UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current
Report
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 11, 2010
BIOSANTE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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001-31812
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58-2301143
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification
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111 Barclay Boulevard
Lincolnshire, Illinois
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60069
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (847) 478-0500
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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following provisions:
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to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02. Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On June 11, 2010, upon
recommendation of the Board of Directors, the stockholders of BioSante
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (BioSante) approved the BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Amended and Restated 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (which is referred to herein as
the Amended and Restated 2008 Plan or in some cases, the plan).
The material terms of the
Amended and Restated 2008 Plan are summarized below. The following summary is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended and Restated 2008 Plan, a
copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this current report on Form 8-K
and incorporated herein by reference.
As used in this report,
references to we, our, us, our company and similar terms, unless the
context otherwise requires, refer to BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Purpose. The primary purpose of the Amended and
Restated 2008 Plan is to advance the interests of our company and its
stockholders by enabling us to attract and retain qualified individuals through
opportunities for equity participation in our company, and to reward those
individuals who contribute to the achievement of our economic objectives.
Eligibility. All employees (including officers and
directors who also are employees), non-employee directors, consultants,
advisors and independent contractors of BioSante or any subsidiary, are
eligible to receive incentive awards under the plan.
Shares Available for Issuance. The maximum number of shares of our common
stock reserved for issuance under the Amended and Restated 2008 Plan is
4,000,000, plus the number of shares of common stock subject to incentive
awards outstanding under our prior equity-based compensation plan but only to
the extent that such outstanding awards are forfeited, expire or otherwise
terminate without the issuance of such shares.
The number of shares available for issuance under the plan is subject to
increase to the extent that we issue shares or incentive awards under the plan
in connection with certain merger and acquisition transactions, or assume any
plan in a merger or acquisition transaction.
However, any available shares in an assumed plan may only be utilized to
the extent permitted under the Listing Rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market.
Shares of our common stock
that are issued under the plan or that potentially are issuable pursuant to
outstanding incentive awards reduce the number of shares remaining
available. All shares so subtracted from
the amount available under the plan with respect to an incentive award that
lapses, expires, is forfeited or for any reason is terminated, unexercised or
unvested and any shares of our common stock that are subject to an incentive
award that is settled or paid in cash or any other form other than shares of
our common stock will automatically again become available for issuance under
the plan. However, any shares not issued
due to the exercise of an option by a net exercise or the tender or
attestation as to ownership of previously acquired shares (as described below),
as well as shares covered by a stock appreciation right, to the extent
exercised, and shares withheld by us to satisfy any tax withholding obligations
will not again become available for issuance under the plan.
Grant Limits. Under the terms of the Amended and Restated
2008 Plan no more than 4,000,000 shares of our common stock may be issued
pursuant to the exercise of incentive options and no more than 1,500,000 shares
of our common stock may be issued or issuable in connection with restricted
stock grants, stock unit awards, performance awards and stock bonuses.
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All of the share limitations
in the plan may be adjusted to reflect changes in our corporate structure or
shares, as described below. In addition,
the limits on the number of shares that may be issued as incentive options will
not apply to certain incentive awards granted upon our assumption or
substitution of like awards in any merger or acquisition.
Adjustments. In the event of any reorganization, merger,
consolidation, recapitalization, liquidation, reclassification, stock dividend,
stock split, combination of shares, rights offering, divestiture or
extraordinary dividend (including a spin-off) or any other similar change in
our corporate structure or shares, we must adjust:
· the number and
kind of securities available for issuance under the plan; and
· in order to
prevent dilution or enlargement of the rights of participants, the number, kind
and, where applicable, the exercise price of securities subject to outstanding
incentive awards.
Administration. The plan will continue to be administered by
the Board of Directors or by a committee of the Board. Any such committee will consist of at least
two members of the Board, all of whom are non-employee directors within the
meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and who are independent directors within the meaning of the Listing Rules of
the NASDAQ Stock Market. We expect the
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors will continue to administer
the plan. The Board of Directors or the
committee administering the plan is referred to as the committee. The committee may delegate its duties, power
and authority under the plan to any of our officers to the extent consistent
with applicable Delaware corporate law, except with respect to participants
subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
The committee has the
authority to determine all provisions of incentive awards consistent with terms
of the plan, including, the eligible recipients who will be granted one or more
incentive awards under the plan, the nature and extent of the incentive awards
to be made to each participant, the time or times when incentive awards will be
granted, the duration of each incentive award, and the restrictions and other
conditions to which the payment or vesting of incentive awards may be
subject. The committee has the authority
to pay the economic value of any incentive award in the form of cash, our
common stock or any combination of both, and may amend or modify the terms of
outstanding incentive awards (except for any prohibited re-pricing of
options, discussed below) so long as the amended or modified terms are
permitted under the plan and any adversely affected participant has consented
to the amendment or modification.
In the event of any reorganization,
merger, consolidation, recapitalization, liquidation, reclassification, stock
dividend, stock split, combination of shares, rights offering, extraordinary
dividend or divestiture (including a spin off) or any other similar change in
corporate structure or shares; any purchase, acquisition, sale, disposition or
write-down of a significant amount of assets or a significant business; any
change in accounting principles or practices, tax laws or other such laws or
provisions affecting reported results; any uninsured catastrophic losses or
extraordinary non-recurring items as described in Accounting Principles Board
Opinion No. 30 or in managements discussion and analysis of financial
performance appearing in our annual report to stockholders for the applicable
year; or any other similar change, in each case with respect to our company or
any other entity whose performance is relevant to the grant or vesting of an
incentive award, the committee (or, if our company is not the surviving
corporation in any such transaction, the Board of Directors of the surviving
corporation) may, without the consent of any affected participant, amend or
modify the vesting criteria of any outstanding incentive award that is based in
whole or in part on the financial performance of our company (or any subsidiary
or division or other subunit thereof) or such other entity so as equitably to
reflect such event,
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with the desired result that the criteria for
evaluating such financial performance of our company or such other entity will
be substantially the same (in the sole discretion of the committee or the Board
of Directors of the surviving corporation) following such event as prior to
such event; provided, however, that the amended or modified terms are permitted
by the plan as then in effect.
The committee may, in its
sole discretion, amend the terms of the plan or incentive awards with respect
to participants resident outside of the United States or employed by a non-U.S.
subsidiary in order to comply with local legal requirements, to otherwise
protect our or subsidiarys interests, or to meet objectives of the plan, and
may, where appropriate, establish one or more sub-plans for the purposes of
qualifying for preferred tax treatment under foreign tax laws. This authority does not, however, permit the
committee to take any action:
· to reserve
shares or grant incentive awards in excess of the limitations provided in the
plan;
· to effect any
re-pricing of options, as discussed below;
· to grant
options or stock appreciation rights having an exercise price less than 100
percent of the fair market value (as defined below) of one share of our
common stock on the date of grant; or
· for which
stockholder approval would then be required pursuant to Section 422 of the
Code or the Listing Rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market or other applicable
market or exchange.
Except in connection with
certain specified changes in our corporate structure or shares, the committee
may not, without prior approval of our stockholders, seek to effect any
re-pricing of any previously granted, underwater option or stock appreciation
right by:
· amending or
modifying the terms of the underwater option or stock appreciation right to
lower the exercise price;
· canceling the
underwater option or stock appreciation right in exchange for cash, replacement
options or stock appreciation rights having a lower exercise price or other
incentive awards; or
· repurchasing
the underwater options and stock appreciation rights and granting new incentive
awards under the plan.
For purposes of the plan, an
option or stock appreciation right is deemed to be underwater at any time
when the fair market value of the our common stock is less than the exercise
price.
Options. The exercise price to be paid by a
participant at the time an option is exercised may not be less than 100 percent
of the fair market value of one share of our common stock on the date of grant
(or 110 percent of the fair market value of one share of our common stock on
the date of grant of an incentive option if the participant owns, directly or
indirectly, more than 10 percent of the total combined voting power of all
classes of stock of BioSante or any parent or subsidiary). However, in the event options are granted as
a result of our assumption or substitution of options in a merger or
acquisition, the exercise price will be the price determined by the committee
pursuant to the conversion terms applicable to the transaction. At any time while the our common stock is
listed on the NASDAQ Global Market, fair market value under the plan means
the closing sale price of a share at the end of the regular trading
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session as reported by the NASDAQ Global Market as
of the date in question (or, if no shares were traded on such date, the next
preceding day on which there was such a trade).
The total purchase price of
the shares to be purchased upon exercise of an option will be paid (1) in
cash, (2) by using a broker-assisted cashless exercise procedure pursuant
to which the optionee, upon exercise of an option, irrevocably instructs a
broker or dealer to sell a sufficient number of shares of our common stock or
loan a sufficient amount of money to pay all or a portion of the exercise price
of the option and/or any related withholding tax obligations and remit such
sums to us and directs us to deliver stock certificates to be issued upon such
exercise directly to such broker or dealer; or (3) by using a cashless
exercise procedure pursuant to which the optionee surrenders to us shares of
our common stock either underlying the option or that are otherwise held by the
optionee. In
the case of a net exercise of an option, we will not require a payment of the
exercise price of the option from the participant but will reduce the number of
shares of our common stock issued upon the exercise by the largest number of
whole shares having a fair market value that does not exceed the aggregate
exercise price for the shares exercised.
Any shares of our common stock tendered or covered by an attestation
will be valued at their fair market value on the exercise date.
Options may be exercised in
whole or in installments, as determined by the committee, and the committee may
impose conditions or restrictions to the exercisability of an option, including
that the participant remain continuously employed by us for a certain period or
that the participant or us (or any subsidiary, division or other subunit of our
company) satisfy certain specified performance objectives. An option may not become exercisable, nor
remain exercisable after 10 years from its date of grant (five years from its
date of grant in the case of an incentive option if the participant owns,
directly or indirectly, more than 10 percent of the total combined voting power
of all classes of stock of our company or any parent or subsidiary).
Stock Appreciation Rights. A stock appreciation right is the right to
receive a payment from us, in the form of shares of our common stock, cash or a
combination of both, equal to the difference between the fair market value of
one or more shares of our common stock and a specified exercise price of such
shares. Stock appreciation rights will
be subject to such terms and conditions, if any, consistent with the other
provisions of the plan, as may be determined by the committee. The committee will have the sole discretion
to determine the form in which payment of the economic value of stock
appreciation rights will be made to a participant (i.e., cash, our common stock
or any combination thereof) or to consent to or disapprove the election by a
participant of the form of such payment.
The exercise price of a
stock appreciation right will be determined by the committee, in its
discretion, at the date of grant but may not be less than 100 percent of the
fair market value of one share of our common stock on the date of grant, except
as provided below in connection with certain tandem grants (as further
defined below). However, in the event
that stock appreciation rights are granted as a result of our assumption or
substitution of stock appreciation rights in a merger or acquisition, the
exercise price will be the price determined by the committee pursuant to the
conversion terms applicable to the transaction.
A stock appreciation right will become exercisable at such time and in
such installments as may be determined by the committee in its sole discretion
at the time of grant; provided, however, that no stock appreciation right may
be exercisable after 10 years from its date of grant.
Stock appreciation rights
may be granted alone or in addition to other incentive awards, or in tandem
with an option, at the time of grant of the option. A stock appreciation right granted in tandem
with an option shall cover the same number of shares of our common stock as
covered by the option (or such lesser number as the committee may determine),
shall be exercisable at such time or times and only to the extent that the
related option is exercisable, have the same term as the option and will have
an exercise price equal to the exercise price for the option. Upon the exercise of a stock appreciation
right
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granted in tandem with an option, the option shall
be canceled automatically to the extent of the number of shares covered by such
exercise; conversely, upon exercise of an option having a related stock
appreciation right, the stock appreciation right will be canceled automatically
to the extent of the number of shares covered by the option exercise.
Restricted Stock Awards. A restricted stock award is an award of our
common stock that vests at such times and in such installments as may be
determined by the committee and, until it vests, is subject to restrictions on
transferability and/or the possibility of forfeiture. The committee may impose such restrictions or
conditions to the vesting of restricted stock awards as it deems appropriate,
including that the participant remain continuously employed by us for a certain
period or that the participant or us (or any subsidiary, division or other
subunit of our company) satisfy specified performance objectives. To enforce the restrictions, the committee
may place a legend on the stock certificates referring to such restrictions and
may take other steps to enforce the restrictions.
Unless the committee
determines otherwise, any dividends (other than regular quarterly cash
dividends) or distributions paid with respect to shares of our common stock
subject to the unvested portion of a restricted stock award will be subject to
the same restrictions as the shares to which such dividends or distributions
relate. Additionally, unless the plan
provides otherwise, a participant will have all voting, liquidation and other
rights with respect to shares of our common stock issued to the participant as a
restricted stock award upon the participant becoming the holder of record of
such shares as if the participant were a holder of record of shares of our
unrestricted common stock.
Stock Unit Award or Restricted
Stock Units. A stock
unit award or restricted stock unit is a right to receive the fair market value
of one or more shares of our common stock, payable in cash, shares of our
common stock, or a combination of both, the payment, issuance, retention and/or
vesting of which is subject to the satisfaction of specified conditions, which
may include achievement of specified performance objectives. Stock unit awards or restricted stock units
will be subject to such terms and conditions, if any, consistent with the other
provisions of the plan, as may be determined by the committee.
Performance Awards or Units. A participant may be granted one or more
performance awards or units under the plan, and such performance awards or
units will be subject to such terms and conditions, if any, consistent with the
other provisions of the plan, as may be determined by the committee in its sole
discretion, including, but not limited to, the achievement of one or more
specified performance objectives.
Stock Bonuses. A participant may be granted one or more
stock bonuses under the plan, and such stock bonuses will be subject to such
terms and conditions, if any, consistent with the other provisions of the plan,
as may be determined by the committee in its sole discretion, including, but
not limited to, the achievement of one or more specified performance objectives.
Change in Control. In the event a change in control of our
company occurs, then, unless otherwise provided at the time of the grant of the
incentive award, all options and stock appreciation rights will become
immediately exercisable in full and will remain exercisable for the remainder
of their terms, regardless of whether the holder to whom such option and stock
appreciation rights have been granted remains in the employ or service of our
company or any subsidiary, all outstanding restricted stock awards will become
immediately fully vested and non-forfeitable; and any conditions to the payment
of stock unit awards or restricted stock units, performance awards or units and
stock bonuses will lapse.
In addition, the committee
in its sole discretion may determine that some or all participants holding
outstanding options will receive cash in an amount equal to the excess of the
fair market value of
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such shares immediately prior to the effective date
of such change in control over the exercise price per share of the options (or,
in the event that there is no excess, that such options will be terminated),
and that some or all participants holding performance awards or units will
receive, with respect to some or all of the shares subject to the performance
awards or units, cash in an amount equal the fair market value of such shares
immediately prior to the effective date of such change in control.
For purposes of the plan, a change
in control of our company occurs upon:
· the sale,
lease, exchange or other transfer of substantially all of the assets of our
company (in one transaction or in a series of related transaction) to a person
or entity that is not controlled, directly or indirectly, by our company;
· the approval by
our stockholders of any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of
us;
· any person
becomes after the effective date of the plan the beneficial owner (as defined
in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of (A) 20
percent or more, but not 50 percent or more, of the combined voting power of
our outstanding securities ordinarily having the right to vote at elections of
directors, unless the transaction resulting in such ownership has been approved
in advance by the continuity directors, or (B) 50 percent or more of the
combined voting power of our outstanding securities ordinarily having the right
to vote at elections of directors (regardless of any approval by the continuity
directors);
· a merger or
consolidation to which our company is a party if our stockholders immediately
prior to effective date of such merger or consolidation do not have beneficial
ownership (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) immediately
following the effective date of such merger or consolidation of securities of
the surviving corporation represent (A) more than 50 percent but less than
80 percent of the combined voting power of the surviving corporations then
outstanding securities ordinarily having the right to vote at elections of
directors, unless such merger or consolidation has been approved in advance by
the continuity directors, or (B) 50 percent or less of the combined voting
power of the surviving corporations then outstanding securities ordinarily
having the right to vote at elections of directors (regardless of any approval
by the continuity directors);
· the continuity
directors cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board
of Directors; or
· any other
change in control of us of a nature that would be required to be reported
pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, whether or not
we are then subject to such reporting requirements.
