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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 5, 2001
File No. ____________ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION FORM S-8
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
INNOTRAC CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Georgia | 7389 | 58-1592285 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
6655 Sugarloaf Parkway Duluth, Georgia 30097 (678) 584-4000 |
Scott D. Dorfman President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board 6655 Sugarloaf Parkway Duluth, Georgia 30097 (678) 584-4000 |
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(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices) |
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number including area code, of agent for service) |
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(Full Title of the Plan) |
Copies to:
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered |
Amount to be Registered(2) | Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price(1) |
Amount of Registration Fee |
Common Stock |
2,800,000 |
$13,212,500 |
$3,303.13 |
(1) Determined in accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, based on $4.71875 the average of the high and low prices on the NASDAQ on January 30, 2001 (2) Pursuant to Rule 416, this Registration Statement shall be deemed to cover any additional securities to be offered or issued from stock splits, stock dividends, reclassification of stock, corporate transaction or similar transactions.
* Information required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.
The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference in this Registration Statement the following
documents previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"):
Any statement in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for the purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except
as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Not applicable (the Common Stock is registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act).
Not applicable.
ITEM 4.
Description of Securities
ITEM 5. Interests
of Named Experts and Counsel
ITEM 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Exhibit No. | Description |
4.1 | Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, Registration No. 333-42373 (the "Form S-1")). |
4.2 | Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Registrants Form S-1). |
4.3 | Innotrac Corporations 2000 Stock Option and Incentive Award Plan. |
4.4 | First Amendment to the Innotrac Corporation 2000 Stock Option and Incentive Award Plan. |
5 | Opinion and Consent of Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, Counsel to the Registrant. |
23.1 | Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP. |
23.2 | Consent of Kilpatrick Stockton LLP (included in Exhibit 5 hereto). |
24 | Powers of Attorney (included in the signature page hereto). |
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: (1) to file, during any period in
which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement, to include any
material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement
or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement; (2) that, for the purpose of determining
any liability under the securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; (3) to remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for the purposes of determining
any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of
such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or
otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against
public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Duluth, State of Georgia, on February 1, 2001.
INNOTRAC CORPORATION By: /s/ Scott D. Dorfman Scott D. Dorfman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
Each person whose signature appears below in so signing also makes, constitutes, and appoints Scott D. Dorfman and David L. Gamsey, and each of them acting alone, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities to execute and cause to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission any and all amendments and post-effective amendments to this registration statement, and any registration statement for the same offering covered by this registration statement that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, and all post-effective amendments thereto together with exhibits to any such registration statements or amendments and other documents in connection therewith, and hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorney-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed on February 1, 2001, by the following persons in the capacities indicated.
Signature | Position |
/s/ Scott D. Dorfman Scott D. Dorfman |
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board (Principal Executive Officer) |
/s/ David L. Gamsey David L. Gamsey | Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary (Principal Financial Officer and Accounting Officer) |
/s/ Bruce V. Benator Bruce V. Benator | Director |
/s/ Martin J. Blank Martin J. Blank | Director |
/s/ David Ellin David Ellin | Director |
/s/ Larry Hanger Larry Hanger | Director |
/s/ William H. Scott, III William H. Scott, III | Director |
Exhibit No. | Description |
4.1 | Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, Registration No. 333-42373 (the "Form S-1")). |
4.2 | Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Registrants Form S-1). |
4.3 | Innotrac Corporations 2000 Stock Option and Incentive Award Plan. |
4.4 | First Amendment to the Innotrac Corporation 2000 Stock Option and Incentive Award Plan. |
5 | Opinion and Consent of Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, Counsel to the Registrant. |
23.1 | Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP. |
23.2 | Consent of Kilpatrick Stockton LLP (included in Exhibit 5 hereto). |
24 | Powers of Attorney (included in the signature page hereto). |
ARTICLE 1. ESTABLISHMENT, PURPOSE, AND DURATION |
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1.1 Establishment of the Plan |
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1.2 Purpose of the Plan |
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1.3 Duration of the Plan |
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ARTICLE 2. DEFINITIONS |
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ARTICLE 3. ADMINISTRATION |
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3.1 The Committee |
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3.2 Authority of the Committee |
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3.3 Decisions Binding |
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ARTICLE 4. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN |
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4.1 Number of Shares |
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4.2 Lapsed Awards |
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4.3 Adjustments In Authorized Shares |
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ARTICLE 5. ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION |
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ARTICLE 6. STOCK OPTIONS |
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6.1 Grant of Options |
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6.2 Agreement |
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6.3 Option Price |
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6.4 Duration of Options |
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6.5 Exercise of Options |
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6.6 Payment |
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6.7 Limited Transferability |
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6.8 Shareholder Rights |
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ARTICLE 7. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS |
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7.1 Grants of SARs |
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7.2 Duration of SARs |
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7.3 Exercise of SAR |
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7.4 Determination of Payment of Cash and/or Common Stock Upon Exercise of SAR |
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7.5 Nontransferability |
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7.6 Shareholder Rights |
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ARTICLE 8. RESTRICTED STOCK; STOCK AWARDS |
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8.1 Grants |
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8.2 Restricted Period; Lapse of Restrictions |
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8.3 Rights of Holder; Limitations Thereon |
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8.4 Delivery of Unrestricted Shares |
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8.5 Nonassignability of Restricted Stock |
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ARTICLE 9. PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARDS |
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9.1 Award |
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9.2 Earning the Award |
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9.3 Payment |
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9.4 Shareholder Rights |
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ARTICLE 10. BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION |
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ARTICLE 11. DEFERRALS |
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ARTICLE 12. RIGHTS OF PARTICIPANTS |
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12.1 Employment |
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12.2 Participation |
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ARTICLE 13. CHANGE IN CONTROL |
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13.1 Definition |
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ARTICLE 14. AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION |
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14.1 Amendment, Modification and Termination |
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14.2 Awards Previously Granted |
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14.3 Compliance With Code Section 162(m) |
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ARTICLE 15. WITHHOLDING |
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15.1 Tax Withholding |
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15.2 Share Withholding |
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ARTICLE 16. INDEMNIFICATION |
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ARTICLE 17. SUCCESSORS |
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ARTICLE 18. LEGAL CONSTRUCTION |
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18.1 Gender and Number |
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18.2 Severability |
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18.3 Requirements of Law |
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18.4 Regulatory Approvals and Listing |
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18.5 Securities Law Compliance |
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18.6 Governing Law |
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1.1 Establishment of the Plan. Innotrac Corporation, a Georgia corporation (hereinafter referred to as the Company), hereby establishes a stock option and incentive award plan known as the Innotrac Corporation 2000 Stock Option and Incentive Award Plan (the Plan), as set forth in this document. The Plan permits the grant of Incentive Stock Options, Nonqualified Stock Options, Restricted Stock, Stock Awards, Performance Share Awards and Stock Appreciation Rights.
