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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Title of each class
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Item 5.02 |
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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Item 9.01 |
Exhibits.
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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Amended and Restated 2011 Stock Incentive Plan
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Date: April 6, 2022
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WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE
TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ John A. Olin
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Name:
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John A. Olin
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Title:
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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1.1 |
Purpose. The purposes of the 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effective March
31, 2022 (the “Plan”), are to encourage eligible employees of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (the “Corporation”) and its Subsidiaries to increase their efforts to make the Corporation and each Subsidiary more successful,
to provide an additional inducement for such employees to remain with the Corporation or a Subsidiary, to reward such employees by providing an opportunity to acquire shares of Common Stock on favorable terms and to provide a means
through which the Corporation may attract able persons to enter the employ of the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries.
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1.2 |
Certain Definitions. In addition to terms defined herein in a place where they are used, the
following terms are defined as set forth below:
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(a) |
“Award” means a stock option, a stock appreciation right, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance units or other stock-based award granted under the Plan.
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(b) |
“Base Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3.
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(c) |
“Common Stock” shall mean the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation.
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(d) |
“Fair Market Value” with respect to a share of the Common Stock shall mean the mean between the following prices, as applicable, for the date as of which Fair Market Value is to be determined as quoted in such reliable publication as the
Committee, in its sole discretion, may determine to rely upon: (i) if the Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the highest and lowest sales prices per share of the Common Stock as quoted in the NYSE-Composite Transactions
listing for such date, (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed on such exchange, the highest and lowest sales prices per share of Common Stock for such date on (or on any composite index including) the NASDAQ Exchange or the principal United
States of America securities exchange registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”) on which the Common Stock is listed. If there are no such sale price quotations for the date as of which Fair Market
Value is to be determined but there are such sale price quotations within a reasonable period both before and after such date, then Fair Market Value shall be determined by taking a weighted average of the means between the highest and
lowest sales prices per share of the Common Stock as so quoted on the nearest date before and the nearest date after the date as of which Fair Market Value is to be determined. The average should be weighted inversely by the respective
numbers of trading days between the selling dates and the date as of which Fair Market Value is to be determined. If there are no such sale price quotations on or within a reasonable period both before and after the date as of which Fair
Market Value is to be determined, then Fair Market Value of the Common Stock shall be the weighted average of the means between such bona fide bid and asked prices on the nearest trading date before and the nearest trading date after the
date as of which Fair Market Value is to be determined, if both such dates are within a reasonable period. The average is to be determined in the manner described above in this definition. If the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock cannot
be determined on the basis previously set forth in this definition on the date as of which Fair Market Value is to be determined, the Committee shall in good faith and in conformance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, to the
extent applicable to an Award, determine the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on such date. Fair Market Value shall be determined without regard to any restriction other than a restriction which, by its terms, will never lapse.
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(e) |
“Free-Standing SARs” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.
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“Participant” means an eligible employee selected by the Committee who has received an Award under the Plan and any transferee or transferees of such employee to the extent the transfer is permitted under the Plan.
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“Performance Goals” means the performance goals, if any, established by the Committee in connection with the grant of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance units or other Awards. In the case of Qualified Performance-Based
Awards, the “Performance Goals” means such performance goals based on one or more of the following: (i) cash flow; (ii) earnings per share; (iii) earnings or income measures (including EBIT and EBITDA)); (iv) return measures (including
return on assets, capital, invested capital, equity, sales, or revenue); (v) total shareholder return; (vi) share price performance; (vii) revenue; (viii) profit margin; (ix) customer metrics (including customer satisfaction, customer
retention, or customer profitability); (x) productivity; (xi) expense targets; (xii) market share; (xiii) cost control measures; (xiv) balance sheet metrics; (xv) strategic initiatives; (xvi) implementation, completion or
attainment of measurable objectives with respect to recruitment or retention of personnel, employee satisfaction or diversity; (xvii) successful completion of, or achievement of milestones or objectives related to, financing or capital
raising transactions, strategic acquisitions or divestitures, joint ventures, partnerships, collaborations, or other transactions; (xviii) debt levels or reduction or debt ratios; (xix) operating efficiency; (xx) working capital targets;
(xxi) quantifiable, objective measures of individual performance relevant to the particular individual’s job responsibilities; (xxii) environmental missions improvement; (xxiii) innovation as measured by a percentage of sales from new
products; (xxiv) safety performance; (xxv) number of accounts; or (xvi) any combination of the forgoing business criteria; provided, however, that such business criteria shall include any derivations of business criteria listed above (e.g.,
income shall include pre-tax income, net income, or operating income). Any business criteria that are financial metrics may be determined in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) or may be adjusted
when established (or to the extent permitted under Section 162(m), at any time thereafter) to include or exclude any items otherwise includable or excludable under GAAP. Performance Goals may, in the discretion of the Committee, be
established on a Company-wide basis, or with respect to one or more business units, divisions, subsidiaries or business segments, as applicable. Performance Goals may be absolute or relative (to the performance of one or more comparable
companies or indices or based on year- over-year growth).
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“Qualified Performance-Based Award” means an Award intended to qualify for the Section 162(m) Exemption, as provided in Section 12.
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“Subsidiary” means any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other entity in an unbroken chain of entities beginning with the Corporation if each of the entities other than the last entity in the unbroken
chain owns an equity interest possessing at least fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other entities in the chain.
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“Tandem SARs” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.
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2.1 |
Committee. The Plan shall be administered by a Committee (the “Committee”) appointed by the
Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board”) and consisting of not less than two members of the Board, who, at the time of their appointment to the Committee and at all times during their service as members of the Committee, are
(a) “Non-Employee Directors” as then defined under Rule 16b-3 under the 1934 Act, or any successor rule, (b) “outside directors” under Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended (the “Code”) or any successor
provision, and (c) independent directors under the applicable rules of any applicable stock exchange, if the Common Stock is subject to such rules. The Committee shall have plenary authority to interpret the Plan and prescribe such rules,
regulations and procedures in connection with the operations of the Plan as it shall deem to be necessary and advisable for the administration of the Plan consistent with the purposes of the Plan. Without limitation of the foregoing, the
Committee shall have the authority, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan:
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to select the employees to whom Awards may be made;
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to determine whether and to what extent incentive stock options, nonstatutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance units, other Awards of or based upon Common Stock, or any
combination thereof, are to be granted hereunder;
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to determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by each Award made hereunder;
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(d) |
to determine the terms and conditions of each Award made hereunder, based on such factors as the Committee shall determine;
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subject to Section 2.5, to modify, amend or adjust the terms and conditions of any Award;
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(f) |
to adopt, alter and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and practices governing the Plan as it shall from time to time deem advisable;
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(g) |
to interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan and any Award under the Plan (and any agreement under Section 2.5 relating thereto);
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(h) |
subject to Section 2.5, to accelerate the vesting or lapse of restrictions on any outstanding Award, other than a Qualified Performance-Based Award, based in each case on such considerations as the Committee in its sole discretion
determines;
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to decide all other matters that must be determined in connection with an Award;
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(j) |
to determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances cash, shares of Common Stock and other property and other amounts payable with respect to an Award under this Plan shall be deferred either automatically or at the
election of the employee;
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to establish any “blackout” period that the Committee in its sole discretion deems necessary or advisable; and
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to otherwise administer the Plan.
