Document:

Exhibit
10.10

 

EMPLOYMENT
AND NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT

(Joan
B. Weisman)

 

This
EMPLOYMENT
AND NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of
October 31, 2001, is between The Sheridan Group, Inc., a Maryland corporation
(the “Employer”), and Joan B. Weisman (the “Employee”).

 

WHEREAS,
the Employer wishes to employ the Employee as an executive officer of the
Employer, and the Employee wishes to work as an executive officer of the
Employer, on the terms set forth below.

 

NOW,
THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed as
follows:

 

§1.           EMPLOYMENT.  The Employer hereby employs the Employee,
and the Employee hereby accepts employment, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions hereinafter set forth.

 

§2.           DUTIES.  The Employee shall be employed as the
President and Chief Operating Officer of The Sheridan Press, Inc., a Maryland
corporation.  In such capacity, the
Employee shall have the executive responsibilities and duties assigned by the
Employer’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and shall report directly to
the President of the Employer.  The
Employee agrees to devote her full time and best efforts to the performance of
her duties to the Employer.  Nothing
contained herein shall be construed as prohibiting the Employee from serving as
a director of any entity that is not in the Designated Industry so long as such
activity does not involve a substantial time commitment and otherwise does not
interfere with the performance of her duties under this Agreement.

 

§3.           TERM.  The term of employment of the Employee hereunder
shall commence on October 31, 2001 (the “Commencement  Date”) and
shall continue until October 31, 2002 (the “Initial  Term”),
unless earlier terminated pursuant to §6, and shall be renewed automatically
for additional one (1) year terms thereafter unless terminated by either party
by written notice to the other party given at least ninety (90) days prior to
the expiration of the then current term.

 

§4.           COMPENSATION  AND
BENEFITS.  During the term of the Employee’s employment
hereunder, in consideration for the services of the Employee hereunder, the
Employer shall compensate the Employee as follows:

 

(a)           Base  Salary.  The Employer shall pay the Employee, in
accordance with the Employer’s current payroll practices, a base salary (the “Base
Salary”).  The Base Salary will
be paid at an annual rate of $200,000. 
The Base Salary may be increased from time to time at the discretion of
the Board and is in addition to the other benefits set forth herein.

 

(b)           Management  Incentive
Bonus.  The Employee shall be
eligible to receive from the Employer, for each of the fiscal years of the
Employer ended after the date hereof, a management incentive bonus (the “Incentive
Bonus”) in an amount up to fifty percent (50%) of the Base Salary for
such fiscal year, in accordance with an incentive bonus plan to be adopted by
the Board prior to the end of the first fiscal quarter for each such fiscal
year.  The Incentive Bonus for each
fiscal year shall be paid within 30 days after the completion of the Employer’s
audited financial statements for such fiscal year.

 

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(c)            Insurance; Other
Benefits.  Accident, disability, and health insurance
for the Employee shall be provided by the Employer under group accident,
disability, and health insurance plans maintained by the Employer for its
full-time, salaried employees as such employment benefits may be modified from
time to time by the Employer for all full-time, salaried employees.  The amount and extent of such coverage shall
be subject to the discretion of the Board.

 

(d)           Retention
Bonus.  In addition to the Incentive Bonus, if the
Employee remains employed hereunder on December 31st of any year,
the Employee shall be entitled to receive from the Employer an additional
annual bonus for each year (the “Retention Bonus”) in an amount equal to 25% of
the Base Salary then in effect.  This
Retention Bonus will be paid by February 15 of the following year into a
deferred compensation account in accordance with the Employer’s Deferred Compensation
Plan (the “Deferred Compensation Plan”). 
The Retention Bonus will be administered and subject to a five (5) year
vesting requirement as provided in the Deferred Compensation Plan.

 

§5.           EXPENSES.  The Employer shall reimburse the Employee
for all reasonable expenses of types authorized by the Employer and incurred by
the Employee in the performance of her duties hereunder.  The Employee shall comply with such budget
limitations and approval and reporting requirements with respect to expenses as
the Employer may establish from time to time.

 

§6.           TERMINATION.  The Employee’s employment hereunder shall
commence on the Commencement Date and continue until the expiration of the
Initial Term, and any extension of such term pursuant to §3, except that the employment
of the Employee hereunder shall earlier terminate:

 

(a)           Death  or
Disability.  Upon the death of the Employee during the
term of her employment hereunder or, at the option of the Employer, in the
event of the Employee’s physical or mental disability, upon thirty (30) days’
written notice from the Employer.  The
Employee shall be deemed disabled if an independent medical doctor (selected by
the Employer’s health or disability insurer) certifies that the Employee has
for 180 days, consecutive or non-consecutive, in any twelve (12) month period
been physically or mentally disabled in a manner which seriously interferes
with her ability to perform her responsibilities under this Agreement.  Any refusal by the Employee to submit to a
medical examination for the purpose of certifying physical or mental disability
under this §6(a) shall be deemed to constitute conclusive evidence of the
Employee’s physical or mental disability.