The Plan shall become effective on the date it is approved by the Board of Directors, March 28, 2000 (the Effective Date), subject to approval of the Plan by the Companys shareholders within the 12-month period immediately thereafter, and shall remain in effect as provided in Section 1.3.
1.2 Purpose of the Plan. The purposes of the Plan are to promote greater stock ownership in the Company by key employees, directors, consultants, or other persons who perform services for the Company and its subsidiaries, who are responsible for its future growth and continued success; to more closely link the personal interests of Participants (as defined below) to those of the Companys shareholders; and to provide flexibility to the Company in its ability to motivate, attract and retain the services of Participants upon whose judgment, interest and special effort the successful conduct of its operation largely depends.
1.3 Duration of the Plan. The Plan shall commence on the Effective Date, and shall remain in effect, subject to the right of the Board of Directors to amend or terminate the Plan at any time pursuant to Article 14, until the day prior to the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date.
Whenever used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
(a) | Agreement means an agreement entered into by each Participant and the Company, setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to Awards granted to Participants under this Plan. |
(b) | Award means, individually or collectively, a grant under this Plan of Incentive Stock Options, Nonqualified Stock Options, Restricted Stock, Stock Awards, Performance Share Awards or Stock Appreciation Rights. |
(c) | Beneficial Owner or Beneficial Ownership shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 13d-3 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act. |
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(d) | Board or Board of Directors means the Board of Directors of the Company. |
(e) | Cause means: (i) with respect to the Company or any Subsidiary which employs the Participant or for which the Participant primarily performs services, the commission by the Participant of an act of fraud, embezzlement, theft or proven dishonesty, or any other illegal act or practice (whether or not resulting in criminal prosecution or conviction), or any act or practice which the Committee shall, in good faith, deem to have resulted in the Participants becoming unbondable under the Companys or the Subsidiarys fidelity bond; (ii) the willful engaging by the Participant in misconduct which is deemed by the Committee, in good faith, to be materially injurious to the Company or any Subsidiary, monetarily or otherwise; or (iii) the willful and continued failure or habitual neglect by the Participant to perform his duties with the Company or the Subsidiary substantially in accordance with the operating and personnel policies and procedures of the Company or the Subsidiary generally applicable to all their employees. For purposes of this Plan, no act or failure to act by the Participant shall be deemed to be willful unless done or omitted to be done by the Participant not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the Participants action or omission was in the best interest of the Company and/or the Subsidiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant has entered into an employment agreement that is binding as of the date of employment termination, and if such employment agreement defines Cause, then the definition of Cause in such agreement shall apply to the Participant in this Plan. Cause under either (i), (ii) or (iii) shall be determined by the Committee. |
(f) | Change in Control has the meaning set forth in Article 13 of this Plan. |
(g) | Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor act thereto. |
(h) | Committee means (i) the committee appointed by the Board to administer the Plan with respect to grants of Awards, as specified in Article 3; or (ii) in the absence of such appointment, the Board itself. |
(i) | Common Stock means the common stock of the Company, par value $.10 per share. |
(j) | Company means Innotrac Corporation, a Georgia corporation, or any successor thereto as provided in Article 17. |
(k) | Corresponding SAR means an SAR that is granted in relation to a particular Option and that can be exercised only upon the surrender to the Company, unexercised, of that portion of the Option to which the SAR relates. |
(l) | Director means any individual who is a member of the Board of Directors of the Company. |
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(m) | Disability shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Companys long-term disability plan covering the Participant, or in the absence of such plan, a meaning consistent with Section 22(e)(3) of the Code. |
(n) | Employee means any employee of the Company or the Companys Subsidiaries. Directors who are not otherwise employed by the Company or the Companys Subsidiaries are not considered Employees under this Plan. |
(0) | Effective Date shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 1.1. |
(p) | Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, or any successor act thereto. |
(q) | Fair Market Value shall be determined as follows: |
(i) | If, on the relevant date, the Shares are traded on a national or regional securities exchange or on The Nasdaq National Market System (Nasdaq) and closing sale prices for the Shares are customarily quoted, on the basis of the closing sale price on the principal securities exchange on which the Shares may then be traded or, if there is no such sale on the relevant date, then on the last previous day on which a sale was reported; |
(ii) | If, on the relevant date, the Shares are not listed on any securities exchange or traded on Nasdaq, but nevertheless are publicly traded and reported on Nasdaq without closing sale prices for the Shares being customarily quoted, on the basis of the mean between the closing bid and asked quotations in such other over-the-counter market as reported by Nasdaq; but, if there are no bid and asked quotations in the over-the-counter market as reported by Nasdaq on that date, then the mean between the closing bid and asked quotations in the over-the-counter market as reported by Nasdaq on the immediately preceding day such bid and asked prices were quoted; and |