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In determining any Award to be made to any eligible employee, the Committee shall consider the position and the responsibilities of the
employee being considered, the nature and value to the Corporation or a Subsidiary of his or her services, his or her present and/or potential contribution to the success of the Corporation or a Subsidiary and such other factors as the
Committee may deem relevant. The Committee may, except to the extent prohibited by applicable law or the listing standards of the stock exchange which is the principal market for the Common Stock, allocate all or any portion of its
responsibilities and powers to any one or more of its members and may delegate all or any part of its responsibilities and powers to any officers of the Corporation or committee of officers of the Corporation selected by it, except with
respect to Awards (including Qualified Performance- Based Awards) to any covered employees as defined in Section 162(m)(3) of the Code (“Covered Employees”) or persons subject to Section 16 of the 1934 Act.
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Committee Action. The Committee shall keep records of action taken at its meetings. A majority
of the Committee shall constitute a quorum at any meeting and the acts of a majority of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is present, or acts approved in writing by all members of the Committee, shall be the acts of the
Committee.
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Committee Discretion. Any determination made by the Committee or by an appropriately delegated
officer pursuant to delegated authority under the provisions of the Plan with respect to any Award shall be made in the sole discretion of the Committee or such officer at the time of the Award or, unless in contravention of any express
term of the Plan, at any time thereafter. All decisions made by the Committee or any appropriately delegated officer pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall be final and binding on all persons, including the Corporation and the
employees eligible under the Plan. No member of the Committee shall be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan, any Award or Award agreement.
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2.4 |
Cancellation; Suspension; Clawback. Any or all outstanding Awards to a Participant may, at any
time between the date of grant and the third anniversary of any exercise, payment or vesting of such Awards, in the Committee’s sole discretion and subject to such terms and conditions established by the Committee, be cancelled,
suspended, or required to be repaid to the Corporation if, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Participant (whether during or after termination of employment with the Corporation and its Subsidiaries) (i) engages in the
operation or management of a business (whether as owner, partner, officer, director, employee or otherwise) which is in competition with the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) induces or attempts to induce any customer,
supplier, licensee or other individual, corporation or other business organization having a business relationship with the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries to cease doing business with the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries or
in any way interferes with the relationship between any such customer, supplier, licensee or other person and the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, (iii) solicits any employee of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries to leave
the employment thereof or in any way interferes with the relationship of such employee with the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) makes any statements or comments, orally or in writing, of a defamatory or disparaging nature
regarding the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries (including but not limited to regarding any of their respective businesses, officers, directors, personnel, products or policies), provided, however, that this sentence shall not apply
following the occurrence of a Section 11 Event (as defined in Section 11) unless the agreement under Section 2.5 specifically so provides. Whether a Participant has engaged in any such activities shall also be determined, in its sole
discretion, by the Committee, and any such determination by the Committee shall be final and binding. In addition, Awards shall be subject to the requirements of (i) Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection
Act (regarding recovery of erroneously awarded compensation) and any implementing rules and regulations thereunder, (ii) similar rules under the laws of any other jurisdiction, (iii) any compensation recovery policies adopted by the
Company to implement any such requirements or (iv) any other compensation recovery policies as may be adopted from time to time by the Company, all to the extent determined by the Committee in its discretion to be applicable to a
Participant.
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Agreements. The terms and conditions of each Award shall be set forth in a written (or
electronic) agreement, which shall be delivered to the Participant receiving such Award upon, or as promptly as is reasonably practicable following, the making of such Award. The effectiveness of an Award shall be subject to the agreement
being signed by the Corporation and the Participant receiving the Award unless otherwise provided in the agreement. Unless otherwise provided in the agreement, each agreement or amendment thereto shall be executed on behalf of the
Corporation by the Chief Executive Officer (if other than the President), the President or any Vice President and by the Participant. The agreement confirming a stock option shall specify whether the stock option is an incentive stock
option or a nonstatutory stock option. The provisions of such agreements need not be identical. Without the consent of the Participant, upon notice to the Participant thereof, the Committee may amend any Award to the Participant and the
corresponding agreement in any respect not materially adverse to the Participant. All other amendments to the agreement shall be in writing (including electronic amendments) and executed on behalf of the Corporation and by the
Participant. Any reference in the Plan to the agreement under Section 2.5 shall include any amendment to such agreement.
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4.1 |
Number of Shares. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.5, the maximum aggregate number
of shares of the Common Stock for which Awards may be made under the Plan shall be (i) 3,800,000 shares (after giving effect to the 2-for-1 stock split in the form of a stock dividend in June 2013), plus (ii) any shares which remained
available for grant under the Corporation’s 2000 Stock Incentive Plan as of the original effective date of this Plan (also after giving effect to the 2-for-1 stock split in the form of a stock dividend in June 2013), plus (iii) effective
as of May 10, 2017, an additional 1,000,000 shares, plus (iv) effective as of May 15, 2020 upon stockholder approval, an additional 5,200,000 shares. The maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be granted pursuant to options
intended to be incentive stock options shall be 5,200,000 shares.
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Individual Limits. Subject to adjustment under Section 4.5, the maximum number of each type of
Award (other than cash-based performance units) granted to any Participant in any calendar year shall not exceed the following number of shares of Common Stock: (i) options and stock appreciation rights: 600,000 shares; and (ii) all
Awards of restricted stock, restricted stock units, share-based performance units and other stock-based awards that are intended to be Qualified Performance-Based Awards: 600,000 shares. The maximum amount of cash-based performance unit
Awards intended to be Qualified Performance-Based Awards granted to any Participant in any calendar year shall not exceed the following: (x) any cash-based performance unit Award with a performance period that is the Company’s fiscal year
or other 12-month (or shorter) performance period as specified under the terms of the Award as approved by the Committee (an “annual incentive award”): $5,000,000; and (y) all other cash-based performance unit Awards:
$5,000,000.
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Share Counting.
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To the extent that any Award is forfeited, or any option and the Tandem SAR (if any) or any Free- Standing SAR terminates, expires or lapses without being exercised, or any Award is settled for cash, the shares of Common Stock subject to
such Awards shall again be available for Awards under the Plan under Section 4.1. However, shares of Common Stock subject to such Awards shall continue to be counted for purposes of Section 4.2 or Section 9, as applicable.