 

(b)           For
Cause.  For “Cause” immediately upon written notice
by the Employer to the Employee.  For
purposes of this Agreement, a termination shall be for Cause if any one or more
of the following has occurred:

 

(i)            the
Employee shall have committed an act of fraud, embezzlement or misappropriation
against the Employer, including, but not limited to, the offer, payment,
solicitation or acceptance of any unlawful bribe or kickback with respect to
the Employer’s business; or

 

(ii)           the
Employee shall have been convicted by a court of competent jurisdiction of, or
pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to, any felony or any crime involving moral
turpitude; or

 

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(iii)          the
Employee shall have refused, after explicit written notice, to obey any lawful
resolution of or direction by the Board which is consistent with her duties
hereunder; or

 

(iv)          the
Employee has been chronically absent from work (excluding vacations, illnesses
or leaves of absence approved by the Board); or

 

(v)           the
Employee shall have failed to perform the duties incident to her employment
with the Employer on a regular basis, and such failure shall have
continued for a period of twenty (20) days after written notice to the Employee
specifying such failure in reasonable detail (other than as a result of the
Employee’s Disability); or

 

(vi)          the
Employee shall have engaged in the unlawful use (including being under the
influence) or possession of illegal drugs on the Employer’s premises; or

 

(vii)         the
Employee shall have breached any one or more provisions of the Stockholder
Agreement, dated as of February 2, 1998, among the Employer and its
stockholders as amended and in effect from time to time, and such breach shall
have continued for a period of ten (10) days after written notice to the
Employee specifying such breach in reasonable detail.

 

(c)           Resignation  Without
Good  Reason; Without  Cause.  Upon thirty (30) days’ written notice by the
Employer to the Employee or by the Employee to the Employer without Good Reason
(as defined below).

 

(d)           Resignation  With
Good  Reason.  Upon
written notice by the Employee to the Employer for Good Reason specifying in
reasonable detail the basis for such termination, provided, that such notice
shall be given no more than thirty (30) days following the event or condition
which gives rise to such termination. 
For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Good Reason” shall mean the
occurrence of any of the events or conditions described in subparagraphs (i)
through (ii) hereof without the Employee’s express written consent which is not
corrected within twenty (20) days after delivery by the Employee of written
notice to the Employer:

 

(i)            a
material reduction in the Employee’s status, title, position, scope of
authority or responsibilities, the assignment to the Employee of any duties or
responsibilities which are materially inconsistent with such status, title,
position, authority or responsibilities; involuntary relocation of the
Employee; or any removal of the Employee from or failure to reappoint her to
any of such positions, except in connection with the termination of her
employment for Cause, as a result of her death or disability or by the Employee
other than for Good Reason; or

 

(ii)           a
material reduction by the Employer in the Employee’s compensation or benefits.

 

(e)           Rights  and
Remedies  Upon  Termination.

 

(i)            If
the Employee’s employment hereunder is terminated by the Employer pursuant to
§6(c) or by the Employee with Good Reason pursuant to §6(d), then the Employee
shall be entitled to receive (A) severance payments, in accordance with the
Employer’s then current payroll practices, at an annual rate equal to the sum
of (1) the Employee’s Base Salary in effect at

 

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the time of
such termination plus (2) the average of the Incentive Bonuses earned by
the Employee for the two fiscal years immediately preceding the date of
termination, for a period equal to eighteen (18) months (the “Severance
Period”), (B) continued coverage during the Severance Period under the health
insurance plan maintained by the Employer for its full-time, salaried
employees, (C) payment of any expense reimbursements under §5 hereof for
expenses incurred in the performance of her duties prior to termination, and
(D) immediate vesting of the Employee’s deferred compensation account in accordance
with the Deferred Compensation Plan.

 

(ii)           Notwithstanding
the provisions of §6(e)(i), in the event the Employee accepts other employment
during the Severance Period, the Employer shall be entitled to reduce the
amount payable under §6(e)(i) by an amount equal to the income received by the
Employee pursuant to such new employment during the Severance Period.

 

(iii)          Except
as otherwise set forth in this §6(e), the Employee shall not be entitled to any
severance or other compensation after termination.

 

 

§7.           INVENTIONS; ASSIGNMENT.  All rights to discoveries, inventions,
improvements and innovations (including all data and records pertaining
thereto) related to the Employer’s business, whether or not patentable,
copyrightable, registrable as a trademark, or reduced to writing, that the
Employee may discover, invent or originate during the term of her employment
hereunder, and for a period of six (6) months thereafter, either alone or with
others and whether or not during working hours or by the use of the facilities
of the Employer (“Inventions”), shall be the exclusive property of the
Employer.  The Employee shall promptly
disclose all Inventions to the Employer, shall execute at the request of the
Employer any assignments or other documents the Employer may deem necessary to
protect or perfect its rights therein, and shall assist the Employer, at the
Employer’s expense, in obtaining, defending and enforcing the Employer’s rights
therein.  The Employee hereby appoints
the Employer as her attorney-in-fact to execute on her behalf any assignments
or other documents deemed necessary by the Employer to protect or perfect its
rights to any Inventions.

 

§8.           CONFIDENTIAL  INFORMATION.  The Employee recognizes and acknowledges
that certain proprietary and confidential information of the Employer,
including without limitation information regarding customers, pricing policies,
methods of operation, proprietary computer programs, sales, products, profits,
costs, markets, key personnel, formulae, product applications, technical
processes, and trade secrets (hereinafter called “Confidential  Information”)
are valuable, special, and unique assets of the Employer and its
affiliates.  The Employee shall not,
during or after her term of employment, disclose any or any part of the
Confidential Information to any person, firm, corporation, association, or any
other entity for any reason or purpose whatsoever, directly or indirectly,
except as may be required pursuant to her employment hereunder and except as
required by law, unless and until such Confidential Information becomes
publicly available other than as a consequence of the breach by the Employee of
her confidentiality obligations hereunder. 
In the event of the termination of her employment, whether voluntary or
involuntary and whether by the Employer or the Employee, the Employee shall
deliver to the Employer all documents and data pertaining to the Confidential
Information and shall not take with her any documents or data of any kind or
any reproductions (in whole or in part) or extracts of any items relating to
the Confidential Information.