(iii) | If, on the relevant date, the Shares are not publicly traded as described in (i) or (ii), on the basis of the good faith determination of the Committee. |
(r) | Incentive Stock Option or ISO means an option to purchase Shares granted under Article 6 which is designated as an Incentive Stock Option and is intended to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code. |
(s) | Initial Value means, with respect to a Corresponding SAR, the Option Price per share of the related Option, and with respect to an SAR granted independently of an Option, the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock on the date of grant. |
(t) | Insider shall mean an Employee who is, on the relevant date, an officer or a director, or a beneficial owner of ten percent (10%) or more of any class of the Companys equity securities that is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act or any successor provision, all as defined under Section 16 of the Exchange Act. |
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(u) | Named Executive Officer means, if applicable, a Participant who, as of the date of vesting and/or payout of an Award is one of the group of covered employees, as defined in the regulations promulgated under Code Section 162(m), or any successor statute. |
(v) | Nonqualified Stock Option or NQSO means an option to purchase Shares granted under Article 6, and which is not intended or otherwise fails to meet the requirements of Code Section 422. |
(w) | Option means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option. |
(x) | Option Price&&148; means the price at which a Share may be purchased by a Participant pursuant to an Option, as determined by the Committee. |
(y) | Participant means an Employee, Director, consultant or other person who performs services for the Company or a Subsidiary, who has been determined by the Committee to contribute significantly to the profits or growth of the Company and who has been granted an Award under the Plan which is outstanding. |
(z) | Performance Share Award means an Award, which, in accordance with the terms of Article 9 and the other provisions of the Plan and subject to an Agreement, will entitle the Participant, or his estate or beneficiary in the event of the Participants death, to receive cash, Common Stock or a combination thereof. |
(aa) | Person shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, including a group as defined in Section 13(d) thereof. |
(bb) | Retirement shall mean retiring from employment with the Company or any Subsidiary on or after attaining age sixty five (65). |
(cc) | Restricted Stock means an Award of Common Stock granted in accordance with the terms of Article 8 and the other provisions of the Plan, and which is nontransferable and subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture. Shares of Common Stock shall cease to be Restricted Stock when, in accordance with the terms hereof and the applicable Agreement, they become transferable and free of substantial risk of forfeiture. |
(dd) | SAR means a stock appreciation right that entitles the holder to receive, with respect to each share of Common Stock encompassed by the exercise of such SAR, the amount determined by the Committee and specified in an Agreement. In the absence of such specification, the holder shall be entitled to receive in cash, with respect to each share of Common Stock encompassed by the exercise of such SAR, the excess of the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise over the Initial Value. References to SARs include both Corresponding SARs and SARs granted independently of Options, unless the context requires otherwise. |
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(ee) | Shares means the shares of Common Stock of the Company (including any new, additional or different stock or securities resulting from the changes described in Section 4.3). |
(ff) | Stock Award means a grant of Shares under Article 8 that is not generally subject to restrictions and pursuant to which a certificate for the Shares is transferred to the Employee. |
(gg) | Subsidiary means any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or other entity in which the Company has a majority voting interest, either direct or indirect. |
3.1 The Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Board of Directors or by the Compensation Committee of the Board (or a subcommittee thereof), or by any other committee or subcommittee appointed by the Board that is granted authority to administer the Plan. The members of the Committee shall be appointed from time to time by, and shall serve at the discretion of, the Board of Directors. In the absence of any such appointment, the Plan shall be administered by the Board.
3.2 Authority of the Committee. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have full and exclusive power to select the Participants who shall participate in the Plan (who may change from year to year); determine the size and types of Awards; determine the terms and conditions of Awards in a manner consistent with the Plan (including conditions on the exercisability of all or a part of an Option or SAR, restrictions on transferability, vesting provisions on Restricted Stock or Performance Share Awards and the duration of the Awards); construe and interpret the Plan and any agreement or instrument entered into under the Plan; establish, amend or waive rules and regulations for the Plans administration; and (subject to the provisions of Article 14) amend the terms and conditions of any outstanding Award to the extent such terms and conditions are within the discretion of the Committee as provided in the Plan, including accelerating the time any Option or SAR may be exercised and establishing different terms and conditions relating to the effect of the termination of employment or other services to the Company. Further, the Committee shall make all other determinations which may be necessary or advisable in the Committees opinion for the administration of the Plan. All expenses of administering this Plan shall be borne by the Company.
3.3
Decisions Binding.
All determinations and decisions made by the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan and all related orders and
resolutions of the Board shall be final, conclusive and binding on all Persons,
including the Company, the shareholders, Participants and their estates and beneficiaries.