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If the exercise price of any option and/or the tax withholding obligations relating to any Awards are satisfied by delivering shares (either actually or through attestation) or withholding shares relating to such Award, the gross number
of shares subject to the Award shall nonetheless be deemed to have been granted for purposes of Sections 4.1 and 4.2 and any shares which are delivered will not be added to the aggregate number of shares under Section 4.1 for which Awards
may be made under the Plan. Shares of Common Stock that the Company may repurchase from time to time with proceeds from the exercise of options or otherwise shall not be added to the aggregate number of shares under Section 4.1 for which
Awards may be made under the Plan.
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If a Tandem SAR is granted, each share of Common Stock subject to both the Tandem SAR and related stock option shall be counted as only one share of Common Stock for purposes of Sections 4.1 and 4.2.
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Each share of Common Stock subject to a stock option (with or without a Tandem SAR) or a Free- Standing SAR shall be counted as one share of Common Stock for purposes of Sections 4.1 and 4.2.
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All shares of Common Stock covered by a stock appreciation right, to the extent it is exercised and shares of Common Stock are actually issued upon exercise of the right, shall be counted for purposes of Sections 4.1 and 4.2, regardless
of the number of shares used to settle the stock appreciation right upon exercise.
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Awards granted in assumption of or in substitution for an award of a company or business acquired by the Company or a Subsidiary or with which the Company or a Subsidiary combines (“substitute awards”) shall not be counted against the
number of shares reserved under the Plan.
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Common Stock. To the extent that the Corporation has such shares of Common Stock available to it
and can issue such shares without violating any law or regulation, the Corporation will reserve Common Stock for issuance with respect to an Award payable in Common Stock. The shares of Common Stock which may be issued under the Plan may
be either authorized but unissued shares or shares previously issued and thereafter acquired by the Corporation or partly each, as shall be determined from time to time by the Board.
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Adjustment and Substitution of Shares. In the event of a merger, consolidation, acquisition of
shares, stock rights offering, liquidation, separation, spinoff, disaffiliation of a Subsidiary from the Corporation, extraordinary dividend of cash or other property, or similar event affecting the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries
(each, a “Corporate Transaction”), the Committee or the Board shall make such substitutions or adjustments as it deems appropriate and equitable to prevent the dilution or enlargement of the rights of Participants to (A) the aggregate
number and kind of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance and delivery under the Plan, (B) the various maximum limitations set forth in Sections 4.1 and 4.2 upon certain types of Awards and upon the Awards to individuals, (C) the
number and kind of shares of Common Stock subject to outstanding Awards; and (D) the exercise price of outstanding Awards. In the event of a stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, share combination, or
recapitalization or similar event affecting the capital structure of the Corporation (each, a “Share Change”), the Committee or the Board shall make such substitutions or adjustments as it deems appropriate and equitable to prevent the
dilution or enlargement of the rights of Participants to (A) the aggregate number and kind of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance and delivery under the Plan, (B) the various maximum limitations set forth in Sections 4.1 and 4.2
upon certain types of Awards and upon the Awards to individuals, (C) the number and kind of shares of Common Stock subject to outstanding Awards; and (D) the exercise price of outstanding Awards. In the case of Corporate Transactions,
such adjustments may include, without limitation, (1) the cancellation of outstanding Awards in exchange for payments of cash, property or a combination thereof having an aggregate value equal to the value of such Awards, as determined by
the Committee or the Board in its sole discretion (it being understood that in the case of a Corporate Transaction with respect to which shareholders of Common Stock receive consideration other than publicly-traded equity securities of
the ultimate surviving entity, any such determination by the Committee that the value of an option or stock appreciation right shall for this purpose be deemed to equal the excess, if any, of the value of the consideration being paid for
each share pursuant to such Corporate Transaction over the exercise price of such option or stock appreciation right shall conclusively be deemed valid); (2) the substitution of other property (including, without limitation, cash or other
securities of the Corporation and securities of entities other than the Corporation) for the shares subject to outstanding Awards; and (3) in connection with any disaffiliation of a Subsidiary, arranging for the assumption of Awards, or
replacement of Awards with new Awards based on other property or other securities (including, without limitation, other securities of the Corporation and securities of entities other than the Corporation), by the affected Subsidiary, or
by the entity that controls such Subsidiary following such disaffiliation (as well as any corresponding adjustments to Awards that remain based upon Corporation securities). The Committee shall adjust the Performance Goals applicable to
any Awards to reflect any unusual or non-recurring events and other extraordinary items, impact of charges for restructurings, discontinued operations, and the cumulative effects of accounting or tax changes, each as defined by generally
accepted accounting principles or as identified in the Corporation’s financial statements, notes to the financial statements, management’s discussion and analysis or other of the Corporation’s SEC filings, provided that in the case of
Performance Goals applicable to any Qualified Performance-Based Awards, such adjustment does not violate Section 162(m) of the Code or cause such Awards not to qualify for the Section 162(m) Exemption, as defined in Section 12.1. No
adjustment or substitution provided in this Section 4.5 shall require the Corporation or any other entity to issue or sell a fraction of a share or other security. Except as provided in this Section 4.5, a Participant shall not have any
rights with respect to any Corporate Transaction or Share Change.
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Section 409A; Section 162(m); Incentive Stock Options. Notwithstanding the foregoing: (i) any
adjustments made pursuant to Section 4.5 to Awards that are considered “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code shall be made in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code; (ii) any
adjustments made pursuant to Section 4.5 to Awards that are not considered “deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A of the Code shall be made in such a manner as to ensure that after such adjustment, the Awards either (A) continue
not to be subject to Section 409A of the Code or (B) comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code; and (iii) in any event, neither the Committee nor the Board shall have the authority to make any adjustments pursuant to
Section 4.5 to the extent the existence of such authority would cause an Award that is not intended to be subject to Section 409A of the Code at the grant date of the Award to be subject thereto. If any such adjustment or substitution
provided for in Section 4.5 requires the approval of shareholders in order to enable the Corporation to grant incentive stock options or to comply with Section 162(m) of the Code, then no such adjustment or substitution shall be made
without the required shareholder approval. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of incentive stock options, if the effect of any such adjustment or substitution would be to cause the option to fail to continue to qualify as an
incentive stock option or to cause a modification, extension or renewal of such option within the meaning of Section 424 of the Code, the Committee may determine that such adjustment or substitution not be made but rather shall use
reasonable efforts to effect such other adjustment of each then outstanding incentive stock option as the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall deem equitable and which will not result in any disqualification, modification, extension
or renewal (within the meaning of Section 424 of the Code) of such incentive stock option.
