    	
USD
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Initial   Share Delivery:
    	
GS&Co.   shall deliver a number of Shares equal to the Initial Shares to Counterparty   on the Initial Share Delivery Date in accordance with Section 9.4 of the   Equity Definitions, with the Initial Share Delivery Date deemed to be a   “Settlement Date” for purposes of such Section 9.4.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Initial   Share Delivery Date:
    	
For   each Transaction, as set forth in the related Supplemental Confirmation.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Initial   Shares:
    	
For   each Transaction, as set forth in the related Supplemental Confirmation.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Share   Adjustments:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Potential   Adjustment Event:
    	
Notwithstanding   anything to the contrary in Section 11.2(e) of the Equity   Definitions, an Extraordinary Dividend shall not constitute a Potential Adjustment   Event.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
It   shall constitute an additional Potential Adjustment Event if the Scheduled   Termination Date for any Transaction is postponed pursuant to “Valuation   Disruption” above, in which case the Calculation Agent may, in good faith and   its commercially reasonable discretion, adjust any relevant terms of any such   Transaction as necessary to preserve as nearly as practicable the fair value   of such Transaction to GS&Co. prior to such postponement.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Extraordinary   Dividend:
    	
For   any calendar quarter, any dividend or distribution on the Shares with an   ex-dividend date occurring during such calendar quarter (other than any   dividend or distribution of the type described in   Section 11.2(e)(i) or Section 11.2(e)(ii)(A) of the Equity   Definitions) (a “Dividend”)   the amount or value of which (as determined by the Calculation Agent in good   faith and in a commercially reasonable manner), when aggregated with the   amount or value (as determined by the Calculation Agent) of any and all   previous Dividends with ex-dividend dates occurring in the same calendar   quarter, exceeds the Ordinary Dividend Amount.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Ordinary   Dividend Amount:
    	
For   each Transaction, as set forth in the related Supplemental Confirmation
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Method   of Adjustment:
    	
Calculation   Agent Adjustment
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Early   Ordinary Dividend Payment:
    	
If   an ex-dividend date for any Dividend that is not an Extraordinary Dividend   occurs during any calendar quarter occurring (in whole or in part) during the   Relevant Period (as defined below) and is prior to the Scheduled Ex-Dividend   Date for such calendar quarter, the Calculation Agent shall make such   adjustment to the exercise, settlement, payment or any other terms of the   relevant Transaction as the Calculation Agent determines in good faith and in   a commercially reasonable manner to be appropriate to account for the   economic effect on the Transaction of such event.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Scheduled   Ex-Dividend Dates:
    	
For   each Transaction for each calendar quarter, as set forth in the related   Supplemental Confirmation
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Agreement   Regarding
    	
 
    

 

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Dividends:
    	
Notwithstanding   any other provision of this Master Confirmation, the Equity Definitions or   the Agreement to the contrary, in calculating any adjustment pursuant to   Article 11 of the Equity Definitions or any amount payable in respect of   any termination or cancellation of any Transaction pursuant to   Article 12 of the Equity Definitions or Section 6 of the Agreement,   the Calculation Agent shall not take into account changes to any dividends   since the Trade Date. For the avoidance of doubt, if an Early Termination   Date occurs in respect of the Transaction, the amount payable pursuant to   Section 6 of the Agreement in respect of such Early Termination Date   shall be determined without regard to the difference between actual dividends   declared (including Extraordinary Dividends) and expected dividends as of the   Trade Date.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Extraordinary   Events:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Merger   Event:
    	
Applicable;   provided that   (i) Section 12.1(l) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended   (x) by deleting the parenthetical in the third line thereof, (y) by   replacing “that” in the third line thereof with “whether or not such   announcement” and (z) by adding immediately after the words “Merger   Event” in the third line thereof “, and any publicly announced change or   amendment to such an announcement (including the announcement of an   abandonment of such intention)” and (ii) Sections 12.2(b) and   12.2(e) of the Equity Definitions shall each be amended by replacing   each occurrence of the words “Merger Date” by “Announcement Date.”
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Consequences   of Merger Events:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
(a)
    	
Share-for-Share:
    	
Modified   Calculation Agent Adjustment or Cancellation and Payment, at the election of   GS&Co.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
(b)
    	
Share-for-Other:
    	
Modified   Calculation Agent Adjustment or Cancellation and Payment, at the election of   GS&Co.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
(c)
    	
Share-for-Combined:
    	
Modified   Calculation Agent Adjustment or Cancellation and Payment, at the election of   GS&Co.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Tender   Offer:
    	
Applicable;   provided that   (i) Section 12.1(l) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended   (x) by deleting the parenthetical in the fifth line thereof, (y) by   replacing “that” in the fifth line thereof with “whether or not such   announcement” and (z) by adding immediately after the words “Tender Offer”   in the fifth line thereof “, and any publicly announced change or amendment   to such an announcement (including the announcement of an abandonment of such   intention)” and (ii) Sections 12.3(a) and 12.3(d) of the   Equity Definitions shall each be amended by replacing each occurrence of the   words “Tender Offer Date” by “Announcement Date.”
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Consequences   of Tender Offers:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
(a)
    	
Share-for-Share:
    	
Modified   Calculation Agent Adjustment or Cancellation and Payment, at the election of   GS&Co.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
(b)
    	
Share-for-Other:
    	
Modified   Calculation Agent Adjustment or Cancellation and Payment, at the election of   GS&Co.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
(c)
    	
Share-for-Combined:
    	
Modified   Calculation Agent Adjustment or Cancellation and Payment, at the election of   GS&Co.
    
				

 

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Nationalization,   Insolvency or Delisting:
    	
Cancellation   and Payment; provided that in addition to   the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions,   it shall also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is located in the United   States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted   on any of the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, The   NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective   successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted   on any such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system   shall be deemed to be the Exchange.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Additional   Disruption Events:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
(a)
    	
Change   in Law:
    	
Applicable.  The parties agree that, for the avoidance   of doubt, for purposes of Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity   Definitions, “any applicable law or regulation” shall include the Dodd-Frank   Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, any rules and   regulations promulgated thereunder and any similar law or regulation, without   regard to Section 739 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer   Protection Act of 2010 or any similar legal certainty provision in any   legislation enacted, or rule or regulation promulgated and the   consequences specified in Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity   Definitions shall apply to any Change in Law arising from any such act, rule or   regulation.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
(b)
    	
Failure   to Deliver:
    	
Applicable
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
(c)
    	
Insolvency   Filing:
    	
Applicable
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
(d)
    	
Hedging   Disruption:
    	
Applicable
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
(e)
    	
Increased   Cost of Hedging:
    	
Applicable
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
(f)
    	
Increased   Cost of Stock Borrow:
    	
Applicable
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Initial   Stock Loan Rate:
    	
25   basis points per annum
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
(g)
    	
Loss   of Stock Borrow:
    	
Applicable
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Maximum   Stock Loan Rate:
    	
50   basis points per annum
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Hedging   Party:
    	
GS&Co.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Determining   Party:
    	
GS&Co.;   provided that, upon receipt of written   request from Counterparty, the Determining Party shall promptly provide   Counterparty with a report (in a commonly used file format for the storage   and manipulation of financial data) describing in reasonable detail any   calculation, adjustment or determination made by it (including any   quotations, market data or information from internal or external sources used   in making such calculation, adjustment or determination, as the case may be,   but without disclosing Dealer’s proprietary models or other information that   may be proprietary or subject to contractual, legal or regulatory obligations   to not disclose such information), and shall provide such report by email to
    
				

 

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the   email address provided by Counterparty within five Exchange Business Days   from the receipt of such request.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Additional   Termination Event(s):
    	
Notwithstanding   anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, if, as a result of an   Extraordinary Event, any Transaction would be cancelled or terminated   (whether in whole or in part) pursuant to Article 12 of the Equity   Definitions, an Additional Termination Event (with such terminated Transaction(s) (or   portions thereof) being the Affected Transaction(s) and Counterparty   being the sole Affected Party) shall be deemed to occur, and, in lieu of   Sections 12.7, 12.8 and 12.9 of the Equity Definitions, Section 6 of the   Agreement shall apply to such Affected Transaction(s).
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
The   declaration by the Issuer of any Extraordinary Dividend, the ex-dividend date   for which occurs or is scheduled to occur during the Relevant Dividend   Period, will constitute an Additional Termination Event, with Counterparty as   the sole Affected Party and all Transactions hereunder as the Affected   Transactions.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Relevant   Dividend Period:
    	
The   period from and including the Calculation Period Start Date to and including   the Relevant Dividend Period End Date.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Relevant   Dividend Period End Date:
    	
If   the Number of Shares to be Delivered is negative, the last day of the   Settlement Valuation Period; otherwise, the Termination Date.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Non-Reliance/Agreements   and Acknowledgements Regarding Hedging Activities/Additional Acknowledgements:
    	
Applicable
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Transfer:
    	
Notwithstanding   anything to the contrary in the Agreement, GS&Co. may, without the   consent of Counterparty, assign, or transfer all of its rights, title,   obligations and interest, powers, privileges and remedies under any   Transaction, in whole or in part, to an affiliate of GS&Co.; provided that: (x) all obligations are so assigned or   transferred shall be unconditionally guaranteed in favor of the Counterparty   by GS Group; (y) such guarantee shall constitute a Credit Support   Document under the Agreement and The Goldman Sachs Group shall be designated   under the Agreement a Credit Support Provider in relation to such affiliate   of GS&Co.; and (z) the Counterparty will not, as a result of such   transfer, be required to (i) pay to the transferee an amount greater   than the amount that it would have been required to pay to GS&Co. in the   absence of such assignment or transfer and (ii) receive from the   transferee an amount less than the amount that the Counterparty would have   received from GS&Co. in the absence of such assignment or transfer.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
GS&Co.   Payment Instructions:
    	
Chase   Manhattan Bank New York
    
	
For   A/C Goldman, Sachs & Co.
    
	
A/C   #930-1-011483
    
	
 
    	
ABA:   021-000021
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Counterparty’s   Contact Details for Purpose of Giving Notice:
    	
To   be provided by Counterparty
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
GS&Co.’s   Contact Details for Purpose of Giving Notice:
    	
Goldman,   Sachs & Co.
    