Effect of Termination of
Employment or Other Services. If a participant ceases to be employed by, or
perform other services for, us, all incentive awards held by the participant
will be treated as set forth below unless provided otherwise in the agreement
evidencing the incentive award or modified by the committee in its discretion
as set forth below. Upon termination due
to death, disability or retirement, all outstanding, exercisable options and
stock appreciation rights then held by the participant will remain exercisable
for a period of one year thereafter (but in no event after the expiration date
of any such option or stock appreciation rights), all unvested restricted stock
awards, all outstanding stock unit awards or restricted stock units,
performance awards or units and stock bonuses then held by the participant will
be
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terminated and forfeited. Upon termination for a reason, other than
death, disability or retirement, which is not also for cause (as defined in
the plan), all outstanding options and stock appreciation rights then held by
the participant will, to the extent exercisable as of such termination, remain
exercisable in full for a period of three months after such termination (but in
no event after the expiration date of any such option or stock appreciation
right). Also, upon such termination all
options and stock appreciation rights that are not exercisable; all unvested
restricted stock awards; and all outstanding stock unit awards or restricted
stock units, performance awards or units and stock bonuses then held by the
participant will be terminated and forfeited.
If a participant is
determined by the committee, acting in its sole discretion, to have committed
any action which would constitute cause, regardless of whether such action or
the committees determination occurs before or after the termination of the
participants employment with us or any subsidiary, all rights of the
participant under the plan and any award agreements evidencing an incentive
award then held by the participant shall terminate and be forfeited without
notice of any kind. Additionally, as
applicable, we may defer exercise, vesting, or payment of any incentive award
for a period of up to 45 days in order for the committee to make a determination
as to the existence of cause.
The committee may at any
time (including on or after the date of grant or following termination), in
connection with a participants termination, cause options or stock
appreciation rights held by the participant to terminate, become or continue to
become exercisable and/or remain exercisable, and restricted stock awards,
stock unit awards or restricted stock units, performance awards or units or
stock bonuses then held by the participant to, terminate, vest or become free
of restrictions and conditions to payment, as the case may be.
Dividend Rights. Except as discussed above in connection with
restricted stock awards, no adjustment will be made in the amount of cash
payable or in the number of shares of our common stock issuable under incentive
awards denominated in or based on the value of shares of our common stock as a
result of cash dividends or distributions paid to stockholders generally at any
time prior to the issuance of shares under incentive awards.
Term; Termination; Amendments. Unless terminated earlier, the plan will
terminate at midnight on June 10, 2020.
Incentive awards outstanding at the time the plan is terminated may
continue to be exercised, earned or become free of restriction, according to
their terms. The Board may suspend or terminate
the plan or any portion of the plan at any time. In addition to the committees
authority to amend the plan with respect to participants resident outside of
the United States or employed by a non-U.S. subsidiary, the Board may amend the
plan from time to time in order that incentive awards under the plan will
conform to any change in applicable laws or regulations or in any other respect
that the Board may deem to be in our best interests; provided, however, that no
amendments to the plan will be effective without stockholder approval, if it is
required under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code or the Listing Rules of
the NASDAQ Stock Market, or if the amendment seeks to increase the number of
shares reserved for issuance under the plan (other than as a result of a
permitted adjustment upon certain corporate events, such as stock splits) or to
modify the prohibitions on underwater option re-pricing discussed above.
Termination, suspension or amendment of the plan will not adversely affect any
outstanding incentive award without the consent of the affected participant,
except for adjustments in the event of changes in our capitalization or a change
in control of our company.
Transferability. In general, no right or interest in any
incentive award may be assigned or transferred by a participant, except by will
or the laws of descent and distribution, or subjected to any lien or otherwise
encumbered. However, a participant is
entitled to designate a beneficiary to receive an incentive award on such
participants death, and in the event of such participants death, payment of
any amounts due under the plan, will be made to, and exercise of any options or
stock appreciation rights may
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be made by, such beneficiary. Additionally, upon a participants request,
the committee may permit a participant to transfer all or a portion of a
non-statutory option, other than for value, to certain of the participants
family members or related family trusts, foundations or partnerships. Permitted transferees of non-statutory
options will remain subject to all the terms and conditions of the incentive
award applicable to the participant.
Attached as Exhibit 10.2
and Exhibit 10.3 to this report are a form of incentive stock option
agreement and a form of non-statutory stock option agreement that we expect to
use in connection with the grant of stock options to certain recipients,
including our executive officers, under the Amended and Restated 2008 Plan.
Item 5.03.
Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On
June 11, 2010, the Board of Directors of BioSante, upon recommendation of
the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, approved and adopted certain
amendments to BioSantes Bylaws, which amendments are described below and were effective
immediately.
The
amendments to BioSantes Bylaws expand the information required to be provided
by a BioSante stockholder who submits a nomination for election to BioSantes
Board of Directors or other proposal for business to be brought before a
meeting of BioSantes stockholders, other than a proposal properly made
pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and included in BioSantes notice of meeting. The amendments require a BioSante stockholder
who submits a director nomination or other proposal to disclose, among other
things, information about the proposed nominee and his or her relationships
with the stockholder submitting the nomination, information about any
agreements, arrangements or understandings the stockholder may have with the
proposed nominee or other parties relating to the nomination or other proposal,
and information about the interests that the stockholder has related to
BioSante and its capital stock, including as a result of, among other things,
derivative securities, voting arrangements, short positions or other
interests. A stockholder who submits
such a nomination or proposal is required to update the information previously
disclosed as of the record date for the meeting of stockholders. The amendments
also change the advance notice period for stockholder nominations of directors
or other proposals to not less than 90 days and not more than 120 days prior to
the first anniversary of the preceding years annual meeting of stockholders,
as compared to the prior advance notice period of not less than 90 days and not
more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the date on which BioSante
first mailed its proxy materials for the preceding years annual meeting of
stockholders.
Other
amendments to BioSantes Bylaws include:
(1) clarifying that the vote requirement for the election of
directors is a plurality of the shares represented and voting; (2) lowering
the quorum requirement from a majority of the capital stock issued and
outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by
proxy, to one-third of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to
vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy; (3) authorizing the Board of Directors to hold
stockholder meetings remotely through the use of electronic communication; (4) clarifying
the power and authority of the Chairman with respect to the conduct of
stockholder meetings; (5) clarifying that committees of the Board of
Directors operate under the same rules as the general Board of Directors; (6) permitting
committees or superior officers who have been delegated the authority to remove
officers to do so; (7) clarifying that notice of a meeting may be waived
after the time of the event for which notice is given and may be waived by
electronic transmission; and (8) other immaterial stylistic and conforming
changes.
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The
summary of the amendments to BioSantes Bylaws set forth above is qualified in
its entirety by reference to the full text of BioSantes Amended and Restated
Bylaws, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this report and is
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The
2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of BioSante was held on June 11, 2010.
The final results of the stockholder vote on each proposal brought before the
meeting were as follows:
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For
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Against/Withheld
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Abstain
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Broker
Non-Votes
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Proposal One Election
of directors, each to serve for a term of one year
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Louis
W. Sullivan, M.D.
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19,814,125
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460,197
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0
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21,596,246
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Stephen M. Simes
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19,571,040
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703,282
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0
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21,596,246
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Fred Holubow
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19,848,785
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425,537
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0
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21,596,246
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Peter Kjaer
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19,547,042
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727,280
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0
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21,596,246
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Ross Mangano
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19,837,634
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436,688
|
|
0
|
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21,596,246
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John T. Potts, Jr., M.D.
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19,804,631
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469,691
|
|
0
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21,596,246
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Edward C. Rosenow, III,
M.D.
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19,811,407
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462,915
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0
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21,596,246
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Stephen A. Sherwin, M.D.
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17,689,770
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2,584,552
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0
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21,596,246
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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Proposal TwoApproval of the
BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Amended and Restated 2008 Stock Incentive
Plan
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18,679,596
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1,421,789
|
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172,937
|
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21,596,246
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Proposal ThreeRatification of
the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as BioSantes independent
registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2010
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41,063,609
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655,442
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151,517
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|
0
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Each proposal was approved by BioSantes stockholders by
the required vote.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
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Description
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3.1
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Amended
and Restated Bylaws of BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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10.1
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BioSante
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Amended and Restated 2008 Stock Incentive Plan
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10.2
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Form of
Incentive Stock Option Agreement under the BioSante
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Amended and Restated 2008 Stock Incentive Plan
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10.3
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Form of
Non-Statutory Stock Option Agreement under the BioSante
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Amended and Restated 2008 Stock Incentive Plan
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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BIOSANTE
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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By:
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/s/
Phillip B. Donenberg
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Phillip
B. Donenberg
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Chief
Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
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Dated: June 11, 2010
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BIOSANTE
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
FORM 8-K
Exhibit Index
Exhibit
No.
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Description
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Method of Filing
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3.1
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Amended
and Restated Bylaws of BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Filed herewith
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10.1
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BioSante
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Amended and Restated 2008 Stock Incentive Plan
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Filed herewith
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10.2
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Form of
Incentive Stock Option Agreement under the BioSante
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Amended and Restated 2008 Stock Incentive Plan
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Filed herewith
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10.3
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Form of
Non-Statutory Stock Option Agreement under the BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Amended and Restated 2008 Stock Incentive Plan
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Filed herewith
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Exhibit 3.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
BIOSANTE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
A Delaware Corporation
(the Corporation)
ARTICLE
I.
OFFICES
Section 1. Registered Office.
The registered office of the Corporation shall be in the City of
Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware.
Section 2. Other Offices.
The Corporation may also have offices at such other places both within
and without the State of Delaware as the board of directors of the Corporation
(Board of Directors) may from time to time determine.
ARTICLE
II.
MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
Section 1. Place of Meetings. Meetings of the stockholders for the election
of directors or for any other purpose shall be held at such time and place,
either within or without the State of Delaware as shall be designated from time
to time by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting or in
a duly executed waiver of notice thereof.
The Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, determine that a
meeting of stockholders shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held
solely by means of remote communication as authorized by Section 211(a) of
the Delaware General Corporation Law.
Section 2. Annual Meetings.
The annual meetings of stockholders shall be held on such date and at such
time as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors and
stated in the notice of the meeting, at which meetings the stockholders shall
elect directors, and transact such other business as may timely and properly be
brought before the meeting.
Section 3. Special Meetings.
Unless otherwise prescribed by applicable law or by the Certificate of
Incorporation, special meetings of stockholders, for any purpose or purposes,
may be called by either (a) the Chairman, if there be one, (b) the
President and Chief Executive Officer, (c) the Chief Financial Officer, or
(d) the Board of Directors. Such
request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting. At a special meeting no business shall be
transacted and no corporate action shall be taken other than that stated in the
notice of the meeting.
Section 4. Notice.
Written or printed notice of every annual or special meeting of the
stockholders, stating the place, date, time, the means of remote communication,
if any, and, in the case of special meetings, the purpose or purposes, of such
meeting, shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting
not less than ten (10), nor more than sixty (60), days before the date of the
meeting.
Section 5. Quorum and Adjournment.
Except as otherwise provided by applicable law or by the Certificate of
Incorporation, the holders representing one-third (1/3) of the capital stock
issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or
represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the
stockholders for the transaction of business.
If, however, such quorum is not present or represented at any meeting of
the stockholders, the Chairman or the stockholders entitled to vote thereat,
present in person or represented by proxy, shall have the power to adjourn the
meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the
meeting, until a quorum is present or represented. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum
is present or represented, any business may be transacted that might have been
transacted at the meeting as originally noticed. If the adjournment is for more than thirty
(30) days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the
adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each
stockholder entitled to vote at the meeting.
The stockholders present at a duly called meeting at which a quorum was
originally present may continue to transact business until adjourned,
notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough stockholders to leave less than a
quorum present.
Section 6. Voting.
Unless otherwise required by applicable law, the Certificate of
Incorporation or these Bylaws (including without limitation Article III, Section 1
with respect to the election of directors), any question brought before any
meeting of stockholders shall be decided by the vote of the holders of a
majority of the stock represented and entitled to vote. Each stockholder represented at a meeting of
stockholders shall be entitled to cast one (1) vote for each share of the
capital stock entitled to vote held by such stockholder, except as provided in
the Certificate of Incorporation or a resolution of the Board of Directors
fixing rights and preferences of a class or series established by the Board of
Directors. Such votes may be cast in
person or by proxy but no proxy shall be voted on or after three (3) years
from its date, unless such proxy provides for a longer period. The Board of Directors, in its discretion, or
the officer of the Corporation presiding at a meeting of stockholders, in his
or her discretion, may require that any votes cast at such meeting shall be
cast by written ballot.
Section 7. Record Date of
Stockholders. The Board of
Directors is authorized to fix in advance a date not exceeding sixty (60) days
nor less than ten (10) days preceding the date of any meeting of
stockholders, or the date for the payment of any dividend, or the date for the
allotment of rights, or the date when any change or conversion or exchange of
capital stock shall go into effect, or a date in connection with obtaining the
consent of stockholders for any purposes, as a record date for the
determination of the stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, any
such meeting, and any adjournment thereof, or entitled to receive payment of
any such dividend, or to any such allotment of rights, or to exercise the
rights in respect of any such change, conversion or exchange of capital stock,
or to give such consent, and, in such case, such stockholders and only such
stockholders as shall be stockholders of record on the date so fixed shall be
entitled to such notice of, and to vote at, such meeting, and any adjournment
thereof, or to receive payment of such dividend, or to receive such allotment
of rights, or to exercise such rights, or to give such consent, as the case may
be, notwithstanding any transfer of any stock on the books of the Corporation,
after such record date fixed as aforesaid.
Section 8. Consent of Stockholders in
Lieu of Meeting. Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate
of Incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or
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special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, may be taken
without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in
writing (including by electronic transmission), setting forth the action so
taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than
the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such
action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present
and voted. Prompt notice of the taking
of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written
consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing.
Section 9. Voting List.
The officer of the Corporation who has charge of the stock ledger of the
Corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten (10) days before every
meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote
at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each
stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each
stockholder. Such list shall be open to
the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting,
during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten (10) days
prior to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to
be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or, if
not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held. This list shall also be produced and kept at
the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be
inspected by any stockholder of the Corporation who is present.
Section 10. Stock Ledger.
The stock ledger of the Corporation shall be the only evidence as to who
are the stockholders entitled to examine the stock ledger, the list required by
Section 10 of this Article II or the books of the Corporation, or to
vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.
Section 11. Conduct of Meetings. The Chairman, or, if there be no
Chairman or in his or her absence, the Vice Chairman or any other officer
designated by the Board of Directors or the Chairman, shall preside at all
annual or special meetings of stockholders.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, such presiding person
shall have the power to determine the order of business and shall have the
authority in his or her discretion to regulate all aspects of the conduct of
any such meeting, including but not limited to, convening the meeting and
adjourning the meeting (whether or not a quorum is present), imposing
restrictions on persons other than stockholders of record of the Corporation
(or their duly appointed proxies) who may attend such meeting, establishing
procedures for the dismissal of business not timely and properly presented,
maintaining order at the meeting and safety of those present, restricting entry
to the meeting after the time fixed for commencement thereof and limiting the
circumstances in which any person may make a statement or ask questions at any
meeting of stockholders.
Section 12. Business to be Conducted.
(a) At any annual meeting of stockholders,
only such business shall be conducted, and only such proposals shall be acted
on, as are properly brought before the meeting.
In order for business to be properly brought before the meeting, the business
must be either (i) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement
thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, (ii) otherwise
properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board of
Directors, or (iii) otherwise properly
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brought before the
meeting by any stockholder of record of the Corporation who (1) was a
stockholder of record at the time of the giving of the notice provided for in
this Section 12 of Article II and at the time of the annual meeting ,
(2) is entitled to vote at such meeting and (3) has complied with the
procedures set forth in this Section 12 of Article II as to such
business. Except for proposals properly
made pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the Exchange Act), and included in the Corporations notice of
meeting, the foregoing clause (iii) shall be the exclusive means for a
stockholder to propose business to be considered by the stockholders at an
annual meeting of stockholders. In
addition to any other applicable requirements, for business to be properly
brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder, the stockholder must have
given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the
Corporation. To be timely, a stockholders
notice to the Secretary must be delivered to or mailed and received at the
principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than ninety (90) days
nor more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the anniversary date of
the immediately preceding annual meeting of stockholders; provided, however,
that in the event that the annual meeting is not held within thirty (30) days
before or after such anniversary date, to be timely, notice by the stockholder
must be received not later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day
following the date on which the first public announcement of the date of the
annual meeting was made. In no event
shall the adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting or the public
announcement of any adjournment or postponement commence a new time period for
the giving of a stockholders notice as described above.
