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MTS SYSTEMS CORPORATION EXHIBIT 10.1 TO FORM 8-K DATED MAY 5, 2008

EXHIBIT 10.1

 

 

 

May 5, 2008

MTS Systems Corporation

14000 Technology Drive

Eden Prairie, MN 55344

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

The purpose of this letter agreement (this “Confirmation”) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the Transaction entered into between J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as agent for JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, London Branch (the “Seller”), and MTS Systems Corporation, a Minnesota corporation (the “Purchaser”), on the Trade Date specified below (the “Transaction”). This Confirmation constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the Agreement specified below.

 

This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement between the Seller and the Purchaser as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall supplement, form a part of, and be subject to an agreement in the form of the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement (the “Agreement”) as if the Seller and the Purchaser had executed an agreement in such form (but without any Schedule except for the election of the laws of the State of New York as the governing law but without regard to its choice of law provisions), on the Trade Date. In the event of any inconsistency between provisions of that Agreement and this Confirmation, this Confirmation will prevail for the purpose of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. The parties hereby agree that no Transaction other than the Transaction to which
this Confirmation relates shall be governed by the Agreement.

 

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.01. Definitions. (a) As used in this Confirmation, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

“10b-18 VWAP” means, (A) for any Trading Day described in clause (x) of the definition of Trading Day hereunder, the volume-weighted average price at which the Common Stock trades as reported in the composite transactions for the principal United States securities exchange on which such Common Stock is then listed (or, if applicable, the Successor Exchange on which the Common Stock has been listed in accordance with Section 7.01(c)), on such Trading Day, excluding (i) trades that do not settle regular way, (ii) opening (regular way) reported trades in the consolidated system on such Trading Day, (iii) trades that occur in the last ten minutes before the scheduled close of trading on the Exchange on such Trading Day and ten minutes before the scheduled close of the primary trading in the market where the trade is effected, and (iv)
trades on such Trading Day that do not satisfy the requirements of Rule 10b-18(b)(3), as determined in good faith by the Calculation Agent, or (B) for any Trading Day that is described in clause (y) of the definition of Trading Day hereunder, an amount determined in good faith by the Calculation Agent as 10b-18 VWAP. The Purchaser acknowledges that the Calculation Agent may refer to the Bloomberg Page “MTSC.UQ <Equity> AQR SEC” (or any successor thereto), in its judgment, for such Trading Day to determine the 10b-18 VWAP.

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association 

Organised under the laws of the United States as a National Banking Association.

Main Office 1111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, Ohio 43271

Registered as a branch in England & Wales branch No. BR000746.  

Registered Branch Office 125 London Wall, London EC2Y 5AJ

Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority

 

“Additional Termination Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.01.

 

“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the second paragraph of this Confirmation.

 

“Affected Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 14 of the Agreement.

 

“Affected Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section 14 of the Agreement.

 

“Affiliated Purchaser” means any “affiliated purchaser” (as such term is defined in Rule 10b-18) of the Purchaser.

 

“Alternative Termination Delivery Unit” means (i) in the case of a Termination Event (other than following consummation of a Merger Event or Nationalization) or Event of Default (as defined in the Agreement), one share of Common Stock and (ii) in the case of consummation of a Merger Event or Nationalization, a unit consisting of the number or amount of each type of property received by a holder of one share of Common Stock in such Merger Event or Nationalization; provided that if such Merger Event involves a choice of consideration to be received by holders of the Common Stock, an Alternative Termination Delivery Unit shall be deemed to include the amount of cash received by a holder who had elected to receive the maximum possible amount of cash as consideration for his shares.

 

“Bankruptcy Code” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.07.

 

“Business Day” means any day on which the Exchange is open for trading.

 

“Calculation Agent” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association.

 

“Capped Delivery Shares” means, for any date, (i) 8,750,000 shares of Common Stock minus (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock delivered by the Seller to the Purchaser in respect of this Transaction on or prior to such date, subject to appropriate adjustments pursuant to Section 8.02.

 

“Cash Distribution” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.01(f).

 

“Cash Distribution Amount” means, for any “Reference Period” set forth in the Pricing Supplement, the amount specified in the Pricing Supplement for such Reference Period.

 

“Cash Settlement Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(d).

 

“Cash Settlement Fee” means the amount specified as such in the Pricing Supplement;

 

“Cash Settlement Purchase Period” means the period during which the Seller purchases shares of Common Stock to unwind its hedge position following the Valuation Completion Date.

 

“Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.

 

“Communications Procedures” has the meaning set forth in Annex C hereto.

 

“Confirmation” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this letter agreement.

 

“Contract Fee” means the amount specified as such in the Pricing Supplement.

 

“Contract Period” means the period commencing on and including the Trade Date and ending on and including the date all payments or deliveries of shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 3.01 or Section 7.03 have been made.

 

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“Default Notice Day” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.02(a).

 

“De-Listing” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.01(c).

 

“Discount” means the amount specified as such in the Pricing Supplement.

 

“Distribution Termination Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.01(f).

 

“Early Termination Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 14 of the Agreement.

 

“Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 14 of the Agreement.

 

“Exchange” means the NASDAQ Global Select Market.

 

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

 

“Expiration Date” means the 97th Trading Day following the Trade Date.

 

“Extraordinary Cash Dividend” means the per share cash dividend or distribution, or a portion thereof, declared by the Purchaser on shares of Common Stock that is classified by the board of directors of the Purchaser as an “extraordinary” dividend.

 

“Floor Price” has the meaning specified as such in the Pricing Supplement.

 

“Indemnified Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.02.

 

“Indemnifying Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.02.

 

“Initial Number of Shares” means the number of shares of Common Stock, rounded down to the nearest integer, equal to the Purchase Price divided by the Initial Share Price.

 

“Initial Settlement Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02.

 

“Initial Share Price” means $34.20.

 

“Maximum Delivery Shares” means, for any date, (i) 2,192,982 shares of Common Stock, minus (ii) the net number of shares of Common Stock delivered by the Purchaser to the Seller in respect of this Transaction on or prior to such date, plus (iii) the net number of shares of Common Stock delivered by the Seller to the Purchaser in respect of this Transaction on or prior to such date, subject to appropriate adjustments pursuant to Section 8.02(x).

 

“Merger Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.01(d).

 

“Nationalization” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.01(e).

 

“Number of Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.

 

“Obligations” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.02.

 

“Ordinary Cash Dividend” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01(b).

 

“Pricing Supplement” means the Pricing Supplement attached hereto as Annex D.

 

“Private Placement Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Annex A hereto.

 

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“Private Placement Price” means the private placement value of a share of Common Stock as determined in accordance with Annex A hereto.

 

“Private Placement Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(b).

 

“Private Placement Procedures” has the meaning set forth in Annex A hereto.

 

“Private Securities” has the meaning set forth in Annex A hereto.

 

“Purchase Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.

 

“Purchaser” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Confirmation.

 

“Reference Period” means, for any corresponding “Cash Distribution Amount” specified in the Pricing Supplement, the period specified in the Pricing Supplement for such Cash Distribution Amount.

 

“Registered Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(b).

 

“Registered Shares Fee” means the amount specified as such in the Pricing Supplement.

 

“Registration Procedures” has the meaning set forth in Annex B hereto.

 

“Regulation M” means Regulation M under the Exchange Act.

 

“Rule 10b-18” means Rule 10b-18 promulgated under the Exchange Act (or any successor rule thereto).

 

“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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

 

“Seller” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph hereto.

 

“Seller Termination Share Purchase Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.03.

 

“Settlement Date” means (i) if Section 3.01(a)(i) is applicable, the fourth Business Day following the Valuation Completion Date; (ii) if settlement in cash is applicable pursuant to Section 3.01(d), the date of such cash payment determined in accordance with Section 3.01(d)(ii); (iii) if Section 3.01(e) is applicable, the Business Day immediately following the day on which the Seller informs the Purchaser, pursuant to Annex A hereto, of the number of Private Placement Shares required to be delivered; and (iv) if Section 3.01(f) is applicable, each of the dates so advised by the Seller pursuant to Annex B hereto.

 

“Settlement Number” means a number of shares of Common Stock, rounded down to the nearest integer and which number may be negative, equal to (i) the Valuation Number minus (ii) the Initial Number of Shares.

 

“Settlement Purchase Amount” means an amount in cash equal to (i) the absolute value of the Settlement Number multiplied by (ii) (x) the arithmetic average of 10b-18 VWAP for each of the Trading Days in the Cash Settlement Purchase Period plus (y) $0.05.

 

“Settlement Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(b).

 

“Share De-listing Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.01(c).

 

“Successor Exchange” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.01(c).

 

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“Termination Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.02(a).

 

“Termination Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 14 of the Agreement.

 

“Termination Price” means the value of an Alternative Termination Delivery Unit to the Seller (determined as provided in Annex A hereto).

 

“Termination Settlement Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.03(a).

 

“Trade Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.

 

“Trading Day” means (x) any day (i) other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which the Exchange is not open for business, (ii) during which trading of any securities of the Purchaser on any national securities exchange has not been suspended, (iii) during which there has not been, in the Seller’s judgment, a material limitation in the trading of Common Stock or any options contract or futures contract related to the Common Stock, and (iv) during which there has been no suspension pursuant to Section 4.02 of this Confirmation, or (y) any day that, notwithstanding the occurrence of events contemplated in clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) of this definition, the Seller determines to be a Trading Day.