				

 

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200   West Street
    
	
 
    	
New   York, NY 10282-2198
    
	
 
    	
Attention:   Jason Lee, Equity Capital Markets
    
	
 
    	
Telephone:   212-902-0923
    
	
 
    	
Facsimile:   212-346-2126
    
	
 
    	
Email:   jason.lee@ny.ibd.email.gs.com
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
With   a copy to:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Attention:   Michael Voris, Equity Capital Markets
    
	
 
    	
Telephone:   +1-212-902-4895
    
	
 
    	
Facsimile:   +1-212-291-5027
    
	
 
    	
Email:   michael.voris@gs.com
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
And   email notification to the following address:
    
	
 
    	
Eq-derivs-notifications@am.ibd.gs.com
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Calculation   Agent:
    	
GS&Co.;   provided that following the occurrence   of an Event of Default under Section 5(a)(vii) of the Agreement,   with respect to which GS&Co. is the Defaulting Party, Counterparty shall   have the right to designate a nationally recognized third-party dealer in   over-the counter corporate equity derivatives to act, during the period   commencing on the date such Event of Default occurred and ending on the Early   Termination Date with respect to such Event of Default, as the Calculation   Agent with respect to the Transactions under this Master Confirmation.
    

 

2.                                       Additional Mutual Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Each Party.  In addition to the representations, warranties and covenants in the Agreement, each party represents, warrants and covenants to the other party that:

 

Eligible Contract Participant.  It is an “eligible contract participant”, as defined in the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act (as amended), and is entering into each Transaction hereunder as principal (and not as agent or in any other capacity, fiduciary or otherwise) and not for the benefit of any third party.

 

Accredited Investor.  Each party acknowledges that the offer and sale of each Transaction to it is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), by virtue of Section 4(2) thereof.  Accordingly, each party represents and warrants to the other that (i) it has the financial ability to bear the economic risk of its investment in each Transaction and is able to bear a total loss of its investment, (ii) it is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined under Regulation D under the Securities Act and (iii) the disposition of each Transaction is restricted under this Master Confirmation, the Securities Act and state securities laws.

 

3.                                       Additional Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Counterparty.  In addition to the representations, warranties and covenants in the Agreement, Counterparty represents, warrants and covenants to GS&Co. that:

 

(a)                                  The purchase or writing of each Transaction and the transactions contemplated hereby will not violate Rule 13e-1 or Rule 13e-4 under the Exchange Act.

 

(b)                                 It is not entering into any Transaction (i) on the basis of, and is not aware of, any material non-public information with respect to the Shares (ii) in anticipation of, in connection with, or to facilitate, a distribution of its securities, a self tender offer or a third-party tender offer or (iii) to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares).

 

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(c)                                  Each Transaction is being entered into pursuant to a publicly disclosed Share buy-back program and its Board of Directors has approved the use of transactions contemplated by this Master Confirmation to effect the Share buy-back program.

 

(d)                                 Without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Counterparty acknowledges that neither GS&Co. nor any of its affiliates is making any representations or warranties or taking any position or expressing any view with respect to the treatment of any Transaction under any accounting standards including ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share, ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, or ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging — Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity.

 

(e)                                  As of (i) the date hereof and (ii) the Trade Date for each Transaction hereunder, Counterparty is in compliance with its reporting obligations under the Exchange Act and its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, together with all reports subsequently filed by it pursuant to the Exchange Act, taken together and as amended and supplemented to the date of this representation, do not, as of their respective filing dates, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

 

(f)                                    Counterparty shall report each Transaction to the extent required under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.

 

(g)                                 The Shares are not, and Counterparty will not cause the Shares to be, subject to a “restricted period” (as defined in Regulation M promulgated under the Exchange Act) at any time during any Regulation M Period (as defined below) for any Transaction unless Counterparty has provided written notice to GS&Co. of such restricted period not later than the Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the first day of such “restricted period”; Counterparty acknowledges that any such notice may cause a Disrupted Day to occur pursuant to Section 5 below; accordingly, Counterparty acknowledges that its delivery of such notice must comply with the standards set forth in Section 6 below; “Regulation M Period” means, for any Transaction, (i) the Relevant Period (as defined below) and (ii) the Settlement Valuation Period, if any, for such Transaction. “Relevant Period” means, for any Transaction, the period commencing on the Calculation Period Start Date for such Transaction and ending on the earlier of (i) the Scheduled Termination Date and (ii) the last Additional Relevant Day (as specified in the related Supplemental Confirmation) for such Transaction, or such earlier day as elected by GS&Co. and communicated to Counterparty on such day (or, if later, the First Acceleration Date without regard to any acceleration thereof pursuant to “Special Provisions for Acquisition Transaction Announcements” below).

 

(h)                                 As of the Trade Date, the Prepayment Date, the Initial Share Delivery Date and the Settlement Date for each Transaction, Counterparty is not “insolvent” (as such term is defined under Section 101(32) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the “Bankruptcy Code”)) and Counterparty would be able to purchase a number of Shares with a value equal to the Prepayment Amount in compliance with the laws of the jurisdiction of Counterparty’s incorporation.

 

(i)                                     Counterparty is not and, after giving effect to any Transaction, will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

(j)                                     Counterparty will not enter into any obligation that would contractually prevent it from effecting any settlement provided hereunder.

 

(k)                                  Counterparty has not and will not enter into agreements similar to the Transactions described herein where any initial hedge period, calculation period, relevant period or settlement valuation period (each however defined) in such other transaction will overlap at any time (including as a result of extensions in such initial hedge period, calculation period, relevant period or settlement valuation period as provided in the relevant agreements) with any Relevant Period or, if applicable, any Settlement Valuation Period under this Master Confirmation.  In the event that the initial hedge period, relevant period, calculation period or settlement valuation period in any other similar transaction overlaps with any Relevant Period or, if applicable, Settlement Valuation Period under this Master Confirmation as a result of any postponement of the Scheduled Termination Date or

 

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extension of the Settlement Valuation Period pursuant to “Valuation Disruption” above, Counterparty shall promptly amend such transaction to avoid any such overlap.

 

4.                                      Regulatory Disruption.  In the event that GS&Co. concludes, on the advice of counsel, in its good faith and commercially reasonable discretion, that it is appropriate with respect to any legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies and procedures that are generally applicable to transactions of this nature and are related to its compliance with applicable laws or regulations (whether or not such requirements, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by GS&Co.), for it to refrain from or decrease any market activity in connection with any Transaction on any Scheduled Trading Day or Days during the Calculation Period or, if applicable, the Settlement Valuation Period, GS&Co. may by written notice to Counterparty elect to deem that a Market Disruption Event has occurred and will be continuing on such Scheduled Trading Day or Days.

 

5.                                      10b5-1 Plan.  Counterparty represents, warrants and covenants to GS&Co. that:

 

(a)                                 Counterparty is entering into this Master Confirmation and each Transaction hereunder in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade the prohibitions of Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 10b5-1”) or any other antifraud or anti-manipulation provisions of the federal or applicable state securities laws and that it has not entered into or altered and will not enter into or alter any corresponding or hedging transaction or position with respect to the Shares.  Counterparty acknowledges that it is the intent of the parties that each Transaction entered into under this Master Confirmation comply with the requirements of paragraphs (c)(1)(i)(A) and (B) of Rule 10b5-1 and each Transaction entered into under this Master Confirmation shall be interpreted to comply with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c).

 

(b)                                 Counterparty will not seek to control or influence GS&Co.’s decision to make any “purchases or sales” (within the meaning of Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(B)(3)) under any Transaction entered into under this Master Confirmation, including, without limitation, GS&Co.’s decision to enter into any hedging transactions.  Counterparty represents and warrants that it has consulted with its own advisors as to the legal aspects of its adoption and implementation of this Master Confirmation and each Supplemental Confirmation under Rule 10b5-1.

 

(c)                                  Counterparty acknowledges and agrees that any amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Master Confirmation or the relevant Supplemental Confirmation must be effected in accordance with the requirements for the amendment or termination of a “plan” as defined in Rule 10b5-1(c).  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any such amendment, modification, waiver or termination shall be made in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade the prohibitions of Rule 10b-5, and no such amendment, modification or waiver shall be made at any time at which Counterparty or any officer, director, manager or similar person of Counterparty is aware of any material non-public information regarding Counterparty or the Shares.

 

6.                                      Counterparty Purchases.  Counterparty (or any “affiliated purchaser” as defined in Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 10b-18”)) shall not, without the prior written consent of GS&Co., directly or indirectly purchase any Shares (including by means of a derivative instrument), listed contracts on the Shares or securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares (including, without limitation, any Rule 10b-18 purchases of blocks (as defined in Rule 10b-18)) during any Relevant Period or, if applicable, Settlement Valuation Period, except through GS&Co.

 

7.                                      Special Provisions for Merger Transactions.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in the Equity Definitions:

 

(a) Counterparty agrees that it:

 

(i)                                     will not during the period commencing on the Trade Date through the end of the Relevant Period or, if applicable, the Settlement Valuation Period for any Transaction make, or, to the extent within its reasonable control, permit to be made, any public announcement (as defined in Rule 165(f) under the Securities Act) of any Merger Transaction or potential Merger Transaction, except to the extent required by any law, regulation or rule applicable to Counterparty, unless such public announcement is made prior to the opening or after the close of the regular trading session on the Exchange for the Shares;

 

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(ii)                                  shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) notify GS&Co. following any such announcement that such announcement has been made; and

 

(iii)                               shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) provide GS&Co. with written notice specifying (i) Counterparty’s average daily Rule 10b-18 Purchases (as defined in Rule 10b-18) during the three full calendar months immediately preceding the announcement date that were not effected through GS&Co. or its affiliates and (ii) the number of Shares purchased pursuant to the proviso in Rule 10b-18(b)(4) under the Exchange Act for the three full calendar months preceding the announcement date.  Such written notice shall be deemed to be a certification by Counterparty to GS&Co. that such information is true and correct.  In addition, Counterparty shall promptly notify GS&Co. of the earlier to occur of the completion of such transaction and the completion of the vote by target shareholders.  Counterparty acknowledges that any such notice may cause the terms of any Transaction to be adjusted or such Transaction to be terminated; accordingly, Counterparty acknowledges that its delivery of such notice must comply with the standards set forth in Section 6 above.

 

(b)                                 GS&Co. in its sole discretion may (i) make adjustments to the terms of any Transaction, including, without limitation, the Scheduled Termination Date or the Forward Price Adjustment Amount, and/or suspend the Calculation Period and/or any Settlement Valuation Period or (ii) treat the occurrence of such public announcement as an Additional Termination Event with Counterparty as the sole Affected Party and the Transactions hereunder as the Affected Transactions and with the amount under Section 6(e) of the Agreement determined taking into account the fact that the Calculation Period or Settlement Valuation Period, as the case may be, had fewer Scheduled Trading Days than originally anticipated.

 

“Merger Transaction” means any merger, acquisition or similar transaction involving a recapitalization as contemplated by Rule 10b-18(a)(13)(iv) under the Exchange Act.