(b) To be in proper
written form, a stockholders notice to the Secretary must set forth as to each
matter such stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting (i) a
brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual
meeting, (ii) the text of any resolution or amendment proposed to be
adopted at the meeting, (iii) the reasons for conducting such business at
the annual meeting and (iv) as to the stockholder giving the notice and
any Stockholder Associated Person (as defined below) (1) the name and
record address of such person, (2) the class or series and number of
shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are owned beneficially or of
record by such person, (3) whether and the extent to which any hedging or
other transaction or series of transactions has been entered into by or on
behalf of, or any other agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any
derivative or short positions, profit interests, options or borrowed or loaned
shares) has been made, the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss to or
manage risk or benefit of share price changes for, or to increase or decrease
the voting power of, such person with respect to any share of stock of the
Corporation, (4) to the extent known by the stockholder giving the notice,
the name and address of any other stockholder supporting the proposal of other
business on the date of such stockholders notice, (5) a description of
all arrangements or understandings between or among such persons (including their names) in connection
with the proposal of such business by such stockholder and any material
interest in such business and (6) a representation that the stockholder
giving the notice intends to appear in person or by proxy at the annual meeting
to bring such business before the meeting.
Any ownership information shall be
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supplemented by the stockholder giving the notice not later than ten (10) days
after the record date for the meeting as of the record date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything in these bylaws
to the contrary, no business shall be conducted at the annual meeting except in
accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 12 of Article II;
provided, however, that nothing in this Section 12 of Article II
shall be deemed to preclude discussion by any stockholder of any business
properly brought before the annual meeting.
(d) The Chairman of the annual meeting shall,
if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that business was
not properly brought before the meeting in accordance with the provisions of
this Section 12 of Article II, and if the Chairman should so
determine, he or she shall so declare to the meeting and any such business not
properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted.
(e) For purposes of Sections 12 and 13 of Article II
of these Bylaws, (i) public announcement shall mean disclosure (1) in
a press release released by the Corporation, provided such press release is
released by the Corporation following its customary procedures, is reported by
the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or comparable national news
service, or is generally available on internet news sites, or (2) in a
document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act
and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Stockholder
Associated Person of any stockholder shall mean (1) any person acting in
concert, directly or indirectly, with such stockholder and (2) any person
controlling, controlled by or under common control with such stockholder or any
Stockholder Associated Person.
(f) At any special meeting of the
stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall have been brought
before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors.
(g) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions
of this Section 12 of Article II, (i) stockholder nominations of
persons for election to the Board of Directors shall be governed by Section 13
of Article II of these Bylaws; (ii) a stockholder shall also comply
with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 12
of Article II; provided, however, that any reference in this Section 12
of Article II to the Exchange Act or the rules promulgated thereunder
are not intended to and shall not limit the requirements applicable to
proposals of business to be considered pursuant to Section 12(a)(iii) of
Article II and nothing in this Section 12 of Article II shall be
deemed to affect any rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals
in the Corporations proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the
Exchange Act.
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Section 13. Stockholder Nomination of
Directors.
(a) Any stockholder who intends to make a
nomination of one or more persons for election to the Board of Directors of the
Corporation must comply with this Section 13 of Article II. Nominations of persons for election to the
Board of Directors to be made at any annual meeting of stockholders or any
special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant
to the Corporations notice of meeting must be made (i) by or at the
direction of the Board of Directors or (ii) provided that the Board of
Directors has determined that directors shall be elected at such meeting, as
indicated in the notice, by any stockholder of the Corporation who (1) is
a stockholder of record at the time of giving the notice provided for in this Section 13
of Article II and at the time of the meeting, (2) is entitled to vote
for the election of directors at the meeting and (3) complies with the
procedures set forth in this Section 13 of Article II as to such
nominations. Except for proposals made
pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, and included in the
Corporations notice of meeting, the foregoing clause (ii) shall be the
exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations of persons for election
to the Board of Directors at an annual meeting of stockholders or a special
meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the
Corporations notice of meeting. Any
such nominations (other than those made by or at the direction of the Board of
Directors) must be made pursuant to timely notice in writing to the Secretary
of the Corporation. To be timely, a stockholders
notice to the Secretary in the case of a special meeting of stockholders called
for the purpose of electing directors, must be delivered to or mailed and
received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than
the close of business on the tenth (10th)
day following the date on which the first public announcement of the date of
the special meeting was made, and, in the case of any annual meeting, must be
delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the
Corporation not less than ninety (90) days nor more than one hundred twenty
(120) days prior to the anniversary of the date of the immediately preceding
annual meeting of stockholders; provided, however, that in the event that the
annual meeting is not held within thirty (30) days before or after such
anniversary date, to be timely, notice by the stockholder must be received not
later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the date on
which the first public announcement of the date of the annual meeting was
made. In no event shall the adjournment
or postponement of an annual or special meeting or the public announcement of
any adjournment or postponement commence a new time period for the giving of a
stockholders notice as described above.
(b) Such stockholders notice to the
Secretary shall set forth as to each nominee whom the stockholder proposes to
nominate for election or reelection as a director and as to the stockholder
giving the notice and any Stockholder Associated Person (as defined in Section 12
of Article II), (i) the name, age, business address, residence
address and record address of such person, (ii) the principal occupation
or employment of such person, (iii) the class or series and number of
shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are owned beneficially or of
record by such person, (iv) any information concerning such person that
would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings
required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of
directors pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act, and the rules and
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regulations
promulgated thereunder, (v) whether and the extent to which any hedging or
other transaction or series of transactions has been entered into by or on
behalf of, any other agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any
derivative or short positions, profit interests, options or borrowed or loaned
shares) has been made, the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss to or
manage risk or benefit of share price changes for, or to increase or decrease
the voting power of, such person with respect to any share of stock of the
Corporation, (vi) to the extent known by the stockholder giving the
notice, the name and address of any other stockholder supporting the nominee
for election or reelection as a director on the date of such stockholders
notice, (vii) a description of all arrangements or understandings between
or among such persons pursuant to which the nomination(s) are to be made
by the stockholder and (viii) a representation that such stockholder
intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the persons
named in its notice. Any ownership
information shall be supplemented by the stockholder giving the notice not
later than ten (10) days after the record date for the meeting as of the
record date. Such notice must be
accompanied by a written consent of each proposed nominee to being named as a
nominee and to serve as a director if elected.
The Corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other
information as may reasonably be required by the Corporation to determine the
eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as director of the Corporation or
that could be material to a reasonable stockholders understanding of the
independence, or lack thereof, of such nominee.
Such notice shall also include a signed consent to serve as a director
of the Corporation, if elected, of each such nominee.
(c) No person shall be eligible for election
as a director of the Corporation unless nominated in accordance with the
procedures set forth in this Section 13 of Article II. If the Chairman of the meeting determines
that a nomination was not made in accordance with the foregoing procedures, the
Chairman shall declare to the meeting that the nomination was defective and
such defective nomination shall be disregarded.
(d) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 13
of Article II to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors
to be elected to the Board of Directors of the Corporation is increased and
there is no public announcement by the Corporation naming all of the nominees
for director or specifying the size of the increased Board of Directors at
least one hundred (100) days prior to the anniversary of the preceding years
annual meeting, a stockholders notice required by this Section 13 of Article II
shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new
positions created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to the Secretary
at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close
of business on the 10th day following the day on which such public announcement
is first made by the Corporation.
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions
of this Section 13 of Article II, a stockholder shall also comply
with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 13
of Article II; provided, however, that any reference in this Section 13
of Article II to the Exchange Act or the rules promulgated thereunder
are not intended to and shall not limit the requirements applicable to
proposals of business to be considered pursuant to Section
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13(b) of Article II
and nothing in this Section 13 of Article II shall be deemed to
affect any rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the
Corporations proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange
Act.
ARTICLE
III.
DIRECTORS
Section 1. Number and Term of Office.
The number of directors which shall constitute the whole board shall be
at least one, or such other number as may be determined by the Board of
Directors or by the stockholders at an annual or special meeting. Except as otherwise permitted by statute, the
directors shall be elected at each annual meeting of the Companys stockholders
(or at any special meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose) by a
plurality of the shares represented and voting, and each director shall be
elected to serve until the next annual meeting of the stockholders and
thereafter until a successor is duly elected and qualified, unless a prior
vacancy occurs by reason of death, resignation, or removal from office. Directors shall be natural persons, but need
not be stockholders.
Section 2. Removal and Resignation of
Directors. Any director may be removed from the Board of
Directors, with or without cause, by the holders of a majority of the shares of
capital stock entitled to vote, either by written consent or consents or at any
special meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose, and the office of
such director shall forthwith become vacant.
Any director may resign at any time upon written notice to the President
or Secretary. Such resignation shall
take effect at the time specified therein, and if no time be specified, at the
time of its receipt by the President or Secretary. The acceptance of a resignation shall not be
necessary to make it effective, unless so specified therein.
Section 3. Vacancies.
If the office of any director becomes vacant by reason of death,
resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office, increase in the
number of directors or otherwise, a majority of the remaining directors, although
less than a quorum, at a meeting called for that purpose, or a sole remaining
director, may choose a successor, for the unexpired term in respect of which
such vacancy occurred or until a successor is duly elected and qualified, or
until such directors earlier resignation or removal. If there are no directors in office, then an
election of directors may be held in the manner provided by applicable law.
Section 4. Duties and Powers.
The business of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the
direction of the Board of Directors which may exercise all such powers of the
Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by statute or by
the Certificate of Incorporation or by these Bylaws directed or required to be
exercised or done by the stockholders.
Section 5. Meetings.
The Board of Directors of the Corporation may hold meetings, both
regular and special, either within or without the State of Delaware. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors
may be held without notice at such time and at such place as shall from time to
time be determined by the Board of Directors.
Special meetings of the Board of Directors may
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be called (a) by the Chairman, if there be one, or the President
and Chief Executive Officer on twenty-four (24) hours notice or (b) any
director on ten (10) days notice, to each director, either personally, or
by mail, telephone, facsimile, e-mail or telegram. Every such notice shall state the date, time
and place of the meeting. Notice of a
meeting called by a person other than the Chairman or the President and Chief
Executive Officer shall state the purpose of the meeting.
Section 6. Quorum.
Except as may be otherwise specifically provided by applicable law, the
Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, at all meetings of the Board of
Directors, a majority of the entire Board of Directors shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business and the act of a majority of the
directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum is an act of the
Board of Directors. If a quorum is not
present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, the directors present may
adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement
at the meeting, until a quorum is present.
Section 7. Actions of Board.
Unless otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation or these
Bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the
Board of Directors or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting,
if all the members of the Board of Directors or committee, as the case may be,
consent thereto in writing (including by electronic transmission), and the
writing or writings (including any electronic transmissions) are filed with the
minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee.
Section 8. Participation by
Electronic Communications. Unless
otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, members
of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, or any committee designated by
the Board of Directors, may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors
or such committee by means of a conference telephone or similar communications
equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear
each other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to this Section 8 of Article III
shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
Section 9. Committees.
The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the
Board of Directors, designate one (1) or more committees, each committee
to consist of one (1) or more of the directors of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may designate one (1) or
more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any
absent or disqualified member at any meeting of any such committee. In the absence or disqualification of a
member of a committee, and in the absence of a designation by the Board of
Directors of an alternate member to replace the absent or disqualified member,
the member or members present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting,
whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously
appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the
place of any absent or disqualified member.
Any committee, to the extent permitted by applicable law and provided in
the resolution of the Board of Directors or these Bylaws establishing such
committee, shall have and may exercise all the lawfully delegable powers, duties
and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and
affairs of the Corporation. Each
committee shall keep regular minutes and report to the Board of Directors when
required.
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Each member of a committee of the Board of Directors
shall serve a term on the committee coexistent with such members term on the
Board of Directors. The Board of
Directors, may at any time increase or decrease the number of members of a
committee or terminate the existence of a committee. The membership of a committee member shall
terminate on the date of such members death, resignation or removal. The Board of Directors may at any time for
any reason remove any individual committee member and the Board of Directors
may fill any committee vacancy created by death, resignation, removal or
increase in the number of members of the committee.
Meetings and actions of committees shall be governed
by, and held and taken in accordance with the provisions of:
(a) Section 5 of Article III
(Meetings);
(b) Section 6 of Article III
(Quorum);
(c) Section 7 of Article III
(Actions of Board); and
(d) Section 8 of Article III
(Participation by Electronic Communication)
with such changes in the context of those bylaws as
are necessary to substitute the committee and its members for the Board of
Directors and its members.
Notwithstanding the foregoing:
(a) the time of regular meetings of
committees may be determined either by resolution of the Board or by resolution
of the committee;
(b) special meetings of committees may also
be called by resolution of the Board; and
(c) notice of special meetings of committees
shall also be given to all alternate members, who shall have the right to
attend all meetings of the committee.
The Board may adopt rules for the government of any committee, if
any committee is not consistent with the provisions of these bylaws.
Section 10. Compensation. The directors
shall have authority to fix the compensation of directors for services to the
Corporation in any capacity and no such payment shall preclude any director
from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation
therefor.
Section 11. Conduct of Meetings.
The Chairman, or, if there be no Chairman or in his or her absence, the
Vice Chairman or any other officer designated by the Board of Directors, shall
preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors. The Secretary shall act as secretary of all
meetings of the Board of Directors, and in his or her absence any person
appointed by the Chairman of the Board shall act as secretary.
Section 12. Chairman of the Board.
The Board of Directors shall, from time to time, elect one of the
directors to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors (the Chairman). The
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Chairman shall be considered an officer of the Corporation and shall
have such duties as the Board of Directors shall determine.
Section 13. Vice Chairman of the Board.
The Board of Directors shall, from time to time, elect one of the
directors to serve as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors (the Vice
Chairman). The Vice Chairman shall be
considered an officer of the Corporation and shall have such duties as the
Board of Directors shall determine.
ARTICLE
IV.
OFFICERS
Section 1. General.
The officers of the Corporation shall be elected by the Board of
Directors and shall be a President and Chief Executive Officer, a Secretary and
a Chief Financial Officer. The Board of
Directors, in its discretion, may also choose a Chairman (who must be a
director) and one (1) or more Vice Presidents, Assistant Secretaries,
Assistant Financial Officers and other officers. Any number of offices may be held by the same
person, unless otherwise prohibited by applicable law, the Certificate of
Incorporation or these Bylaws. The
officers of the Corporation need not be stockholders of the Corporation nor,
except in the case of the Chairman, need such officers be directors of the
Corporation.
Section 2. Election.
The Board of Directors at its first meeting held after each annual
meeting of stockholders shall elect the officers of the Corporation, who shall
hold their offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform
such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the Board of
Directors. All officers of the
Corporation shall hold office until their successors are chosen and qualified,
or until their earlier death, resignation or removal.
Section 3. Removal and Resignation.
Any officer of the Corporation may be removed from office, with or
without cause, by a vote of a majority of the Board of Directors, or by any
committee or superior officers upon whom such power of removal may have been
conferred by the Board of Directors. Any
officer of the Corporation may resign at any time upon written notice to the
President or Secretary. Such resignation
shall take effect at the time specified therein, and if no time be specified,
at the time of its receipt by the President or Secretary. The acceptance of a resignation shall not be
necessary to make it effective, unless so specified therein. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the
Corporation shall be filled by the Board of Directors.
Section 4. Compensation.
The compensation of the officers of the Corporation shall be fixed by
the Board of Directors, or any committee upon whom power in that regard may be
conferred by the Board of Directors.
Section 5. Voting Securities Owned by
the Corporation. Powers of attorney, proxies, waivers of notice
of meeting, consents and other instruments relating to securities owned by the
Corporation may be executed in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation by
the President and Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer or any
Vice President and any such officer may, in the name of and on behalf of the
Corporation, take all such action as any such officer may deem advisable to
vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of security holders
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of any corporation in which the Corporation may own securities and at
any such meeting shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and power
incident to the ownership of such securities and which, as the owner thereof,
the Corporation might have exercised and possessed if present. The Board of Directors may, by resolution,
from time to time confer like powers upon any other person or persons.