 

“Transaction” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Confirmation.

 

“Valuation Completion Date” has the meaning set forth in the Pricing Supplement.

 

“Valuation Number” means (i) the Purchase Price divided by (ii) the arithmetic average of 10b-18 VWAP for each of the Trading Days in the Valuation Period minus the Discount, as determined by the Calculation Agent in its sole judgment; provided that if the result of the calculation in clause (ii) is equal to or less than the Floor Price, then the Valuation Number shall be the Purchase Price divided by the Floor Price.

 

“Valuation Period” means the period of consecutive Trading Days commencing on and including the second Trading Day following the Trade Date and ending on and including the Valuation Completion Date.

 

ARTICLE 2

PURCHASE OF THE STOCK

 

Section 2.01. Purchase of the Stock. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Confirmation, the Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Seller, and the Seller agrees to sell to the Purchaser, on May 5, 2008 or on such other Business Day as the Purchaser and the Seller shall otherwise agree (the “Trade Date”), a number of shares (the “Number of Shares”) of the Purchaser’s common stock, par value $0.25 per share (“Common Stock”), for a purchase price equal to $25,000,000.00 (the “Purchase Price”). The Number of Shares purchased by the Purchaser hereunder shall be determined in accordance with the terms of this Confirmation.

 

Section 2.02. Delivery and Payments. On the first Business Day immediately following the Trade Date (such day, the “Initial Settlement Date”), the Seller shall deliver the Initial Number of Shares to the Purchaser, upon payment by the Purchaser of (i) an amount equal to the Purchase Price to the Seller and (ii) the Contract Fee to J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.; provided that if the Seller is unable to borrow or otherwise acquire a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Initial Number of Shares for delivery to the Purchaser on the Initial Settlement Date, the Initial Number of Shares shall be reduced to such number of shares of Common Stock as the Seller is able to borrow or otherwise acquire and any amounts payable by the Purchaser
pursuant to this Article 2 shall be reduced correspondingly. Such delivery and payment shall be effected in accordance with the Seller’s customary procedures.

 

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Section 2.03. Conditions to Seller’s Obligations. The Seller’s obligation to deliver the Initial Number of Shares to the Purchaser on the Initial Settlement Date is subject to the condition that the representations and warranties made by the Purchaser in the Agreement shall be true and correct as of the date hereof and the Initial Settlement Date.

 

ARTICLE 3

SUBSEQUENT PAYMENTS OR SHARE DELIVERIES

 

Section 3.01. Subsequent Payments or Share Deliveries. (a) (i) If the Settlement Number is greater than zero, the Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Settlement Number on the Settlement Date in accordance with the Seller’s customary procedures; and

 

 (ii)     if the Settlement Number is less than zero, the Purchaser shall make a payment of cash or delivery of shares of Common Stock to the Seller in respect of the absolute value of the Settlement Number, as provided in this Section 3.01. 

 

(b)     Subject to Section 3.01(c), payment of the absolute value of the Settlement Number by the Purchaser to the Seller shall be in cash or validly issued shares of Common Stock (“Settlement Shares”), and if in shares of Common Stock, then in shares to be sold in a private placement (“Private Placement Shares”) or registered shares (“Registered Shares”), as the Purchaser shall elect in its sole discretion, which binding election shall be made by written notice to the Seller no later than the close of business on the second Business Day following the Valuation Completion Date; provided that by making an election to deliver Settlement Shares pursuant to
this Section 3.01(b), the Purchaser shall be deemed to make the representations and warranties in Section 5.01 as if made on the date of the Purchaser’s election; and provided further that if the Purchaser fails to make such election by such date, the Purchaser shall be deemed to have elected settlement in cash.

 

(c)     (i)     Any election by the Purchaser to deliver the absolute value of the Settlement Number in Settlement Shares pursuant to clause (b) of this Section 3.01 shall not be valid, and settlement in cash shall apply, if the representations and warranties made by the Purchaser to the Seller in Section 5.01 are not true and correct in all material respects as of the date the Purchaser makes such election.

 

 (ii)    Notwithstanding any election by the Purchaser to make payment of the absolute value of the Settlement Number in Settlement Shares, at any time prior to the time the Seller (or any affiliate of the Seller) has contracted to resell all or any portion of such Settlement Shares, the Purchaser may elect to deliver in lieu of such Settlement Shares an amount in cash equal to the absolute value of the Settlement Number with respect to any Settlement Shares not yet contracted to be sold, in which case the provisions of Section 3.01(d) shall apply with respect to such amount; provided that any such election by the Purchaser pursuant to this clause (ii) shall not be valid and settlement in Settlement Shares shall continue to apply if the representations and warranties made by the Purchaser to the Seller in
Section 5.01(a) are not true and correct in all material respects as of the date the Purchaser makes such election.

 

 (iii)   If the Purchaser elects to make payment of the absolute value of the Settlement Number (A) in Private Placement Shares and fails to comply with the requirements set forth in Section 3.01(e) or Annex A hereto or takes any action that would make unavailable either (1) the exemption set forth in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act for the sale of any Private Placement Shares by the Purchaser to the Seller or (2) an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act reasonably acceptable to the Seller for resales of Private Placement Shares by the Seller, or (B) in Registered Shares and fails to comply with the requirements set forth in Section 3.01(f) or Annex B hereto; then in the case of either (A) or (B), the Purchaser shall deliver in lieu of any Private Placement Shares or Registered Shares an amount in cash equal to the absolute
value of the Settlement Number with respect to any Settlement Shares not yet sold, in which case the provisions of Section 3.01(d) shall apply with respect to such amount.

 

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(d)     (i)     If the Purchaser elects to pay the absolute value of the Settlement Number in cash, if settlement in cash is otherwise applicable in accordance with this Section 3.01, or if the Purchaser elects to make payment of the absolute value of the Settlement Number in Private Placement Shares pursuant to Section 3.01(e),  then the Calculation Agent shall determine an amount in cash (the “Cash Settlement Amount”) equal to (i) the Settlement Purchase Amount plus (ii) the Cash Settlement Fee.

 

 (ii)    If cash settlement is applicable, payment of the Cash Settlement Amount shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available U.S. dollar funds on the first Business Day immediately following the date of notification by the Seller to the Purchaser of the Cash Settlement Amount or such later Business Day as determined by the Seller in its sole discretion.

 

(e)     If the Purchaser elects to make payment of the absolute value of the Settlement Number in Private Placement Shares, then on the Settlement Date, the Purchaser shall deliver to the Seller a number of Settlement Shares equal to (A) the Cash Settlement Amount divided by (B) the Private Placement Price (determined by the Calculation Agent in accordance with the Private Placement Procedures contained in Annex A hereto).

 

(f)     If the Purchaser elects to make payment of the absolute value of the Settlement Number in Registered Shares, then the Purchaser shall deliver to the Seller a number of Settlement Shares equal to (A) the absolute value of the Settlement Number plus (B) an additional number of Settlement Shares to take into account the Registered Shares Fee on the absolute value of the Settlement Number. Such Settlement Shares shall be delivered in such numbers and on such dates on or following the Valuation Completion Date as are specified by the Seller in accordance with the Registration Procedures contained in Annex B hereto.

 

Section 3.02. Private Placement Procedures and Registration Procedures. If the Purchaser elects to deliver Private Placement Shares pursuant to Section 3.01(b) or elects to deliver Alternative Termination Delivery Units pursuant to Section 7.02(a), the Private Placement Procedures contained in Annex A hereto shall apply, and if the Purchaser elects to deliver Registered Shares pursuant to Section 3.01(b), the Registration Procedures contained in Annex B hereto shall apply.

 

Section 3.03. Continuing Obligation to Deliver Shares. (a) If at any time, as a result of provisions limiting deliveries of shares of Common Stock to the number of Maximum Delivery Shares, the Purchaser fails to deliver to the Seller any shares of Common Stock, the Purchaser shall, to the extent that the Purchaser has at such time authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock not reserved for other purposes, promptly notify the Seller thereof and deliver to the Seller a number of shares of Common Stock not previously delivered as a result of such provisions.

 

(b)     The Purchaser agrees to use its best efforts to cause the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to be increased, if necessary, to an amount sufficient to permit the Purchaser to fulfill its obligations under this Section 3.03.

 

ARTICLE 4

MARKET TRANSACTIONS

 

Section 4.01. Transactions by the Seller. (a) The parties agree and acknowledge that:

 

 (i)     During any Cash Settlement Purchase Period and any Seller Termination Share Purchase Period, the Seller (or its agent or affiliate) may purchase shares of Common Stock in connection with this Confirmation. The timing of such purchases by the Seller, the price paid per share of Common Stock pursuant to such purchases and the manner in which such purchases are made, including without limitation whether such purchases are made on any securities exchange or privately, shall be within the sole judgment of the Seller; provided that the Seller shall use good faith efforts to (i) make all purchases of Common Stock in a manner that would comply with the limitations set forth in clauses (b)(2), (b)(3), (b)(4) and (c) of Rule 10b-18 (but without regard to clause (a)(13)(iv) of Rule 10b-18) as if such
rule were applicable to such purchases.

 

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 (ii)    During the Valuation Period, the Seller (or its agent or affiliate) may effect transactions in shares of Common Stock in connection with this Confirmation. The timing of such transactions by the Seller, the price paid or received per share of Common Stock pursuant to such transactions and the manner in which such transactions are made, including without limitation whether such transactions are made on any securities exchange or privately, shall be within the sole judgment of the Seller.