 

§9.           NON-COMPETITION.  In consideration of the Employer’s
obligations hereunder, during the term of the Employee’s employment hereunder
and during the Designated Period (as defined herein), the Employee will not (i)
anywhere within North America, engage, directly or indirectly, alone or

 

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as a shareholder (other than as
a holder of stock of the Employer (or any of its affiliates) or as a holder of
less than five percent (5%) of the common stock of any publicly traded
corporation), partner, officer, director, employee or consultant of any other
business organization that (A) is engaged or becomes engaged in the business of
providing publishing and printing services for periodicals, journals and books
or (B) is engaged in any other business activity that the Employer is
conducting at the time of the Employee’s termination or any activity related
thereto of which the Employee had knowledge that the Employer proposes to
conduct (the “Designated  Industry”), (ii) divert to any
competitor of the Employer any customer of the Employer, or (iii) solicit or
encourage any officer, employee or consultant of the Employer to leave its
employ for employment by or with any competitor of the Employer.  The term “Designated  Period”
shall mean a period following the termination of the Employee’s employment
hereunder equal to the longer of (a) twelve (12) months and (b) the Severance
Period.  If at any time the provisions
of this §9 shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable, by reason of
being vague or unreasonable as to area, duration or scope of activity, this §9
shall be considered divisible and shall become and be immediately amended to
only such area, duration and scope of activity as shall be determined to be
reasonable and enforceable by the court or other body having jurisdiction over
the matter; and the Employee agrees that this §9 as so amended shall be valid
and binding as though any invalid or unenforceable provision had not been
included herein.

 

§10.         GENERAL.

 

(a)           Notices.  All notices and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing or by written telecommunication, and shall be
deemed to have been duly given if delivered personally or if mailed by
certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid or sent by written
telecommunication or telecopy, to the relevant address set forth below, or to
such other address as the recipient of such notice or communication shall have
specified to the other party hereto in accordance with this §10(a):

 

If
to the Employer, to:

 

c/o The Sheridan Group,
Inc.

11311 McCormick Road,
Ste. 260

Hunt Valley,
Maryland  21031-1437

Attention:  President

 

With
a copy to:

 

Robert M. Wolf, Esq.

Bingham Dana LLP

150 Federal Street

Boston,
Massachusetts  02110

 

If
to the Employee, to:

 

Joan B. Weisman

1706 Farmshire Court

Jarrettsville, MD  21084

 

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(b)           Equitable
Remedies.  Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and
agrees that upon any breach by the Employee of her obligations under §§7, 8 and
9 hereof, the Employer will have no adequate remedy at law, and accordingly
will be entitled to specific performance and other appropriate injunctive and
equitable relief.

 

(c)           Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement is or
becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any law, the
validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof shall
not in any way be affected or impaired.

 

(d)           Waivers.  No delay or omission by either party hereto
in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall impair such right,
power or privilege, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right,
power or privilege preclude any further exercise thereof or the exercise of any
other right, power or privilege.

 

(e)           Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in multiple
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

(f)            Assigns.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the heirs and successors of each of the parties hereto.

 

(g)           Arbitration
of Disputes.  Any controversy or claim arising out of or
relating to this Agreement or the breach thereof shall, to the extent permitted
by law, be settled by arbitration in any forum and form agreed upon by the
parties, or in the absence of such an agreement, under the auspices of the
American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) in Baltimore, Maryland in accordance
with the Employment Dispute Resolution Rules of the AAA, including, but not
limited to, the rules and procedures applicable to the selection of
arbitrators.  Notwithstanding the
foregoing, this §10(g) shall not preclude either party from pursuing a court
action for the sole purpose of obtaining a temporary restraining order or a
preliminary injunction in circumstances in which such relief is appropriate,
provided that any other relief shall be pursued through an arbitration
proceeding pursuant to this §10(g).  The
prevailing party shall be entitled to collect reasonable fees and expenses
incurred by the prevailing party in connection with such arbitration or
litigation from the other party to such arbitration or litigation.

 

(h)           Entire  Agreement.  This Agreement contains the entire
understanding of the parties, supersedes all prior agreements and
understandings relating to the subject matter hereof and shall not be amended
except by a written instrument hereafter signed by each of the parties hereto.

 

(i)            Governing  Law.  This Agreement and the performance hereof
shall be construed and governed in accordance with the laws of the State of
Maryland.

 

IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, and intending to be
legally bound hereby, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed as of the date and year first above written

 

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  THE
  SHERIDAN GROUP, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/
  John A. Saxton

  	
   

  	 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  John
  A. Saxton

  	 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  President
  and Chief Executive Officer

  	 

	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  /s/
  Joan B. Weisman

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Joan
  B. Weisman

  
						

 

 

8Exhibit
10.11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TSG
HOLDINGS CORP.

 

2003
STOCK-BASED INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date Adopted: 
October 16, 2003

 

 

 

TSG HOLDINGS CORP.

2003
STOCK-BASED INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

1.                                       Purpose of the Plan

The purpose of the Plan is to assist the Company (as
defined below) in rewarding, attracting and retaining valued employees,
directors and independent contractors of the Company and its eligible
subsidiaries by offering them a greater stake in the Company’s success and a closer
identity with it, and to encourage ownership of the Company’s stock by such
employees, directors and independent contractors.

2.                                       Definitions

2.1.          “Award”
means an award of Options under the Plan.

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

2.3.          “BRS”
means Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co II, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership.

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

2.5.          “Committee”
means the Compensation Committee of the Board as constituted by the Board, or
if no such Committee exists, the Board. 
After the Company’s Common Stock becomes Publicly Traded, the Committee
shall have at least two members; each such member shall be a “non-employee
director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act; and, to the
extent necessary to cause Awards under the Plan to qualify as “qualified
performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Treas. Reg. §1.162-27(e),
each of such members shall be an “outside director” within the meaning of
Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations thereunder.