 

8.                                      Special Provisions for Acquisition Transaction Announcements.  (a) If an Acquisition Transaction Announcement occurs on or prior to the Settlement Date for any Transaction, then the Calculation Agent shall make such adjustments to the exercise, settlement, payment or any other terms of such Transaction (including, without limitation, the Forward Price Adjustment Amount ) as the Calculation Agent determines appropriate, at such time or at multiple times as the Calculation Agent determines appropriate, to account for the economic effect on such Transaction of such Acquisition Transaction Announcement (provided that adjustments will be made to account solely for changes in price, volatility, stock loan rate and liquidity relevant to the Shares, to such Transaction or to commercially reasonable hedge positions in respect of such Transaction).  If an Acquisition Transaction Announcement occurs after the Trade Date, but prior to the First Acceleration Date of any Transaction, the First Acceleration Date shall be the date of such Acquisition Transaction Announcement.

 

(b)                                 “Acquisition Transaction Announcement” means (i) the announcement of an Acquisition Transaction, (ii) an announcement that Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries has entered into an agreement, a letter of intent or an understanding designed to result in an Acquisition Transaction, (iii) the announcement of the intention to solicit or enter into, or to explore strategic alternatives or other similar undertaking that may include, an Acquisition Transaction, or (iv) any other announcement that in the reasonable judgment of the Calculation Agent may result in an Acquisition Transaction. For the avoidance of doubt, announcements as used in the definition of Acquisition Transaction Announcement refer to any public announcement whether made by the Issuer or a third party.

 

(c)                                  “Acquisition Transaction” means (i) any Merger Event (for purposes of this definition the definition of Merger Event shall be read with the references therein to “100%” being replaced by “15%” and to “50%” by “75%” and without reference to the clause beginning immediately following the definition of Reverse Merger therein to the end of such definition), Tender Offer or Merger Transaction or any other transaction involving the merger of Counterparty with or into any third party, (ii) the sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Counterparty, (iii) a recapitalization, reclassification, binding share exchange or other similar transaction, (iv) any acquisition, lease, exchange, transfer, disposition (including by way of spin-off or distribution) of assets (including any capital stock or other ownership interests in subsidiaries) or other similar event by Counterparty or any of its

 

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subsidiaries where the aggregate consideration transferable or receivable by or to Counterparty or its subsidiaries exceeds 15% of the market capitalization of Counterparty and (v) any transaction in which Counterparty or its board of directors has a legal obligation to make a recommendation to its shareholders in respect of such transaction (whether pursuant to Rule 14e-2 under the Exchange Act or otherwise).

 

9.                                      Acknowledgments.  (a) The parties hereto intend for:

 

(i)                    each Transaction to be a “securities contract” as defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, a “swap agreement” as defined in Section 101(53B) of the Bankruptcy Code and a “forward contract” as defined in Section 101(25) of the Bankruptcy Code, and the parties hereto to be entitled to the protections afforded by, among other Sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 362(b)(27), 362(o), 546(e), 546(g), 546(j), 555, 556, 560 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code;

 

(ii)                 the Agreement to be a “master netting agreement” as defined in Section 101(38A) of the Bankruptcy Code;

 

(iii)              a party’s right to liquidate, terminate or accelerate any Transaction, net out or offset termination values or payment amounts, and to exercise any other remedies upon the occurrence of any Event of Default or Termination Event under the Agreement with respect to the other party or any Extraordinary Event that results in the termination or cancellation of any Transaction to constitute a “contractual right” (as defined in the Bankruptcy Code); and

 

(iv)             all payments for, under or in connection with each Transaction, all payments for the Shares (including, for the avoidance of doubt, payment of the Prepayment Amount) and the transfer of such Shares to constitute “settlement payments” and “transfers” (as defined in the Bankruptcy Code).

 

(b)                                  Counterparty acknowledges that:

 

(i)                                     during the term of any Transaction, GS&Co. and its affiliates may buy or sell Shares or other securities or buy or sell options or futures contracts or enter into swaps or other derivative securities in order to establish, adjust or unwind its hedge position with respect to such Transaction;

 

(ii)                                  GS&Co. and its affiliates may also be active in the market for the Shares and derivatives linked to the Shares other than in connection with hedging activities in relation to any Transaction, including acting as agent or as principal and for its own account or on behalf of customers;

 

(iii)                               GS&Co. shall make its own determination as to whether, when or in what manner any hedging or market activities in Counterparty’s securities shall be conducted and shall do so in a manner that it deems appropriate to hedge its price and market risk with respect to the Forward Price and the VWAP Price;

 

(iv)                              any market activities of GS&Co. and its affiliates with respect to the Shares may affect the market price and volatility of the Shares, as well as the Forward Price and VWAP Price, each in a manner that may be adverse to Counterparty; and

 

(v)                                 each Transaction is a derivatives transaction in which it has granted GS&Co. an option;  GS&Co. may purchase shares for its own account at an average price that may be greater than, or less than, the price paid by Counterparty under the terms of the related Transaction.

 

(c)                                  Counterparty:

 

(i)                                     is an “institutional account” as defined in FINRA Rule 4512(c);

 

(ii)                                  is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities, and will exercise independent

 

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judgment in evaluating the recommendations of GS&Co. or its associated persons, unless it has otherwise notified GS&Co. in writing; and

 

(iii)                               will notify GS&Co. if any of the statements contained in clause (i) or (ii) of this Section 9(c) ceases to be true.

 

10.                               Credit Support Documents.  The parties hereto acknowledge that no Transaction hereunder is secured by any collateral that would otherwise secure the obligations of Counterparty herein or pursuant to the Agreement.

 

11.                               Set-off.  (a)  The parties agree to amend Section 6 of the Agreement by adding a new Section 6(f) thereto as follows:

 

“(f)  Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default or Termination Event with respect to a party who is the Defaulting Party or the Affected Party (“X”), the other party (“Y”) will have the right (but not be obliged) without prior notice to X or any other person to set-off or apply any obligation of X owed to Y (or any Affiliate of Y) (whether or not matured or contingent and whether or not arising under the Agreement, and regardless of the currency, place of payment or booking office of the obligation) against any obligation of Y (or any Affiliate of Y) owed to X (whether or not matured or contingent and whether or not arising under the Agreement, and regardless of the currency, place of payment or booking office of the obligation).  Y will give notice to the other party of any set-off effected under this Section 6(f).

 

Amounts (or the relevant portion of such amounts) subject to set-off may be converted by Y into the Termination Currency at the rate of exchange at which such party would be able, acting in a reasonable manner and in good faith, to purchase the relevant amount of such currency.  If any obligation is unascertained, Y may in good faith estimate that obligation and set-off in respect of the estimate, subject to the relevant party accounting to the other when the obligation is ascertained.  Nothing in this Section 6(f) shall be effective to create a charge or other security interest.  This Section 6(f) shall be without prejudice and in addition to any right of set-off, combination of accounts, lien or other right to which any party is at any time otherwise entitled (whether by operation of law, contract or otherwise).”

 

(b)                                 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, GS&Co. agrees not to set off or net amounts due from Counterparty with respect to any Transaction against amounts due from GS&Co. to Counterparty with respect to contracts or instruments that are not Equity Contracts.  “Equity Contract” means any transaction or instrument that does not convey to GS&Co. rights, or the ability to assert claims, that are senior to the rights and claims of common stockholders in the event of Counterparty’s bankruptcy.

 

12.                               Delivery of Shares.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, GS&Co. may, by prior notice to Counterparty, satisfy its obligation to deliver any Shares or other securities on any date due (an “Original Delivery Date”) by making separate deliveries of Shares or such securities, as the case may be, at more than one time on or prior to such Original Delivery Date, so long as the aggregate number of Shares and other securities so delivered on or prior to such Original Delivery Date is equal to the number required to be delivered on such Original Delivery Date.

 

13.                               Early Termination.  In the event that an Early Termination Date (whether as a result of an Event of Default or a Termination Event) occurs or is designated with respect to any Transaction (except as a result of a Merger Event in which the consideration or proceeds to be paid to holders of Shares consists solely of cash), if either party would owe any amount to the other party pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement (any such amount, a “Payment Amount”), then, in lieu of any payment of such Payment Amount, Counterparty may, no later than the Early Termination Date or the date on which such Transaction is terminated, elect to deliver or for GS&Co. to deliver, as the case may be, to the other party a number of Shares (or, in the case of a Merger Event, a number of

 

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units, each comprising the number or amount of the securities or property that a hypothetical holder of one Share would receive in such Merger Event (each such unit, an “Alternative Delivery Unit” and, the securities or property comprising such unit, “Alternative Delivery Property”)) with a value equal to the Payment Amount, as determined by the Calculation Agent in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner (and the parties agree that, in making such determination of value, the Calculation Agent may take into account a number of factors, including the market price of the Shares or Alternative Delivery Property on the date of early termination and, if such delivery is made by GS&Co., the prices at which GS&Co. purchases Shares or Alternative Delivery Property to fulfill its delivery obligations under this Section 13); provided that in determining the composition of any Alternative Delivery Unit, if the relevant Merger Event involves a choice of consideration to be received by holders, such holder shall be deemed to have elected to receive the maximum possible amount of cash; and provided further that Counterparty may make such election only if Counterparty represents and warrants to GS&Co. in writing on the date it notifies GS&Co. of such election that, as of such date, Counterparty is not aware of any material non-public information concerning the Shares and is making such election in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with the federal securities laws.  If such delivery is made by Counterparty, paragraphs 2 through 7 of Annex A shall apply as if such delivery were a settlement of the Transaction to which Net Share Settlement applied, the Cash Settlement Payment Date were the Early Termination Date and the Forward Cash Settlement Amount were zero (0) minus the Payment Amount owed by Counterparty.

 

14.                               Calculations and Payment Date upon Early Termination.  The parties acknowledge and agree that in calculating Loss pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement GS&Co. may (but need not) determine losses without reference to actual losses incurred but based on expected losses assuming a commercially reasonable (including without limitation with regard to reasonable legal and regulatory guidelines) risk bid were used to determine loss to avoid awaiting the delay associated with closing out any hedge or related trading position in a commercially reasonable manner prior to or sooner following the designation of an Early Termination Date.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, all amounts calculated as being due in respect of an Early Termination Date under Section 6(e) of the Agreement will be payable on the day that notice of the amount payable is effective; provided that if Counterparty elects to receive Shares or Alternative Delivery Property in accordance with Section 13, such Shares or Alternative Delivery Property shall be delivered on a date selected by GS&Co as promptly as practicable.

 

15.                               Automatic Termination Provisions.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6 of the Agreement, if a Termination Price is specified in any Supplemental Confirmation, then an Additional Termination Event with Counterparty as the sole Affected Party and the Transaction to which such Supplemental Confirmation relates as the Affected Transaction will automatically occur without any notice or action by GS&Co. or Counterparty if the price of the Shares on the Exchange at any time falls below such Termination Price, and the Exchange Business Day that the price of the Shares on the Exchange at any time falls below the Termination Price will be the “Early Termination Date” for purposes of the Agreement.