 

 (iii)   The Purchaser shall, at least one day prior to the first day of the Valuation Period, any Cash Settlement Purchase Period and any Seller Termination Share Purchase Period, notify the Seller of the total number of shares of Common Stock purchased in Rule 10b-18 purchases of blocks pursuant to the once-a-week block exception set forth in Rule 10b-18(b)(4) by or for the Purchaser or any of its Affiliated Purchasers during each of the four calendar weeks preceding such day and during the calendar week in which such day occurs (“Rule 10b-18 purchase” and “blocks” each being used as defined in Rule 10b-18), which notice shall be substantially in the form set forth as Exhibit A hereto.

 

(b)     The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that (i) all transactions effected pursuant to Section 4.01 hereunder shall be made in the Seller’s sole judgment and for the Seller’s own account and (ii) the Purchaser does not have, and shall not attempt to exercise, any influence over how, when or whether to effect such transactions, including, without limitation, the price paid or received per share of Common Stock pursuant to such transactions whether such transactions are made on any securities exchange or privately. It is the intent of the Seller and the Purchaser that this Transaction comply with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c) of the Exchange Act and that this Confirmation shall be interpreted to comply with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(B) and the Seller shall take no action that results in the Transaction not so complying with such requirements.

 

(c)     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, the Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that, on any day, the Seller shall not be obligated to deliver or receive any shares of Common Stock to or from the Purchaser and the Purchaser shall not be entitled to receive any shares of Common Stock from the Seller on such day, to the extent (but only to the extent) that after such transactions the Seller’s ultimate parent entity would directly or indirectly beneficially own (as such term is defined for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) at any time on such day in excess of 8.0% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. Any purported receipt or delivery of shares of Common Stock shall be void and have no effect to the extent (but only to the extent) that after any receipt or delivery of such shares of Common Stock the Seller’s
ultimate parent entity would directly or indirectly so beneficially own in excess of 8.0% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. If, on any day, any delivery or receipt of shares of Common Stock by the Seller is not effected, in whole or in part, as a result of this provision, the Seller’s and Purchaser’s respective obligations to make or accept such receipt or delivery shall not be extinguished and such receipt or delivery shall be effected over time as promptly as the Seller determines, in the reasonable determination of the Seller, that after such receipt or delivery its ultimate parent entity would not directly or indirectly beneficially own in excess of 8.0% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.

 

Section 4.02. Adjustment of Transaction for Securities Laws. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 4.01(a), if, based on the advice of counsel, Seller reasonably determines that on any Trading Day, Seller’s trading activity in order to manage its economic hedge in respect of the Transaction would not be advisable in respect of applicable securities laws, then Seller may extend the Expiration Date, modify the Valuation Period or otherwise adjust the terms of the Transaction in its good faith reasonable discretion to ensure Seller’s compliance with such laws and to preserve the fair value of the Transaction to the Seller. The Seller shall notify the Purchaser of the exercise of the Seller’s rights pursuant to this Section 4.02(a) upon such exercise. 

 

(b)     The Purchaser agrees that, during the Contract Period, neither the Purchaser nor any of its affiliates or agents shall make any distribution (as defined in Regulation M) of Common Stock, or any security for which the Common Stock is a reference security (as defined in Regulation M) or take any other action that would, in the view of the Seller, preclude purchases by the Seller of the Common Stock or cause the Seller to violate any law, rule or regulation with respect to such purchases.

 

Section 4.03. Purchases of Common Stock by the Purchaser. Without the prior written consent of the Seller, the Purchaser shall not, and shall cause its affiliates and affiliated purchasers (each as defined in Rule 10b-18) not to, directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, by means of a derivative instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit order that would effect a purchase of, or commence any tender offer relating to, any shares of Common Stock (or equivalent interest, including a unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a depository share) or any security convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock during the Contract Period.

 

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ARTICLE 5

REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND AGREEMENTS

 

Section 5.01. Repeated Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Purchaser. The Purchaser represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Seller, on the date hereof and on any date pursuant to which the Purchaser makes an election to deliver Settlement Shares pursuant to Section 3.01, to pay cash in lieu of Settlement Shares pursuant to Section 3.01(c)(ii) or to receive or deliver Alternative Termination Delivery Units pursuant to Section 7.03, that:

 

(a)     Disclosure; Compliance with Laws. The reports and other documents filed by the Purchaser with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act when considered as a whole (with the more recent such reports and documents deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such reports and documents), do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading. The Purchaser is not in possession of any material nonpublic information regarding the Purchaser or the Common Stock.

 

(b)     Rule 10b5-1. The Purchaser acknowledges that (i) the Purchaser does not have, and shall not attempt to exercise, any influence over how, when or whether to effect purchases of Common Stock by the Seller (or its agent or affiliate) in connection with this Confirmation and (ii) the Purchaser is entering into the Agreement and this Confirmation in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with federal securities laws including, without limitation, Rule 10b-5 promulgated under the Exchange Act. The Purchaser also acknowledges and agrees that any amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Confirmation must be effected in accordance with the requirements for the amendment or termination of a “plan” as defined in Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Exchange Act. 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 under the Exchange Act, and no amendment, modification or waiver shall be made at any time at which the Purchaser or any officer or director of the Purchaser is aware of any material nonpublic information regarding the Purchaser or the Common Stock.

 

(c)     Nature of Shares Delivered. Any shares of Common Stock or Alternative Termination Delivery Units delivered to the Seller pursuant to this Confirmation, when delivered, shall have been duly authorized and shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of preemptive or similar rights, and such delivery shall pass title thereto free and clear of any liens or encumbrances.

 

(d)     No Manipulation. The Purchaser is not entering into this Confirmation to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Common Stock (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock) or to manipulate the price of the Common Stock (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock).

 

(e)     Regulation M. The Purchaser is not engaged in a distribution, as such term is used in Regulation M, that would preclude purchases by the Purchaser or the Seller of the Common Stock or cause the Seller to violate any law, rule or regulation with respect to such purchases.

 

(f)     Board Authorization. The Purchaser is entering into this Transaction in connection with its share repurchase program, which was approved by its board of directors and publicly disclosed, solely for the purposes stated in such board resolution and public disclosure. There is no internal policy of the Purchaser, whether written or oral, that would prohibit the Purchaser from entering into any aspect of this Transaction, including, but not limited to, the purchases of shares of Common Stock to be made pursuant hereto.

 

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(g)     Due Authorization and Good Standing. The Purchaser is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Minnesota. This Confirmation has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Purchaser and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by the Seller) constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Purchaser. The Purchaser has all corporate power to enter into this Confirmation and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to purchase the Common Stock and deliver any Settlement Shares in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

(h)     Certain Transactions. There has not been any public announcement (as defined in Rule 165(f) under the Securities Act) of any merger, acquisition, or similar transaction involving a recapitalization relating to the Purchaser that would fall within the scope of Rule 10b-18(a)(13)(iv), where such announcement was within the Purchaser’s control.

 

Section 5.02. Initial Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Purchaser. The Purchaser represents and warrants to, and agrees with the Seller, as of the date hereof, that:

 

(a)     Solvency. The assets of the Purchaser at their fair valuation exceed the liabilities of the Purchaser, including contingent liabilities; the capital of the Purchaser is adequate to conduct the business of the Purchaser and the Purchaser has the ability to pay its debts and obligations as such debts mature and does not intend to, or does not believe that it will, incur debt beyond its ability to pay as such debts mature.

 

(b)     Required Filings. The Purchaser has made, and will use its best efforts to make, all filings required to be made by it with the SEC, any securities exchange or any other regulatory body with respect to the Transaction contemplated hereby.

 

(c)     No Conflict. The execution and delivery by the Purchaser of, and the performance by the Purchaser of its obligations under, this Confirmation and the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated do not conflict with or violate (i) any provision of the articles of incorporation, by-laws or other constitutive documents of the Purchaser, (ii) any statute or order, rule, regulation or judgment of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Purchaser or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective assets or (iii) any contractual restriction binding on or affecting the Purchaser or any of its subsidiaries or any of its assets.

 

(d)     Consents. All governmental and other consents that are required to have been obtained by the Purchaser with respect to performance, execution and delivery of this Confirmation have been obtained and are in full force and effect and all conditions of any such consents have been complied with.

 

(e)     Investment Company Act. The Purchaser is not and, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated in this Confirmation, will not be required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

(f)     Commodity Exchange Act. The Purchaser is an “eligible contract participant”, as such term is defined in Section 1a(12) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended.

 

Section 5.03. Additional Representations, Warranties and Agreements. The Purchaser and the Seller represent and warrant to, and agree with, each other that:

 

(a)     Agency. Each party agrees and acknowledges that (i) J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., an affiliate of the Seller (“JPMSI”), has acted solely as agent and not as principal with respect to this Transaction and (ii) JPMSI has no obligation or liability, by way of guaranty, endorsement or otherwise, in any manner in respect of this Transaction (including, if applicable, in respect of the settlement thereof). Each party agrees it will look solely to the other party (or any guarantor in respect thereof) for performance of such other party’s obligations under this Transaction. JPMSI is authorized to act as agent for the Seller.