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5.1 |
Types of Options; Limit on Incentive Stock Options. The Committee shall have authority, in its
sole discretion, to grant “incentive stock options” pursuant to Section 422 of the Code, to grant “nonstatutory stock options” (i.e., stock options which do not qualify under Sections 422 or 423 of the Code) or to grant both types of
stock options (but not in tandem). Notwithstanding any other provision contained in the Plan or in any agreement under Section 2.5, but subject to the possible exercise of the Committee’s discretion contemplated in the last sentence of
this Section 5.1, the aggregate Fair Market Value on the date of grant of the shares with respect to which such incentive stock options are exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year under all plans of the
corporation employing such Participant, any parent or subsidiary corporation of such corporation and any predecessor corporation of any such corporation shall not exceed $100,000. If the date on which one or more incentive stock options
could first be exercised would be accelerated pursuant to any provision of the Plan or any agreement under Section 2.5 and the acceleration of such exercise date would result in a violation of the $100,000 restriction set forth in the
preceding sentence, then, notwithstanding any such provision, but subject to the provisions of the next succeeding sentence, the exercise dates of such incentive stock options shall be accelerated only to the extent, if any, that does not
result in a violation of such restriction and, in such event, the exercise dates of the incentive stock options with the lowest option prices shall be accelerated to the earliest such dates. The Committee may, in its sole discretion,
authorize the acceleration of the exercise date of one or more incentive stock options even if such acceleration would violate the $100,000 restriction set forth in the second sentence of this Section 5.1 and even if one or more such
incentive stock options are thereby converted in whole or in part to nonstatutory stock options.
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Types and Nature of Stock Appreciation Rights. Stock appreciation rights may be tandem stock
appreciation rights which are granted in conjunction with incentive stock options or nonstatutory stock options (“Tandem SARs”), or stock appreciation rights which are not granted in conjunction with options (“Free-Standing SARs”). Upon
the exercise of a stock appreciation right, the Participant shall be entitled to receive an amount in cash, shares of Common Stock, or both, in value equal to the product of (i) the excess of the Fair Market Value of one share of Common
Stock on the date of exercise of the stock appreciation right over, in the case of a Tandem SAR, the exercise price of the related option, or in the case of a Free-Standing SAR, the Base Price per share (the “Spread”), multiplied by (ii)
the number of shares of Common Stock in respect of which the stock appreciation right has been exercised. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee at the time it grants a stock appreciation right may provide that the Spread covered by
such stock appreciation right may not exceed a lower specified amount. The applicable agreement under Section 2.5 governing the stock appreciation rights shall specify whether such payment is to be made in cash or Common Stock or both, or
shall reserve to the Committee or the Participant the right to make that determination prior to or upon the exercise of the stock appreciation right. Tandem SARs may be granted at the grant date of the related stock options or, in the
case of a related nonstatutory stock option, also at a later date. At the time a Tandem SAR is granted, the Committee may limit the exercise period for such Tandem SAR, before and after which period no Tandem SAR shall attach to the
underlying stock option. In no event shall the exercise period for a Tandem SAR exceed the exercise period for the related stock option. A Tandem SAR shall be exercisable only at such time or times and to the extent that the related
option is exercisable in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5. A Tandem SAR shall terminate or be forfeited upon the exercise or forfeiture of the related stock option, and the related stock option shall terminate or be
forfeited upon the exercise or forfeiture of the Tandem SAR. Any Tandem SAR granted with a related incentive stock option shall be exercisable only when the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock exceeds the exercise price for a
share of Common Stock under the related incentive stock option.
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Exercise Price and Base Price.
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The exercise price per share of Common Stock subject to an option and any Tandem SAR, and the base price per share for any Free-Standing SAR (the “Base Price”), shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the applicable
agreement under Section 2.5, and shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of a share of the Common Stock on the applicable grant date, except that in the case of an incentive stock option granted to a Participant who, immediately prior
to such grant, owns stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Corporation or any Subsidiary which is a corporation (a “Ten Percent Employee”), the exercise price shall not
be less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant. For purposes of this Section 5.3, an individual (i) shall be considered as owning not only shares of stock owned individually but also all shares of
stock that are at the time owned, directly or indirectly, by or for the spouse, ancestors, lineal descendants and brothers and sisters (whether by the whole or half blood) of such individual and (ii) shall be considered as owning
proportionately any shares owned, directly or indirectly, by or for any corporation, partnership, estate or trust in which such individual is a shareholder, partner or beneficiary.
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In no event may any option or stock appreciation right granted under this Plan, other than pursuant to Section 4.5, be amended to decrease the exercise price or Base Price thereof, be cancelled in conjunction with the grant of any new
option or stock appreciation right with a lower exercise price or Base Price, be cancelled or repurchased for cash, property, or another Award at a time when the exercise price or Base Price is greater than the Fair Market Value of the
underlying Common Stock, or otherwise be subject to any action that would be treated, for accounting purposes, as a “repricing” of such option or stock appreciation right, unless such amendment, cancellation, or action is approved by the
Corporation’s shareholders.
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5.4 |
Term; Vesting and Exercisability. The term of each option and each stock appreciation right
shall be fixed by the Committee, but shall not exceed ten years from the date of grant (five years in the case of an incentive stock option granted to a Ten Percent Employee). Except as otherwise provided herein, options and stock
appreciation rights shall be exercisable at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as shall be determined by the Committee and may be exercisable commencing with the grant date.
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5.5 |
Method of Exercise. Subject to the provisions of this Section 5, options and stock appreciation
rights may be exercised, in whole or in part (unless otherwise specified by the Committee in its sole discretion), at any time during the applicable term by giving written notice of exercise to the Corporation specifying the number of
shares of Common Stock as to which the option or stock appreciation rights is being exercised. In the case of the exercise of an option, such notice shall be accompanied by payment in full of the exercise price in United States of America
dollars by certified or bank check or wire of immediately available funds. If approved by the Committee (at the time of grant in the case of an incentive stock option or at any time in the case of a nonstatutory stock option), payment, in
full or in part, may also be made as follows:
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Payment may be made in the form of unrestricted shares of Common Stock (by delivery of such shares or by attestation) of the same class as the Common Stock subject to the option already owned by the Participant (based on the Fair Market
Value of the Common Stock on the date the option is exercised); provided, however, that any portion of the exercise price representing a fraction of a share shall be paid in cash;
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To the extent permitted by applicable law, payment may be made by delivering a properly executed exercise notice to the Corporation, together with a copy of irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Corporation the
amount of sale or loan proceeds necessary to pay the exercise price, and, if requested, the amount of any federal, state, local or foreign withholding taxes. To facilitate the foregoing, the Corporation may, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, enter into agreements for coordinated procedures with one or more brokerage firms. In the event the broker sells any shares on behalf of a Participant, the broker shall be acting solely as the agent of the Participant, and
the Corporation disclaims any responsibility for the actions of the broker in making any such sales;
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To the extent permitted by applicable law and if authorized by the Corporation, payment may be made by a “net exercise” by the Corporation withholding shares of Common Stock otherwise due to the Participant upon exercise; and/or
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With such other instrument as approved by the Committee, including Corporation loans, to the extent permitted by applicable law.