 

16.                               Amendments to Equity Definitions.  The following amendments shall be made to the Equity Definitions:

 

(a)                                 Section 11.2(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words “in the determination of the Calculation Agent, a diluting or concentrative effect on the theoretical value of the relevant Shares” and replacing them with the words “, in the commercially reasonable judgment of the Calculation Agent, a material economic effect on the relevant Transaction; provided that such event is not based on (a) an observable market, other than the market for the Shares or volatility, stock loan rate or liquidity relevant to the Shares, or (b) an observable index, other than an index calculated and measured solely by reference to Counterparty’s own operations”.

 

(b)                                 The first sentence of Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions, prior to clause (A) thereof, is hereby amended to read as follows: ‘(c) If “Calculation Agent Adjustment” is specified as the Method of Adjustment in the related Confirmation of a Share Option Transaction or Share Forward Transaction, then, following the announcement or occurrence of any Potential Adjustment Event, the Calculation Agent will determine whether such Potential Adjustment Event has an economic effect on the Transaction and, if so, will (i) make appropriate adjustment(s), if any, to any one or more of:’ and the portion of such sentence immediately preceding clause (ii) thereof is hereby amended by deleting the words “diluting or concentrative” and the words “(provided that no adjustments will be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or

 

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liquidity relative to the relevant Share)” and replacing such latter phrase with the words “(provided that adjustments will be made to account solely for changes in price, volatility, stock loan rate or liquidity relevant to the Shares, the Transaction or to commercially reasonable hedge positions in respect of the Transaction)”.

 

(c)                                  Section 11.2(e)(vii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words “diluting or concentrative effect on the theoretical value of the relevant Shares” and replacing them with the words “, in the commercially reasonable judgment of the Calculation Agent, a material economic effect on the relevant Transaction; provided that such event is not based on (a) an observable market, other than the market for the Shares or volatility, stock loan rate or liquidity relevant to the Shares, or (b) an observable index, other than an index calculated and measured solely by reference to Counterparty’s own operations”.

 

17.                               Delivery of Cash.  For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Master Confirmation shall be interpreted as requiring Counterparty to deliver cash in respect of the settlement of the Transactions contemplated by this Master Confirmation following payment by Counterparty of the relevant Prepayment Amount and any relevant Counterparty Additional Payment Amount, except in circumstances where the required cash settlement thereof is permitted for classification of the contract as equity by ASC 815-40 as in effect on the relevant Trade Date (including, without limitation, where Counterparty so elects to deliver cash or fails timely to elect to deliver Shares or Alternative Delivery Property in respect of the settlement of such Transactions).

 

18.                               Claim in Bankruptcy.  GS&Co. acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to it rights with respect to the Transactions that are senior to the claims of common stockholders in the event of Counterparty’s bankruptcy.

 

19.                               Illegality. The parties agree that for the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of Section 5(b)(i) of the Agreement, “any applicable law” shall include the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and any similar law or regulation, without regard to Section 739 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 or any similar legal certainty provision in any legislation enacted, or rule or regulation promulgated, on or after the Trade Date, and the consequences specified in the Agreement, including without limitation, the consequences specified in Section 6 of the Agreement, shall apply to any Illegality arising from any such act, rule or regulation.

 

20.                               Governing Law.  The Agreement, this Master Confirmation, each Supplemental Confirmation and all matters arising in connection with the Agreement, this Master Confirmation and each Supplemental Confirmation shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York (without reference to its choice of laws doctrine other than Title 14 of Article 5 of the New York General Obligations Law).

 

21.                               Offices.

 

(a)                                 The Office of GS&Co. for each Transaction is:  200 West Street, New York, NY 10282-2198.

 

(b)                                 The Office of Counterparty for each Transaction is: 5501 Headquarters Drive, Plano, Texas 75024.

 

22.                               Arbitration.  The Agreement, this Master Confirmation and each Supplemental Confirmation are subject to the following arbitration provisions:

 

(a)                                 All parties to this Master Confirmation are giving up the right to sue each other in court, including the right to a trial by jury, except as provided by the rules of the arbitration forum in which a claim is filed.

 

(b)                                 Arbitration awards are generally final and binding; a party’s ability to have a court reverse or modify an arbitration award is very limited.

 

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(d)                                 The arbitrators do not have to explain the reason(s) for their award.

 

(e)                                  The panel of arbitrators will typically include a minority of arbitrators who were or are affiliated with the securities industry, unless Counterparty is a member of the organization sponsoring the arbitration facility, in which case all arbitrators may be affiliated with the securities industry.

 

(f)                                   The rules of some arbitration forums may impose time limits for bringing a claim in arbitration.  In some cases, a claim that is ineligible for arbitration may be brought in court.

 

(g)                                 The rules of the arbitration forum in which the claim is filed, and any amendments thereto, shall be incorporated into this Master Confirmation.

 

Counterparty agrees that any and all controversies that may arise between Counterparty and GS&Co., including, but not limited to, those arising out of or relating to the Agreement or any Transaction hereunder, shall be determined by arbitration conducted before the FINRA Dispute Resolution (“FINRA-DR”), or, if the FINRA-DR declines to hear the matter, before the American Arbitration Association, in accordance with their arbitration rules then in force.  The award of the arbitrator shall be final, and judgment upon the award rendered may be entered in any court, state or federal, having jurisdiction.

 

No person shall bring a putative or certified class action to arbitration, nor seek to enforce any pre-dispute arbitration agreement against any person who has initiated in court a putative class action or who is a member of a putative class who has not opted out of the class with respect to any claims encompassed by the putative class action until: (i) the class certification is denied; (ii) the class is decertified; or (iii) Counterparty is excluded from the class by the court.

 

Such forbearance to enforce an agreement to arbitrate shall not constitute a waiver of any rights under this Master Confirmation except to the extent stated herein.

 

23.                               Counterparts.                      This Master Confirmation may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument, and any party hereto may execute this Master Confirmation by signing and delivering one or more counterparts.

 

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Counterparty hereby agrees (a) to check this Master Confirmation carefully and immediately upon receipt so that errors or discrepancies can be promptly identified and rectified and (b) to confirm that the foregoing (in the exact form provided by GS&Co.) correctly sets forth the terms of the agreement between GS&Co. and Counterparty with respect to any particular Transaction to which this Master Confirmation relates, by manually signing this Master Confirmation or this page hereof as evidence of agreement to such terms and providing the other information requested herein and immediately returning an executed copy to Equity Derivatives Documentation Department, Facsimile No. 212-428-1980/83.

 

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
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Chief   Financial Officer and TreasurerExhibit 10.1

 

FLUOR CORPORATION

AMENDED AND RESTATED

2008 EXECUTIVE PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN

 

SECTION 1. Purpose of Plan

 

The purpose of the Fluor Corporation Amended and Restated 2008 Executive Performance Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is to enable the Company, as defined in Section 2.2(a)(ii) hereof, to attract, retain and motivate its officers, executives, management and other key personnel, to further align the interests of such persons with those of the stockholders of the Company, by providing for or increasing their proprietary interest in the Company, and to help promote a pay-for-performance linkage for such persons.

 

SECTION 2. Administration of the Plan

 

2.1 Composition of Committee.  The Plan shall be administered by the Organization and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company and/or by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors”) or another committee of the Board of Directors, as appointed from time to time by the Board of Directors (any such administrative body, the “Committee”). The Board of Directors shall fill vacancies on, and may remove from or add members to, the Committee. The Committee shall act pursuant to a majority vote or unanimous written consent. If an award granted under the Plan (an “Award”) is intended to satisfy the conditions of Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), then approval of such grant shall be required to be made solely by Committee members who are “outside directors” as described in the Treasury regulations under Code Section 162(m).  To the extent that any permitted action taken by the Board of Directors conflicts with action taken by the Committee, the Board of Directors action shall control.

 

2.2 Powers of the Committee.  Subject to the express provisions of this Plan, the Committee shall be authorized and empowered to do all things necessary or desirable in connection with the administration of this Plan with respect to the Awards over which such Committee has authority, including, without limitation, the following:

 

(a)           to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to this Plan and to define terms not otherwise defined herein; provided that, unless the Committee shall specify otherwise, for purposes of this Plan: (i) the term “fair market value” shall mean, as of any date, the closing price per share at which the Shares (as defined in Section 3.1 hereof) are sold in the regular way on the New York Stock Exchange or, if no Shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange on the date in question, then for the next preceding date for which Shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange; and (ii) the term “Company” shall mean Fluor Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries and affiliates, unless the context otherwise requires.

 

(b)           to determine which persons are Eligible Employees (as defined in Section 4 hereof), to which of such Eligible Employees, if any, Awards shall be granted hereunder, to make Awards under the Plan and to determine the terms of such Awards and the timing of any such Awards;

 

(c)           to determine the number of Shares subject to Awards and the exercise or purchase price of such Shares;

 

(d)           to establish and verify the extent of satisfaction of any performance goals applicable to Awards;

 

(e)           to prescribe and amend the terms of the agreements or other documents evidencing Awards made under this Plan (which need not be identical);

 

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(f)            to determine the extent to which adjustments are required pursuant to Section 13 hereof;

 

(g)           to interpret and construe this Plan, any rules and regulations under the Plan and the terms and conditions of any Award granted hereunder, and to make exceptions to any such provisions in good faith and for the benefit of the Plan, Participants (as defined in Section 4 hereof) and the Company;

 

(h)           to approve corrections in the documentation or administration of any Award; and

 

(i)            to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.

 

2.3 Determinations of the Committee.  All decisions, determinations and interpretations by the Committee or the Board of Directors regarding the Plan shall be final and binding on all Eligible Employees and Participants (as defined in Section 4 hereof). The Committee or the Board of Directors, as applicable, shall consider such factors as it deems relevant, in its sole and absolute discretion, to making such decisions, determinations and interpretations including, without limitation, the recommendations or advice of any officer or other employee of the Company and such attorneys, consultants and accountants as it may select.

 

2.4 Delegation of Authority.  Notwithstanding the foregoing and to the extent consistent with applicable law, the Committee may appoint one or more separate committees (any such committee, a “Subcommittee”) composed of one or more directors of the Company (who may but need not be members of the Committee) or officers of the Company (who may but need not be members of the Board of Directors), and may delegate to any such Subcommittee(s) the authority to grant Awards (as defined below) under the Plan to Eligible Employees (as defined below) who are not Section 16 officers of the Company, to determine all terms of such Awards, and/or to administer the Plan or any aspect of it; provided, however, that if the Subcommittee is composed of one or more officers of the Company who are not members of the Board of Directors, the resolution so authorizing such Subcommittee shall specify the total number of shares subject to such Awards (if any) such Subcommittee may award pursuant to such delegated authority. Any action taken by a Subcommittee within the scope of such delegation shall be deemed for all purposes to have been taken by the Committee.