 

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(b)     Non-Reliance. Each party has entered into this Transaction solely in reliance on its own judgment. Neither party has any fiduciary obligation to the other party relating to this Transaction. In addition, neither party has held itself out as advising, or has held out any of its employees or agents as having the authority to advise, the other party as to whether or not the other party should enter into this Transaction, any subsequent actions relating to this Transaction or any other matters relating to this Transaction. Neither party shall have any responsibility or liability whatsoever in respect of any advice of this nature given, or views expressed, by it or any such persons to the other party relating to this Transaction, whether or not such advice is given or such views are expressed at the request of the
other party. The Purchaser has conducted its own analysis of the legal, accounting, tax and other implications of this Transaction and consulted such advisors, accountants and counsel as it has deemed necessary.

 

Section 5.04. Representations and Warranties of the Seller. The Seller represents and warrants to the Purchaser that:

 

(a)     Due Authorization. This Confirmation has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Seller and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by the Purchaser) constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Seller. The Seller has all corporate power to enter into this Confirmation and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to deliver the Common Stock in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

(b)     Right to Transfer. The Seller will, at the Initial Settlement Date and on any other day on which it is required to deliver shares of Common Stock to the Purchaser hereunder, have the free and unqualified right to transfer the Number of Shares of Common Stock to be delivered by the Seller pursuant to Sections 2.01 and 3.01 hereof, free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, charge, claim, equity or encumbrance of any kind.

 

(c)     Commodity Exchange Act. The Seller is an “eligible contract participant”, as such term is defined in Section 1a(12) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended.

 

ARTICLE 6

ADDITIONAL COVENANTS

 

Section 6.01. Purchaser’s Further Assurances. The Purchaser hereby agrees with the Seller that the Purchaser shall cooperate with the Seller, and execute and deliver, or use its best efforts to cause to be executed and delivered, all such other instruments, and to obtain all consents, approvals or authorizations of any person, and take all such other actions as the Seller may reasonably request from time to time, consistent with the terms of this Confirmation, in order to effectuate the purposes of this Confirmation and the Transaction contemplated hereby.

 

Section 6.02. Purchaser’s Hedging Transactions. The Purchaser hereby agrees with the Seller that the Purchaser shall not, during the Contract Period, enter into or alter any corresponding or hedging transaction or position with respect to the Common Stock (including, without limitation, with respect to any securities convertible or exchangeable into the Common Stock) and agrees not to alter or deviate from the terms of this Confirmation.

 

Section 6.03. No Communications. The Purchaser hereby agrees with the Seller that the Purchaser shall not, directly or indirectly, communicate any information relating to the Common Stock or this Transaction (including any notices required by Section 6.04) to any employee of the Seller or J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., other than as set forth in the Communications Procedures attached as Annex C hereto.

 

Section 6.04. Maximum Deliverable Number of Shares of Common Stock. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Confirmation, the Purchaser shall not be required to deliver Settlement Shares, or shares of Common Stock or other securities comprising the aggregate Alternative Termination Delivery Units, in excess of the number of Maximum Delivery Shares, in each case except to the extent that the Purchaser has available at such time authorized but unissued shares of such Common Stock or other securities not expressly reserved for any other uses (including, without limitation, shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance upon the exercise of options or convertible debt). The Purchaser shall not permit the sum of (i) the number of Maximum Delivery Shares plus (ii) the aggregate number of shares expressly reserved for any such other uses, in each
case whether expressed as caps or as numbers of shares reserved or otherwise, to exceed at any time the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock. 

 

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(b)     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Confirmation, the Seller shall not be required to deliver Settlement Shares, or shares of Common Stock or other securities comprising the aggregate Alternative Termination Delivery Units, in excess of the number of Capped Delivery Shares.

 

Section 6.05. Notice of Certain Transactions. If at any time during the Contract Period, the Purchaser makes, or expects to be made, or has made, any public announcement (as defined in Rule 165(f) under the Securities Act) of any merger, acquisition, or similar transaction involving a recapitalization relating to the Purchaser (other than any such transaction in which the consideration consists solely of cash and there is no valuation period, or as to which the completion of such transaction or the completion of the vote by target shareholders has occurred), then the Purchaser shall (i) notify the Seller prior to the opening of trading in the Common Stock on any day on which the Purchaser makes, or expects to be made, or has made any such public announcement, (ii) notify the Seller promptly following any such announcement (or, if later, prior to
the opening of trading in the Common Stock on the first day of any Seller Termination Share Purchase Period) that such announcement has been made and (iii) promptly deliver to the Seller following the making of any such announcement (or, if later, prior to the opening of trading in the Common Stock on the first day of any Seller Termination Share Purchase Period) a certificate indicating (A) the Purchaser’s average daily Rule 10b-18 purchases (as defined in Rule 10b-18) during the three full calendar months preceding the date of such announcement and (B) the Purchaser’s block purchases (as defined in Rule 10b-18) effected pursuant to paragraph (b)(4) of Rule 10b-18 during the three full calendar months preceding the date of such announcement. In addition, the Purchaser shall promptly notify the Seller of the earlier to occur of the completion of such transaction and the completion of the vote by target shareholders. Accordingly, the Purchaser acknowledges that its actions in
relation to any such announcement or transaction must comply with the standards set forth in Section 6.03.

 

ARTICLE 7

TERMINATION

 

Section 7.01. Additional Termination Events. (a) An Additional Termination Event shall occur in respect of which the Purchaser is the sole Affected Party and this Transaction is the sole Affected Transaction if, on any day, the Seller determines, in its sole reasonable judgment, that it is unable to establish, re-establish or maintain any hedging transactions reasonably necessary in the normal course of such party’s business of hedging the price and market risk of entering into and performing under this Transaction, due to market illiquidity, illegality or lack of availability of hedging transaction market participants.

 

(b)     An Additional Termination Event shall occur in respect of which the Purchaser is the sole Affected Party and this Transaction is the sole Affected Transaction if (i) a Share De-listing Event occurs; (ii) a Merger Event occurs; (iii) a Nationalization occurs, (iv) a Distribution Termination Event occurs or (v) an event described in paragraph III of Annex C occurs.

 

(c)     A “Share De-listing Event” means that at any time during the Contract Period, the Common Stock ceases to be listed, traded or publicly quoted on the Exchange for any reason (other than a Merger Event, a “De-Listing”) and is not immediately re-listed, traded or quoted as of the date of such de-listing, on another U.S. national securities exchange or a U.S. automated interdealer quotation system (a “Successor Exchange”); provided that it shall not constitute an Additional Termination Event if the Common Stock is immediately re-listed on a Successor Exchange upon its De-Listing from the Exchange, and the Successor Exchange shall be deemed to be the
Exchange for all purposes. In addition, in such event, the Seller shall make any commercially reasonable adjustments to the terms of the Transaction that the Seller determines appropriate in its reasonable good faith judgment to preserve the fair value of the Transaction to the Seller.

 

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(d)     A “Merger Event” means the public announcement, including any public announcement as defined in Rule 165(f) of the Securities Act (by the Purchaser or otherwise) at any time during the Contract Period of any (i) planned recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Common Stock that will, if consummated, result in a transfer of more than 20% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (ii) planned consolidation, amalgamation, merger or similar transaction of the Purchaser with or into another entity (other than a consolidation, amalgamation or merger in which the Purchaser will be the continuing entity and which does not result in any such recapitalization, reclassification or change of more than 20% of such shares outstanding), (iii) other takeover offer for the shares of Common Stock that is
aimed at resulting in a transfer of more than 20% of such shares of Common Stock (other than such shares owned or controlled by the offeror) or (iv) irrevocable commitment to any of the foregoing.

 

(e)     A “Nationalization” means that all or substantially all of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or assets of the Purchaser are nationalized, expropriated or are otherwise required to be transferred to any governmental agency, authority or entity.

 

(f)     A “Distribution Termination Event” means a declaration by the Purchaser of any cash dividend or distribution on shares of Common Stock, other than an Extraordinary Cash Dividend (a “Cash Distribution”), that has a record date during the Contract Period, the amount of which, together with all prior declared Cash Distributions that have a record date during the same Reference Period of the Purchaser, exceeds the Cash Distribution Amount specified in the Pricing Supplement for such Reference Period, and in respect of which the Calculation Agent has not made an adjustment pursuant to Section 8.01(b).

 

Section 7.02. Consequences of Additional Termination Events. (a) In the event of the occurrence or effective designation of an Early Termination Date under the Agreement, cash settlement, as set forth in Section 7.02(b), shall apply unless (i) the Purchaser elects (which election shall be binding), in lieu of payment of the amount payable in respect of this Transaction pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement (the “Termination Amount”), to deliver or to receive Alternative Termination Delivery Units pursuant to Section 7.03, and (ii) notifies the Seller of such election by delivery of written notice to the Seller on the Business Day immediately following the Purchaser’s receipt of a notice (as required by Section 6(d) of the Agreement following the designation of an Early
Termination Date in respect of this Transaction) setting forth the amounts payable by the Purchaser or by the Seller with respect to such Early Termination Date (the date of such delivery, the “Default Notice Day”); provided that the Purchaser shall not have the right to elect the delivery or receipt of the Alternative Termination Delivery Units pursuant to Section 7.03 if:

 

 (i)     the representations and warranties made by the Purchaser to the Seller in Section 5.01 are not true and correct as of the date the Purchaser  makes such election, as if made on such date, or

 

 (ii)    in the event that the Termination Amount is payable by the Purchaser to the Seller, (A) the Purchaser has taken any action that would make unavailable (x) the exemption set forth in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, for the sale of any Alternative Termination Delivery Units by the Purchaser to the Seller or (y) an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act reasonably acceptable to the Seller for resales of Alternative Termination Delivery Units by the Seller, and (B) such Early Termination Date is in respect of an Event of Default which is within Purchaser’s control (including, without limitation, failure to execute a Private Placement Agreement or otherwise comply with the requirements applicable to Purchaser set forth in Annex A hereto).