2.6.          “Common
Stock” means the Common Stock of the Company, par value $.001 per share, or
such other class or kind of shares or other securities resulting from the
application of Section 7.

2.7.          “Company”
means TSG Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation, or any successor corporation.

2.8.          “Director”
means a member of the Board.

2.9.          “Disability”
shall, with respect to any Holder who is an Employee or a Director, shall mean
the inability of such Holder to perform a major part of the duties to be
performed by him or her as an Employee or Director immediately prior to
inception of the 

 

 

disability,
because of illness, accident or injury, for a period of 26 consecutive weeks or
for a cumulative period of 30 weeks in any 12 month period.

2.10.        “Employee”
means an officer or other employee of the Company or a Subsidiary, including a
director who is such an employee.

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

2.12.        “Fair
Market Value” means, on any given date,

(a)           if
on such date the Company’s Common Stock is not Publicly Traded, the fair market
value per share of Common Stock, as of such date, as determined by the
Committee or the Board in good faith; provided, however, that in
determining the Option Price for an Incentive Stock Option, the Fair Market
Value per share of Common Stock shall be determined in accordance with Section
422 of the Code and the regulations thereunder.

(b)           if
on such date the Company’s Common Stock is Publicly Traded, the last sales
price regular way on such date, or, in the case no such sale takes place on
such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such date, in
either case on the New York Stock Exchange or, if the shares of Common Stock
are not then listed or admitted to trading on such exchange, on the principal
national or international securities exchange on which shares of Common Stock
are then listed or admitted to trading, or, if shares of Common Stock are not
listed or admitted to trading on any national or international securities
exchange but are designated as national market system securities by the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the “NASD”), the last
sale price on such date, or, in case no such sale takes place on such day, the
average of the closing bid and asked prices on such date, in either case as
reported on the NASD Automated Quotation National Market System, or, if the
shares of Common Stock are not so designated as national market system
securities, the average of the highest reported bid and lowest reported asked
prices on such date as furnished by the NASD or similar organization if the
NASD is no longer reporting such information.

2.13.        “Holder”
means an Employee, Director or Independent Contractor to whom an Award is made.

2.14.        “Incentive
Stock Option” means an Option intended to meet the requirements of an
incentive stock option as defined in Section 422 of the Code and expressly
designated as an Incentive Stock Option in the applicable Option Agreement.

2.15.        “Independent
Contractor” means an individual other than an Employee or Director who
performs services for the Company or a Subsidiary.

2.16.        “Initial
Public Offering” means a successfully completed firm commitment
underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement
under 

 

 

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the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (other than a Special Registration
Statement), in respect of the offer and sale of shares of Common Stock for the
account of the Company resulting in aggregate net proceeds to the Company and
any stockholder selling shares of Common Stock in such offering of not less
than $50,000,000.

2.17.        “Jefferies
Funds” means, collectively, ING Furman Selz Investors III L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership, ING Barings Global Leveraged Equity Plan Ltd., a Bermuda
corporation, and ING Barings U.S. Leveraged Equity Plan LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company.

2.18.        “Non-Qualified
Stock Option” means an Option not designated as an Incentive Stock Option
in the applicable Option Agreement.

2.19.        “Option”
means any stock option granted from time to time under Section 6 of the Plan.

2.20.        “Option
Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1 of the Plan.

2.21.        “Option
Price” means the per share price at which a share of Common Stock may be
purchased upon exercise of an Option in accordance with Section 6.2 of the
Plan, as it may be adjusted pursuant to Section 7 of the Plan.

2.22.        “Option
Share” means any share of Common Stock purchased upon the exercise of an
Option.

2.23.        “Plan”
means the TSG Holdings Corp. 2003 Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plan
herein set forth, as amended from time to time.

2.24.        “Publicly
Traded,” with respect to the Company’s Common Stock, means such shares of
Common Stock are registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.

2.25.        “Retirement”
means retirement from the active employment of the Company or a Subsidiary
pursuant to the normal retirement policies of the Company or such Subsidiary.

2.26.        “Special
Registration Statement” means (a) a registration statement on Form S-8 or
S-4 or any similar or successor form or any other registration statement
relating to an exchange offer or an offering of securities solely to the
Company’s employees or security holders or to security holders of a corporation
or other entity being acquired by, or merged with, the Company or (b) a
registration statement registering a Unit Offering.

2.27.        “Subsidiary”
means a corporation, partnership, limited liability or other business entity
with respect to which the Company (or another Subsidiary) owns 50% or more of
the total combined voting power of all classes of stock (or other voting
interests).

 

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2.28.        “Ten
Percent Shareholder” means a person who on any given date owns, either
directly or indirectly (taking into account the attribution rules contained in
Section 424(d) of the Code), stock possessing more than 10% of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Subsidiary.

2.29.        “Unit
Offering” shall mean a public offering of a combination of debt and equity
securities of the Company in which (a) not more than 10% of the gross proceeds
received from the sale of such securities is attributed to such equity
securities and (b) after giving effect to such offering, the Company does not
have a class of equity securities required to be registered under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

3.                                       Eligibility

Any Employee, Director or Independent Contractor is
eligible to receive an Award; provided, however, only an Employee
is eligible to receive an Incentive Stock Option.