 

2.5 Execution of Document and Provision of Assistance.  The Committee hereby designates the Secretary of the Company and the head of the Company’s human resource function to assist the Committee in the administration of the Plan and execute agreements evidencing Awards made under this Plan or other documents entered into under this Plan on behalf of the Committee or the Company. In addition, the Committee may designate other Company employees to assist the Committee in the administration of the Plan, and may grant authority to such persons to execute agreements evidencing Awards made under this Plan or other documents entered into under this Plan on behalf of the Committee or the Company.

 

2.6 Uniformity Not Required.  The terms and conditions that apply to Awards (including but not limited to the forms of award agreements) need not be uniform among all Awards, among all Awards of the same type, among all Awards granted to the same Participant, or among all Awards granted at the same time.

 

SECTION 3. Stock Subject to Plan

 

3.1 Aggregate Limits.  Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 13, at any time, the aggregate number of shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value (“Shares”), issued pursuant to all Awards granted under this Plan shall not exceed 23,000,000 (which represents 11,000,000 Shares originally provided for in the Plan, plus an additional 12,000,000 Shares added pursuant to this amendment and restatement), plus the number of Shares subject to awards outstanding as of May 7, 2008, under the Company’s 2000 Executive Performance Incentive Plan, the Company’s 2001 Key Employee Performance Incentive Plan and the Company’s 2003 Executive Performance Incentive Plan (collectively, the “Prior

 

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Plans”), but which shares are not thereafter issued upon exercise or settlement of such awards.  Any Shares issued under Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights (each as defined below) shall be counted against the number of Shares issuable under the Plan on a one-for-one basis and any Shares issued pursuant to Awards other than Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights shall be counted against this limit as (i) 1.75 Shares for every one (1) Share subject to such Award granted under this Plan prior to March 7, 2013 and (ii) 2.25 Shares for every one (1) Share subject to such Award granted under this Plan on or after March 7, 2013.  Shares of common stock subject to awards under the Prior Plans that, after May 7, 2008, are canceled, expired, forfeited or otherwise not issued under the Prior Plans or settled in cash shall be added to the number of Shares issuable under the Plan as one (1) Share if such shares were subject to options or stock appreciation rights granted under the Prior Plans, and as 1.75 Shares if such shares were subject to awards other than options or stock appreciation rights granted under the Prior Plans. The Shares to be utilized in the Plan may be either Shares reacquired by the Company, including Shares purchased in the open market, or authorized but unissued Shares.  The aggregate number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of ISOs (as defined below) granted under this Plan shall not exceed 23,000,000, which number shall be calculated and adjusted pursuant to Section 13 only to the extent that such calculation or adjustment will not affect the status of any option intended to qualify as an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Code.

 

3.2 Code Section 162(m) Limits.  The aggregate number of Shares subject to Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights granted under this Plan during any calendar year to any one Eligible Employee shall not exceed 1,125,000. The aggregate number of Shares issuable with respect to any Restricted Stock Awards, Incentive Awards denominated in Shares or Stock Unit Awards (other than Shares issued or issuable upon exercise of Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights) granted under this Plan during any calendar year to any one Eligible Employee shall not exceed 375,000. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, (i) the foregoing limitations shall be subject to adjustment under Section 13 only to the extent that such adjustment will not affect the status of any Award intended to qualify as “performance based compensation” under Code Section 162(m) and (ii) with respect to awards to newly-hired employees in connection with the commencement of their employment, the limits shall be two times the amounts set forth in this Section 3.2.

 

3.3 Issuance of Shares.  For purposes of Section 3.1, the aggregate number of Shares issued under this Plan at any time shall equal only the number of Shares actually issued upon exercise or settlement of an Award. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Shares subject to an Award under the Plan (or an award under any of the Prior Plans) may not again be made available for issuance under this Plan if such Shares are: (i) Shares that were subject to a Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right (or a stock option or stock appreciation right under the Prior Plans) and were not issued upon the net settlement or net exercise of such Award, (ii) Shares delivered to or withheld by the Company to pay the exercise price of a Stock Option (or a stock option granted under the Prior Plans), (iii) Shares delivered to or withheld by the Company to pay the withholding taxes (A) related to any Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right vesting on or after March 7, 2013 and (B) related to any Award (including awards under the Prior Plans) vesting prior to March 7, 2013, or (iv) Shares repurchased on the open market with the proceeds of a Stock Option (or stock option granted under the Prior Plans) exercise. Shares subject to Awards that have been canceled, expired, forfeited or otherwise not issued under an Award and Shares subject to Awards settled in cash shall not count as Shares issued under this Plan.  Any Shares that again become available for grant pursuant to this Section 3.3 shall be added back as (i) one Share if such Shares were subject to Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights granted under the Plan, (ii) 1.75 Shares if such Shares were subject to Awards other than Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights granted under the Plan prior to March 7, 2013 and (iii) 2.25 Shares if such Shares were subject to Awards other than Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights granted under the Plan on or after March 7, 2013.

 

3.4 Substitute Awards. Substitute Awards shall not reduce the Shares authorized for issuance under the Plan or authorized for grant to an Eligible Employee in any calendar year. Additionally, in the event that a company acquired by the Company or any subsidiary, or with which the Company or any subsidiary combines, has shares available under a pre-existing plan approved by stockholders and not adopted in contemplation of such acquisition or combination, the shares available for grant pursuant to the terms of such pre-existing plan (as adjusted, to the extent appropriate, using the exchange ratio or other adjustment

 

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or valuation ratio or formula used in such acquisition or combination to determine the consideration payable to the holders of common stock of the entities party to such acquisition or combination) may be used for Awards under the Plan and shall not reduce the Shares authorized for issuance under the Plan; provided that Awards using such available shares shall not be made after the date awards or grants could have been made under the terms of the pre-existing plan, absent the acquisition or combination, and shall only be made to individuals who were employees of such acquired or combined company before such acquisition or combination.  For purposes of this Section 3.4. “Substitute Awards” means Awards granted or Shares issued by the Company in assumption of, or in substitution or exchange for, awards previously granted, or the right or obligation to make future awards, by a company acquired by the Company or any subsidiary or with which the Company or any subsidiary combines.

 

SECTION 4. Persons Eligible Under Plan

 

Any person who is (i) an employee of the Company, (ii) a prospective employee of the Company, (iii) a consultant to the Company, or (iv) an advisor of the Company (each, an “Eligible Employee”) shall be eligible to be considered for the grant of Awards. For purposes of this Plan, the Chairman of the Board’s status as an employee shall be determined by the Board of Directors. A “Participant” is any Eligible Employee to whom an Award has been made and any person (including any estate) to whom an Award has been assigned or transferred pursuant to Section 11.1.

 

SECTION 5. Plan Awards

 

5.1 Award Types.  The Committee, on behalf of the Company, is authorized under this Plan to enter into certain types of arrangements with Eligible Employees and to confer certain benefits to them (“Awards”). The following types of Awards are authorized under the Plan if granted according to the terms and conditions of the Plan: Stock Option (including incentive stock options), Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Incentive and Stock Unit. These authorized types of Awards are defined as follows:

 

Stock Option Award:  A Stock Option is a right granted under Section 6 of this Plan to purchase a specified number of Shares at a specified exercise price, at such times, and on such other terms and conditions as are specified in or determined pursuant to the document(s) evidencing the Award (the “Option Agreement”). Stock Options intended to qualify as incentive stock options (“ISOs”) pursuant to Code Section 422 and Stock Options that are not intended to qualify as ISOs (“Non-Qualified Stock Options” or “NQSOs”) may be granted.

 

Stock Appreciation Right Award:  A Stock Appreciation Right is a right granted pursuant to Section 7 of this Plan that entitles the Participant to receive, in cash or Shares or a combination thereof, as determined by the Committee, value equal to or otherwise based on the excess of (i) the fair market value of a specified number of Shares at the time of exercise over (ii) the exercise price of the right, as established by the Committee on the date of grant, and on such other terms and conditions as are specified in or determined pursuant to the document(s) evidencing the Award (the “Stock Appreciation Right Agreement”).

 

Restricted Stock Award:  A Restricted Stock Award is an award of Shares made under Section 8 of this Plan, the grant, issuance, retention and/or vesting of which is subject to such performance and other conditions as are expressed in the document(s) evidencing the Award (the “Restricted Stock Agreement”).

 

Incentive Award:  An Incentive Award is a bonus opportunity awarded under Section 9 of this Plan pursuant to which a Participant may become entitled to receive an amount payable either in cash, Shares or other property based on satisfaction of such performance criteria as are specified in the document(s) evidencing the Award (the “Incentive Bonus Agreement”).

 

Stock Unit Award:  A Stock Unit Award is an award of a right to receive the fair market value of a specified number of Shares made under Section 10 of this Plan, the grant, issuance price, retention and/or vesting of which is subject to such performance and other conditions as are expressed in the document(s) evidencing the Award (the “Stock Unit Agreement”).

 

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5.2 Grants of Awards.  An Award may consist of one or two or more Award types made in any combination or in the alternative.

 

SECTION 6. Stock Option Awards

 

The Committee may grant a Stock Option or provide for the grant of a Stock Option, in the discretion of the Committee or automatically upon the occurrence of specified events previously established by the Committee including, without limitation, the achievement of performance goals, the satisfaction of an event or condition within the control of the recipient of the Award, within the control of others or not within any person’s control.

 

6.1 Option Agreement.  Each Option Agreement shall contain provisions regarding (a) the number of Shares which may be issued upon exercise of the Stock Option, (b) the purchase price of the Shares and the means of payment for the Shares, (c) the term of the Stock Option, (d) such terms and conditions of exercisability as may be determined by the Committee, (e) any restrictions on the transfer of the Stock Option, (f) forfeiture provisions, and (g) such further terms and conditions, consistent with the Plan as may be determined by the Committee. Option Agreements evidencing ISOs shall contain such terms and conditions as may be necessary to comply with the applicable provisions of Code Section 422.

 

6.2 Stock Option Price.  The purchase price per Share of the Shares subject to each Stock Option granted under the Plan shall equal or exceed 100% of the fair market value of such Stock on the date the Stock Option is granted, except that the Committee may specifically provide that (i) to the extent consistent with Section 409A of the Code, “fair market value”, solely for purposes of determining the purchase price per share for Stock Options, may be determined using an average selling or closing price of the Shares during a specified period that is within 30 days before through 30 days after the date the Stock Option is granted and (ii) the exercise price of a Stock Option may be higher or lower in the case of a Stock Option granted to employees of a company acquired by the Company in assumption and substitution of options held by such employees at the time such company is acquired. The assumption and substitution of options shall not result in discounted options subject to Section 409A.