 

For the avoidance of doubt, upon the Purchaser’s making an election to deliver Alternative Termination Delivery Units pursuant to this Section 7.02(a), the Purchaser shall be deemed to make the representations and warranties in Section 5.01 hereof as if made on the date of the Purchaser’s election. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time prior to the time the Seller (or any affiliate of the Seller) has contracted to resell the property to be delivered upon alternative termination settlement, the Purchaser may deliver in lieu of such property an amount in cash equal to the Termination Amount in the manner set forth in Section 6(d) of the Agreement.

 

(b)     If cash settlement applies in respect of an Early Termination Date, Section 6 of the Agreement shall apply. 

 

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Section 7.03. Alternative Termination Settlement. (a) Subject to Section 7.02(a), if the Termination Amount shall be payable by the Purchaser to the Seller and the Purchaser elects to deliver the Alternative Termination Delivery Units to the Seller, the Purchaser shall, as soon as directed by the Seller after the Default Notice Day (such date, the “Termination Settlement Date”), deliver to the Seller a number of Alternative Termination Delivery Units equal to the quotient of (A) the Termination Amount divided by (B) the Termination Price.

 

(b)     Subject to Section 7.02(a), if the Termination Amount shall be payable by the Seller to the Purchaser and the Purchaser elects to receive the Alternative Termination Delivery Units from the Seller, (i) the Seller shall, beginning on the first Trading Day following the Default Notice Day and ending when the Seller shall have satisfied its obligations under this clause (the “Seller Termination Share Purchase Period”), purchase (subject to the provisions of Section 4.01 and Section 4.02 hereof) a number of Alternative Termination Delivery Units equal to the quotient of (A) the Termination Amount divided by (B) the Termination Price; and (ii) the Seller shall deliver such Alternative Termination Delivery Units to the Purchaser on the settlement dates relating
to such purchases.

 

Section 7.04. Notice of Default. If an Event of Default occurs in respect of the Purchaser, the Purchaser will, promptly upon becoming aware of it, notify the Seller specifying the nature of such Event of Default.

 

ARTICLE 8

ADJUSTMENTS 

 

Section 8.01. Cash Dividends. (a) If the Purchaser declares any Extraordinary Cash Dividend that has a record date during the Contract Period, then prior to or on the date on which such Extraordinary Cash Dividend is paid by the Purchaser to holders of record, the Purchaser shall pay to the Seller an amount in cash equal to the product of (i) the amount of such Extraordinary Cash Dividend and (ii) the theoretical short delta number of shares as of the opening of business on the related ex-dividend date, as determined by the Calculation Agent, required for the Seller to hedge its exposure to the Transaction.

 

(b)     If the Purchaser declares any cash dividend on shares of Common Stock that is not an Extraordinary Cash Dividend (an “Ordinary Cash Dividend”) and that has a record date during the Contract Period, and the amount of such Ordinary Cash Dividend, together with all prior declared Ordinary Cash Dividends that have a record date during the same regular dividend period of the Purchaser, exceeds the amount set forth in the Pricing Supplement for such regular dividend period, the Calculation Agent may, unless the Transaction has been terminated pursuant to Article 7, make corresponding adjustments with respect to the Floor Price as the Calculation Agent determines appropriate to preserve the fair value of the Transaction to the Seller, and shall determine the effective date of such adjustment.

 

Section 8.02. Other Dilution Adjustments. If (x) any corporate event occurs involving  a dilutive or concentrative effect on the theoretical value of the Common Stock (other than any cash dividend but including, without limitation, a spin-off, a stock split, stock or other dividend or distribution, reorganization, rights offering or recapitalization), or (y) as a result of the definition of Trading Day (whether because of a suspension of transactions pursuant to Section 4.02 or otherwise), any day that would otherwise be a Trading Day during the Contract Period is not a Trading Day or on such Trading Day, pursuant to Section 4.02, the Seller effects transactions with respect to shares of Common Stock at a volume lower than originally anticipated with respect to this Transaction, or (z) as a result of market conditions, the Seller incurs
additional costs in connection with maintaining its hedge position with respect to this Transaction resulting from the insufficient availability of stock lenders willing and able to lend shares of Common Stock with a borrow cost not significantly greater than the cost as of the date hereof and otherwise on terms consistent with those as of the date hereof, then in any such case, the Calculation Agent shall make corresponding adjustments with respect to any variable relevant to the terms of the Transaction, as the Calculation Agent determines appropriate in its reasonable good faith judgment to preserve the fair value of the Transaction to the Seller, and shall determine the effective date of such adjustment.

 

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ARTICLE 9

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 9.01. Successors and Assigns. All covenants and agreements in this Confirmation made by or on behalf of either of the parties hereto shall bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto whether so expressed or not.

 

Section 9.02. Purchaser Indemnification. The Purchaser (the “Indemnifying Party”) agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Seller and its officers, directors, employees, affiliates, advisors, agents and controlling persons (each, an “Indemnified Person”) from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities, joint or several (collectively, “Obligations”), resulting from a breach by Purchaser of this Confirmation or any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating thereto, and to reimburse, within 30 days, upon written request, each such Indemnified Person for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparation
for, providing evidence for or defending any of the foregoing, provided, however, that the Indemnifying Party shall not have any liability to any Indemnified Person to the extent that such Obligations (i) are finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Person (and in such case, such Indemnified Person shall promptly return to the Indemnifying Party any amounts previously expended by the Indemnifying Party hereunder) or (ii) are trading losses incurred by the Seller as part of its purchases or sales of shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Confirmation (unless the Purchaser has breached any agreement, term or covenant herein).

 

Section 9.03. Assignment and Transfer. Notwithstanding the Agreement, the Seller may assign any of its rights or duties hereunder to any one or more of its affiliates without the prior written consent of the Purchaser. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Confirmation to the contrary requiring or allowing Seller to purchase, sell, receive or deliver any shares of Common Stock or other securities to or from the Purchaser, Seller may designate any of its affiliates to purchase, sell, receive or deliver such shares of Common Stock or other securities and otherwise to perform the Seller’s obligations in respect of this Transaction and any such designee may assume such obligations. The Seller may assign the right to receive Settlement Shares to any third party who may legally receive Settlement Shares. The Seller shall be discharged of
its obligations to the Purchaser only to the extent of any such performance. For the avoidance of doubt, Seller hereby acknowledges that notwithstanding any such designation hereunder, to the extent any of Seller’s obligations in respect of this Transaction are not completed by its designee, Seller shall be obligated to continue to perform or to cause any other of its designees to perform in respect of such obligations.

 

Section 9.04. Calculation Agent. Whenever the Calculation Agent is required to act or to exercise judgment in a any way with respect to this Transaction, it will do so in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner.

 

Section 9.05. Non-confidentiality. The Seller and the Purchaser hereby acknowledge and agree that, subject to Section 6.03, each is authorized to disclose every aspect of this Confirmation and the transactions contemplated hereby to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, and there are no express or implied agreements, arrangements or understandings to the contrary.

 

Section 9.06. Unenforceability and Invalidity. To the extent permitted by law, the unenforceability or invalidity of any provision or provisions of this Confirmation shall not render any other provision or provisions herein contained unenforceable or invalid.

 

Section 9.07. Securities Contract. The parties hereto agree and acknowledge as of the date hereof that (i) the Seller is a “financial institution” within the meaning of Section 101(22) of Title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) and (ii) this Confirmation is a “securities contract,” as such term is defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, entitled to the protection of Sections 362(b)(6) and 555 of the Bankruptcy Code.

 

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Section 9.08. No Collateral, Netting or Setoff. Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement, or any other agreement between the parties, to the contrary, the obligations of the Purchaser hereunder are not secured by any collateral. Obligations under this Transaction shall not be netted, recouped or set off (including pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement) against any other obligations of the parties, whether arising under the Agreement, this Confirmation, under any other agreement between the parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise, and no other obligations of the parties shall be netted, recouped or set off (including pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement) against obligations under this Transaction, whether arising under the Agreement, this Confirmation, under any other agreement between the parties hereto, by operation of law or
otherwise, and each party hereby waives any such right of setoff, netting or recoupment.

 

Section 9.09. Equity Rights. The Seller acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to it rights with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of holders of Common Stock in the event of the Purchaser’s bankruptcy

 

Section 9.10. Notices. Unless otherwise specified herein, any notice, the delivery of which is expressly provided for in this Confirmation, may be made by telephone, to be confirmed in writing to the address below. Changes to the information below must be made in writing.