4.                                       Administration and Implementation of Plan

4.1.          The
Plan shall be administered by the Committee, which shall have full power to
interpret and administer the Plan and full authority to act in selecting the
Employees, Directors and Independent Contractors to whom Awards will be
granted, to make such grants, and to determine the type and amount of Awards to
be granted to each such Employee, Director or Independent Contractor, the time
of such Awards, the terms and conditions of such Awards and the terms of the
Option Agreements which will be entered into with Holders (which shall not be
inconsistent with the terms of this Plan). 
The Committee shall have full and final authority in its sole discretion
to interpret the provisions of the Plan and to decide all questions of fact
arising in its application and to make all other determinations necessary or
advisable for the administration of the Plan.

4.2.          The
Committee’s powers shall include, but not be limited to, the power to determine
whether, to what extent and under what circumstances an Option may be exchanged
for cash; to what extent and under what circumstances an Award is made; to what
extent and under what circumstances any Option will become exercisable; and to
determine the effect, if any, of a change in control of the Company upon
outstanding Awards (subject to any applicable provisions of Section 6.9 and
Section 7 hereof); and to grant Awards (other than Incentive Stock Options)
that are transferable by the Holder.

4.3.          The
Committee shall have the power to adopt regulations for carrying out the Plan
and to make changes in such regulations as it shall, from time to time, deem advisable.  Any interpretation by the Committee of the
terms and provisions of the Plan and the administration thereof, and all action
taken by the Committee shall be final and binding on Holders.

 

 

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5.                                       Shares of Stock Subject to the Plan

5.1.          Subject
to adjustment as provided in Section 7, the total number of shares of Common
Stock available for Awards under the Plan shall be 55,500 shares.  After the Company’s Common Stock becomes
Publicly Traded, no individual may receive Awards with respect to more than
10,000 shares of Common Stock in any year under the Plan.

5.2.          Any
shares issued by the Company through the assumption or substitution of
outstanding grants from an acquired company shall not reduce the shares
available for Awards under the Plan. 
Any shares issued hereunder may consist, in whole or in part, of
authorized and unissued shares or treasury shares.  If any shares subject to any Award granted hereunder are
forfeited or such Award otherwise terminates without the issuance of such
shares or the payment of other consideration in lieu of such shares, the shares
subject to such Award, to the extent of any such forfeiture or termination,
shall again be available for Awards under the Plan; provided, however,
that after the Company’s Common Stock becomes Publicly Traded, an Award that
terminates shall be counted against the individual limit specified in Section
5.1.

6.                                       Options

Options give an Employee, a Director or an Independent
Contractor the right to purchase a specified number of shares of Common Stock
from the Company for a specified time period at a specified price.  The grant of Options shall be subject to the
following terms and conditions:

6.1.          Option
Grants:  Options shall be granted to
an Employee, Director or Independent Contractor at the time and in the amount
determined by the Committee.  The
Committee shall have full authority in its sole discretion to grant Options for
whole or fractional shares of Common Stock. 
Options shall be evidenced by written Option Agreements (“Option
Agreements”).  Such agreements shall
conform to the requirements of the Plan and may contain such other provisions
as the Committee shall deem advisable.

6.2.          Option
Price:  The price per share at which
Common Stock may be purchased upon exercise of an Option shall be determined by
the Committee.  In the case of any
Incentive Stock Option, the Option Price shall not be less than 100% of the
Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of grant (110% in the
case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten Percent Shareholder).

6.3.          Term
of Options:  The Option Agreements
shall specify when an Option may be exercisable and the terms and conditions
applicable thereto.  The term of an
Option shall in no event be greater than ten years (five years in the case of
an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten Percent Shareholder).

(a)           Vesting.  At the discretion of the Committee, Options
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under
which such Options cannot be exercised until they are vested or, alternatively,
under which the Option can be exercised to acquire Common Stock that is subject
to forfeiture (on such terms as are determined by the Committee) until the
Option vests.  The restrictions or
conditions with respect to the time and method of vesting of Options and which
Awards shall be subject to vesting shall be as prescribed by the Committee.

(b)           Pre-Vesting
Exercises.  If a Holder is allowed
to exercise an Option before it has vested in accordance with the terms of the
Option Agreement, unless otherwise provided in the applicable Option Agreement
or otherwise determined by the Committee, any certificates representing the
Option Shares so acquired will be held in the Company’s physical possession,
along with a stock power endorsed in blank and delivered to the Committee by
the Holder at the time the Option is exercised.

6.4.          Restrictions
on Transferability:  Except as
expressly provided otherwise in an Option Agreement for any Option granted
under this Plan, no Holder shall sell, assign, transfer, give, donate, pledge,
hypothecate or dispose of all or any part of an Option or Option Shares, or any
right or interest therein (including any voting interest or proxy); provided,
however, that, except as provided in the following sentence, (a) a
Holder may sell Options or Option Shares pursuant to an Approved Sale in
accordance with Section 6.9, if applicable, (b) a Holder may sell Option Shares
to the Company or its designee on terms set forth in the Option Agreement, if
applicable, (c) upon the death of the Holder, a Holder may transfer Options or
Option Shares by will or laws of descent and distribution, and (d) a Holder may
sell or otherwise transfer Options or Option Shares in any other manner
expressly provided for in the Holder’s Option Agreement (and subject to the
terms thereof) or as determined by the Committee.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Incentive Stock Option shall be
transferable otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution
and, during the lifetime of the Holder, shall be exercisable only by the
Holder.  Except as otherwise provided in
an Option Agreement, the restrictions on transfer of Option Shares set forth in
the first sentence of this Section 6.4 will lapse upon an Initial Public
Offering (it being understood that such restrictions shall remain in effect for
Options).  Any transferee of an Option
or Option Shares shall, in all cases, be subject to the provisions of the
Option Agreement between the Company and the Holder, as well as the provisions
of this Plan.  Upon the death of a
Holder, the person to whom the rights have passed by will or by the laws of
descent and distribution may exercise an Incentive Stock Option only in
accordance with this Section 6.  In the
event the Option or any Option Shares become subject to any involuntary sale or
transfer process or proceedings, the Holder shall give prompt written notice
thereof to the Company.