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Number of Shares. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.3, the total
number of Shares available for grant of Awards under the Plan shall be one
million three hundred thousand (1,300,000) Shares. The Shares may, in the
discretion of the Company, be either authorized but unissued Shares or Shares
held as treasury shares, including Shares purchased by the Company, whether on
the market or otherwise. The following rules shall apply for purposes of the
determination of the number of Shares available for grant under the Plan: 4.2
Lapsed Awards. If any Award granted under this Plan is canceled, terminates, expires or
lapses for any reason, or if Shares are withheld in payment of the Option Price
or for withholding taxes, any Shares subject to such Award or that are withheld
shall again be available for the grant of an Award under the Plan. However, in
the event that prior to the Awards cancellation, termination, expiration
or lapse, the holder of the Award at any time received one or more
benefits of ownership pursuant to such Award (as defined by the
Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to any rule or interpretation
promulgated under Section 16 of the Exchange Act), the Shares subject to such
Award shall not again be made available for regrant under the Plan. 4.3
Adjustments In Authorized Shares. In the event of any change in
corporate capitalization, such as a stock split or stock dividend; a
reclassification of stock; a corporate transaction, such as any merger,
consolidation, separation, including a spin-off, or other distribution of stock
or property of the Company; any reorganization (whether or not such
reorganization comes within the definition of such term in Code Section 368); or
any partial or complete liquidation of the Company, such adjustment shall be
made in the number and class of Shares which may be delivered under the Plan,
and in the number and class of and/or price of Shares subject to outstanding
Awards granted under the Plan, as may be determined to be appropriate and
equitable by the Committee, in its sole discretion, to prevent dilution or
enlargement of rights; provided, however, that the number of Shares subject to
any Award shall always be a whole number and the Committee shall make such
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Director or Employee of the Company or of any Subsidiary, or any independent
contractor, adviser or consultant to the Company or any Subsidiary, whose
judgment, initiative and efforts contribute or may be expected to contribute
materially to the successful performance of the Company or any Subsidiary shall
be eligible to receive an Award under the Plan. In determining the individuals
to whom such an Award shall be granted and the number of Shares which may be
granted pursuant to that Award, the Committee shall take into account the duties
of the respective individual, his or her present and potential contributions to
the success of the Company or any Subsidiary, and such other factors as the
Committee shall deem relevant in connection with accomplishing the purpose of
the Plan. 6.1
Grant of Options. Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, Options may be
granted to Participants at any time and from time to time as shall be determined
by the Committee. The Committee shall have sole discretion in determining the
number of Shares subject to Options granted to each Participant. An Option may
be granted with or without a Corresponding SAR. No Participant may be granted
ISOs (under the Plan and all other incentive stock option plans of the Company
and any Subsidiary) which are first exercisable in any calendar year for Common
Stock having an aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the date an Option
is granted) that exceeds One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000). The preceding
annual limit shall not apply to NQSOs. The Committee may grant a Participant
ISOs, NQSOs or a combination thereof, and may vary such Awards among
Participants. The maximum number of Shares subject to Options which can be
granted under the Plan during any calendar year to any individual is 500,000
Shares. 6.2
Agreement. Each
Option grant shall be evidenced by an Agreement that shall specify the Option
Price, the duration of the Option, the number of Shares to which the Option
pertains and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine. The Option
Agreement shall further specify whether the Award is intended to be an ISO or an
NQSO. Any portion of an Option that is not designated as an ISO or otherwise
fails or is not qualified as an ISO (even if designated as an ISO) shall be a
NQSO. If the Option is granted in connection with a Corresponding SAR, the
Agreement shall also specify the terms that apply to the exercise of the Option
and Corresponding SAR. 6.3
Option Price. The Option Price for each grant of an ISO
shall not be less than
one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the
Option is granted. In no event, however, shall any Participant who owns (within
the meaning of Section 424(d) of the Code) stock of the Company possessing more
than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of
stock of the Company be eligible to receive an ISO at an Option Price less than
one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of a share on the date
the ISO is granted. The Option Price for each grant of a NQSO shall be
established by the Committee and, in its discretion, may be less or more than
the Fair Market Value of a Share on -7- the date the Option is granted. The
Committee is authorized to issue Options, whether ISOs or NQSOs, at an Option
Price in excess of the Fair Market Value on the date the Option is granted (the
so-called Premium Price Option) to encourage superior performance. 6.4
Duration of Options. Each Option shall expire at such time as the
Committee shall determine at the time of grant; provided, however, that no
Option shall be exercisable later than the tenth (10th) anniversary date of its
grant; provided, further, however, that any ISO granted to any Participant who
at such time owns (within the meaning of Section 424(d) of the Code) stock of
the Company possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting
power of all classes of stock of the Company, shall not be exercisable later
than the fifth (5th) anniversary date of its grant. 6.5
Exercise of Options Options granted under the Plan shall be exercisable
at such times and be subject to such restrictions and conditions as the
Committee shall in each instance approve, including conditions related to the
employment of the Participant with the Company or any Subsidiary, which need not
be the same for each grant or for each Participant. Each Option shall be
exercisable for such number of Shares and at such time or times, including
periodic installments, as may be determined by the Committee at the time of the
grant. The Committee may provide in the Agreement for automatic accelerated
vesting and other rights upon the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined
in Section 13.1) of the Company. Except as otherwise provided in the
Agreement and Article 13, the right to purchase Shares that are exercisable in
periodic installments shall be cumulative so that when the right to purchase any
Shares has accrued, such Shares or any part thereof may be purchased at any time
thereafter until the expiration or termination of the Option. The exercise or
partial exercise of either an Option or its Corresponding SAR shall result in
the termination of the other to the extent of the number of Shares with respect
to which the Option or Corresponding SAR is exercised. 6.6
Payment. Options
shall be exercised by the delivery of a written notice of exercise to the
Company, setting forth the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is
to be exercised, accompanied by full payment for the Shares. The Option Price
upon exercise of any Option shall be payable to the Company in full, either: (a)
in cash, (b) cash equivalent approved by the Committee, (c) if approved by the
Committee, by tendering previously acquired Shares (or delivering a
certification of ownership of such Shares) having an aggregate Fair Market Value
at the time of exercise equal to the total Option Price (provided that the
Shares which are tendered must have been held by the Participant for the period
required by the Committee, if any, prior to their tender to satisfy the Option
Price), or (d) by a combination of (a), (b) and (c). The Committee also may
allow cashless exercises as permitted under Federal Reserve Boards
Regulation T, subject to applicable securities law restrictions, or by any other
means which the Committee determines to be consistent with the Plans
purpose and applicable law. As soon as practicable after receipt of a written
notification of exercise and full payment, the Company shall deliver to the
Participant, in the Participants name, Share certificates in an
appropriate amount based upon the number of Shares purchased under the
Option(s), and may place appropriate legends on the certificates representing
such Shares. 6.7
Limited Transferability. If permitted by the Committee
in the Agreement, a Participant may transfer an Option granted -8- hereunder,
including, but not limited to, transfers to members of his or her Immediate
Family (as defined below), to one or more trusts for the benefit of such
Immediate Family members, or to one or more partnerships where such Immediate
Family members are the only partners, if (i) the Participant does not receive
any consideration in any form whatsoever for such transfer, (ii) such transfer
is permitted under applicable tax laws, and (iii) the Participant is an Insider,
such transfer is permitted under Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act as in effect
from time to time. Any Option so transferred shall continue to be subject to the
same terms and conditions in the hands of the transferee as were applicable to
said Option immediately prior to the transfer thereof. Any reference in any such
Agreement to the employment by or performance of services for the Company by the
Participant shall continue to refer to the employment of, or performance by, the
transferring Participant. For purposes hereof, Immediate Family
shall mean the Participant and the Participants spouse, children and
grandchildren. Any Option that is granted pursuant to any Agreement that did not
initially expressly allow the transfer of said Option and that has not been
amended to expressly permit such transfer, shall not be transferable by the
Participant other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and
such Option thus shall be exercisable in the Participants lifetime only by
the Participant.