 

6.3 Stock Option Term.  The “term” of each Stock Option granted under the Plan, including any ISOs, shall be stated in the Option Agreement but may not exceed ten (10) years from the date of its grant.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that on the last business day of the term of a Stock Option (i) the exercise of the Stock Option, other than an ISO, is prohibited by applicable law or (ii) Shares may not be purchased or sold by the applicable Eligible Employee due to the “black-out period” of a Company policy or a “lock-up” agreement undertaken in connection with an issuance of securities by the Company, the term shall be extended for a period of 30 days following the end of the legal prohibition, black-out period or lock-up agreement.

 

6.4 Stock Option Vesting.  Stock Options granted under the Plan shall be exercisable at such time and in such manner prior to the expiration of the Stock Option’s term as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee and evidenced in the terms of the Option Agreement. The Committee shall have the right to make the timing of the ability to exercise any Stock Option granted under the Plan subject to such performance requirements as deemed appropriate by the Committee. At any time after the grant of a Stock Option, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, reduce or eliminate any restrictions surrounding any Participant’s right to exercise all or part of the Stock Option, limited by the fact that a Stock Option shall first become exercisable upon satisfaction of such performance requirements as deemed appropriate by the Committee but in no case shall such Stock Option become fully exercisable prior to the twelfth (12th) month following its date of grant, other than as a result of the Participant’s death, disability, termination of employment or a change of control of the Company.

 

6.5 Option Exercise.

 

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require, by the terms of the Option Agreement, that any partial exercise must be for a minimum number of whole Shares.

 

(b)  Manner of Exercise.  An exercisable Stock Option shall be deemed exercised (in whole or in part) only upon delivery to the Company representative designated by the Committee all of the following: (i) a notice of exercise (in such form as the Committee authorizes) specifying the number of Shares to be purchased by the Participant; (ii) payment or provision for payment of the exercise price (in compliance with Section 6.5(c) hereof) for such number of Shares; (iii) such representations and documents as the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or advisable to effect compliance with all applicable provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any other Federal, state or foreign securities laws or regulations; (iv) in the event that the Stock Option shall be exercised pursuant to Section 11.1 by any person or persons other than the Participant, appropriate proof of the right of such person or persons to exercise the Option; and (v) such representations and documents as the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or advisable to provide for tax withholding. Unless provided otherwise by the Committee, no Participant shall have any right as a stockholder with respect to any Shares purchased pursuant to any Stock Option until the registration of Shares in the name of the Participant, and no adjustment shall be made for dividends (ordinary or extraordinary, whether in cash, securities or other property) or distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date such Shares are so registered.

 

(c)  Payment of Exercise Price.  To the extent authorized by the Committee, the exercise price of a Stock Option may be paid at the time established by the terms of the Option Agreement or at the time of exercise of the Stock Option in one or more of the following methods: (i) cash or certified or cashiers’ check; (ii) shares of Company capital stock that have been held by the Participant for such period of time as the Committee may specify; (iii) other property deemed acceptable by the Committee; (iv) a reduction in the number of Shares or other property otherwise issuable pursuant to such Stock Option; (v) a broker-assisted cashless exercise program established by the Company or (vi) any combination of (i) through (v).

 

6.6 ISO Limits. ISOs may be granted only to Eligible Employees who are employees of the Company (or of any subsidiary corporation (within the meaning of Section 424 of the Code) of the Corporation or any joint venture operation or joint venture partner of the Company or its subsidiaries) on the date of grant.  The aggregate fair market value (determined as of the date the ISO is granted) of the Shares with respect to which ISOs are exercisable for the first time by any Participant during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company (or of any parent or subsidiary corporation (within the meaning of Section 424 of the Code) of the Company)) shall not exceed $100,000 or such other amount as may subsequently be specified by the Code and/or applicable regulations; provided that if such limitation is exceeded, any Stock Options on Shares in excess of such limitation shall be deemed to be NQSOs.  All ISOs must be granted within ten years from the date the Plan was last approved by the Company’s stockholders.  In the case of an ISO granted to an Eligible Employee who, at the time of the grant, owns stock representing more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any subsidiary, then: the exercise price per share shall be no less than 110% of the fair market value of one Share on the date of grant; and the term of the ISO shall not exceed five years from the date the ISO is granted.  ISOs shall contain such other provisions as the Committee shall deem advisable but shall in all events be consistent with and contain or be deemed to contain all provisions required in order to qualify as incentive stock options under Section 422 of the Code.

 

6.7 No Repricing without Stockholder Approval.  Other than in connection with a change in the Company’s capitalization (as described in Section 13) the exercise price of an outstanding Stock Option may not be reduced after the date of grant nor may any outstanding Stock Option with an exercise price in excess of fair market value be surrendered to the Company as consideration for cash, the grant of a new Stock Option with a lower exercise price or the grant of another Award without stockholder approval.

 

SECTION 7. Stock Appreciation Right Awards

 

Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted to Participants from time to time either in tandem with or as a component of other Awards granted under the Plan (“tandem Stock Appreciation Rights”) or not in conjunction with other Awards (“freestanding Stock Appreciation Rights”) and may, but need not, relate to

 

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a specific Stock Option granted under Section 6. The provisions of Stock Appreciation Rights need not be the same with respect to each grant or each recipient. Any Stock Appreciation Right granted in tandem with an Award may be granted at the same time such Award is granted or at any time thereafter before exercise or expiration of such Award. All freestanding Stock Appreciation Rights shall be granted subject to the same terms and conditions applicable to Stock Options as set forth in Section 6 and all tandem Stock Appreciation Rights shall have the same exercise price, vesting, exercisability, forfeiture and termination provisions as the Award to which they relate. Subject to the provisions of Section 6 and the immediately preceding sentence, the Committee may impose such other conditions or restrictions on any Stock Appreciation Right as it shall deem appropriate. Stock Appreciation Rights may be settled in Shares, cash or a combination thereof, as determined by the Committee and set forth in the applicable award agreement. Other than in connection with a change in the Company’s capitalization (as described in Section 13) the exercise price of Stock Appreciation Rights may not be reduced after the date of grant nor may any outstanding Stock Appreciation Right with an exercise price in excess of fair market value be surrendered to the Company as consideration for cash, the grant of a new Stock Appreciation Right with a lower exercise price or the grant of another Award.

 

SECTION 8. Restricted Stock Awards

 

Restricted Stock consists of an award of Shares, the grant, issuance, retention and/or vesting of which shall be subject to such performance conditions and to such further terms and conditions as the Committee deems appropriate.

 

8.1 Restricted Stock Award.  Each Restricted Stock Award shall reflect, to the extent applicable (a) the number of Shares subject to such Award or a formula for determining such, (b) the time or times at which Shares shall be granted or issued and/or become retainable or vested, and the conditions or restrictions on such Shares, (c) the performance criteria and required level of achievement relative to these criteria which shall determine the number of Shares granted, issued, retainable and/or vested, (d) the measuring period for determining achievement of performance, (e) forfeiture provisions, and (f) such further terms and conditions consistent with the Plan as may be determined from time to time by the Committee.

 

8.2 Performance and Other Criteria.  The grant, issuance, retention and/or vesting of each Restricted Stock Award may be subject to such performance and other criteria and required level of achievement relative to these criteria as the Committee shall determine, which criteria may be based on business performance, personal performance evaluations and/or completion of a specified period of service by the Participant. The grant, issuance, retention, vesting and/or settlement of any such Restricted Stock Award that is based on performance criteria and level of achievement relative to such criteria will be subject to a performance period of not less than one year, and the grant, issuance, retention, vesting and/or settlement of any such Restricted Stock Award that is based solely upon continued service and/or the passage of time may not vest or be settled in full prior to the thirty-sixth month following its date of grant, but may be subject to pro-rata vesting over such period, in each case, other than as a result of the Participant’s death, disability or termination of employment, or a change of control of the Company.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the performance criteria for any Restricted Stock Award that is intended by the Committee to satisfy the requirements for “performance-based compensation” under Code Section 162(m) shall be a measure based solely on one or more Qualifying Performance Criteria (as defined in Section 11.2 hereof) selected by the Committee.

 

8.3 Timing of Award.  The Committee shall determine all specifics concerning the timing of any Restricted Stock Award.

 

8.4 Discretionary Adjustments.  Notwithstanding satisfaction of any required period of service or performance goals, the number of Shares granted, issued, retainable and/or vested under a Restricted Stock Award based on either business performance or personal performance evaluations may be reduced (or, with respect to awards not intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, increased) by the Committee on the basis of such further considerations as the Committee in its sole discretion shall determine.

 

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SECTION 9. Incentive Awards

 

Each Incentive Award will confer upon the Eligible Employee the opportunity to earn a future payment tied to a specified level of achievement with respect to one or more performance criteria for a specific performance period of not less than one year.

 

9.1 Incentive Award.  Each Incentive Award shall contain provisions regarding (a) the target and maximum amount payable to the Participant as an Incentive Award, (b) the performance criteria and required level of achievement relative to these criteria which shall determine the amount of such payment, (c) the period as to which performance shall be measured for establishing the amount of any payment, (d) the vesting of the Incentive Award, (e) restrictions on the alienation or transfer of the Incentive Award prior to actual payment, (f) forfeiture provisions, and (g) such further terms and conditions, consistent with the Plan as may be determined by the Committee. In establishing the provisions of Incentive Awards, the Committee may refer to categories of such Awards as parts of “Programs” or “Plans”, which names will not affect the applicability of this Plan. The maximum amount payable pursuant to that portion of an Incentive Award granted under this Plan for any fiscal year to any Participant that is intended to satisfy the requirements for “performance based compensation” under Code Section 162(m) shall not exceed Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000), except with respect to Incentive Awards granted under this Plan to a new employee in connection with the commencement of their employment, in which case the maximum amount shall not exceed Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000).

 

9.2 Performance Criteria. The Committee shall establish the performance criteria and required level of achievement relative to these criteria which shall determine the target, minimum and maximum amount payable under an Incentive Award, which criteria may be based on business performance and/or personal performance evaluations. The Committee may specify the amount or percentage of the target Incentive Award that is intended to satisfy the requirements for “performance-based compensation” under Code Section 162 (m).

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the performance criteria for any portion of an Incentive Award that is intended by the Committee to satisfy the requirements for “performance-based compensation” under Code Section 162(m) shall be a measure based solely on one or more Qualifying Performance Criteria (as defined in Section 11.2 hereof) selected by the Committee and specified at the time required under Code Section 162(m).

 

9.3 Timing and Form of Payment.  An Incentive Award will be paid in a single lump sum payment in the year following vesting, but no later than 21/2 months following the year of vesting. The Committee may permit a Participant or the Company to elect for the payment of any Incentive Award to be deferred to a specified date or event in accordance with an election made pursuant to the Fluor Executive 409A Deferred Compensation Program. The Committee may specify the form of payment of Incentive Awards, which may be cash, shares, or other property.