6.5.          Payment
of Option Price and Taxes:

(a)           The
Option Price shall be paid in full within three days of the date of exercise,
in cash or by certified or bank cashier’s check payable to the Company, or,
subject to the approval of the Committee and where provided in the applicable
Option Agreement: (i) by surrendering shares of the Company’s Common Stock that
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aggregate
Option Price, (ii) with the written approval of the Committee (evidenced in the
Option Agreement or otherwise), in cash received from a broker-dealer whom the
Holder has authorized to sell all or a portion of the Common Stock covered by
the Option, (iii) payment of such other lawful consideration as the Committee
may determine, or (iv) any combination of the foregoing.

(b)           Any
taxes required to be withheld by the Company upon exercise of an Option shall
be paid in full in cash or by certified or bank cashier’s check payable to the
Company, or, subject to the approval of the Committee (and subject to such
rules as the Committee may adopt, including as to the amount to be withheld)
and where provided in the applicable Option Agreement, by having the Company
retain the number of Option Shares whose aggregate Fair Market Value equals the
minimum amount to be withheld in satisfaction of the applicable withholding
taxes.

6.6.          Termination
by Reason of Death:  Unless provided
otherwise in the applicable Option Agreement or determined otherwise by the
Committee, if a Holder’s employment by the Company or a Subsidiary (or service
to the Company or any Subsidiary in the case of a Director) terminates by
reason of the death of the Holder, any unexercised Option granted to such
Holder may thereafter be exercised by, where appropriate, the Holder’s
transferee or legal representative, to the extent it was exercisable at the
time of death or on such accelerated basis as the Committee may determine at or
after grant, for a period of six months from the date of death, or until the
expiration of the stated term of the Option, whichever of the foregoing periods
is shorter.  Unless provided otherwise
in the applicable Option Agreement or determined otherwise by the Committee,
all unexercised Options that are unexercisable at the time of the termination
of the Holder’s employment (or service to the Company or any Subsidiary in the
case of a Director) shall immediately terminate on the date of the termination
of the Holder’s employment or service. 
This Section 6.6 shall not apply to any Option held by an Independent
Contractor, it being understood that for any Independent Contractor whose
service to the Company terminates by reason of the death of the Holder, the
exercisability of any Option held by the Holder after the time of death shall
be as set forth in the Option Agreement or as determined by the Committee.

6.7.          Termination
by Reason of Retirement or Disability: 
Unless provided otherwise in the applicable Option Agreement or
determined otherwise by the Committee, if a Holder’s employment by the Company
or a Subsidiary (or service to the Company or any Subsidiary in the case of a
Director) terminates by reason of Disability or Retirement, any unexercised
Option granted to the Holder may thereafter be exercised by the Holder (or,
where appropriate, the Holder’s transferee or legal representative), to the
extent it was exercisable at the time of the termination of the Holder’s
employment (or service to the Company or any Subsidiary in the case of a
Director) or on such accelerated basis as the Committee may determine at or
after grant, for a period of six months from the date of such termination of
employment (or service to the Company or any Subsidiary in the case of a
Director) or until the expiration of the stated term of the Option, whichever
period is shorter.  Unless provided
otherwise in the applicable Option Agreement or determined otherwise by the Committee,
all unexercised Options that are unexercisable at the time of the termination
of the Holder’s employment (or service to the Company or any Subsidiary in the
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Holder’s
employment or service.  This Section 6.7
shall not apply to any Option held by an Independent Contractor, it being
understood that for any Independent Contractor whose service to the Company
terminates by reason of the disability of the Holder, the exercisability of any
Option held by the Holder after the time of disability shall be as set forth in
the Option Agreement or as determined by the Committee.

6.8.          Other
Termination; Unexercisable Options: 
Unless provided otherwise in the applicable Option Agreement or
determined otherwise by the Committee, if a Holder’s employment by the Company
or a Subsidiary (or service to the Company or any Subsidiary in the case of a
Director) terminates for any reason other than death, Disability or Retirement
(including if a Holder is terminated with or without cause), all unexercised
Options, to the extent they were exercisable at the time of the termination of
the Holder’s employment (or service to the Company or any Subsidiary in the
case of a Director), shall immediately terminate on the date of the termination
of the Holder’s employment or service. 
Unless provided otherwise in the applicable Option Agreement or
determined otherwise by the Committee, all unexercised Options that are
unexercisable at the time of the termination of the Holder’s employment (or
service to the Company or any Subsidiary in the case of a Director) shall
immediately terminate on the date of the termination of the Holder’s employment
or service.  This Section 6.8 shall not
apply to any Option held by an Independent Contractor, it being understood that
for any Independent Contractor whose service to the Company terminates for any
reason other than death or disability the exercisability of any Option held by
the Holder after the time of the termination shall be as set forth in the
Option Agreement or as determined by the Committee.