6.8 Shareholder Rights.
No Participant shall have any rights as a shareholder with respect to Shares subject to his Option until the issuance
of such Shares to the Participant pursuant to the exercise of such Option. 7.1
Grants of SARs. The Committee shall designate Participants to whom
SARs are granted, and will specify the number of Shares of Common Stock subject
to each grant. An SAR may be granted with or without a related Option. All SARs
granted under this Plan shall be subject to an Agreement in accordance with the
terms of this Plan. A payment to the Participant upon the exercise of a
Corresponding SAR may not be more than the difference between the Fair Market
Value of the Shares subject to the ISO on the date of grant and the Fair Market
Value of the Shares on the date of exercise of the Corresponding SAR. The
maximum number of SARs which can be granted under the Plan during any calendar
year to any individual is 500,000 SARs. 7.2
Duration of SARs.
The duration of an SAR shall be set forth
in the Agreement as determined by the Committee. An SAR that is granted as a
Corresponding SAR shall have the same duration as the Option to which it
relates. An SAR shall terminate due to the Participants termination of
employment at the same time as the date specified in Article 6 with respect to
Options, regardless of whether the SAR was granted in connection with the grant
of an Option. 7.3
Exercise of SAR. An SAR may be
exercised in whole at any
time or in part from time to time and at such times and in compliance with such
requirements as the Committee shall determine as set forth in the Agreement;
provided, however, that a Corresponding SAR that is related to an Incentive
Stock Option may be exercised only to the extent that the related Option is
exercisable and only when the Fair Market Value of the Shares exceeds the Option
Price of the related ISO. An SAR granted under this Plan may be exercised with -9- respect to any number of whole shares less than the full number of shares for
which the SAR could be exercised. A partial exercise of an SAR shall not affect
the right to exercise the SAR from time to time in accordance with this Plan and
the applicable Agreement with respect to the remaining shares subject to the
SAR. The exercise of either an Option or Corresponding SAR shall result in the
termination of the other to the extent of the number of Shares with respect to
which the Option or its Corresponding SAR is exercised. 7.4
Determination of Payment of Cash and/or Common Stock Upon Exercise of
SAR. At the Committees
discretion, the amount payable as a result of the exercise of an SAR may be
settled in cash, Common Stock, or a combination of cash and Common Stock. A
fractional share shall not be deliverable upon the exercise of an SAR, but a
cash payment shall be made in lieu thereof. 7.5
Nontransferability.
Each SAR granted under the Plan shall
be nontransferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
During the lifetime of the Participant to whom the SAR is granted, the SAR may
be exercised only by the Participant. No right or interest of a Participant in
any SAR shall be liable for, or subject to any lien, obligation or liability of
such Participant. A Corresponding SAR shall be subject to the same restrictions
on transfer as the ISO to which it relates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
the Agreement so provides, a Participant may transfer an SAR (other than a
Corresponding SAR that relates to an Incentive Stock Option) under the same
rules and conditions as are set forth in Section 6.7. 7.6
Shareholder Rights.
No Participant shall have any rights as a shareholder with respect to Shares subject to an SAR until the issuance of
Shares (if any) to the Participant pursuant to the exercise of such SAR. 8.1
Grants. The Committee may from time to time in its
discretion grant Restricted Stock and Stock Awards to Participants and may
determine the number of Shares of Restricted Stock or Stock Awards to be
granted. The Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of, and the
amount of payment, if any, to be made by the Participant for such Shares or
Restricted Stock. A grant of Restricted Stock may, in addition to other
conditions, require the Participant to pay for such Shares of Restricted Stock,
but the Committee may establish a price below Fair Market Value at which the
Participant can purchase the Shares of Restricted Stock. Each grant of
Restricted Stock shall be evidenced by an Agreement containing terms and
conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as the Committee shall determine to be
appropriate in its sole discretion. The maximum number of Shares of Restricted
Stock or Stock Awards which can be granted under the Plan during any calendar
year to any individual is 500,000 Shares. 8.2
Restricted Period; Lapse of Restrictions.
At the time a grant of Restricted Stock is
made, the Committee shall establish a period or periods of time (the
Restricted Period) applicable to such grant which, unless the
Committee otherwise provides, shall not be less than one year. Subject to -10- the
other provisions of this Article 8, at the end of the Restricted Period all
restrictions shall lapse and the Restricted Stock shall vest in the Participant.