Section 6. President and Chief
Executive Officer. The President and Chief
Executive Officer shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation,
shall have general active management of the business of the Corporation, shall
see that all orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into
effect and shall have and exercise all such powers and discharge such duties as
usually pertain to the office of President, except to the extent otherwise
provided by resolution of the Board of Directors. In the absence or disability of the Chairman,
or there be none, the President and Chief Executive Officer shall preside at
all meetings of the stockholders and Board of Directors. Except as otherwise prescribed by these
Bylaws or the Board of Directors, the President and Chief Executive Officer
shall prescribe the duties of other officers.
Section 7. Vice Presidents.
The Vice President or the Vice Presidents if there is more than one (1) (in
the order designated by the Board of Directors) shall, at the request of the
President and Chief Executive Officer or in his or her absence or in the event
of his or her inability or refusal to act (and if there be no Chairman),
perform the duties of the President and Chief Executive Officer, and when so
acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions
upon the President and Chief Executive Officer.
Each Vice President shall perform such other duties and have such other
powers as the Board of Directors from time to time may prescribe.
Section 8. Secretary.
The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and
all meetings of stockholders and record all the proceedings thereat in a book
or books to be kept for that purpose; the Secretary shall also perform like
duties for the standing committees when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be
given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders and special meetings of the
Board of Directors, and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by
the Board of Directors or President and Chief Executive Officer, under whose
supervision he or she shall be.
Section 9. Chief Financial Officer.
The Chief Financial Officer shall have the custody of the corporate
funds and securities and shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and
disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation and shall deposit all
moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the
Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of
Directors. The Chief Financial Officer
shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board of
Directors, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to
the President and Chief Executive Officer and the Board of Directors, at its
regular meetings, or when the Board of Directors so requires, an account of all
his or her transactions as Chief Financial Officer and of the financial
condition of the Corporation. If
required by the Board of Directors, the Chief Financial Officer shall give the
Corporation a bond in such sum and with such surety or sureties as shall be
satisfactory to the Board of Directors for the faithful performance of the
duties of his or her office and for the
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restoration to the Corporation, in case of his or her death,
resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers,
money and other property of whatever kind in his or her possession or under his
or her control belonging to the Corporation.
Section 10. Assistant Secretaries.
Except as may be otherwise provided in these Bylaws, Assistant Secretaries,
if there be any, shall perform such duties and have such powers as from time to
time may be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, the President and Chief
Executive Officer, any Vice President, if there be one, or the Secretary, and
in the absence of the Secretary or in the event of his or her disability or
refusal to act, shall perform the duties of the Secretary, and when so acting,
shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the
Secretary.
Section 11. Assistant Financial
Officers. Assistant Financial Officers, if there be
any; shall perform such duties and have such powers as from time to time may be
assigned to them by the Board of Directors, the President and Chief Executive
Officer, any Vice President, if there be one, or the Chief Financial Officer,
and in the absence of the Chief Financial Officer or in the event of his or her
disability or refusal to act, shall perform the duties of the Chief Financial
Officer, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all
the restrictions upon the Chief Financial Officer. If required by the Board of Directors, an
Assistant Financial Officers shall give the Corporation a bond in such sum and
with such surety or sureties as shall be satisfactory to the Board of Directors
for the faithful performance of the duties of his or her office and for the
restoration to the Corporation, in case of his or her death, resignation,
retirement or removal from his or her office, of all books, papers, vouchers,
money and other property of whatever kind in his or her possession or under his
or her control belonging to the Corporation.
Section 12. Other Officers.
Such other officers as the Board of Directors may choose shall perform
such duties and have such powers as from time to time may be assigned to them
by the Board of Directors. The Board of
Directors may delegate to any other officer of the Corporation the power to
choose such other officers and to prescribe their respective duties and powers.
ARTICLE V.
STOCK
Section 1. Form of Certificates.
Every holder of stock in the Corporation shall be entitled to have a
certificate signed, in the name of the Corporation by (a) the Chairman,
the President and Chief Executive Officer or a Vice President and (b) the
Chief Financial Officer or an Assistant Financial Officer, or the Secretary or
an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation, certifying the number of shares in
the Corporation owned by such holder.
Section 2. Signatures.
Where a certificate is countersigned by (a) a transfer agent other
than the Corporation or its employee, or (b) a registrar other than the
Corporation or its employee, any other signature on the certificate may be a
facsimile. In case any officer, transfer
agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed
upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or
registrar before such certificate is issued, it
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may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he, she or
it were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.
Section 3. Lost Certificates.
The Board of Directors may direct a new certificate to be issued in
place of any certificate theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have
been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by
the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or
destroyed. When authorizing such issue
of a new certificate, the Board of Directors may, in its discretion and as a
condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost,
stolen or destroyed certificate, or his, her or its legal representative, to
advertise the same in such manner as the Board of Directors shall require
and/or to give the Corporation a bond in such sum as it may direct as indemnity
against any claim that may be made against the Corporation with respect to the
certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.
Section 4. Transfers.
Stock of the Corporation shall be transferable in the manner prescribed
by applicable law and in these Bylaws.
Transfers of stock shall be made on the books of the Corporation only by
the person named in the certificate or by his, her or its attorney lawfully constituted
in writing and upon the surrender of the certificate therefor, which shall be
cancelled before a new certificate shall be issued.
Section 5. Beneficial Owners.
The Corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a
person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends, and
to vote as such owner, and to hold liable for calls and assessments a person
registered on its books as the owner of shares, and shall not be bound to
recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares
on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other
notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by applicable law.
ARTICLE VI.
NOTICES
Section 1. Waivers of Notice.
Any director, member of a committee or stockholder may at any time,
whether before or after the time of the event for which notice is given, waive
any notice required to be given by applicable law, the Certificate of
Incorporation or these Bylaws, by a writing (including by any electronic
transmission) signed by such person or persons entitled to said notice. If any director, member of a committee or
stockholder shall be present at any meeting, his or her presence shall
constitute a waiver of such notice, except when such person attends a meeting
for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the
transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or
convened.
Section 2. Notices.
Whenever written notice is required by applicable law, the Certificate
of Incorporation or these Bylaws, to be given to any director, member of a
committee or stockholder, such notice shall be deemed to have been given
when (a) delivered personally to the recipient, (b) sent to the
recipient by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid), (c) mailed
to the recipient by certified or registered mail (return receipt requested and
postage prepaid), or (d) transmitted by facsimile or e-mail (with request
for immediate confirmation of receipt in a manner customary for communications
of such type) to such
director, member of a
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committee or stockholder, at his or her address or facsimile number as
it appears on the records of the Corporation.
ARTICLE
VII.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 1. Dividends.
Dividends upon the capital stock of the Corporation, subject to the
provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, if any, may be declared by the
Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting, and may be paid in cash,
in property, or in shares of the capital stock.
Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds
of the Corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the Board of
Directors from time to time, in its absolute discretion, deems proper as a
reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for equalizing dividends, or for
repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, or for any proper
purpose, and the Board of Directors may modify or abolish any such reserve.
Section 2. Disbursements.
All checks or demands for money and notes of the Corporation shall be
signed by such officer or officers or such other person or persons as the Board
of Directors may from time to time designate.
Section 3. Fiscal Year.
The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the
Board of Directors.
Section 4. Corporate Seal.
The Corporation may, but need not, have a corporate seal. In the event the Corporation has a seal, the
seal need not be affixed for any contract, resolution or other document
executed by or on behalf of the Corporation to be valid and duly authorized.
ARTICLE
VIII.
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 1. Right to Indemnification.
The Corporation shall indemnify any and all of its directors or officers,
including former directors or officers, and any employee, who shall serve as an
officer or director of any corporation at the request of this Corporation to
the fullest extent permitted under and in accordance with the laws of the State
of Delaware.
Section 2. Nonexclusivity of Rights.
The indemnification rights conferred on any person under this Article VIII
and the laws of the State of Delaware shall not be exclusive of any other
rights which such person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute,
provision of the certificate of incorporation or these Bylaws, agreement,
contract, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or pursuant to the
direction (howsoever embodied) of any court of competent jurisdiction or
otherwise, both as to action in his or her official capacity and as to action
in another capacity while holding such office.
Section 3. Amendment or Repeal.
Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provision of this Article VIII
shall not adversely affect any right or protection hereunder of any person in
respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such repeal or
modification.
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ARTICLE
IX.
AMENDMENTS
The Board of Directors shall have the power to make, rescind,
alter, amend and repeal these Bylaws, provided, however, that the stockholders
shall have power to rescind, alter, amend or repeal any bylaws made by the
Board of Directors, and to enact bylaws which if so expressed shall not be
rescinded, altered, amended or repealed by the Board of Directors.
Dated: June 11, 2010
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Exhibit 10.1
BIOSANTE PHARMACEUTICALS,
INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED 2008
STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(As Amended on June 11,
2010)
1. Purpose of Plan.
The
purpose of the BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Amended and Restated 2008
Stock Incentive Plan (the Plan) is to advance the interests of BioSante
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the Company) and its stockholders by
enabling the Company and its Subsidiaries to attract and retain qualified
persons to perform services for the Company and its Subsidiaries by providing
an incentive to such individuals through opportunities for equity participation
in the Company, and by rewarding such individuals who contribute to the
achievement of the Companys economic objectives.
2. Definitions.
The
following terms will have the meanings set forth below, unless the context
clearly otherwise requires:
2.1 Board means the Board of Directors of the
Company.
2.2 Broker Exercise Notice means a written
notice pursuant to which a Participant, upon exercise of an Option, irrevocably
instructs a broker or dealer to sell a sufficient number of shares or loan a
sufficient amount of money to pay all or a portion of the exercise price of the
Option and/or any related withholding tax obligations and remit such sums to
the Company and directs the Company to deliver stock certificates to be issued
upon such exercise directly to such broker or dealer or their nominee.
2.3 Cause means cause as defined in any
employment or other agreement or policy applicable to the Participant, or if no
such agreement or policy exists, will mean (i) dishonesty, fraud,
misrepresentation, embezzlement or deliberate injury or attempted injury, in
each case related to the Company or any Subsidiary, (ii) any unlawful or
criminal activity of a serious nature, (iii) any intentional and
deliberate breach of a duty or duties that, individually or in the aggregate,
are material in relation to the Participants overall duties, or (iv) any
material breach of any employment, service, confidentiality, non-compete or
non-solicitation agreement entered into with the Company or any Subsidiary.
2.4 Change in Control means an event described
in Section 14.1 of the Plan; provided, however, if under an Incentive
Award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code is triggered by a Change
in Control, the term Change in Control will mean a change in the ownership or
effective control of the Company, or in the ownership of a substantial portion
of the assets of the Company, as such term is defined in Section 409A of
the Code.
2.5 Code means the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (including, when the context requires, all regulations,
interpretations and rulings issued thereunder).
2.6 Committee means the group of individuals
administering the Plan, as provided in Section 3 of the Plan.
2.7 Common Stock means the common stock of the
Company, par value $0.0001 per share, or the number and kind of shares of stock
or other securities into which such Common Stock may be changed in accordance
with Section 4.3 of the Plan.
2.8 Disability means the disability of the
Participant such as would entitle the Participant to receive disability income
benefits pursuant to the long-term disability plan of the Company or Subsidiary
then covering the Participant or, if no such plan exists or is applicable to
the Participant, the permanent and total disability of the Participant within
the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code; provided, however, if
distribution of an Incentive Award subject to Section 409A of the Code is
triggered by an Eligible Recipients Disability, such term will mean that the
Eligible Recipient is disabled as defined by Section 409A of the Code and
the regulations and rulings issued thereunder.
2.9 Effective Date means June 11, 2010 or
such later date as this Plan is approved by the Companys stockholders.
2.10 Eligible Recipients means (a) for the
purposes of granting Incentive Stock Options, all employees (including, without
limitation, officers and directors who are also employees) of the Company or
any Subsidiary and (b) for the purposes of granting Non-Statutory Stock
Options and other Incentive Awards, all employees (including, without
limitation, officers and directors who are also employees) of the Company or
any Subsidiary and any non-employee directors, consultants, advisors and
independent contractors of the Company or any Subsidiary
2.11 Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.
2.12 Fair Market Value means, with respect to
the Common Stock, as of any date: (i) the closing sale price of the Common
Stock at the end of the regular trading session, as reported by The NASDAQ
Stock Market, The New York Stock Exchange, The American Stock Exchange or any
national exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted (or, if no
shares were traded on such date, as of the next preceding date on which there
was such a trade); or (ii) if the Common Stock is not so listed, admitted
to unlisted trading privileges, or reported on any national exchange or, the
closing sale price as of such date at the end of the regular trading session,
as reported by OTC Bulletin Board or the Pink Sheets LLC, or other comparable
service (or, if no shares were traded or quoted on such date, as of the next
preceding date on which there was such a trade or quote); or (iii) if the
Common Stock is not so listed or reported, such price as the Committee
determines in good faith, and consistent with the definition of fair market
value under Section 409A of the Code.
2.13 Incentive Award means an Option, Stock
Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock Award, Stock Unit Award, Performance Award
or Stock Bonus granted to an Eligible Recipient pursuant to the Plan.
2.14 Incentive Stock Option means a right to
purchase shares of Common Stock granted to an Eligible Recipient pursuant to Section 6
of the Plan that qualifies as an incentive stock option within the meaning of
Section 422 of the Code.
2.15 Non-Statutory Stock Option means a right to
purchase shares of Common Stock granted to an Eligible Recipient pursuant to Section 6
of the Plan that does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.
2.16 Option means an Incentive Stock Option or a
Non-Statutory Stock Option.
2.17 Participant means an Eligible Recipient who
receives one or more Incentive Awards under the Plan.
2.18 Performance Award means a right granted to
an Eligible Recipient pursuant to Section 10 of the Plan to receive an
amount of cash, a number of shares of Common Stock, or a combination of
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both, contingent upon achievement of specified performance objectives
during a specified period. A Performance
Award is also commonly referred to as a performance unit.
2.19 Previously Acquired Shares means shares of
Common Stock that are already owned by the Participant or, with respect to any
Incentive Award, that are to be issued to the Participant upon the grant,
exercise or vesting of such Incentive Award.
2.20 Prior Plan means the BioSante
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Amended and Restated 1998 Stock Plan.
2.21 Restricted Stock Award means an award of
shares of Common Stock granted to an Eligible Recipient pursuant to Section 8
of the Plan that are subject to restrictions on transferability and/or a risk
of forfeiture.
2.22 Retirement means termination of employment or
service at age 55 or
older and completion of at least ten years of continuous service.
2.23 Securities Act means the Securities Act of
1933, as amended.
2.24 Stock Appreciation Right means a right
granted to an Eligible Recipient pursuant to Section 7 of the Plan to
receive a payment from the Company, in the form of shares of Common Stock, cash
or a combination of both, equal to the difference between the Fair Market Value
of one or more shares of Common Stock and a specified exercise price of such
shares.
2.25 Stock Bonus means an award of shares of
Common Stock granted to an Eligible Recipient pursuant to Section 11 of
the Plan.
2.26 Stock Unit Award means a right granted to
an Eligible Recipient pursuant to Section 9 of the Plan to receive the
Fair Market Value of one or more shares of Common Stock, payable in cash,
shares of Common Stock, or a combination of both, the payment, issuance,
retention and/or vesting of which is subject to the satisfaction of specified
conditions, which may include achievement of specified performance
objectives. A Stock Unit Award when
payable in shares of Common Stock is also commonly referred to as a restricted
stock unit.
2.27 Subsidiary means any entity that is directly
or indirectly controlled by the Company or any entity in which the Company has
a significant equity interest, as determined by the Committee, provided the
Company has a controlling interest in the Subsidiary as defined in Treas.
Reg. Sec. 1.409A-1(b)(5)(iii)(E)(1).
2.28 Tax Date means the date any withholding tax
obligation arises under the Code for a Participant with respect to an Incentive
Award.