 

9.4 Discretionary Adjustments.  Notwithstanding satisfaction of any performance goals, the amount paid under an Incentive Award based on either business performance or personal performance evaluations may be reduced (or, with respect to awards not intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, increased) by the Committee on the basis of such further considerations as the Committee in its sole discretion shall determine.

 

SECTION 10. Stock Units

 

10.1 Stock Units.  A “Stock Unit” is a bookkeeping entry representing an amount equivalent to the fair market value of one Share, also sometimes referred to as a “restricted unit” or “shadow stock”. Stock Units represent an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company, except as otherwise provided for by the Committee.

 

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10.2 Stock Unit Awards.  Each Stock Unit Award shall reflect, to the extent applicable (a) the number of Stock Units subject to such Award or a formula for determining such, (b) the time or times at which Stock Units shall be granted and/or become vested, and the conditions or restrictions on such Stock Units, (c) the performance criteria and required level of achievement relative to these criteria which shall determine the number of Stock Units granted, issued, retainable and/or vested, (d) the measuring period for determining achievement of performance, (e) forfeiture provisions, and (f) such further terms and conditions, in each case not inconsistent with the Plan as may be determined by the Committee.

 

10.3 Performance and Other Criteria.  The grant, issuance, retention and or vesting of each Stock Unit may be subject to such performance and other criteria and required level of achievement relative to these criteria as the Committee shall determine, which criteria may be based on business performance, personal performance evaluations and/or completion of a specified period of service by the Participant. The grant, issuance, retention, vesting and/or settlement of any such Stock Unit that is based on performance criteria and level of achievement relative to such criteria will be subject to a performance period of not less than one year.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the performance criteria for any Stock Unit that is intended by the Committee to satisfy the requirements for “performance-based compensation” under Code Section 162(m) shall be a measure based solely on one or more Qualifying Performance Criteria (as defined in Section 11.2 hereof) selected by the Committee and specified at the time the Stock Unit is granted.

 

10.4 Timing of Award.  The Committee shall determine all specifics concerning the timing of any Stock Unit Award.

 

10.5 Settlement of Stock Units.  The Committee may provide for Stock Units to be settled in cash and/or Shares. A Stock Unit Award will be settled in a single lump sum payment of cash and/or Shares in the calendar year following vesting, but no later than 21/2 months following the end of the calendar year of vesting. The Committee may permit a Participant or the Company to elect for the settlement of any Stock Unit Award to be deferred to a specified date or event in accordance with an election made pursuant to the Fluor Executive 409A Deferred Compensation Program. The amount of cash or Shares, to be distributed may, if the Stock Unit Agreement provides, be increased by an interest factor or by dividend equivalents, as the case may be, which may be valued as if reinvested in Shares. Until a Stock Unit is settled, the number of Shares represented by a Stock Unit shall be subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 13.

 

10.6 Discretionary Adjustments.  Notwithstanding satisfaction of any required period of service or performance goals, the number of Stock Units granted, issued, retainable and/or vested under a Stock Unit Award due to business performance or personal performance evaluations may be reduced (or, with respect to awards not intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, increased) by the Committee on the basis of such further considerations as the Committee in its sole discretion shall determine.

 

SECTION 11. Other Provisions Applicable to Awards

 

11.1 Transferability.  Unless the agreement evidencing an Award (or an amendment thereto authorized by the Committee) expressly states that it is transferable as provided hereunder, no Award granted under the Plan, nor any interest in such Award, may be sold, assigned, conveyed, gifted, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise transferred in any manner, other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, prior to the vesting or lapse of any and all restrictions applicable to an Award or any Shares issued under an Award. During a Participant’s lifetime, Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights may only be exercised by the Participant.

 

The Committee may in its sole discretion grant an Award or amend an outstanding Award to provide that the Award is transferable or assignable to a member or members of the Participant’s “immediate family”, as such term is defined under Rule 16a-1(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or to a trust for the benefit solely of a member or members of the

 

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Participant’s immediate family, or to a partnership or other entity whose only owners are members of the Participant’s family, provided that following any such transfer or assignment the Award will remain subject to substantially the same terms applicable to the Award while held by the Participant, as modified as the Committee in its sole discretion shall determine appropriate, and the Participant shall execute an agreement agreeing to be bound by such terms.

 

11.2 Qualifying Performance Criteria.  For purposes of this Plan, the term “Qualifying Performance Criteria” shall mean any one or more of the following performance criteria, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, applied to either the Company as a whole or to a business unit, subsidiary or business segment, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, and measured either annually or cumulatively over a period of years, on an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, to previous years’ results or to a designated comparison group, in each case as specified by the Committee in the Award: (a) cash flow (including operating cash flow or free cash flow); (b) earnings (including gross margin, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), earnings before interest and taxes (“EBIT”), earnings before taxes (“EBT”), and net earnings); (c) earnings per share; (d) stock price; (e) return on equity; (f) total stockholder return; (g) return on capital or return on invested capital (ROIC); (h) return on assets or net assets or return on assets employed (ROAE); (i) return on investment; (j) revenue; (k) income or net income; (l) operating income or net operating income; (m) operating profit or net operating profit; (n) operating margin; (o) return on operating revenue; (p) market share; (q) contract awards or backlog; (r) overhead or other expense reduction or cost savings; (s) credit rating; (t) strategic plan development and implementation; (u) succession plan development and implementation; (v) retention of executive talent; (w) workforce diversity; (x) return on average stockholders’ equity relative to the Ten Year Treasury Yield (as hereinafter defined) or any similar, independent benchmark; (y) safety records; (z) corporate tax savings; (aa) corporate cost of capital reduction; (bb) capital resource management plan development and implementation; (cc) internal financial controls plan development and implementation; (dd) investor relations program development and implementation; (ee) corporate relations program development and implementation; (ff) executive performance plan development and implementation; (gg) tax provision rate for financial statement purposes; (hh) cash flow return on investment (CFROI); (ii) warranted equity value (WEV); (jj) project gross margin (PGM) in earnings and in contract awards; (kk) project gross margin percentage in earnings and contract awards; (ll) project working capital; (mm) cost of cash; (nn) overhead leverage; (oo) ratio of earnings to fixed charges; and (pp) debt as a percentage of total capitalization.

 

To the extent provided for by the Committee at the time an Award is granted, the Committee shall appropriately adjust any evaluation of performance under a Qualifying Performance Criteria to account for any of the following events that occurs during a performance period: (a) asset write-downs; (b) litigation or claim judgments or settlements; (c) the effect of changes in tax law, accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results; (d) accruals for reorganization and restructuring programs; and (e) any extraordinary, non-recurring or other unusual items, either as described in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30 or in management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations appearing in the Company’s annual report to stockholders for the applicable year.

 

The term “Ten Year Treasury Yield” shall mean, for any fiscal period, the daily average percent per annum yield for U.S. Government Securities—10 year Treasury constant maturities, as published in the Federal Reserve statistical release or any equivalent publication.

 

Prior to the payment of any Award intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Code Section 162(m) the Committee shall certify the extent to which any Qualifying Performance Criteria and any other material terms under such Award have been satisfied (other than in cases where the criteria relate solely to the increase in the value of the Company’s Common Stock).

 

With respect to any Award that is intended to satisfy the conditions for “performance-based compensation” under Code Section 162(m): (a) the Committee shall interpret the Plan in light of Code Section 162(m) and the regulations thereunder; and (b) such Award shall not be paid until the Committee shall first have certified that the Qualifying Performance Criteria have been satisfied.

 

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11.3 Dividends.  Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, no adjustment shall be made in Shares issuable under any Award on account of cash dividends which may be paid or other rights which may be issued to the holders of Shares prior to their issuance under the Award. The Committee shall specify whether dividends or dividend equivalent amounts shall be paid to any Participant with respect to the Shares subject to an Award that has not vested or been issued or that is subject to any restrictions or conditions on the record date for dividends; provided, however, that in no event will dividend equivalents be paid in respect of Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights or be paid currently to holders of unearned performance-based Awards.

 

11.4 Voting Rights.  Prior to the vesting of the Shares underlying a Restricted Stock Award, Participants who hold a Restricted Stock Award shall have the right to vote such underlying Shares as the record owners thereof, and Participants who hold Stock Units shall not have voting rights with respect to the underlying Shares.

 

11.5 Agreements Evidencing Awards.  The Committee shall, subject to applicable law, determine the date an Award is deemed to be granted, which for purposes of this Plan shall not be affected by the fact that an Award is contingent on subsequent stockholder approval of the Plan. The Committee or its delegate(s), except to the extent prohibited under applicable law, may establish the terms of agreements evidencing Awards under this Plan and may, but need not, require as a condition to any such agreement’s effectiveness that such agreement be executed by the Participant and that the Participant agree to such further terms and conditions as specified in the agreement. The grant of an Award under this Plan shall not confer any rights upon the Participant holding such Award other than such terms, and subject to such conditions, as are specified in this Plan as being applicable to such type of Award (or to all Awards) or as are expressly set forth in the agreement evidencing such Award.

 

11.6 Tandem Stock or Cash Rights.  Either at the time an Award is granted or by subsequent action, the Committee may, but need not, provide that an Award shall contain as a provision thereof, a right, either in tandem with the other rights under the Award or as an alternative thereto, of the Participant to receive, without payment to the Company, a number of Shares, cash or a combination thereof, the amount of which is determined by reference to the value of the Award; provided, however, that the number of such rights granted under any Award shall not exceed the per Eligible Employee share limitation for such Award as set forth in Section 3.2.

 

SECTION 12. Deferred Payments and No Deferral of Stock Option or SAR Gains.

 

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Committee may determine that all or a portion of any Award to a Participant, whether it is to be paid in cash, Shares or a combination thereof, shall be deferred or may, in its sole discretion, approve deferral elections made by Participants.  Deferrals shall be for such periods and upon such terms as the Committee may determine in its sole discretion.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, deferral of Stock Option or SAR gains shall not be permitted under the Plan, and in no event will any deferral of the delivery of Shares or any other payment with respect to any Award be allowed if the Committee determines, in its sole discretion, that the deferral would result in the imposition of the additional tax under Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code.  No Award shall provide for deferral of compensation that does not comply with Section 409A of the Code, unless the Committee, at the time of grant, specifically provides that the Award is not intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code.  The Company shall have no liability to a Participant, or any other party, if an Award that is intended to be exempt from, or compliant with, Section 409A of the Code is not so exempt or compliant or for any action taken by the Committee.