At the time a grant is made, the Committee may, in its discretion, prescribe
conditions for the incremental lapse of restrictions during the Restricted
Period and for the lapse or termination of restrictions upon the occurrence of
other conditions in addition to or other than the expiration of the Restricted
Period with respect to all or any portion of the Restricted Stock. Such
conditions may, but need not, include the following: The Committee may also, in
its discretion, shorten or terminate the Restricted Period, or waive any
conditions for the lapse or termination of restrictions with respect to all or
any portion of the Restricted Stock at any time after the date the grant is
made. 8.3
Rights of Holder; Limitations Thereon. Upon
a grant of Restricted Stock, a stock
certificate (or certificates) representing the number of Shares of Restricted
Stock granted to the Participant shall be registered in the Participants
name and shall be held in custody by the Company or a bank selected by the
Committee for the Participants account. Following such registration, the
Participant shall have the rights and privileges of a shareholder as to such
Restricted Stock, including the right to receive dividends, if and when declared
by the Board of Directors, and to vote such Restricted Stock, except that the
right to receive cash dividends shall be the right to receive such dividends
either in cash currently or by payment in Restricted Stock, as the Committee
shall determine, and except further that, the following restrictions shall
apply: -11- With
respect to any Shares received as a result of adjustments under Section 4.3
hereof and any Shares received with respect to cash dividends declared on
Restricted Stock, the Participant shall have the same rights and privileges, and
be subject to the same restrictions, as are set forth in this Article 8. 8.4
Delivery of Unrestricted Shares.
Upon the expiration or termination of the Restricted Period for any Shares of
Restricted Stock and the satisfaction of any and all other conditions prescribed
by the Committee, the restrictions applicable to such Shares of Restricted Stock
shall lapse and a stock certificate for the number of Shares of Restricted Stock
with respect to which the restrictions have lapsed shall be delivered, free of
all such restrictions except any that may be imposed by law, a
shareholders agreement or any other agreement, to the holder of the
Restricted Stock. The Company shall not be required to deliver any fractional
Share but will pay, in lieu thereof, the Fair Market Value (determined as of the
date the restrictions lapse) of such fractional Share to the holder thereof.
Concurrently with the delivery of a certificate for Restricted Stock, the holder
shall be required to pay an amount necessary to satisfy any applicable federal,
state and local tax requirements as set out in Article 16 below. 8.5
Nonassignability of Restricted Stock. Unless the Committee provides otherwise in the
Agreement, no grant of, nor any right or interest of a Participant in or to, any
Restricted Stock, or in any instrument evidencing any grant of Restricted Stock
under the Plan, may be assigned, encumbered or transferred except, in the event
of the death of a Participant, by will or the laws of descent and distribution. 9.1
Award.
The Committee may designate Participants to whom Performance Share Awards will
be granted from time to time for no consideration and specify the number of
shares of Common Stock covered by the Award. 9.2
Earning the Award A Performance Share Award, or portion
thereof, will be earned, and the Participant will be entitled to receive Common
Stock, a cash payment or a combination thereof, only upon the achievement by the
Participant, the Company, or a Subsidiary of such performance objectives as the
Committee, in its discretion, shall prescribe on the date of grant. The
Committee may in determining whether performance targets have been met adjust
the Companys financial results to exclude the effect of unusual charges or
income items or other events, including acquisitions or dispositions of
businesses or assets, restructurings, reductions in force, currency fluctuations
or changes in accounting, which are distortive of financial results -12- & (either on a
segment or consolidated basis). In addition, the Committee will adjust its
calculations to exclude the effect on financial results of changes in the Code
or other tax laws, or the regulations relating thereto. 9.3
Payment. In the discretion of the
Committee, the amount payable when a
Performance Share Award is earned may be settled in cash, by the grant of Common
Stock or a combination of cash and Common Stock. The aggregate Fair Market Value
of the Common Stock received by the Participant pursuant to a Performance Share
Award, together with any cash paid to the Participant, shall be equal to the
aggregate Fair Market Value, on the date the Performance Shares are earned, of
the number of Shares of Common Stock equal to each Performance Share earned. A
fractional Share will not be deliverable when a Performance Share Award is
earned, but a cash payment will be made in lieu thereof. 9.4
Shareholder Rights. >No Participant shall have, as a result
of receiving a Performance Share Award, any rights as a shareholder until and to
the extent that the Performance Shares are earned and Common Stock is
transferred to such Participant. If the Agreement so provides, a Participant may
receive a cash payment equal to the dividends that would have been payable with
respect to the number of Shares of Common Stock covered by the Award between
(a) the date that the Performance Shares are awarded and (b) the date
that a transfer of Common Stock to the Participant, cash settlement, or
combination thereof is made pursuant to the Performance Share Award. A
Participant may not sell, transfer, pledge, exchange, hypothecate, or otherwise
dispose of a Performance Share Award or the right to receive Common Stock
thereunder other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. After a
Performance Share Award is earned and paid in Common Stock, a Participant will
have all the rights of a shareholder with respect to the Common Stock so
awarded; provided that the restrictions of Section 19.4 or any
shareholders agreement or other agreement shall, if applicable, continue
to apply. To
the extent applicable, each Participant under the Plan may, from time to time,
name any beneficiary or beneficiaries (who may be named contingently or
successively) to whom any benefit under the Plan is to be paid in case of his or
her death before he or she receives any or all of such benefit. Each such
designation shall revoke all prior designations by the same Participant, shall
be in a form prescribed by the Company and shall be effective only when filed by
the Participant, in writing, with the Company during the Participants
lifetime. In the absence of any such designation, benefits remaining unpaid at
the Participants death shall be paid to the Participants estate. If
required, the spouse of a married Participant domiciled in a community property
jurisdiction shall join in any designation of a beneficiary or beneficiaries
other than the spouse. The
Committee may permit a Participant to defer to another plan or program such
Participants receipt of Shares or cash that would otherwise be due to such
Participant by virtue of the exercise of an Option, the vesting of Restricted
Stock, or the earning of a Performance Share Award. If any such -13- deferral
election is required or permitted, the Committee shall, in its sole discretion,
establish rules and procedures for such payment deferrals. 12.1
Employment.