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5.6 |
Delivery; Rights of Shareholders. No shares shall be delivered pursuant to the exercise of an
option until the exercise price for the option has been fully paid and applicable taxes have been withheld. Unless otherwise specified by the Committee, the applicable Participant shall have all of the rights of a shareholder of the
Corporation holding Common Stock with respect to the shares of Common Stock to be issued upon the exercise of the option or stock appreciation right (including the right to vote the applicable shares and the right to receive dividends),
when the Participant (i) has given written notice of exercise in accordance with the procedures established by the Committee, (ii) if requested, has given the representation described in Section 10, and (iii) in the case of an option, has
paid in full the exercise price for such shares.
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5.7 |
Nontransferability of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights. Unless the Committee shall
otherwise determine in the case of nonstatutory stock options and stock appreciation rights and limited to a transfer without the payment of value or consideration to the Participant, (i) no option or stock appreciation right shall be
transferable by a Participant other than by will, or if the Participant dies intestate, by the laws of descent and distribution of the state of domicile of the Participant at the time of death, and (ii) all stock options and stock
appreciation rights shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the Participant only by the Participant (or the Participant’s guardian or legal representative). Any Tandem SAR shall be transferable only when the related stock option is
transferable and with the related stock option.
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5.8 |
Termination of Employment. Unless the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall otherwise
determine at the time of grant of the Award or, other than in the case of incentive stock options, thereafter, but subject to the provisions of Section 5.1 in the case of incentive stock options and Section 11.3:
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If the employment of a Participant who is not disabled within the meaning of Section 422(c)(6) of the Code (a “Disabled Participant”) is voluntarily terminated with the consent of the Corporation or a Subsidiary or a Participant retires
under any retirement plan of the Corporation or a Subsidiary, any then outstanding incentive stock option held by such Participant shall be exercisable by the Participant (but only to the extent exercisable by the Participant immediately
prior to the termination of employment) at any time prior to the expiration date of such incentive stock option or within three months after the date of termination of employment, whichever is the shorter period;
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If the employment of a Participant who is not a Disabled Participant is voluntarily terminated with the consent of the Corporation or a Subsidiary or a Participant retires under any retirement plan of the Corporation or a Subsidiary, any
then outstanding nonstatutory stock option or stock appreciation right held by such Participant shall be exercisable by the Participant (but only to the extent exercisable by the Participant immediately prior to the termination of
employment) at any time prior to the expiration date of such nonstatutory stock option or stock appreciation right or within one year after the date of termination of employment, whichever is the shorter period;
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If the employment of a Participant who is a Disabled Participant is voluntarily terminated with the consent of the Corporation or a Subsidiary, any then outstanding stock option or stock appreciation right held by such Participant shall
be exercisable in full (whether or not so exercisable by the Participant immediately prior to the termination of employment) by the Participant at any time prior to the expiration date of such stock option or stock appreciation right or
within one year after the date of termination of employment, whichever is the shorter period;
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Following the death of a Participant during employment, any outstanding stock option or stock appreciation right held by the Participant at the time of death shall be exercisable in full (whether or not so exercisable by the Participant
immediately prior to the death of the Participant) by the person entitled to do so under the will of the Participant, or, if the Participant shall fail to make testamentary disposition of the stock option or stock appreciation right or
shall die intestate, by the legal representative of the Participant at any time prior to the expiration date of such stock option or stock appreciation right or within one year after the date of death, whichever is the shorter period;
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Following the death of a Participant after termination of employment during a period when a stock option or stock appreciation right is exercisable, any outstanding stock option or stock appreciation right held by the Participant at the
time of death shall be exercisable by such person entitled to do so under the will of the Participant or by such legal representative (but only to the extent the stock option or stock appreciation right was exercisable by the Participant
immediately prior to the death of the Participant) at any time prior to the expiration date of such stock option or stock appreciation right or within one year after the date of death, whichever is the shorter period; and
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Unless the exercise period of a stock option or stock appreciation right following termination of employment has been extended as provided in Section 11.4, if the employment of a Participant terminates for any reason other than voluntary
termination with the consent of the Corporation or a Subsidiary, retirement under any retirement plan of the Corporation or a Subsidiary or death, all outstanding stock options and stock appreciation rights held by the Participant at the
time of such termination of employment shall automatically terminate.
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Whether termination of employment is a voluntary termination with the consent of the Corporation or a Subsidiary and whether a
Participant is a Disabled Participant shall be determined in each case, in its sole discretion, by the Committee (or, in the case of Participants who are not (i) Covered Employees as of the end of the Corporation’s immediately preceding
fiscal year or (ii) the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, by such Chief Executive Officer, in his sole discretion) and any such determination by the Committee or such Chief Executive Officer shall be final and binding. Without
limitation of the foregoing, a termination of employment by the Participant shall not be a voluntary termination with the consent of the Corporation unless the Committee or, if applicable, such Chief Executive Officer, in its or his sole
discretion, specifically consents to the termination of employment in writing.
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5.9 |
Other Terms and Conditions. Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 5 and the other
provisions of the Plan, any stock option or stock appreciation right granted under the Plan may be exercised at such times and in such amounts and be subject to such restrictions and other terms and conditions, if any, as shall be
determined, in its sole discretion, by the Committee and set forth in the agreement under Section 2.5.
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6.1 |
Restricted Stock Awards; Certificates. Shares of restricted stock are actual shares of Common
Stock issued to a Participant, and shall be evidenced in such manner as the Committee may deem appropriate, including book- entry registration or issuance of one or more stock certificates. Any certificate issued in respect of shares of
restricted stock shall be registered in the name of the applicable Participant and, unless held by or on behalf of the Corporation in escrow or custody until the restrictions lapse or the shares are forfeited, shall bear an appropriate
conspicuous legend referring to the terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to such Award, substantially in the following form:
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The Committee may require that the certificates evidencing such shares be held in escrow or custody by or on behalf of the Corporation
until the restrictions thereon shall have lapsed or the shares are forfeited and that, as a condition of any Award of restricted stock, the applicable Participant deliver to the Corporation a stock power, endorsed in blank, relating to
the Common Stock covered by such Award.