3. Plan Administration.
3.1 The Committee. The Plan will be administered by the Board or
by a committee of the Board. So long as
the Company has a class of its equity securities registered under Section 12
of the Exchange Act, any committee administering the Plan will consist solely
of two or more members of the Board who are non-employee directors within the
meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act and who are independent as
required by the listing standards of The NASDAQ Stock Market (or other
applicable exchange or market on which the Companys Common Stock may be traded
or quoted). Such a committee, if established,
will act by majority approval of the members (but may also take action by the
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written consent of all of the members of such committee), and a
majority of the members of such a committee will constitute a quorum. As used in the Plan, Committee will refer
to the Board or to such a committee, if established. To the extent consistent with applicable
corporate law of the Companys jurisdiction of incorporation, the Committee may
delegate to any officers of the Company the duties, power and authority of the
Committee under the Plan pursuant to such conditions or limitations as the
Committee may establish; provided, however, that only the Committee may
exercise such duties, power and authority with respect to Eligible Recipients
who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act. The Committee may exercise its duties, power
and authority under the Plan in its sole and absolute discretion without the
consent of any Participant or other party, unless the Plan specifically
provides otherwise. Each determination,
interpretation or other action made or taken by the Committee pursuant to the
provisions of the Plan will be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes
and on all persons, and no member of the Committee will be liable for any
action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any
Incentive Award granted under the Plan.
3.2 Authority of the Committee.
(a) In accordance with and
subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee will have the authority to
determine all provisions of Incentive Awards as the Committee may deem
necessary or desirable and as consistent with the terms of the Plan, including,
without limitation, the following: (i) the
Eligible Recipients to be selected as Participants; (ii) the nature and
extent of the Incentive Awards to be made to each Participant (including the
number of shares of Common Stock to be subject to each Incentive Award, any
exercise price, the manner in which Incentive Awards will vest or become
exercisable and whether Incentive Awards will be granted in tandem with other
Incentive Awards) and the form of written agreement, if any, evidencing such
Incentive Award; (iii) the time or times when Incentive Awards will be
granted; (iv) the duration of each Incentive Award; and (v) the
restrictions and other conditions to which the payment or vesting of Incentive
Awards may be subject. In addition, the
Committee will have the authority under the Plan in its sole discretion to pay
the economic value of any Incentive Award in the form of cash, Common Stock or
any combination of both.
(b) Subject to Section 3.2(d) of
the Plan, the Committee will have the authority under the Plan to amend or
modify the terms of any outstanding Incentive Award in any manner, including,
without limitation, the authority to modify the number of shares or other terms
and conditions of an Incentive Award, extend the term of an Incentive Award,
accelerate the exercisability or vesting or otherwise terminate any
restrictions relating to an Incentive Award, accept the surrender of any
outstanding Incentive Award or, to the extent not previously exercised or
vested, authorize the grant of new Incentive Awards in substitution for
surrendered Incentive Awards; provided, however that the amended or modified
terms are permitted by the Plan as then in effect and that any Participant
adversely affected by such amended or modified terms has consented to such
amendment or modification.
(c) In the event of (i) any
reorganization, merger, consolidation, recapitalization, liquidation,
reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares, rights
offering, extraordinary dividend or divestiture (including a spin-off) or any
other similar change in corporate structure or shares; (ii) any purchase,
acquisition, sale, disposition or write-down of a significant amount of assets
or a significant business; (iii) any change in accounting principles or
practices, tax laws or other such laws or provisions affecting reported
results; (iv) any uninsured catastrophic losses or extraordinary
non-recurring items as described in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30
or in managements discussion and analysis of financial performance appearing
in the Companys annual report to stockholders for the applicable year; or (v) any
other similar change,
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in each case with respect to
the Company or any other entity whose performance is relevant to the grant or
vesting of an Incentive Award, the Committee (or, if the Company is not the
surviving corporation in any such transaction, the board of directors of the
surviving corporation) may, without the consent of any affected Participant,
amend or modify the vesting criteria (including any performance objectives) of
any outstanding Incentive Award that is based in whole or in part on the
financial performance of the Company (or any Subsidiary or division or other
subunit thereof) or such other entity so as equitably to reflect such event,
with the desired result that the criteria for evaluating such financial
performance of the Company or such other entity will be substantially the same
(in the sole discretion of the Committee or the board of directors of the
surviving corporation) following such event as prior to such event; provided,
however, that the amended or modified terms are permitted by the Plan as then
in effect, including the limitations in Section 3.2(a) and 3.2(b).
(d) Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Plan other than Section 4.3, the Committee may not,
without prior approval of the Companys stockholders, seek to effect any
re-pricing of any previously granted, underwater Option or Stock Appreciation
Right by: (i) amending or modifying
the terms of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right to lower the exercise
price; (ii) canceling the underwater Option or Stock Appreciation Right in
exchange for (A) cash; (B) replacement Options or Stock Appreciation
Rights having a lower exercise price; or (C) other Incentive Awards; or (iii) repurchasing
the underwater Options or Stock Appreciation Rights and granting new Incentive
Awards under this Plan. For purposes of
this Section 3.2(d), Options and Stock Appreciation Rights will be deemed
to be underwater at any time when the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock
is less than the exercise price of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right.
(e) In addition to the authority
of the Committee under Section 3.2(b) of the Plan and notwithstanding
any other provision of the Plan, the Committee may, in its sole discretion,
amend the terms of the Plan or Incentive Awards with respect to Participants
resident outside of the United States or employed by a non-U.S. Subsidiary in
order to comply with local legal requirements, to otherwise protect the Companys
or Subsidiarys interests, or to meet objectives of the Plan, and may, where
appropriate, establish one or more sub-plans (including the adoption of any
required rules and regulations) for the purposes of qualifying for preferred
tax treatment under foreign tax laws.
The Committee shall have no authority, however, to take action pursuant
to this Section 3.2(e) of the Plan: (i) to reserve shares or
grant Incentive Awards in excess of the limitations provided in Section 4.1
of the Plan; (ii) to effect any re-pricing in violation of Section 3.2(d) of
the Plan; (iii) to grant Options or Stock Appreciation Rights having an
exercise price in violation of Section 6.2 or 7.2 of the Plan, as the case
may be; or (iv) for which stockholder approval would then be required
pursuant to Section 422 of the Code or the rules of The NASDAQ Stock
Market (or other applicable exchange or market on which the Companys Common
Stock may be traded or quoted).
4. Shares Available for Issuance.
4.1 Maximum Number of Shares Available; Certain
Restrictions on Awards.
Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.3 of the Plan, the
maximum number of shares of Common Stock that will be available for issuance
under the Plan will be the sum of:
(a) 4,000,000;
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(b) the number of shares of
Common Stock subject to Incentive Awards outstanding under the Prior Plan as of
the Effective Date but only to the extent that such outstanding Incentive
Awards are forfeited, expire or otherwise terminate without the issuance of
such shares of Common Stock;
(c) the number of shares issued
or Incentive Awards granted under the Plan in connection with the settlement,
assumption or substitution of outstanding awards or obligations to grant future
awards as a condition of the Company and/or any Subsidiary(ies) acquiring,
merging or consolidating with another entity; and
(d) the number of shares that
are unallocated and available for grant under a stock plan assumed by the Company
or any Subsidiary(ies) in connection with the merger, consolidation, or
acquisition of another entity by the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries,
based on the applicable exchange ratio and other transaction terms, but only to
the extent that such shares may be utilized by the Company or its Subsidiaries
following the transaction pursuant to the rules and regulations of The
NASDAQ Stock Market (or other applicable exchange or market on which the
Companys Common Stock may be traded or quoted).
The shares available for
issuance under the Plan may, at the election of the Committee, be either
treasury shares or shares authorized but unissued, and, if treasury shares are
used, all references in the Plan to the issuance of shares will, for corporate
law purposes, be deemed to mean the transfer of shares from treasury.
Notwithstanding any other
provisions of the Plan to the contrary, (i) no more than 4,000,000 shares of Common Stock may be issued
pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan; and
(ii) no more than 1,500,000 shares
of Common Stock may be issued or issuable under the Plan in connection with the
grant of Incentive Awards, other than Options or Stock Appreciation
Rights. All of the foregoing share
limits are subject, in each case, to adjustment as provided in Section 4.3
of the Plan. Incentive Stock Options
issued as a result of the Companys assumption or substitution of like awards
issued by any acquired, merged or consolidated entity pursuant to applicable
provisions of the Code will not count towards the limit in clause (i).
4.2 Accounting for Incentive Awards. Shares of Common Stock that are issued under
the Plan or that are potentially issuable pursuant to outstanding Incentive
Awards will be applied to reduce the maximum number of shares of Common Stock
remaining available for issuance under the Plan. All shares so subtracted from the amount
available under the Plan with respect to an Incentive Award that lapses, expires,
is forfeited (including issued shares forfeited under a Restricted Stock Award)
or for any reason is terminated unexercised or unvested or is settled or paid
in cash or any form other than shares of Common Stock will automatically again
become available for issuance under the Plan; provided, however, that (i) any
shares which would have been issued upon any exercise of an Option but for the
fact that the exercise price was paid by a net exercise pursuant to Section 6.4(b) of
the Plan or the tender or attestation as to ownership of Previously Acquired
Shares pursuant to Section 6.4(a) of the Plan will not again become
available for issuance under the Plan; (ii) the full number of shares of
Common Stock subject to a Stock Appreciation Right granted that are settled by
the issuance of shares of Common Stock will be counted against the shares
authorized for issuance under this Plan, regardless of the number of shares
actually issued upon settlement of such Stock Appreciation Right, and will not
again become available for issuance under the Plan; and (iii) shares
withheld by the Company to pay the exercise price of any Incentive Award or
satisfy any tax withholding obligation will not again become available for
issuance under the Plan. Any shares of Common Stock repurchased by the Company
on the open market using the proceeds from the exercise of an Incentive Award
will not increase the number of shares available for future grant of Incentive
Awards. Any shares of Common Stock
related to Incentive Awards under this Plan or under
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Prior Plan that terminate by expiration, forfeiture, cancellation or
otherwise without the issuance of shares of Common Stock, or are settled in
cash in lieu of shares, or are exchanged with the Committees permission, prior
to the issuance of shares, for Incentive Awards not involving shares, will be
available again for grant under this Plan.
4.3 Adjustments to Shares and Incentive Awards. In the event of any reorganization, merger,
consolidation, recapitalization, liquidation, reclassification, stock dividend,
stock split, combination of shares, rights offering, divestiture or
extraordinary dividend (including a spin-off) or any other similar change in
the corporate structure or shares of the Company, the Committee (or, if the
Company is not the surviving corporation in any such transaction, the board of
directors of the surviving corporation) will make appropriate adjustment (which
determination will be conclusive) as to the number and kind of securities or
other property (including cash) available for issuance or payment under the
Plan and, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the rights of
Participants, (a) the number and kind of securities or other property
(including cash) subject to outstanding Incentive Awards, and (b) the
exercise price of outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights.
5. Participation.
Participants
in the Plan will be those Eligible Recipients who, in the judgment of the
Committee, have contributed, are contributing or are expected to contribute to
the achievement of economic objectives of the Company or its Subsidiaries. Eligible Recipients may be granted from time
to time one or more Incentive Awards, singly or in combination or in tandem with
other Incentive Awards, as may be determined by the Committee in its sole
discretion. Incentive Awards will be
deemed to be granted as of the date specified in the grant resolution of the
Committee, which date will be the date of any related agreement with the
Participant.
6. Options.
6.1 Grant. An Eligible Recipient may be granted one or
more Options under the Plan, and such Options will be subject to such terms and
conditions, consistent with the other provisions of the Plan, as may be
determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. The Committee may designate whether an Option
is to be considered an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Statutory Stock
Option. To the extent that any Incentive
Stock Option (or portion thereof) granted under the Plan ceases for any reason
to qualify as an incentive stock option for purposes of Section 422 of
the Code, such Incentive Stock Option (or portion thereof) will continue to be
outstanding for purposes of the Plan but will thereafter be deemed to be a
Non-Statutory Stock Option. Options may be
granted to an Eligible Recipient for services provided to a Subsidiary only if,
with respect to such Eligible Recipient, the underlying shares of Common Stock
constitute service recipient stock within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(b)(5)(iii).
6.2 Exercise Price. The per share price to be paid by a
Participant upon exercise of an Option will be determined by the Committee in
its discretion at the time of the Option grant, provided that such price will
not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock on
the date of grant (or 110% of the Fair Market Value of one share of Common
Stock on the date of grant of an Incentive Stock Option if, at the time the
Incentive Stock Option is granted, the Participant owns, directly or
indirectly, more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of
stock of the Company or any parent or subsidiary corporation of the
Company). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, to the extent that Options are granted under the Plan as a result of
the Companys assumption or substitution of options issued by any acquired,
merged or consolidated entity, the exercise price for such Options shall be the
price determined by the Committee pursuant to the conversion terms applicable
to the transaction.
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6.3 Exercisability and Duration. An Option will become exercisable at such
times and in such installments and upon such terms and conditions as may be
determined by the Committee in its sole discretion at the time of grant
(including without limitation (i) the achievement of one or more specified
performance objectives; and/or that (ii) the Participant remain in the
continuous employ or service of the Company or a Subsidiary for a certain
period); provided, however, that no Option may be exercisable after ten (10) years
from its date of grant (five years from its date of grant in the case of an
Incentive Stock Option if, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted,
the Participant owns, directly or indirectly, more than 10% of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any parent or
subsidiary corporation of the Company).
6.4 Payment of Exercise Price.
(a) The total purchase price of
the shares to be purchased upon exercise of an Option will be paid entirely in
cash (including check, bank draft or money order); provided, however, that the
Committee, in its sole discretion and upon terms and conditions established by
the Committee, may allow such payments to be made, in whole or in part, by (i) tender
of a Broker Exercise Notice; (ii) by tender, or attestation as to
ownership, of Previously Acquired Shares that are acceptable to the Committee; (iii) by
a net exercise of the Option (as further described in paragraph (b),
below); or (iv) by a combination of such methods.
(b) In the case of a net
exercise of an Option, the Company will not require a payment of the exercise
price of the Option from the Participant but will reduce the number of shares
of Common Stock issued upon the exercise by the largest number of whole shares
that has a Fair Market Value on the exercise date that does not exceed the
aggregate exercise price for the shares exercised under this method. Shares of
Common Stock will no longer be outstanding under an Option (and will therefore
not thereafter be exercisable) following the exercise of such Option to the
extent of (i) shares used to pay the exercise price of an Option under the
net exercise, (ii) shares actually delivered to the Participant as a
result of such exercise and (iii) any shares withheld for purposes of tax
withholding pursuant to Section 13.1 of the Plan.
(c) Previously Acquired Shares
tendered or covered by an attestation as payment of an Option exercise price
will be valued at their Fair Market Value on the exercise date.
6.5 Manner of Exercise. An Option may be exercised by a Participant
in whole or in part from time to time, subject to the conditions contained in
the Plan and in the agreement evidencing such Option, by delivery in person, by
facsimile or electronic transmission or through the mail of written notice of
exercise to the Company at its principal executive office in Lincolnshire,
Illinois and by paying in full the total exercise price for the shares of
Common Stock to be purchased in accordance with Section 6.4 of the Plan.
7. Stock Appreciation Rights.
7.1 Grant. An Eligible Recipient may be granted one or
more Stock Appreciation Rights under the Plan, and such Stock Appreciation
Rights will be subject to such terms and conditions, consistent with the other
provisions of the Plan, as may be determined by the Committee in its sole
discretion. The Committee will have the
sole discretion to determine the form in which payment of the economic value of
Stock Appreciation Rights will be made to a Participant (i.e., cash, shares of
Common Stock or any combination thereof) or to consent to or disapprove the
election by a Participant of the form of such payment. Stock Appreciation Rights
may be granted to an Eligible Recipient for services provided
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to a Subsidiary only if, with respect to such Eligible Recipient, the
underlying shares of Common Stock constitute service recipient stock within
the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(b)(5)(iii).
7.2 Exercise Price. The exercise price of a Stock Appreciation
Right will be determined by the Committee, in its discretion, at the date of
grant but may not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of one share of
Common Stock on the date of grant.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that Stock Appreciation
Rights are granted under the Plan as a result of the Companys assumption or
substitution of stock appreciation rights issued by any acquired, merged or
consolidated entity, the exercise price for such Stock Appreciation Rights
shall be the price determined by the Committee pursuant to the conversion terms
applicable to the transaction.
7.3 Exercisability and Duration. A Stock Appreciation Right will become exercisable
at such time and in such installments as may be determined by the Committee in
its sole discretion at the time of grant; provided, however, that no Stock
Appreciation Right may be exercisable after ten (10) years from its date
of grant. A Stock Appreciation Right
will be exercised by giving notice in the same manner as for Options, as set
forth in Section 6.5 of the Plan.