Nothing in the Plan shall interfere with or limit in any way
the right of the Company or a Subsidiary to terminate any Participants
employment by, or performance of services for, the Company at any time, nor
confer upon any Participant any right to continue in the employ or service of
the Company or a Subsidiary. For purposes of the Plan, transfer of employment of
a Participant between the Company and any one of its Subsidiaries (or between
Subsidiaries) shall not be deemed a termination of employment. 12.2
Participation.
No Employee shall have the right to be
selected to receive an Award under this Plan, or, having been so selected, to be
selected to receive a future Award.
13.1 Definition.. For purposes of the Plan,
a "Change in Control" shall be deemed to have
occurred if: -14- 14.1
Amendment, Modification and Termination. The Board
may, at any time and from time to time, alter,
amend, suspend or terminate the Plan in whole or in part; provided, that, unless
approved by the holders of a majority of the total number of Shares of the
Company represented and voted at a meeting at which a quorum is present, no
amendment shall be made to the Plan if such amendment would (a) materially
modify the eligibility requirements provided in Article 5; (b) increase the
manner in which the total number of Shares which may be granted under the Plan
is determined (except as provided in Section 4.3); (c) extend the term of the
Plan; or (d) amend the Plan in any other manner which the Board, in its
discretion, determines should become effective only if approved by the
shareholders even if such shareholder approval is not expressly required by the
Plan or by law. 14.2
Awards Previously Granted. No termination,
amendment or modification of the Plan shall adversely affect in any material way
any Award previously granted under the Plan, without the written consent of the
Participant holding such Award. The Committee shall, with the written consent of
the Participant holding such Award, have the authority to cancel Awards
outstanding and grant replacement Awards therefor. 14.3
Compliance With Code Section 162(m).
At all times when the Committee determines that compliance with
Code Section 162(m) is required or desired, all Awards granted under this Plan
to Named Executive Officers shall comply with the requirements of Code Section
162(m). In addition, in the event that changes are made to Code Section 162(m)
to permit greater flexibility with respect to any Award or Awards under the
Plan, the Committee may, subject to this Article 14, make any adjustments it
deem appropriate. -15- 15.1
Tax Withholding.
The Company shall have the power and the right to deduct or
withhold, or require a Participant to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient
to satisfy federal, state and local taxes (including the Participants FICA
obligation) required by law to be withheld with respect to any taxable event
arising in connection with an Award under this Plan. 15.2
Share Withholding.
With respect to withholding required upon the exercise
of Options, or upon any other taxable event arising as a result of Awards
granted hereunder which are to be paid in the form of Shares, Participants may
elect, subject to the approval of the Committee, to satisfy the withholding
requirement, in whole or in part, by having the Company withhold Shares having a
Fair Market Value on the date the tax is to be determined equal to the minimum
statutory total tax which could be imposed on the transaction. All elections
shall be irrevocable, made in writing, signed by the Participant, and elections
by Insiders shall additionally comply with all legal requirements applicable to
Share transactions by such Participants. Each
person who is or shall have been a member of the Committee, or the Board, shall
be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from any loss, cost,
liability or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by him or
her in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit or proceeding
to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be involved by
reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan and against and from
any and all amounts paid by him or her in settlement thereof, with the
Companys approval, or paid by him or her in satisfaction of any judgment
in any such action, suit or proceeding against him or her, provided he or she
shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend
the same before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own
behalf. The foregoing right of indemnification shall be in addition to any other
rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under the
Companys Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, as a matter of law, or
otherwise, or any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them
harmless. All
obligations of the Company under the Plan, with respect to Awards granted
hereunder, shall be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the
existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase,
merger, consolidation or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the business
and/or assets of the Company. -16-
18.1 Gender and Number
Except where otherwise indicated by the
context, any masculine term used herein shall also include the feminine;
the plural shall include the singular and the singular
shall include the plural. 18.2
Severability
If any provision of the Plan shall be held
illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect
the remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as
if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included. 18.3
Requirements of Law
The granting of Awards and the
issuance of Shares under the Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules
and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national
securities exchanges as may be required. 18.4
Regulatory Approvals and
Listing. The Company shall not be required to issue any
certificate or certificates for Shares under the Plan prior to (i) obtaining any
approval from any governmental agency which the Company shall, in its
discretion, determine to be necessary or advisable, (ii) the admission of such
shares to listing on any national securities exchange or Nasdaq on which the
Companys Shares may be listed, and (iii) the completion of any
registration or other qualification of such Shares under any state or federal
law or ruling or regulation of any governmental body which the Company shall, in
its sole discretion, determine to be necessary or advisable. To
the extent applicable, if required by the then-current Section 16 of the
Exchange Act, any derivative security or equity security
offered pursuant to the Plan to any Insider may not be sold or transferred for
at least six (6) months after the date of grant of such Award. The terms
equity security and derivative security shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in the then-current Rule 16(a) under the Exchange Act. 18.5
Securities Law Compliance.
To the extent
applicable, with respect to Insiders, transactions under this Plan are intended
to comply with all applicable conditions of Rule 16b-3 or its successors under
the Exchange Act. To the extent any provisions of the Plan or action by the
Committee fails to so comply, it shall be deemed null and void, to the extent
permitted by law and deemed advisable by the Committee.
18.6 Governing Law.
To the extent not preempted by Federal law, the Plan, and all
agreements hereunder, shall be construed in accordance with and governed
by the laws of the State of Georgia. AS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF INNOTRAC CORPORATION ON MARCH 28, 2000. -17-
ARTICLE 4. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
(a)
The grant of an Option, SAR, Stock Award, Restricted Stock Award or Performance
Share Award shall reduce the Shares available for grant under the Plan by the
number of Shares subject to such Award.
(b)
While an Option, SAR, Stock Award, Restricted Stock Award or Performance Share
Award is outstanding, it shall be counted against the authorized pool of Shares,
regardless of its vested status.