 

	
             
 	
            (a)
 	
            If to the Purchaser:

 

MTS Systems Corporation

14000 Technology Drive

Eden Prairie, MN 55344

Attention: Tim Radermacher

Title: Treasurer and Director of Tax

Telephone No: (952) 937-4004

Facsimile No:  (952) 937-4515

 

	
             
 	
            (b)
 	
            If to the Seller:

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association

c/o J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.

277 Park Avenue

New York, NY  10172

Attention:  Mariusz Kwasnik

Title:  Operations Analyst

EDG Corporate Marketing

Telephone No:  (212) 622-6707

	
             
 	
            Facsimile No:  
 	
            (212) 622-8534
 

 

 

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Please confirm that the foregoing
correctly sets forth the terms of our agreement by executing the copy of this Confirmation enclosed for that purpose and returning
it to us.

 

	
             
 	
            Yours sincerely,

 
 
	
             
 	
            J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC., as agent for JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, London Branch
 
	
             
 	
             
 

 

	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            /S/ PHILIP LAMARIANA
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            Name: Philip LaMariana
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            Title:  Vice President
 

Confirmed as of the date first

above written:

 

MTS SYSTEMS CORPORATION

 

 

	
            By:
 	
            /S/ SUSAN KNIGHT
 
	
             
 	
            Name: Susan Knight
 
	
             
 	
            Title:  Chief Financial Officer<PAGE>

                               BCSB BANCORP, INC.
                 1999 STOCK OPTION PLAN, AS AMENDED AND RESTATED

         1.   PURPOSE OF THE PLAN.

         The purpose of this Plan is to advance the interests of the Company
through providing select key Employees and Directors of the Bank, the Company,
and their Affiliates with the opportunity to acquire Shares. By encouraging such
stock ownership, the Company seeks to attract, retain and motivate the best
available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility and to provide
additional incentives to Directors and key Employees of the Company or any
Affiliate to promote the success of the business.

         2.   DEFINITIONS.

         As used herein, the following definitions shall apply.

         (a)  "Affiliate" shall mean any "parent corporation" or "subsidiary
corporation" of the Company, as such terms are defined in Section 424(e) and
(f), respectively, of the Code.

         (b)  "Agreement" shall mean a written agreement entered into in
accordance with Paragraph 5(c).

         (c)  "Awards" shall mean, collectively, Options and SARs, unless the
context clearly indicates a different meaning.

         (d)  "Bank" shall mean Baltimore County Savings Bank, F.S.B.

         (e)  "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

         (f)  "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

         (g)  "Committee" shall mean not only the Stock Option Committee
consisting of at least two Non-Employee Directors appointed by the Board in
accordance with Paragraph 5(a) hereof, but also the Board.

         (h)  "Common Stock" shall mean the common stock of the Company.

         (i)  "Company" shall mean BCSB Bancorp, Inc., a Maryland corporation.

         (j)  "Continuous Service" shall mean the absence of any interruption or
termination of service as an Employee or Director of the Company or an
Affiliate. Continuous Service shall not be considered interrupted in the case of
sick leave, military leave or any other leave of absence approved by the
Company, in the case of transfers between payroll locations of the Company or
between the Company, an Affiliate or a successor, or in the case of a Director's
performance of services in an emeritus or advisory capacity.

         (k)  "Director" shall mean any member of the Board, and any member of
the board of directors of any Affiliate that the Board has by resolution
designated as being eligible for participation in this Plan.

         (l)  "Disability" shall mean a physical or mental condition, which in
the sole and absolute discretion of the Committee, is reasonably expected to be
of indefinite duration and to substantially prevent a Participant from
fulfilling his or her duties or responsibilities to the Company or an Affiliate.

         (m)  "Effective Date" shall mean July 15, 1999.

         (n)  "Employee" shall mean any person employed by the Company, the
Bank, or an Affiliate.

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         (o)  "Exercise Price" shall mean the price per Optioned Share at which
an Option or SAR may be exercised.

         (p)  "ISO" shall mean an option to purchase Common Stock which meets
the requirements set forth in the Plan, and which is intended to be and is
identified as an "incentive stock option" within the meaning of Section 422 of
the Code.

         (q)  "Market Value" shall mean the fair market value of the Common
Stock, as determined under Paragraph 8(b) hereof.

         (r)  "Non-Employee Director" shall have the meaning provided in Rule
16b-3.

         (s)  "Non-ISO" means an option to purchase Common Stock which meets the
requirements set forth in the Plan but which is not intended to be and is not
identified as an ISO.

         (t)  "Option" means an ISO and/or a Non-ISO.

         (u)  "Optioned Shares" shall mean Shares subject to an Award granted
pursuant to this Plan.

         (v)  [reserved].

         (w)  "Participant" shall mean any person who receives an Award pursuant
to the Plan.

         (x)  "Plan" shall mean this BCSB Bancorp, Inc. 1999 Stock Option Plan,
as amended and restated.

         (y)  "Rule 16b-3" shall mean Rule 16b-3 of the General Rules and
Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

         (z)  "Share" shall mean one share of Common Stock.

         (aa) "SAR" (or "Stock Appreciation Right") means a right to receive the
appreciation in value, or a portion of the appreciation in value, of a specified
number of shares of Common Stock.

         (bb) "Year of Service" shall mean a full twelve-month period, measured
from the date of an Award and each annual anniversary of that date, during which
a Participant has not terminated Continuous Service for any reason.

         3.   TERM OF THE PLAN AND AWARDS.

         (a)  Term of the Plan. The Plan shall continue in effect for a term of
ten years from the Effective Date, unless sooner terminated pursuant to
Paragraph 16 hereof. No Award shall be granted under the Plan after ten years
from the Effective Date.

         (b)  Term of Awards. The term of each Award granted under the Plan
shall be established by the Committee, but shall not exceed 10 years; provided,
however, that in the case of an Employee who owns Shares representing more than
10% of the outstanding Common Stock at the time an ISO is granted, the term of
such ISO shall not exceed five years.

         4.   SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.

         (a)  General Rule. Except as otherwise required under Paragraph 11, the
aggregate number of Shares deliverable pursuant to Awards shall not exceed 526
Shares, as adjusted for the Bank's second step conversion. As of the close of
the Bank's second step conversion, 86,151 Shares (as adjusted for the 0.5264
exchange ratio) remain available for option grants under the Plan. Such Shares
may either be authorized but unissued Shares, Shares held in treasury, or Shares
repurchased on the open market and held in a grantor trust created by the
Company. If any Awards should expire, become unexercisable, or be forfeited for
any reason without having been exercised, the Optioned Shares shall, unless the
Plan shall have been terminated, be available for the grant of additional Awards
under the Plan.
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         (b)  Special Rule for SARs. The number of Shares with respect to which
an SAR is granted, but not the number of Shares which the Company delivers or
could deliver to an Employee or individual upon exercise of an SAR, shall be
charged against the aggregate number of Shares remaining available under the
Plan; provided, however, that in the case of an SAR granted in conjunction with
an Option, under circumstances in which the exercise of the SAR results in
termination of the Option and vice versa, only the number of Shares subject to
the Option shall be charged against the aggregate number of Shares remaining
available under the Plan. The Shares involved in an Option as to which option
rights have terminated by reason of the exercise of a related SAR, as provided
in Paragraph 10 hereof, shall not be available for the grant of further Options
under the Plan.

         5.   ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN.

         (a)  Appointment of the Committee. The Plan shall be administered by
the Committee. Members of the Committee shall serve at the pleasure of the
Board. In the absence at any time of a duly appointed Committee, the Plan shall
be administered by the Board.

         (b)  Powers of the Committee. Except as limited by the express
provisions of the Plan or by resolutions adopted by the Board, the Committee
shall have sole and complete authority and discretion (i) to select Participants
and grant Awards, (ii) to determine the form and content of Awards to be issued
in the form of Agreements under the Plan, (iii) to interpret the Plan, (iv) to
prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, and (v)
to make other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of
the Plan. The Committee shall have and may exercise such other power and
authority as may be delegated to it by the Board from time to time. A majority
of the entire Committee shall constitute a quorum and the action of a majority
of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is present, or acts
approved in writing by a majority of the Committee without a meeting, shall be
deemed the action of the Committee.

         (c)  Agreement. Each Award shall be evidenced by a written agreement
containing such provisions as may be approved by the Committee. Each such
Agreement shall constitute a binding contract between the Company and the
Participant, and every Participant, upon acceptance of such Agreement, shall be
bound by the terms and restrictions of the Plan and of such Agreement. The terms
of each such Agreement shall be in accordance with the Plan, but each Agreement
may include such additional provisions and restrictions determined by the
Committee, in its discretion, provided that such additional provisions and
restrictions are not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan. In particular, the
Committee shall set forth in each Agreement (i) the Exercise Price of an Option
or SAR, (ii) the number of Shares subject to the Award, and its expiration date,
(iii) the manner, time, and rate (cumulative or otherwise) of exercise or
vesting of such Award, and (iv) the restrictions, if any, to be placed upon such
Award, or upon Shares which may be issued upon exercise of such Award. The
Chairman of the Committee and such other Directors and officers as shall be
designated by the Committee are hereby authorized to execute Agreements on
behalf of the Company and to cause them to be delivered to the recipients of
Awards.

         (d)  Effect of the Committee's Decisions. All decisions, determinations
and interpretations of the Committee shall be final and conclusive on all
persons affected thereby.