6.9.          Approved
Sale of the Company:  Except as
expressly provided otherwise in an Option Agreement for any Option granted
under this Plan, the following provisions dealing with the applicable Holder’s
obligations with respect to both Options and Option Shares shall apply when
there is an Approved Sale, as defined below:

(a)           So long as the Company’s Common Stock has not
become Publicly Traded, if the Required Holders (as defined hereinafter)
approve the sale of the Company, whether by merger, consolidation, sale of
outstanding capital stock, sale of all or substantially all of its assets or
otherwise (any of the foregoing, an “Approved Sale”), (i) each Holder
will consent to, vote for and raise no objections against, and waive dissenters
and appraisal rights (if any) with respect to, the Approved Sale, (ii) if the
Approved Sale is structured as a sale of stock, each Holder will agree to sell
and will be permitted to sell all of such Holder’s Common Stock, including
Option Shares, on the terms and conditions approved by the Required Holders,
and (iii) if the Approved Sale includes the sale, exchange, redemption,
cancellation or other disposition of securities convertible into or
exchangeable for capital stock of the Company, or options, warrants or other
rights to purchase such capital stock or securities, including Options, each
Holder will sell, exchange, redeem, agree to cancel or otherwise dispose of
such securities or options, warrants or other rights on the terms and
conditions approved by the Required Holders. 
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the consummation of an Approved Sale.  As used herein, the term “Required
Holders” means, as of any date, the holders of the majority of the shares
of Common Stock then owned by BRS and the holders of the majority of the shares
of Common Stock then held by the Jefferies Funds.

(b)           The obligations of each Holder with respect to an
Approved Sale are subject to the satisfaction of the conditions that: (i) with
respect to any Option Shares (but not Options), upon the consummation of the
Approved Sale, all of the holders of Common Stock (including Option Shares)
will receive the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common
Stock, or if any holder of Common Stock is given an option as to the form and
amount of consideration to be received in respect of Common Stock, all holders
of Common Stock (including Option Shares) will be given the same option, and
(ii) in the case of a holder of any securities referred to in clause (iii) of
paragraph (a) above, subject to Section 7.2 hereof, either (A) (I) in the event
such securities are vested, the holder shall receive in such Approved Sale,
unless otherwise provided in the terms of any agreement or instrument governing
or evidencing such security, either (x) the same securities or other property
that such holder would have received if such holder had converted, exchanged or
exercised such security immediately prior to such Approved Sale (after taking
into account the conversion, exchange or exercise price applying to such
security and any applicable tax obligations of the holder in connection with
such conversion, exchange or exercise) or (y) a security convertible or
exchangeable for, or option, warrant or right to purchase, capital stock or
other securities of a successor entity having substantially equivalent value as
such securities, or (II) in the case where such securities are not vested,
unless otherwise provided in the terms of any agreement or instrument governing
or evidencing such security, such securities shall be cancelled, or (B) such
securities shall remain outstanding following such Approved Sale.

(c)           Each Holder acknowledges that his or her pro rata
share (based upon the number of shares of Common Stock owned (or acquirable
pursuant to options, warrants or other rights to purchase Common Stock or
securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock) by such Holder)
of the aggregate proceeds of an Approved Sale may be reduced by transaction
expenses related to such Approved Sale.

6.10.        Repurchase
Rights of Company; Other Agreement Provisions:  The Committee shall have the authority to include provisions in
any Option Agreement or other agreement with a Holder permitting the Company or
any stockholder of the Company or any designee of the foregoing to repurchase
Option Shares from any person holding such shares upon or as a result of the
termination of the Holder’s employment with or service to the Company or a
Subsidiary, or otherwise, in each case on such terms as the Committee shall
deem appropriate.  The Committee shall
also have the authority to include provisions in any Option Agreement or other
agreement with a Holder which require the Holder to maintain the
confidentiality (and restrict use) of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’
proprietary information, to confirm the Company’s or a Subsidiary’s ownership
of (and to assign to the Company or a Subsidiary) any inventions, discoveries
and work product made during the term of the Holder’s employment with or
service to the Company or a Subsidiary and to restrict the Holder from
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service
to the Company or a Subsidiary.  The
foregoing provisions of this Section 6.10 are not intended to limit or restrict
any other terms or provisions the Committee desires to include in any Option
Agreement.

7.                                       Adjustments upon Changes in
Capitalization

7.1.          Subject
to Section 6.9, if applicable, in the event of a reorganization,
recapitalization, stock split, spin-off, split-off, split-up, stock dividend,
issuance of stock rights, combination of shares, merger, consolidation or any
other change in the corporate structure of the Company affecting Common Stock,
or any distribution to shareholders other than a cash dividend, the Committee
shall make appropriate adjustment in the number and kind of shares available
for Awards under the Plan, the limit on awards to an individual under Section
5.1 and any adjustments to an outstanding Award, including the number of shares
subject to and the Option Price for the Award, as it in good faith determines
to be appropriate.

7.2.          In
the event of: (a) a dissolution, liquidation, or sale of all or substantially
all of the assets of the Company; (b) a merger or consolidation in which the
Company is not the surviving corporation; (c) a reverse merger in which the
Company is the surviving corporation but the shares of the Company’s Common
Stock outstanding immediately preceding the merger are converted by virtue of
the merger into other property, whether in the form of securities, cash or
otherwise; or (d) the acquisition by any person, entity or group within the
meaning of Section 13 (d) or 14 (d) of the Exchange Act or any comparable
successor provisions (excluding any employee benefit plan, or related trust,
sponsored or maintained by the Company or any affiliate of the Company) of the
beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the
Exchange Act, or comparable successor rule) of securities of the Company
representing at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power entitled
to vote in the election of directors, then to the extent not prohibited by
applicable law, the Committee may in its discretion (but shall not be obligated
to) accelerate the time during which Options outstanding under the Plan may be
exercised prior to such event and/or declare the Options terminated if not
exercised at or prior to such event. 
Except as expressly provided otherwise in an Option Agreement for any
Option granted under this Plan, if exercisability of such Option is not
accelerated as provided for above, then, to the extent permitted by applicable
law: (i) the surviving corporation or successor entity to the Company in such
transaction shall substitute options or other securities having substantially
equivalent value for those outstanding under the Plan, (ii) such Options
shall remain outstanding after such event or (iii) (A) in the event such
Options are vested, subject to the terms of any applicable Option Agreement or
other agreement or instrument governing or evidencing such Options, the Holder
will receive the same securities or property that such Holder would have
received if such Holder had exercised such Option immediately prior to such
transaction (after taking into account the exercise price applying to such
Option and any applicable tax obligations of the Holder in connection with such
exercise) or (B) in the case where such Options are not vested, subject to the
terms of any agreement or instrument governing or evidencing such Options, such
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8.                                       Effective Date, Termination and Amendment