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6.2 |
Terms and Conditions. Shares of restricted stock shall be subject to the following terms and
conditions:
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The Committee shall, prior to or at the time of grant, condition the vesting of an Award of restricted stock upon (i) the continued service of the applicable Participant, (ii) the attainment of Performance Goals, or (iii) the attainment
of Performance Goals and the continued service of the applicable Participant. The Committee shall establish at the time the restricted stock is granted the performance periods during which any Performance Goals specified by the Committee
with respect to the restricted stock Award are to be measured. In the event that the Committee conditions the vesting of an Award of restricted stock upon the attainment of Performance Goals or the attainment of Performance Goals and the
continued service of the applicable Participant, the Committee may, prior to or at the time of grant, designate an Award of restricted stock as a Qualified Performance-Based Award. The conditions for vesting and the other provisions of
restricted stock Awards (including without limitation any applicable Performance Goals) need not be the same with respect to each recipient, and shall be established by the Committee in its sole discretion. Except in the case of a Qualified
Performance-Based Award, the Committee at any time after the date of grant, in its sole discretion, may modify or waive any of the conditions applicable to an Award of restricted stock.
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(b) |
Subject to the provisions of the Plan (including Section 6.3) and the applicable agreement under Section 2.5, during the period, if any, set by the Committee, commencing with the date of such restricted stock Award for which such vesting
restrictions apply (the “Restriction Period”), and until the expiration of the Restriction Period, the Participant shall not be permitted to sell, assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise encumber shares of such restricted stock. A restricted
stock Award may vest in part on a pro rata basis prior to the expiration of any Restriction Period.
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(c) |
Except as provided in this Section 6 and in the applicable agreement under Section 2.5, the applicable Participant shall have, with respect to the shares of restricted stock, all of the rights of a shareholder of the Corporation holding
the Common Stock that is the subject of the restricted stock, including, if applicable, the right to vote the shares and the right to receive any cash dividends. If so determined by the Committee and set forth in the applicable agreement
under Section 2.5 and subject to Section 15.4, cash dividends on the Common Stock that is the subject of the restricted stock Award may be (i) automatically deferred and reinvested in additional restricted stock, and held subject to the
same vesting and forfeiture conditions of the underlying restricted stock, or (ii) held by the Corporation in cash (without any payment of interest thereon) subject to the same vesting and forfeiture conditions of the restricted stock with
respect to which the dividends are payable. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee and set forth in the applicable agreement under Section 2.5, any Common Stock or other securities payable with respect to any restricted stock as a
result of or pursuant to Section 4.5, shall be held subject to the same vesting and forfeiture conditions of the underlying restricted stock.
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As soon as practicable after the applicable Restriction Period has ended, the Committee shall determine and certify (in writing in the case of Qualified Performance-Based Awards) whether and the extent to which the service period and/or
the Performance Goals were met for the applicable restricted stock. If the vesting condition or conditions applicable to the restricted stock are not satisfied by the time the Restriction Period has expired, such restricted stock shall be
forfeited. If and when the Restriction Period expires without a prior forfeiture of the shares of restricted stock (i) if legended certificates have been issued, unlegended certificates for such shares shall be delivered to the Participant
upon surrender of the legended certificates, (ii) if legended certificates have not yet been issued, unlegended certificates (and any related blank stock powers previously executed by the Participant) shall be delivered to the Participant,
and (iii) any cash dividends held by the Corporation pursuant to Section 6.2(c) shall be delivered to the Participant.
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6.3 |
Permitted Transfers. Neither this Section 6 nor any other provision of the Plan shall preclude a
Participant from transferring or assigning restricted stock, without the payment of value or consideration to the Participant, to (i) the trustee of a trust that is revocable by such Participant alone, both at the time of the transfer or
assignment and at all times thereafter prior to such Participant’s death or (ii) the trustee of any other trust to the extent approved in advance by the Committee, in its sole discretion, in writing. A transfer or assignment of restricted
stock from such trustee to any person other than such Participant shall be permitted only to the extent approved in advance by the Committee, in its sole discretion, in writing, and restricted stock held by such trustee shall be subject
to all of the conditions and restrictions set forth in the Plan and in the applicable agreement under Section 2.5 as if such trustee were a party to such agreement.
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7.1 |
Restricted Stock Unit Awards. Restricted stock units are Awards denominated in shares of Common
Stock that will be settled, subject to the terms and conditions of the restricted stock units and at the sole discretion of the Committee, in an amount in cash, shares of Common Stock, or both, based upon the Fair Market Value of a
specified number of shares of Common Stock.
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7.2 |
Terms and Conditions. Restricted stock units shall be subject to the following terms and
conditions:
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(a) |
The Committee shall, prior to or at the time of grant, condition the vesting of restricted stock units upon (i) the continued service of the applicable Participant, (ii) the attainment of Performance Goals or (iii) the attainment of
Performance Goals and the continued service of the applicable Participant. In the event that the Committee conditions the vesting of restricted stock units upon the attainment of Performance Goals or the attainment of Performance Goals and
the continued service of the applicable Participant, the Committee may, prior to or at the time of grant, designate the restricted stock units as a Qualified Performance-Based Award. The Committee shall determine the performance period(s)
during which any Performance Goals are to be achieved. The conditions for grant or vesting and the other provisions of restricted stock units (including without limitation any applicable Performance Goals) need not be the same with respect
to each recipient. An Award of restricted stock units shall be settled as and when the restricted stock units vest, as determined and certified (in writing in the case of Qualified Performance-Based Awards) by the Committee, or at a later
time specified by the Committee or in accordance with an election of the Participant, if the Committee so permits. Except in the case of a Qualified Performance-Based Award, the Committee at any time after the date of grant, in its sole
discretion, may modify or waive any of the conditions applicable to an Award of restricted stock units.
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(b) |
Subject to the provisions of the Plan and the applicable agreement under Section 2.5, during the period, if any, set by the Committee, commencing with the date of grant of such restricted stock units for which such vesting restrictions
apply (the “Units Restriction Period”), and until the expiration of the Units Restriction Period, the Participant shall not be permitted to sell, assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise encumber restricted stock units. A restricted stock unit
may vest in part prior to the expiration of any Units Restriction Period.
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(c) |
Participants granted restricted stock units shall not be entitled to any dividends payable on the Common Stock unless the agreement under Section 2.5 for restricted stock units specifies to what extent and on what terms and conditions
the applicable Participant shall be entitled to receive current or deferred payments of cash, Common Stock or other property corresponding to the dividends payable on the Common Stock (subject to Section 15.4 below). Restricted stock units
shall not have any voting rights, and holders of restricted stock units shall not be shareholders of the Corporation unless and until shares of Common Stock are issued by the Corporation (in book-entry form or otherwise).
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(1) |
The term “Person” shall be used as that term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the 1934 Act as in effect on the effective date of the Plan.
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(2) |
“Beneficial Ownership” shall be determined as provided in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act as in effect on the effective date of the Plan.