         (e)  Indemnification. In addition to such other rights of
indemnification as they may have, the members of the Committee shall be
indemnified by the Company in connection with any claim, action, suit or
proceeding relating to any action taken or failure to act under or in connection
with the Plan or any Award, granted hereunder to the full extent provided for
under the Company's governing instruments with respect to the indemnification of
Directors.

         6.   GRANT OF OPTIONS TO EMPLOYEES.

         (a)  General Rule. Only Employees and Directors shall be eligible to
receive Awards. In selecting those Employees to whom Awards will be granted and
the number of shares covered by such Awards, the Committee shall consider the
position, duties and responsibilities of the eligible Employees, the value of
their services to the Company and its Affiliates, and any other factors the
Committee may deem relevant.

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         (b)  Special Rules for ISOs. The aggregate Market Value, as of the date
the Option is granted, of the Shares with respect to which ISOs are exercisable
for the first time by an Employee during any calendar year (under all incentive
stock option plans, as defined in Section 422 of the Code, of the Company or any
present or future Affiliate of the Company) shall not exceed $100,000.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may grant Options in excess of the
foregoing limitations, in which case Options granted in excess of such
limitation shall be Non-ISOs.

         7.   GRANTS OF OPTIONS TO NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS

         (a)  Automatic Grants. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
Plan, each Director who is a Non-Employee Director on the Effective Date shall
receive, on said date, Non-ISOs to purchase Shares as follows:

         Participant              Number of Shares Reserved under Paragraph 4(a)
         -----------              ----------------------------------------------
         H. Adrian Cox                             10,000
         Frank W. Dunton                           10,000
         Henry V. Kahl                             10,000
         John J. Panzer                            10,000
         P. Louis Rohe                             10,000

         Advisory Director        Number of Shares Reserved under Paragraph 4(a)
         -----------------        ----------------------------------------------
         Martin F. Meyer                           10,000

         Such Non-ISOs shall have an Exercise Price per Share equal to the
Market Value of a Share on the date of grant.

         (b)  Terms of Exercise. Options received under the provisions of this
paragraph 7(b): (i) shall become exercisable in accordance with paragraph 9(a)
of the Plan, and (ii) may be exercised from time to time by written notice of
intent to exercise the Option with respect to all or a specified number of the
Optioned Shares, and payment to the Company (contemporaneously with the delivery
of such notice), in cash, in Common Stock, or a combination of cash and Common
Stock, of the amount of the Exercise Price for the number of the Optioned Shares
with respect to which the Option is then being exercised. Each such notice and
payment shall be delivered, or mailed by prepaid registered or certified mail,
addressed to the Treasurer of the Company at the Company's executive offices.

         Options granted under this paragraph 7(b) shall have a term of ten
years; provided that Options granted under this Paragraph shall expire one year
after the date on which a Director terminates Continuous Service on the Board
for a reason other than death, but in no event later than the date on which such
Options would otherwise expire. In the event of such Director's death during the
term of his directorship, Options granted under this paragraph 7(b) shall be
immediately exercisable, and may be exercised within two years from the date of
his death by the personal representatives of his estate or person or persons to
whom his rights under such Option shall have passed by will or by laws of
descent and distribution, but in no event later than the date on which such
Options would otherwise expire. In the event of such Director's Disability
during his or her directorship, the Director's Option shall be immediately
exercisable, and such Option may be exercised within one year of the termination
of directorship due to Disability, but not later than the date that the Option
would otherwise expire. Unless otherwise inapplicable or inconsistent with the
provisions of this paragraph 7(b), the Options to be granted to Directors
hereunder shall be subject to all other provisions of this Plan.

         (c)  Effect of the Committee's Decisions. The Committee's determination
whether a Participant's Continuous Service has ceased, and the effective date
thereof, shall be final and conclusive on all persons affected thereby.

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         8.   EXERCISE PRICE FOR OPTIONS.

         (a)  Limits on Committee Discretion. The Exercise Price as to any
particular Option shall not be less than 100% of the Market Value of the
Optioned Shares on the date of grant. In the case of an Employee who owns Shares
representing more than 10% of the Company's outstanding Shares of Common Stock
at the time an ISO is granted, the Exercise Price shall not be less than 110% of
the Market Value of the Optioned Shares at the time the ISO is granted.

         (b)  Standards for Determining Exercise Price. If the Common Stock is
listed on a national securities exchange (including the NASDAQ National Market
System) on the date in question, then the Market Value per Share shall be the
average of the highest and lowest selling price on such exchange on such date,
or if there were no sales on such date, then the Exercise Price shall be the
mean between the bid and asked price on such date. If the Common Stock is traded
otherwise than on a national securities exchange on the date in question, then
the Market Value per Share shall be the mean between the bid and asked price on
such date, or, if there is no bid and asked price on such date, then on the next
prior business day on which there was a bid and asked price. If no such bid and
asked price is available, then the Market Value per Share shall be its fair
market value as determined by the Committee, in its sole and absolute
discretion.

         9.   EXERCISE OF OPTIONS.

         (a)  Generally. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, each Award
to a Participant shall become 25% exercisable on each of the four succeeding
anniversary dates of the grant date that the Participant maintains Continuous
Service thereon. An Option may not be exercised for a fractional Share.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Award shall become fully vested and
exercisable upon a change in control or upon the termination of a Participant
due to the Participant's death, Disability, or retirement at or after age 65.

         For the purpose of this paragraph 9(a), "change in control" shall mean
any of the following events:

                    i.     Merger: The Company merges into or consolidates with
                           ------
                           another entity, or merges another corporation into
                           the Company, and as a result, less than a majority of
                           the combined voting power of the resulting
                           corporation immediately after the merger or
                           consolidation is held by persons who were
                           stockholders of the Company immediately before the
                           merger or consolidation;

                    ii.    Acquisition of Significant Share Ownership: There is
                           ------------------------------------------
                           filed, or is required to be filed, a report on
                           Schedule 13D or another form or schedule (other than
                           Schedule 13G) required under Sections 13(d) or 14(d)
                           of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
                           if the schedule discloses that the filing person or
                           persons acting in concert has or have become the
                           beneficial owner of 25% or more of a class of the
                           Company's voting securities, but this clause (ii)
                           shall not apply to beneficial ownership of Company
                           voting shares held in a fiduciary capacity by an
                           entity of which the Company directly or indirectly
                           beneficially owns 50% or more of its outstanding
                           voting securities;

                    iii.   Change in Board Composition: During any period
                           ---------------------------
                           of two consecutive years, individuals who constitute
                           the Company's Board of Directors at the beginning of
                           the two-year period cease for any reason to
                           constitute at least a majority of the Company's Board
                           of Directors; provided, however, that for purposes of
                           this clause (iii), each director who is first elected
                           by the board (or first nominated by the board for
                           election by the members) by a vote of at least a
                           majority of the directors who were directors at the
                           beginning of the two-year period shall be deemed to
                           have also been a director at the beginning of such
                           period; or

                    iv.    Sale of Assets: The Company or the Bank sells to a
                           --------------
                           third party all or substantially all of its assets.

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         Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Bank's second step conversion does
not constitute a change in control purposes of this Plan.

         (b)  Procedure for Exercise. A Participant may exercise Options,
subject to provisions relative to its termination and limitations on its
exercise, only by (1) written notice of intent to exercise the Option with
respect to a specified number of Shares, and (2) payment to the Company
(contemporaneously with delivery of such notice) in cash, in Common Stock, or a
combination of cash and Common Stock, of the amount of the Exercise Price for
the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is then being exercised.
Each such notice (and payment where required) shall be delivered, or mailed by
prepaid registered or certified mail, addressed to the Treasurer of the Company
at its executive offices. Common Stock utilized in full or partial payment of
the Exercise Price for Options shall be valued at its Market Value at the date
of exercise.

         (c)  Period of Exercisability. Except to the extent otherwise provided
in the terms of an Agreement, an Option may be exercised by a Participant only
while he is an Employee and has maintained Continuous Service from the date of
the grant of the Option, or within one year after termination of such Continuous
Service (but not later than the date on which the Option would otherwise
expire), except if the Employee's Continuous Service terminates by reason of --

                  (i) "Just Cause" which for purposes hereof shall have the
         meaning set forth in any unexpired employment or severance agreement
         between the Participant and the Bank and/or the Company (and, in the
         absence of any such agreement, shall mean termination because of the
         Employee's personal dishonesty, incompetence, willful misconduct,
         breach of fiduciary duty involving personal profit, intentional failure
         to perform stated duties, willful violation of any law, rule or
         regulation (other than traffic violations or similar offenses) or final
         cease-and-desist order), then the Participant's rights to exercise such
         Option shall expire on the date of such termination; or

                  (ii) death, then to the extent that the Participant would have
         been entitled to exercise the Option immediately prior to his death,
         such Option of the deceased Participant may be exercised within two
         years from the date of his death (but not later than the date on which
         the Option would otherwise expire) by the personal representatives of
         his estate or person or persons to whom his rights under such Option
         shall have passed by will or by laws of descent and distribution.

         (d)  Effect of the Committee's Decisions. The Committee's determination
whether a Participant's Continuous Service has ceased, and the effective date
thereof, shall be final and conclusive on all persons affected thereby.

         (e)  Mandatory Six-Month Holding Period. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Plan to the contrary, common stock of the Company that is
purchased upon exercise of an Option or SAR may not be sold within the six-month
period following the grant of that Option or SAR.