 

SECTION 13. Changes in Capital Structure

 

If the outstanding securities of the class then subject to this Plan are increased, decreased or exchanged for or converted into cash, property or a different number or kind of shares or securities, or if cash, property or shares or securities are distributed in respect of such outstanding securities, in either case as a result of a reorganization, merger, consolidation, recapitalization, restructuring, reclassification, dividend (other than a regular, quarterly cash dividend) or other distribution, stock split, reverse stock split,

 

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spin-off or the like, or if substantially all of the property and assets of the Company are sold, then, the Committee shall make appropriate and proportionate adjustments in (i) the number and type of shares or other securities or cash or other property that may be acquired pursuant to outstanding Awards under this Plan and the exercise or settlement price of such Awards; provided, however, that any such adjustment shall be made in such a manner that will not affect the status of any Award intended to qualify (A) as an ISO under Code Section 422, (B) as exempt from coverage under Code Section 409A, or (C) as “performance based compensation” under Code Section 162(m), and (ii) the maximum number and type of shares or other securities that may be issued pursuant to such Awards thereafter granted under this Plan.

 

SECTION 14. Change of Control

 

14.1    Effect of Change of Control.    The Committee may through the terms of the Award or otherwise provide that any or all of the following shall occur, either immediately upon the Change of Control, or upon termination of the Eligible Employee’s employment within twenty-four (24) months following a Change of Control: (a) in the case of an Option, the Participant’s ability to exercise any portion of the Option not previously exercisable; (b) in the case of an Incentive Award, the right to receive a payment equal to the target amount payable or a payment based on performance (or amounts accrued) through a date determined by the Committee prior to the Change of Control; and (c) in the case of Shares issued in payment of any Incentive Award, and/or in the case of Restricted Stock or Stock Units, the lapse and expiration of any conditions to the grant, issuance, retention, vesting or transferability of, or any other restrictions applicable to, such Award.  If, in connection with a Change of Control, no provision is made for the exercise, payment or lapse of conditions or restrictions on the Award, or other procedure whereby the Participant may realize the full benefit of the Award, the Committee may, through the terms of the Award or otherwise, provide for a conditional exercise, payment or lapse of conditions or restrictions on an Award, which shall only be effective if such Change of Control is consummated. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall any accelerated vesting of an Award in connection with a Change of Control be effective unless the Change of Control is consummated.

 

14.2    Definitions.    Unless the Committee or the Board shall provide otherwise, “Change of Control” shall mean an occurrence of any of the following events: (a) a third person, including a “group” as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act, acquires shares of the Company having twenty-five percent or more of the total number of votes that may be cast for the election of directors of the Company; (b) the persons who were directors of the Company on the effective date of this Plan (the “Incumbent Directors”) shall cease to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company or any successor to the Company, provided that any person becoming a director of the Company subsequent to the effective date of this Plan shall be considered an Incumbent Director if such person’s election or nomination for election was approved by a vote of at least 50 percent of the Incumbent Directors; but provided further, that any such person whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened proxy contest relating to the election of members of the Board of Directors of the Company or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a person other than the Board of the Company, including by reason of agreement intended to avoid or settle any such actual or threatened contest or solicitation, shall not be considered an Incumbent Director; (c) the consummation of a transaction pursuant to which the Company will have merged into or consolidated with another corporation, or merged another corporation into the Company, on a basis whereby less than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of the surviving corporation is represented by shares held by stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger or consolidation; (d) the consummation of a sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, other than a sale or disposition if the holders of the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto hold securities immediately thereafter which represent more than a majority of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the acquirer, or parent of the acquirer, of such assets; or (e) approval by the stockholders of the Company of the liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

 

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SECTION 15. Compensation Recoupment Policy

 

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Committee may provide that any Participant and/or any Award, including any Shares subject to an Award, is subject to any recovery, recoupment, clawback and/or other forfeiture policy maintained by the Company from time to time.

 

SECTION 16. Taxes

 

16.1 Withholding Requirements.  The Committee may make such provisions or impose such conditions as it may deem appropriate for the withholding or payment by the Eligible Employee or Participant, as appropriate, for any taxes required as a result of any Awards granted under this Plan, and a Participant’s rights in any Award are subject to satisfaction of such requirements.

 

16.2 Payment of Withholding Taxes.  Notwithstanding the terms of Section 16.1 hereof, the Committee may provide in the agreement evidencing an Award or otherwise that all or any portion of the required withholding for taxes by the Company or, if permitted by the Committee, desired to be withheld by the Participant, in connection with the exercise of a Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right or the exercise, vesting, settlement or transfer of any other Award shall be paid or, at the election of the Participant, may be paid by the Company with cash or shares of the Company’s capital stock otherwise issuable or subject to such Award, or by the Participant delivering previously owned shares of the Company’s capital stock, in each case having a fair market value equal to the amount required or elected to be withheld or paid. Any such elections are subject to such conditions or procedures as may be established by the Committee and are subject to Committee approval.

 

SECTION 17. Effective Date, Amendments and Termination

 

17.1 Effectiveness and Expiration of Plan. The Plan was adopted by the Board on February 6, 2013 and will become effective when it is approved by the Company’s stockholders.  No Stock Option Award, Stock Appreciation Right Award, Restricted Stock Award, Incentive Award or Stock Unit Award shall be granted pursuant to the Plan more than ten (10) years after the effective date of the Plan.

 

17.2 Amendment and Termination. The Board of Directors may amend, alter or discontinue the Plan or any agreement evidencing an Award made under the Plan, but any such amendment shall be subject to approval of the stockholders of the Company to the extent required by law or by any applicable listing standard of the New York Stock Exchange or other securities exchange or stock market where the Company has listed the Shares. In addition, unless approved by a majority of the stockholders of the Company present in person or by proxy and actually voting, no such amendment shall be made that would:

 

(a)           materially increase the maximum number of Shares for which Awards may be granted under the Plan, other than an increase pursuant to Section 13 (“Changes in Capital Structure”);

 

(b)           reduce the price at which Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted, as described in Section 6.2;

 

(c)           reduce the exercise price of outstanding Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights, as described in Section 6.7 and Section 7;

 

(d)           extend the term of the Plan; or

 

(e)           change the class of persons eligible to be Participants.

 

After the date of a Change of Control, no amendment to the Plan or any agreement evidencing an Award made under the Plan shall be effected that impairs the rights of any Award holder, without such holder’s consent, under any Award granted prior to the date of the Change of Control.

 

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SECTION 18. Compliance with Other Laws and Regulations

 

The Plan, the grant and exercise of Awards hereunder, and the obligation of the Company to sell, issue or deliver Shares under such Awards, shall be subject to all applicable Federal, state and foreign laws, rules and regulations and to such approvals by any governmental or regulatory agency as may be required. The Company shall not be required to register in a Participant’s name or deliver any Shares prior to the completion of any registration or qualification of such Shares under any Federal, state or foreign law or any ruling or regulation of any government body which the Committee shall, in its sole discretion, determine to be necessary or advisable. This Plan is intended to constitute an unfunded arrangement for a select group of management or other key employees.

 

No Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable unless a registration statement with respect to the Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right has been made and is in effect or the Company has determined that such registration is unnecessary. Unless the Awards and Shares covered by this Plan have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Company has determined that such registration is unnecessary, each person receiving an Award and/or Shares pursuant to any Award may be required by the Company to give a representation in writing that such person is acquiring such Shares for his or her own account for investment.

 

SECTION 19. Award Grants by Subsidiaries

 

In the case of a grant of an Award to any Participant employed by a subsidiary or affiliate, such grant may, if the Committee so directs, be implemented by the Company issuing any subject Shares to the subsidiary or affiliate, for such lawful consideration as the Committee may determine, upon the condition or understanding that the subsidiary or affiliate will transfer the Shares to the Participant in accordance with the terms of the Award specified by the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, such Award may be issued by and in the name of the subsidiary or affiliate and shall be deemed granted on such date as the Committee shall determine.

 

SECTION 20. Miscellaneous

 

20.1 Rights as Stockholder. Except as otherwise provided herein, a Participant shall have no rights as a holder of Shares with respect to Awards hereunder, unless and until the Participant becomes registered as a holder of Shares on the records of the Company and/or any transfer agent or other administrator designated by the Company from time to time.

 

20.2 No Right to Company Employment.  Nothing in this Plan or as a result of any Award granted pursuant to this Plan shall confer on any individual any right to continue in the employ of the Company or interfere in any way with the right of the Company to terminate an individual’s employment at any time. The Award agreements may contain such provisions as the Committee may approve with reference to the effect of approved leaves of absence by the Participant receiving the Award.

 

20.3 Funding of Plan.  The Plan is intended to be an unfunded plan.  The Company shall not be required to establish or fund any special or separate account or to make any other segregation of assets to assure the payment of any Award under the Plan.  Participants are and shall at all times be general creditors of the Company with respect to their Awards.  If the Committee or the Company chooses to set aside funds in a trust or otherwise for the payment of Awards under the Plan, such funds shall at all times be subject to the claims of the creditors of the Company in the event of its bankruptcy or insolvency.

 

20.4 Successors.  All obligations of the Company under the Plan with respect to Awards granted hereunder shall be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company.

 

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20.5 Gender and Number.  Except where otherwise indicated by the context, any masculine term used herein also shall include the feminine, any feminine term used herein shall include the masculine, and the plural shall include the singular and the singular shall include the plural.

 

20.6 Severability.  If any provision of the Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included.

 

20.7 Rules of Construction.  Whenever any provision of the Plan refers to any law, rule, or regulation, such provision shall be deemed to refer to the law, rule, or regulation currently in effect and, when and if such law, rule, or regulation is subsequently amended or replaced, to the amended or successor law, rule, or regulation.  The term “including” shall be deemed to include the words “including without limitation.”

 

20.8 No Liability of the Company.  The Company and any subsidiary or affiliate which is in existence or hereafter comes into existence shall not be liable to a Participant or any other person as to: (i) the non-issuance or sale of shares of Common Stock as to which the Company has been unable to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any shares of Common Stock hereunder; and (ii) any tax consequence expected, but not realized, by any Participant or other person due to the receipt, exercise or settlement of any Award granted hereunder.

 

20.9 Non-Exclusivity of the Plan. Neither the adoption of the Plan by the Board of Directors nor the submission of the Plan to the stockholders of the Company for approval shall be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board of Directors or the Committee to adopt such other incentive arrangements as it or they may deem desirable, including without limitation, the granting of restricted stock or stock options otherwise than under the Plan, and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.

 

20.10 Governing Law. This Plan and any agreements hereunder shall be interpreted and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and applicable Federal law. The Committee may provide that any dispute as to any Award shall be presented and determined in such forum as the Committee may specify, including through binding arbitration. Any reference in this Plan or in the agreement evidencing any Award to a provision of law or to a rule or regulation shall be deemed to include any successor law, rule or regulation of similar effect or applicability.

 

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