ARTICLE 5. ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION
ARTICLE 6. STOCK OPTIONS
ARTICLE 7. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
ARTICLE 8. RESTRICTED STOCK; STOCK AWARDS
(a)
The death, Disability
or Retirement of the Employee to whom Restricted Stock is granted, or
(b)
The occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined in Section 13.1).
(a)
The Participant shall not be entitled to delivery of a certificate until the
expiration or termination of the Restricted Period for the Shares represented by
such certificate and the satisfaction of any and all other conditions prescribed
by the Committee;
(b)
None of the Shares of Restricted Stock may be sold, transferred, assigned,
pledged, or otherwise encumbered or disposed of during the Restricted Period and
until the satisfaction of any and all other conditions prescribed by the
Committee; and
(c)
All of the Shares of Restricted Stock that have not vested shall be forfeited
and all rights of the Participant to such Shares of Restricted Stock shall
terminate without further obligation on the part of the Company, unless the
Participant has remained an employee of (or non-Employee Director of or active
consultant providing services to) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, until
the expiration or termination of the Restricted Period and the satisfaction of
any and all other conditions prescribed by the Committee applicable to such
Shares of Restricted Stock. Upon the forfeiture of any Shares of Restricted
Stock, such forfeited Shares shall be transferred to the Company without further
action by the Participant and shall, in accordance with Section 4.2, again be
available for grant under the Plan. If the Participant paid any amount for the
Shares of Restricted Stock that are forfeited, the Company shall pay the
Participant the lesser of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date they
are forfeited or the amount paid by the Participant.
ARTICLE 9. PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARDS
ARTICLE 10. BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION
ARTICLE 11. DEFERRALS
ARTICLE 12. RIGHTS OF PARTICIPANTS
ARTICLE 13. CHANGE IN CONTROL
(a)
the Company consolidates or merges with or into another company, or is otherwise
reorganized, if the Company is not the surviving company in such transaction,
or, if after such transaction, any other company, association or other person,
entity or group or the shareholders thereof that did not own fifty percent (50%)
or more of the then outstanding Shares prior to such transaction, then own,
directly and/or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of the then
outstanding Shares of the Company or more than fifty percent (50%) of the assets
of the Company; or
(b)
more than 35% of the Shares of the Company are, in a single transaction or in a
series of related transactions, sold or otherwise transferred to or are acquired
by (except as collateral security for a loan) any other company, association or
other person, entity or group, whether or not any such shareholder or any
shareholders included in such group were shareholders of the Company prior to
the Change in Control, provided however that a Change in
Control shall not be deemed to have occurred as a result of any
transaction wherein any person, entity or group that owns more than sixty-five
percent (65%) of the then outstanding Shares prior to such transaction continues
to own sixty-five percent (65%) or more after such transaction; or
(c)
a change in the composition of the Board such that the individuals who, as of
the Effective Date, constitute the Board (such Board shall be hereinafter
referred to as the Incumbent Board) cease for any reason to
constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, for purposes of
this Section 13.1 that any individual who becomes a member of the Board
subsequent to the Effective Date whose election, or nomination for election by
the Companys shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority
of those individuals who are members of the Board and who were also members of
the Incumbent Board (or deemed to be such pursuant to this proviso) shall be
considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board; but,
provided, further, that any such individual whose initial assumption of office
occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened election contest (as such
terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange
Act, including any successor to such Rule), or other actual or threatened
solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the
Board, shall not be so considered as a member of the Incumbent Board.
ARTICLE 14. AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION
ARTICLE 15. WITHHOLDING
ARTICLE 16. INDEMNIFICATIONM
ARTICLE 17. SUCCESSORS
ARTICLE 18. LEGAL CONSTRUCTION
THIS AMENDMENT is made as of the 20th day of January, 2001, by Innotrac Corporation, a Georgia corporation (the Company);
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company established the Innotrac Corporation Stock Option and Incentive Award Plan (the Plan) effective March 28, 2000; and
WHEREAS, Article 14 of the Plan permits the Board of Directors of the Company, subject to the approval of the Shareholders, to amend the Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company desire to amend the Plan to further increase the total number of Shares which may be granted or awarded under the Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing premises, and other good and valuable consideration, the Plan is amended as follows:
1. Section 4.1 is hereby amended by deleting the number one million three hundred thousand (1,300,000)" and replacing it with the number two million eight hundred thousand (2,800,000).
2. This First Amendment shall be effective as of the date first above written, subject to the approval of the Companys shareholders. Except as hereby amended, the Plan shall remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned does hereby execute this First Amendment to the Plan as of the date first above written.
INNOTRAC CORPORATION | |
By: /s/ Scott D. Dorfman | |
Scott D. Dorfman, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 5
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Innotrac Corporation
6655 Sugarloaf Parkway
Duluth, Georgia 30097
Re: Form S-8 Registration Statement
Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel for Innotrac Corporation, a Georgia corporation (the Company), in the preparation and filing of a registration statement on Form S-8 (the Registration Statement) relating to the Companys Stock Option and Incentive Award Plan (the Plan) and the proposed offer and sale of up to 2,800,000 shares of the Companys common stock, par value $0.10 per share the Shares) pursuant thereto.
In connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement, we have examined originals or copies of such corporate records, documents, and other instruments relating to the authorization and issuance of the Shares as we have deemed relevant under the circumstances.
On the basis of the foregoing, it is our opinion that the offer and sale of the Shares pursuant to the Plan have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company, and such Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms and conditions of the plan, will be legally and validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable.
We hereby consent of the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.
Sincerely, |
Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our reports dated January 27, 2000 included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 of Innotrac Corporation and to all references to our firm included in or made a part of this Registration Statement.
/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
January 30, 2001