The Plan became effective on October 16, 2003,
subject, in the case of any Awards of Incentive Stock Options, to the Company’s
stockholders approving the Plan within 12 months of the Board’s adoption of the
Plan in accordance with Section 422 of the Code.  The Plan shall remain in full force and effect until the earlier
of 10 years from the date of its adoption by the Board, or the date it is
terminated by the Board.  The Board
shall have the power to amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time,
subject to applicable law and regulation.

Termination of the Plan pursuant to this Section 8
shall not affect Awards outstanding under the Plan at the time of termination.

9.                                       General Provisions

9.1.          Nothing
contained in the Plan, or any Award granted pursuant to the Plan, shall confer
upon any Employee, Director or Independent Contractor any right with respect to
continuance of employment by or service to the Company or a Subsidiary, nor
interfere in any way with the right of the Company or a Subsidiary to terminate
the employment or service of any Employee, Director or Independent Contractor
at any time.

9.2.          Except
as otherwise expressly provided in an Option Agreement, Holders shall be
responsible to make appropriate provision for all taxes required to be withheld
in connection with any Award, the exercise thereof and the transfer of shares
of Common Stock pursuant to this Plan. 
Such responsibility shall extend to all applicable federal, state, local
or foreign withholding taxes.  The
Committee shall have the authority to cause the Company to make whole a Holder
for all or any portion of the federal, state, local or foreign taxes required
to be paid in connection with the exercise of an Option; provided, however,
that any such reimbursement obligation shall be expressly stated in the Option
Agreement.

9.3.          To
the extent that federal laws do not otherwise control, the Plan and all
determinations made and actions taken pursuant hereto shall be governed by the
substantive laws of the State of Delaware (or such other state law as may
correspond to the Company’s state of incorporation) and construed accordingly.

9.4.          Only
whole shares of Common Stock shall be issuable upon exercise of the
Options.  An Option may be exercised
only for a whole number of Option Shares unless the Option is exercised in its
entirety and such entirety includes a fractional Option Share.  Any right to a fractional Option Share shall
be satisfied in cash.  Promptly
following receipt of payment of the Option Price and any withholding taxes
payable to the Company pursuant to Section 6.5(b), the Company shall, subject
to the terms hereof, deliver a certificate for the number of whole Option
Shares and a check for the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise of the
fractional Option Share to which the Holder exercising the Option is
entitled.  The Option Shares shall be
subject to restrictions on transfer pursuant to applicable securities laws and
shall bear a legend subjecting the Option Shares to those restrictions on
transfer in accordance with the Option Agreements.  The certificates shall also bear a legend referring to any
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transfer
arising hereunder or under the applicable Option Agreement or any other
applicable law, regulation or agreement.

9.5.          The
Company shall not be obligated to deliver any certificates for Option Shares until
such Option Shares have been listed (or authorized for listing upon official
notice of issuance) upon each stock exchange upon which outstanding shares of
such class at the time are listed or until there has been compliance with such
laws or regulations as the Company may deem applicable.  The Company shall use its reasonable efforts
to effect such compliance and, if necessary, such listing.

9.6.          The
Plan and each Award under the Plan shall be subject to the requirement that if
at any time the Committee shall determine that (a) the listing, registration or
qualification of the Option Shares upon any securities exchange or under any
state or federal law, (b) the consent or approval of any government regulatory
body, or (c) an agreement by the recipient of an Award with respect to the
disposition of the Option Shares is necessary or desirable as a condition of,
or in connection with, the Plan or the granting of such Award or the issue or
purchase of the Option Shares thereunder, the Award may not be consummated in
whole or in part until such listing, registration, qualification, consent,
approval or agreement shall have been effected or obtained free of any
conditions not acceptable to the Committee.

9.7.          The
Holder shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to all or any part of
an Award unless and until such Holder has exercised such Award in accordance
with the terms hereof and any applicable Option Agreement (and in the case of a
partial exercise, only to the extent of such exercise).

9.8.          The
Committee may amend any outstanding Awards to the extent it deems
appropriate.  Such amendment may be made
by the Committee without the consent of the Holder, except in the case of
amendments adverse to the Holder, in which case the Holder’s consent will be
required to effect any such amendment.

9.9.          This
Plan shall be unfunded.  The Company
shall not be required to establish any special or separate fund or to make any
other segregation of assets to assure the payment of any Award under this Plan.

9.10.        For purposes
of this Plan, a transfer of employment or service between the Company and its
Subsidiaries shall not be deemed a termination of employment or service.  However, individuals employed by or
providing services to an entity that ceases to be a Subsidiary shall be deemed
to have incurred a termination of employment or service as of the date that
such entity ceases to be a Subsidiary.

9.11.        Without
amending the Plan, Awards may be granted to individuals who are foreign
nationals or employed or providing services outside the United States or both,
on such terms and conditions different from those specified in the Plan as may,
in the judgment of the Committee, be necessary or desirable to further the
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9.12.        A
citation to any law, regulation or rule herein shall be construed to be a
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