7.4 Grants in Tandem with Options. Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted
alone or in addition to other Incentive Awards, or in tandem with an Option, at
the time of grant of the Option. A Stock
Appreciation Right granted in tandem with an Option shall cover the same number
of shares of Common Stock as covered by the Option (or such lesser number as
the Committee may determine), shall be exercisable at such time or times and
only to the extent that the related Option is exercisable, have the same term
as the Option and shall have an exercise price equal to the exercise price for
the Option. Upon the exercise of a Stock
Appreciation Right granted in tandem with an Option, the Option shall be
canceled automatically to the extent of the number of shares covered by such
exercise; conversely, upon exercise of an Option having a related Stock
Appreciation Right, the Stock Appreciation Right shall be canceled
automatically to the extent of the number of shares covered by the Option
exercise.
8. Restricted Stock Awards.
8.1 Grant. An Eligible Recipient may be granted one or
more Restricted Stock Awards under the Plan, and such Restricted Stock Awards
will be subject to such terms and conditions, consistent with the other
provisions of the Plan, as may be determined by the Committee in its sole
discretion. The Committee may impose
such restrictions or conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the
Plan, to the vesting of such Restricted Stock Awards as it deems appropriate,
including, without limitation, (i) the achievement of one or more
specified performance objectives; and/or that (ii) the Participant remain
in the continuous employ or service of the Company or a Subsidiary for a
certain period.
8.2 Rights as a Stockholder; Transferability. Except as provided in Sections 8.1, 8.3, 8.4
and 15.3 of the Plan, a Participant will have all voting, dividend, liquidation
and other rights with respect to shares of Common Stock issued to the
Participant as a Restricted Stock Award under this Section 8 upon the
Participant becoming the holder of record of such shares as if such Participant
were a holder of record of shares of unrestricted Common Stock.
8.3 Dividends and Distributions. Unless the Committee determines otherwise in
its sole discretion (either in the agreement evidencing the Restricted Stock
Award at the time of grant or at any time after the grant of the Restricted Stock
Award), any dividends or distributions (other than regular quarterly cash
dividends) paid with respect to shares of Common Stock subject to the unvested
portion of a Restricted Stock Award will be subject to the same restrictions as
the shares to which such dividends or
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distributions relate. The
Committee will determine in its sole discretion whether any interest will be
paid on such dividends or distributions.
8.4 Enforcement of Restrictions. To enforce the restrictions referred to in
this Section 8, the Committee may place a legend on the stock certificates
referring to such restrictions and may require the Participant, until the
restrictions have lapsed, to keep the stock certificates, together with duly
endorsed stock powers, in the custody of the Company or its transfer agent, or
to maintain evidence of stock ownership, together with duly endorsed stock
powers, in a certificateless book-entry stock account with the Companys
transfer agent.
9. Stock Unit Awards.
An Eligible Recipient may be
granted one or more Stock Unit Awards under the Plan, and such
Stock Unit Awards will be subject to such terms and conditions, consistent
with the other provisions of the Plan, as may be determined by the Committee in
its sole discretion. The Committee may
impose such restrictions or conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of
the Plan, to the payment, issuance, retention and/or vesting of such
Stock Unit Awards as it deems appropriate, including, without limitation, (i) the
achievement of one or more specified performance objectives; and/or that (ii) the
Participant remain in the continuous employ or service of the Company or a
Subsidiary for a certain period.
10. Performance Awards.
An Eligible Recipient may be
granted one or more Performance Awards under the Plan, and such Performance
Awards will be subject to such terms and conditions, if any, consistent with
the other provisions of the Plan, as may be determined by the Committee in its
sole discretion, including, but not limited to, the achievement of one or more
specified performance objectives.
11. Stock Bonuses.
An
Eligible Recipient may be granted one or more Stock Bonuses under the Plan, and
such Stock Bonuses will be subject to such terms and conditions, if any,
consistent with the other provisions of the Plan, as may be determined by the
Committee in its sole discretion, including, but not limited to, the achievement of
one or more specified performance objectives.
12. Effect of Termination of Employment or
Other Service. The following provisions shall apply upon
termination of a Participants employment or other service with the Company and
all Subsidiaries, except to the extent that the Committee provides otherwise in
an agreement evidencing an Incentive Award at the time of grant or determines
pursuant to Section 12.3 of the Plan.
12.1 Termination Due to Death, Disability or Retirement. In the event a Participants employment or
other service with the Company and all Subsidiaries is terminated by reason of
death, Disability or Retirement:
(a) All outstanding Options and
Stock Appreciation Rights then held by the Participant will, to the extent
exercisable as of such termination, remain exercisable in full for a period of
one year after such termination (but in no event after the expiration date of
any such Option or Stock Appreciation Right).
Options and Stock Appreciation Rights not exercisable as of such
termination will be forfeited and terminate.
(b) All Restricted Stock Awards
then held by the Participant that have not vested as of such termination will
be terminated and forfeited; and
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(c) All outstanding but unpaid
Stock Unit Awards, Performance Awards and Stock Bonuses then held by the
Participant will be terminated and forfeited.
12.2 Termination for Reasons Other than Death, Disability
or Retirement. Subject to Section 12.4 of the Plan, in the
event a Participants employment or other service is terminated with the
Company and all Subsidiaries for any reason other than death, Disability or
Retirement, or a Participant is in the employ or service of a Subsidiary and
the Subsidiary ceases to be a Subsidiary of the Company (unless the Participant
continues in the employ or service of the Company or another Subsidiary):
(a) All outstanding Options and
Stock Appreciation Rights then held by the Participant will, to the extent
exercisable as of such termination, remain exercisable in full for a period of
three months after such termination (but in no event after the expiration date
of any such Option or Stock Appreciation Right). Options and Stock Appreciation Rights not
exercisable as of such termination will be forfeited and terminate;
(b) All Restricted Stock Awards
then held by the Participant that have not vested as of such termination will
be terminated and forfeited; and
(c) All outstanding but unpaid
Stock Unit Awards, Performance Awards and Stock Bonuses then held by the
Participant will be terminated and forfeited.
12.3 Modification of Rights Upon Termination. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 12,
upon a Participants termination of employment or other service with the
Company and all Subsidiaries, the Committee may, in its sole discretion (which
may be exercised at any time on or after the date of grant, including following
such termination), except as provided in clause (ii), below, cause Options or
Stock Appreciation Rights (or any part thereof) then held by such Participant
to terminate, become or continue to become exercisable and/or remain
exercisable following such termination of employment or service, and Restricted
Stock Awards, Stock Unit Awards, Performance Awards or Stock Bonuses then held
by such Participant to terminate, vest or become free of restrictions and
conditions to payment, as the case may be, following such termination of
employment or service, in each case in the manner determined by the Committee;
provided, however, that any such action adversely affecting any outstanding
Incentive Award will not be effective without the consent of the affected
Participant (subject to the right of the Committee to take whatever action it
deems appropriate under Sections 3.2(c), 4.3 and 14 of the Plan).
12.4 Effects of Actions Constituting Cause. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the
contrary, in the event that a Participant is determined by the Committee,
acting in its sole discretion, to have committed any action which would
constitute Cause as defined in Section 2.3 of the Plan, irrespective of
whether such action or the Committees determination occurs before or after
termination of such Participants employment with the Company or any
Subsidiary, all rights of the Participant under the Plan and any agreements
evidencing an Incentive Award then held by the Participant shall terminate and
be forfeited without notice of any kind.
The Company may defer the exercise of any Option, the vesting of any
Restricted Stock Award or the payment of any Stock Unit Award, Performance
Award or Stock Bonus for a period of up to forty-five (45) days in order for
the Committee to make any determination as to the existence of Cause.
12.5 Determination of Termination of Employment or Other
Service.
(a) The change in a Participants
status from that of an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary to that of a
non-employee consultant, director or advisor of the Company or any
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Subsidiary will, for
purposes of the Plan, be deemed to result in a termination of such Participants
employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries, unless the Committee
otherwise determines in its sole discretion.
(b) The change in a Participants
status from that of a non-employee consultant, director or advisor of the
Company or any Subsidiary to that of an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary
will not, for purposes of the Plan, be deemed to result in a termination of
such Participants service as a non-employee consultant, director or advisor
with the Company and its Subsidiaries, and such Participant will thereafter be
deemed to be an employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries until such
Participants employment is terminated, in which event such Participant will be
governed by the provisions of this Plan relating to termination of employment
or service (subject to paragraph (a), above).
(c) Unless the Committee
otherwise determines in its sole discretion, a Participants employment or
other service will, for purposes of the Plan, be deemed to have terminated on
the date recorded on the personnel or other records of the Company or the Subsidiary
for which the Participant provides employment or other service, as determined
by the Committee in its sole discretion based upon such records.
(d) Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if payment of an Incentive Award that is subject to Section 409A
of the Code is triggered by a termination of a Participants employment or
other service, such termination must also constitute a separation from service
within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, and any change in
employment status that constitutes a separation from service under Section 409A
of the Code shall be treated as a termination of employment or service, as the
case may be.
12.6 Breach of Employment, Consulting, Confidentiality or
Non-Compete Agreements.
Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary and in addition to
the rights of the Committee under Section 12.4 of the Plan, in the event
that a Participant materially breaches the terms of any employment, consulting,
confidentiality or non-compete agreement entered into with the Company or any
Subsidiary (including an employment, consulting, confidentiality or non-compete
agreement made in connection with the grant of an Incentive Award), whether
such breach occurs before or after termination of such Participants employment
or other service with the Company or any Subsidiary, the Committee in its sole
discretion may require the Participant to surrender shares of Common Stock
received, and to disgorge any profits (however defined by the Committee), made
or realized by the Participant in connection with any Incentive Awards or any
shares issued upon the exercise or vesting of any Incentive Awards.
13. Payment of Withholding Taxes.
13.1 General Rules. The Company is entitled to (a) withhold
and deduct from future wages of the Participant (or from other amounts that may
be due and owing to the Participant from the Company or a Subsidiary), or make
other arrangements for the collection of, all legally required amounts
necessary to satisfy any and all federal, foreign, state and local withholding
and employment-related tax requirements attributable to an Incentive Award,
including, without limitation, the grant, exercise, vesting or settlement of,
or payment of dividends with respect to, an Incentive Award or a disqualifying
disposition of stock received upon exercise of an Incentive Stock Option; (b) withhold
cash paid or payable or shares of Common Stock from the shares issued or
otherwise issuable to the Participant in connection with an Incentive Award; or
(c) require the Participant promptly to remit the amount of such
withholding to the Company before taking any action, including issuing any
shares of Common Stock, with respect to an Incentive Award. Shares of Common Stock issued or otherwise issuable
to the Participant in connection
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with an Incentive Award that gives rise to the tax withholding
obligation that are withheld for purposes of satisfying the Participants
withholding or employment-related tax obligation, will be valued at their Fair
Market Value on the Tax Date. No
withholding will be effected under this Plan which exceeds the minimum
statutory withholding requirements.
13.2 Special Rules. The Committee may, in its sole discretion and
upon terms and conditions established by the Committee, permit or require a
Participant to satisfy, in whole or in part, any withholding or
employment-related tax obligation described in Section 13.1 of the Plan by
withholding shares of Common Stock underlying an Incentive Award, by electing
to tender, or by attestation as to ownership of, Previously Acquired Shares, by
delivery of a Broker Exercise Notice or a combination of such methods. For purposes of satisfying a Participants
withholding or employment-related tax obligation, shares of Common Stock
withheld by the Company or Previously Acquired Shares tendered or covered by an
attestation will be valued at their Fair Market Value on the Tax Date.
14. Change in Control.
14.1 A Change in Control shall be deemed to have
occurred if the event set forth in any one of the following paragraphs shall
have occurred:
(a) the sale, lease, exchange or
other transfer, directly or indirectly, of substantially all of the assets of
the Company (in one transaction or in a series of related transactions) to a
person or entity that is not controlled by the Company;
(b) the approval by the
stockholders of the Company of any plan or proposal for the liquidation or
dissolution of the Company;
(c) any person becomes after the
effective date of the Plan the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3
under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of (A) 20% or more, but
not 50% or more, of the combined voting power of the Companys outstanding
securities ordinarily having the right to vote at elections of directors,
unless the transaction resulting in such ownership has been approved in advance
by the Continuity Directors, or (B) 50% or more of the combined voting
power of the Companys outstanding securities ordinarily having the right to
vote at elections of directors (regardless of any approval by the Continuity
Directors);
(d) a merger or consolidation to
which the Company is a party if the stockholders of the Company immediately
prior to effective date of such merger or consolidation have beneficial
ownership (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), immediately
following the effective date of such merger or consolidation, of securities of
the surviving corporation representing (A) more than 50%, but less than
80%, of the combined voting power of the surviving corporations then
outstanding securities ordinarily having the right to vote at elections of
directors, unless such merger or consolidation has been approved in advance by
the Continuity Directors (as defined below), or (B) 50% or less of the
combined voting power of the surviving corporations then outstanding
securities ordinarily having the right to vote at elections of directors
(regardless of any approval by the Continuity Directors);
(e) the Continuity Directors
cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; or
(f) any other change in control
of the Company of a nature that would be required to be reported pursuant to Section 13
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, whether or not the Company is then subject
to such reporting requirements.
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For
purposes of this Section 14, Continuity Directors of the Company
will mean any individuals who are members of the Board on the Effective Date
and any individual who subsequently becomes a member of the Board whose
election, or nomination for election by the Companys stockholders, was
approved by a vote of at least a majority of the Continuity Directors (either
by specific vote or by approval of the Companys proxy statement in which such
individual is named as a nominee for director without objection to such
nomination).
14.2 Acceleration of Vesting. Without limiting the authority of the
Committee under Sections 3.2 and 4.3 of the Plan, if a Change in Control of the
Company occurs, then, unless otherwise provided by the Committee in
its sole discretion either in the agreement evidencing an Incentive Award at
the time of grant or at any time after the grant of an Incentive Award: (a) all
Options and Stock Appreciation Rights will become immediately exercisable in
full and will remain exercisable in accordance with their terms; (b) all
Restricted Stock Awards will become immediately fully vested and
non-forfeitable; and (c) any conditions to the payment of Stock Unit Awards,
Performance Awards and Stock Bonuses will lapse.
14.3 Cash Payment. If a Change in Control of the Company occurs,
then the Committee, if approved by the Committee in its sole discretion either
in an agreement evidencing an Incentive Award at the time of grant or at any
time after the grant of an Incentive Award, and without the consent of any
Participant affected thereby, may determine that: (i) some or all
Participants holding outstanding Options will receive, with respect to some or
all of the shares of Common Stock subject to such Options, as of the effective
date of any such Change in Control of the Company, cash in an amount equal to
the excess of the Fair Market Value of such shares immediately prior to the
effective date of such Change in Control of the Company over the exercise price
per share of such Options (or, in the event that there is no excess, that such
Options will be terminated); and (ii) some or all Participants holding
Performance Awards will receive, with respect to some or all of the shares of
Common Stock subject to such Performance Awards, as of the effective date of
any such Change in Control of the Company, cash in an amount equal the Fair
Market Value of such shares immediately prior to the effective date of such
Change in Control.
15. Rights of Eligible Recipients and
Participants; Transferability.
15.1 Employment or Service. Nothing in the Plan will interfere with or
limit in any way the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to terminate the
employment or service of any Eligible Recipient or Participant at any time, nor
confer upon any Eligible Recipient or Participant any right to continue in the
employ or service of the Company or any Subsidiary.
15.2 Rights as a Stockholder; Dividends. As a holder of Incentive Awards (other than
Restricted Stock Awards), a Participant will have no rights as a stockholder
unless and until such Incentive Awards are exercised for, or paid in the form
of, shares of Common Stock and the Participant becomes the holder of record of
such shares. Except as otherwise
provided in the Plan or otherwise provided by the Committee, no adjustment will
be made in the amount of cash payable or in the number of shares of Common
Stock issuable under Incentive Awards denominated in or based on the value of shares
of Common Stock as a result of cash dividends or distributions paid to holders
of Common Stock prior to the payment of, or issuance of shares of Common Stock
under, such Incentive Awards.