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(3) |
A specified percentage of “Voting Power” of a company shall mean such number of the Voting Shares as shall enable the holders thereof to cast such percentage of all the votes which could be cast in an annual election of directors
(without consideration of the rights of any class of stock other than the common stock of the company to elect directors by a separate class vote); and “Voting Shares” shall mean all securities of a company entitling the holders thereof to
vote in an annual election of directors (without consideration of the rights of any class of stock other than the common stock of the company to elect directors by a separate class vote).
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“Continuing Directors” shall mean a director of the Corporation who either (a) was a director of the Corporation on the effective date of the Plan or (b) is an individual whose election, or nomination for election, as a director of the
Corporation was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who were Continuing Directors (other than an individual whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened
election contest relating to the election of directors of the Corporation which would be subject to Rule 14a-11 under the 1934 Act, or any successor rule).
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“Section 11 Event” shall mean the date upon which any of the following events occurs:
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The Corporation acquires actual knowledge that any Person, other than the Corporation, a Subsidiary, or any employee benefit plan(s) sponsored by the Corporation or a Subsidiary, has acquired the Beneficial Ownership, directly or
indirectly, of securities of the Corporation entitling such Person to 30% or more of the Voting Power of the Corporation;
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At any time less than 51% of the members of the Board (excluding vacant seats) shall be Continuing Directors; or
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The consummation of a merger, consolidation, share exchange, division or sale or other disposition of assets of the Corporation as a result of which the stockholders of the Corporation immediately prior to such transaction shall not
hold, directly or indirectly, immediately following such transaction a majority of the Voting Power of (i) in the case of a merger or consolidation, the surviving or resulting corporation, (ii) in the case of a share exchange, the acquiring
corporation or (iii) in the case of a division or a sale or other disposition of assets, each surviving, resulting or acquiring corporation which, immediately following the transaction, holds more than 30% of the consolidated assets of the
Corporation immediately prior to the transaction;
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provided, however, that if securities beneficially owned by a Participant are included in determining the Beneficial Ownership of a Person referred to in
paragraph 6(a) above, then no Section 11 Event with respect to such Participant shall be deemed to have occurred by reason of such event.
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11.2 |
Vesting Upon Section 11 Event if Awards Do Not Remain Outstanding. Subject to the provisions of
Section 5 in the case of incentive stock options and Section 11.5, unless the agreement under Section 2.5 shall otherwise provide, notwithstanding any other provision contained in the Plan, in the event that a Section 11 Event occurs and
Awards do not remain outstanding after the Section 11 Event (and are not assumed by, or converted to similar awards with equivalent value as of the date of the Section 11 Event of, the surviving, resulting, or acquiring corporation (or a
parent or subsidiary of such corporation)), then all outstanding stock options and stock appreciation rights shall become immediately vested and fully exercisable, any restrictions applicable to restricted stock Awards shall lapse, and
all other Awards shall be considered to be earned and payable in full as of the date of the Section 11 Event.
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11.3 |
Vesting Upon Certain Terminations of Employment. Subject
to the provisions of Section 5 in the case of incentive stock options and Section 11.5, unless the agreement under Section 2.5 shall otherwise provide, notwithstanding any other provision contained in the Plan, in the event that a
Section 11 Event occurs and Awards remain outstanding after the Section 11 Event (or are assumed by, or converted to similar awards with equivalent value as of the date of the Section 11 Event of, the surviving, resulting, or acquiring
corporation (or a parent or subsidiary of such corporation)), and upon or within one year after the Section 11 Event (a) the Corporation or a Subsidiary (or their respective successor) terminates a Participant’s employment without cause
(as defined in the agreement under Section 2.5) or (b) a Participant resigns from employment for good reason (as defined in the agreement under Section 2.5), then the Participant’s outstanding stock options and stock appreciation rights
shall become immediately vested and fully exercisable, any restrictions applicable to restricted stock Awards shall lapse, and other Awards shall be considered to be earned and payable in full.
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11.4 |
Extension of the Expiration Date of Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights. Subject to the
provisions of Section 5 in the case of incentive stock options and Section 11.5, unless the agreement under Section 2.5 shall otherwise provide, notwithstanding any other provision contained in the Plan, all stock options and stock
appreciation rights held by a Participant whose employment with the Corporation or a Subsidiary terminates within one year of any Section 11 Event for any reason other than voluntary termination with the consent of the Corporation or a
Subsidiary, retirement under any retirement plan of the Corporation or a Subsidiary or death shall be exercisable for a period of three years from the date of such termination of employment, but in no event after the expiration date of
the stock option or stock appreciation right.
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11.5 |
Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Award is subject to Section 409A of the
Code, this Section 11 shall be applicable only to the extent consistent with Section 409A.
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12.1 |
Qualified Performance-Based Awards.
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(a) |
The provisions of this Plan are intended to ensure that all options and stock appreciation rights granted hereunder to any Participant who is or may be a Covered Employee in the tax year in which such option or stock appreciation right
is expected to be deductible to the Corporation qualify for the exemption from the limitation on deductions imposed by Section 162(m) of the Code (the “Section 162(m) Exemption”), and all such Awards shall therefore be considered Qualified
Performance-Based Awards and this Plan shall be interpreted and operated consistent with that intention. When granting any Award other than an option or stock appreciation right, the Committee may designate such Award as a Qualified
Performance-Based Award, based upon a determination that (i) the recipient is or may be a Covered Employee with respect to such Award, and (ii) the Committee wishes such Award to qualify for the Section 162(m) Exemption, and the terms of
any such Award (and of the grant thereof) shall be consistent with such designation. With respect to Qualified Performance-Based Awards, within 90 days after the commencement of a performance period or, if earlier, by the expiration of 25%
of a performance period, the Committee will designate one or more performance periods, determine the Participants for the performance periods and establish the Performance Goals for the performance periods.
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(b) |
Each Qualified Performance-Based Award (other than an option or stock appreciation right) shall be earned, vested and/or payable (as applicable) upon certification in writing by the Committee of the achievement of one or more Performance
Goals, together with the satisfaction of any other conditions, such as continued employment, as previously established by the Committee with respect to such Award. Subject to the terms of any applicable Award agreement, the Committee may,
in its discretion, reduce (but not increase) the amount of a settlement otherwise to be made in connection with a Qualified Performance- Based Award.
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(c) |
Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan or in any agreement under Section 2.5, to the extent that any such provision or action of the Committee would cause any Qualified Performance-Based Award not to qualify for the Section 162(m)
Exemption, such provision or action shall be null and void as it relates to Covered Employees, to the extent permitted by law and deemed advisable by the Committee.
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12.2 |
Code Section 409A. It is the intention of the Corporation that no Award shall be “deferred
compensation” subject to Section 409A of the Code, unless and to the extent that the Committee specifically determines otherwise as provided in the immediately following sentence, and the Plan and the terms and conditions of all Awards
shall be interpreted accordingly. The terms and conditions governing any Awards that the Committee determines will be subject to Section 409A of the Code, including any rules for elective or mandatory deferral of the delivery of cash or
shares of Common Stock pursuant thereto and any rules regarding treatment of such Awards in the event of a Section 11 Event, shall be set forth in the applicable agreement under Section 2.5, and shall comply in all respects with Section
409A of the Code.