         10.  SARS (STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS)

         (a)  Granting of SARs. In its sole discretion, the Committee may from
time to time grant SARs to Employees either in conjunction with, or
independently of, any Options granted under the Plan. An SAR granted in
conjunction with an Option may be an alternative right wherein the exercise of
the Option terminates the SAR to the extent of the number of shares purchased
upon exercise of the Option and, correspondingly, the exercise of the SAR
terminates the Option to the extent of the number of Shares with respect to
which the SAR is exercised. Alternatively, an SAR granted in conjunction with an
Option may be an additional right wherein both the SAR and the Option may be
exercised. An SAR may not be granted in conjunction with an ISO under
circumstances in which the exercise of the SAR affects the right to exercise the
ISO or vice versa, unless the SAR, by its terms, meets all of the following
requirements:

                  (1)   The SAR will expire no later than the ISO;

                  (2)   The SAR may be for no more than the difference between
                        the Exercise Price of the ISO and the Market Value of
                        the Shares subject to the ISO at the time the SAR is
                        exercised;

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                  (3)   The SAR is transferable only when the ISO is
                        transferable, and under the same conditions;

                  (4)   The SAR may be exercised only when the ISO may be
                        exercised; and

                  (5)   The SAR may be exercised only when the Market Value of
                        the Shares subject to the ISO exceeds the Exercise Price
                        of the ISO.

         (b)  Exercise Price. The Exercise Price as to any particular SAR shall
not be less than the Market Value of the Optioned Shares on the date of grant.

         The provisions of Paragraph 9(c) regarding the period of exercisability
of Options are incorporated by reference herein, and shall determine the period
of exercisability of SARs.

         (c)  Exercise of SARs. An SAR granted hereunder shall be exercisable at
such times and under such conditions as shall be permissible under the terms of
the Plan and of the Agreement granted to a Participant, provided that an SAR may
not be exercised for a fractional Share. Upon exercise of an SAR, the
Participant shall be entitled to receive, without payment to the Company except
for applicable withholding taxes, an amount equal to the excess of (or, in the
discretion of the Committee if provided in the Agreement, a portion of) the
excess of the then aggregate Market Value of the number of Optioned Shares with
respect to which the Participant exercises the SAR, over the aggregate Exercise
Price of such number of Optioned Shares. This amount shall be payable by the
Company, in the discretion of the Committee, in cash or in Shares valued at the
then Market Value thereof, or any combination thereof.

         (d)  Procedure for Exercising SARs. To the extent not inconsistent
herewith, the provisions of Paragraph 9(b) as to the procedure for exercising
Options are incorporated by reference, and shall determine the procedure for
exercising SARs.

         11.  EFFECT OF CHANGES IN COMMON STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.

         (a)  Recapitalizations; Stock Splits, Etc. The number and kind of
shares reserved for issuance under the Plan, and the number and kind of shares
subject to outstanding Awards, and the Exercise Price thereof, shall be
proportionately adjusted for any increase, decrease, change or exchange of
Shares for a different number or kind of shares or other securities of the
Company which results from a merger, consolidation, recapitalization,
reorganization, reclassification, stock dividend, split-up, combination of
shares, or similar event in which the number or kind of shares is changed
without the receipt or payment of consideration by the Company.

         (b)  Transactions in which the Company is Not the Surviving Entity. In
the event of (i) the liquidation or dissolution of the Company, (ii) a merger or
consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving entity, or (iii) the
sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Company's assets (any of
the foregoing to be referred to herein as a "Transaction"), all outstanding
Awards, together with the Exercise Prices thereof, shall be equitably adjusted
for any change or exchange of Shares for a different number or kind of shares or
other securities which results from the Transaction.

         (c)  Special Rule for ISOs. Any adjustment made pursuant to
subparagraphs (a) or (b)(1) hereof shall be made in such a manner as not to
constitute a modification, within the meaning of Section 424(h) of the Code, of
outstanding ISOs.

         (d)  Conditions and Restrictions on New, Additional, or Different
Shares or Securities. If, by reason of any adjustment made pursuant to this
Paragraph, a Participant becomes entitled to new, additional, or different
shares of stock or securities, such new, additional, or different shares of
stock or securities shall thereupon be subject to all of the conditions and
restrictions which were applicable to the Shares pursuant to the Award before
the adjustment was made.

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         (e)  Other Issuances. Except as expressly provided in this Paragraph,
the issuance by the Company or an Affiliate of shares of stock of any class, or
of securities convertible into Shares or stock of another class, for cash or
property or for labor or services either upon direct sale or upon the exercise
of rights or warrants to subscribe therefor, shall not affect, and no adjustment
shall be made with respect to, the number, class, or Exercise Price of Shares
then subject to Awards or reserved for issuance under the Plan.

         (f)  Certain Special Dividends. The Exercise Price of shares subject to
outstanding Awards shall be proportionately adjusted upon the payment of a
special large and nonrecurring dividend that has the effect of a return of
capital to the stockholders of the Company.

         12.  NON-TRANSFERABILITY OF AWARDS.

         Awards may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred or
disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, or any other provision of this
Plan, a Participant who holds Awards may transfer such Awards (but not Incentive
Stock Options) to his or her spouse, lineal ascendants, lineal descendants, or
to a duly established trust for the benefit of one or more of these individuals.
Awards so transferred may thereafter be transferred only to the Participant who
originally received the grant or to an individual or trust to whom the
Participant could have initially transferred the Awards pursuant to this
Paragraph 12. Awards which are transferred pursuant to this Paragraph 12 shall
be exercisable by the transferee according to the same terms and conditions as
applied to the Participant.

         13.  TIME OF GRANTING AWARDS.

         The date of grant of an Award shall, for all purposes, be the later of
the date on which the Committee makes the determination of granting such Award,
and the Effective Date. Notice of the determination shall be given to each
Participant to whom an Award is so granted within a reasonable time after the
date of such grant.

         14.  EFFECTIVE DATE.

         The Plan became effective on July 15, 1999 and was subsequently amended
and restated in its entirety effective April 10, 2008.

         15.  MODIFICATION OF AWARDS.

         At any time, and from time to time, the Board may authorize the
Committee to direct execution of an instrument providing for the modification of
any outstanding Award, provided no such modification shall confer on the holder
of said Award any right or benefit which could not be conferred on him by the
grant of a new Award at such time, or impair the Award without the consent of
the holder of the Award.

         16.  AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN.

         The Board may from time to time amend the terms of the Plan and, with
respect to any Shares at the time not subject to Awards, suspend or terminate
the Plan. No amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan shall, without the
consent of any affected holders of an Award, alter or impair any rights or
obligations under any Award theretofore granted.

         17.  CONDITIONS UPON ISSUANCE OF SHARES.

         (a)  Compliance with Securities Laws. Shares of Common Stock shall not
be issued with respect to any Award unless the issuance and delivery of such
Shares shall comply with all relevant provisions of law, including, without
limitation, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, any applicable state securities law, and the
requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Shares may then be listed.

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         (b)  Special Circumstances. The inability of the Company to obtain
approval from any regulatory body or authority deemed by the Company's counsel
to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder shall
relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the non-issuance or sale of
such Shares. As a condition to the exercise of an Option or SAR, the Company may
require the person exercising the Option or SAR to make such representations and
warranties as may be necessary to assure the availability of an exemption from
the registration requirements of federal or state securities law.

         (c)  Committee Discretion. The Committee shall have the discretionary
authority to impose in Agreements such restrictions on Shares as it may deem
appropriate or desirable, including but not limited to the authority to impose a
right of first refusal or to establish repurchase rights or both of these
restrictions.

         18.  RESERVATION OF SHARES.

         The Company, during the term of the Plan, will reserve and keep
available a number of Shares sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.

         19.  WITHHOLDING TAX.

         The Company's obligation to deliver Shares upon exercise of Options
and/or SARs shall be subject to the Participant's satisfaction of all applicable
federal, state and local income and employment tax withholding obligations. The
Committee, in its discretion, may permit the Participant to satisfy the
obligation, in whole or in part, by irrevocably electing to have the Company
withhold Shares, or to deliver to the Company Shares that he already owns,
having a value equal to the amount required to be withheld. The value of the
Shares to be withheld, or delivered to the Company, shall be based on the Market
Value of the Shares on the date the amount of tax to be withheld is to be
determined. As an alternative, the Company may retain, or sell without notice, a
number of such Shares sufficient to cover the amount required to be withheld.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, to the extent
that an Employee or Director elects to have shares of Common Stock withheld to
satisfy tax obligations, such withholding shall be limited to the minimum
required under the federal, state, and local law.

         20.  NO EMPLOYMENT OR OTHER RIGHTS.

         In no event shall an Employee's or Director's eligibility to
participate or participation in the Plan create or be deemed to create any legal
or equitable right of the Employee, Director, or any other party to continue
service with the Company, the Bank, or any Affiliate of such corporations.
Except to the extent provided in Paragraphs 6(b) and 7(a), no Employee or
Director shall have a right to be granted an Award or, having received an Award,
the right to again be granted an Award. However, an Employee or Director who has
been granted an Award may, if otherwise eligible, be granted an additional Award
or Awards.

         21.  GOVERNING LAW.

         The Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the State of Maryland, except to the extent that federal law shall be deemed
to apply.

         This Plan is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as of April
10, 2008.

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