15.3 Restrictions on Transfer.
(a) Except pursuant to testamentary
will or the laws of descent and distribution or as otherwise expressly
permitted by subsections (b) and (c) below, no right or interest of
any Participant in an Incentive Award prior to the exercise (in the case of
Options) or vesting or issuance (in the case of Restricted Stock Awards and
Performance Awards) of such Incentive
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Award will be assignable or
transferable, or subjected to any lien, during the lifetime of the Participant,
either voluntarily or involuntarily, directly or indirectly, by operation of
law or otherwise.
(b) A Participant will be
entitled to designate a beneficiary to receive an Incentive Award upon such
Participants death, and in the event of such Participants death, payment of
any amounts due under the Plan will be made to, and exercise of any Options or
Stock Appreciation Rights (to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 12
of the Plan) may be made by, such beneficiary.
If a deceased Participant has failed to designate a beneficiary, or if a
beneficiary designated by the Participant fails to survive the Participant,
payment of any amounts due under the Plan will be made to, and exercise of any
Options or Stock Appreciation Rights (to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 12
of the Plan) may be made by, the Participants legal representatives, heirs and
legatees. If a deceased Participant has
designated a beneficiary and such beneficiary survives the Participant but dies
before complete payment of all amounts due under the Plan or exercise of all
exercisable Options or Stock Appreciation Rights, then such payments will be
made to, and the exercise of such Options or Stock Appreciation Rights may be
made by, the legal representatives, heirs and legatees of the beneficiary.
(c) Upon a Participants
request, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, permit a transfer of all or
a portion of a Non-Statutory Stock Option, other than for value, to such
Participants child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent,
spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law,
son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, any person
sharing such Participants household (other than a tenant or employee), a trust
in which any of the foregoing have more than fifty percent of the beneficial
interests, a foundation in which any of the foregoing (or the Participant)
control the management of assets, and any other entity in which these persons
(or the Participant) own more than fifty percent of the voting interests. Any permitted transferee will remain subject
to all the terms and conditions applicable to the Participant prior to the
transfer. A permitted transfer may be
conditioned upon such requirements as the Committee may, in its sole discretion,
determine, including, but not limited to execution and/or delivery of
appropriate acknowledgements, opinion of counsel, or other documents by the
transferee.
15.4 Non-Exclusivity of the Plan. Nothing contained in the Plan is intended to
modify or rescind any previously approved compensation plans or programs of the
Company or create any limitations on the power or authority of the Board to
adopt such additional or other compensation arrangements as the Board may deem
necessary or desirable.
16. Securities Law and Other Restrictions.
Notwithstanding
any other provision of the Plan or any agreements entered into pursuant to the
Plan, the Company will not be required to issue any shares of Common Stock
under this Plan, and a Participant may not sell, assign, transfer or otherwise
dispose of shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to Incentive Awards granted
under the Plan, unless (a) there is in effect with respect to such shares
a registration statement under the Securities Act and any applicable securities
laws of a state or foreign jurisdiction or an exemption from such registration
under the Securities Act and applicable state or foreign securities laws, and (b) there
has been obtained any other consent, approval or permit from any other U.S. or
foreign regulatory body which the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems
necessary or advisable. The Company may
condition such issuance, sale or transfer upon the receipt of any
representations or agreements from the parties involved, and the placement of
any legends on certificates representing shares
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of
Common Stock, as may be deemed necessary or advisable by the Company in order
to comply with such securities law or other restrictions.
17. Compliance with Section 409A.
It is intended that the Plan
and all Incentive Awards hereunder be administered in a manner that will comply
with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, or the requirements of
an exception to Section 409A of the Code.
The Committee is authorized to adopt rules or regulations deemed
necessary or appropriate to qualify for an exception from or to comply with the
requirements of Section 409A of the Code (including any transition or
grandfather rules relating thereto).
Notwithstanding anything in this Section 17 to the contrary, with
respect to any Incentive Award subject to Section 409A of the Code, no
amendment to or payment under such Incentive Award will be made unless and only
to the extent permitted under Section 409A of the Code.
18. Plan Amendment, Modification and
Termination.
The
Board may suspend or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any
time. In addition to the authority of
the Committee to amend the Plan under Section 3.2(e) of the Plan, the
Board may amend the Plan from time to time in such respects as the Board may
deem advisable in order that Incentive Awards under the Plan will conform to
any change in applicable laws or regulations or in any other respect the Board
may deem to be in the best interests of the Company; provided, however, that no
such amendments to the Plan will be effective without approval of the Companys
stockholders if: (i) stockholder approval of the amendment is then
required pursuant to Section 422 of the Code or the rules of The
NASDAQ Stock Market (or other applicable exchange or market on which the
Companys Common Stock may be traded or quoted); or (ii) such amendment
seeks to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance hereunder (other
than by virtue of an adjustment under Section 4.3 of the Plan) or to
modify Section 3.2(d) of the Plan.
No termination, suspension or amendment of the Plan may adversely affect
any outstanding Incentive Award without the consent of the affected
Participant; provided, however, that this sentence will not impair the right of
the Committee to take whatever action it deems appropriate under Sections
3.2(c), 4.3 and 14 of the Plan.
19. Effective Date and Duration of the Plan.
The
Plan will be effective as of the Effective Date and will terminate at midnight
on the day before the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date, and may
be terminated prior to such time by Board action. No Incentive Award will be granted after
termination of the Plan. Incentive
Awards outstanding upon termination of the Plan may continue to be exercised,
earned or become free of restrictions, according to their terms.
20. Miscellaneous.
20.1 Dividend Equivalents. Any Participant selected by the Committee may
be granted dividend equivalents based on the dividends declared on shares of
Common Stock that are subject to any Incentive Award, to be credited as of
dividend payment dates, during the period between the date the Incentive Award
is granted and the date the Incentive Award is exercised, vests or expires, as
determined by the Committee. Such
dividend equivalents will be converted to cash or additional shares of Common
Stock by such formula and at such time and subject to such limitations as may
be determined by the Committee.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may not grant dividend
equivalents based on the dividends declared on shares of Common Stock that are
subject to an Option or Stock Appreciation
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Right and further, no dividend or dividend equivalents will be paid out
with respect to any unvested Incentive Awards, the vesting of which is based on
the achievement of performance objectives.
20.2 Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Common Stock will be
issued or delivered under the Plan or any Award. The Committee
will determine whether cash, other Awards or other property will be issued or
paid.
20.3 Governing Law. Except to the extent expressly provided
herein or in connection with other matters of corporate governance and authority
(all of which shall be governed by the laws of the Companys jurisdiction of
incorporation), the validity, construction, interpretation, administration and
effect of the Plan and any rules, regulations and actions relating to the Plan
will be governed by and construed exclusively in accordance with the laws of
the State of Illinois, notwithstanding the conflicts of laws principles of any
jurisdictions.
20.4 Successors and Assigns. The Plan will be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the
Participants.
20.5 Construction. Wherever possible, each provision of the Plan
and any agreement evidencing an Incentive Award granted under the Plan will be
interpreted so that it is valid under the applicable law. If any provision of the Plan or any agreement
evidencing an Incentive Award granted under the Plan is to any extent invalid
under the applicable law, that provision will still be effective to the extent
it remains valid. The remainder of the
Plan and the Incentive Award agreement also will continue to be valid, and the
entire Plan and Incentive Award agreement will continue to be valid in other
jurisdictions.
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Exhibit
10.2
FORM OF INCENTIVE STOCK
OPTION AGREEMENT
THIS INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
is entered into and effective as of this day of ,
(the Date
of Grant), by and between BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the Company)
and
(the Optionee).
A. The Company has adopted the BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Amended and Restated 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (the Plan) authorizing the
Board of Directors (the Board) of the Company, or a committee as provided for
in the Plan (the Board or such a committee to be referred to as the Committee),
to grant incentive stock options to employees of the Company and its
Subsidiaries (as defined in the Plan).
B. The Company desires to give
the Optionee an inducement to acquire a proprietary interest in the Company and
an added incentive to advance the interests of the Company by granting to the
Optionee an option to purchase shares of common stock of the Company pursuant
to the Plan.
Accordingly, the parties
agree as follows:
1. Grant of Option.
The Company hereby grants to
the Optionee the right, privilege, and option (the Option) to purchase
( ) shares
(the Option Shares) of the Companys common stock, $0.0001 par value (the Common
Stock), according to the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set
forth and as set forth in the Plan.
Subject to Section 9 of this Agreement, the Option is intended to
be an incentive stock option, as that term is used in Section 422 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code).
2. Option Exercise Price.
The per share price to be
paid by Optionee in the event of an exercise of the Option will be $ ,
which represents 100% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on
the Date of Grant, as determined in accordance with the Plan.
3. Duration of Option and Time of Exercise.
3.1 Initial Period of
Exercisability. The Option
will become exercisable with respect to the Option Shares [immediately/in
installments]. [The following table sets
forth the initial dates of exercisability of each installment and the number of
Option Shares as to which this Option will become exercisable on such dates:
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[The foregoing rights to exercise this Option will
be cumulative with respect to the Option Shares becoming exercisable on each
such date.] In no event will this Option
be exercisable
after, and this Option will become void and expire
as to all unexercised Option Shares at 5:00 p.m. Lincolnshire, Illinois time
on
(the Time of Termination).
3.2 Termination of Employment.
(a) Termination Due to Death, Disability or Retirement. In the event the Optionees employment with
the Company and all Subsidiaries is terminated by reason of death, Disability
or Retirement, this Option will remain exercisable, to the extent exercisable
as of the date of such termination, for a period of one year after such
termination (but in no event after the Time of Termination).
(b) Termination for Reasons Other Than Death, Disability
or Retirement. In the
event that the Optionees employment with the Company and all Subsidiaries is
terminated for any reason other than death, Disability or Retirement, or the
Optionee is in the employ of a Subsidiary and the Subsidiary ceases to be a
Subsidiary of the Company (unless the Optionee continues in the employ of the
Company or another Subsidiary), all rights of the Optionee under the Plan and
this Agreement will immediately terminate without notice of any kind, and this
Option will no longer be exercisable; provided, however, that if such
termination is due to any reason other than termination by the Company or any
Subsidiary for cause (as defined in the Plan), this Option will remain
exercisable to the extent exercisable as of such termination for a period of
three months after such termination (but in no event after the Time of
Termination).
(c) Breach of Employment, Consulting,
Confidentiality or Non-Compete Agreements.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary and in
addition to the rights of the Committee under Section 12.4 of the Plan, in
the event that the Optionee materially breaches the terms of any employment, consulting,
confidentiality or non-compete agreement entered into with the Company or any
Subsidiary (including an employment, consulting, confidentiality or non-compete
agreement made in connection with the grant of the Option), whether such breach
occurs before or after termination of the Optionees employment with the
Company or any Subsidiary, the Committee in its sole discretion may require the
Optionee to surrender shares of Common Stock received, and to disgorge any
profits (however defined by the Committee), made or realized by the Optionee in
connection with this Option or any shares issued upon the exercise or vesting
of this Option.
3.3 Change in Control. If
a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan) of the Company occurs, this Option
will become immediately exercisable in full and will remain exercisable until
the Time of Termination. In addition, if
a Change in Control of the Company occurs, the Committee, in its sole
discretion and without the consent of the Optionee, may determine that the
Optionee will receive, with respect to some or all of the Option Shares, as of
the effective date of any such Change in Control of the Company, cash in an
amount equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value (as defined in the Plan) of
such Option Shares immediately prior to the effective date of such Change in
Control of the Company over the option exercise price per share of this Option
(or, in the event that there is no excess, that this Option will be terminated).
4. Manner of Option Exercise.
4.1 Notice. This Option may be exercised by the Optionee
in whole or in part from time to time, subject to the conditions contained in
the Plan and in this Agreement, by delivery, in person, by facsimile or electronic
transmission or through the mail, to the Company at its principal executive
office in Lincolnshire, Illinois, of a written notice of exercise. Such notice must be in a form satisfactory to
the Committee, must identify the Option, must specify the number of Option
Shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised, and must be signed
by the person or persons so exercising the Option.
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Such notice must be accompanied by payment in
full of the total purchase price of the Option Shares purchased. In the event that the Option is being
exercised, as provided by the Plan and Section 3.2 above, by any person or
persons other than the Optionee, the notice must be accompanied by appropriate
proof of right of such person or persons to exercise the Option. As soon as practicable after the effective exercise of
the Option, the Optionee will be recorded on the stock transfer books of the
Company as the owner of the Option Shares purchased, and the Company will
deliver to the Optionee certificated or uncertificated (book entry)
shares. In the event that the Option is
being exercised, as provided by resolutions of the Committee and Section 4.2
below, by tender of a Broker Exercise Notice, the Company will deliver such
shares directly to the Optionees broker or dealer or their nominee.
4.2 Payment.
(a) At the time of exercise of this Option, the Optionee
must pay the total purchase price of the Option Shares to be purchased entirely
in cash (including check, bank draft or money order); provided, however, that
the Committee, in its sole discretion and upon terms and conditions established
by the Committee, may allow such payments to be made, in whole or in part, by (i) tender
of a Broker Exercise Notice; (ii) by tender, or attestation as to
ownership, of Previously Acquired Shares that are acceptable to the Committee; (iii) by
a net exercise of the Option (as described below); or (iv) by
a combination of such methods.
(b) In the event the Optionee is permitted to pay the
total purchase price of this Option in whole or in part with Previously
Acquired Shares, the value of such shares will be equal to their Fair Market
Value on the date of exercise of this Option.
(c) In the case of a net exercise of an Option, the
Company will not require a payment of the exercise price of the Option from the
Optionee but will reduce the number of shares of Common Stock issued upon the
exercise by the largest number of whole shares that has a Fair Market Value on
the exercise date that does not exceed the aggregate exercise price for the
shares exercised under this method.
(d) Shares of Common Stock will no longer be outstanding
under this Option (and will therefore not thereafter be exercisable) following
the exercise of such Option to the extent of (i) shares used to pay the
exercise price of an Option under the net exercise, (ii) shares actually
delivered to the Optionee as a result of such exercise and (iii) any
shares withheld for purposes of tax withholding.
5. Rights of Optionee; Transferability.
5.1 Employment. Nothing in this Agreement will interfere with
or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to terminate the
employment of the Optionee at any time, nor confer upon the Optionee any right
to continue in the employ of the Company or any Subsidiary at any particular
position or rate of pay or for any particular period of time.
5.2 Rights as a Stockholder. The Optionee will have no rights as a stockholder
of the Company unless and until all conditions to the effective exercise of
this Option (including, without limitation, the conditions set forth in
Sections 4 and 6 of this Agreement) have been satisfied and the Optionee has
become the holder of record of such shares.
No adjustment will be made for dividends or distributions with respect
to this Option as to which there is a record date preceding the date the
Optionee becomes the holder of record of such shares, except as may otherwise
be provided in the Plan or determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.
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5.3 Restrictions on Transfer. Except pursuant to testamentary will or the
laws of descent and distribution or as otherwise expressly permitted by the
Plan, no right or interest of the Optionee in this Option prior to exercise may
be assigned or transferred, or subjected to any lien, during the lifetime of
the Optionee, either voluntarily or involuntarily, directly or indirectly, by
operation of law or otherwise. The
Optionee will, however, be entitled to designate a beneficiary to receive this
Option upon such Optionees death, and, in the event of the Optionees death,
exercise of this Option (to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 3.2(a) of
this Agreement) may be made by the Optionees legal representatives, heirs and
legatees.
6. Withholding Taxes.
The
Company is entitled to (a) withhold and deduct from future wages of the
Optionee (or from other amounts that may be due and owing to the Optionee from
the Company or a Subsidiary), or make other arrangements for the collection of,
all amounts the Company reasonably determines are necessary to satisfy any and
all federal, foreign, state and local withholding and employment-related tax
requirements attributable to the Option, including, without limitation, the
grant, exercise or vesting of, this Option or a disqualifying disposition of
any Option Shares; (b) withhold cash paid or payable or shares of Common
Stock from the shares issued or otherwise issuable to the Optionee in
connection with this Option; or (c) require the Optionee promptly to remit
the amount of such withholding to the Company before taking any action,
including issuing any shares of Common Stock, with respect to this Option. Shares of Common Stock issued or otherwise
issuable to the Optionee in connection with this Option that gives rise to the
tax withholding obligation that are withheld for purposes of satisfying the
Optionees withholding or employment-related tax obligation will be valued at
their Fair Market Value on the Tax Date.