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15.1 |
Additional Compensation Arrangements. Nothing contained in the Plan shall prevent the
Corporation or any Subsidiary from adopting other or additional compensation arrangements for its employees.
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15.2 |
Tax Withholding. No later than the date as of which an amount first becomes includible in the
gross income of a Participant for federal, state, local or foreign income or employment or other tax purposes with respect to any Award under the Plan, such Participant shall pay to the Corporation (or, if applicable, a Subsidiary), or
make arrangements satisfactory to the Corporation (or, if applicable, a Subsidiary) regarding the payment of, any federal, state, local or foreign taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to such amount. Unless
otherwise determined by the Committee, withholding obligations may be settled with Common Stock, including Common Stock that is part of the Award that gives rise to the withholding requirement, having a Fair Market Value on the date of
withholding equal to the maximum amount required to be withheld for tax purposes, all in accordance with such procedures as the Committee establishes, and provided that any fractional share amount must be paid in cash or withheld from
compensation otherwise due to the Participant. The obligations of the Corporation under the Plan shall be conditional on such payment or arrangements, and the Corporation and its Subsidiaries shall, to the extent permitted by law, have
the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment otherwise due to such Participant. The Committee may establish such procedures as it deems appropriate, including making irrevocable elections, for the settlement of withholding
obligations with Common Stock.
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15.3 |
Limitation of Liability. The grant of any Award shall not:
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give a Participant any rights except as expressly set forth in the Plan or in the agreement under Section 2.5;
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(b) |
create any fiduciary or other obligation of the Corporation or any Subsidiary to take any action or provide to the Participant any assistance or dedicate or permit the use of any assets of the Corporation or any Subsidiary that would
permit the Participant to be able to attain any Performance Goals associated with any Award;
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(c) |
create any trust, fiduciary or other duty or obligation of the Corporation or any Subsidiary to engage in any particular business, continue to engage in any particular business, engage in any particular business practices or sell any
particular product or products; or
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create any obligation of the Corporation or any Subsidiary that shall be greater than the obligation of the Corporation or that Subsidiary to any of their general unsecured creditors.
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15.4 |
Limitation on Dividend Reinvestment and Dividend Equivalents. Reinvestment of dividends in
additional restricted stock at the time of any dividend payment, and the payment of shares with respect to dividends to Participants holding Awards of restricted stock units, shall only be permissible if authorized by the Committee and if
sufficient shares of Common Stock are available under Section 4 for such reinvestment or payment (taking into account then outstanding Awards). In the event that sufficient shares of Common Stock are not available for such reinvestment or
payment, such reinvestment or payment shall be made in the form of a grant of restricted stock units equal in number to the shares of Common Stock that would have been obtained by such payment or reinvestment, the terms of which
restricted stock units shall provide for settlement in cash and for dividend equivalent reinvestment in further restricted stock units on the terms contemplated by this Section 15.4.
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15.5 |
Governing Law and Interpretation. To the extent not preempted by federal Law, the Plan and all
Awards made and actions taken thereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, without reference to principles of conflict of laws. The captions of this Plan are not part of
the provisions hereof and shall have no force or effect.
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15.6 |
Dispute Resolution. Since Awards are granted in Western Pennsylvania, records relating to the
Plan and Awards are located in Western Pennsylvania, and the Plan and Awards are administered in Western Pennsylvania, the Corporation and the Participant to whom an Award is granted, for themselves and their heirs, representatives,
successors and assigns (collectively, the “Parties”) irrevocably submit to the exclusive and sole jurisdiction and venue of the state courts of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and the federal courts of the Western District of Pennsylvania
with respect to any and all disputes arising out of or relating to the Plan, the subject matter of the Plan or any Awards under the Plan, including but not limited to any disputes arising out of or relating to the interpretation and
enforceability of any Awards or the terms and conditions of the Plan. To achieve certainty regarding the appropriate forum in which to prosecute and defend actions arising out of or relating to the Plan, and to ensure consistency in
application and interpretation of the governing law under Section 15.5 of the Plan, the Parties agree that (a) sole and exclusive appropriate venue for any such action shall be the Pennsylvania courts described in the immediately
preceding sentence, and no other, (b) all claims with respect to any such action shall be heard and determined exclusively in such Pennsylvania courts, and no other, (c) such Pennsylvania courts shall have sole and exclusive jurisdiction
over the Parties and over the subject matter of any dispute relating hereto and (d) the Parties waive any and all objections and defenses to bringing any such action before such Pennsylvania courts, including but not limited to those
relating to lack of personal jurisdiction, improper venue or forum non conveniens.
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15.7 |
Non-Transferability. Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Plan or by the Committee
and limited to a transfer without the payment of value or consideration to the Participant, Awards under the Plan are not transferable except by will or by laws of descent and distribution of the state of domicile of the Participant at
the time of death.
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15.8 |
Deferrals. The Committee shall be authorized to establish procedures pursuant to which the
payment of any Award may be deferred, provided that any such deferral is consistent with all aspects of Section 409A of the Code. Subject to the provisions of this Plan and any agreement under Section 2.5, the recipient of an Award
(including, without limitation, any deferred Award) may, if so determined by the Committee, be entitled to receive, currently or on a deferred basis, interest or dividends, or interest or dividend equivalents, with respect to the number
of shares covered by the Award, as determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, and the Committee may provide that such amounts (if any) shall be deemed to have been reinvested in additional shares or otherwise reinvested;
provided, however, that in no event shall interest, dividends or dividend equivalents be paid on any unearned performance units or performance share units until such units have vested.
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15.9 |
Integration. The Plan and any written agreements executed by Participants and the Corporation
under Section 2.5 contain all of the understandings and representations between the parties and supersede any prior understandings and agreements entered into between them regarding the subject matter within. There are no representations,
agreements, arrangements or understandings, oral or written, between the parties relating to the subject matter of the Plan which are not fully expressed in the Plan and the written agreements.
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15.10 |
Foreign Employees and Foreign Law Considerations. The Committee may grant Awards to eligible
employees who are foreign nationals, who are located outside the United States of America or who are not compensated from a payroll maintained in the United States of America, or who are otherwise subject to (or could cause the
Corporation to be subject to) legal or regulatory provisions of countries or jurisdictions outside the United States of America, on such terms and conditions different from those specified in the Plan as may, in the judgment of the
Committee, be necessary or desirable to foster and promote achievement of the purposes of the Plan, and, in furtherance of such purposes, the Committee may make such modifications, amendments, procedures, or subplans as may be necessary
or advisable to comply with such legal or regulatory provisions.
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