7. Adjustments.
In
the event of any reorganization, merger, consolidation, recapitalization,
liquidation, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, combination of
shares, rights offering, divestiture or extraordinary dividend (including a
spin-off), or any other similar change in the corporate structure or shares of
the Company, the Committee (or, if the Company is not the surviving corporation
in any such transaction, the board of directors of the surviving corporation),
in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the rights of the Optionee, will
make appropriate adjustment (which determination will be conclusive) as to the
number and kind of securities or other property (including cash) subject to,
and the exercise price of, this Option.
8. Stock Subject to Plan.
The
Option and the Option Shares granted and issued pursuant to this Agreement have
been granted and issued under, and are subject to the terms of, the Plan. The terms of the Plan are incorporated by reference
in this Agreement in their entirety, and the Optionee, by execution of this
Agreement, acknowledges having received a copy of the Plan. The provisions of this Agreement will be
interpreted as to be consistent with the Plan, and any ambiguities in this
Agreement will be interpreted by reference to the Plan. In the event that any provision of this
Agreement is inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan
will prevail.
9. Incentive Stock Option Limitations.
9.1 Limitation on Amount. To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market
Value (determined as of the date of grant) of the shares of Common Stock with
respect to which incentive stock options (within the meaning of Section 422
of the Code) are exercisable for the first time by the Optionee during any
calendar year (under the Plan and any other incentive stock option plans of the
Company or any
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subsidiary or parent corporation of the
Company (within the meaning of the Code)) exceeds $100,000 (or such other
amount as may be prescribed by the Code from time to time), such excess
incentive stock options will be treated as non-statutory stock options in the
manner set forth in the Plan.
9.2 Limitation on
Exercisability; Disposition of Option Shares. Any incentive stock option that remains
unexercised more than one year following termination of employment by reason of
death or disability or more than three months following termination for any
reason other than death or disability will thereafter be deemed to be a
non-statutory stock option. In addition,
in the event that a disposition (as defined in Section 424(c) of the
Code) of shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of an
incentive stock option occurs prior to the expiration of two years after its
date of grant or the expiration of one year after its date of exercise (a disqualifying
disposition), such incentive stock option will, to the extent of such
disqualifying disposition, be treated in a manner similar to a non-statutory
stock option.
9.3 No Representation or
Warranty. Section 422
of the Code and the rules and regulations thereunder are complex, and
neither the Plan nor this Agreement purports to summarize or otherwise set
forth all of the conditions that need to be satisfied in order for this Option
to qualify as an incentive stock option.
In addition, this Option may contain terms and conditions that allow for
exercise of this Option beyond the periods permitted by Section 422 of the
Code, including, without limitation, the periods described in Section 9.2
of this Agreement. Accordingly, the
Company makes no representation or warranty regarding whether the exercise of
this Option will qualify as the exercise of an incentive stock option, and the
Company recommends that the Optionee consult with the Optionees own advisors
before making any determination regarding the exercise of this Option or the
sale of the Option Shares.
10. Miscellaneous.
10.1 Binding Effect. This Agreement will be binding upon the
heirs, executors, administrators and successors of the parties to this
Agreement.
10.2 Governing Law. This Agreement and all rights and obligations
under this Agreement will be construed in accordance with the Plan and governed
by the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to conflicts of laws
provisions. Any legal proceeding related
to this Agreement will be brought in an appropriate Illinois court, and the
parties to this Agreement consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the court
for this purpose.
10.3 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Plan set forth the
entire agreement and understanding of the parties to this Agreement with
respect to the grant and exercise of this Option and the administration of the
Plan and supersede all prior agreements, arrangements, plans and understandings
relating to the grant and exercise of this Option and the administration of the
Plan.
10.4 Amendment and Waiver. Other than as provided in the Plan, this
Agreement may be amended, waived, modified or canceled only by a written
instrument executed by the parties to this Agreement or, in the case of a
waiver, by the party waiving compliance.
10.5 Construction. Wherever possible, each provision of this
Agreement will be interpreted so that it is valid under the applicable
law. If any provision of this Agreement
is to any extent invalid under the applicable law, that provision will still be
effective to the extent it remains valid.
The remainder of this Agreement also will continue to be valid, and the
entire Agreement will continue to be valid in other jurisdictions.
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10.6 Counterparts.
For convenience of the parties hereto, this Agreement may be executed in
any number of counterparts, each such counterpart to be deemed an original
instrument, and all such counterparts together to constitute the same
agreement.
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The
parties to this Agreement have executed this Agreement effective the day and
year first above written.
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Exhibit 10.3
FORM OF NON-STATUTORY STOCK
OPTION AGREEMENT
THIS NON-STATUTORY STOCK
OPTION AGREEMENT is entered into and effective as of this day of ,
(the Date
of Grant), by and between BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the Company)
and
(the Optionee).
A. The Company has adopted the BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Amended and Restated 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (the Plan) authorizing the
Board of Directors (the Board) of the Company, or a committee as provided for
in the Plan (the Board or such a committee to be referred to as the Committee),
to grant non-statutory stock options to employees (including, without
limitation, officers and directors who are also employees) of the Company or
any Subsidiary, and any non-employee directors, consultants, advisors and
independent contractors of the Company or any Subsidiary (as defined in the
Plan).
B. The Company desires to give
the Optionee an inducement to acquire a proprietary interest in the Company and
an added incentive to advance the interests of the Company by granting to the
Optionee an option to purchase shares of common stock of the Company pursuant
to the Plan.
Accordingly, the parties
agree as follows:
1. Grant of Option.
The Company hereby grants to
the Optionee the right, privilege, and option (the Option) to purchase
( ) shares
(the Option Shares) of the Companys common stock, $0.0001 par value (the Common
Stock), according to the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set
forth and as set forth in the Plan. The
Option is not intended to be an incentive stock option, as that term is used
in Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code).
2. Option Exercise Price.
The per share price to be
paid by Optionee in the event of an exercise of the Option will be $ ,
which represents 100% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on
the Date of Grant, as determined in accordance with the Plan.
3. Duration of Option and Time of Exercise.
3.1 Initial Period of
Exercisability. The Option
will become exercisable with respect to the Option Shares [immediately/in
installments]. [The following table sets
forth the initial dates of exercisability of each installment and the number of
Option Shares as to which this Option will become exercisable on such dates:
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[The foregoing rights to exercise this Option will
be cumulative with respect to the Option Shares becoming exercisable on each
such date.] In no event will this Option
be exercisable after, and this Option will become void and expire as to all
unexercised Option Shares at 5:00 p.m. Lincolnshire, Illinois time on
(the Time of Termination).
3.2 Termination of Employment or
Other Service.
(a) Termination Due to Death, Disability or Retirement. In the event the Optionees employment or
other service with the Company and all Subsidiaries is terminated by reason of
death, Disability or Retirement, this Option will remain exercisable, to the
extent exercisable as of the date of such termination, for a period of one year
after such termination (but in no event after the Time of Termination).
(b) Termination for Reasons Other Than Death, Disability
or Retirement. In the
event that the Optionees employment or other service with the Company and all
Subsidiaries is terminated for any reason other than death, Disability or
Retirement, or the Optionee is in the employ of or performs services to a
Subsidiary and the Subsidiary ceases to be a Subsidiary of the Company (unless
the Optionee continues in the employ of or performs services to the Company or
another Subsidiary), all rights of the Optionee under the Plan and this
Agreement will immediately terminate without notice of any kind, and this
Option will no longer be exercisable; provided, however, that if such
termination is due to any reason other than termination by the Company or any
Subsidiary for cause (as defined in the Plan), this Option will remain
exercisable to the extent exercisable as of such termination for a period of
three months after such termination (but in no event after the Time of
Termination).
(c) Breach of Employment, Consulting,
Confidentiality or Non-Compete Agreements.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary and in
addition to the rights of the Committee under Section 12.4 of the Plan, in
the event that the Optionee materially breaches the terms of any employment, consulting,
confidentiality or non-compete agreement entered into with the Company or any
Subsidiary (including an employment, consulting, confidentiality or non-compete
agreement made in connection with the grant of the Option), whether such breach
occurs before or after termination of the Optionees employment or other
service with the Company or any Subsidiary, the Committee in its sole
discretion may require the Optionee to surrender shares of Common Stock
received, and to disgorge any profits (however defined by the Committee), made
or realized by the Optionee in connection with this Option or any shares issued
upon the exercise or vesting of this Option.
3.3 Change in Control. If
a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan) of the Company occurs, this Option
will become immediately exercisable in full and will remain exercisable until
the Time of Termination. In addition, if
a Change in Control of the Company occurs, the Committee, in its sole
discretion and without the consent of the Optionee, may determine that the
Optionee will receive, with respect to some or all of the Option Shares, as of
the effective date of any such Change in Control of the Company, cash in an
amount equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value (as defined in the Plan) of
such Option Shares immediately prior to the effective date of such Change in
Control of the Company over the option exercise price per share of this Option
(or, in the event that there is no excess, that this Option will be terminated).
4. Manner of Option Exercise.
4.1 Notice. This Option may be exercised by the Optionee
in whole or in part from time to time, subject to the conditions contained in
the Plan and in this Agreement, by delivery, in person, by
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facsimile or electronic transmission or
through the mail, to the Company at its principal executive office in Lincolnshire,
Illinois, of a written notice of exercise.
Such notice must be in a form satisfactory to the Committee, must
identify the Option, must specify the number of Option Shares with respect to
which the Option is being exercised, and must be signed by the person or
persons so exercising the Option. Such
notice must be accompanied by payment in full of the total purchase price of
the Option Shares purchased. In the
event that the Option is being exercised, as provided by the Plan and Section 3.2
above, by any person or persons other than the Optionee, the notice must be
accompanied by appropriate proof of right of such person or persons to exercise
the Option. As soon as practicable after the effective exercise of
the Option, the Optionee will be recorded on the stock transfer books of the
Company as the owner of the Option Shares purchased, and the Company will
deliver to the Optionee certificated or uncertificated (book entry)
shares. In the event that the Option is
being exercised, as provided by resolutions of the Committee and Section 4.2
below, by tender of a Broker Exercise Notice, the Company will deliver such
shares directly to the Optionees broker or dealer or their nominee.
4.2 Payment.
(a) At the time of exercise of this Option, the Optionee
must pay the total purchase price of the Option Shares to be purchased entirely
in cash (including check, bank draft or money order); provided, however, that
the Committee, in its sole discretion and upon terms and conditions established
by the Committee, may allow such payments to be made, in whole or in part, by (i) tender
of a Broker Exercise Notice; (ii) by tender, or attestation as to
ownership, of Previously Acquired Shares that are acceptable to the Committee; (iii) by
a net exercise of the Option (as described below); or (iv) by
a combination of such methods.
(b) In the event the Optionee is permitted to pay the
total purchase price of this Option in whole or in part with Previously
Acquired Shares, the value of such shares will be equal to their Fair Market
Value on the date of exercise of this Option.
(c) In the case of a net exercise of an Option, the
Company will not require a payment of the exercise price of the Option from the
Optionee but will reduce the number of shares of Common Stock issued upon the
exercise by the largest number of whole shares that has a Fair Market Value on
the exercise date that does not exceed the aggregate exercise price for the
shares exercised under this method.
(d) Shares of Common Stock will no longer be outstanding
under this Option (and will therefore not thereafter be exercisable) following
the exercise of such Option to the extent of (i) shares used to pay the
exercise price of an Option under the net exercise, (ii) shares actually
delivered to the Optionee as a result of such exercise and (iii) any
shares withheld for purposes of tax withholding.
5. Rights of Optionee; Transferability.
5.1 Employment or Service. Nothing in this Agreement will interfere with
or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to terminate the
employment or service of the Optionee at any time, nor confer upon the Optionee
any right to continue in the employ of or provide services to the Company or
any Subsidiary at any particular position or rate of pay or for any particular
period of time.
5.2 Rights as a Stockholder. The Optionee will have no rights as a stockholder
of the Company unless and until all conditions to the effective exercise of
this Option (including, without limitation, the conditions set forth in
Sections 4 and 6 of this Agreement) have been satisfied and the Optionee has
become the holder of record of such shares.
No adjustment will be made for dividends or
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distributions with respect to this Option as
to which there is a record date preceding the date the Optionee becomes the
holder of record of such shares, except as may otherwise be provided in the
Plan or determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.
5.3 Restrictions on Transfer. Except pursuant to testamentary will or the
laws of descent and distribution or as otherwise expressly permitted by the
Plan, no right or interest of the Optionee in this Option prior to exercise may
be assigned or transferred, or subjected to any lien, during the lifetime of
the Optionee, either voluntarily or involuntarily, directly or indirectly, by
operation of law or otherwise. The
Optionee will, however, be entitled to designate a beneficiary to receive this
Option upon such Optionees death, and, in the event of the Optionees death,
exercise of this Option (to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 3.2(a) of
this Agreement) may be made by the Optionees legal representatives, heirs and
legatees.
6. Withholding Taxes.
The
Company is entitled to (a) withhold and deduct from future wages of the
Optionee (or from other amounts that may be due and owing to the Optionee from
the Company or a Subsidiary), or make other arrangements for the collection of,
all amounts the Company reasonably determines are necessary to satisfy any and
all federal, foreign, state and local withholding and employment-related tax
requirements attributable to the Option, including, without limitation, the
grant, exercise or vesting of, this Option or a disqualifying disposition of
any Option Shares; (b) withhold cash paid or payable or shares of Common
Stock from the shares issued or otherwise issuable to the Optionee in
connection with this Option; or (c) require the Optionee promptly to remit
the amount of such withholding to the Company before taking any action,
including issuing any shares of Common Stock, with respect to this Option. Shares of Common Stock issued or otherwise
issuable to the Optionee in connection with this Option that gives rise to the
tax withholding obligation that are withheld for purposes of satisfying the
Optionees withholding or employment-related tax obligation will be valued at
their Fair Market Value on the Tax Date.
7. Adjustments.
In
the event of any reorganization, merger, consolidation, recapitalization,
liquidation, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, combination of
shares, rights offering, divestiture or extraordinary dividend (including a
spin-off), or any other similar change in the corporate structure or shares of
the Company, the Committee (or, if the Company is not the surviving corporation
in any such transaction, the board of directors of the surviving corporation),
in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the rights of the Optionee, will
make appropriate adjustment (which determination will be conclusive) as to the
number and kind of securities or other property (including cash) subject to,
and the exercise price of, this Option.
8. Stock Subject to Plan.
The
Option and the Option Shares granted and issued pursuant to this Agreement have
been granted and issued under, and are subject to the terms of, the Plan. The terms of the Plan are incorporated by
reference in this Agreement in their entirety, and the Optionee, by execution
of this Agreement, acknowledges having received a copy of the Plan. The provisions of this Agreement will be
interpreted as to be consistent with the Plan, and any ambiguities in this
Agreement will be interpreted by reference to the Plan. In the event that any provision of this
Agreement is inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan will
prevail.
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9. Miscellaneous.
9.1 Binding Effect. This Agreement will be binding upon the
heirs, executors, administrators and successors of the parties to this
Agreement.
9.2 Governing Law. This Agreement and all rights and obligations
under this Agreement will be construed in accordance with the Plan and governed
by the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to conflicts of laws
provisions. Any legal proceeding related
to this Agreement will be brought in an appropriate Illinois court, and the
parties to this Agreement consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the court
for this purpose.
9.3 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Plan set forth the
entire agreement and understanding of the parties to this Agreement with
respect to the grant and exercise of this Option and the administration of the
Plan and supersede all prior agreements, arrangements, plans and understandings
relating to the grant and exercise of this Option and the administration of the
Plan.
9.4 Amendment and Waiver. Other than as provided in the Plan, this
Agreement may be amended, waived, modified or canceled only by a written
instrument executed by the parties to this Agreement or, in the case of a
waiver, by the party waiving compliance.
9.5 Construction. Wherever possible, each provision of this
Agreement will be interpreted so that it is valid under the applicable
law. If any provision of this Agreement
is to any extent invalid under the applicable law, that provision will still be
effective to the extent it remains valid.
The remainder of this Agreement also will continue to be valid, and the
entire Agreement will continue to be valid in other jurisdictions.
9.6 Counterparts.
For convenience of the parties hereto, this Agreement may be executed in
any number of counterparts, each such counterpart to be deemed an original
instrument, and all such counterparts together to constitute the same
agreement.
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The
parties to this Agreement have executed this Agreement effective the day and
year first above written.
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